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Returning 35 results for 'down behind fireball'.
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Funeral Pyre. When Vanifer drops to 0 hit points, her body is consumed in a flash of fire and smoke. Anything she was wearing or carrying is left behind among ashes.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If
): counterspell, fireball, hypnotic pattern
4th level (3 slots): wall of fire
5th level (2 slots): dominate personMultiattack. Vanifer makes two attacks.
Tinderstrike. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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3/day each: dimension door, fireball, invisibility
1/day each: darkness, faerie fire, levitate (self only)Protective Shield (3/Day). When the drow or a creature within 10 feet of it is hit by
. Combining the roles of advisor, protector, and beloved, some favored consorts are content with a supporting role, while more ambitious consorts aspire to be the power behind the throne—or even to
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, shield, silent image
2nd level (3 slots): arcane lock, cloud of daggers, darkvision, knock
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): confusion, hallucinatory
temporary hit points per level of the slot.Halaster, the Mad Mage of Undermountain, is the deranged individual behind most of the traps and horrors found in the great dungeon under Waterdeep
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
effects.
Rejuvenation. Illmarrow’s body turns to dust when she drops to 0 hit points, and her equipment is left behind. She gains a new body after 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll
missile, shield, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
darkness that envelops the statue’s face and head. Once the arcanaloth begins casting spells, the three flameskulls in area X17 take up positions behind the arrow slits that overlook the temple and cast
magic missile and fireball spells at characters they can see. The temple ceiling is 60 feet high. Wide, black marble staircases ascend 30 feet to the southern balcony (area X4). The balconies that flank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
west wall. These walls and their frescoes are illusions that conceal passages to areas 28 and 32. Hidden behind the illusory wall to the west are four altered helmed horrors (each marked with an H on
constructs are helmed horrors armed with metal staffs. They have immunity to cone of cold, disintegrate, and fireball spells. On its turn, a Halaster horror can use its action to make two attacks with its staff, which deals 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage on a hit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Eyewitnesses Many other people witnessed the fireball without being caught in the blast. Three of them have important information to share. Any character who spends at least 1 minute talking to one
caused the explosion. I saw those halflings burned alive! I saw them!” Jezrynne doesn’t know what the “puppet” hurled to cause the fireball. She took her eyes off the thing during the chaos and doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
lesser creatures to help them carry out their missions and, in this capacity, become the masterminds behind vast conspiracies and intrigues that culminate in the accomplishment of great acts of evil
, hunger of Hadar, hypnotic pattern, phantasmal force, sleep
Fiend patron: blindness/deafness, burning hands, command, fireball, hellish rebuke, scorching ray
Great Old One patron: armor of Agathys
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ambitious consorts aspire to be the power behind the throne—or even to claim the throne themselves. Those favored consorts who prove their cunning gain the ear, and perhaps even the heart, of their
favored consorts work behind the scenes to undermine the evils encouraged by Lolth. Others can be found in Underdark cities free of Lolth’s influence, where these powerful spellcasters apply their might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
watch, one of them collapses — and is suddenly and horrifyingly petrified into another chunk of black stone.
At the far end of the chapel, a handsome priest stands behind an altar block that glows an
into the altar. On a failed check to remove a missing component, these weapons cast a lightning bolt or a fireball at the character making the check (a 50 percent chance for either spell; save DC 16 for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Pyrokinetic,
The Society
Behind the Design: Minion Trait
You might ask, why not just give minions 1 hit point and take no damage when they save for half, like in fourth edition? First, spells that use
down powerful devil minions.
Finally, high-level spells with a save for half damage—like fireball or meteor swarm—would feel wasted against minions with 1 hit point. Why use a higher-level spell when a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the statue is a tremendous oak desk, behind which stands a high-backed chair carved with screaming faces (see below).
Pneumatic Tubes. Fifteen copper pneumatic tubes span the northwest wall, with a
antimagic field, cloudkill, circle of death, delayed blast fireball, ice storm, legend lore, scrying, and symbol.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
elemental fire are pyromaniacs who were obsessed with flame as children, but there’s a grain of truth behind the stereotype. Eternal Flame cultists are fascinated with fire of all sorts and sometimes
, minor illusion
1st level (4 slots): burning hands, expeditious retreat, mage armor
2nd level (3 slots): blur, scorching ray
3rd level (2 slots): fireball
Actions
Dagger. Melee or Ranged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Meazel In places where the Shadowfell washes against the shores of the Material Plane dwell meazels, hateful hermits who left behind their old lives to contemplate their misery in shadow. Now evil
power, barring them from any source except for the ruins left behind from fallen civilizations and great calamities. For this reason, nagpas turn their efforts to bringing about such ends, so they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
parallel reality. Characters who walk the length of the circular corridor notice that Devlin’s body is no longer present — nor are any companions who waited behind for them. If they step back through the
2nd level: arcane lock, cloud of daggers, flaming sphere, knock
3rd level: dispel magic, fireball
Devlin’s staff is a staff of striking, but any character who attunes to it transforms into a goat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. In his haste, Iarno leaves behind a letter from the Black Spider (see the “Developments” section) and neglects to make sure the secret door is closed all the way. Characters gain advantage on ability
fireball. Iarno also wields a staff of defense (see appendix A). Awarding Experience Points Divide 200 XP equally among the characters if the party slays Iarno Albrek. Double the XP award if they capture Iarno and deliver him to Sildar Hallwinter in Phandalin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
instead of fireball. Replace its Fire Ray attack option with a Lightning Ray attack option that deals lightning damage instead of fire damage. On each of its turns, the skull uses its action to electrify
uses its next action to try to calm the golem. While attempting to calm the golem, the skull can’t electrify the floor. 7d. Mining Woes Three ghasts hunker down behind the door leading into this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Halaster Blackcloak Halaster, the Mad Mage of Undermountain, is the deranged individual behind most of the traps and horrors found in the great dungeon under Waterdeep. Undermountain is his home, an
, cloud of daggers, darkvision, knock
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): confusion, hallucinatory terrain, polymorph
5th level (3 slots): Bigby’s hand, geas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
double damage from a fireball spell, be sure to let players know how badly the fire hurt it. Don’t be afraid to dole out information to characters who have the applicable knowledge. If you’re not sure
characters succeed on the check. Dice Rolls Many DMs like to roll their dice in the open, for all the players to see, to maintain transparency. Other DMs prefer to roll dice behind a screen to maintain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
arrow, mirror image 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, fireball, slow 4th level (3 slots): blight, polymorph 5th level (3 slots): animate objects, telekinesis 6th level (1 slot
otherwise avoid combat. Southeast Door This door has a stone wall behind it, inscribed upon which is an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). Determine the rune randomly by drawing a card from the Elder Rune Deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is the power behind the Order of the Emerald Claw, but her motives for founding the order are buried in her past. Lady Illmarrow has no interest in ruling the living. Rather, she seeks to become Queen
has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rejuvenation. Illmarrow’s body turns to dust when she drops to 0 hit points, and her equipment is left behind. She gains a new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of the lich drains from it, leaving only a lifeless corpse behind. Within days, a new body reforms next to the lich’s phylactery, coalescing out of glowing smoke that issues from the device. Because
, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, scrying
6th level (1 slot): disintegrate, globe of invulnerability
7th level (1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
to action, she joins the battle as stealthily as she can. Treasure. The female has hidden twelve gems worth 250 gp each (eight opals and four diamonds) behind her on the ledge. 3. Abandoned Storage
flee from the cave-in of a passage to the south (behind the rubble) but failed to make it and was killed by falling rocks. Treasure. One of the giant’s skeletal hands clutches an iron tube containing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
until the characters approach the beast, a Neutral Frost Giant named Heldalf sits on a stool behind the Mammoth, combing out the pack animal’s tangled fur. Heldalf is Indifferent to the characters and
, 10 feet above the floor, is hidden behind an illusion of an icy wall. A character who takes a Search action and makes a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the concealed passage on a success. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
layer of ice that must be chipped away or melted before the doors can be pulled open from this side (either physically or with the aid of knock spells or a chime of opening). A fireball spell produces
) check find two secret doors behind the frost that covers the west wall. These slabs of stone are 40 feet tall by 20 feet wide, and each pushes open to reveal a chamber beyond (area 5A or 5B). Each secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creature’s savage caw. At the same time, as the ancient deep crow swoops around or a character’s fireball spell catches the edge of the nest, more parchments might dislodge, revealing underlined passages
defeated or befriended Raah, they can continue beyond the ancient deep crow’s cavern toward the ritual site. The ancient deep crow’s cavernous lair begins to taper down again, revealing another canyon passage ahead. The light of volcanic vents fades behind you as you continue into darkness.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
with green carpeting leads up. In front of the staircase rests a golden credenza with images of farm animals carved into it. A high-backed chair with burgundy cushions sits behind the credenza.
Books
, their contents protected behind wood-and-glass doors. A rolling ladder attached to a ceiling rail allows access to the highest shelves.
An oak table is bolted to the floor, flanked by two high chairs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
magic, enlarge/reduce, fireball, fly, greater invisibility, ice storm, identify, mage armor, magic missile, magic weapon, misty step, polymorph, sending, shield, and suggestion. 20c. Quaggoth Den
dead goblinoids. None of this gear is salvageable.)
Characters who follow the scent of decay discover a pile of severed goblin and hobgoblin heads tucked behind a wall of rocks near the south end of the room.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
stand guard in this chamber. If the characters made any obvious noise as they descended the stairs (including talking), these guardians try to hide along the walls adjacent to the stairs, behind the
Viallis’s spellbook and contains the following spells: cone of cold, contact other plane, counterspell, darkness, detect magic, fear, fireball, greater invisibility, fly, ice storm, mage armor, magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
membership of the Circle of Eight is secret but includes Mordenkainen (the strategist behind the group), Bigby, Jallarzi Sallavarian, Otiluke, and Otto. Knights of the Watch The order of the Knights of the
tombs and shrines left behind by an ancient civilization of bat-like humanoids whose history is largely forgotten. Devastating Magic. Almost a thousand years ago, the war between the Baklunish and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. These helmed horrors also animate if anyone touches one of the suits of armor. The helmed horrors’ Spell Immunity trait grants them immunity to burning hands, fireball, and scorching ray spells. As a
behind a bookshelf, and any character who searches the wall for secret doors finds it automatically. The secret door can be pulled open to reveal part of a stone bridge that used to connect to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Swim Speed equal to twice your Speed, and you can breathe underwater. Gills grow from your neck or flare behind your ears, and your fingers become webbed or you grow wriggling cilia. Glistening Flight
yourself that isn’t behind Total Cover. Your eyes also turn black or become writhing sensory tendrils. Wormlike Movement. Your body, along with any equipment you are wearing or carrying, becomes slimy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
admittance to the brotherhood grants access to the Hosttower’s incredible libraries of magical lore. The truth behind the brotherhood’s ongoing quest for new members is based on the adage, “Keep your
illusion, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic missile
2nd level (3 slots): flaming sphere, knock, scorching ray
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fireball, fly
4th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
bedroom door with a wardrobe, a desk, and an overstuffed chair, Orond Gralhund (see appendix B) cowers behind a bed in the southwest corner of area G15b. Although he’s armed with a rapier, Orond throws
artifact. She gave a necklace of fireballs to her mechanical servant and sent it out to help retrieve the stone. It was careless and caught the Zhents in the fireball by mistake.” G16. Master Bedroom The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
concealed behind a steel mask that bears a smiling visage. The simulacrum attacks anyone it doesn’t recognize. Extreme Cold. The rules for extreme cold (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) apply in
the brazier. The brazier casts a fireball spell (save DC 15) centered on itself whenever a creature in the room speaks the words “green flame” aloud. Once the brazier has cast this spell, it can’t do so