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Monster Manual
":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. Failure or Success: The target has the Frightened condition until the start of the demilich’s next turn.Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another
creature’s turn, the demilich can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The demilich regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Energy Drain. Constitution Saving
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Primeval wardens who patrol the borders of firbolg communities are fierce hunters who guard against external threats and incursions.
Firbolgs
Distant cousins of giants, the first firbolgs wandered the
community and harmony leads many firbolgs to pledge themselves to Hiatea’s service.Hidden Step (2/Day). The firbolg magically turns invisible until the start of its next turn, until it makes an attack roll, or until it forces someone to make a saving throw.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
hours. On a failed save, the creature has disadvantage on saving throws and its speed is halved until the start of its next turn.
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the phylaskia to 0 hit points, it
lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.These armored skeletal spirits guard the borders of the Underworld and its various wards. Sleepless and merciless, they scrutinize all who would
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
poisoned condition until the start of the phisarazu’s next turn.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
sprouting beneath their wolf heads. They are resentful and suspicious of all other creatures, which makes them useful for corralling kakkuu spyder-fiend;kakkuus or standing guard.
Phisarazus can
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
False Appearance. If the animated coffin is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the coffin move or act, that
"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. The animated coffin can grapple only one creature at a time.Animated coffins are heavy, macabre Constructs designed to ferry the dead to places of rest
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
target can't regain hit points until the start of the lampad's next turn. If the target is undead, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against the lampad until the end of the lampad's next turn.Lampad
Lampads guard the shadowed paths of the world, depths typically trod by souls destined for the Underworld. These rarely seen nymphs assist Athreos in guiding the dead, moving among the spirits that
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the frightened condition until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature is immune to all archons’ Aura of Menace for
inconspicuously guard peaceable communities as dogs and wolves.
Archons
Archons are denizens of the Seven Heavens of Mount Celestia. Created by the powers of order and benevolence, archons defend their home
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
refuse to abandon their undead state until the duty they had in life is fulfilled. For example, a foresworn might be pledged to protect a family’s bloodline from harm or guard a dangerous artifact
. The ghostly soldiers fill a 10-foot-cube centered on the foresworn, move with the foresworn when the foresworn moves, and last until the start of the foresworn’s next turn. While the ghostly
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature can use its action to scrape or wash the acid off itself or another creature.
Glide. When the draconian falls and isn’t incapacitated, it
’s foul magic. The Dragon Armies closely guard the secret of the draconians’ creation, allowing Krynn’s metallic dragons to continue to think their eggs are being held hostage so they don’t oppose the Dragon Queen’s conquests.Poison
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature can use its action to scrape or wash the acid off itself or another creature.
Glide. When the draconian falls and isn’t incapacitated, it
alchemy and the Dragon Queen’s foul magic. The Dragon Armies closely guard the secret of the draconians’ creation, allowing Krynn’s metallic dragons to continue to think their eggs are being held hostage so they don’t oppose the Dragon Queen’s conquests.Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
itself on a success.
Standing Leap. The grung’s long jump is up to 25 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
Water Dependency. If the grung isn’t
":"poison"} poison damage.The grung stat block represents a typical grung warrior or hunter, met either in a grung community or traveling elsewhere as a mercenary, game warden, guard, or bandit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Plant Camouflage. The wood woad has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring vegetation.
Regeneration. The wood woad regains 10 hit points at the start of
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
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’t incapacitated and can see the creature. A creature that fails the save is stunned until the start of its next turn.
Unless surprised, a creature can avert its eyes at the start of its turn to
avoid the saving throw. If the creature does so, it can’t see the gauth until the start of its next turn, when it can avert its eyes again. If the creature looks at the gauth in the meantime, it
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
another creature’s turn. The false lich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Spiteful Teleport. The false lich, along with anything it is wearing or carrying, teleports to an
nefarious magical copies of themselves to fool enemies, to guard treasure, or for other inscrutable reasons.
To create a false lich, a lich binds a shred of its life force to a corpse in a profane
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The molydeus makes one Demonic Weapon or Snakebite attack.
Move. The molydeus moves without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks
bipedal body has a slavering wolf’s head and a fanged serpent’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the frightened condition until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature is immune to all archons’ Aura of Menace for
radiance shines from within their mouths, punctuating their deep, resonant voices.
A warden archon knows when a creature uses a portal the archon is tasked to guard, and it moves swiftly to interrogate
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The molydeus regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The
’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay foes, and terrify troops into obedience.
A molydeus’s demon
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or have the charmed condition until the start of Hulgaz’s next turn.
Brimstone Vapor (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge
1 minute. While poisoned in this way, a creature takes 31 (7d8);{"diceNotation":"7d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Brimstone Vapor", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage at the start of each of
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
"} radiant damage and have the blinded condition until the start of the scion’s next turn.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit
", "rollAction":"Entombing Grasp", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and have the grappled condition (escape DC 19). At the start of the scion’s next turn, if the target is still grappled, the target
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
form. He is then paralyzed until he regains at least 1 hit point. After 1 hour in his coffin with 0 hit points, he regains 1 hit point.
Regeneration. Strahd regains 20 hit points at the start of his
turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he takes radiant damage or damage from Holy Water (flask);holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
damage at the start of each of the scion’s turns.
The scion’s stomach can hold up to two creatures at a time. If the scion takes 60 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it
, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.)
Scions of
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
action to douse the fire, the target takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hurl Lava", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage at the start of each of its turns
scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.)
Scions of
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. On some worlds, these scions ruled the first empires of giants until Annam retreated into seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold
Mist", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage and be unable to use reactions until the start of its next turn. The mist vanishes at the end of the cradle’s turn.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
empires of giants until Annam retreated into seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See
. The cradle causes the ground in a 20-foot square within 90 feet of itself to sprout crystal spikes until the start of its next turn. The area becomes difficult terrain for the duration. A creature
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.20: Two-Headed. The mongrelfolk has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed
wild or while standing guard outside their lairs. Until it is seen, a camouflaged mongrelfolk has advantage on Stealth checks made to hide.
Horrific Offspring. It’s possible to restore a
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
these ancient flesh colossi guard abandoned ruins, sites sacred to giants, and lost treasures—and possibly the procedure to create new examples of their kind.Lightning, Poison, Psychic
":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage at the start of each of the colossus’s turns.
The colossus’s chest cavity can hold up to two creatures at a time. Inside its chest cavity is its
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
actions at the start of its turn.
Bite. The balhannoth makes one Bite attack against one creature it has grappled.
Teleport. The balhannoth teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying
Underdark might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of its keepers’ enclave.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), a balhannoth can take
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
restrained condition within the vortex. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and is pushed to the nearest unoccupied space outside the cylinder. The vortex lasts until the start of the
seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
);{"diceNotation":"4d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Grasping Root", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns. The root has AC 19 and can be severed
giants until Annam retreated into seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
much damage and is pushed to the nearest unoccupied space outside the cylinder with no additional effects.
At the start of the scion’s next turn, a mass of ice plummets to the ground on a point
until Annam retreated into seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration
itself or another creature. A creature covered in the acid takes 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation":"4d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Rain", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Tail. The dragon makes one Tail attack.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon uses
moonstone dragon has partnered with an androsphinx to guard a precious treasure, taking the place of the sphinx’s slain gynosphinx partner.
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An ancient moonstone dragon is summoned to mediate a
allow you to regain ground even when your enemy advances. Once before the start of your next turn when you’re missed by a melee attack from a creature within your reach, the attacker takes
damage from your weapon equal to twice your proficiency bonus.
Two Handed. When wielding a versatile weapon in two hands, your powerful stance allows you to catch your target off guard. Whenever an enemy
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
balhannoth regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Bite Attack. The balhannoth makes one bite attack against one creature it has grappled.
Teleport. The balhannoth magically teleports
well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth that has been captured and exploited by drow might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of a
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Great Hall, everyone within hearing responds to the hue and cry. Cultists in the southwest tower and guard drakes from the inner ward show up at the start of the third round, and any bullywugs or
lizardfolk in the outer ward respond at the beginning of the fourth round. At night, two guard drakes (see appendix D for statistics) sleep in the Great Hall while a third guard drake patrols the hall and the