misses such with only above fails for lit

Hellenrae

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

half damage if she fails. Stunning Strike (Recharge 5–6). When Hellenrae hits a target with a melee weapon attack, the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the

. If the attack misses, Hellenrae can make one melee attack against the attacker if it is within her reach.Poison

High Fae Kindguard

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

half damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the incapacitated condition. Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack

, provided it can see the attacker. After the attack hits or misses, the high fae then makes one Fae Claymore attack against the attacker.High fae kindguards have spent centuries perfecting their martial

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

", "rollAction":"Prophetic Blessing"}, and it gains a prophecy die, a d8. Once during each of the creature’s turns, when it fails an ability check or saving throw or misses an attack roll, it can

Velomachus Lorehold

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Velomachus fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Velomachus makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +18

at the start of her turn. Claw. Velomachus makes one Claw attack. Chaotic Flow (Costs 2 Actions). Velomachus moves up to half her flying speed. If a creature hits or misses her with an opportunity

Frost Giant Ice Shaper

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

rest. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The giant makes three attacks using Greataxe, Freezing Ray, or a combination of them

its AC against that attack. After the attack hits or misses, the ice shatters, and each creature within 5 feet of the giant must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 13 (3d8

Deathwolf

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the deathwolf fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Moon’s Grace. When the deathwolf falls, it descends at a rate of 60 feet per round and

makes an attack roll against it, the deathwolf forces the creature to succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or have disadvantage on that roll. After the attack hits or misses, the deathwolf makes one

Storm Giant Quintessent

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The giant makes two Lightning Sword

1 mile of the lair, making it impossible to light a fire unless the location where the fire is lit is protected from the wind. If the giant dies, the lightning, thunder, and high wind regional

Cradle of the Fire Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

cradle occupied and uses the cradle’s initiative count. Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If the cradle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The cradle has

each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.A scion of Surtur slumbering at the peak of a volcano causes an unending plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of

Scion of Surtur

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Legendary Resistance (6/Day). If the scion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of lava. As the scion dreams of battle—perhaps a battle to rouse Annam from seclusion by uniting the giants or a war to conquer

High Fae Noble

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

fae fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The high fae makes two

until the end of the high fae’s next turn. Ridicule. When a creature misses the high fae with an attack roll, the high fae magically mocks the creature, dealing 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the slasher fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Shrouded Presence. The slasher is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its

slasher makes one Slasher’s Knife attack. After the attack hits or misses, the slasher can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.A relentless slasher conducts its bloody work in

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

62,000 XP (124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed

following features: Shelf Floor. The sandy beaches represent the ocean floor at a depth of 100 feet, which is coated in a soft layer of fine sediment. The water around the lair is clear but dimly lit

Leomund's Tiny Hut Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

smaller can fit inside the dome with you. The spell fails if its area includes a larger creature or more than nine creatures. Creatures and objects within the dome when you cast this spell can move

space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside.Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside.

Tiny Hut Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

smaller can fit inside the dome with you. The spell fails if its area includes a larger creature or more than nine creatures. Creatures and objects within the dome when you cast this spell can move

is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside. Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside.

Palm Pistol (Exandria)

Equipment

throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to detonate, or bounces away harmlessly before doing so

equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair your

Pistol (Exandria)

Equipment

throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to detonate, or bounces away harmlessly before doing so

equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair your

Bad News (Exandria)

Equipment

throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to detonate, or bounces away harmlessly before doing so

equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair your

Musket (Exandria)

Equipment

throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to detonate, or bounces away harmlessly before doing so

equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair your

Flail Snail Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

saving throw against a spell or a spell attack misses it, an additional effect might occur, as determined by rolling a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Antimagic Shell"}: 1

–2. If the spell affects an area or has multiple targets, it fails and has no effect. If the spell targets only the snail, it has no effect on the snail and is reflected back at the caster, using the

Blunderbuss (Exandria)

Equipment

throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to detonate, or bounces away harmlessly before doing so

equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair your

Hand Mortar (Exandria)

Equipment

Dexterity saving throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or suffer 1d8 fire damage. If the weapon misses, the ammunition fails to detonate, or bounces away harmlessly

roll is equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair

Pepperbox (Exandria)

Equipment

roll is equal to or lower than the weapon’s Misfire score, the weapon misfires. The attack misses, and the weapon cannot be used again until you spend an action to try and repair it. To repair

your firearm, you must make a successful Tinker’s Tools check (DC equal to 8 + misfire score). If your check fails, the weapon is broken and must be mended out of combat at a quarter of the cost

Features of Dragon's Pride

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

stone that’s slightly warm to the touch. The ceilings are 15 feet high unless otherwise noted. Lighting Rooms are brightly lit by multicolored magical sconces. Tapping a sconce turns it off. Security A

pit fiend stands guard in each room. The pit fiends are silent observers who intervene if a fight breaks out. Wards Magical wards surround Dragon’s Pride. If a creature without the club’s mark attempts to teleport into Dragon’s Pride, the creature takes 33 (6d10) psychic damage, and the attempt fails.

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9

allies and servitors. Like the rest of the lair, this chamber is lit by phosphorescent fungal blooms that give off soft green, blue, and purple light. Hoard Chamber. The dragon’s hoard is hidden

Recover Sassy Sally Jane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Recover Sassy Sally Jane Once the characters are prepared, they can make their way to Captain Dapplewing’s Manor. It’s easy to find on the central campus, since a well-lit path leads right up to the

characters are hesitant to take this dare, a student with whom a character has at least 1 Relationship Point approaches them. The student misses their younger brother terribly and has decided that

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12

the rest of the lair, this chamber is lit by phosphorescent fungal blooms that give off soft green, blue, and purple light. Hoard Chamber. The dragon’s hoard is hidden away in a more remote

33. Illusion Classroom

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

33. Illusion Classroom Powerful illusion magic has turned this unlit, 20-foot-high room into the courtyard of a Waterdavian villa lit by the warm midday sun. It has the following features: Decor

Figment and fails is targeted by a phantasmal killer spell (save DC 22) as the tiefling instructor briefly and vividly transforms into the target’s worst nightmare; then it calmly continues with “Now

Enchanter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

conventional persuasion fails, or they might be rude and demanding, using and relying on charmed, obedient minions. Enchanter Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage

attack made against it, provided that the attacker is within 30 feet of it and visible to it. The enchanter must decide to do so before the attack hits or misses. The attacker must make a DC 14 Wisdom

Consequences

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

Consequences As a DM, you can use a variety of approaches when adjudicating success and failure to tailor the game to your liking. Success at a Cost When a character fails a D20 Test by only 1 or 2

and turns a near miss into a hit, but she then drops the sword. A character narrowly escapes the full brunt of a Fireball spell but has the Prone condition. A character fails to intimidate a kobold

Leomund's Tiny Hut

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

with you. The spell fails if its area includes a larger creature or more than nine creatures. Creatures and objects within the dome when you cast this spell can move through it freely. All other

, regardless of the weather outside. Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside.

Hide-and-Seek Challenge

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

descended the ladder, read or paraphrase the following text: The ladder descends into a dimly lit room smelling of dust and sweet spices. Musty furniture and crates are strewn about the space. A door

and fit loosely in their frames, allowing tut-krogh caterpillars to move between the rooms unimpeded. Area H1 is lit by a lantern shedding dim light; the other areas are dark. Starting the Challenge

Revel's End Locations (R1-R8)

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

seriously and never misses a council meeting or parole hearing. He votes with his head, not his heart, and always carefully weighs the ramifications of commuting a prisoner’s sentence. Councilor Jil

, as well as an iron stove and a pump that draws water from a magically heated cistern on the roof. Off-duty cooks sleep in the largest of the three rooms west of the kitchen. This side room is lit by

40. Netherskull's Chasm

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

extreme heat (as described in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The chasm is brightly lit by the lava, which fills the bottom of the chasm to a depth of 20 feet. A creature that enters the

and have abundant handholds and footholds. Climbing them requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check; on a check that fails by 5 or more, the creature slips and falls into the lava. 40a

Flail Snail

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

succeeds on its saving throw against a spell or a spell attack misses it, an additional effect might occur, as determined by rolling a d6: 1–2. If the spell affects an area or has multiple targets, it

fails and has no effect. If the spell targets only the snail, it has no effect on the snail and is reflected back at the caster, using the spell slot level, spell save DC, attack bonus, and

The Old Tunnel

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

Dexterity check is needed to open the lock. Without the key, the DC increases to 20. If the roll misses by 5 or more, the key or thieves’ tools break off in the lock so that unlocking it becomes

try to ambush the raiders after they pass. If the check fails, the raiders spot the character; roll initiative and proceed with combat. If the grate had to be broken open with a Strength check, the

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