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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
ambush their victims. They delight in extorting travelers for safe passage while rudely mocking them. These bullies are particularly antagonistic toward those who appear to be lost or in a hurry.
The
. Every harengon follows their own path through life, their disposition shaped in part by the company they keep. One harengon might travel to far lands, make friends along the way, delight in freedom
Equipment
This small mechanical device is a specialty of gnomish crafters. As a Utilize action, you can throw the Noisemaker into a space within 60 feet. When it lands, it makes a loud noise of some kind
, depending on the whims of the creator: a musical clash, a whistling, a whirring, a buzzing, etc. This noise can be heard up to half a mile away.
A creature with an Intelligence score of 3 or less that is
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands.
Humans Transformed
The
body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Underdark near the lairs of the earliest dragons. In some lands, kobolds serve chromatic or metallic dragons—even worshiping them as divine beings. In other places, kobolds know too well how
race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Created by the Cat Lord—a divine being of the Upper Planes—to blend the qualities of humanoids and cats, tabaxi are a varied people in both attitude and appearance. In some lands, tabaxi
of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s
Adult Deep Dragon
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat
that allow them to escape or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
supernatural forces. From dismal ruins and bleak hinterlands, they raid vulnerable communities and ambush travelers. Ogres covet food and treasure, and they spitefully destroy art, books, clockwork
such as Erythnul, Takhisis, and Vaprak. They magically emerge from the earth of lands corrupted by evil gods, sinister magic, or ancient curses. Some bear evidence of the places that spawned them
Ancient Deep Dragon
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat
or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss, or featuring larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Outdoor Patrol If the party lingers outside the lodge or explores the woods nearby, it finds company. Those with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher are not surprised by the rush of a
group of two trolls and three ambush drakes (see appendix D for statistics) that has been wandering the area. The combat alerts Talis that she has company. The trolls serve as the lodge’s bouncers, and anyone who is not expected is eaten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Outdoor Patrol If the party lingers outside the lodge or explores the woods nearby, it finds company. Those with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher are not surprised by the rush of a
group of two trolls and three ambush drakes (see appendix D for Statistics) that has been wandering the area. The combat alerts Talis that she has company. The trolls serve as the lodge’s bouncers, and anyone who is not expected is eaten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
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—Tablet fragment from the Bright Desert
Death dogs are plagues on the arid lands they inhabit. These vicious, two-headed canines ambush creatures they perceive as weaker than themselves
Medium Monstrosity, Neutral Evil
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 15 +2 +2 Dex 14 +2 +2 Con 14 +2 +2 Ability Score Mod Save Int 3 −4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
adventuring life? Were you lured to settled lands by the promise of riches? Did you join forces with soldiers of those lands to face a shared threat? Did monsters or an invading horde drive you out of
your homeland, making you a rootless refugee? Perhaps you were a prisoner of war, brought in chains to “civilized” lands and only now able to win your freedom. Or you might have been cast out from
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
of the goblins were places of terror to the new creatures those goblins became, and the verdan quickly fled to the surface and into the sunlight.
When they arrived in the new lands of the surface
When a verdan character gains an ability score improvement at certain levels, that increase can be tied to a physical mutation at the player’s determination. A boost to Strength might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
folk, and they regard elves and good fey as their most important allies. These gnomes also befriend small forest animals and rely on them for information about threats that might prowl their lands
. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1. Natural Illusionist. You know the minor illusion cantrip. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it. Speak with Small Beasts. Through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
polished stone scales.
5 Gothically fiendish with horns and a tail.
6 Useful, like an ornate podium or a pillar.
Kent Davis
Gargoyles seek to ambush foes or creatures that
an ambush. Gargoyle Camouflage 1d8 The Gargoyle Conceals Itself Amid...
1 Burls and bark on a giant tree.
2 Monuments in a graveyard or memorial.
3 Outcroppings on a cliff or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Worg Packs of worgs roam harsh frontiers and cursed lands. They sometimes conspire with goblinoids and gnolls and might serve them as mounts. Worg Large Fey, Neutral Evil
AC 13 Initiative +1 (11
)
HP 26 (4d10 + 4)
Speed 50 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 16 +3 +3
Dex 13 +1 +1
Con 13 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 7 −2 −2
Wis 11 +0 +0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Grick Ancient Gricks can live for centuries, with the eldest growing to monstrous sizes. Grick ancients actively hunt more than they wait in ambush, and they have no qualms about devouring smaller
gricks. Grick Ancient Large Aberration, Unaligned
AC 18 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 135 (18d10 + 36)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 16 +3 +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
river crossings, forgotten wells, or natural campsites, where they ambush those who let down their guard. Twig Blight Small Plant, Neutral Evil
AC 14 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 7 (2d6)
Speed 20 ft
.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 6 −2 −2
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 11 +0 +0
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 4 −3 −3
Wis 8 −1 −1
Cha 3 −4 −4
Skills Stealth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Ambush at the Archway As the characters reach the archway entrance to the village, the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score is the first to notice something is wrong
retreated to their homes while several bounty hunter guards have set an ambush for anyone coming down the road, crouching low and hiding behind the wall near the archway. A character who is looking for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
under the chin and tore a gaping hole in his throat. Fighting for breath, the drow managed to score two nasty hits on his opponent’s back, but those two strikes did little in the face of the flurry
launched by the wild-eyed dwarf.
— R.A. Salvatore, Siege of Darkness
Many of the lands of the Sword Coast and the North are savage, where day-to-day survival is a struggle. Such lands breed hardy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
shoulders.” Tiger Tribe Ambush When the characters reach the glacial wall, read: The Reghed Glacier rises hundreds of feet into the sky. The foot of the glacier is still a half-mile away.
Suddenly, nearly
two dozen figures burst out of the snow sixty feet away from you. They are spaced roughly ten feet apart and begin advancing in a line.
Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
livestock and kidnapping residents. Troglodytes prefer to ambush prey and can change their scale color to blend in with their surroundings. They often climb along cavern walls or emerge from deep
+ 4)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 10 +0 +0
Con 14 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 6 −2 −2
Wis 10 +0 +0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
teeth, manticores ambush travelers from above and devour them. Manticores crave the taste of humans, but lacking their favored prey, they eagerly consume other peoples and livestock. Manticores have
vantage point in the sky. Manticore Large Monstrosity, Lawful Evil
AC 14 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 50 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 17 +3 +3 Dex 16 +3 +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
release their grip and plummet, intent on impaling prey in a single strike. If they’re successful, piercers consume their meals and then slowly climb to a new ambush position. If they miss or fail to
Score Mod Save
Str 13 +1 +1
Dex 13 +1 +1
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 1 −5 −5
Wis 7 −2 −2
Cha 3 −4 −4
Skills Stealth +5
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
ambush in the trees. Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher spots them just in time. All other characters are surprised. If this encounter occurs while the party is camped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Halfling Traits Your halfling character has a number of traits in common with all other halflings. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. A halfling reaches adulthood at
halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling. Subrace. The two main kinds of halfling, lightfoot and stout, are more like closely related families than true subraces. Choose one of these subraces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Halfling Traits Your halfling character has a number of traits in common with all other halflings. Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. A halfling reaches adulthood at
halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling. Subrace. The two main kinds of halfling, lightfoot and stout, are more like closely related families than true subraces. Choose one of these subraces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
in wait. Does the wizard hear the ogres readying their ambush? You look at the wizard’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score and consider all the factors weighing on it. The wizard is running, not paying
ogre ambush, the fact that the wizard’s ears are still ringing from the thunderwave spell he cast at the beholder, the overall noise level of the dungeon — none of that matters any more. They all cancel out.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
two human-sized bodies being hauled away from the ambush site. The party can easily steer the wagon away from the road and tie off the oxen while the group pursues the goblins. The trail leads five
character in the lead spots the trap automatically if his or her passive Wisdom (Perception) score is 12 or higher. Otherwise, the character must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Monstrosity, Lawful Evil
AC 13 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 76 (9d10 + 27)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 15 +2 +2
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score
, reach 10 feet. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Piercing damage.
The murderous fury of a displacer beast is fit only for nightmares, of which I’ve been haunted since narrowly escaping one’s ambush. I’m certain that beast stalks me still.
—Jen-Ahb, naturalist and Displacer Beast survivor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Remorhaz Full-grown remorhazes are single-minded ambush predators. They attempt to bite prey and trap it against their searing bodies, then swallow their meal whole. Remorhazes eat as much as they
can, since they might go months without feeding. Remorhaz Huge Monstrosity, Unaligned
AC 17 Initiative +5 (15)
HP 195 (17d12 + 85)
Speed 40 ft., Burrow 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
travelers in navigating the realms of Beasts, Fey, or Plants. 3 A hermit who works alone to protect the lands, seas, or skies they call home. 4 A mender who travels the world healing natural, magical, or
threats. Druid Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 13 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0 Dex 12 +1 +1 Con 13 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
hill giants from their homes into other people’s lands. Some displaced hill giants might steal what they need or seek revenge for their losses by causing ruin among smaller beings. Others might take up
lives of raiding or serve other giants in return for protection. Hill Giant Huge Giant, Chaotic Evil
AC 13 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 105 (10d12 + 40)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Different groups of thri-kreen have distinct carapaces, from the rocky shades of desert dwellers to the vibrant hues of those living in verdant lands. While their language has a distinctly insectile
.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 12 +1 +1
Dex 15 +2 +2
Con 13 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 8 −1 −1
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha 7 −2 −2
Skills Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
vaguely humanoid shape. This horrific creature uses the giant spider stat block with the following modifications: The Spider King has 44 hit points, a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14, a Wisdom
giant spiders (its attendants), the Spider King waits in ambush. It moves to the entrance of its chamber in an attempt to keep the characters bottled up, while the two giant spiders approach along