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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
","rollAction":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).
Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Electrified Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Electrified Touch", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Massive Arm
save DC 16):
At will: darkness, detect magic, dispel magic, invisibility (self only), suggestion
3/day: lightning bolt
Teleport. The yagnoloth teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
waterThe grim captains of the ferries on the River Styx, merrenoloths can navigate safely through the worst storms and always stay on course. Wielding fiery oars, merrenoloths strike fear into anyone
, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksTeleport. The merrenoloth teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. What happens next depends on the contract. Unless instructed to kill, a canoloth merely holds on to its prisoner, but if given the order to do so, it tears its prey limb from limb.Acid, PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
fellow priest, Isolde, drawn into the grim fate of the wicked Knight of Solamnia, Lord Soth;Lord Loren Soth. When Soth failed his gods-given quest to prevent the Cataclysm, he became cursed to exist
forever as a death knight. As part of his curse, Leedara and several of her companions returned as deathless spirits devoted to ensuring Soth never finds peace.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Klauth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Klauth carries a wand of fireballs and a wand of lightning bolts, and he wears a
dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Drowned Assassin The drowned assassin stalks and kills in a grim pantomime of its former occupation. Sneaking from shadow to shadow, and appearing in the undead assault of Tammeraut’s Fate, it aims
, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, after which she means to erase from existence all those whom she once loved. At this grim juncture, the characters’ only hope is to defeat Zariel or to bend the knee in fealty. Killing Zariel frees
described in the item’s description (see Appendix C). If released, Gargauth thanks the characters through tears of mirth. The pit fiend’s first act is to produce a contract out of thin air, claiming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Merrenoloth The grim, gaunt captains of the ferries on the River Styx, merrenoloths have total command of their vessels, ensuring that their passengers reach their destinations safely. Sometimes
merrenoloths can be coaxed away from the Lower Planes to captain other vessels, affording those ships and crews the same protection. Whenever a merrenoloth takes on a contract to captain a ship, it bonds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Yagnoloth Anyone who would contract yugoloths for a task usually ends up dealing with a yagnoloth. Cunning negotiators, these strange Fiends handle the writing of contracts for their fellow yugoloths
15 (+2)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Int +7, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills Deception +8, Insight +6, Perception +6, Persuasion +8
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
streets to search for provisions. The imp, Perchillux, is offering Pilster a month’s worth of food for the low price of his soul. Pilster is preparing to sign the contract as the characters come upon the
pair. The contract is written on parchment made of halfling skin. If any character interrupts the signing and asks to read the contract, the imp tells them this is none of their business. Pilster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
them from teleporting. Canoloths confront intruders with swift and terrible force, projecting long, spiny tongues to grab their foes and drag them close. What happens next depends on the contract. Unless
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CON
17(+3)
INT
5(−3)
WIS
17(+3)
CHA
12(+1)
Skills Investigation +3, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
at the characters’ location within a few days — accompanied by a voluminous contract and an extensive list of penalties to be paid if anything should happen to it. The primary focus of the agreement
walking robot can be toppled by rough storm winds or damaged by lightning and hail. The area around a teleporting headquarters such as a tavern that lets characters travel to other taverns can become the site of the Six’s airship attack, and so forth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
grab their foes and drag them close. What happens next depends on the contract. Unless instructed to kill, a canoloth merely holds on to its prisoner, but if given the order to do so, it tears its prey
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DEX
10 (+0)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
5 (-3)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
12 (+1)
Skills Investigation +3, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
following boxed text to the players: An iron tower rises atop an island on a lake of boiling blood. No windows penetrate the tower’s walls, and its only visible door opens onto a high balcony. Red lightning
. The fiends aren’t looking for trouble, since they’re more interested in landing a lucrative contract with the mage. Two of the nycaloths — Torgrazk and Shraal — are loyal to Zariel and have been sent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
ritual site. 3 Grasping hands that haunt a miser’s home. 4 A grim storybook character that follows those who speak its name. 5 Its target, acting in eerie pantomime. 6 An ominous priest that haunts a
Int 6 −2 −2 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 8 −1 −1
Skills Stealth +6
Vulnerabilities Radiant
Resistances Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder
Immunities Necrotic, Poison; Exhaustion, Frightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Resistances cold
Damage Immunities lightning, thunder
Senses passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.
Actions
, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 35 (4d12 + 9) bludgeoning damage.
Lightning Strike (Recharge 5–6). The giant hurls a magical lightning bolt at a point it can see within 500 feet of it. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Merrenoloth The grim captains of the ferries on the River Styx, merrenoloths can navigate safely through the worst storms and always stay on course. Wielding fiery oars, merrenoloths strike fear into
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities acid, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Oinoloth Grim specters of death, oinoloths bring pestilence wherever they go. When armies recognize their awful forms, their mere appearance causes soldiers to break ranks and flee, lest they succumb
Throws Con +8, Wis +7
Skills Deception +8, Intimidation +8, Perception +7
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities acid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
gates to swing open before you. A wave of heat washes through the bulwark as the gates part, revealing a grim town bathed in hellish light and periodically brightened by flashes of lightning.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Oinoloth Grim specters of death, oinoloths bring pestilence wherever they go. To armies who recognize their awful forms, their mere appearance causes soldiers to break ranks and flee, lest they
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Saving Throws Con +8, Wis +7
Skills Deception +8, Intimidation +8, Perception +7
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At will: dancing lights, mage hand, message, prestidigitation
2/day each: dispel magic, lightning bolt, mage armor
1/day each: arcane lock, banishment
, message, prestidigitation
2/day each: arcane eye, detect magic, detect thoughts, fly, lightning bolt, locate object, mage armor, Rary’s telepathic bond
1/day: true seeing
Reactions
Portent (3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Constitution saving throw for each niche or urn they search or contract sewer plague (see chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Treasure. Amid the rotted remains on each of the six stacked burial
walls divide these catacombs, many lined with grave niches holding roughly humanoid shapes wrapped in tattered linen. More than one of these grim parcels floats freely in the stagnant water.
These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, icy wind whistles through South Gate as you enter Luskan. The shops and taverns lining the main thoroughfare of the City of Sails are as battered and weathered as the grim customers entering them. At
Sails. However, clever players could work to increase their own franchise’s notoriety and add a few more customers without unduly violating the terms of their contract. You might tie such attempts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
knight), who has led many successful raids into the Dreadwood. Kiara is a grim figure, always cognizant of the threat posed by the forest’s denizens. She sees trouble behind every piece of news, and she
with strange symbols and wrapped in silver chains. An explorer tried to open the door, but a jolt of lightning from the door’s runes nearly killed her. Shortly afterward, strange spirits and capering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
) check. If the check succeeds, the character can switch the requisite damage type from radiant to another type chosen from the following list: acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire, force, lightning, piercing
. When the wights appear, read: A half dozen long-dead soldiers crawl out from underneath the wreckage and get to their feet, their faces grim with determination as they unsheathe their rusty swords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Skills Perception +17, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 27
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Legendary
bite and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (2d10 + 9) piercing damage plus 11 (2d10) lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Multiple creatures are unable to see. A creature is alone. Midnight or another ominous hour arrives. A ghost or other creature tied to the region’s grim history menaces the party. A Haunted Manor Haunted
and unsettling, revealing some element of the environment’s history and putting the character in the place of someone who suffered a grim fate there. 81–85 A coffin or small enclosed space in the region
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hells by Asmodeus in accordance with some ancient contract (the terms of which are known only to Tiamat and the Lords of the Nine). Zariel appears as an angel whose skin and wings are scorched. Her eyes
is a freezing realm of ice within which cold flames burn. A frozen sea surrounds the layer, and its gloomy sky crackles with lightning. Archduke Levistus once betrayed Asmodeus and is now encased deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine Hells by Asmodeus in accordance with some ancient contract (the terms of which are known only to Tiamat and the Lords of the Nine). Zariel’s seat of power is
the Nine Hells is a freezing realm of ice within which cold flames burn. A frozen sea surrounds the layer, and its gloomy sky crackles with lightning. Archduke Levistus once betrayed Asmodeus and is now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
taken lightly, and that a good laugh will serve them better than a grim attitude. When Garl cavorts with mischief on his mind, Moradin’s beard might end up woven with giggling flowers, and Gruumsh’s axe
lizardfolk god splashed in his favorite pool? Who else would use Thor’s hammer to pound a nail and thus be inspired to invent the lightning rod? Garl never needs to persuade Nebelun to join an excursion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
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WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
21 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +15, Wis +10, Cha +12
Skills Insight +10, Perception +17, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities lightning
Senses blindsight 60 ft
uses one of the following breath weapons.
Lightning Breath. The dragon exhales lightning in a 120-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. The Dusters rely on corpse collectors—grim-faced laborers found primarily in the Hive—to deliver a steady stream of bodies to them for interment. Hive Ward Locations Presented here are some noteworthy
into his visual rebuses. Fell’s Tattoos is a modest, oblong shack down the street from the Smoldering Corpse Bar (detailed below). A pearl lightning bolt above the door marks the parlor’s entrance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in this hall, which can’t be disabled by any other means. Any creature that enters the hall for the first time on a turn or starts its turn in the hall is struck by bolts of lightning that leap from
the boxes and must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. X33. Lower Barracks The characters hear deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Afterward, the staff of power can be held and used normally. If no one grabs the staff within 1 round of its appearance, it
and must watch over them for several more centuries before its contract are fulfilled. It isn’t obligated to protect the contents of the crypt (so it will not attack), and it delights in telling lies