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Tomb of Annihilation
restrained by entangling vines and roots. A creature restrained by the plants can use its action to make a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check, freeing itself on a successful check. The effect ends after 1 minute or when the assassin vine dies or uses Entangling Vines again.Cold, Fire
":"poison"} poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The vine can constrict only one target at a time.
Entangling Vines. The assassin vine can animate normal vines and roots on the ground in a 15
Adult Green Dragon
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines
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
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
effect on itself on a success.
Wither. Ranged Spell Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Wither"} to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6
count, and obeys the lich’s commands. The shambling mound dies after 1 hour or when the lich uses this lair action again.
Rotten roots and vines magically erupt in a 20-foot radius centered on
Ancient Green Dragon
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and
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
monsters
;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Unholy Regrowth"} Death’s Head Trees regrow around the same place in 365 days unless the tree is killed by a creature under the effect of a
foul fruit. They sprout from accursed lands, their roots snaking through mass graves, battlefields, or sites of terrible tragedies.PoisonHead Fruits. Each Undead ally in the tree’s space can immediately take a Reaction to gain 5 Temporary Hit Points.
Monsters
Divine Contention
(losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20
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
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20-foot radius centered on a point on the ground that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. That area becomes difficult terrain, and
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
monsters
the effect of a Bless spell using a weapon that deals Slashing damage.Multiattack. The tree makes two Slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
blasphemous plants that grow death’s heads like foul fruit. They sprout from accursed lands, their roots snaking through mass graves, battlefields, or sites of terrible tragedies.
Death’s
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the start of each of your turns, each of your enemies within 10 feet of any tree in the cube must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d6 slashing damage from whipping branches.
Roots and
creature can use an action to make a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Rocks. As a bonus action on your turn, you can cause a loose
Monsters
Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
repeat the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Yarnspinner has a monstrous form resembling that of an enormous spider. However, he has a benevolent personality
attract quite a gathering and are the talk of Fablerise’s awakened animal kingdom.
Fablerise
Fablerise is a vast thicket of thick roots, thorny vines, and sinuous creepers that weave together to
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
effect on itself on a success.
Poison Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Poison Breath"}. Illmarrow exhales poisonous gas in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in
minute. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a target’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
entangling vines and roots. A creature restrained by the plants can use its action to make a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check, freeing itself on a successful check. The effect ends after 1 minute or when the assassin vine dies or uses Entangling Vines again.
damage at the start of each of its turns. The vine can constrict only one target at a time.
Entangling Vines. The assassin vine can animate normal vines and roots on the ground in a 15-foot square within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the ground in that area into difficult terrain. A creature in that area when the effect begins must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be restrained by entangling vines and roots. A creature
Assassin Vine An assassin vine is an ambulatory plant that collects its fertilizer by grabbing and crushing prey and depositing the carcasses near its roots. It usually stays put unless it needs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the ground in that area into difficult terrain. A creature in that area when the effect begins must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be restrained by entangling vines and roots. A creature
Assassin Vine An assassin vine is an ambulatory plant that collects its fertilizer by grabbing and crushing prey and depositing the carcasses near its roots. It usually stays put unless it needs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
recognizable by the effect those planes have on vegetation. Outlands Plants d4 Encounter 1 A young treant wants to put down roots. It asks the characters to help it travel around the Outlands so it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
among the roots or make lairs inside trees large enough to be hollowed out without compromising their structure. Green dragons take great interest in woodland settlements when seeking lair sites. Though
of the tree gives access to the dragon’s lair below, nestled among the banyan’s sprawling roots. Three tunnels branch off from the vertical shaft at different levels—none of them at the very bottom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
in the cube must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d6 slashing damage from whipping branches. Roots and Vines. At the end of each of your turns, one creature of your choice that is on the
save DC, ending the effect on itself on a success. Rocks. As a bonus action on your turn, you can cause a loose rock in the cube to launch at a creature you can see in the cube. Make a ranged spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
Death’s Head Tree Death’s head trees are blasphemous plants that grow death’s heads like foul fruit. They sprout from accursed lands, their roots snaking through mass graves, battlefields, or sites
tree dies, 2d6 Death’s Head Trees regrow around the same place in 365 days unless the tree is killed by a creature under the effect of a Bless spell using a weapon that deals Slashing damage.
Actions
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
hints when thematically appropriate. For best effect, limit these moments to no more than once per part of the adventure. Divine Connections. Divine casters who call upon their powers may briefly feel a
the tendrils stretch, all things will end.
Silent, lie where the roots slumber deep
Stillness colder than dreaming
Where the void begins to creep
Light grows thin, with no reason or rhyme
He is near now… and all things unwind.
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
hints when thematically appropriate. For best effect, limit these moments to no more than once per part of the adventure. Divine Connections. Divine casters who call upon their powers may briefly feel a
the tendrils stretch, all things will end.
Silent, lie where the roots slumber deep
Stillness colder than dreaming
Where the void begins to creep
Light grows thin, with no reason or rhyme
He is near now… and all things unwind.
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
hints when thematically appropriate. For best effect, limit these moments to no more than once per part of the adventure. Divine Connections. Divine casters who call upon their powers may briefly feel a
the tendrils stretch, all things will end.
Silent, lie where the roots slumber deep
Stillness colder than dreaming
Where the void begins to creep
Light grows thin, with no reason or rhyme
He is near now… and all things unwind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
is forbidden. A dryad can emerge from the tree and travel the lands around it, but the tree remains her home and roots her to the world. As long as the tree remains healthy and unharmed, the dryad
or actions in the most favorable way it can.
Each time the dryad or her allies do anything harmful to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
It’s Just Business With its roots set firmly in heroic fantasy, D&D might feel out of sync with modern-day business dealings. But the game and its settings are actually a perfect fit for such tropes
these hired helpers to prominence for their importance to the campaign story. And, of course, for comic effect. When the characters are relatively low level, an Acquisitions Incorporated style of play can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
effect. The magic also prompts painted squirrels to run up and down the mural’s roots, and painted birds to chirp among the leaves. Up to ten students are typically present here during the day
Dexterity check using thieves’ tools opens the lock (DC 35 while the arcane lock is in effect). Only the Biblioplex’s reference librarians and certain faculty members know the arcane lock’s password
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
full use of the Infernal Machine’s powers, with their effects centered around the user. If the wire is cut—something that can happen only when an effect specifically states that it can
cut an astral projection’s silvery cord—the user suffers a sudden burst of feedback from the machine that kills them instantly.
Any effect of the Infernal Machine that requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11. First Failure: The target has the Restrained condition and repeats the save at the end of its next turn if it is still
Restrained, ending the effect on itself on a success. Second Failure: The target has the Petrified condition instead of the Restrained condition for 10 minutes, after which the effect ends on the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
-great castle. The forests of the Shadowfell hold sinister-looking trees, their branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and their roots coiling to trip those who pass by. Shadow dragons and
determine the effects. You can substitute different despair effects of your own creation. Shadowfell Despair 1d6 Effect 1–3 Apathy. The character has Disadvantage on Death Saving Throws and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
5. Trapped Corridor A moss-covered corridor extends beyond the second door. Tree roots hang from the sagging ceiling, and the air reeks of rot and damp. Ahead, a bas-relief carving of a bearded
smaller creature to crawl through. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of illusion magic over the face. The cavity behind the devil’s mouth is home to a shadow demon that can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
multiple Outer Planes together: the River Styx and the Infinite Staircase. Other planar crossings might exist in your campaign, such as a World Tree whose roots touch the Lower Planes and whose branches
its banks. Any creature other than a fiend that tastes or touches the water is affected by a feeblemind spell. The DC of the Intelligence saving throw to resist the effect is 15. The Styx churns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
damage on a failed save. Creatures are affected even if they hold their breath or don’t need to breathe. Among the poisons is a stoppered bronze jug used for fermenting jungle roots into soporific
gas. Removing the stopper releases the gas, which fills a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on the jug. See area 3 for the effect of the soporific gas. Treasure Xopal carries a brass key that unlocks the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
roots protruding from the bottom. Between the shape of the rock and the branching of the tree’s limbs, it creates the impression of a gigantic stone heart hanging in the sky. The impression is only made
more gruesome by the red liquid dripping from the roots.
You see a cave mouth in the side of the slowly rotating “heart,” and a staircase winding from the cave up to the flattened top where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
beads on a string. But it’s not the only possible explanation of the river’s course. The World Tree A different arrangement of planes envisions them situated among the roots and branches of a great cosmic
tree, literally or figuratively. For example, the Norse cosmology centers on the World Tree Yggdrasil. The three roots of the World Tree touch the three realms: Asgard (an Outer Plane that includes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
finishing a long rest, a corrupted creature can make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the corruption effect ends. A dispel evil and good spell or any magic that removes a curse also ends
the effect. If a corrupted creature doesn’t leave the plane within 1d4 + 2 days, its alignment changes to chaotic evil. Casting the dispel evil and good spell on the creature restores its original
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
choosing their lairs, black dragons are fond of locations that are naturally constraining and confounding. Whether adventurers seeking the dragon must wind their way through the roots of an ancient
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned 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. Regional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Cirit vouches for them when talking with Figaro in area Z5. Ekaterina Burmak Cirit Z10: Starboard Top Deck The deck’s flooring here is uneven, with roots woven around the planks. Jutting from the
block, but Redbud’s movement speed is 0 feet) that joined the crew and grew into the lifeboat to strengthen its hull. The treant nearly died when the boat crashed, but Redbud survived by sending roots