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Returning 35 results for 'fails dice'.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
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Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Ember fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. In battle, Ember dons magical plate armor custom-forged for his use. While wearing the armor
ease.FireAlter Shape. Ember magically transforms into a vulture or a mage and retains his alignment, damage immunities, hit points, and Hit Dice, as well as his Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. This transformation ends if Ember is reduced to 0 hit points or if he uses another bonus action to end it.
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
dies if you die. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can spend up to half your Hit Dice if the homunculus is on the same plane of existence as you. When you do so, roll each die and add your
before then, except by the homunculus’s death.
You can have only one homunculus at a time. If you cast this spell while your homunculus lives, the spell fails.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the titan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Pact of Suffering. Using a 10-minute long ritual, the titan can forge a magical bond with a willing
;Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). As long as the creature has the blessing, it must expend and roll two of its Hit Dice whenever it finishes a long rest. It takes
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times, instead of twice.
Corrosive Pseudopod. The horror’s limb attack deals an extra 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8
","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and is deafened until the end of its next turn. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also blinded until the end of its next turn.Untold, half-formed
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times, instead of twice
(5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Reality-Stealing Hex","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and is deafened until the end of its next turn. If the saving throw fails
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times, instead of twice.
Corrosive
);{"diceNotation":"5d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Reality-Stealing Hex","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and is deafened until the end of its next turn. If the saving throw fails by 5 or
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
rolls the damage dice of a crit three times, instead of twice.
Corrosive Pseudopod. The horror’s limb attack deals an extra 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction
deafened until the end of its next turn. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also blinded until the end of its next turn.Untold, half-formed evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times
throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also blinded until the end of its next turn.Untold, half-formed evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Deadly Critical. Rak Tulkhesh scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice three times, instead of twice.
Innate Spellcasting. Rak Tulkhesh's spellcasting ability is Charisma
, staggering smite
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Rak Tulkhesh fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Rak Tulkhesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence. It then makes three attacks: one with its
alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the baernaloth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The baernaloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
frightened condition, the spell fails and is wasted unless the caster succeeds on a DC 19 saving throw using its spellcasting ability. Once a creature succeeds on the saving throw, it is immune to this
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
, this ability doesn’t function at the start of its next turn.
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Sturdy Frame. The clockwork’s hit point maximum increases by an amount equal to its number of Hit Dice.
8
Suction
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
each: chain lightning, create undead, dream, hold monster, mass suggestion, scrying
1/day each: foresight, gate, power word kill, teleport
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sul Khatesh fails a saving
carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (Sul Khatesh's choice).
In a new form, Sul Khatesh retains her alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
"} poison damage. A creature that succeeds on the save is immune to this sibriex’s Contamination for 24 hours.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the sibriex fails a saving throw, it can choose to
-shaping they provide.
Variant: Flesh Warping
Creatures that encounter a sibriex can be twisted beyond recognition. Whenever a creature fails a saving throw against the sibriex’s Warp Creature
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness
Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Change Shape. Iymrith magically polymorphs into a female storm giant or back into her true form
, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as well as this action. Her statistics are otherwise replaced
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
feet of it. If the target can see the mummy lord, it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or become frightened until the end of the mummy's next turn. If the target fails the
its damage dice with its Rotting Fist attack, and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the mummy lord lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zuggtmoy fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Zuggtmoy has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
, if it is reduced to 0 hit points, each creature within 10 feet of it takes poison damage equal to its number of Hit Dice.
Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing that is NonmagicalCold, Fire
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Juiblex fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Juiblex has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
critical hit or is reduced to 0 hit points, it sprays acid; each creature within 5 feet of it takes acid damage equal to its number of Hit Dice.
Acid, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing that is NonmagicalCold, Fire, Lightning
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Amphibious. Lhammaruntosz can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Lhammaruntosz fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Innate Spellcasting. Lhammaruntosz&rsquo
).
In a new form, Lhammaruntosz retains her alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, lair actions, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores, as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9
any ice or quartz crystals in that region.
Positive Energy. Any creature that finishes a long rest within 6 miles of the lair regains two additional spent Hit Dice.
Thriving Wildlife. Animal
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +13
regains two additional spent Hit Dice.
Thriving Wildlife. Animal populations flourish within 6 miles of the lair. Ability checks made to forage for food by hunting, fishing, or trapping in that area are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12
DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be unable to reduce its levels of exhaustion or regain spent Hit Dice. Creatures resistant or immune to necrotic damage are immune to this regional effect.
Thriving
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9
throw or be unable to reduce its levels of exhaustion or regain spent Hit Dice. Creatures resistant or immune to necrotic damage are immune to this regional effect.
Thriving Wildlife. Giant squid are
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spell automatically fails. The target hit by the strike takes extra Necrotic damage from the attack. To determine this damage, roll the Hit Point Dice expended to cast the spell. Additionally, the creature loses Resistance to damage until the start of your next turn.
Casting Time: Bonus Action, which you take immediately after hitting a creature with a Melee weapon or an Unarmed Strike.
As part of casting this spell, you must expend two Hit Point Dice or the
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Your strikes drink the splattered blood of your foes. As part of casting this spell, you must expend five Hit Dice or the spell automatically fails. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature
with an attack roll using a Melee weapon or Unarmed Strike, roll the Hit Point Dice expended to cast the spell and regain a number of Hit Points equal to the numbered rolled.
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend two Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. Roll the Hit Point Dice expended to cast the spell and create a red wisp with a number of Hit
while the wisp circles you, you can reroll one of the damage dice. You must use the new roll, and the wisp takes damage equal to the new roll. If the wisp is reduced to 0 Hit Points, the spell ends
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend seven Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. You Teleportation;teleport inside a creature that you can see within range and burst forth from
it in a fountain of gore in the nearest unoccupied space. The target makes a Constitution saving throw, taking Necrotic damage equal to a roll of the Hit Point Dice expended to cast the spell plus your
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend five Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. Roll the Hit Point Dice expended, then choose an Aberration, Celestial, Elemental, Fey, or Fiend
Point Dice expended to cast the spell.
For the duration of the spell, a creature that fails the saving throw loses all damage Immunities and Resistances, its creature type changes to Humanoid, and it
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend four Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. A crimson pillar erupts from the ground in a 20-foot-radius, 100-foot-high Cylinder centered on a
point within range. Each creature within the Cylinder makes a Constitution saving throw.
On a failed save, the creature takes Necrotic damage equal to a roll of the Hit Point Dice expended on the
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend three Hit Dice or the spell automatically fails. Roll the expended Hit Dice and extract a number of pounds of iron from your blood equal to the roll
’s total.
You fashion this iron into nonmagical metal objects. The combined weight of these objects must be equal to or less than the number rolled on the expended Hit Point Dice. The quality of
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend one Hit Point Dice;Hit Point Die or the spell automatically fails. Roll the Hit Point Die twice, and regain a number of Hit Points equal to the added
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend six Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails.
A gout of blood forming a 100-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line blasts out from you in a direction you
takes Bludgeoning damage equal to a roll of the Hit Point Dice expended on the spell plus your spellcasting ability modifier. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can expend one additional Hit Point Die for each spell slot level above 6.
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend three Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. You touch a creature that has died within the last 10 minutes and return it to life with 1 Hit
Point. In addition, roll the Hit Point Dice expended to cast the spell, and the creature gains Temporary Hit Points equal to the roll.
At the start of each of the target’s turns, it loses 1
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend eight Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. Over the course of 1d6 times 5 minutes, the sky darkens and thick droplets of blood rain
spell. While a creature has any Exhaustion levels from this spell, it automatically fails saving throws against removing the Poisoned condition.
When the spell ends, roll the Hit Point Dice expended to