monster shard with only advances for for leaves

Draconic Shard

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. When it drops to 0 hit points, the shard disappears and leaves a Tiny cracked gemstone in its space. The gemstone matches the kind

Deflection. The shard’s AC includes its Intelligence modifier. Incorporeal Movement. The shard can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. If it ends its turn

Wurm

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

":"force"} force damage. Siege Monster. The wurm deals double damage to objects and structures. Tunneler. The wurm can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter

earth in front of it and swim through the area. The soil resolidifies and closes behind it. Moving through rock is slower and more difficult, and the wurm leaves a tunnel in its wake. The Gruul Clans

Ruin Grinder

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Fire Absorption. Whenever the ruin grinder is subjected to fire damage, it regains a number of hit points equal to half the fire damage dealt. Siege Monster. The ruin grinder deals double damage to

objects and structures. Tunneler. The ruin grinder can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The ruin grinder makes two

Allip

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

annihilates its body and leaves behind a spectral being composed of fragments from the victim’s psyche and overwhelming psychic agony. Every allip is wracked with a horrifying insight that

torments what remains of its mind. In the presence of other creatures, an allip seeks to relieve this burden by sharing its secret. The creature can impart only a shard of the knowledge that doomed it

Rutterkin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

poisoned in this way, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes (see the Monster Manual). The transformation can be undone only by a wish spell.Rutterkins are warped demons that roam the Abyss in

wave of fear in advance of their attacks that leaves their victims terrified and rooted in place. Creatures bitten by rutterkins are exposed to a terrible disease that infects them with the corrupting

Fiendish Auger

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Siege Monster. The auger deals double damage to objects and structures. Tunneler. The auger can burrow through solid rock at half its burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its

Strigoi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

regains hit points equal to the amount of necrotic damage dealt. A creature reduced to 0 hit points from this attack dies and leaves nothing behind except its skin and its equipment. Ravenous Children (1

/Day). The strigoi magically summons 1d4 + 2;{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ravenous Children"} stirge;stirges (see their entry in the Monster Manual) in unoccupied spaces it

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21): At will: command, dispel magic, hold monster 1/day: feeblemind Warp Creature. The sibriex targets up to three

6 levels of exhaustion, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes (see the Monster Manual) under the sibriex’s control. The transformation of the body can be undone only by a wish

Nightmare Beast

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the beast fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Siege Monster. The beast deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The beast makes

and leaves nothing behind, except a pile of ashes plus whatever equipment it was wearing or carrying.The beast can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action

Phoenix

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

in the area that aren’t being worn or carried. The explosion destroys the phoenix’s body and leaves behind an egg-shaped cinder, which weighs 5 pounds. The cinder deals 21 (6d6

Monster. The phoenix deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The phoenix makes one Beak attack and one Fiery Talons attack. Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22): At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing his appearance), animate dead, detect magic, hold monster

. Across the Hells, Hutijin’s name fills lesser devils with fear and loathing, for this duke commands two companies of pit fiend;pit fiends (see the Monster Manual). With such soldiers under his

Bael

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, invisibility, major image 3/day each: dispel magic, fly, suggestion, wall of fire 1/day: dominate monster Teleport. Bael teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet

(see the Monster Manual), Bael has proven to be a tactical genius, earning esteem for himself and his master as a result of victory after victory over the abyssal host. Mammon relies on Bael to safeguard

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

into a monster. 5 The killer used its body to contain an evil entity. 6 The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged

Author. The killer leaves messages, poems, song lyrics, or parts of its creative masterpiece at the scenes of its crimes. 3 Avatar. The killer sacrifices its victims, believing it’s a

Moloch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

by this failure. He schemes of ways to reclaim his former status, but every time he enters the Nine Hells, he is demoted to an imp (see the Monster Manual) and can’t regain his normal powers

until he leaves. Thus, he lives a split existence, sometimes plotting in Malbolge or other layers of the Hells and at other times wandering the planes in search of magical might or secrets that might help

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

its birth, and its wicked nature emerged over time. 4 A wicked place or magic relic seeped into its being, turning it into a monster. 5 The killer used its body to contain an evil entity

victims into works of art, perhaps creating grisly tableaus or using their blood in the forging of new weapons. 2 Author. The killer leaves messages, poems, song lyrics, or parts of its creative

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

icicle from her body and hurls it into an unoccupied space she can see within 20 feet of her, where it magically transforms into an ice mephit (see its entry in the Monster Manual). The mephit acts

night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures

Iggwilv's Cauldron

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

with images of bare-branched trees, falling leaves, and broomsticks. In its second form, the cauldron is made of iron and embossed on the outside with images of bats, toads, cats, lizards, and snakes

in the multiverse to lose the Shared Spellcasting trait gained by being in a coven (see the “Hag Covens” sidebar in the Monster Manual). Reconstructing the Cauldron. If all eight pieces

Find Greater Steed

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

wolf, a rhinoceros, or a saber-toothed tiger. The creature has the statistics provided in the Monster Manual for the chosen form, though it is a celestial, a fey, or a fiend (your choice) instead of its

and any conditions removed. You can’t have more than one mount bonded by this spell or find steed at the same time. As an action, you can release a mount from its bond, causing it to disappear permanently. Whenever the mount disappears, it leaves behind any objects it was wearing or carrying.

Amble

Monsters Locathah Rising

visible outside it. The sphere vanishes at the end of the rest or when Amble leaves the sphere. Hold Breath. Amble can hold their breath for up to 1 hour at a time. Spellcasting. Amble is a 12th-level

person, lesser restoration, moonbeam3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, dispel magic, water breathing4th level (3 slots): charm monster, freedom of movement5th level (2 slots): greater restoration

Phoenix Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

destroys the phoenix’s body and leaves behind an egg-shaped cinder that weighs 5 pounds. The cinder is blazing hot, dealing 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire

choose to succeed instead. Siege Monster. The phoenix deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The phoenix makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its fiery talons. Beak

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven

ye in trouble if I came out an’ looked for ye!” — R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, this card has no effect. Donjon. You disappear and become

, discard this card, and draw from the deck again, counting both draws as one of your declared draws. If losing that much XP would cause you to lose a level, you instead lose an amount that leaves you

Draconic Shard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

(1d10) force damage. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the shard fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. When it drops to 0 hit points, the shard disappears and leaves a

Draconic Shard Gem dragons wield psionic power, and when a powerful gem dragon perishes, the force of the dragon’s will and mind sometimes refuses to pass on. This essence lingers in the form of a

Hunt for the Shard Solitaire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

in the Monster Manual. One of the three hags uses this trait to cast locate object to find the shard solitaire. If they find the shard solitaire in another creature’s possession, the hags attack

Hunt for the Shard Solitaire If all three members of the Crestfall Coven are within 30 feet of each other, they gain the benefit of the Shared Spellcasting trait described in the “Hag Covens” sidebar

J: Dread Wolf Cove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

is lightly obscured by fog that billows from a nearby cave. If the characters enter, they encounter a wolflike anhkolox (see appendix B). Should the characters battle the monster, Dalamar (neutral elf

mage) aids them. Shard of Darkness. Once the anhkolox is destroyed, a character who searches the cave finds the source of the fog: a rounded piece of broken black glass. The fog ceases if the glass

Taxes and Fees

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

shard per person above the age of ten years, and is collected door-to-door by patrols of the City Guard on the last day of each month. Individuals who so desire can pay a single dragon in tax and

become clogged with people trying to avoid the collectors. Waterdeep also raises revenue by charging other fees, such as the following: 1 nib per day for rental of a stall in the Market 1 shard (above and

Dwarf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Dwarf “Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven friend

out an’ looked for ye!” — R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of picks and hammers in deep mines and

Dwarf

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

Dwarf “Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven friend

out an’ looked for ye!” — R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of picks and hammers in deep mines and

Audience with Sir Tristan

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

Tristan’s castle. All his soldiers together could barely fight it off. After each attack, the thessalhydra disappears into the woods and leaves no trail. Tristan can’t send his guards after the monster

his people and a good friend to the characters. They can trust him. Sir Tristan says that lately a monster called a thessalhydra appears out of nowhere and attacks local farms, villages, and even

Mystical Islands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

with tempting or treacherous illusions. 5 Nyx Shard. The island is a manifestation of Nyx, a recreation of a land from the distant past or completely from fiction. 6 Idyllic. The island has

Theros dwells here—such as thri-kreen, yuan-ti, or another creature from the Monster Manual. 4 Rivals. Two settlements have turned the island into a war zone. 5 Prisoner. A powerful monster

Elemental Vessels

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

dragonshard holding a bound elemental is placed in the containment chamber, the matrix comes alive. The unsuppressed elemental emerges from the shard and flows along the matrix in the way that blood moves

monster spell can also enable a character without a dragonmark to control an elemental vessel, even wresting control away from a dragonmarked pilot. The charm monster spell (found in Xanathar’s Guide

Ten-Towns Quests

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

complete them all, but completing at least five of this chapter’s quests advances characters to 4th level (see “Character Advancement” below). Ten-Towns Rumors If the characters complete a town’s quest

. Roll again if the characters have already completed the quest associated with that town. Ten-Towns Rumors d10 Rumor 1 In Bremen, fishers are being terrorized by a monster that lives in

Find Greater Steed

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

provided in the Monster Manual for the chosen form, though it is a celestial, a fey, or a fiend (your choice) instead of its normal creature type. Additionally, if it has an Intelligence score of 5 or

spell or find steed at the same time. As an action, you can release a mount from its bond, causing it to disappear permanently. Whenever the mount disappears, it leaves behind any objects it was wearing or carrying.

Ruin Grinder

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

number of hit points equal to half the fire damage dealt. Siege Monster. The ruin grinder deals double damage to objects and structures. Tunneler. The ruin grinder can burrow through solid rock at

half its burrowing speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake. Actions Multiattack. The ruin grinder makes two Excavator attacks. Excavator. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft

The Great Stillness

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

The Great Stillness A stone giant of Deadstone Cleft can enter a meditative state that leaves it petrified for a time. When the petrification ends, the giant awakens with tremorsense (see the Monster

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