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Dungeon Master’s Guide
a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the Elemental has the Charmed condition until the start your next turn, and you determine what it does with its move and action on its next turn
have Immunity to Fire damage.
Ring of Elemental Command (Water);Water. You know Aquan, you gain a Swim Speed of 60 feet, and you can breathe underwater.
Spellcasting. The ring has 5 charges and
Spells
Player’s Handbook
the whirlpool is pulled 10 feet toward it. When a creature enters the whirlpool for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there, it makes a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
takes 2d8 Bludgeoning damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage. A creature can swim away from the whirlpool only if it first takes an action to pull away and succeeds on a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC.
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
tall, and lasts for 1 minute or until the wave shaper is incapacitated. Any creature or object in the water and within 25 feet of the vortex is pulled 10 feet toward it. A creature can swim away from the
failed save, the creature takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and is caught in the vortex until it ends. On a success, the
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Dire Cacophony. Any creature other than a dire corby that starts its turn within 60 feet of a dire corby and can hear it must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is
minds swim, leaving them unable to use anything but their simplest magic. The dire corbies’ disorienting song has left countless Underdark creatures and travelers unable to flee as these
Leviathan
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
. A creature takes 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage on failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
At the start of
, though, the creature must make a successful DC 24 Strength (Athletics) check to swim at all during that turn.The leviathan can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one
Control Water
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
, up to 50 feet wide at the top, and 25 feet tall. Any creature or object in the water and within 25 feet of the vortex is pulled 10 feet toward it. A creature can swim away from the vortex by making a
Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC.
When a creature enters the vortex for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save
Spells
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Points 50 + 10 for each spell level above 5th (the dragon has a number of Hit Dice [d10s] equal to the level of the spell)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2
in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC. A creature takes 2d6 damage of a type this dragon has resistance to (your choice) on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
","rollAction":"Steam Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being underwater doesn't grant resistance against this damage.Dragon
; and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard.
7
I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
8
I am
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, taking 42 (12d6);{"diceNotation":"12d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Steam Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being
of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard.
7
I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, taking 67 (15d8);{"diceNotation":"15d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Steam Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being
snippets of tunes I have overheard.
7
I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
8
I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Poisonous Snake Poisonous Snake
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
2 (–4)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
1
., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 5 (2d4) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Poisonous Snake Poisonous Snake
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
2(−4)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
11(+0)
INT
1(−5
: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 5 (2d4) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Giant Poisonous Snake Giant Poisonous Snake
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
13
Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Poisonous Snake Poisonous Snake
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
2 (−4)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
1
target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 5 (2d4) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
water find the rough waves treacherous. Creatures without a swim speed must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to take an action without going under. On a failed check, or if the creature
apart on the rocks. Flying creatures not sent by Talos must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw at the start of each turn. On a failed save, severe winds drive them into the water. Creatures in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
13 (+1
make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
+ 24)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
2 (-4)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
3 (-4)
Skills Perception +2
Senses blindsight
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn. On a failed save, the target begins to hallucinate and is afflicted with a short-term madness effect (determined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Young Dragon Turtle Young Dragon Turtle
Huge Dragon, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 178 (17d12 + 68)
Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
21 (+5)
DEX
10
Dexterity saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being underwater doesn’t grant resistance against this damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Giff Shipmate Giff Shipmate
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
17 (+3
a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. After the giff throws the grenade, roll a d6; on a roll of 4 or lower, the giff has no more grenades to throw.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Giant Lightning Eel The giant lightning eel (Tamoachan) can electrify the water around it. Giant Lightning Eel Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 42 (5d10 + 15)
Speed 5 ft., swim
in a body of water, must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On failed save, a target takes 13 (3d8) lightning damage. If the target takes any of this damage, the target is stunned until the end of the eel’s next turn. On a successful save, a target takes half as much damage and isn’t stunned.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
+ 30)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
12 (+1)
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages
creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. After the giff throws the grenade, roll a d6; on a roll of 4 or lower, the giff has no more grenades to throw.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
swim: a group of powerful adventurers sought it out for its treasure, and though they failed to slay the kraken, it was so badly wounded in the fight that the rest of the sea life around it began to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
armor, shield)
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
13 (+1)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
7 (−2
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. After the ssurran throws a bomb, roll a d6; on a roll of 4 or lower, the ssurran has no more bombs to throw.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Poisonous Snakes Swarm of Poisonous Snakes
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 36 (8d8)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
18 (+4
., one creature in the swarm’s space. Hit: 7 (2d6) piercing damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer. The target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Lizardfolk Subchief Lizardfolk Subchief
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
within 60 feet of it. The target must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (5d8) piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails this saving throw is also frightened until the end of its next turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Wyrmling Deep Dragon Wyrmling
Medium Dragon, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 15 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft
dragon exhales a cloud of spores in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 5 (1d10) psychic damage, and it is frightened of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Young Deep Dragon Young Deep Dragon
Large Dragon, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 93 (11d10 + 33)
Speed 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
(Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales a cloud of spores in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10) psychic damage, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, as well as the ruined keeps giants have abandoned. Given all the weird things that swim in the deep ocean, who am I to complain about a colossal crab with a poison stinger that can knock you away
with a high-speed jet of water?
—Bigby
Storm Crab Gargantuan Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 155 (10d20 + 50)
Speed 40 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
start of this round, every character must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, falling prone and sliding 10 feet toward the port side on a failed save. Creatures climbing on the walls or ceiling do not
. He tries to swim beneath it, hide, and then emerge to ambush the sailors aboard it. Round 4 Even if the characters have not yet signaled for the rowboat to pick them up, the sailors start rowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
) and delight in creating destructive whirlpools. Sahuagin Wave Shaper
Medium humanoid (sahuagin), lawful evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 60 (11d8 + 11)
Speed 30 ft., swim 40 ft
shaper is incapacitated. Any creature or object in the water and within 25 feet of the vortex is pulled 10 feet toward it. A creature can swim away from the vortex by succeeding on a DC 14 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Young Sea Serpent Young Sea Serpent
Huge Dragon, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 123 (13d12 + 39)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
12 (+1
(Recharge 5–6). The sea serpent exhales a 30-foot cone of cold. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 38 (7d10) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Young Amethyst Dragon Young Amethyst Dragon
Large Dragon (Gem), Typically Neutral
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 168 (16d10 + 80)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft. (hover), swim 40 ft
creature in that area must make a DC 17 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 36 (8d8) force damage, and its speed becomes 0 until the start of the dragon’s next turn. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling
Medium Dragon (Gem), Typically Neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover), swim 30 ft
a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (5d8) force damage, and its speed becomes 0 until the start of the dragon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
monstrosity, neutral
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 102 (12d10 + 36)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
15 (+2)
WIS
16 (+3
). Tecuziztecatl exhales acid in a 30-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Young Topaz Dragon Young Topaz Dragon
Large Dragon (Gem), Typically Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 127 (17d10 + 34)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales yellowish necrotic energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 28