much survive with only are from for land

Triton Master of Waves

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

ally, using it to defend their people or enact Thassa’s wishes. While dire threats from the land might bring them to coastal shallows, most masters of waves keep to the ocean’s depths

. Although many masters of waves resent land-dwellers and strike out at those who trespass upon their waters, most are devoted followers of the sea god. Those who share their faith or who bear earnest

Triton Shorestalker

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

to most land-dwelling individuals. While the waves separate most tritons from land-dwellers, occasionally the inhabitants of the surface and the deep come into conflict. In such cases, tritons prove

skilled at sabotaging ocean-going vessels, employing water-based magic, and otherwise whipping up the fury of the sea. Few dare insult tritons in their home environment, but those who do and survive often learn that the tritons' wrath doesn't end at the shore.Cold

Lizardfolk Subchief

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

","rollAction":"Jaws of Semuanya","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails this saving throw is also frightened

until the end of its next turn.Lizardfolk are primitive reptilian humanoids that lurk in swamps and jungles. Fiercely territorial, they kill when it is expedient and do whatever it takes to survive.

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

might be a wagon jostling along a dirt road or a raft floating downriver. Small and Practical The diminutive halflings survive in a world full of larger creatures by avoiding notice or, barring

that, avoiding offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife

Naxene Drathkala

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

magic.” Bond: “I have great respect for Lady Laeral Silverhand of Waterdeep. She and the Lords’ Alliance are going to bring some much-needed order to this lawless land.” Flaw: “I’m too smart to be wrong about anything.”

Cloudkill Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

throw. The creature takes 5d8 poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures are affected even if they hold their breath or don't need to breathe. The fog moves

10 feet away from you at the start of each of your turns, rolling along the surface of the ground. The vapors, being heavier than air, sink to the lowest level of the land, even pouring down openings

Sunsword

Magic Items Curse of Strahd

destroy Strahd, not so much because it wants to free the land of Barovia from evil but because it wants revenge for the loss of its crystal blade. The weapon secretly fears its own destruction.

Adult Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that ends its turn in the cloud takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage

Ancient Black Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that ends its turn in the cloud takes 10 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage

Oread

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

(3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hellish Rebuke","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Oread Aggressive

they can to maximize the impending devastation. Honor Among Fey. Hearkening back to some ages-old conflict, oreads refuse to knowingly destroy any land inhabited by another nymph. While they won't work

Hadozee Shipmate

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, provided it isn’t wearing heavy armor.Hadozee shipmates make up much of the crew aboard some spelljamming ships. Hadozees Hadozees are slender, highly adaptive Humanoids with simian

. When stretched taut between outstretched limbs, these membranes enable a hadozee to glide. On Yazir, their home world, hadozees lived high up in the trees to avoid large predators that walk on land

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Monsters Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

feet as part of its movement, it can then use this action to land on its feet in a space that contains one or more other creatures. Each of those creatures is pushed to an unoccupied space within 5

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.Acid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Poison, Psychic, RadiantPiercing, Slashing

Tlexolotl

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

creature takes half as much damage.Tlexolotls are gigantic, salamander-like creatures that slumber deep in the magma of dormant volcanoes. A tlexolotl drowses amid the molten depths for centuries

destructive prowess, the land around its volcano is often naturally abundant. It’s common for those who live nearby to honor the tlexolotl as a protector of the land, as the ash it creates rejuvenates the soil and encourages life to flourish.Fire, Poison

Dragonflesh Grafter

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Retch", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.An ordinary dragonflesh grafter is

scarred or dead, a few survive as wretched horrors. Their minds become twisted by magical malevolence, with only a shadow of their former selves remaining. In the most extreme cases, the resulting

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common

wood survive until springtime. In a firbolg’s eyes, there is no greater fault than greed. The firbolgs believe that the world remains healthiest when each creature takes only what it needs

Doomwake Giant

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

"} necrotic damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.Belief is a powerful force in Theros, capable of bringing about

dreams of mortals, but to natural forces in the land. As a result, Theran giants are typically infused with the elements they embody, which might manifest as flaming beards, frozen skin, hair

Storm Crab

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

creature takes half as much damage only.Storm crabs are colossal crustaceans with four monstrous claws and a poisonous stinger. Equally adept underwater or on shore, they can exhale a jet of pressurized

water to crush foes. Giants on some worlds claim Stronmaus or one of his children created storm crabs in the early years of an ancient empire. Just as behir;behirs were created to fight dragons on land

Daemogoth Titan

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

successful save, the target takes half as much damage, and the titan doesn’t heal. Terrorize (Costs 3 Actions). The titan targets one creature it can see within 120 feet of itself. The target must

frightened of the titan until the end of the target’s next turn, and the titan regains 15 hit points. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and isn’t frightened, and

Elder Tempest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

);{"diceNotation":"6d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Storm","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If a target’s saving

, taking 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Screaming Gale (Costs 3 Actions

Kelubar Demodand

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

);{"diceNotation":"6d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spit Acid", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Summon Demodand (1/Day). The kelubar has a

;{"diceNotation":"2d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. Even those who survive on other planes find themselves eventually dragged back, pulled by some planar tether.Acid, PoisonCold

Dire Troll

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Dexterity saving throw, taking 44 (8d10);{"diceNotation":"8d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Whirlwind of Claws", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage

, claws, and organs that dire trolls tear from their victims and graft onto themselves in this manner. Trolls Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere scraps of flesh can

Venom Troll

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"poison"} poison damage and is poisoned for 1 minute. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t poisoned. A poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end

wound they receive. Trolls Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere scraps of flesh can display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot troll

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

lazy, but when Linene came around looking for a missing broach, she was out the door before I could blink an eye. — Toblen Stonehill, innkeeper Hailing from a strange and distant land

stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant

Laeral Silverhand

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

until she uses an action to quench it. She gains one of the following benefits of her choice, which lasts until the silver fire ends: She can breathe underwater. She can survive without food and water

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spellfire","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. After Laeral takes this action, roll a d6

Borthak

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

and has the poisoned condition until the start of the borthak’s next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.Reactive Tail. When a creature within 10 feet of the

animals rarely survive long in a region a borthak claims as its hunting ground. Once a borthak has depleted an area of flora and fauna, it moves and begins its pillaging anew.Acid, Cold

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

some much-needed light to Barovia. His efforts worked for a while, but then the Dark Powers began to corrupt him. Imperfections. The Abbot's fall from grace started when the Belviews—a family of sickly

insane. Only then did von Holtz reveal himself to be Strahd von Zarovich. Somehow the deva realized that any attempt to slay Strahd would be futile—that the ancient curse upon the land meant that the

Nurvureem

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies, and an undead shadow rises from its corpse and acts immediately after the dragon

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that ends its turn in the cloud takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType

Knight Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

landowner who cares deeply about the people who live and work on your land, keenly aware of your responsibility to them. Work with your DM to come up with an appropriate title and determine how much

You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. You might be a pampered aristocrat

Wastrilith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Grasping Spout", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage and is pulled up to 60 feet toward the wastrilith. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage and isn’t pulled.Found in the

pollutes the waters around it. Its noxious presence even affects nearby sources of water when the demon travels on land. The corrupted water, which contains a measure of the demon’s essence

Dragonflesh Abomination

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, taking 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Belch", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A dragonflesh

lingers in a draconic corpse. While most would-be grafters wind up hideously scarred or dead, a few survive as wretched horrors. Their minds become twisted by magical malevolence, with only a shadow of

Duergar Xarrorn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Fire Spray", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Invisibility (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The duergar magically

survive. Among the duergar of the Forgotten Realms, creation is a fiercely passionate process. They tend to favor works that are sturdy and grand, but in a bare, stripped-down fashion that favors

Esthetic

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

with a touch. An esthetic can survive indefinitely on the Astral Plane, provided its creator is alive. If the esthetic’s creator dies, the esthetic sickens over a period of 1d12;{"diceNotation

save, the creature takes half as much damage, and the helm is suppressed for 2d10;{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Jammerscream (Minutes)"} minutes instead of 2d10;{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Jammerscream (Days)"} days.

Duergar Despot

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flame Jet", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much

community-minded—in the Underdark, all must cooperate to survive. Among the duergar of the Forgotten Realms, creation is a fiercely passionate process. They tend to favor works that are sturdy

Ancient White Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, taking 72 (16d8);{"diceNotation":"16d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cold Breath","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.The dragon can

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that ends its turn in the fog takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Freezing Fog","rollDamageType

Adult Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end

’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects: Thunderstorms rage within 6 miles of the lair. Dust devils scour the land within 6 miles of the lair. A dust devil has the

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