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Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
False Appearance. If the golem is embedded in a window and motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the golem move or
act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the golem is animate.
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the trapper
digesting it. Only a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits is left behind.
A trapper’s ability to alter the color and texture of its outer side enables it to blend in with
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, however, Halaster is alert and attentive to the activities and preparations of all beings near him. He never willingly enters combat without first casting mage armor and mind blank on himself.As the
master of Undermountain, Halaster can alter the entire dungeon to some extent. His lair actions and regional effects don’t extend beyond Undermountain.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
their hit point totals as you see fit. If you need to adjust the difficulty of an encounter during combat, you can alter hit point totals without the player characters ever knowing and have enemies retreat or reinforcements arrive as needed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
their hit point totals as you see fit. If you need to adjust the difficulty of an encounter during combat, you can alter hit point totals without the player characters ever knowing and have enemies retreat or reinforcements arrive as needed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
likely a danger. If the CR is lower, the monster likely poses little threat. But circumstances and the number of player characters can significantly alter how threatening a monster is in actual play
. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides guidance to the DM on using CR while planning potential combat encounters. See also “Stat Block.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
likely a danger. If the CR is lower, the monster likely poses little threat. But circumstances and the number of player characters can significantly alter how threatening a monster is in actual play
. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides guidance to the DM on using CR while planning potential combat encounters. See also “Stat Block.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
likely a danger. If the CR is lower, the monster likely poses little threat. But circumstances and the number of player characters can significantly alter how threatening a monster is in actual play
. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides guidance to the DM on using CR while planning potential combat encounters. See also “Stat Block.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
likely a danger. If the CR is lower, the monster likely poses little threat. But circumstances and the number of player characters can significantly alter how threatening a monster is in actual play
. The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides guidance to the DM on using CR while planning potential combat encounters. See also “Stat Block.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
visualize locations and devise combat strategies. You can alter a map’s features as you see fit. On interior maps, an arrow on a slope or staircase points in the ascending direction. When elevation
areas for the characters to explore or areas where combat is likely to occur. These maps are designed to be easily reproduced on graph paper, a wet-erase mat, or some other surface to help the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
visualize locations and devise combat strategies. You can alter a map’s features as you see fit. On interior maps, an arrow on a slope or staircase points in the ascending direction. When elevation
areas for the characters to explore or areas where combat is likely to occur. These maps are designed to be easily reproduced on graph paper, a wet-erase mat, or some other surface to help the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
their hit point totals as you see fit. If you need to adjust the difficulty of an encounter during combat, you can alter hit point totals without the player characters ever knowing and have enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
their hit point totals as you see fit. If you need to adjust the difficulty of an encounter during combat, you can alter hit point totals without the player characters ever knowing and have enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
usable. Beware of giving a monster combat-oriented magic items, since those might alter the monster’s Challenge Rating. If you do give a monster a magic item, the monster can have Attunement with magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
usable. Beware of giving a monster combat-oriented magic items, since those might alter the monster’s Challenge Rating. If you do give a monster a magic item, the monster can have Attunement with magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
their hit point totals as you see fit. If you need to adjust the difficulty of an encounter during combat, you can alter hit point totals without the player characters ever knowing and have enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of infernal flame, and a devil erupts from the ashes. You can also alter a monster’s stat block in subtle ways in the middle of combat; for example, you might decide that a monster flies into a frenzy
Keeping Combat Moving Sometimes even the best-planned combat encounter can turn into a slog, where no one’s moving and neither side is hitting or dealing much damage to the other. When that happens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Masks and Personas In their natural form changelings are slender and pale, with colorless eyes and silver-white hair. A changeling can alter its physical appearance with a thought. While this can be
personas for many situations, including negotiation, investigation, and combat. Personas can be shared by multiple changelings; there might be three healers in a community, but whoever is on duty will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
their hit point totals as you see fit. If you need to adjust the difficulty of an encounter during combat, you can alter hit point totals without the player characters ever knowing and have enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Masks and Personas In their natural form changelings are slender and pale, with colorless eyes and silver-white hair. A changeling can alter its physical appearance with a thought. While this can be
personas for many situations, including negotiation, investigation, and combat. Personas can be shared by multiple changelings; there might be three healers in a community, but whoever is on duty will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of infernal flame, and a devil erupts from the ashes. You can also alter a monster’s stat block in subtle ways in the middle of combat; for example, you might decide that a monster flies into a frenzy
Keeping Combat Moving Sometimes even the best-planned combat encounter can turn into a slog, where no one’s moving and neither side is hitting or dealing much damage to the other. When that happens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
that equipment is still usable. Beware of giving a monster combat-oriented magic items, since those might alter the monster’s Challenge Rating. If you do give a monster a magic item, the monster can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
, a combat encounter could open with a tense negotiation designed to appeal to players who enjoy social interaction. Step 5. Skim the encounters you flagged as possible. Two-Hour Preparation With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
encounter. Step 4. Consider how each definite encounter relates to the players’ motivations. Think about elements you can add to interest them. For example, a combat encounter could open with a tense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
, a combat encounter could open with a tense negotiation designed to appeal to players who enjoy social interaction. Step 5. Skim the encounters you flagged as possible. Two-Hour Preparation With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
spells that completely change the way adventurers interact with the world. Their big, flashy spells are significant in combat — disintegrate, blade barrier, and heal, for example — but behind-the
-scenes spells such as word of recall, find the path, contingency, teleport, and true seeing alter the way players approach their adventures. Each spell level after that point introduces new effects with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters
encounter. Step 4. Consider how each definite encounter relates to the players’ motivations. Think about elements you can add to interest them. For example, a combat encounter could open with a tense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
that equipment is still usable. Beware of giving a monster combat-oriented magic items, since those might alter the monster’s Challenge Rating. If you do give a monster a magic item, the monster can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
spells that completely change the way adventurers interact with the world. Their big, flashy spells are significant in combat — disintegrate, blade barrier, and heal, for example — but behind-the
-scenes spells such as word of recall, find the path, contingency, teleport, and true seeing alter the way players approach their adventures. Each spell level after that point introduces new effects with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
trapper’s ability to alter the color and texture of its outer side enables it to blend in with any surface made of stone, earth, or wood, masking its presence to any but the most rigorous scrutiny. It
., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
trapper’s ability to alter the color and texture of its outer side enables it to blend in with any surface made of stone, earth, or wood, masking its presence to any but the most rigorous scrutiny. It
., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
unconscious. The first time the adventurers defeat a particular animated archmage statue, they receive XP for it as with any creature defeated in combat. Subsequent victories against that statue don’t provide
more XP, however. Treasure Turbulence carries a soot-stained spellbook containing all the spells she has prepared, plus the following: alter self, cloud of daggers, hypnotic pattern, and wall of fire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
age and renown might know unique rituals that can temporarily or permanently alter or transform a creature, bring back the dead for a limited time, rewrite memories, or siphon emotions. At the other end
effects of such weird items, see “Charms” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. If you want a hag to use a weird object of this sort in a combat situation, provide her with an item that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
unconscious. The first time the adventurers defeat a particular animated archmage statue, they receive XP for it as with any creature defeated in combat. Subsequent victories against that statue don’t provide
more XP, however. Treasure Turbulence carries a soot-stained spellbook containing all the spells she has prepared, plus the following: alter self, cloud of daggers, hypnotic pattern, and wall of fire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Plot Points Plot points allow players to change the course of the campaign, introduce plot complications, alter the world, and even assume the role of the DM. If your first reaction to reading this
can spend a plot point to become the DM. That player’s character becomes an NPC, and play continues. It’s probably not a good idea to swap roles in the middle of combat, but it can happen if your group