Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'hold cold'.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
You have Resistance to Cold damage while you hold this staff.
Spells. The staff has 10 charges. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your
spell save DC. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell.
Spell
Charge Cost
Cone of Cold
5
Fog Cloud
1
Ice Storm
4
Wall of Ice
4
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Cold Breath"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 60-foot Cone
. Failure: 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation":"12d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cold Breath", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Success: Half damage.
Paralyzing Breath. Constitution Saving Throw: DC
Monsters
Monster Manual
uses Spellcasting to cast Hold Monster. The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Cold Gale. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 10
":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Cold Breath"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 24, each creature
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
When you hit with an attack roll using this magic weapon, the target takes an extra 1d6 Cold damage. In addition, while you hold the weapon, you have Resistance to Fire damage.
In freezing
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
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Hold Breath. The seal can hold its breath for 15 minutes.
Keen Smell. The seal has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2
acclimated to the cold weather and feed primarily on small fish, squid, and clams. Seal pups have yellowish-white fur, which turns silvery gray as they enter adulthood.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hold Breath. The tortle can hold its breath for 1 hour.Multiattack. The tortle makes four Claw attacks or two Nature’s Wrath attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4
chosen by the tortle: cold;{"diceNotation":"2d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Nature's Wrath (Cold)", "rollDamageType":"cold"}, fire;{"diceNotation":"2d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): cone of cold, creation, hold monster
6th level (1 slot): move earth, wall of ice
7th level (1 slot): prismatic spray
8th level (1 slot): control weatherScimitar. Melee
): alter self, darkvision, enlarge/reduce, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, haste, protection from energy
4th level (3 slots): confusion, conjure minor elementals
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This dull, cold crystal sits heavy and leaden, saturated by the Shadowfell’s despair. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach
it. It falls off if your attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it.
When you use a Metamagic option on a spell while you are holding or wearing
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: hold person
1/day each: cone of cold, ice storm, wall of iceBheur hags live in
", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Frost Shard. Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Frost Shard"} to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (6d8
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo features designs that emphasize one color.
Tattoo Attunement. To attune to this item, you hold the needle to your skin where you want the tattoo to
color, as shown on the table below. The DM chooses the color or determines it randomly.
d10
Damage Type
Color
1
Absorbing Tattoo, Acid;Acid
Green
2
Absorbing Tattoo, Cold;Cold
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
. You gain the following benefits while you hold Drown:
You can speak Aquan fluently.
You have resistance to cold damage.
You can cast dominate monster (save DC 17) on a water elemental. Once you
Olhydra, the Princess of Evil Water.
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon. When you hit with it, the targets takes an extra 1d8 cold damage.
Water Mastery
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
hold their own in contests of strength with ogres. Goliath giant-kin can also channel the magic of their giant relatives into mighty melee attacks.
Though they are not part of the ordning, goliath
’s giant community: cold;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Giant's Strikes (Cold)", "rollDamageType":"cold"} (frost giant), fire;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The mage doesn’t require air or drink.Multiattack. The mage makes two Ray of Cold attacks.
Energy Drain. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5
","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow under the DM’s control.
Ray of Cold
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
","rollAction":"Chromatic Rapier","rollDamageType":"acid"}, cold;{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Chromatic Rapier","rollDamageType":"cold"}, fire;{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage
, Thaumaturgy
3/day each: Shatter, Unseen Servant
2/day each: Hypnotic Pattern, Sending
1/day: Hold MonsterWindfall can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. She can take only one
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Hurl
":"damage", "rollAction":"Hurl Icicle", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hurl Icicle", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
":"Ice Axe", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Ice Axe", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +17
", "rollAction":"Glacier Throw", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 25 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition.
Glacial Upheaval (Recharge 5–6
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
from it, using your spell 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
cold, scrying, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability
7th level (1 slot): teleport
8th level (1 slot): mind blank
9th level (1 slot): time stop
*The archmage casts mind blank
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it.
Roll a d4 and consult the Elemental Essence Shards table to determine the shard’s essence and
takes 2d6 cold damage and must succeed on a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC or be pushed 10 feet away from you and fall prone.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
friends, message
1st
command, ensnaring strike
2nd
arcane lock, calm emotions, hold person
3rd
clairvoyance, counterspell
4th
compulsion, divination
cast ensnaring strike, for example, the vines created by the spell might appear as rune-inscribed glowing bands that wrap around the target and hold it in place.
Suggested Characteristics
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her divine spark vanishes. She is dead until the next winter solstice, when she reappears at full health in a cold, remote location of her choosing.
Frigid Aura. So long as Auril has at least 1 hit
point in this form, each creature within 10 feet of her takes 10 cold damage at the start of each of her turns.
Legendary Resistance (1/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose
Backgrounds
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
forever. The purpose of everything is to crumble and decay.
Fated. Everyone makes their own fate and is entitled to whatever they can take and hold.
Fraternity of Order. All of existence is governed by
stage of existence.
Mercykillers. Cold, relentless justice is absolute, and no one is above it.
Mind’s Eye. The multiverse exists to be explored. It shapes us, and we shape it in turn.
Society of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: chromatic orb (cold orb only; see “Actions” below), detect magic, misty step
2/day each: control
":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Talons","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Touch of Frost. Melee Spell Attack: +13;{"diceNotation
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage (transmuter’s choice whenever choosing this benefit).
Speed. The transmuter’s walking speed is increased by 10 feet.Multiattack. The
following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: light, message, prestidigitation
2/day each: fireball, hold person, knock, mage armor, polymorph, slow
1
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Freezing Ray"} to hit, range 120 ft., one creature. Hit: 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Freezing Ray","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold
spells from it (spell save DC 14, +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Staff Spell"} to hit with spell attacks): cone of cold (8d8;{"diceNotation":"8d8","rollType":"damage
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, hold person, protection from poison
3rd level (3 slots): call lightning, sleet storm, tidal wave*
4th level (3 slots): control water, ice storm
5th level (1 slot): scrying
Water Walk. Gar can
);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Drown","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.In the Water Node
When it becomes clear that the Temple of the Crushing Wave is no longer secure, Gar
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
hold the fragment of chaos she used to prove her worth to her father.
Random Properties. The helm has the following random properties, determined by rolling on the appropriate table in the Dungeon
. The target must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 4d6 acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage (your choice). On a successful save, the creature takes
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Glory. The reigar’s Armor Class includes the reigar’s Charisma modifier.
Hold Breath. The reigar can hold their breath for 1 hour.
Special Equipment. The reigar wears a
"} to hit, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (5d8) damage of a type chosen by the reigar from the following list: cold;{"diceNotation":"5d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Chromatic Bolt (Cold
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Morningstar","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ice Morningstar","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Ice Dart. Ranged Weapon
Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ice Dart","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Cone of Cold (Recharges after a
Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
cold, dark night, and you were unable to stop it.
6
You were cursed with lycanthropy and later cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered.
7
A hag kidnapped and raised you
. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts.
8
You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
their true nature, as each construct is shielded by a spell that makes it seem nonmagical.
Though these constructed villagers can physically interact with the environment around them and hold lengthy
whenever a villager touches a hard surface. The villagers are also cold to the touch, which can be ascertained only through physical contact. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, inflict wounds, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, spiritual weapon
Icy Doom. When the cultist dies, its corpse freezes for 9 days
warmth and aid, protecting its wearer against the cold while guiding them safely back to civilization. Once its wearer reaches Ten-Towns, the talisman loses its inner radiance, yet the cultists keep their
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d8+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"cold
"} cold damage.
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Mace"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d6+8","rollType
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
experiments have also given rise to dragonblood oozes.
The congealed blood of a dragon given mobility and hunger, the ooze tries to shape itself into a draconic form. It cannot hold a coherent shape
for long and soon collapses into an amorphous heap. Similarly, it tries to manifest a breath weapon but manages only to spew forth part of its own body that it then reels back in.Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
;{"diceNotation":"9d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Breath (Acid)", "rollDamageType":"acid"}, cold;{"diceNotation":"9d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Breath (Cold
)", "rollDamageType":"cold"}, fire;{"diceNotation":"9d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Breath (Fire)", "rollDamageType":"fire"}, or lightning;{"diceNotation":"9d8", "rollType":"damage