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Returning 35 results for 'hell take'.
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the vampire can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The vampire regains all expended uses at the start of each
condition until the start of its next turn. Success: Half damage only. Failure or Success: The vampire can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Teleport. The vampire
Hell Hound
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Fire-breathing fiends that take the form of powerful dogs, hell hounds commonly serve evil creatures that use them as guard animals and companions.Fire
Adult Deep Dragon
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can
creatures are within reach, or the target can’t take a reaction, it takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Commanding Spores", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to an unoccupied space he can see.Bael 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 creature
following of cultists. Those who worship at his altar call him the King of Hell, and the most deluded believe that he is the lord of all devils. In arcane circles, certain writings, such as the dreaded Book
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their psionic abilities to cloak themselves and watch from afar. When an emerald dragon is old enough, the dragon might take on the guise of a creature that can blend in with the local population, or at
hawks routinely accost an emerald dragon wyrmling who lairs near the hawks’ nest.
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An emerald dragon wyrmling is being hunted by a fire giant;fire giant's pet hell hound.
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An
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
your responsibilities for a month.
Flaming Fist. If you serve in the Flaming Fist, once every ten days, you must report to the Seatower of Balduran for training, and you’re required to take a
regular patrol in the Upper City or take a regular shift at its gates, and must report for training in the Watch Citadel once every ten days. In return, you have access to the Citadel and a direct line of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Hell Hound Monstrous, fire-breathing fiends that take the form of powerful dogs, hell hounds are found on the battlefields of Acheron and throughout the Lower Planes. On the Material Plane, hell
hounds are most commonly seen in service to devils, fire giants, and other evil creatures that use them as guard animals and companions. Burning Hunger. Hell hounds hunt in packs, feeding on any creature
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
possibilities.)
Now you’re looking for something else, perhaps greater reward for the risks you take, or the freedom to choose your own activities. For whatever reason, you’re leaving
tales from my military experience relevant to almost every combat situation.
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I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
6
I enjoy being strong and like breaking things.
7
I have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Hell Hound Monstrous, fire-breathing fiends that take the form of powerful dogs, hell hounds are found on the battlefields of Acheron and throughout the Lower Planes. On the Material Plane, hell
hounds are most commonly seen in service to devils, fire giants, and other evil creatures that use them as guard animals and companions. Hell Hound
Medium fiend, lawful evil
Armor Class 15 (natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
out the cult, they send a pack of three hell hounds after the party. The hounds need only get the scent of the characters through spilled blood or discarded items. This encounter can take place wherever
the characters are at the time, whether traveling between sites or ostensibly safe at an inn. If the characters encounter the hell hounds in the wilderness, the hounds appear a short distance behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
A Paladin in Hell—a painting that has become famous throughout Faerûn—and that he lost his arm on that expedition, fighting the forces of the archdevil Zariel. However, Sir Ursas is hardly the
—especially followers of Zariel. See appendix B for Sir Ursas’s stat block. A Paladin in Hell Sir Ursas’s Manor Sir Ursas resides in a veritable stronghold located outside the city limits. Its grounds are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
needs reinforcements. 22 7 hell hounds The hell hounds remain here until they are set free. 23 6 hobgoblins, 6 imprisoned orcs The hobgoblins remain here to guard the prisoners, which include the orcs. If
Duke Zalto, 2 hell hounds Duke Zalto and his hell hounds go to area 20 if the bucket chain stops moving. 30 1 iron golem The golem remains here until activated. 31 Brimskarda (fire giant), 2 ogres
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
so far as to consort with the powers of the Nine Hells, valuing the rule of law over the balm of mercy. The archdevil Bel, warlord of Avernus, counts many of these paladins — called hell knights — as
his most ardent supporters. Hell knights cover their armor with trophies taken from fallen enemies, a grim warning to any who dare oppose them and the decrees of their lords. These knights are often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
characters to rest or heal can be a good challenge for a powerful party. If you want to keep these encounters simple and straightforward, you can have them take place in locations with no strange
effects or hazards. If you want to make an encounter more interesting, have the combat take place during a quake (see the “Elturel Hazards” sidebar). If you want a fight to go easier for the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
horned devil named Bitter Breath, a human necromancer named Feonor, and a chain devil named Princeps Kovik. These warlords are as cruel and merciless as the hell they inhabit. All share a “survival of
inevitably rises to take its place. Bitter Breath, Feonor, and Princeps Kovik are merely the latest in a long series of warlords to plague the Avernian expanse. If Zariel wasn’t so busy fighting the Blood War
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Imp Devil of Pettiness and Suspicion Habitat: Any; Treasure: None Patrik Hell Known for their cowardice and toadying, imps serve devils and wicked magic-users. Their abilities to shape-shift and
take over bands of weaker monsters, or they might pose as helpful spirits and trick influential individuals into pursuing nefarious ends. I can tell you what I know, but wouldn’t you rather I tell you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
countless mortals. He was whirling along above Avernus, uppermost of the Nine Hells.
— Ed Greenwood, Elminster in Hell
If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy that makes up the multiverse
. Adventurers could take a guided tour of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, in a single day — if the powers of the Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
success. Any creature under the greatsword or the gauntlet when it falls must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 55 (10d10) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone and restrained under
without being heard or seen by Duke Zalto and his hell hounds in area 28 below. To reach the western gantry, Zalto and his hounds climb the iron stairs. To reach the northern gantry, they must move to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
as they try in vain to cross through.
Creatures. Two hell hounds are presently held within magical wards in this area. Hoobur summoned these fiends but has yet to assign them a task, so he keeps them
“crated” here. The hell hounds can’t leave the rune-bounded areas unless the runes are disturbed (including by a character who enters the warded area), or if the characters activate the runes on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
), accompanied by his hell hound companion, Sadie III. He carries keys to the cages in this area and area 13. Arrogant and cruel, Barbatos threatens and taunts the characters before attempting to capture them
permanently inoperable if Barbatos is slain. Anyone attempting to disrupt the wires must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d10) force damage. The wires are self-repairing, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
beasts or a fire giant with two pet hell hounds (with the two hell hounds represented by a single card). Because you’re more likely to draw both twin cards when the encounter deck has thinned out
adventurers only a hint of the goal’s presence: perhaps the monsters they encounter are hunting the same creature, and its tracks can still be found. Or the encounter might take place within an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Hell of a Ride Kent Davis The erinyes roam the blasted landscape in a vehicle called the Venatrix The characters can descend the cliff without trouble. Once they do, they catch the attention of a
Directions” section. The three erinyes are hoping to take down a goristro: a minotaur-like demon that carries demonic legions and rare treasures through the battlefields of the Blood War. They need someone to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
great presence and force of personality. This dark gift increases the beneficiary’s Charisma by 4, up to a maximum of 22. The beneficiary of this dark gift gains the following flaw: “I won’t take no for
any question put to me.” East Sarcophagus. The vestige within this sarcophagus offers the dark gift of Seriach, the Hell Hound Whisperer. Seriach’s gift is the power to summon and control hell hounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
yet key member of House Cannith’s warforged project, has been especially vocal about making things right: “It’s about time we fixed things instead of blowing them all to hell.”
Tool Proficiency When
tools or smith’s tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface within 5 feet of you. A Small eldritch cannon occupies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
hell.” Tool Proficiency 3rd-level Artillerist feature You gain proficiency with woodcarver’s tools. If you already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of artisan’s tools
how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver’s tools or smith’s tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
gymnast! Slaying a kobold? Take it down with a legendary oath, and no one will realize that an asthmatic farmhand could have done the same thing with a rusty sickle. Running across a room? Use
smell like a hell hound’s hindquarters.
4 You’re as helpful as a halfling.
5 Let me guess. You’re a self-taught wizard?
6 Your personality has all the warmth of a winter wolf.
7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
critters in an encounter, use swarms instead. Number of Stat Blocks. The best combat encounters often pair one kind of creature with another, such as fire giants paired with hell hounds. Be mindful of the
Creatures. If your combat encounter includes a creature whose CR is higher than the party’s level, be aware that such a creature might deal enough damage with a single action to take out one or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
. Two fire giants guard the king at all times; their positions are indicated by the circled numbers 1 and 2. Each giant has a carved stone to throw. Crouching at positions 3 and 4 are a pair of hell
throne room. The doors open into an outer hall where six hell hounds roam. The walls in the outer hall are set with torches in cressets and draped with crude tapestries. Six chairs and two benches lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
mascot and would-be protector of a group of refugee aarakocra.
3 A silver dragon wyrmling practices precocious shape-shifting abilities among a colony of kobolds.
4 A hell hound watches
Connected Creatures
1 A young silver dragon allows a stone giant to take refuge in the dragon’s lair.
2 A young silver dragon in Humanoid form tries to keep an unsuspecting royal heir away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
lust. Despite his lack of interest in affairs outside battle, or perhaps because of it, Bael has gained a small following of cultists. Those who worship at his altar call him the King of Hell, and the
/day: dominate monster
Teleport. Bael teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can see.
Legendary Actions
Bael can take 3 legendary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
battle lust. Despite his lack of interest in affairs outside battle, or perhaps because of it, Bael has gained a small following of cultists. Those who worship at his altar call him the King of Hell
.
Legendary Actions
Bael 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 creature’s turn. Bael
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
money he stole from me, and I’d like you to give him hell. He’s hosting a tournament there. I want you to steal the erinyes statuette he plans to award as a prize, embarrassing him in front of the big
could try to take the statuette from the winner on their way out, Verity wants to limit the heist’s impact to Quentin as much as possible to shame him publicly. Verity’s Bag of Holding Made of purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
combat encounters often pair one kind of creature with another, such as fire giants paired with hell hounds. Be mindful of the number of stat blocks you need to run the encounter. Referencing more than
party’s level, be aware that such a creature might deal enough damage with a single action to take out one or more characters. For example, an Ogre (CR 2) can kill a level 1 Wizard with a single blow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Tent 20 lb. 2 GP Tinderbox 1 lb. 5 SP Torch 1 lb. 1 CP Vial — 1 GP Waterskin 5 lb. (full) 2 SP Acid (25 GP) When you take the Attack action, you can replace one of your attacks with throwing a vial of
Acid. Target one creature or object you can see within 20 feet of yourself. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw (DC 8 plus your Dexterity modifier and Proficiency Bonus) or take 2d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or take 2d10 Psychic damage. Level 10: Beguiling Defenses Your patron teaches you how to guard your mind and body. You are immune to the
Charmed condition. In addition, immediately after a creature you can see hits you with an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to reduce the damage you take by half (round down), and you can force the