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’t leave it by nonmagical means. If the creature tries to use teleportation or interplanar travel to leave, it must first make a Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the creature can use
that magic to exit the cage. On a failed save, the creature doesn’t exit the cage and wastes the spell or effect. The cage also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel.
This spell can’t be dispelled by Dispel Magic.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
within 10 feet of the wand is destroyed.
Any creature besides Orcus that tries to attune to the wand makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the creature takes 10d6 Necrotic damage
. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a Zombie.
Magic Weapon. You can wield the wand as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creature in that area must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slime Breath", "rollDamageType
experiments have also given rise to dragonblood oozes.
The congealed blood of a dragon given mobility and hunger, the ooze tries to shape itself into a draconic form. It cannot hold a coherent shape
Enchanter
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
with two hands.Instinctive Charm (Recharges after the Enchanter Casts an Enchantment Spell of 1st Level or Higher). The enchanter tries to magically divert an attack made against it, provided that
the attacker is within 30 feet of it and visible to it. The enchanter must decide to do so before the attack hits or misses.
The attacker must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the
Gelatinous Cube
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Basic Rules (2014)
. A creature that tries to enter the cube's space while unaware of the cube is surprised by the cube.Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
creature can choose to be pushed 5 feet back or to the side of the cube. A creature that chooses not to be pushed suffers the consequences of a failed saving throw.
On a failed save, the cube enters the
Oaken Bolter
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Harpoon","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage if it escapes from the grapple or if it tries and fails. As a bonus action
17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Explosive Bolt","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
when the cube is in plain sight, it takes a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to spot a cube that has neither moved nor attacked. A creature that tries to enter the cube's space while
the consequences of a failed saving throw.
On a failed save, the cube enters the creature's space, and the creature takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"acid
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
creature that tries to enter the cube's space while unaware of the cube is surprised by the cube.Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Pseudopod
choose to be pushed 5 feet back or to the side of the cube. A creature that chooses not to be pushed suffers the consequences of a failed saving throw.
On a failed save, the cube enters the creature's
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
prone.
Fling. The giant tries to throw a Small or Medium creature within 10 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or be hurled up to 60 feet horizontally in a direction of
":"3d10+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rolling Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and falling prone on a failed save.Rock Catching. If a rock or similar object is hurled at
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
sounds, snaps, pops, and hisses. It has no written form.Tongue (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Tongue"}. The aartuk tries to use its gooey tongue to snare one
Medium or smaller creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target is grappled by the tongue (escape DC 12) and pulled up to 25 feet toward the aartuk. The tongue can grapple one creature at a time.
Mummy Lord
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the mummy lord’s lair is wracked with pain. The creature can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell, it must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes
against effects that turn undead until initiative count 20 on the next round.
Until initiative count 20 on the next round, any non-undead creature that tries to cast a spell of 4th level or lower in
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
written form.Tongue (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Tongue"}. The aartuk tries to use its gooey tongue to snare one Large or smaller creature it can see
within 30 feet of itself. The target must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target is grappled by the tongue (escape DC 14) and pulled up to 25 feet toward the aartuk. The tongue can grapple one creature at a time.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10);{"diceNotation":"8d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Soul Rend", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
brink of death, it pulls the victim’s body in and traps the creature within its own ribcage. As the victim tries to stave off death (usually without success), the devourer tortures its soul with
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save
dragon’s turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.Most death dragons are pale imitations of their former selves. They remember flashes and
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Asteria or another creature that she can see within 60 feet of herself then regains 10 hit points.
Spellcasting. Asteria casts one of the
her an overflowing font of information. But she also retains her stubborn streak and quickly repudiates anyone who tries to order her around.
Asteria hasn’t aged since Istus drew her future from
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
anything that tries to remove the gem; a creature trying to remove the gem must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the creature claims the stone without getting bitten. On a
failed save, the creature is bitten for 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage and fails to obtain the gem.
Poison, Psychic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature grappled by a tentacle of the death kiss must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Blood
. Lacking the egotism of their stronger kin, a death kiss usually submits to the rule of its creator or any other beholder it encounters, but it tries to escape as soon as the beholder is preoccupied.
A
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Weird Aura. At the start of each of the gargantua’s turns, each creature of the gargantua’s choice within 30 feet of it must make a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a target
away from the gargantua, and has the prone condition.
Spell Mimicry (1/Day). Immediately after a creature the gargantua can see casts a spell of 5th level or lower, the gargantua tries to copy the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
if it tries to cast a spell, it must first succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence check or the spell fails and is wasted.
Eldritch Burst. Magical energy explodes in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a
point the fomorian can see within 120 feet of itself. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 32 (5d12);{"diceNotation":"5d12", "rollType
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
, any non-undead creature that tries to cast a spell of 4th level or lower in the mummy lord’s lair is wracked with pain. The creature can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell
, it must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 1d6 necrotic damage per level of the spell, and the spell has no effect and is wasted.
Regional Effects
A mummy lord
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
, any non-undead creature that tries to cast a spell of 4th level or lower in Valin’s lair is wracked with pain. The creature can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell, it must
make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Pain Feedback","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage per level of
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
can choose another action, but if it tries to cast the spell, it must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lair
next round.
Until initiative count 20 on the next round, any non-undead creature that tries to cast a spell of 4th level or lower in the mummy lord’s lair is wracked with pain. The creature
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Throes","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack
":"damage","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
3: Fire Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
failed save, a target can’t use reactions, its speed is halved, and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn. In addition, the target can take either an action or a bonus action on its
charges daily at dawn and glows again once it has 1 or more charges.
The golem attacks anyone who tries to remove the sapphire, which is worth 25,000 gp.
Poison, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
within 30 feet of itself.
Tongue (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Tongue"}. The aartuk tries to use its gooey tongue to snare one Medium or smaller creature
it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target is grappled by the tongue (escape DC 11) and pulled up to 25 feet toward the aartuk. The tongue can grapple one creature at a time.
Spell Scroll
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cast the spell. The DC equals 10 plus the spell’s level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect.
The level of the spell on the scroll determines the spell
copied. Whether the check succeeds or fails, the Spell Scroll is destroyed.
VARIANT: SCROLL MISHAPS
A creature who tries and fails to cast a spell from a spell scroll must make a DC 10
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
;s Guide. If a ninth creature tries to attune to the mythallar, nothing happens.
All creatures attuned to the Ythryn mythallar can sense when the device is being used. A creature attuned to the device
a DC 22 Constitution saving throw, taking 180 (20d10 + 70) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Undead have disadvantage on this saving throw. Any object that
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"slashing"} slashing damage if it escapes from the grapple or if it tries and fails. The clockwork can grapple only one creature at a time with its harpoon.
Explosive Bolt (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation
must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Explosive Bolt", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
);{"diceNotation":"10d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Fire", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Additionally, any
acts on Soth’s initiative but immediately after his turn. Absent any other command, the skeleton tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.
Spellcasting. Soth casts one of the following
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A Medium or smaller Humanoid killed by this damage becomes a zombie under Skall’s control
. The zombie acts on Skall’s initiative but immediately after his turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.
Spellcasting. Skall casts one
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Aurinax inhabits the vault and guards its treasures.
Failed Memory. When your attunement to the Stone of Golorr ends, you must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, you lose all memory of
stone desires a new owner, it demands to be given to another intelligent creature as quickly as possible. If its demands are ignored, it tries to take control of its owner (see “Sentient Magic
Morkoth
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
energy. Each creature in that area must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is charmed by the morkoth for 1 minute. While charmed in this way, the target tries to get as
not incapacitated. Any creature within 30 feet of such an entrance and able to see it must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature feels an intense urge to use its movement on
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature dies if the breath reduces it to 0 hit points
’s control. The zombie acts on the dragon’s initiative but immediately after the dragon’s turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
throw as the cloud emits a thunderous boom. On a failed save, a creature takes 52 (8d12);{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Thunderous Clap", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder
feet of itself casting a spell, the giant tries to interrupt it. If the creature is casting a spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or lower, the spell fails and has no effect. If the creature is
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
force tries to possess the staff wielder. The wielder must succeed on a DC 20 Charisma saving throw or be possessed, becoming an NPC under the DM’s control. If the intruding life force is targeted
expands to fill a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on it. Each creature in the area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 132 (24d10) force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a