mind spaces with only are for for layer

Blob of Annihilation

Monsters Monster Manual

Astral Implosion. If the blob is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it implodes and ejects any creatures and objects engulfed by it into the Astral Sea. The blob itself vanishes, leaving behind a layer of

moves up to its Speed and can move through the spaces of Huge or smaller creatures and objects. Strength Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature or object whose space the blob enters for the first time

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of you and obey your commands until they are destroyed or until the next dawn, when they collapse into inanimate piles of bones and rotting corpses. Once you use this

guarded. Bathing the wand in positive energy (such as that which permeates the Positive Plane) causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly re-forms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.

Gibberling

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

in the jungles of the Gaping Maw, a layer of the Abyss ruled by the demon lord Demogorgon. The Prince of Demons’ influence instilled in gibberlings a hive-mind-like nature, protecting them from

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

reanimated as a spore servant if it’s a type of creature that can be (see the “Myconids” entry in the Monster Manual). Mind Control Spores (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6

","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mind Control Spores"}. Zuggtmoy releases spores that burst out in a cloud that fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her, and it lingers for 1 minute. Humanoids and

Swarm of Gibberlings

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

focused creatures. Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned in the jungles of the Gaping Maw, a layer of the Abyss ruled by the demon lord Demogorgon

. The Prince of Demons’ influence instilled in gibberlings a hive-mind-like nature, protecting them from magical compulsions. However, unlike most demons, gibberlings share a strong aversion to

Nightmare Shepherd

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Sunlight Weakness; see the Monster Manual) arise in unoccupied spaces within 20 feet of the shepherd. The shadows act right after the shepherd on the same initiative count and fight until they’re

plane might consider it a rarity from some undiscovered Abyssal layer. In general, feel free to use whatever fiends you wish when telling stories in Theros—the Underworld’s a big place with room for all the incarnate wickedness you desire. PoisonCold, Necrotic

Zuggtmoy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

facets. Zuggtmoy’s cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most are fungus-infected to some degree, whether through inhaling her mind-controlling spores or being transformed to the point where

and make one weapon attack. Summon Fungi. Zuggtmoy causes four gas spore;gas spores or violet fungus;violet fungi (both appear in the Monster Manual) to appear in unoccupied spaces that she chooses

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

chapter 7, "Treasure” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.Orcus’s Lair Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

layer of the Abyss, which is also known as Shedaklah, is a bubbling morass of fetid sludge. The landscape is covered in vast expanses of caustic slimes, and strange organic forms rise from the oceans of

, this creature can move up to 20 feet through spaces no more than an inch in diameter. It must end this movement in a space that can accommodate its full size. Otherwise, it takes 5 force damage and

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These creatures magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

Dungeon Master’s Guide.Orcus’s Lair Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules. Surrounded by a moat fed by the

Otherworldly Corrupter

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Alien Mind. Magic and other features can’t determine the corrupter’s creature type. If a creature tries to read the corrupter’s thoughts, that creature must succeed on a DC 20

spaces at least 1 inch wide without squeezing.A challenge for tier 3 play (levels 11 to 16), the otherworldly corrupter is a horrific Aberration that infects or impersonates a host.The Rogue’s

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

in a palace called Abysm, found on a layer of the Abyss known as the Gaping Maw. Demogorgon’s lair is a place of madness and duality; the portion of the palace that lies above water takes the

strike first to stop them!” 21–40 “There is only one solution to my problems: kill them all!” 41–60 “There is more than one mind inside my head.&rdquo

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

can divide 500 hit points among, each undead having average hit points. The undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of you and obey your commands

imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded. Bathing the wand in positive energy causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly reforms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

mind flayer;mind flayers and other wicked Aberrations, remind amethyst dragons that allies can be found in the strangest places. Hoarded Arcana In addition to material wealth, amethyst dragons delight

monastery of githzerai warrior-monks, an adult amethyst dragon sends them aid against a mind flayer colony. 7 An apostate community of githyanki follows the tutelage of an adult amethyst dragon

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind flayer;mind flayers and

which version of itself is moving or acting. If an effect or attack can target both of the dragon’s spaces at the same time, the dragon is affected only once. Regional Effects The region

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

conjured as a result of this effect appear in random unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of you and are not under your control. Extraplanar Reversal d100 Effect 1–25 A portal to

years to complete, at the end of which the gate becomes a permanent portal to Pazunia, the first layer of the Abyss. Destroying or Repairing the Crook. The Crook of Rao can either be destroyed or

Mind Flayers?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Mind Flayers? When the characters are hours away from arriving at the Rock of Bral, read: The ship slows unexpectedly. Around you, on all sides, colossal chunks of rock float in the void. Some of

them are overgrown with vegetation, while others are bare stone. Creatures resembling jellyfish and rays glide through the spaces between them. Captain Sartell looks about uneasily. “Hmm. Plenty of

Zuggtmoy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

life and its many facets. Zuggtmoy’s cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most are fungi-infected to some degree, whether through inhaling her mind-controlling spores or being transformed to the

mushrooms, but quickly consumes them, body and soul. Sharing a layer of the Abyss with Juiblex, plus their mutual insatiable hunger, has made the two demon lords mortal enemies, each devoted to destroying

Outer Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

die. It is the embodiment of goodness, a spiritual realm where evil can’t abide. It is as much a state of being and of mind as it is a physical location. When discussing anything to do with deities

of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, in a single day—if the powers of the Nine Hells desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a grueling trek across a single layer

Lost Tomb of Khaem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

feminine voice sounds out in your mind suddenly, faint and distant. “Hello? Is someone there … ? Oh please, I need your help! I have been trapped in the dark for so long … so very long. Please, won’t you

FEATURES As characters explore the Lost Tomb of Khaem, keep in mind the following features. Ceilings. Room ceilings are 15 feet high. The hallways connecting them are 10 feet high. Doors. Each door in

Zuggtmoy's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

: Zuggtmoy causes four gas spores or violet fungi (see the Monster Manual) to appear in unoccupied spaces that she chooses within the lair. They vanish after 1 hour. Up to four plant creatures that

are friendly to Zuggtmoy and that Zuggtmoy can see can use their reactions to move up to their speed and make one weapon attack. Zuggtmoy uses either her Infestation Spores or her Mind Control Spores

Dark Duchess Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

the Captain’s Cabin. The door to area D8 is covered in a thick layer of ice, which the characters need to remove if they want to get inside. Using a miner’s pick or similar tool, a character can chip

dragon is back, circling above me like a vulture. I reckon she could carry this ship back to Luskan were she of a mind to. To die from starvation, bitter cold, or a dragon? Choices, choices.” Treasure

Mind Flayer Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Mind Flayer Lairs In the lair of a mind flayer colony, the safety and security of its residents is all-important. As a result, illithid lairs are always well hidden and well defended, almost always

difficult as possible for ordinary two-legged creatures. In such locations, thralls must climb or use ropes to move from place to place. Brain Chamber Mind flayers sometimes preserve extracted brains in a

Wand of Orcus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

(minimum of 0). Call Undead. While holding the wand, you can take a Magic action to conjure 15 Skeletons and 15 Zombies. These Undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces

which permeates the Positive Plane) causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly re-forms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.

Creating Unique Nightmares

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

even within the adventurers’ own gear. With tactics and traits in mind, you think of your troll as an abductor and give it the Grappler trait of a mimic and the Amorphous trait of a black pudding so it

can sneak in anywhere. Finally, you don’t think of the troll as a minion, but you give it the Alien Mind trait to reflect its tormented psyche. Then you flesh out its story and give it a name: the

Adventure Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Adventure Setting Many D&D adventures revolve around dungeons—interior spaces such as great halls and tombs, subterranean monster lairs, mazes riddled with traps, natural caverns extending for miles

of the location you have in mind. Map Inspiration. The internet is a great place to find adventure maps that have been made available, as well as real-world building floor plans and city maps and other

Kobold Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

deep pits in which they preserve food for lean times. Sleeping Areas Every lair has one or more spaces for living and sleeping, each large enough to comfortably hold ten to thirty adult kobolds

. Individual kobolds might rest in a shallow pit or a personal-sized alcove, depending on the customs of the tribe. These spaces are used primarily for resting, although some kobolds might quietly work on

Fire Hellion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Fire Hellion To my mind, the fire hellion perfectly illustrates the difference between natural fire and the corrupt flames of the Nine Hells. —Bigby Fire giants study war in its many forms across

Fiend in its own right. The devil teaches the giant how to forge with infernal iron and hellfire, enabling the giant to craft weapons that can funnel the souls of the slain to Avernus, the first layer

Gibberling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

exasperating nonsense distracts even the most focused creatures. Gibberling swarms are heard long before they are seen. The first gibberlings were spawned in the jungles of the Gaping Maw, a layer of the

Abyss ruled by the demon lord Demogorgon. The Prince of Demons’ influence instilled in gibberlings a hive-mind-like nature, protecting them from magical compulsions. However, unlike most demons

Designing Dungeon Rooms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Designing Dungeon Rooms Keep the following things in mind when designing a dungeon room: Ceiling Support. Underground chambers are prone to collapse, so many rooms—particularly large ones—have arched

and exit difficult, just to be safe. Guard Posts Sapient, social denizens of the dungeon generally guard the entrances to their shared spaces. A guard post may just be a room with a table where bored

Crook of Rao

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Reversal table. Any creatures conjured as a result of this effect appear in random unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of you and are not under your control. Extraplanar Reversal d100 Effect 1–25 A

gate. This process takes eighteen years to complete, at the end of which the gate becomes a permanent portal to Pazunia, the first layer of the Abyss. Destroying or Repairing the Crook. The Crook of Rao

Blob of Annihilation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

layer of slime on everything that was within 600 feet of it. In 1d20 years, the blob reconstitutes on a random world in the Material Plane. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the blob fails a saving

and can move through the spaces of Huge or smaller creatures and objects. Strength Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature or object whose space the blob enters for the first time during this move

Where Do Monsters Dwell?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

dungeon, images of dark cells with iron bars and shackles spring to mind. In the D&D game, the word “dungeon” takes on a broader meaning to include any enclosed, monster-infested location. Most dungeons

following: A mind flayer prison or asylum, filled with mindless thralls and tormented captives A lost dwarven necropolis containing row after row of dusty tombs waiting to be plundered A fortified outpost

Magic Paintings

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

, regardless of which side of the door one happens to be on. The chaotic nature of the connection between the spaces means that a door is likely to lead to a different chamber each time it is opened. To

. Forest Within this painting’s extradimensional space, the walls are painted to depict a forest of trees and shrubbery, the floor is covered with a thin layer of dirt, and the ceiling is painted to

Reclaiming Svardborg

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

partially exposed. All the lodges have a thick layer of ice on them, indicated by the pale blue ring on the map. The hollow heart of Svardborg is a flooded ice cavern that is open to the sky and where the

and clamber over giant-sized furniture, treating the spaces the furniture occupies as difficult terrain. Stairs. Staircases within Svardborg are sized for frost giants. Each step is 3 feet tall by 3

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