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                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     against the ground to create an intense seismic disturbance in a 50-foot-radius circle centered on the point of impact. Structures in contact with the ground in that area take 50 Bludgeoning damage
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , and each creature on the ground in that area must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or have the Prone condition. If that creature is also concentrating, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . The tremor deals 50 Bludgeoning damage to any structure in contact with the ground in the area when you cast the spell and at the end of each of your turns until the spell ends. If a structure drops to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Choose a point on the ground that you can see within range. For the duration, an intense tremor rips through the ground in a 100-foot-radius circle centered on that point. The ground there is
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     into contact with the ground, the castle lands gently.
The castle, if it is moving, comes to a gradual stop.
The castle makes a slow, 90-degree turn clockwise or counterclockwise (turning a northerly
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    A navigation orb is a hollow, 7-foot-diameter sphere of thin, polished mithral with a large skye (cloud) rune embossed on its outer surface. The orb levitates 10 feet above the ground and is keyed to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     home and hunting ground of the ancient female green dragon Claugiyliamatar, better known to many as Old Gnawbone. She earned her nickname from her habit of gnawing on old kills, and is often seen
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     their lairs with vegetation.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Divine Contention
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     underground city known as Southkrypt. For centuries, Kryptgarden Forest has been the home and hunting ground of the ancient female green dragon Claugiyliamatar, better known to many as Old Gnawbone. She
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. The grung can breathe air and water.
Poisonous Skin. Any creature that grapples the grung or otherwise comes into direct contact with the grung’s skin must succeed on a DC 12
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. A poisoned creature no longer in direct contact with the grung can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. The grung can breathe air and water.
Poisonous Skin. Any creature that grapples the grung or otherwise comes into direct contact with the grung’s skin must succeed on a DC 12
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. A poisoned creature no longer in direct contact with the grung can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     count 20 (losing initiative ties), Ogrémoch uses his lair action to cause one of the following effects:
A 10-foot-radius area of rocky or earthy ground within 60 feet of Ogrémoch turns
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , and the affected creature can’t benefit from being invisible.
Stomp (Costs 2 Actions). Ogrémoch stomps the ground, creating an earth tremor that extends in a 30-foot radius. Other
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ’s concentration is broken.
The shock wave deals 100 thunder damage to all structures in contact with the ground in the area. If a creature is near a structure that collapses, the creature
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     one Spit Rock attack. It can use this option only if it is retracted in its shell.When a zaratan is summoned from the Elemental Plane of Earth, the ground rises up to take the shape of a hulking
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     its turn if it is in contact with the ground. If the wood woad takes fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the wood woad’s next turn. The wood woad dies only if it
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form.
This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. The grung can breathe air and water.
Poisonous Skin. Any creature that grapples the grung or otherwise comes into direct contact with the grung’s skin must succeed on a DC 12
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. A poisoned creature no longer in direct contact with the grung can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Although small, redcaps have formidable strength.
In the Feywild, or in places where that plane touches another plane at a fey crossing, one or more redcaps might appear where fresh blood soaks the ground
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     been. A redcap’s desire to slay is rooted in its will to survive.
VARIANT: MADCAPS
A madcap is a redcap that soaks its hat in demon ichor instead of blood. Contact with demon ichor makes the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Lightning Flare (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Each creature in contact with the ground within 15 feet of the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats.
Clockworks
Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     entirety of the Eternal Garden.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the Gardener can take one of the following lair actions; they can’t take the same lair action two
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or larger plant within the lair.
Vine Wall. A wall of grasping vines appears on the ground within 120 feet of the Gardener. The wall is up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick, and it
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    "} bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone. The water spreads out across the ground, extinguishing unprotected flames it
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     comes in contact with, and then vanishes.Zegana can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     physical contact with metal objects (for example, carrying metal weapons or wearing metal armor) takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Each creature
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (such as the Weeping Colossus in chapter 5). On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Imix uses his lair action to cause one of the following effects:
Any fires in the lair flare up
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Orcus
                                                    
    
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                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands
                                                
                                            
                                                
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A Taste of Undeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These creatures magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack.
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the riverine can take one of the following lair actions; the riverine can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The riverine conjures swampy ground that briefly covers the ground in a 20-foot square the riverine can see within 120 feet of itself. That area becomes difficult terrain until initiative count
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Yeenoghu
                                                    
    
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                                                     hands before ripping out its throat with his teeth.Yeenoghu’s Lair
Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells, its barren hills and ravines serving as one great hunting ground
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of civilization on his layer of the Abyss.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Yeenoghu can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s lair is a place of blood and death, populated by gnoll;gnolls, hyena;hyenas, and ghoul;ghouls (see the Monster Manual
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Yeenoghu can take one of the following lair actions; he can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Incite the Pack. Until the next initiative
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     stand and move on liquid surfaces as if they were solid ground.
Watery Fall. When Gar drops to 0 hit points, his body collapses into a pool of inky water that rapidly disperses. Anything he was wearing
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     can take lair actions and has a challenge rating of 13. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Gar uses a lair action to use his Multiattack or cast one of his spells, up to 3rd level
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     nightmare about losing blood. Its coloration and shape resemble those of the beholder that dreamed it into existence, but its hue is more muted, and instead of magical eye rays, it has ten long
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ;rats, leaving behind a trail of bloodless corpses. When underground, it uses its tentacles as feelers, prodding and examining the environment in all directions. Above ground, it usually keeps its
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (Costs 2 Actions). Olhydra releases one creature she is grappling by flinging the creature up to 60 feet away from her, in a direction of her choice. If the flung creature comes into contact with a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (Costs 3 Actions). Olhydra transforms her watery body into acid. This effect lasts until Olhydra’s next turn. Any creature that comes into contact with Olhydra or hits her with a melee attack
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ooze at Juiblex’s command.
Juiblex’s challenge rating is 24 (62,000 XP) when encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Juiblex can take one
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Juiblex chooses within the lair. The slime disintegrates after 1 hour.
Slippery Slime. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. When
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     lair has a challenge rating of 14 (11,500 XP).
 
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, a beholder can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ties), the beholder can take one lair action to cause one of the following effects:
A 50-foot square area of ground within 120 feet of the beholder becomes slimy; that area is difficult terrain until
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;
Bond. “I have many supporters in the Gloaming Court who worship the ground I walk on. They deserve a sovereign who is worthy of their love.”
Flaw. “Why should I worry about the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     schemes of others? No one is my equal in cunning.”On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties) Nintra can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; she can’t use the same
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , an aboleth can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
The aboleth
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     choose to be affected.
Pools of water within 90 feet of the aboleth surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature on the ground within 20 feet of such a pool must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     skeleton covered with fungi and bark-like lichen. A lichen lich has vines within its chest cavity. These vines exude viscid and poisonous black fluid.On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a point on the ground that the lich can see within 120 feet of it. The lich is unaffected by the roots and vines. For all other creatures, the area becomes difficult terrain, and each creature in the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her.
Auril’s worshipers know better than to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     lair actions on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties):
Auril instantly knows the locations and health of all other creatures on the island. She knows how much damage each of these creatures
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Magma erupts from a point on the ground the dragon can see within 120 feet of it
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     storm giants and add it to her trove.
The disguised dragon put Mirran and Nym in contact with representatives of Slarkrethel, a legendary kraken that haunts the Trackless Sea. These small folk belong to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     intruders.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Juiblex
                                                    
    
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                                                    Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     in vast expanses of caustic and unintelligent slimes, and strange organic forms rise from the oceans of molds and oozes at Juiblex’s command.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     initiative ties), Juiblex can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ground in a 30-foot radius centered on her. The area becomes difficult terrain until the start of her next turn. Any creature, other than Hythonia, takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     cracks, turns a lifeless gray, and shatters! The monster crumbles to dust—but what clatters to the ground isn’t scale and bone, but hollow stone. The sound of rippling coils precedes the
                                                
                                            
                                        





