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Returning 32 results for 'flying the release'.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
vampire can’t take any actions, speak, or manipulate objects. it is weightless, has a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. In addition
create a passage through the glacier unknowingly release the starving gnoll vampire from its icy sepulcher. For more information about Tekeli-li’s lair, the Caves of Hunger, see chapter 6.
Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
opportunity to kidnap one or more characters and deliver them to Zariel. If they succeed, Zariel invites the rest of the group to her flying fortress to negotiate terms for their comrades’ release (see “Zariel’s Flying Fortress”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
his plan to release Tiamat: recruiting dragons and assembling a treasure hoard worthy of the queen of evil dragons. These efforts draw the characters’ attention to the cult. The action begins when a
get into a flying citadel that a cloud giant placed at the cult’s disposal and prevent it from reaching its destination at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
his plan to release Tiamat: recruiting dragons and assembling a treasure hoard worthy of the queen of evil dragons. These efforts draw the characters’ attention to the cult. The action begins when a
get into a flying citadel that a cloud giant placed at the cult’s disposal and prevent it from reaching its destination at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be struck by flying broken blades for 9 (2d8) slashing damage. A character proficient with thieves’ tools can use them to try to safely release the pressure and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
his plan to release Tiamat: recruiting dragons and assembling a treasure hoard worthy of the queen of evil dragons. These efforts draw the characters’ attention to the cult. The action begins when a
get into a flying citadel that a cloud giant placed at the cult’s disposal and prevent it from reaching its destination at the Well of Dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
. Kindori Pod An hour after the events of the previous chapter, the characters encounter a pod of six kindori (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) flying across space along a migration route. The kindori defend
their migration. If the Second Wind is intact and its spelljamming helm becomes operational before then, Krux orders the characters to release the kindori so the creatures can go on their way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
character can convince them to parley with a successful DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. The devils won’t forgive their comrade for his compassion, but the characters could persuade them to release
falls at the end of a turn if it’s airborne and the only thing holding it aloft is its flying speed.
Actions
Multiattack. The abyssal chicken makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check, the brain warns them of the risks of tampering with the journal (see below). It then negotiates for the characters’ aid, claiming that only it can safely release
the characters. These include instructions and raw materials for crafting artificial bodies for the brains in jars, constructing a flying craft useful for escaping the monastery and further
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
measures 10 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 1 foot thick. It has a flying speed of 60 feet and can hover. Its movement is controlled via a speed lever and steering wheel. A wheelie sled can transport up
) check understands how to release the pod’s inhabitant. Freeing the Scientist. The stasis pod opens with a hiss of depressurized gas. Inside the pod is a scientist (lawful good, human noble) named Nova
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
Tekeli-li exists today as a gnoll vampire that hasn’t fed in decades. Adventurers who use the “Rime of the Frostmaiden” to create a passage through the glacier unknowingly release the starving gnoll
, speak, or manipulate objects. it is weightless, has a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. In addition, if air can pass through a space, the mist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
free of their panels (whether on the walls or not; see “Treasure”) and attack the tomb’s interlopers. Use the flying sword statistics for each crystal battleaxe. The sarcophagus contains tatters of a
reveal the way to King Melair’s true tomb. It promises (truthfully) to do so in exchange for its release from captivity. If the glabrezu is released, it casts dispel magic on the wall behind the tapestry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
appropriate countermeasures. Have an Escape Plan. Secret passages, spells of invisibility or teleportation, flying mounts, and throngs of minions can help a villain escape when a confrontation with the
preventing the release of a demonic overlord. The Villain You Know Not every villain is a mastermind who schemes in the shadows or a world-destroying horror. Sometimes the most significant villain is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
flagstone floor is a ten-foot-wide, fifteen-foot-long rug of exquisite design, depicting a royal coronation. Two tapestries hanging on the walls depict a dragon flying over a ship and pilgrims on camels
offers the following information in exchange for his release: His mother, the duke, is in the dungeon below the villa with Thavius Kreeg. She and the former high overseer of Elturel are plotting to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
flying deck sports two loaded, swivel-mounted ballistae, the ammunition for which is stored in compartments under the deck boards. Four Kraken Society cultists are also stationed here, ready to aim and
and unconscious while bound in this manner. Four chains bind him. The chains are secured to the hull and must be broken to release the giant from his stasis or free him from the ship’s hold. Striking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
burn with a furious white light that can cause creatures looking upon her to burst into flame. Her seat of power is a flying basalt citadel that rakes the battlefields of Avernus. Dis Dis, the second
. Malsheem resembles a gigantic hollowed-out stalagmite. The citadel is also a prison for souls that Asmodeus has locked away for safekeeping. Convincing him to release even one of those souls comes at a
Equipment
reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective gear (such as
within a 30-foot-radius, who becomes Frozen (save DC 15).
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Your arms and legs gain the ability to detach for the next minute and they rejoin at the end of this duration. They gain a Flying
Equipment
when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective gear (such
Flying speed of 15 feet, you can control them as you normally would, they have an AC of 10 and any damage dealt to them is dealt directly to you.
95–96
The area erupts with unnatural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or take 15 (2d6 + 8) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.
Adult Black Dragon Adult Black Dragon
Huge
prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.
Young Black Dragon Young Black Dragon
Large dragon, chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 127 (15d10 + 45)
Speed 40
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
statistics as flying swords, except they deal bludgeoning damage on a hit. If a fight breaks out in this area, the creatures in area K14 come to investigate. K13. Holding Cell The door to this room has a
lever is an action that causes both clamps to release the floor, which is then magically driven upward into the ceiling. Creatures standing on the floor are knocked prone and must make a DC 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
a building, a vessel, or some other structure, a franchise is equipped with a compartment holding grease. When activated, nozzles release the grease either in a 30-foot cone or into a specific area no
activates the escape mode as an action, the head detaches from the body and takes to the air with a flying speed of 80 feet. The flight lasts for up to 5 rounds, and is directed by the same controls that
Equipment
when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective gear (such as
Flying speed of 15 feet, you can control them as you normally would, they have an AC of 10 and any damage dealt to them is dealt directly to you.
95–96
The area erupts with unnatural
Equipment
reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective gear (such as
Flying speed of 15 feet, you can control them as you normally would, they have an AC of 10 and any damage dealt to them is dealt directly to you.
95–96
The area erupts with unnatural, alien
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
only a few seconds before she dies and turns to dust; with her dying breath, she implores the characters in Loross (the dead Netherese tongue) to “destroy the crown … release my memories … let me have
-legged and serene.
Creatures in the dome gain a flying speed of 30 feet and can hover. The corpses of a dozen Netherese apprentices hover around this area, with their hands on their knees and their
Equipment
when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective gear (such as
Flying speed of 15 feet, you can control them as you normally would, they have an AC of 10 and any damage dealt to them is dealt directly to you.
95–96
The area erupts with unnatural, alien
Equipment
worthless ash when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective
. They gain a Flying speed of 15 feet, you can control them as you normally would, they have an AC of 10 and any damage dealt to them is dealt directly to you.
95–96
The area erupts with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
and onto the ground, releasing the tadpoles. On its turn, a crawling claw can move to a specimen jar and take an action to release the slaad tadpole trapped within. Treasure. On the shelf along the
smothering, and the sword is a flying sword. They both attack if a character comes within 5 feet of either. Hidden Room. A secret door in the north wall (where the flying sword hangs when it isn’t attacking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
consists of a negotiator named Fylo Nelgorn (LE male Damaran priest of Bane with a flying snake curled around his left arm) and twenty Zhentarim thugs (LE male and female humans of various ethnicities
as a likely target to illustrate his point. Gundahella agrees to Fylo’s terms and tells him that Duke Zalto is going to release a Zhentarim prisoner currently being held in Ironslag as a token of good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
check. Also as an action, a globe’s controller can release a trapped creature with a successful DC 10 Intelligence check. A creature inside a globe has half cover against effects that originate
map, the ceiling stays level. Creatures. Four gricks climb and wander on the top two steps, while two gibbering mouthers lurk on the third. One grell starts out flying above area 45. Six prisoners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
instead has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. It can understand Common but speaks only preprogrammed responses. If the modron has a flying speed, the replica has wings but can’t fly. The modron’s
, characters poking through the construct’s remains can spot two magic items that were part of its components — a sentinel shield and a Quaal’s feather token (anchor). Development. If the characters release
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
both. Can a flying creature without the hover trait stay in one place while airborne, or does it need to move each round? A flyer that lacks the hover trait can stay aloft without moving each round
occurs? A readied spell’s slot is lost if you don’t release the spell with your reaction before the start of your next turn. Can a readied action occur during an enemy’s triggering action, such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of glass statues shaped like pegasi. Folded silk butterfly wings are attached to the roof of the carriage.
Zybilna used this flying carriage to travel to other locations in the Feywild. The
. The pegasi can pull the carriage at a speed of 40 feet on land or 80 feet while flying. Turning the key counterclockwise in either door’s lock can be done only while the carriage is on the ground and