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Infernal Machine Rebuild
the treant takes a bonus action to turn it back into an inanimate tree. The tree then takes root if possible.
Pacifying Spores (3/Day). The treant ejects spores at one creature it can see within 5
feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Bludgeoning, PiercingFire
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
or more, the creature is instead subjected to the confusion spell for 1 minute (no concentration required by the alkilith). While under the effect of that confusion, the creature is immune to Foment
demonic nature of the alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through
Magic Items
Curse of Strahd
paladin named Lugdana by a giant raven — or an angel in the form of a giant raven. Lugdana used the holy symbol to root out and destroy nests of vampires until her death. The high priests of
end of each of its turns to end the effect on itself.
Turn Undead. If you have the Turn Undead or the Turn the Unholy feature, you can expend 3 charges when you present the holy symbol while using
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the target), reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Stinger", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage, and the target is subjected to the following effect
this way after 24 hours, the effect ends as the larva becomes a fully grown Carrion Stalker, which bursts from the target’s chest and kills it.Carrion stalkers are parasites that feed on corpses
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
target has the petrified condition until freed by the Greater Restoration spell or another effect, except it turns into a tree instead of stone. Any equipment the target is wearing or carrying is
absorbed into the tree’s bark.Barkburrs are animate, poisonous Plants that spontaneously grow from trees when a spark of nature’s magic takes root in the wood. They appear as limpet-like knots
Carrion Stalker
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
infest its body. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Any effect that cures disease or removes the poisoned condition
instantly kills the larvae in the creature, ending the effect on it.
If a creature is reduced to 0 hit points by the infestation, it dies. The larvae remain in the corpse, and one survives to become a fully
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its overall morphology. It had roundish, leathery, gland-covered leaves with spikey edges and a thick root. These glands suggest that Klitzschophyllites flabellatus may have been able to tolerate
intermittently hypersaline water.
Babel Leaves. If a single leaf is plucked from this plant and placed under the tongue of a creature with an Intelligence score of 8 or more, it is able to speak and comprehend any language for 1 minute. Once the effect wears off, the leaf shrivels and cannot be used again.
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(similar to a hallucinogenic).
Delicious. The root of this plant is edible and can provide one days’ ration. However, it is also particularly delicious to herbivores/omnivores. If you offer this
a DC 14 Constitution Saving Throw or be Stunned for 1d4 minutes. On a successful save, it is instead Frightened of all other creatures for 1d4 minutes. Whenever that creature takes damage while under either effect, it may make another DC 14 Constitution Saving Throw, ending the effect on a success.
Phantasmal Force
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
You craft an illusion that takes root in the mind of a creature that you can see within range. The target must make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, you create a phantasmal object
, creature, or other visible phenomenon of your choice that is no larger than a 10-foot cube and that is perceivable only to the target for the duration. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
area. When the spell ends, the magic animating them disappears, and the trees take root again if possible.
Additional Spell Effect. You can place your choice of one of the following magical effects
magic. A dispel magic cast on the area, if successful, removes only one of the following effects, not the entire area. That spell’s caster chooses which effect to end. Only when all its effects
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
earlier took a cutting from the shambling mound’s root stem, binding it to her service. If a character uses a speak with plants spell to communicate with the shambling mound, it tells the character that
the creature must obey the hag until its stolen root is returned to it. If a character promises to return the root to it, the shambling mound stops attacking and waits here for the characters to come
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Lugdana used the holy symbol to root out and destroy nests of vampires until her death. The high priests of Ravenloft kept and wore the holy symbol after Lugdana’s passing. The holy symbol is a platinum
throw. On a failed save, a target is paralyzed for 1 minute. It can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect on itself. Turn Undead. If you have the Turn Undead or the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
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I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise.
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which version of itself is moving or acting. If an effect or attack can target both of the dragon’s spaces at the same time, the dragon is affected only once.
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The region
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
I am never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
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I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption
and the chosen space simultaneously until initiative count 20 on the next round. Whenever it moves or takes an action, it chooses which version of itself is moving or acting. If an effect or attack
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L2. Goblin Market The characters can enter this area from the eastern root bridge or by traversing the adjoining woodland. Three stalls selling candy are situated in this clearing, lit by windows
effect befalls a creature that eats one of these treats. Each effect lasts for 1 hour. If a creature eats multiple treats and gets the same effect twice, extend the duration of the effect by 1 hour. A
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
spell ends, the magic animating them disappears, and the trees take root again if possible. Additional Spell Effect. You can place your choice of one of the following magical effects within the warded
warded area radiates magic. A dispel magic cast on the area, if successful, removes only one of the following effects, not the entire area. That spell’s caster chooses which effect to end. Only when all
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
pick up stalker larvae as they root among filth. The crawlers then spread these young, infecting sewers or graveyards with carrion stalkers. In return, carrion stalkers avoid preying on carrion
is attached to the target), reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (2d6) Poison damage, and the target is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13. Failure: The target has the Poisoned condition
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can
which it can take root, stretching its body around the opening and anchoring itself with a sticky secretion. If left undisturbed, the opening becomes attuned to the Abyss and eventually becomes a portal
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can
invade. The appearance of an alkilith in the world heralds a great wrongness and an imminent catastrophe. An alkilith searches for an aperture such as a window or a door around which it can take root
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Lashing Root. One large root or branch that is part of the lair makes a melee attack roll against a creature within 10 feet of it. It has a +7 bonus to hit and deals 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage on a hit
lair to act as its mouthpiece. The effect is horrendous, as the creature’s throat and mouth temporarily warp into a twisted version of the dragon’s own in order to allow the dragon’s voice to issue forth.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as they root among filth. The
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Any effect that cures disease or removes the poisoned condition instantly kills the larvae in the creature, ending the effect on
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Phantasmal Force 2nd-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You craft an illusion that takes root in the
choice that is no larger than a 10-foot cube and that is perceivable only to the target for the duration. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs. The phantasm includes sound, temperature, and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Barkburr Barkburrs are animate, poisonous Plants that spontaneously grow from trees when a spark of nature’s magic takes root in the wood. They appear as limpet-like knots of bark and wood
target must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target has the petrified condition until freed by the Greater Restoration spell or another effect, except it turns into a tree instead of stone. Any equipment the target is wearing or carrying is absorbed into the tree’s bark.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
poison damage. Every time the mycelium takes damage, a random effect occurs as determined by rolling on the Mycelium Effects table. Mycelium Effects d6 Effect 1–2 The mycelium lashes out and makes
character in the cave must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious. Characters who are immune to any effect that would put them to sleep succeed on the saving throw
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
container. Nerozar uses its Telekinetic Ray to direct the gas spores on collision courses with intruders. The gas spores’ poison has no effect on the beholder zombie. Nerozar challenged Xanathar for lordship
, however, attack any creature that dares to root through its garbage pile. The corpses in the garbage pile are the remains of drow, quaggoths, bugbears, goblins, and hobgoblins that were killed in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is successful or the
effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the dragon’s Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.
Breath Weapons (Recharge 5–6). The dragon uses one of the following breath weapons:
Fire Breath
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root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet towards the
regain the full amount, it instead suffers 18 (4d8) Force damage. Any spell cast using a spell slot regained from this effect automatically triggers another arcane anomaly.
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force takes root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet
can’t regain the full amount, it instead suffers 18 (4d8) Force damage. Any spell cast using a spell slot regained from this effect automatically triggers another arcane anomaly.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
presented as a divine blessing. Changing Spell Lists Modifying a class’s spell list usually has little effect on a character’s power but can change the flavor of a class significantly. In your world
after a short rest, they have the potential to use certain spells more times in a day than other classes do. Restricting Class Access Without changing the way a class functions, you can root it more
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webbing which acts like the Web spell. The webs and eldritch crawlers remain until destroyed, or until the crawlers successfully obtain suitable prey.
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A powerful magnetic force takes root
regain the full amount, it instead suffers 18 (4d8) Force damage. Any spell cast using a spell slot regained from this effect automatically triggers another arcane anomaly.
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takes root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet towards the
;t regain the full amount, it instead suffers 18 (4d8) Force damage. Any spell cast using a spell slot regained from this effect automatically triggers another arcane anomaly.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
crystal-clear water and has a silver cup sitting on its edge. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic in the water, one sip of which bestows the effect of the guidance cantrip. A creature
effect. Removing either orb from the shelf triggers a trap. A character who searches the area for traps and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notes a slight depression in the floor in front of
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takes root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet towards the
;t regain the full amount, it instead suffers 18 (4d8) Force damage. Any spell cast using a spell slot regained from this effect automatically triggers another arcane anomaly.
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root in the triggering creature. All other creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, they are pulled up to 20 feet towards the
regain the full amount, it instead suffers 18 (4d8) Force damage. Any spell cast using a spell slot regained from this effect automatically triggers another arcane anomaly.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
or Spit Rock attacks in any combination and one Grasping Root attack.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage.
Spit Rock. Ranged
Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (4d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition.
Grasping Root. Melee