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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "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
attack, a catoblepas reveals the extent of its horrific nature. The creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one glare from its bloodshot eyes can rot flesh. At the end of its
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Titivilus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Titivilus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
acceptance of his plans and his advice can last only so long before some other plotter steps in and reveals the truth. For insurance, Titivilus has begun recruiting outsiders to deal with problem
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
veiled presence fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The veiled presence makes two Blade of Judgment attacks and can use Revelation.
Blade of Judgment. Melee or Ranged
presence reveals a glimpse of its otherworldly nature to a creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or have the paralyzed condition until
Adult Brass Dragon
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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
illusion with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Any physical interaction with an image reveals it to be an illusion, because objects pass through it.
Whenever a creature with an
Ancient Brass Dragon
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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
image from a distance can tell it’s an illusion with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Any physical interaction with an image reveals it to be an illusion, because objects pass
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
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If the target fails the save, it suffers one of the following effects of the ettin’s choice or at random:
Beguiling Gaze. The target is stunned until the start of the ettin’s next turn
stewards.
If the ettin is defeated, examining the pouches around his necks reveals a collection of eyeballs and still-beating dragon hearts. The silver wires connect those living tissues to the ettin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, delicate parchment, but any attempt to damage the book fails, confirming that it is indestructible. The writing, in Sylvan, on each of the book’s seventy-two pages is in a fine, spidery hand, using
black ink flecked with silver. A detect magic spell reveals that the book gives off auras of illusion and transmutation magic, but an identify spell does not reveal the magical mark it bestows.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Employee Pass Cards Every casino employee carries a pass card made of green metal and embossed with a devil’s smiling, winking visage. A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of abjuration magic
attempt to steal that employee’s pass card, doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. If the check fails by 5 or more, the employee notices the botched theft and cries for help. Otherwise, a failed check goes unnoticed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
be trapped. However, a detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of evocation magic around it. Picking the lock requires a successful DC 22 Dexterity check made using thieves’ tools. This
also disarms the lock’s magical trap, allowing the chest to be opened safely. If the check fails, the demon skull bites down on the thieves’ tools and destroys them. If the check fails by 5 or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
fireball but ends up prone. A character fails to intimidate a kobold prisoner, but the kobold reveals its secrets anyway while shrieking at the top of its lungs, alerting other nearby monsters. A
creature fails a saving throw, the creature suffers a harmful effect. When an ability check equals or exceeds the DC, the check succeeds. As a DM, you have a variety of flourishes and approaches you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. They are faded and difficult to read.
The bone harpsichord has been enchanted to play on its own but stops when a living creature comes within 10 feet of it. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of
away, revealing the treasure (see “Treasure” below). On a failed check, the performer must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. If the saving throw fails, the performer takes 22 (4d10) necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
phylactery (hidden in area 39) will preserve its life force if its skeletal body is destroyed. A detect magic spell reveals auras of abjuration magic around the crystal pillars, which grant the dracolich a
damage as normal. Damage that fails to meet or exceed the dracolich’s damage threshold is magically negated by the pillars. Each time the pillars negate damage to the dracolich, their arcane runes glow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
100 or more pounds of weight. A character searching the hall for traps can spot the covered pit with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. A successful check also reveals narrow ledges on the
fails the Dexterity check to skirt around the edge of the pit must attempt a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw to catch the edge. On a failed save, the creature falls 20 feet to the dirt floor of the pit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
roof; if the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature slips and falls off the roof, taking 2d6 bludgeoning damage and landing prone on the ground. Treasure The nest contains bones, old bits of
armor, a punctured helmet, and other detritus. Digging around for 1 minute or more also reveals two treasures: an ancient arrow-catching shield and a bag of tarnished silverware worth 100 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
into the mine a few days ago, entering from the surface and forcing the miners to abandon their jobs. No one was killed, but the kobolds are too dangerous for the miners to deal with. He also reveals
fell down the central shaft, which is deep enough that his body would never be found. One piece of information that Oarus fails to mention is that he ordered the town militia to clear out the mine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Consequences As a DM, you can use a variety of approaches when adjudicating success and failure to tailor the game to your liking. Success at a Cost When a character fails a D20 Test by only 1 or 2
and turns a near miss into a hit, but she then drops the sword. A character narrowly escapes the full brunt of a Fireball spell but has the Prone condition. A character fails to intimidate a kobold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
) check notices a secret panel halfway down the hallway, large enough for a Small creature to fit through, or a Medium creature that is squeezing. The panel reveals a narrow shaft that once housed a
as much damage with a successful DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. Any creature that fails this save is grabbed by skeletal hands and pulled into the sphere, which continues to roll over any other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
) check notices a secret panel halfway down the hallway, large enough for a Small creature to fit through, or a Medium creature that is squeezing. The panel reveals a narrow shaft that once housed a
much damage with a successful DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. Any creature that fails this first save is grabbed by skeletal hands and pulled into the sphere, which continues to roll over any other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Goblin Trail After the characters defeat the goblins, any inspection of the area reveals that the creatures have been using this place to stage ambushes for some time. On the north side of the road
characters are searching for traps, the character in the lead must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice the snare. If the character fails the check, the snare triggers. The character must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
contains the souls of murder victims whose bodies were thrown into the sea. A DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that this mist is ghost fog. The souls of the dead want the living to join them
Material Plane at thin points in the boundary between the two planes. A DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that this mist is Shadowfell fog. When a vessel travels through this oppressive, shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
levitating.
A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the skull, which belonged to a duergar. Halaster preserved within the skull the duergar’s magical ability to enlarge
. Any creature that fails the saving throw is knocked prone and takes 5 (1d10) bludgeoning damage. Once the water is released, it fills both rooms to a depth of half an inch. Swept into area 10a with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
protrudes from the north wall. Any close inspection reveals that its nostrils contain hollow cavities, each one containing a stone lever. A pulled lever locks into place and can’t be moved until it
and destroyed. If a character fails the saving throw, another character within reach, or any character bound to the first character by a rope, can use his or her reaction to grab on and grant the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Its stacked levels resemble steps in a staircase, but a ramp running from top to bottom provides an easy way up.
Climbing the mesa reveals that its steps aren’t concentric circles but the bands of a
a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A character who fails the saving throw by 5 or more gains one level of madness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
artifact also reveals that an adult gold dragon named Aurinax guards the vault. The three keys needed to open the vault are chosen by you or determined randomly by rolling on the Vault Keys table
success. If the check fails by 5 or more, the main villain learns of the search and sends lackeys to attack the characters and, if possible, wrest the Stone of Golorr from them: Xanathar sends either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Goblin Trail After the characters defeat the goblins, any inspection of the area reveals that the creatures have been using this place to stage ambushes for some time. A trail hidden behind thickets
trap. If the character fails to notice the trap, he or she triggers the snare and must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the character is suspended upside down 10 feet above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
the ghost fails to possess someone, it tries to persuade the characters (in Aquan or Common) to help it find peace. The ghost can sense that its torturer is nearby, but can’t discern the exact
reveals that the conch is a single-use magic item with the following property: a creature can use an action to blow the conch like a horn, creating an effect identical with that of a Leomund’s tiny hut
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
request, but enough to place her in a special crypt. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of evocation magic around the golden sun and the bejeweled cockroach (see “Treasure” below
successful one. The wearer of the necklace fails the saving throw automatically. A remove curse spell or similar magic removes the curse from the necklace. Sarcophagus. The sarcophagus contains the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
time and effort. If the characters have unfinished business with the Hourglass Coven, the archfey reveals to them the weaknesses of all three hags and allows the characters to deal with the coven as
Resistance (3/Day). If Iggwilv fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Iggwilv has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. (This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
feet downriver. A creature that tumbles into the river or tries to swim across it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check to reach the bank. If the check fails, the current pulls the
of ever finding it. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the tabaxi has no intention of letting the characters leave his domain alive. He laces the stew with midnight tears (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
what order they explore the caves. When they reach a numbered area, see that area’s description on the map below. If the skill check fails, they still arrive at the caves, but unluckily do so at the
Wisdom (Survival) check reveals that the cave’s mouth has recently been visited by about 25 troglodytes, the thessalhydra, and an owlbear. Area 2: Empty Cave. Nothing of interest here. The floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. Bridge. A symbol spell (save DC 19) is inscribed in the center of the bridge. Anyone who steps on the bridge and fails their save has the blinded condition in addition to the symbol’s hopelessness
. The wizard’s headless corpse sits at his desk, which is covered with gore. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals that the corpse’s skull exploded a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
death mixed with swamp gas and skunk musk, gives it away as being much more ghastly than its appearance suggests. When it is on the attack, a catoblepas reveals the extent of its horrific nature. The
36 (8d8) 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 necrotic damage. The target dies if reduced to 0 hit points by this ray.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Bones” section of chapter 1 for an overview) and explaining what he is trying to accomplish. During the conversation, he reveals that he has “an extensive collection of notes and evidence” pointing to
answer from characters who interrogate it. If all else fails, the doppelganger resorts to blackmail, telling the characters to press on “lest great harm befall the real Gargosh.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. The victim takes 1 piercing damage and must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also unconscious while
poisoned in this way. A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals the trap. A character using thieves’ tools can make a successful DC 15 Dexterity check to disarm it. Picking the lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
treatment he’s received at the hands of the yuan-ti.) If the characters refuse her offer, the priestess attempts to use suggestion to sway whomever she perceives as the party’s leader. If that fails and
combat breaks out, she slays Varram (he has only 3 hit points remaining), then attacks with her followers. Developments A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals a secret space and a