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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a dismembered drow corpse in this 10-foot-high passage. The troll is a corpulent specimen covered with green boils. Whenever it takes damage, roll a d6. On a 5 or 6, one of the troll’s boils bursts
open, releasing a swarm of insects (wasps) that fills a random space within 5 feet of the troll. The swarm acts on its own initiative count and attacks the nearest creature that isn’t a troll. If the troll is killed, it no longer releases any swarms.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
part of the adventure, read the following: The passage from Wind’s End runs through ancient stone, winding through darkness alive with skittering insects. After traveling for hundreds of feet, you pass
the foundation stone of the City of Lost Names. A character with the Stonecunning trait determines the passage ahead formed naturally, but the surrounding rock doesn’t originate in the Northern Wastes. The tunnel runs several hundred feet farther, then reaches area M1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
in relief. Behind the sarcophagus, resting atop a marble pedestal, is an ornate crystal box with a small humanoid skull floating inside it.
If the characters enter this tomb from the secret passage
(Perception) check can hear the faint yet grotesque scuttling of insects from within. Hundreds of tarantula-sized undead spiders crawl through these warrens. Nepartak’s Skull The skull in the crystal box
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
a vital passage or an entire valley. Clouds of stinging insects, stirges, and other vermin surround them in a terrifying, reeking sheath that torments any non-devil that draws near. Hunger Unending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
initial attack, one swarm of insects (spiders) boils up the stairs from area 4 each round, using the same initiative count as the giant spider. The swarms keep coming until four have entered the fight, unless the passage from area 4 is blocked somehow. Each swarm attacks the nearest creature.
walls of the passage below. The spiders immediately scuttle away from any noise or light. 2. Altar to Lolth A rough stone altar dominates this cabin. Strange markings cover its surface, dried mud cakes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of them stay for months at a time to help with the work and the vigilant defense of the farm against insects and blights, as well as would-be vandals and plunderers. Hired guards and adventurers
(Athletics) check. The entrance to Goldenfields is a large stone gatehouse set into the middle of the south wall. Beyond its gates, dirt roads crisscross the interior of the compound, providing passage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
stirges 17–18 1d3 magma mephits 19–20 1d10 goblins 21–22 Orc graffiti on the walls, suggesting something rude about the mother of someone named Krusk 23–24 1 swarm of insects 25 1 deep gnome 26–28 1d8
+ 1 drow 29–30 1d4 violet fungi 31–32 1d12 kuo-toa 33 1 rust monster 34–35 A rubble-strewn passage that appears to have been recently cleared after a cave-in 36–37 1d8 + 1 giant bats 38–39 3d6 kobolds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
occasional gargoyle attack, however. The myconids provide strangers with food, water, shelter, and safe passage through their small domain. 4a. Melding Cave Most of the myconids live in this cave, the
forest of fungi, including barrelstalks, timmasks, tongues of madness, and trillimacs (see “Fungi”).
Giant Insects. Six giant centipedes and four giant fire beetles are meandering among the fungi
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
20-foot-high tunnel. The sewer tunnel is 30 feet wide and continues in both directions. The tunnel has a raised walkway 5 feet wide and 5 feet tall along both sides. The main passage is flowing with 1
Encounter 1–4 1d4 cultists of Rakdos 5–9 2d4 giant rats 10–11 1 gray ooze 12–14 1 kraul warrior (see chapter 6 for the stat block) 15–18 1 swarm of insects (centipedes) 19–20 1d4 zombies covered in fungus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
filled completely with dead insects along with occasional bones, making it difficult terrain. Pit Traps. Scattered through the room, hidden beneath the blanket of insect bodies, are several pit traps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
that roams the chasms of Khyber.
Valaara. The Crawling Queen works its will on insects, arachnids, and other vermin. Swarms with malign sentience, worms that consume victims from within, cultists that
slowly become insects—all of these delight Valaara.
Held Loosely in Space. The daelkyr have lairs within Khyber, but these are no mere caverns. Each daelkyr’s domain is a demiplane reflecting the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check determines the hobgoblin was stung by hundreds of insects. Treasure. The hobgoblin carries a purse with 8 gp and 27 sp. The chest contains only rotting
thieves’ tools. The key is held by Kanadius, the faction’s leader (see area B12). Two swarms of bees nest within the hive; use the swarm of insects (wasps) stat block to represent each of them. The bees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the center of the north and south walls. These slits are 3 feet high but only a few inches wide, so they’re too small to allow passage or let much more than a little dim light in. Resting at the
lighthouse and the lantern room.
Resting in the glass tank among wilting plants and countless dead insects is a multicolored spider called Rainbow. Rainbow is the familiar of Wizzy Fotz, the gnome wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
a thick layer of rot and debris, within which can be seen scraps of leather, the husks of countless dead insects, and bits of rusted metal. A doorway in the far wall has collapsed and is fully blocked
debris and dead insects coats the floor of this area, its contents remain largely intact. Four trestle tables, a side table set with what looks like cups, and two dozen chairs stand covered in dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
wreckage. A violet key card still allows passage back up to the levels above. S48: Feed Storage (Green) This storage area reeks of manure. Animal and plant feed are stored here, along with fertilizer and
counter near the wall.
Piles of moldy guano speckle the room’s surfaces. Bloated, vegetal bats with green-black vanes paddle through the air, feeding on insects. Every so often, a bat emits a noisy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
exposed a 20-foot-tall, 5-foot-wide window: The scab on one side of this narrow passage is stripped away, partially revealing one of the citadel’s stained glass windows. The opaque blue and yellow panes
into four hostile swarms of insects. Replace the swarms’ climbing speed with a flying speed of 30 feet.
Map 4.1: Side View of the Scab View Player Version S8. Hag’s Lair The tunnel leading to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
corner above the door at the top of the stairs, outside area B13. The nest is a Medium object with AC 11, 12 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. It holds a swarm of insects (wasps
a creature smiles into the mirror. In that case, the creature’s reflection also smiles, and a secret door in the wall holding the mirror swings inward, revealing a hidden passage (area B9). Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the bowls spread their leaves like wings and take flight in all directions like insects. There are fifty flying fruits in all. A character more than 20 feet off the ground—such as one climbing a palm
bears three hieroglyphs. If translated (see the “Pyramid Features” section; treat the hieroglyphs as a single passage), the hieroglyphs read “float,” “reverse,” and “negate.” If a creature touches both of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
mission, Portyr pays for their food and passage and gives the party a free charter of exploration. If they complete the mission, the characters are given free meals and guest rooms (see area 10J
hammocks in the guard towers. The breeze atop the walls provides some cooling and relief from insects. 10. Inner Bailey This bastion is a fort within a fort. The bailey is 20 feet tall at the peak of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
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Four drop tubes allow passage to the lower levels. It’s a 20-foot drop to the floor of the ship’s second level below. Aphelion normally keeps the antigravity in each tube turned off to prevent
mistakenly punctures an egg sac, causing a hostile swarm of insects (spiders) to burst forth from the cocoon. Additionally, a blue key card is caught in the webs. A character who inspects the webs and succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 20 feet into the water and knocked prone. A cloud of swarming insects fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon chooses within 120 feet of it
its lair, the dragon leaves no physical evidence of its passage unless it wishes to. Tracking it there is impossible except by magical means. In addition, it ignores movement impediments and damage from