matches some with only area from for lack

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

scale walls and battlements, and they perch on tower tops and other high vantages to keep an eye on the surrounding area. When girallons can’t climb, they stalk the forest floor, lurk in narrow

ravines or shallow caves, or hide in ruined sites while waiting for prey to come near. A girallon is surprisingly stealthy, considering its size and its lack of camouflage. Girallons form loose bands

Oculorb

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Glare. The oculorb’s eyes unleash furious scarlet energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 33 (6d10

a beholder, an oculorb can fire beams of energy from its eyes, but an oculorb’s eyes lack the more sophisticated magical nature of a beholder’s eyestalks. Instead, an oculorb unleashes powerful waves of energy charged with negative emotions, cowing its foes with despair and ire.

Medusa (Theran variant)

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

polished surface within 30 feet of it and in an area of bright light, the medusa is, due to its curse, affected by its own gaze.Multiattack. The medusa makes either three melee attacks—one with its snake

immortality that are too powerful to be known by those who lack the wisdom to use them properly. Those who approach a medusa with humility and worthy offerings might receive the creature's favor. The

Traag Draconian

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

sphere. Each creature within that area must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be covered in the sludge for 1 minute. While covered in the sludge, a creature’s speed is halved. A

to its enemies. Even magic cannot tame a traag draconian’s thirst for violence. A traag draconian’s vestigial wings lack the strength to support its hulking body in true flight, and they

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the area patrolled by the guard did she explain that the noises indicated that the wingless folk had claimed that area, and that to trespass would be to court death. — Gimble, Notes from a

capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves. Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses. Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their

network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby waterway and greatly improving the town’s sanitation. If the kobolds like the area and aren’t mistreated by the humans

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

cloud of spores in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage

combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence saving throw or take 22 (4d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"4d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind Blast

difference is the lack of a mind flayer’s ever-present mucus coating. Without that protection, an alhoon’s skin becomes dry and cracked, and its eyes might appear shriveled and sunken. Both of

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

a planar convergence. Elemental energy saturates any creatures in the area and might alter their nature enough that their offspring with other mortals are born as genasi. Heirs to Elemental Power

the households of their genie parents. Wild and Confident Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

", "rollAction":"Nightmare Breath"}. The dragon exhales a cloud of spores in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22 (4d10

manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

(Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Desiccating Breath"}. The dragon exhales yellowish necrotic energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13

. 2 A topaz dragon has claimed a stretch of coastline and ordered the residents of a seaside town to vacate the area or suffer the dragon’s wrath. 3 A fishery that specializes in a type

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Nightmare Breath

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 49 (9d10);{"diceNotation":"9d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Nightmare Breath

. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. Creating a Deep Dragon Use the Deep Dragon Personality Traits and

Build Your Group

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

connection to its ruling family or its businesses. The Adventurer, though, is hired by the house for more traditional adventuring skills—usually capabilities that the house’s other agents lack. The Adventurer

character most likely chooses the race that matches the bloodline of the house. The Heir can be dragonmarked (with the appropriate marked subrace or racial variant) or unmarked. The house agent background (described in this chapter) proves particularly appropriate for this character.

1K. Lizardfolk Sleeping Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

warmth from the forge (area 1H) than area 1J does. They sleep on reed pallets that are spread across the floor in no apparent pattern, and each keeps meager belongings beneath it's “bed.” Despite the lack

1K. Lizardfolk Sleeping Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

warmth from the forge (area 1H) than area 1J does. They sleep on reed pallets that are spread across the floor in no apparent pattern, and each keeps meager belongings beneath its “bed.” Despite the lack

1J. Lizardfolk Sleeping Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

1J. Lizardfolk Sleeping Room The ten dominant lizardfolk guards rest in this chamber, because it gets more warmth from the forge (area 1H) than area 1K does. They sleep on reed pallets that are

spread across the floor in no apparent pattern, and each keeps meager belongings beneath its “bed.” Despite the lack of order, the room is clean and dry. It is empty during the day, but ten lizardfolk sleep here at night.

1J. Lizardfolk Sleeping Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

1J. Lizardfolk Sleeping Room The ten dominant lizardfolk guards rest in this chamber, because it gets more warmth from the forge (area 1H) than area 1K does. They sleep on reed pallets that are

spread across the floor in no apparent pattern, and each keeps meager belongings beneath it's “bed.” Despite the lack of order, the room is clean and dry. It is empty during the day, but ten lizardfolk sleep here at night.

Lord Viallis's Tome

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Lord Viallis’s Tome The crude sketch composed by Sarah shows the monster on the leather-bound cover of the book Lord Viallis was reading. This creature is a representation of the statue in area B7 of

references in other works to a book whose cover matches Sarah’s sketch—a tome called Retribution of the Ancients. That work is not a part of Candlekeep’s collection, but several of the Avowed know it by reputation. It is a dark work of ritual magic, its contents potentially deadly in the wrong hands.

A29. Secret Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

keyhole. Close inspection of the indentation reveals a tiny symbol of a handaxe clutched in a gauntlet. This symbol matches the one on the castellan’s signet ring (found in area A14), albeit reversed. If

2. Gray Ooze Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

time, it stays out of sight. The ooze matches the surrounding stone perfectly and has nothing but time in which to camouflage itself. Compare the ooze’s Dexterity (Stealth) check to the characters

through that area turns up a handful of fancy and semiprecious stones worth 1,800 gp (2 × 50 gp, 5 × 100 gp, 200 gp, 400 gp, 600 gp). The gems came from a less-than-devoted cultist who throws a fistful

2. Gray Ooze Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

time, it stays out of sight. The ooze matches the surrounding stone perfectly and has nothing but time in which to camouflage itself. Compare the ooze’s Dexterity (Stealth) check to the characters

through that area turns up a handful of fancy and semiprecious stones worth 1,800 gp (2 × 50 gp, 5 × 100 gp, 200 gp, 400 gp, 600 gp). The gems came from a less-than-devoted cultist who throws a fistful

Fighters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

who don’t make a career of soldiering find other ways to demonstrate their prowess. Mercenaries find employment with those who need skilled warriors but who lack the time or means to train them. Such

pillaging isolated homesteads, manors, and villages. Out-of-luck fighters might also take part in gladiatorial fights or similar blood sports to make a living off their skills, although such matches are

Wei's Betrayal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Wei’s Betrayal Soon after the characters find area Y3a, Secretary Wei uses her crystal ball of telepathy to scry on Zhong Yin. Unless the characters can see the spell’s invisible sensor and dispel it

, she witnesses the discovery of the potions of longevity, the lack of Dragon’s Blessing, and any slips Zhong Yin makes when talking about the reason for the investigation. After this, whenever the

58. Cog of Rot

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

despite the lack of sunlight. If the cogs are turned so that one of the doorways lines up with area 63 to the north, gas from that area billows into the garden and transforms random piles of compost into

straight up. Whenever this room is rotated by the controls in area 61, the sprinkler draws water from the underground lake (area 65) to spray the plants in the room. Magic keeps the plants alive

5b. Tower Heights

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

5b. Tower Heights The stairs along the tower’s interior lack railings and climb 40 feet into area 26. Creatures can climb the tower’s interior or exterior walls with a successful DC 14 Strength

creature is halted in its movement and can’t climb higher due to the strong wind. On a failed save, it is thrown from the stairs and takes 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage upon landing in area 5a. The wind

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Families in the second lowest caste are responsible for getting food from the surrounding area, taking what’s naturally available or stealing whatever they can. Gatherers also do the little amount

made from dead darkmantles 20 Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry Booyahgs Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare. Goblins typically lack the intelligence and

Approaching Svardborg

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Approaching Svardborg Svardborg is so isolated that the frost giants don’t bother posting lookouts. Their lack of vigilance makes it easy to approach the iceberg unseen. By Water Characters who

approach Svardborg by water can tether their vessels to the 10-foot-high wooden docks south of the Drydock Lodge (area 3). Or they can avoid the docks and scale one of Svardborg’s 50-foot-tall icy cliffs

Troglodyte Caverns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things

thessalhydra’s tracks, or another skill that matches their actions. If the check succeeds, they have arrived at the troglodyte caves. Use the map to describe what the characters see. Let them pick in

what order they explore the caves. When they reach a numbered area, see that area’s description on the map below. If the skill check fails, they still arrive at the caves, but unluckily do so at the

Starglass Waypoint Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Cards. A Glyph Card is a ceramic tile roughly the size of a playing card, engraved with an asterisk-shaped glyph and inlaid with blue crystal. The glyph on the card matches the glyph on the Starglass

gate chamber (area S12) lies 10 feet below the lower level. Glass staircases connect these levels, as do four elevators powered by magic and hidden gears. Elevators. Each elevator consists of a

Optional Encounter: Ghost of Pfingston Nezzelech

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

of the different wards of the city you’d like the party to know. Pfingston’s dress, mannerisms, and lack of contemporary knowledge mark him as belonging to a bygone era. He is cursed to walk this

more party members opts to spend an hour listening to Pfingston’s theories and following him in his search of this ruined area, they witness Pfingston finding his skeleton tucked in a rubble-strewn

Fazrian the Planetar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

before it. Those who lack the willingness to sacrifice themselves for a greater end (such as greedy treasure-seekers drawn to Undermountain for no other reason) are found guilty and executed. A mote of

roses mixed with sulfur. Characters who try to track the breeze to its source are led toward Fazrian in area 23b. Warm blood oozes from the walls and drips from the ceiling, starting and stopping for

Workers' Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

dwarves split into two gangs. A surly, browbeaten lot, they have no interest in who the characters are or what their business at the tomb is. If talked to, they grumble about their poor food and lack of pay

in area 2. They know certain command words that magically compel the hulks’ obedience. The handlers carry long hooked poles to prod the hulks, and which are also enchanted to magically open and close

Lyn Armaal, Level 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Lyn Armaal, Level 4 29. High Lawn The roof of the main keep has a lush green lawn surrounding a squat stone building (area 30). The soil beneath the grass is 2 feet deep. A three-story tower with a

conical rooftop (areas 31–area 33) juts upward and outward from the southeastern part of the wall, rising another 120 feet into the air. Trees and shrubs sprout from the ground here and there, and

Denizens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

combat erupts, the entire den goes on alert. As a consequence, adventurers might find themselves fighting several encounters’ worth of creatures at once. Grudd Haug’s defenders lack a cohesive defense

loyal of her supporters and don’t get along with the goblinoids. Grudd Haug Roster Area Creature(s) Notes 1 1 male hill giant On Guh’s command, the giant moves the boulder into the doorway and

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