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Monsters
Monster Manual
. Failure: 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation":"12d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cold Breath", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Success: Half damage.
Paralyzing Breath. Constitution Saving Throw: DC
with spell attacks):
At Will: Detect Magic, Hold Monster, Ice Knife, Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and no Concentration or Temporary Hit
Monsters
Monster Manual
in a 90-foot Cone. Failure: 67 (15d8);{"diceNotation":"15d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cold Breath", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Success: Half damage.
Paralyzing Breath
":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Detect Magic, Hold Monster, Ice Knife (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: If this damage reduces the target to 0 Hit Points, the mind flayer kills it and devours its brain.
Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6
", "rollAction":"Mind Blast", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target has the Stunned condition until the end of the mind flayer’s next turn. Success: Half damage only
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This heavy cloth bag contains 3d4 dry beans when found. The bag weighs half a pound regardless of how many beans it contains and becomes a nonmagical item when it no longer contains any beans.
If
, makes a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d4 Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
If you remove a bean from the bag, plant it in dirt or sand, and then water
Monsters
Monster Manual
Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The colossus deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The colossus makes three attacks, using Slam or
":"Radiant"} Radiant damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this beam disintegrates into dust, leaving behind any magic items it was wearing or
Monsters
Monster Manual
Resistance. The goristro has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The goristro deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The goristro makes one
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.PoisonCold, Fire, LightningCharge. The goristro moves up to half its Speed straight toward an enemy it can see.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
must expend to cast the spell.
Spell
Charge Cost
Cone of Cold
5
Fireball (level 5 version)
5
Globe of Invulnerability
6
Hold Monster
5
Levitate
2
Lightning
charges in the staff . Each other creature in the area makes a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes Force damage equal to 4 times the number of charges in the staff . On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Amphibious. The kraken can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the kraken fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The kraken
);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fling", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Prone condition. Success: Half damage only.
Lightning
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Reflective Carapace"}. On a 1–5, the tarrasque is unaffected. On a 6, the tarrasque is unaffected and reflects the spell, turning the caster into the target.
Siege Monster. The tarrasque deals
: Half damage only.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the tarrasque can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The tarrasque regains all expended uses
Monsters
Monster Manual
). If the cataclysm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The cataclysm deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The cataclysm makes two Elemental Burst
: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target starts burning.2: Freezing Waves. Strength Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 90-foot Cone. Failure: 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8", "rollType":"damage
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Clairvoyance
2
Crown of Madness
1
Disintegrate
4
Dominate Monster
5
Eyebite
4
X-ray Vision. You can take a Magic action to gain X-ray vision with a range of 30 feet for 1
damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is transformed into green slime (see chapter 3) that covers the ground in its
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Found in a small packet, this dust is made from finely ground rust monster antennae. There is enough dust in each packet for one use.
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Statistics for the zombie are in the Monster Manual.
If you target an undead with this spell, the target doesn’t make a saving throw. Instead, roll 5d12. The target gains half the total as temporary hit points.
half as much damage on a successful one. A target killed by this damage rises up as a zombie at the start of your next turn. The zombie pursues whatever creature it can see that is closest to it
Backgrounds
The Book of Many Things
, and career. Maybe a rampaging dragon or another monster wiped out everything you had in a single calamitous afternoon. Or you might have sought out a Deck of Many Things, hoping to make your
)
Equipment: A cracked hourglass, a set of rusty manacles, a half-empty bottle, a hunting trap, a gaming set (matching your chosen proficiency), a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch
Arcanaloth
Legacy
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
): counterspell, fear, fireball
4th level (3 slots): banishment, dimension door
5th level (2 slots): contact other plane, hold monster
6th level (1 slot): chain lightning
7th level (1 slot): finger of death
","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Teleport. The arcanaloth magically teleports, along with any equipment it
Bag of Beans
Legacy
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
, extending from the beans. Each creature in the area, including you, must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d4 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The
;shriekers sprout
51-60
1d4 + 8 bright pink toads crawl forth. Whenever a toad is touched, it transforms into a Large or smaller monster of the GM's choice. The monster remains for 1 minute, then
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Fire Absorption. Whenever the ruin grinder is subjected to fire damage, it regains a number of hit points equal to half the fire damage dealt.
Siege Monster. The ruin grinder deals double damage to
objects and structures.
Tunneler. The ruin grinder can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The ruin grinder makes two
Swarm of Cranium Rats
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
than half of its hit points remaining, the swarm can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: command, comprehend languages, detect thoughts
1/day each: confusion
, dominate monster
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny rat. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain
Staff of Power
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
save DC and spell attack bonus: cone of cold (5 charges), fireball (5th-level version, 5 charges), globe of invulnerability (6 charges), hold monster (5 charges), levitate (2 charges), lightning bolt
in the following table. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage.
Distance from Origin
Damage
10 ft. away or closer
8 x the number of charges in the staff
11
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
;s other components and touch them, transforming them into a special construct called a homunculus.
The statistics of the homunculus are in the Monster Manual. It is your faithful companion, and it
dies if you die. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can spend up to half your Hit Dice if the homunculus is on the same plane of existence as you. When you do so, roll each die and add your
Arcanaloth (summoner variant)
Legacy
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
): counterspell, fear, fireball
4th level (3 slots): banishment, dimension door
5th level (2 slots): contact other plane, hold monster
6th level (1 slot): chain lightning
7th level (1 slot): finger of death
","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Teleport. The arcanaloth magically teleports, along with any equipment it
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10);{"diceNotation":"8d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Freezing Breath","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage on a failed save, or half as much
them to attack expeditions and settlements that other predators would avoid, as they often mistake the fire of a forge or a campfire for a large, tasty meal. azer;Azers (see the Monster Manual) use this
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies and rises as a zombie (see its stat block in the Monster
into a dragon’s maw until the monster chokes. In the course of their relentless marches, zombies might suffer all manner of trauma, potentially reducing them to masses of crawling limbs (see
Magic Items
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once you use
you, turning your corpse into a black pudding allied with the daelkyr (see the Monster Manual for the black pudding;black pudding's stat block).
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
, taking 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Devastating Roll","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
daily at dawn. The juggernaut is destroyed and doesn't regenerate if it drops to 0 hit points.
Siege Monster. The juggernaut deals double damage to objects and structures.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Siege Monster. The auger deals double damage to objects and structures.
Tunneler. The auger can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its
", "rollAction":"Burst of Heat", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: command,* detect thoughts,* sending*
1/day each: confusion,* dominate monster*
*To cast this spell, the swarm must have more than half its hit
);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bites", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer, plus 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8", "rollType
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
5 Hit Dice, it becomes a ghoul. Otherwise, it becomes a wight. (All three appear in the Monster Manual.) A devourer can imprison only one creature at a time.
Soul Rend (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation
Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10);{"diceNotation":"8d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Soul Rend", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’t be used this way again until the next dawn.
Gold Dragon Form. While you are missing half or more of your hit points, you can speak a different command word and the figurine becomes an
adult gold dragon (see its stat block in the Monster Manual) for up to 1 hour. The adult gold dragon;dragon can’t use any legendary actions or lair actions. Once the figurine has become an adult
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
slots): detect thoughts, knock
3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, tongues
4th level (3 slots): dominate beast, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): hold monster, telekinesis
6th level (1 slot): true seeing
","rollAction":"Fire Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Weakening Breath. Zindar exhales gas in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The ssurran regains 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"heal","rollAction":"Defile (healing)"} hit points for each creature that fails
.
Ssurran
Ssurran are lizardfolk who have adapted to life in arid climates and in Wildspace. You can use the lizardfolk stat blocks in the Monster Manual to represent them, in addition to the variants described below.Necrotic
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
half as much damage on a successful one. After the ssurran throws a bomb, roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Poison Bomb"}; on a roll of 4 or lower, the ssurran has no more
. You can use the lizardfolk stat blocks in the Monster Manual to represent them, in addition to the variants described below.
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Amphibious. The kraken can breathe air and water.
Siege Monster. The kraken deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The kraken makes three tentacle attacks. One of them can be
"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.LightningBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
":"Aura of Doom", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the doom lord doesn’t have the incapacitated condition, it can
suppress or resume this aura at the start of its turn (no action required).
Siege Monster. The doom lord deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The doom lord makes two Entropic
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being underwater doesn't grant resistance against this damage.The strongest monster in the
western end of the lake, waiting for the water prophet to decide the time is right to seize control of the river.
If a boat ventures into her half of the lake, Bronzefume surfaces to investigate. The