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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
damage, plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Maul","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage if Thwad has more than half of his total hit points remaining
Thwad has more than half of his total hit points remaining.Thwad Underbrew is a former champion of Gorm Gulthyn (the dwarven god of vigilance) who long ago set out to rid Undermountain of the evil that is
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Evasion. If the dolgaunt is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the dolgaunt instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw
, and only half damage if it fails. It can't use this trait if it's incapacitated.
Unarmored Defense. While the dolgaunt is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
","rollAction":"Fire Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cold Breath","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Gaze. The ettin turns its magical gaze toward one
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space within 30 feet of the target. The mouthers take their turn immediately after the emissary on the same Initiative count. Each mouther fights until destroyed. Success: Half damage only.Legendary
emissary has ever mimicked. Only once this greater form is destroyed is the emissary defeated.
Star Spawn Emissaries
Star spawn emissaries are the fingers of alien realms, digits that tip the scales of
Greater Star Spawn Emissary
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
23 Dexterity saving throw, taking 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Unearthly Bile","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
in its lesser form. When this form is destroyed, the emissary’s body collapses into a gory slurry. It then instantly returns in its greater form. Only if the emissary is defeated in its greater
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cone of Cold","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Create Ice Mephit (3/Day). Auril breaks off an
13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed saving throw, and half as much damage on a successful one.Second Form
Auril’s second
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
needing to make an ability check.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 20-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one
successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are
; their loyalty by turning them into slaves.
If a tribe is defeated and driven from its lair, the survivors might come under the sway of a strong but dimwitted creature, such as a hill giant or an ogre
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
guano covers the ground. Treat this area as difficult terrain.
The xorn protect their crystalline food source. If a xorn loses more than half its hit points, it disengages from combat on its next
turn and sinks into the floor, never to return. Treasure Once the xorn are defeated, the characters can retrieve forty fist-sized crystals worth 10 gp each.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Gate, and has since turned to easier prey along the Coast Way. While the giant rats attack, Mushika stands back in hybrid form and uses his hand crossbow. He tries to flee if he’s reduced to half his hit points or fewer or if all three giant rats are defeated.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
won’t enter the parlor (area 3), wandering off if the characters take refuge there. Enemy of My Enemy. Dranzorg can be permanently defeated only by Mara. If it doesn’t occur to the characters, one of
can help them defeat Dranzorg. Eternal Rivals. Dranzorg focuses his attacks on the character wearing Mara’s armor. If a character wearing Mara’s armor is reduced to fewer than half their hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, and sloping tunnels make these passages a maze. To navigate the tunnels to area S2 without incident, the characters must succeed on a DC 16 group Wisdom (Survival) check. If more than half the
. Once the dragon is defeated, the characters face no more dangers in the tunnels. They eventually find a 30-foot shaft rising to area S2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
alone, the kobolds grab their share of the half-cooked lunch and move about fifty yards away to eat, while the humans continue squabbling over how to cook a hen and the uselessness of kobolds as
. As soon as the humans are all defeated, the remaining kobolds slink away into the hills and aren’t seen again. Rewards Award standard XP for defeated foes, including kobolds that ran away. If any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
alone, the kobolds grab their share of the half-cooked lunch and move about fifty yards away to eat, while the humans continue squabbling over how to cook a hen and the uselessness of kobolds as
. As soon as the humans are all defeated, the remaining kobolds slink away into the hills and aren’t seen again. Rewards Award standard XP for defeated foes, including kobolds that ran away. If any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Orcs and Half-Orcs (p. 68) This section is now called “Orcs,” and the text has been replaced by the following: The history of the North is replete with tales of orc hordes spilling out of the
their mighty allies were defeated and sent scurrying back to their mountain lairs, numerous settlements throughout the Silver Marches were left in ruins, among them the fortress-city of Sundabar.
Not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
She shall return!” As with the first assault on the adventurers, try to ensure that if the attackers are defeated, at least one escapes to report the outcome of the battle. Most easily, the dragon can
damage from a single attack that deals more than half its remaining hit points, it withdraws from combat on its next turn. If it hasn’t already tried to summon another yugoloth, it does so immediately. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
She shall return!” As with the first assault on the adventurers, try to ensure that if the attackers are defeated, at least one escapes to report the outcome of the battle. Most easily, the dragon can
damage from a single attack that deals more than half its remaining hit points, it withdraws from combat on its next turn. If it hasn’t already tried to summon another yugoloth, it does so immediately. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the daelkyr were defeated, the dolgaunts descended into the depths of Khyber with their masters. There, they study in cavernous monasteries, forging their bodies into living weapons dedicated to the
Perception 14
Languages Deep Speech, Goblin
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Evasion. If the dolgaunt is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this magical mischief. The faerie dragon would like to get rid of Maddgoth’s homunculus, which has become a troublesome reminder of the castle’s true owner. Otto has defeated the homunculus in physical
flees if reduced to half its hit points or fewer. It tries to find a hiding place in the castle but abandons the structure if it must. When encountered outside the castle, Otto has the size and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
The Stone Bridge See chapter 2 for more information on the Stone Bridge. When the characters reach the middle of the bridge, read the following text: You see half a dozen figures on the bridge ahead
triumph. Once three of the thugs are defeated, the remaining two surrender and the mage casts fly on himself to escape. Interrogations. If the characters take prisoners, they can interrogate their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
them shouts. “La Paloma pays for her crimes this day!” Without hesitation, they attack.
Seven bounty hunters (use the scout stat block) shoot from behind the waist-high wall, which grants them half
horses and flee the village. Characters can learn about Paloma and the crimes of which she is accused from any defeated bounty hunters who survive the fight (see the “Learning about Paloma” section). One
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, the orcs wage an endless war on humans, elves, dwarves, and other folk. Orcs hold a particular hatred for elves. The elven god Corellon Larethian half-blinded Gruumsh with a well-placed arrow to the
, instead converting ruins, cavern complexes, and defeated foes’ villages into fortified camps and strongholds. Orcs build only for defense, making no innovation or improvement to their lairs beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
trying to deal with panicked students. You can’t just let some monster ruin the first day of classes. Time to step up!
In the western part of area B8, the characters see a half dozen old trunks strewn
about. Sheets, blankets, large wooden frames, and half-painted wooden props are scattered haphazardly around the tables where members of the Live-Action Roleplaying Guild were setting up for a show
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Big Belchy can breathe steam only once. On each of its turns thereafter, it swims a total of 40 feet toward Jarlaxle’s flagship
exertion. If the drow are defeated while on Big Belchy’s back, the Stone of Golorr tumbles off the mechanical dragon turtle’s shell and drops into Deepwater Harbor. If the water is deep enough, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Academy map, handout 1.) They soon come upon the extraction crew: You reach the bottom of the stairs and see a corridor filled with smoke. A half dozen dead bodies litter the hallway floor. Coming toward
. Each creature within a 20-foot-radius area of the bend in the south end of the corridor must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6) force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
lose more than half their number without gaining a foothold in the village, the survivors flee into the surrounding hills. Once the orcs are defeated, the characters can advance to 3rd level and head
them in. The leader of the new arrivals is Xolkin Alassandar (LE male half-elf bandit captain), a charming, ruthless man in his mid-thirties. He and his six subordinates (LE male and female human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
following description as the characters enter: Excited onlookers crowd the bleachers within this vast, open tent. One half of the space is crowded with cooking tools: a pair of oversized woks and two
half of the arena holds the cooking implements and ingredients needed to prepare the shrimp cakes. The eastern half contains a 10-foot-tall tank of water and several gigantic jagged koi prawns. Steps at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
creature takes half as much damage only. H4: Trophy Room The stuffed heads of deer, wolves, and other beasts are mounted on the walls of this room, as are a few humanoid heads with ghastly expressions
. Skulls are piled in the northwest corner.
Among the trophies are a number of empty mounts equal to the characters in the party—a grim omen of what could happen if they’re defeated in this cave. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
small flames and colored lights, to the delight of Tanas. No one sits at the bar, but Propha Dran is clearing up empty glasses where the half-elf Chance was sitting before. She looks up at you and
. Inside the room are two chuuls. One has grappled Chance (from area 3), and both are feasting on the unconscious half-elf spy. The chuul drops Chance as combat begins, leaving the spy unconscious with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. She’s a fanatical follower of the Dragon Queen and vents righteous rage on the characters, including the following topics: The Dragon Queen’s victory is inevitable. Half of Ansalon already bows to
dies, Kansaldi whispers to the characters that her death is the sacrifice Takhisis wants and that victory is now assured. Treasure. Kansaldi’s gold-embossed half helmet is worth 3,000 gp, and a crimson
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
wheel, so it still turns noisily. The upper half of the barn is a loft where milled flour is stored. The loft can be reached by wooden stairs along the east wall or by using the ropes and pulleys that
Award standard XP for defeated foes. If characters realized they were walking into a trap, give each a 50 XP bonus. If they didn’t deduce that it was a trap but spotted the ambushers in time to prevent a surprise round, give each character a 25 XP bonus.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
an aura of transmutation magic around each one: East Statue. This statue depicts a young Shou woman whose face is half ruined by acid. She clutches an orb in one hand.
South Statue. This statue
unconscious. The first time the adventurers defeat a particular animated archmage statue, they receive XP for it as with any creature defeated in combat. Subsequent victories against that statue don’t provide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 31 (7d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Chimeras were created
.
These three aspects drive a chimera to stake out a territory that is as large as 10 miles wide. It preys on wild game, viewing more powerful creatures as rivals to be humiliated and defeated. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. The rats attack when disturbed, and the surviving rats flee when half their number die. Years of exposure and neglect have corroded the lock on the exit grate. Even with the key, a successful DC 10
. Rewards Award standard XP for defeated foes. Aside from that, the chief reward for this mission is the tunnel itself. As long as it remains secret, characters can use it to enter and exit the keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
wheel, so it still turns noisily. The upper half of the barn is a loft where milled flour is stored. The loft can be reached by wooden stairs along the east wall or by using the ropes and pulleys
Award standard XP for defeated foes. If characters realized they were walking into a trap, give each a 50 XP bonus. If they didn’t deduce that it was a trap but spotted the ambushers in time to prevent a surprise round, give each character a 25 XP bonus.