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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
creatures, or eight Tiny creatures. A creature inside a cavity has three-quarters cover against attacks and other effects that originate outside the cavity. The yggdrasti’s cavities aren’t
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and if the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). The yggdrasti has four roots, each of which can grapple one target.
Lightning
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 or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt away when
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The cradle deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The cradle makes three Slam or Spit Rock attacks
and livestock to thrive in the surrounding region. An ancient tree towers from the crest of the hill.
When roused, a cradle of the hill scion rises as a mass of dirt, stone, and roots with two
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
lichen lich can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
Poisonous spores fill a 10-foot cube that the lich can see within 120 feet of it. Any creature that enters the cloud for the
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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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
Strength saving throw or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Legendary Resistance (6/Day). If the scion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
condition, has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the scion, and takes 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Inhale", "rollDamageType":"force"} force
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
their lairs with vegetation.
Lair Actions
On 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 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
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
or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt away when the dragon
Bodytaker Plant
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
grapple ends. While enveloped, the target is restrained, and it has total cover against attacks and effects originating outside the pod. The enveloped target must also immediately succeed on a DC 16
world would be healthier and more efficient were they in control. Anyone who disagrees either lacks perspective or is fit to serve only as fertilizer.
A bodytaker plant roots deep, spreading near
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
throw or transform into a creature, as if under the effects of a polymorph spell, transforming into one of the following forms (roll a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction
or otters scurrying through the undergrowth, to deliver messages to allies or rivals across the marsh. Some witches animate bundles of sticks and roots to do their errands about the marsh for them
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
. Illmarrow is a fiefdom on the isle of Farlnen — home to a community of elves exiled from Aerenal, who have practiced necromancy for centuries. But Lady Illmarrow’s roots extend far beyond her
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->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
topmost branches leading the way and their withered roots trailing behind them. Each one has its own gravity plane and air envelope. Creatures sometimes try to hitch a ride on an yggdrasti to take
things is extremely difficult for it to suppress. Yggdrasti sometimes make landfall and disguise themselves as ordinary trees, burying their roots in the ground to pull off the deception. They can uproot
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
Subtle Whispers Characters may experience the following effects as manifestations of Tharizdun’s growing influence. Use these at your discretion to create ominous foreshadowing, weaving in subtle
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
Subtle Whispers Characters may experience the following effects as manifestations of Tharizdun’s growing influence. Use these at your discretion to create ominous foreshadowing, weaving in subtle
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
Subtle Whispers Characters may experience the following effects as manifestations of Tharizdun’s growing influence. Use these at your discretion to create ominous foreshadowing, weaving in subtle
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->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Regional Effects A hag’s foul nature slowly suffuses the environment around her lair, twisting it to evil. Each hag’s lair is the source of three to five regional effects; the home of a grandmother
, an auntie, or a coven has more effects than the lair of a single hag, including some that can directly harm intruders. Any regional effect that requires a creature to make a saving throw uses the save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
natural environments of plant and animal life, and an unsettling quiet pervades the swamps and woods haunted by these ever-hungry horrors. Unseen Hunters. Composed of decaying leaves, vines, roots
into its second life, it chokes the life from plants and animals around it, mulching their corpses in a heap around its roots. Those roots eventually give up their reliance on the soil, directing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
strides through dreams Druid Circle of the Shepherd 2nd Summons nature spirits to bolster friends and harry foes Fighter Arcane Archer 3rd Imbues arrows with spectacular magical effects Fighter Cavalier
magic Ranger Monster Slayer 3rd Hunts down creatures of the night and wielders of grim magic Rogue Inquisitive 3rd Roots out secrets, akin to a masterful detective Rogue Mastermind 3rd A master tactician
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Deep Roots of War Take this message to your doddering fool of a god. His turn is coming, Laduguer willing.
— Duergar assassin Vozala Spikefist, before slaying
the dwarf king Umbrag
them to work. The dwarves proved to be able slaves, but the elder brain saw within them another kind of usefulness. The dwarves’ innate ability to resist the effects of harmful substances such as poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
cosmic tree that connects the Outer Planes. It appears as a mass of knotted, intertwined roots surrounded by softly drifting motes of light. The tangled roots part to form an arched portal to Ysgard
it to commune with members of the circle on other worlds. A treant born from its roots, Yggatha, defends the gate chamber at all hours. The Worldroot Circle is further detailed in Bigby Presents
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Lum. By experimenting with its many controls, he was able to achieve astounding and destructive magical effects in the building of his empire, and so the artifact came to be known as the Infernal
be operated using a control panel containing sixty levers, forty dials, twenty switches, and a number of jeweled components. These controls generate all kinds of powers and effects, as noted below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
gemstone in the hut that the whole thing was imbued with a semblance of life. When she wills it to do so, the hut pulls its gigantic roots free of the earth and shambles around like a spidery behemoth
, shaking the ground with every step. The hut attacks with its flailing and stomping roots. It can also use its roots to fling large rocks. Hut Interior. The hut is a 15-foot-square, ramshackle wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
living tree’s roots, which move occasionally and make the entire place feel alive. The ceiling is covered in painted leaves, which change colors depending on the season thanks to a permanent illusion
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
bubbles with grease, foul flotsam, and the putrid remains of battles along its banks. The ill effects of the Styx are described under “Hazards” in chapter 3. The Styx churns through the top layers of
World Tree The World Tree, Yggdrasil, is a cosmic ash tree that spans the Outer Planes and links them to many worlds of the Material Plane. Its roots stretch into the Lower Planes, touching Hades
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
Effects Any of these effects might appear in the area around a black dragon’s lair, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the Monster Manual: Ennui. Creatures that spend a year within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the attack. Grasping Plants. The faerie dragon causes roots and vines to temporarily grow around it; until initiative count 20 on the next round, the ground within 20 feet of the dragon is difficult
terrain. Regional Effects The region containing a faerie dragon’s lair can be transformed by its presence, creating one or more of the following effects:
Compulsory Offering. The first time a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for over a century. Most people want to move on. But the scars of decades of war can’t be erased so quickly. These are just a few of the ongoing effects of the Last War. Dragonmarked Power The
to repair these wounds, but the damage could linger for generations. As you create an Eberron character, consider your roots and the impact of the war. Was your hometown destroyed in the war? Is your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
animate bundles of sticks and roots to do their errands about the marsh for them, while others animate furniture, weapons, or other objects.
Feel free to build encounters with witches that include
10-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or transform into a creature, as if under the effects of a polymorph spell, transforming into one of the
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
spells and other magical effects.
Speak with Beasts and Plants. The dryad can communicate with beasts and plants as if they shared a language.
Tree Stride. Once on her turn, the dryad can use 10 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, the creature becomes corrupted. Refer to the Abyssal Corruption table to determine the effects of this corruption. You can substitute different corruption effects of your own creation. After
. Even the plants, which must bathe their roots in blood, snare the unwary. Yeenoghu’s servants, helping to sate their master’s hunger as he prowls his kingdom seeking prey, capture creatures from the Material Plane for release in the Gnoll Lord’s realm.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
when any creature enters or dies violently within Barovia, and he takes offense when someone slays his servants or the domain’s wolves. Strahd can manifest a variety of dramatic effects, such as
casting his voice on the wind, making his visage appear in the clouds, or changing the weather. These effects don’t aid him in combat, but they contribute to making him feel like an oppressive and ever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
ancient forests, often shaping stands of massive trees into compounds of interwoven branches, hollow trunks, and caverns amid mighty roots. They might also dwell amid forested ruins, particularly the
former homes of those they’ve conquered.
The region containing an adult or ancient green dragon’s lair is warped by its presence, creating the following effects:
Beast Spies. Tiny Beasts magically
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->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
floorboards jutting upward beneath the canvas. Z8: Stateroom Zoltan Boros The Lambent Zenith’s first mate, Figaro, is experiencing the effects of a Modify Memory spell The stateroom is simple but elegant. The
, 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