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Returning 35 results for 'fails taking'.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
A creature that you can see within range makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 8d8 Necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A Plant creature automatically
fails the save.
Alternatively, target a nonmagical plant that isn’t a creature, such as a tree or shrub. It doesn’t make a save; it simply withers and dies.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 4.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
appears, each creature in its area makes a Strength saving throw, taking 6d10 Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
At the start of each of your turns after
creature must succeed on a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC to move at all. If it fails the check, it can’t move. A creature that moves out of the wall falls to the ground.
Monsters
Monster Manual
taking an action to make a DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. On a successful check, the target escapes and enters the nearest unoccupied space. Success: Half damage, and the target moves to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the cube. If there is no unoccupied space, the target fails the save instead.Acid
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
curse to you. As long as you remain cursed, you’re unwilling to part with the armor. Taking it off fails to end the curse. While cursed in this way, you feel disconnected from your body
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Avalanche of Bones","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails this saving throw is also knocked prone.PoisonBludgeoning
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
.
Innate Spellcasting (3/Day). Tiamat can innately cast divine word (spell save DC 26). Her spellcasting ability is Charisma.
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Tiamat fails a saving throw, she can choose
against being knocked unconscious. If she fails a saving throw against an effect that would stun a creature, one of her unspent legendary actions is spent.
Regeneration. Tiamat regains 30 hit points at
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
he fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, Obmi deals an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
) check. If the check succeeds, the creature figures out the trick or sequence of steps needed to open the box. If the check fails by 5 or more, the creature must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Vecna fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Vecna carries a magic dagger named Afterthought. In the hands of anyone other than
is a creature, it is afflicted by entropic magic, taking 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Afterthought", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage at the start of
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
throw, and only half damage if it fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, the assassin deals an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when it hits a
Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
saving throw to take only half damage, Grumink instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if he fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, Grumink deals an extra 14 (4d6
":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
magic of Semuanya, summoning a spectral maw around a target it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Jaws of Semuanya","rollDamageType":"piercing"} 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
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
only half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, the assassin deals an extra 14 (4d6
":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the tempest fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Storm. The
);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Storm"}. All other creatures within 120 feet of the tempest must each make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 27 (6d8
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
While speaking an intricate incantation, you cut yourself with a jewel-encrusted dagger, taking 2d4 piercing damage that can’t be reduced in any way. You then drip your blood on the spell&rsquo
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
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Amphibious. Runara can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Runara fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Runara makes one Bite attack and two Claw
make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw, taking 66 (12d10);{"diceNotation":"12d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Breath","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, and only half damage if it fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, the assassin deals an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when it hits a target
+ 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
if he fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, Urstul deals an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
, and only half damage if it fails.
Sneak Attack. Once per turn, the assassin deals an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when it hits a target
throw, taking 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Charmayne fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Charmayne makes three Ashen Burst attacks. She can replace one of these attacks with
make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation":"10d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cinder Spite", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
10 feet of the ssurran must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Defile","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The ssurran regains 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"heal","rollAction":"Defile (healing)"} hit points for each creature that fails
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
hexton dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind anything it was carrying.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the hexton fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack
spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, it fails and has no effect. If the spell is 4th level or higher, the hexton makes an Intelligence check (DC 10 + the spell’s level). On a success, the
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
duration of the spell’s casting time, you must be within 30 feet of the Ythryn mythallar or the spell fails.
Touching the Mythallar. Any creature that touches the globe of the mythallar must make
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
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
within 30 feet of the croaker that can hear the song must make a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw, taking 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Glaaar","rollDamageType":"psychic
"} psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails this saving throw also has disadvantage on Constitution saving throws until the end of its next turn
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the maw of Sekolah fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Water Breathing. The maw of Sekolah can breathe only underwater.Multiattack. The maw of
saving throw, taking 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Feed","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
from the reflection as possible.
Susceptible to Holy Symbols. While the jiangshi is wearing or touching a holy symbol, it automatically fails saving throws against effects that turn Undead.
Unusual
. The jiangshi draws energy from a creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target makes a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Death Ray"}. The catoblepas targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage
", "rollAction":"Death Ray", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target instead takes 64
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
the fire can use an action to extinguish it.
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). While wearing the Mask of the Dragon Queen, if Severin fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.Burning Touch
creature within 5 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Scorching Burst","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the hart fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The hart makes a Lightning Antlers attack and a Thunder Hooves attack.
Lightning Antlers
bolt of lightning that targets a creature it can see within 120 feet of itself. The target must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the horror fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The horror doesn’t require air.Multiattack. The horror makes one Bite attack
whispers in a 60-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. Each creature in the sphere that isn’t an Aberration must make a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw, taking 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10","rollType
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
disintegrates into a pile of ash.
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If Rezmir fails a saving throw while wearing the Black Dragon Mask, she can choose to succeed instead.Greatsword (Hazirawn). Melee Weapon Attack
feet wide. Each creature in the line must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Acid Breath","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (7d12);{"diceNotation":"7d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hex Blast","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
horror must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw, taking 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Beguiling Hex","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and being incapacitated
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
invisibility, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): animate objects, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): create undead, flesh to stone
7th level (1 slot): finger of death
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Muiral fails
":"piercing"} piercing damage. The target must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sting","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
resurrection or wish spell.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Skall fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. If Skall dies, he turns to dust. If his orrery of souls hasn’t
be dispersed by wind. It does not move with him.
Each creature that enters the fog for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw, taking 28 (8d6
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Blast"}. The horror expels necrotic energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (7d12);{"diceNotation":"7d12","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Beguiling Hex"}. The horror expels a wave of mind-altering magic. Each creature within 30 feet of the horror must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw, taking 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10