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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Yuan-ti Malisons Brian Valenzuela Yuan-ti Malison Type 1 (Left) and Type 2 (Right) Malisons possesses deadly venom, which some manipulate into magical strikes. They can also shape-shift into snakes
, helping them to position themselves for surprise attacks or to slither away with nary a trace. Malisons exhibit snakelike features that make them deadly in combat. Three general types exist: Type 1
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monster Manual (2014)
":"damage","rollAction":"Longbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.A malison is a hideous blend of human and serpentine features. Three different types of malisons are known to exist, and other
types are possible. Malisons form the middle caste of yuan-ti society and hunt with arrows tipped with their own venom. They use their magical powers of suggestion to force their enemies&rsquo
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated
of purebloods and slaves are thrown at opposing forces in the hope of allowing the malisons and abominations time to escape.
Survival First
Yuan-ti are likely to retreat or flee from conflict if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lizardfolk and 3 yuan-ti malisons (type 1) show up. The door is then opened from this area and the enemy forces attack. The malisons retreat if one of them is killed. The lizardfolk retreat when half of them are dead. The eastern stairs descend 30 feet before coming to the bridge in area 15.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of 1d4 yuan-ti malisons (type 1), and it takes a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check to spot them. If the characters chase after the malisons, they transform into snakes and vanish into the jungle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the door, 4 more lizardfolk and 3 yuan-ti malisons (type 1) show up. The door is then opened from this area and the enemy forces attack. The malisons retreat if one of them is killed. The lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
seem.”
“Kubazan = bravery. Shagambi = wisdom. Moa = ?”
Ras Nsi’s Scouts Five yuan-ti malisons watch this entrance to the city from a small cave carved into the cliffside. A narrow goat track
zigzags up the cliff to their hideout. The group consists of two type 1 malisons, two type 2 malisons, and one type 3 malison. They follow the characters into Omu and shadow them through the streets. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
unsettling all the same. When the characters reach the turn in the hallway, 4 lizardfolk charge from the direction of area 22, followed by 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 1). If the characters moved past the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
predicated on where a particular form of yuan-ti lies along the ladder of transformation. The basic form of yuan-ti society is a pyramid with abominations at the top, malisons in the middle level, and
broodguards, and new kinds of yuan-ti malisons appear in chapter 3. Two new malison variants are presented in the “Yuan-ti Malison Variants: Types 4 and 5” sidebar in this chapter. Yuan-ti Anathemas The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
eighteen alcoves are occupied by six yuan-ti malisons (two each of types 1, 2, and 3) and six yuan-ti purebloods. The remaining six alcoves are currently not in use. Passing through the area without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lizardfolk crouch on the bridge to reinforce the area, hoping that characters trying to fight their way past fall off into the darkness below. They are supported by 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 1) armed with
bows, which attack from the eastern stairs. The malisons also use suggestion spells to tell characters that a fellow party member has been replaced by a yuan-ti spy and should be attacked.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
unsettling all the same. When the characters reach the turn in the hallway, 4 lizardfolk charge from the direction of area 22, followed by 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 1). If the characters moved past the door to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
lizardfolk crouch on the bridge to reinforce the area, hoping that characters trying to fight their way past fall off into the darkness below. They are supported by 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 1) armed with
bows, which attack from the eastern stairs. The malisons also use suggestion spells to tell characters that a fellow party member has been replaced by a yuan-ti spy and should be attacked.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
past the yuan-ti guards. Malisons are the easiest to fool: their inherent disdain for the lower strata of yuan-ti society means that they pay little heed to purebloods moving through the temple. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
nightmare speaker), 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 2), 1 air elemental
If threatened, the yuan-ti pull reinforcements from area 6. The elemental remains in its urn until Fenthaza releases it. 6 4 yuan-ti
broodguards The yuan-ti broodguards remain here unless drawn to area 5 by sounds of combat. 7 3 yuan-ti malisons (type 3 variants) The malisons remain here. 10 1 doppelganger, 11 yuan-ti purebloods, 2 yuan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Desert Encounters (Levels 17–20) d100 Encounter 01–05 1 adult brass dragon 06–10 1d2 yuan-ti abominations with 2d10 + 5 yuan-ti malisons and 4d6 + 6 yuan-ti purebloods 11–14 1d6 + 2 medusas 15–18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
by the neck 26–30 2d4 wights 31–35 1d8 + 1 yuan-ti malisons 36–40 Fog that rolls across the terrain, making the area within 1d3 miles heavily obscured for 1d4 hours 41–45 1d4 revenants 46–50 1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
actions, most strategies include a fallback option in which mobs of purebloods and slaves are thrown at opposing forces in the hope of allowing the malisons and abominations time to escape. Survival
to murder them in their sleep, the yuan-ti will do so — and they actually prefer these tactics to open warfare. Because abominations and malisons can change into the shapes of snakes, they can keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
1d4 + 1 green hags with 1d3 owlbears 31–35 1d6 + 2 werewolves 36–40 A small woodland shrine dedicated to a mysterious cult named the Siswa 41–45 1d6 + 2 phase spiders 46–50 2d4 yuan-ti malisons 51–52
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
yuan-ti purebloods and two type 2 yuan-ti malisons bathe in the warm pools. Five enslaved Chultan humans (male and female commoners) tend to their every need. Give names to humans as needed (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
hobgoblins 33–35 2d4 wights 36–40 1d6 square miles of desert glass 41–42 1 young blue dragon 43–45 1d6 + 2 weretigers 46–48 1d4 air elementals 49–50 1d6 + 1 yuan-ti malisons 51–55 1d4 medusas 56–60 1d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and two yuan-ti malisons (any type). They permit a small number of grippli to tend the eggs, which is why the eggs haven’t all died since the arrival of the serpentfolk. This permission could be an
act of mercy, or it could just be that the yuan-ti like to eat the eggs: each of the malisons has been consuming at least one egg per day, and always within sight of one or more of the grippli for no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
being tortured by an evil yuan-ti abomination that is presiding over a ritual. An enormous sarcophagus rests behind them, its exterior carved with serpents. Two yuan-ti malisons, a type 1 and a type 3
any damage before completing the ritual, it stops what it’s doing and turns its attention to the interlopers and attacks them, ordering the malisons to join the fight. Treasure. The objects used by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Yuan-ti Malison A malison is a hideous blend of human and serpentine features. Three different types of malisons are known to exist, and other types are possible. Malisons form the middle caste of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
–72 1 cyclops 73 1d4 couatls 74–75 1d4 yuan-ti malisons 76–80 Strong winds that kick up dust and reduce visibility to 1d6 feet for 1d4 hours 81–83 1 revenant with 1d3 wights 84–85 1d8 + 1 phase spiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
1d4 green hags with 1d6 + 1 ogres 85–86 1 yuan-ti abomination 87–88 1d4 + 1 wights 89–90 1d6 + 1 yuan-ti malisons 91–93 1d4 + 1 trolls 94–96 1d10 revenants 97–99 1d8 + 1 water elementals 00 1d3 hydras
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
5. Fenthaza’s Quarters Two type 2 yuan-ti malisons stand guard in the corridor outside this room. Combat in the hallway alerts the yuan-ti broodguards in area 6, which arrive in 1 round. The room can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
4d12 goblins 85 1 yuan-ti abomination 86 1d8 + 1 phase spiders 87 1d4 trolls 88 2d4 yuan-ti malisons 89 1 oni 90 1d4 unicorns 91 1d6 + 2 weretigers 92 1 young green dragon 93 1d4 gorgons 94 1d6 + 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
assemble. Malison Level Of all yuan-ti, the malisons have the strongest proclivity for worship of their deities. As such, they occupy the uppermost residential level in the pyramid, one step below the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
command tug on heavy chains on the south side of the gate. To bypass the doors without opening them, yuan-ti malisons transform into snakes and slither through the holes at the bottom of the doors. A type 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Dendar the Night Serpent). Standing around the edge of the hole are three yuan-ti purebloods wearing desert robes and six yuan-ti malisons. Two of the malisons are type 1 (human body with a snake head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
quickly coalesced into a caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
yuan-ti are here—3 yuan-ti purebloods, 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 2), and 1 yuan-ti abomination priestess—along with any yuan-ti and lizardfolk that retreated from previous encounters. The yuan-ti and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
here — 3 yuan-ti purebloods, 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 2), and 1 yuan-ti abomination priestess — along with any yuan-ti and lizardfolk that retreated from previous encounters. The yuan-ti and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
are type 3 yuan-ti malisons, with these changes: Add the following to the list of spells that the yuan-ti can innately cast at will: eldritch blast (2 beams; +5 to hit; 1d10 + 3 force damage per beam