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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
its speed. The draconian can enter creatures’ spaces during this move. During this movement, when the draconian enters a creature’s space, the creature must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving
only minimally help to slow a falling traag’s descent. Its metallic scales are coated in a sickly patina. In battle, the draconian can charge its body with vicious fire, burning all in its wake. When a traag draconian dies, its body explodes in a thick, disgusting sludge.
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
): calm emotions, lesser restoration, silence
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, sending
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement, guardian of faith
5th level (3 slots): greater
per round and take no falling damage.
When the ki-rin dies, all these effects disappear immediately, although the invigorating effect on flora and fauna remains for 3 years.Poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Unarmored Movement Starting at 2nd level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing armor or wielding a shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain monk levels, as shown in
the Monk table. At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the move.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Unarmored Movement Starting at 2nd level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you are not wearing armor or wielding a shield. This bonus increases when you reach certain monk levels, as shown in
the Monk table. At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the move.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Flying Movement Flying creatures enjoy many benefits of mobility, but they must also deal with the danger of falling. If a flying creature is knocked prone, has its speed reduced to 0, or is
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
each: blink, control water, dispel magic, freedom of movement, globe of invulnerability, plane shift, protection from evil and good, sendingThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
portion of an amethyst dragon’s hoard before burrowing back into the deep Underdark. The dragon has a magic crystal that can trace the worm’s movement.
3
An ancient amethyst dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
check to avoid becoming restrained. Any movement in the webs attracts the attention of the giant spiders, which attack and feed on trapped creatures.
A creature falling from the webbing to the cavern floor takes 10d6 bludgeoning damage.
Map 1.1: Velkynvelve View Player Version
and the entrance to the priestess’s tower. The swaying bridges are difficult terrain for non-drow.
Falling. A creature pushed off the stairs, a bridge, or the edge of a platform must attempt a DC 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
second, you have no sense of direction. Then, you start plummeting. The silver clouds shift, and you see that you’re falling toward a colossal, misshapen mass.
The characters emerge from a free
-floating doorway on the Astral Plane. On passing through, the characters are subject to the gravity field that extends from the stony mass they’re falling toward: the petrified body of a dying god called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
your move, you can mount a creature that is within 5 feet of you or dismount. Doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half your Speed (round down). For example, if your Speed is 30 feet, you spend
15 feet of movement to mount a horse. Controlling a Mount You can control a mount only if it has been trained to accept a rider. Domesticated horses, mules, and similar creatures have such training
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
a mount, using the following rules. Mounting and Dismounting During your move, you can mount a creature that is within 5 feet of you or dismount. Doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half
your Speed (round down). For example, if your Speed is 30 feet, you spend 15 feet of movement to mount a horse. Controlling a Mount You can control a mount only if it has been trained to accept a rider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
and corridors. The water and mud reduce average movement by one-third (speed 30 becomes 20, speed 20 becomes 15), and will necessitate continuous probing of the floor by the party as they advance. It
will be very difficult to keep silent, run (without falling), or depend on invisibility (waves and foot-shaped holes in the water give one away). Map 4.1: Cutaway View
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
a clue to its properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched inside the band, or a feathered design might hint that it’s a Ring of Feather Falling. Wearing or experimenting with an
example, if your character puts on a Ring of Swimming, the DM might say, “Your movement feels strangely fluid.” Perhaps you then dive into a river to see what happens. The DM would then say you swim unexpectedly well.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The effect sounds like someone repeatedly falling through the tower. This scream is an effect created by a malicious spirit called the Leaper. While the house is dormant, the Leaper manifests as a
creature is halted in its movement and can’t climb higher due to the strong wind. On a failed save, it is thrown from the stairs and takes 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage upon landing in area 5a. The wind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
a clue to its properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched inside the band, or a feathered design might hint that it’s a Ring of Feather Falling. Wearing or experimenting with an
example, if your character puts on a Ring of Swimming, the DM might say, “Your movement feels strangely fluid.” Perhaps you then dive into a river to see what happens. The DM would then say you swim unexpectedly well.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
earth genasi always have bits of dust falling from their bodies and mud clinging to their clothes, never getting clean no matter how often they bathe. Others are as shiny and polished as gemstones
difficult terrain made of earth or stone without expending extra movement. Merge with Stone. You can cast the pass without trace spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
only to the ship. The ship stops after crashing into a Gargantuan or immovable creature or object; otherwise, the ship can continue moving if it has any movement left, and whatever it struck moves to the
determine the damage from a fall, see the falling rules in the Player’s Handbook. Crash Damage Size of Creature or Object Struck Bludgeoning Damage Large 4d10 Huge 8d10 Gargantuan 16d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
hostile creature’s reach during your move, you provoke an opportunity attack, as explained later in the chapter.
Flying Movement Flying creatures enjoy many benefits of mobility, but they must also deal
with the danger of falling. If a flying creature is knocked prone, has its speed reduced to 0, or is otherwise deprived of the ability to move, the creature falls, unless it has the ability to hover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the end of the following round. During this time, another rider who is mounted alone on a dragonnel can use movement to dive alongside the falling creature and try to catch that creature as an action
dragonnel stables if they surrender. Falling in Battle. Red Ruin seeks to knock her foes from their mounts using her Lance attack. If a rider falls from a dragonnel, the rider falls toward the ground until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
points to reach the eggs. Traversing the strands is slow going; each 1 foot of distance costs 3 feet of movement. Anyone fighting or taking strenuous action atop a strand must succeed on a DC 10
Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to avoid falling off. An adventurer who reaches an egg cluster and has a suitable cutting tool (such as a dagger, sword, or axe) can carefully hack an egg out in 2d4 minutes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
movement difficult and dangerous. The ground inclines at least 45 degrees almost everywhere. In places, steep cliffs and deep canyons present more challenging obstacles. Hazards include volcanic fissures
gray ashfall. Mungoth Acidic ash mingles with falling snow on this freezing layer. Krangath The Dead Furnace is a great mountain suspended in silence and darkness, home to a coterie of liches. Gehenna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of the situation and track their movement through the tower. Twin Gods Observatory will collapse after 6 rounds or whenever feels appropriately dramatic. Emphasize the tower’s precarious state by
takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it fell, but lands free of the collapsing structure. On a failed saving throw, the creature takes the falling damage and an additional 17 (5d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Roll. When taking the Helm’s Drive action, a crew member can spend an amount of movement equal to half the ship’s Fly Speed to invert the ship on its axis, either turning it upside down or righting it
. All creatures and objects on the ship that aren’t anchored fall when the ship moves in this way. A creature that succeeds on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw can grab a fixed object within reach to avoid falling.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Guardian Naga Wise and good, the beautiful guardian nagas protect sacred places and items of magical power from falling into evil hands. In their hidden redoubts, they research spells and hatch
slots): command, cure wounds, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
movement, and pressure on the sand. When the pirates landed here, the skeletons made them pay dearly, but the pirates eventually cleared a path through the undead and pushed on to the abbey. When the
enter a square marked with a number, they are immediately attacked by that number of skeletons. To begin an encounter, the skeletons rise from the sand, expending half of their movement on their first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
on your turn without falling during the movement. Level 10: Heightened Focus Your Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind gain the following benefits. Flurry of Blows. You can expend 1
Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement 1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 — — 2 +2 Monk’s Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Movement While you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a Shield, you gain the ability to move along vertical surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling during the movement. Level 10: Heightened
Bonus Class Features Martial Arts Focus Points Unarmored Movement 1 +2 Martial Arts, Unarmored Defense 1d6 — — 2 +2 Monk’s Focus, Unarmored Movement, Uncanny Metabolism 1d6 2 +10 ft. 3 +2 Deflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Wild. Walnut can attempt to hide even when she is only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena.
Wild Shape (Recharges after a Short or Long rest). As a
lightning, dispel magic, plant growth
4th level (1 slot): blight, freedom of movement
Actions
Multiattack. Walnut makes two attacks with Foremother or her longbow.
Foremother (+1 Scimitar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
support its hulking body in true flight, and they only minimally help to slow a falling traag’s descent. Its metallic scales are coated in a sickly patina. In battle, the draconian can charge its
this move. During this movement, when the draconian enters a creature’s space, the creature must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10) fire damage and is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
save, the creature takes 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage from falling stone and is buried under stone and sand. While buried, the creature is prone and blinded. It also can’t breathe and has total cover
in one direction or the other at a rate of 1 foot for every 5 feet of movement spent. If that movement isn’t enough to exit the collapsed area, the creature can repeat the check on its next turn. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
have advantage on saving throws made to avoid falling off your mount. If you fall off your mount and descend no more than 10 feet, you can land on your feet if you’re not incapacitated. Finally
, mounting or dismounting a creature costs you only 5 feet of movement, rather than half your speed. Unwavering Mark Starting at 3rd level, you can menace your foes, foiling their attacks and punishing them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
fleshy surfaces, everything in this room is slowly pulling away from area S2 and toward area S3. This movement is so gradual that the characters don’t notice it without spending at least 1 hour here, or
feet across and appears to consist of warty flesh slowly falling into its center. Any object or creature entering the vortex is lost within the Far Realm for 2d6 hours before reappearing in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
reads “Drown your sorrows” in Common. If the illusory sunlight falling from the ceiling strikes the plaque when the coffin is opened, the stone block in the corridor outside the room slowly descends
, sealing the entrance in 6 seconds. A creature that wishes to enter or leave the tomb during this time can do so, moving up to its speed. If the creature ends its movement under the block, it must make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of a massive mine track turntable that fills the junction, a body lies splayed on the rocky ground. Even at a distance, it’s clear this miner died not from falling rubble, but from terrible slashing
check. Anyone attempting to free the “body” must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw to avoid taking 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage from falling rubble. Lounging Lizard. A friendly giant lizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
triggers the trap. Falling Portcullis Simple trap (level 1–4, moderate threat) Some folk who build dungeons, such as mad wizards in search of new victims, have no intention of allowing their visitors to make
an easy escape. A falling portcullis trap can be especially devious if it causes a portcullis to drop some distance away from the pressure plate that activates the trap. Although the trap is deep in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
take damage from falling? Yes, that monster is still going to feel the hurt of a fall, because a fall is not a weapon. What actions can monsters use to make opportunity attacks? Are Multiattack and
, supernatural beings. Does the movement from a dragon’s Wing Attack legendary action draw attacks of opportunity if it moves out of reach? Yes. Wing Attack does not protect the dragon from opportunity