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Returning 35 results for 'half root'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The blight makes two Branch attacks and uses Grasping Root.
Branch. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Branch"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 16
(3d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Branch", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.
Grasping Root. Strength Saving Throw: DC 17, one Large or smaller
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
use of Lightning Discharge.
Unusual Nature. The yggdrasti doesn’t require air or sleep.Multiattack. The yggdrasti makes two Root attacks and uses Lightning Discharge (if available).
Root. Melee
Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Root"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Root
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
in any combination and one Grasping Root attack.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 33 (4d12
"} bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition.
Grasping Root. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
":"damage","rollAction":"Poison Stinger","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is
, built for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it
monsters
the damage it takes from that attack, and the podling takes the other half of the damage.A bodytaker plant uses its powerful vines to capture victims or accept captives brought to it by podling servants
cases, their meteorite-like seeds fall to fertile worlds and take root. What emerges is a new bodytaker plant that seeks to grow and propagate until its kind dominates the entire world. As assistants
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the damage it takes from that attack, and the podling takes the other half of the damage.A bodytaker plant uses its powerful vines to capture victims or accept captives brought to it by podling servants
cases, their meteorite-like seeds fall to fertile worlds and take root. What emerges is a new bodytaker plant that seeks to grow and propagate until its kind dominates the entire world. As assistants
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
","rollAction":"Steam 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.Dragon
sleep for years or decades while floating along the surface of the ocean, enjoying the warmth of the sun and letting vegetation take root on their shells. An angry ancient dragon turtle is terrible to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, taking 42 (12d6);{"diceNotation":"12d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Steam Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being
dragon turtles for solid ground.
Ancient dragon turtles might sleep for years or decades while floating along the surface of the ocean, enjoying the warmth of the sun and letting vegetation take root on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
2,900; PB +3)
Actions
Multiattack. The blight makes two Branch attacks and uses Grasping Root.
Branch. Melee Attack Roll: +9, reach 15 ft. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) Bludgeoning damage.
Grasping Root
(escape DC 16) from one of six roots. Until the grapple ends, the target takes 13 (2d6 + 6) Bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns.
Bonus Actions
Gnash. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17, one creature Grappled by the blight. Failure: 19 (3d8 + 6) Piercing damage. Success: Half damage.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and its speed becomes 0 until the start of the dragon’s next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t
multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise.
3
What use is vast knowledge or insight if it is not
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, taking 67 (15d8);{"diceNotation":"15d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Steam Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being
along the surface of the ocean, enjoying the warmth of the sun and letting vegetation take root on their shells. An angry ancient dragon turtle is terrible to behold, radiating heat from the shell to boil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Create Homunculus 6th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (clay, ash, and mandrake root, all of which the spell consumes, and a jewel-encrusted dagger worth at
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
inquisitor might torture innocents in a quest to root out a cult of the Dragon Below; if she’s stopped, the cult will survive and flourish. A group of orcs periodically raids a human settlement because the
detonate a necrotic resonator that will kill half of Sharn, they need to be stopped. But in a good Eberron story, the simplest solution may not be the best one.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell
contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise.
3
What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of animated vegetation looms up half again as tall as a human, tapering into a faceless “head” at its top. All-Consuming Devourers. A shambling mound feeds on any organic material, tirelessly
shambling mound to seek out new sources of food.
The Weed that Walks. The instinct that drives a shambling mound is its central root-stem, buried somewhere inside its ponderous form. The rest of a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell
I am never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
2
I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Discharge.
Unusual Nature. The yggdrasti doesn’t require air or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The yggdrasti makes two Root attacks and uses Lightning Discharge (if available).
Root. Melee Weapon
grapple one target.
Lightning Discharge (3/Day). The yggdrasti shoots lightning at one creature within 120 feet of itself. The target must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 31 (7d8) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
use magic and blessed weapons to protect the just and root out wickedness across the Multiverse. These angels act where they can against overwhelming evil, but to avoid the attention of the Lower
) Radiant damage.
Holy Burst. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each enemy in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the planetar can see within 120 feet. Failure: 24 (7d6) Radiant damage. Success: Half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ancestors. They dispatch hunting parties to the Material Plane to root out and slaughter illithids wherever they can find them. After centuries of hunting, they have grown very skilled at it. Every mind
ulitharid strikes out on its own. Half the mind flayers and thralls in the colony undertake a great migration, seeking a new lair at least 100 miles away from the old one. Once the ulitharid finds a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A character who uses an action to study the pillars and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check notices a
area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 45 (10d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The tiny glyph can be found on the backside of the knocker’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Harpers by making a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the check succeeds, the horse recalls giving a ride to a sun elf and his half-orc bodyguard two days ago; she picked them up at an intersection
(she doesn’t recall which one) and dropped them off at the Yawning Portal. They talked about hiring spies to root out Xanathar Guild hideouts in the city. Maxeene’s descriptions of the passengers match
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly realities
Constitution saving throw, with disadvantage if the xill hit it more than once this turn, taking 14 (4d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. If the poison damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
delivers missions by way of animal messenger spells and is partial to using cats and pigeons as couriers. He quickly assigns new members their first mission. Melannor is a half-elf druid, with these
succeeds, Sir Ambrose asks the party to patrol the southern half of the cemetery for ten consecutive nights while he patrols the north half. The characters have a cumulative 10 percent chance each night
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
scattered throughout the lands under his or her dominion. Among their other concerns, the Druids of the Old Faith are staunch enemies of the followers of Elemental Evil and root out its worshipers
posed by Iuz, the half-demon tyrant, the order seeks to defend its constituent lands against all sorts of monstrous threats. The Zhentarim The Thieves’ Guild of Greyhawk The Thieves’ Guild of Greyhawk is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
in their mind’s eye of a female half-elf in a gossamer cape made of mycelial threads. This brief vision is accompanied by a momentary feeling of intense longing and hunger. This event occurs only once
in the cavern chosen by the DM. Creatures in the area must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 55 (10d10) poison damage and is poisoned for 1 hour on a failed save, or takes half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
what power could be drawn from it.) Casualties. Twenty-five people (half of the population) are killed. The survivors, including Speaker Durmoot, flee to Bryn Shander with their most cherished
streets and obliterating homes. It takes 8 hours, but the dragon destroys half the town’s structures, including most of its docks. The White Lady Inn partially collapses when the dragon flies through it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
2 An area of reputedly haunted hills is the domain of a copper dragon, who takes advantage of local legend and trickery for amusement and to deter intruders.
3 A copper dragon is found half
to root out a behir that has claimed the dragon’s lair.
4 A band of raiders tithes treasure and tales to a young copper dragon, in exchange for using the canyons around the dragon’s lair as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
won’t give up their newfound treasure easily. Treasure. Each goblin has half of a 6-inch-tall purple worm statuette carved out of a lustrous purple stone. If the two halves are reattached using a
, however, attack any creature that dares to root through its garbage pile. The corpses in the garbage pile are the remains of drow, quaggoths, bugbears, goblins, and hobgoblins that were killed in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Infinite Staircase are often tucked away in dusty, half-forgotten places that no one frequents or pays any attention to. On any given plane, multiple doors might lead to the Infinite Staircase, though
scattered into the void and took root to form the worlds of the Material Plane. Thus, many philosophers and naturalists view all trees or even all plants as descendants of Yggdrasil, part of a vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cellar This spacious, empty cellar has the following features: Stone pillars and arches support the ceiling. Mismatched stonework on either side of a half-demolished wall indicates that this area was
bottles. B11b. Once a cold storage room and root cellar, this empty chamber is choked with dust and cobwebs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
animate for 1 day or until it dies, the treant dies, or it is more than 120 feet from the treant. The tree then takes root if possible.
Troll Large Giant, Chaotic Evil
AC 15 Initiative +1 (11
Multiattack. The troll makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Slashing damage.
Bonus Actions
Charge. The troll moves up to half its Speed straight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
preens and holds long, complimentary conversations with myriad admiring reflections here. Escape Tunnel. From the sleeping chamber, a concealed escape tunnel leads out through a hollow root before
dragon’s lair, flowing somewhere between half and twice its normal speed.
Mischief Afoot. Sapient creatures that spend a year within 5 miles of the faerie dragon’s lair feel the persistent urge to play pranks on others.
If the faerie dragon dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the heroes from the villains. Good people can do terrible things, while cruel or heartless people may be serving the greater good. An inquisitor may torture innocents in a quest to root out a cult of
necrotic resonator that will kill half of Sharn, they need to be stopped. But a good Eberron story challenges you to think about your actions, and the simplest solution may not be the best one. Human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Plane. To outlive their doomed world, these enigmatic plants spread their seeds to the stars. In rare cases, their meteorite-like seeds fall to fertile worlds and take root. What emerges is a new
Transfer Harm. Trigger: An attack roll hits the plant while a podling is within 5 feet of the plant. Response: The plant halves the damage it takes from that attack, and the podling takes the other half of the damage.