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Returning 35 results for 'fire horror'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
triggering creature.PoisonCold, Fire, LightningHorror Nimbus (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Horror Nimbus"}. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a
15-foot Emanation originating from the nalfeshnee. Failure: 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Horror Nimbus", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Caramelization. If the horror takes fire damage, it releases a sweet, mesmerizing scent. Each creature within 30 feet of the horror must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or have the charmed
condition. A charmed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Magic Resistance. The horror has advantage on saving throws against
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
howler. Even at a distance, listeners’ minds cringe at the sound and fill with horror at the realization that the noise is drawing closer. When howlers go on the prowl, courage isn’t
-numbing howling to corner prey before they tear it apart. Their howls flood the minds of their victims, making complex thought impossible. Listeners can do little more than stare in horror and stumble
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
psychic damage.Among the undead, a lone zombie ranks far from the most menacing. The horror of the shambling dead lies not in their individual menace, though, but their numbers, their persistence, and
their disregard for their own well-being. A throng of zombies will douse a forest fire with their own ashes or march into a dragon’s maw until the monster chokes. In the course of their relentless
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, or the swarm dies.Among the undead, a lone zombie ranks far from the most menacing. The horror of the shambling dead lies not in their individual menace, though, but their numbers, their persistence
, and their disregard for their own well-being. A throng of zombies will douse a forest fire with their own ashes or march into a dragon’s maw until the monster chokes. In the course of their
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Manual) 1 minute later. The zombie acts immediately after the plague spreader in the initiative count.Among the undead, a lone zombie ranks far from the most menacing. The horror of the shambling dead lies
not in their individual menace, though, but their numbers, their persistence, and their disregard for their own well-being. A throng of zombies will douse a forest fire with their own ashes or march
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
’d never see her again—then, to our horror, we did.”
—Hopewell Lightfinger, Sword Coast Adventurer
When the spirit of a malevolent trickster or callous rogue refuses to
strike. Mirror shades can be found throughout the multiverse but are particularly common in the Outer Planes.Poison, Psychic, RadiantAcid, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Regeneration. Juiblex regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Juiblex dies only if it
horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring red eyes floating and shifting within it. It can rise up like a 20-foot hill, lashing out with dripping pseudopods to
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon
feet of Aurnozci must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Conflagration", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
next turn.
Cataclysmic Fire (1/Day). Soth hurls a magical ball of fire that explodes at a point he can see within 120 feet of himself. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point
must make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation":"10d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Fire", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage and 35 (10d6
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attacks.A mangler is a low-slung, creeping horror with multiple gangly arms—it most often has six arms but can have any number from four to eight. Manglers creep along the ground or the walls
", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage at the start of each of its turns. The effect lasts for 1 minute, until the cultist is incapacitated or dies, or until the target is immersed in water.
Cult
Juiblex
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
. Juiblex’s weapon attacks are magical.
Regeneration. Juiblex regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of
others of its kind. It exists only to consume, digesting and transforming living matter into more of itself.
A true horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
an action to make a DC 21 Strength check. On a success, it can free itself or a creature within 5 feet of it that is restrained by the web.
This webbing is immune to all damage except magical fire. A
5-foot cube of the web is destroyed if it takes at least 20 fire damage from a spell or other magical source on a single turn.Arasta can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Hades, to turn friends against each other and then savor the horror that rises when their victims realize how they’ve betrayed one another. Baernaloths use their wicked power to keep mortally
a long rest, and it regains only half the usual number of hit points when it spends Hit Dice during a short rest.
If the baernaloth dies, these effects end immediately.Acid, PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of Zargon’s next turn. Zargon dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Shrouded Being. Zargon
save, it takes half as much damage.Zargon the Returner is an elder evil—an undying abomination from eons past with an insatiable appetite. A tentacled, slime-covered horror with a cyclopic red
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
often encountered as the leader of a cult dedicated to one or more Elder Evils. Usually, the seer is the only cult member that grasps the full extent of the horror the cult is venerating. The seer
halved, it can’t use reactions, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Borem's Embrace", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage at the start of each of its
Nalfeshnee
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Magic Resistance. The nalfeshnee has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The nalfeshnee uses Horror Nimbus if it can. It then makes three attacks: one
hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Horror Nimbus (Recharge 5–6
Nalfeshnee (Summoner Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Magic Resistance. The nalfeshnee has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The nalfeshnee uses Horror Nimbus if it can. It then makes three attacks: one
hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Horror Nimbus (Recharge 5–6
Hydra
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
its turn, it grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken fire damage since its last turn. The hydra regains 10 hit points for each head regrown in this way
. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The hydra is a reptilian horror with a crocodilian body and multiple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Languages —
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Caramelization. If the horror takes fire damage, it releases a sweet, mesmerizing scent. Each creature within 30 feet of the horror must succeed
Sweettooth Horror “I smell frosting. Ready your weapons!”
—Greta, scourge of Sweettooth
Slawomir Maniak No one is certain of the true origin of Sweettooth Village. This eerie, abandoned town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Habits of Horror Heroes Playing horror adventures is similar to telling ghost stories around a fire. You and the game’s other players are allies in creating a fun, safe, moody atmosphere for your
your character. If your character has a fear of goats and the DM describes some eldritch horror, don’t hesitate to ask if the creature has hooves or hourglass eyes. Enjoy the Struggle. Not everyone can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horror-based campaigns. The creatures in this chapter are organized by their challenge rating in the Creatures by Challenge Rating table. Creatures by Challenge Rating CR Creature
1/8 Gremishka
7 Bodytaker plant
7 Necrichor
8 Inquisitor of the Mind Fire
8 Inquisitor of the Sword
8 Inquisitor of the Tome
8 Nosferatu
8 Relentless slasher
8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dark Fantasy Monsters Any monster can find a place in a dark fantasy plot. D&D’s most iconic threats—such as dragons and beholders—are well suited to horror-tinged tales, as are any other
1/4 Sprite MM
3 Displacer beast MM
4 Shadow demon MM
5 Umber hulk MM
6 Drider MM
7 Necrichor VGR
8 Fomorian MM
8 Inquisitor of the Mind Fire VGR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
crawler
2. Chimera
3. Fire elemental
4. Gelatinous cube
5. Gorgon
6. Hook horror
7. Manticore
8. Otyugh
9. Owlbear
10. Wyvern
When the polymorphed creature drops to 0 hit points
violent confrontations with adventurers and instead try to turn them against the fire giants and the hobgoblins. POLYMORPH TRAPS
Throughout Arcturiadoom lie magic traps designed to polymorph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Phoenix Releasing a phoenix from the Inner Planes creates an explosion of fire that spreads across the sky. An enormous fiery bird forms in the center of the flames and smoke — an elder elemental
that quaint colloquialism. Little do they know the truth about the true horror of such a rebirth.
Phoenix
Gargantuan elemental, neutral
Armor Class 18
Hit Points 175 (10d20 + 70)
Speed 20 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Int 19 +4 +9
Wis 12 +1 +6
Cha 15 +2 +7
Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning
Immunities Poison; Frightened, Poisoned
Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages
unoccupied space it can see.
Bonus Actions
Horror Nimbus (Recharge 5–6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 15-foot Emanation originating from the nalfeshnee. Failure: 28 (8d6) Psychic damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Phoenix To rise like a phoenix from the ashes—so many use that quaint colloquialism. Little do they know about the true horror of such a rebirth.
—Mordenkainen
Releasing a phoenix from the Inner
Planes creates an explosion of fire that spreads across the sky. An enormous fiery bird forms in the center of the flames and smoke—an elder Elemental possessed by a need to burn everything to ash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
* 6 6 1d3 ankhegs 7 7 1d3 + 1 bugbears 8 8 1d4 + 1 orcs 9 — Dwarf miners* 10 — Caravan* 11 — Homestead* 12 9 Air cult scouts* 13 10 Water cult marauders* 14 11 Earth cult robbers* 15 12 Fire cult
gargoyles 9 9 Air cult skyriders* 10 10 Water cult raiders* 11 11 1d6 + 2 bugbears 12 12 Fire cult war band* 13 13 Earth cult marauders* 14 14 2d4 ogres 15 — Caravan* — 15 1d4 + 1 wights 16 16 2d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Howler A far-off wail precedes the sight of a howler. Even at a distance, listeners’ minds cringe at the sound and fill with horror at the realization that the noise is drawing closer. When howlers
in horror and stumble around the battlefield in a search for safety. Fiends especially prize howlers for this reason, because for a few crucial moments in a battle, their howls can neutralize an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
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Con 22 +6 +11
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 19 +4 +9
Wis 12 +1 +6
Cha 15 +2 +7
Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning
Immunities Poison; Frightened
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Teleport. The nalfeshnee teleports up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Bonus Actions
Horror Nimbus (Recharge 5–6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a 15-foot Emanation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the second curtain is a third: A scene of horror confronts you: nobles feasting on servants, eating each other alive, and setting fire to the hall. The roast boar is alive and laughing on its platter
on a platter, and servants pouring wine.
Two more curtains hang beyond the first, each showing the same image descending into horror. When the second curtain is revealed, read: Another curtain hangs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Howler A far-off wail precedes the sight of a howler. Even at a distance, one’s mind cringes at the sound and fills with horror at the realization that the noise is drawing closer. When howlers go on
floods the minds of its victims, making complex thought impossible. They can do little more than stare in horror and stumble around the battlefield in a search for safety. Any task more demanding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
caught up in a frenzy of violence. Only when it is over does the horror of the event sink in. A Rakdos carnival is more than the sum of its performers and its audience. It is a frenzy that grips those
action, causing one of the following effects; the carnival can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Fire erupts from the ground at up to four points of the DM’s choice in the carnival. The fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
hair, and its body is clad in wispy rags that flutter and stream around it. A banshee is forever bound to the place of its demise. It abhors mirrors, for it can’t bear to see the horror of its undead
(+1)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
17 (+3)
Saving Throws Wis +2, Cha +5
Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
great at picking locks but had a terrible cruel streak. When the cloaker got her, we were glad we’d never see her again—then, to our horror, we did.”
—Hopewell Lightfinger,
Sword Coast adventurer
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Wis +5
Skills Deception +8, Stealth +7
Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage