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Dragon of Icespire Peak
Archer. A longbow or shortbow deals one extra die of its damage when Falcon hits with it (included in his longbow attack).
Sharpshooter. Falcon's ranged weapon attacks ignore half cover and three
wears a fur-lined cloak over his studded leather armor.
He stands 6 feet, 6 inches tall, and has black hair and broad shoulders. His eyes are as blue, cold, and sharp as ice, and he sports a neatly
Blade Barrier
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You create a vertical wall of whirling, razor-sharp blades made of magical energy. The wall appears within range and lasts for the duration. You can make a straight wall up to 100 feet long, 20 feet
high, and 5 feet thick, or a ringed wall up to 60 feet in diameter, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick. The wall provides three-quarters cover to creatures behind it, and its space is difficult terrain
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
call home. Iridescent scales crackling with lightning cover a bakunawa’s fearsome serpentine body, and the sharp movements of its mighty wings echo with thunderous winds. Known for their mercilessness in battle, bakunawa swallow whole any who challenge them.Lightning, Thunder
and restrained, and it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the bakunawa. At the start of each of the bakunawa’s turns, each swallowed creature takes 10 (3d6
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the scavver. The scavver can have one creature swallowed at a time.
A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, has total cover
wide mouth is full of sharp teeth. A scavver flies in lazy circles when it sleeps but otherwise moves through space much as a shark swims through water.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or be swallowed by the scavver. The scavver can have one creature swallowed at a time.
A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, has total cover
while the creature is awake. Its wide mouth is full of sharp teeth. A scavver flies in lazy circles when it sleeps but otherwise moves through space much as a shark swims through water.Ray of Fear
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
and bear fragrant white berries during temperate seasons. Between encounters, the plant buries its weapons— wide, razor-sharp outer leaves—in the loose dirt around itself to catch
":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of its turns.
Spiked Leaves (Snapper Saw Only). Creatures within 10 feet of the horrid plant and not behind total cover must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
saving throw or be swallowed by the hertilod. A swallowed creature has the blinded and restrained conditions, and it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the hertilod. At the start
monster known as a hertilod. Voracious and terrifying, a hertilod resembles a skinless, serpentine lizard, with sharp claws and a gaping maw that drips venom. A hertilod’s gruesomely exposed muscle
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
taper to sharp talons. Feathers cover their bodies—usually red, orange, yellow, brown, or gray. Their heads are also avian, often resembling those of parrots or eagles.
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Aarakocra
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
upright, aarakocra might reach 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons.
Feathers cover their bodies. Their plumage typically denotes membership in a tribe. Males are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
sharp talons. Feathers cover their bodies—usually red, orange, yellow, brown, or gray. Their heads are also avian, often resembling those of parrots or eagles.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Blade Barrier 6th-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You create a vertical wall of whirling, razor-sharp blades made of
, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick. The wall provides three-quarters cover to creatures behind it, and its space is difficult terrain. When a creature enters the wall’s area for the first time on a turn or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Blade Barrier 6th-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You create a vertical wall of whirling, razor-sharp blades made of
, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick. The wall provides three-quarters cover to creatures behind it, and its space is difficult terrain. When a creature enters the wall’s area for the first time on a turn or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Snapper Saw Snapper saws resemble ordinary bushes and bear fragrant white berries during temperate seasons. Between encounters, the plant buries its weapons—wide, razor-sharp outer leaves—in the
plant and not behind total cover must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) slashing damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Vampiric Tendril (Dew Drinker Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
attracts 1d4 hungry vampire spawn (see below), which arrive in 1d4 + 1 rounds. 6 A wizard’s spellbook with a black velvet dust jacket over its stitched leather cover. The book contains all the spells
, their cracked and bloodstained lips open wide, revealing sharp fangs. These minions of Strahd—former adventurers all—creep along ceilings and drop down on unsuspecting prey. The vampire spawn fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
lizard, with sharp claws and a gaping maw that drips venom. A hertilod’s gruesomely exposed muscle renders it susceptible to lightning. “They ain’t dragons. They ain’t lizards. Oh no, they’re much
hertilod. A swallowed creature has the blinded and restrained conditions, and it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the hertilod. At the start of each of the hertilod’s turns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like humanoids with leathery skin and bulky shells that cover most of their bodies. An adult tortle stands about 6 feet tall and weighs between 450 and 500
its shell for added protection. While fully withdrawn inside its shell, a tortle can’t do much other than hide. Although their claws are quite sharp, tortles prefer to defend themselves and hunt using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, leaving out the last sentence if the nycaloth is invisible: A sizable desk stands opposite the door in this stuffy study. Cabinets, crowded bookshelves, and maps of the Outer Planes cover the room’s
walls. In the south corner stands a simple cot. A hulking, green-skinned figure with mighty wings and razor-sharp claws violently peruses the books, discarding those that displease it.
This is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
beneath the alley under cover of night. He was discovered, and some say that as many as eighty bodies were subsequently pulled up from holes under the alley’s wide flagstones. Though this happened over a
,” “bullyblades,” and “alleyblades” Those who boast of martial skill but who shrink from violence or lack real ability are “sharpjaws.” In sharp contrast are Waterdeep’s “fastfists” (any lout easily provoked to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
carvings show a horned rabbit charging a small, feral-looking bear with sharp claws. A cuneiform message is etched above the doors.
The message is written in Old Omuan and reads, “I’jin teaches us
14 in appendix E. Thirty-two tiles cover a 20-foot-long, 10-foot-wide stretch of the hallway. Each tile is 5 feet square, and the tiles are arranged in eight rows of four. The beasts depicted on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
: Bones. Cat bones cover the floor.
Iron Lids. Leaning against the north wall are a pair of 25-pound, circular iron lids (covers for the braziers in area 23a).
Bed. Mummified cats hang from a decrepit
the back with a knife or similar sharp instrument, the student it represents is paralyzed until the instrument is removed, or until a remove curse spell or similar magic is cast on that student. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
as mounts, that allow them to gain silent access to any location. Those who think they can hide under cover of darkness or escape invisibly are easy marks for the Red Fang’s bats, which locate their
prey with high-pitched clicks and shrieks, then swoop down and snatch up their prey with razor sharp claws. Bat riders of the Red Fang return from their raids the same way they exited — through a crack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
doors to the room are closed, the starry night sky is visible in all directions. Terrain more than 20 feet away at ground level, however, is shadowy and indistinct; only the sky above seems sharp and
shelves. A book with the bust of a mage on its cover sits on the desk.
The three shelves are filled with books bound in iron covers, which are attached to chains that secure them to the shelves—a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
) check, ascertaining that the glyph means “fire” on a successful check. As an action, a character can use a sharp tool to deface the glyph, which disarms the trap. As a Search action, a creature can
Spike or a similar object can be wedged between the pit’s lid and the surrounding floor to prevent the lid from opening, thereby making it safe to cross. The cover can also be held shut using Arcane Lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
three-quarters cover to the beholder.) Minion Chambers The lair has rooms set aside for the beholder’s minions, where those creatures live, cook, eat, and sleep. Prison A beholder often sets aside a
inhabited areas. Medium or smaller intruders can easily move through the passage but might have little warning about what lies ahead, especially if the passage has sharp turns that make it likely that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
mounts. As a cartographer, you have a sharp eye for detail and take an interest in people, history, and natural features. You help advance your franchise by discovering and mapping new locations or
the mud. And the wolves.
8 You suffer from the nagging feeling of never knowing why you’ve come into a room, and you need the professional flourish that lets you cover for that.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, ascertaining that the glyph means “fire” on a successful check. As an action, a character can use a sharp tool to deface the glyph, which disarms the trap. As a Search action, a creature can examine the
similar object can be wedged between the pit’s lid and the surrounding floor to prevent the lid from opening, thereby making it safe to cross. The cover can also be held shut using Arcane Lock or similar
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pit fills and eventually clamber out. Trap C. Nearly invisible runes cover the floor in this area. The runes radiate conjuration to a detect magic spell or similar effect, or can be detected with a
fragile and sharp stalactite cluster at a narrow point leading into the next cavern. If the characters lure the creature under the cluster, they might be able to think of some way to drop the sharp rocks on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
layers of scum cover its putrid surface, and yawning pits lie in wait beneath the murk to engulf careless wanderers. Cyclopean cities of ornately carved stone rise up from the bog, including the great
demeanor. He trades in souls, as do other archdevils, but he rarely gives his time to any creatures not worthy of his personal attention. His instincts are as razor sharp as Cania’s frigid winds, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the stream in the garden hall (area P32) to the north, where it surges high against the wall before following the corridor’s sharp turn to the east. P32: Garden Hall A rapid stream runs through this
area P64. It was dug with a spoon by Prit, the gnome in area P54. P44: March of the True Faith Hieroglyphs cover the ceiling and floor of this corridor. Chiseled by a scribe to please the pyramid’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, roll twice next time you roll on the Dungeonland Results table and use the higher result. Portal. This permanently open portal connects to area P1. P3a: Supertemporal Arena Entrance A sharp tiefling
activated, creating a connection with area P1 (see the “Guards” section earlier in this chapter). On entering this area, read the following description: Colorful silks and mosaic patterns cover the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
out. Stalagmites. The rock formations throughout this cavern are dangerously sharp. A creature pushed into a stalagmite takes 11 (2d10) piercing damage. Treasure. The skeleton of a decades-dead human
Eternal Garden The echoes of the stream fade, replaced by an ethereal melody that tugs at your heartstrings. Massive formations of quartz crystals cover the walls and ceiling of this chamber.
A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
southeastern end of the place are four big heaps of furry hides (or more, if ogres from the steading survived and relocated here). The hides cover four sleeping ogres, who are awaiting an audience with
sharp lookout here. The giant has its greataxe plus a boulder ready at hand, with plenty of additional boulders piled near the entrances (guard positions 1 and 4). 10. Southeast Chamber One frost giant is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
walk patrols. Their eyes are sharp, and they are prone to gossip. A pull from a flask of whiskey or a few silver pieces can persuade them to provide information on recent visitors. 2. Barracks and
attempts on his life. Ingo (LN male human gladiator) tries to keep a low profile. He avoids taking sides in any conflict, but if his cover comes under pressure, he can be compelled to throw in with one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
carefully scratching over the rune with a dagger, a sharp piece of wire, or a similar implement. Once this is done, the journal can safely be opened either by picking the lock with thieves’ tools and making
use the statues for cover from the dragon’s breath; see “Cover” in the Basic Rules.) Consider having the wyrmling deliver short lines of dialogue on each of his turns, inspired by the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Inn stands a ramshackle two-story tavern. Rusty metal grills cover its small, dirty windows. The tavern’s name is very clearly printed in large, simple letters on both sides of a jutting wooden sign
servers work shifts at the Helm; most nights, two cover the ground floor and one waits on guests on the upper floor. The staff at the Helm don’t gossip, but they direct anyone who questions them to