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Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
False Appearance. If the rocking horse is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the rocking horse move or act, that
. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Head Butt"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Head Butt","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Poison, Psychic
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Echolocation. The darkmantle can't use its blindsight while deafened.
False Appearance. While the darkmantle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a cave formation such as a stalactite or
target. If the target is Medium or smaller and the darkmantle has advantage on the attack roll, it attaches by engulfing the target's head, and the target is also blinded and unable to breathe while
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
stone, except that it has no matching stone and allows communication with Head Office, specific secretarians you know, and the secretarian nearest your location. You must succeed on a DC 15
Mill feature, the DM provides you with a sense of which parts of a particular rumor are inaccurate, if any. You do not necessarily learn the truth behind those false rumors.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
proven false. In some lands, the silhouette of a catoblepas, with its tail extended over its body and its head held low, is a baleful heraldic figure signifying death or doom.
Sages say that gods of
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
portal to a random layer of the Abyss.
Amorphous. The alkilith can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
False Appearance. If the alkilith is motionless at the start of
saving throw, or it hears a faint buzzing in its head for a moment and has disadvantage on its next attack roll, saving throw, or ability check.
If the saving throw against Foment Confusion fails by 5
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
, rasping to himself. Skall appears as little more than a floating, disembodied head and two hands, his tattered cloak fluttering behind them. Notorious among the factols of Sigil but rarely seen in the
imparts a lasting oblivion to his enemies. Caretaker, custodian, and grave keeper, the factol ushers allies and foes alike from this false existence toward the path to True Death.Necrotic, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Twig Blight
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
False Appearance. While the blight remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a dead shrub.Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to
resembles a woody shrub that can pull its roots free of the ground. Its branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs.Fire
Darkmantle
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Basic Rules (2014)
Echolocation. The darkmantle can’t use its blindsight while deafened.
False Appearance. While the darkmantle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a cave formation such as a
the attack roll, it attaches by engulfing the target’s head, and the target is also blinded and unable to breathe while the darkmantle is attached in this way.
While attached to the target, the
Alkilith
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Amorphous. The alkilith can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
False Appearance. While the alkilith is motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary slime or
fungus.
Foment Madness. Any creature that isn’t a demon that starts its turn within 30 feet of the alkilith must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw, or it hears a faint buzzing in its head for
Cloaker
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Damage Transfer. While attached to a creature, the cloaker takes only half the damage dealt to it (rounded down), and that creature takes the other half.
False Appearance. While the cloaker remains
Large or smaller, the cloaker attaches to it. If the cloaker has advantage against the target, the cloaker attaches to the target's head, and the target is blinded and unable to breathe while the cloaker
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
spells and other magical effects.
Malison Type. The yuan-ti malison (type 3) has a Human head and upper body with a serpentine lower body instead of legs.Multiattack (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes
can.
False Worship. Yuan-ti life revolves around their temples, yet yuan-ti don’t love the gods they worship. Instead, they see worship as a means to attain power. A yuan-ti believes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
mouth spell), and the weapon will obviously stagger it (roll dice and shake your head ruefully) every time the mace is used. The third time it is struck by the glowing mace, the false lich will
requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice the south door that leads into area 18A. Once that door is opened, the gas dissipates. 18A. False Crypt Beyond the door, a stairway leads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this tactic, he has the hallucinatory terrain spell prepared instead of Evard’s black tentacles, seeming instead of cloudkill, and rope trick instead of alter self. 8a. False Impasse Thanks to Orl’s
area, but contact with the acid deals no damage. The illusion can be removed with a successful dispel magic spell (DC 14). Orl refreshes the spell each day. 8b. False Camp Orl has created a false camp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
(7,200 XP)
Amorphous. The alkilith can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
False Appearance. While the alkilith is motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary
head for a moment and has disadvantage on its next attack roll, saving throw, or ability check.
If the saving throw against Foment Madness fails by 5 or more, the creature is instead subjected to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Famous Story Is there one story that hangs over your group’s head, for good or ill? Maybe it sets a high bar you might never reach again, or ensures you’ll never write a story of a different kind
so significant that you put it on ice. 6 Double Cross. You thought you had the scoop of a lifetime, but you were fed false information and published a story that was pure fiction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and limbs. Twig blights seek out campsites and watering holes, rooting there to set up ambushes for potential victims coming to drink
Perception 9
Languages understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
False Appearance. While the blight remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a dead shrub.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
walls have rusted iron shower heads protruding from the ceiling. A rusty pull chain hangs near each shower head, and each alcove has drain holes in the floor. The showers draw cold water from an
spring-loaded iron jaws, around which are chunks of rock and dwarven bones.
A temple acolyte found this shrine but failed to notice the pit, which was hidden under a false stone floor. When the false
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
can root in soil and resemble woody shrubs while rooted. When it pulls its roots free of the ground to move, a twig blight’s branches twist together to form a humanoid-looking body with a head and
, deafened
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 9
Languages understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
False Appearance. While the blight remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one glare from its bloodshot eyes can rot flesh. At the end of its tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving
. Any rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is proven false. In some lands, the silhouette of a catoblepas, with its tail extended over its body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
and write a story about the goings-on in Paliset Hall. 3 Lycoris, a dryad, was Paliset Hall’s head of staff until she retired six years ago. She comes to the gala every year to see her old friends
return to the Material Plane. Nix plans to stay until the next winter solstice. 6 Eggsy, a gnome bandit, plans to pick some pockets at the gala. He attends under a false name (“Dworp Q. Guzzler, Esq
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Echolocation. The darkmantle can’t use its blindsight while deafened.
False Appearance. While the darkmantle remains motionless, it
the darkmantle attaches to the target. If the target is Medium or smaller and the darkmantle has advantage on the attack roll, it attaches by engulfing the target’s head, and the target is also blinded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Crawling Claws nests in the statue’s nooks and crannies, emerging to attack when the statue is disturbed. 2 Disturbing the statue causes its head to split open, releasing a Hostile Flameskull. 3 The
1 Basket containing what appears to be the Wand of Orcus but is actually a powerless replica (worth 50 GP) that radiates a false magical aura when subjected to a Detect Magic spell 2 Malachite skull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
his head. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the old man as a representation of Bahamut, the god of good dragons, in human form, and the seven canaries as his
polymorphed gold dragon advisors. Treasure. Each tapestry is 20 feet on a side, weighs 25 pounds, and is worth 750 gp intact. 12c. False Hatchery Lava Curtain. A 30-foot-wide curtain of lava along one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
with its surface carved to depict feathers. The statue is wearing a feathered headdress and a feathered robe. Lying across its lap in its open palms is a scepter of gold and silver with an eagle’s head
earlier incarnations. Given a chance, the nahual leads the party to their deaths with false information gained from “memories” of its former life. The nahual must be slain and the scepter touched to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Abyssal but can’t speak
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Amorphous. The alkilith can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
False Appearance. While the alkilith is motionless, it is
it hears a faint buzzing in its head for a moment and has disadvantage on its next attack roll, saving throw, or ability check.
If the saving throw against Foment Madness fails by 5 or more, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
five troglodyte leaders sleep. The head trog is a fair and noble ruler (like a trog version of Sir Tristan). He’d rather talk than fight (unlike most trogs, he speaks Common). But if the group angers
Labyrinth. It never travels the opposite way. Area 7: False Treasure Room. This room is like area 4, but everything is broken and worthless. One vase is trapped, requiring a successful DC 10 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
three yes-or-no questions (the one-word command is “Answer”). The spirit answers only questions spoken in Olman, and nods or shakes its head in response. Any creature that touches the black mirror must
, the mirror, which is really an ochre jelly of unusual color, comes out of the frame and falls upon the character. Behind this false mirror is a door, which can be opened once the jelly is removed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
permanent portal to a random layer of the Abyss.
Amorphous. The alkilith can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
False Appearance. If the alkilith is motionless at the
throw, or it hears a faint buzzing in its head for a moment and has disadvantage on its next attack roll, saving throw, or ability check.
If the saving throw against Foment Confusion fails by 5 or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the rocking horse is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a
Hit Dice at the end of a long rest.
Actions
Head Butt. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage.
Whether he stays with the party or not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is proven false. The silhouette of a catoblepas, with its tail extended over its body and its head held low
much more ghastly than its appearance suggests. When it is on the attack, a catoblepas reveals the extent of its horrific nature. The creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
located on the High Road on the way to the Silent Sound lighthouse, so is an easy stop for the party to make. Head Office assignments of this sort can become common in an Acquisitions Incorporated
entertaining hallmark of assignments handed down from Head Office, and plausible deniability is one of the core competencies of any successful Acquisitions Incorporated franchise.) The Backstory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
your choice: gaming set, musical instrument, or disguise kit. Head office also grants you the use of a tool kit for your chosen proficiency, a collection of sales brochures, a set of business cards
it has no matching stone and allows communication with Head Office, specific secretarians you know, and the secretarian nearest your location. You must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Strength (Athletics) check to climb out of the pit because of the slick slime and moss growing on its sides. D. False Door with Overhead Block A false door is installed in the wall in these locations. The
does not pursue any targets beyond area 11 and returns to its original position once intruders have been dealt with. 13. False Treasure Room The door leading to this room is trapped with a vial of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
horrible ritual to become a powerful yuan-ti malison — retaining his human head and torso and gaining a serpentine lower body. With Ubtao gone from the world, Ras Nsi and his new yuan-ti followers began
retreat, false life, magic missile, shield
2nd level (3 slots): blindness/deafness, hold person, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball
4th level (3 slots): blight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the characters, although it’s big enough to hold only two adults.) Tying a wooden horn to one’s head also bypasses the pool’s magical ward. On a small island in the middle of the lake, the characters
, is a rusty oilcan that looks out of place. Heaped in another corner is a crude unicorn costume made of polka-dot quilts and a wooden horse’s head that has a wooden horn attached to it.
The crumpled






