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Returning 21 results for 'horror breath'.
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
target is grappled (escape DC 16) if the eldritch horror isn’t already constricting a creature, and the target is restrained until this grapple ends.
Lightning Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation
":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Breath"}. The eldritch horror exhales a line of lightning that is 20 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 16
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
planes. It’s said the first demodands of Carceri were created by baernaloths.
Baernaloths spread discord and despair among any creatures they meet. They use their breath, thick with the gloom of
Hades, to turn friends against each other and then savor the horror that rises when their victims realize how they’ve betrayed one another. Baernaloths use their wicked power to keep mortally
Hydra
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Basic Rules (2014)
Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. While it has more than one head, the hydra has advantage on saving throws against being blinded
. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The hydra is a reptilian horror with a crocodilian body and multiple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Marks of Horror A gust of air like the foul-smelling breath of some horrible monster greets the adventurers as they climb the steps of a tower in Castle Ravenloft. Nearing the top, they begin to hear
the beating of a heart in the darkness above. Not a human heart, but the heart of something monstrous and horrible. Such is the nature of gothic horror: fear bred by anticipation and the dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Marks of Horror A gust of air like the foul-smelling breath of some horrible monster greets the adventurers as they climb the steps of a tower in Castle Ravenloft. Nearing the top, they begin to hear
the beating of a heart in the darkness above. Not a human heart, but the heart of something monstrous and horrible. Such is the nature of gothic horror: fear bred by anticipation and the dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Valachan Domain of the Hunter Darklord: Chakuna Genres: Gothic horror and slasher horror Hallmarks: Diabolical traps, hostile wilderness, survival games Mist Talismans: Displacer beast skin
her power or plunge the land into utter catastrophe. The secret pulses in the breath of the forest, timed to the heartbeat of its master. Those who survive long enough in Valachan to discover its secrets might end up twisted into the predator they oppose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Valachan Domain of the Hunter Darklord: Chakuna Genres: Gothic horror and slasher horror Hallmarks: Diabolical traps, hostile wilderness, survival games Mist Talismans: Displacer beast skin
her power or plunge the land into utter catastrophe. The secret pulses in the breath of the forest, timed to the heartbeat of its master. Those who survive long enough in Valachan to discover its secrets might end up twisted into the predator they oppose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Horror Pacing Pacing is the speed and energy with which your story unfolds. This relates to the amount of action in your game and, in a horror adventure, the tension or frequency of suspenseful
moments. Everything can’t be scary, and continuous terror is unsustainable. Before players grow numb to endless tension, create opportunities for them to catch their breath and regain a temporary feeling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Horror Pacing Pacing is the speed and energy with which your story unfolds. This relates to the amount of action in your game and, in a horror adventure, the tension or frequency of suspenseful
moments. Everything can’t be scary, and continuous terror is unsustainable. Before players grow numb to endless tension, create opportunities for them to catch their breath and regain a temporary feeling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
. They use their breath, thick with the gloom of Hades, to turn friends against each other and then savor the horror that rises when their victims realize how they’ve betrayed one another. Baernaloths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
. They use their breath, thick with the gloom of Hades, to turn friends against each other and then savor the horror that rises when their victims realize how they’ve betrayed one another. Baernaloths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the characters should “welcome the endless” and “escape the tyranny of breath.” D4: Vestige of Consciousness The chitinous tunnel widens into a domed, circular area. At its center, a ring of strange
success, the creature shakes off the horror. On a failure, the creature is stunned, and the words change to name that creature. The stunned target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the characters should “welcome the endless” and “escape the tyranny of breath.” D4: Vestige of Consciousness The chitinous tunnel widens into a domed, circular area. At its center, a ring of strange
success, the creature shakes off the horror. On a failure, the creature is stunned, and the words change to name that creature. The stunned target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
bonus action on its first turn in combat, each helmed horror drops its glass lance (which shatters on the floor) and conjures a longsword-sized blade of fire, which appears in its free hand. The helmed
horror deals fire damage instead of slashing damage with its fiery sword, which disappears in a cloud of smoke when the helmed horror drops to 0 hit points. S2: Hallway The northernmost wall of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
bonus action on its first turn in combat, each helmed horror drops its glass lance (which shatters on the floor) and conjures a longsword-sized blade of fire, which appears in its free hand. The helmed
horror deals fire damage instead of slashing damage with its fiery sword, which disappears in a cloud of smoke when the helmed horror drops to 0 hit points. S2: Hallway The northernmost wall of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and two claw attacks) that deals an average of 37 damage each round, as well as a breath weapon that deals 45 damage, or 90 if it hits two targets (and it probably will). In the first three rounds of
combat, the dragon will probably get to use its breath weapon once and its multiattack routine twice, so its average damage output for the first three rounds would be (90 + 37 + 37) ÷ 3, or 54 damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and two claw attacks) that deals an average of 37 damage each round, as well as a breath weapon that deals 45 damage, or 90 if it hits two targets (and it probably will). In the first three rounds of
combat, the dragon will probably get to use its breath weapon once and its multiattack routine twice, so its average damage output for the first three rounds would be (90 + 37 + 37) ÷ 3, or 54 damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Breath feature, and replaces its Underwater Camouflage feature with the following feature: Camouflage. The octopus has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Mad Creature The party encounters a
determine what the characters encounter. d10 Encounter 1–3 1d4 drow spore servants (see appendix C) 4–6 1d6 duergar spore servants (see appendix C) 7–8 1d4 hook horror spore servants (see appendix C) 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Breath feature, and replaces its Underwater Camouflage feature with the following feature: Camouflage. The octopus has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Mad Creature The party encounters a
determine what the characters encounter. d10 Encounter 1–3 1d4 drow spore servants (see appendix C) 4–6 1d6 duergar spore servants (see appendix C) 7–8 1d4 hook horror spore servants (see appendix C) 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Blue Pool. A character fully submerged in the blue pool must make a DC 10 Charisma saving throw as images of horror overwhelm their mind. On a failure, the character has visions of terrible calamities
breath weapon against the darkmantles because the weight of the boulders makes it hard for her to breathe. When the characters engage the darkmantles, the monsters ignore the dragon to focus on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Blue Pool. A character fully submerged in the blue pool must make a DC 10 Charisma saving throw as images of horror overwhelm their mind. On a failure, the character has visions of terrible calamities
breath weapon against the darkmantles because the weight of the boulders makes it hard for her to breathe. When the characters engage the darkmantles, the monsters ignore the dragon to focus on the