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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
uses this action again. When a creature other than the nightmare haunt enters the affected area for the first time or starts its turn there, the creature must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw
is also considered difficult terrain for creatures other than the nightmare haunt for the duration of its effect.
A creature that starts its turn in the area and is already restrained by the tendrils
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
"} acid damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the grappled condition (escape DC 11). Ability checks made to escape this grapple have disadvantage.Bag jellies are olive-hued oozes
scrupulously clean to avoid attracting bag jellies, but others actually use these scavengers to hinder thieves. Many would-be thieves who rummage through a sleeping giant’s bag find themselves stuck
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
":"to hit","rollAction":"Frightful Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Frightful Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing
"} piercing damage, and each creature within 10 feet of the feyr that can see it must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of the feyr until the end of the feyr’s next turn
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Explode. When the vampirate is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (1d10
","rollAction":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Energy Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Freezing Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Freezing Touch
creature. If the statue would take fire damage, it instead takes no damage and thaws, ending the petrification.
Icy Axe. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
damage.
Freezing Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Freezing Breath"}. The salamander exhales chill wind in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make
but. Frost salamanders greedily devour any prey foolhardy enough to try sleeping in their lairs. On rare occasions, frost giant;frost giants (see the Monster Manual) capture and tame these creatures, using them to burrow into the ice to help create outposts and fortresses.ColdFire
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
targets up to five creatures that it can see within 60 feet of it. Each target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or fall into a magical sleep and be unconscious for 10 minutes. A sleeping
target awakens if it takes damage or if someone uses an action to shake or slap it awake. This magical sleep has no effect on a creature immune to being charmed.
Spellcasting (Yuan-ti Form Only
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Explode. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Energy Drain
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Explode. When the captain is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 16 (3d10
":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Energy Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Breath"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 44 (8d10
creature takes half as much damage and isn’t incapacitated.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creates a shining bead of gravitational force in its mouth, then releases the energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 20 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the
creature takes 45 (10d8);{"diceNotation":"10d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and its speed becomes 0 until the start of the dragon’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creates a shining bead of gravitational force in its mouth, then releases the energy in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the
creature takes 63 (14d8);{"diceNotation":"14d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and its speed becomes 0 until the start of the dragon’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 21 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone
90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious for 10 minutes. This effect ends for a creature if the creature takes damage or someone
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Breath
-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious for 10 minutes. This effect ends for a creature if the creature takes damage or someone uses
Alarm
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larger creature touches or enters the warded area. When you cast the spell, you can designate creatures that won't set off the alarm. You also choose whether the alarm is mental or audible.
A mental alarm
alerts you with a ping in your mind if you are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping awakens you if you are sleeping.
An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet.
Yuan-ti Pit Master
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
it can see within 60 feet of it. Each target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or fall into a magical sleep and be unconscious for 10 minutes. A sleeping target awakens if it takes
damage or if someone uses an action to shake or slap it awake. This magical sleep has no effect on a creature immune to being charmed.Poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Waking Someone A creature that is naturally sleeping, as opposed to being in a magically or chemically induced sleep, wakes up if it takes any damage or if someone else uses an action to shake or
slap the creature awake. A sudden loud noise — such as yelling, thunder, or a ringing bell — also awakens someone that is sleeping naturally. Whispers don’t disturb sleep, unless a sleeper’s passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Sleeping Beast Overgrown with bizarrely warped forests, this jagged mountain range stretches for miles along the domain’s southern border. A blanket of eerie calm hangs over its peaks, the result
miners. The mountains’ name stems from the legends originating with the bog-dwelling precursors of Lamordia’s people who believed that the range was actually a single unfathomably large creature, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, and a creature hit by the trap must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6) poison damage and be paralyzed for 1 minute. Treasure Characters who search the sleeping holes can find 600 cp, 200 sp, and 150 gp, as well as a potion of poison.
17. Yuan-ti Quarters A dozen cylindrical shafts 3 feet wide and 7 feet deep are cut into the stone floor here, and are used as sleeping holes by the lesser yuan-ti. Two stone totems stand here, both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Sleep Just as in the real world, D&D characters spend many hours sleeping, most often as part of a long rest. Most monsters also need to sleep. While a creature sleeps, it is subjected to the unconscious condition. Here are a few rules that expand on that basic fact.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
17. Yuan-ti Quarters A dozen cylindrical shafts 3 feet wide and 7 feet deep are cut into the stone floor here, and are used as sleeping holes by the lesser yuan-ti. Two Stone totems stand here, both
(Investigation) check. When any creature steps on the pressure plate, darts shoot out from the walls along the length of the hallway, targeting all creatures in the area: +8 to hit, 3 (1d6) piercing damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Nursery Infant githyanki are brought to the crèche shortly after birth and raised in this nursery until they are old enough to undertake their training. 16a. Sleeping Area Children. Forty
githyanki infants (noncombatants) sleep in crystal cradles arranged in five rows of eight.
Window Slits. Four 2-foot-long, 6-inch-wide window slits reveal the starry void of space beyond.
A creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Dreamer’s Reach Magic A creature who falls asleep or uses a feature such as an elf’s Trance trait at Dreamer’s Reach can call upon the magic of the place while sleeping, activating one of the
following properties: Dreamer’s Call. The creature casts the dream spell as it sleeps, requiring no additional casting time, action, or spell components. The caster must be the spell’s messenger. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
intrusion. Choose a door, a window, or an area within range that is no larger than a 20-foot cube. Until the spell ends, an alarm alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger creature touches or enters the warded
are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping awakens you if you are sleeping. An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Feywild creature, not a natural snake, and that the skin has become riddled with disease as it rotted. C2: Meditation Nook Several sleeping mats circle an empty firepit in this small side cave. Upon a
instability in Atagua. Any creature that touches the Sleeping Stone must make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of sight and is lost. Sleeping Stone Shard. The fragment of the Sleeping Stone is weightless and contains a portion of the dreams of Chimagua. The first creature to touch the crystal must succeed on
leads back to Atagua.
A character who investigates the walls and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation or Nature) check realizes they’re inside some gigantic creature, though it doesn’t seem
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
intrusion. Choose a door, a window, or an area within range that is no larger than a 20-foot cube. Until the spell ends, an alarm alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger creature touches or enters the warded
are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping awakens you if you are sleeping. An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, floats near a pair of 15-foot-tall menhirs made of semitransparent crystal. Imprisoned inside each menhir is a sleeping nalfeshnee, its leathery wings wrapped tightly around its head and body.
The gas
spore drifted into this cave from area 8. Its spores contain memory fragments of the dead beholder that birthed it. A creature that inhales the spores inherits a random memory, determined by rolling on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Nightmare Haunt Nicholas Gregory Nightmare haunts are terrors from the minds of Eldraine’s sleeping citizens, made tangible by the planeswalker Ashiok. These creatures can hurt the body and also
witch sisters performed a grand ritual to create a sleeping curse. Even with the Phyrexians defeated, the curse remains and spreads unchecked through Eldraine due to interference from the planeswalker
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
(“shinies”) and larder (“nibbles”). Sleeping Chamber. The innermost cavity of the lair is the sleeping chamber, which the dragon has fastidiously lined with fragments of mirrored glass. The dragon
preens and holds long, complimentary conversations with myriad admiring reflections here. Escape Tunnel. From the sleeping chamber, a concealed escape tunnel leads out through a hollow root before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
embedded in its trunk.
The Neutral Treant is a reincarnation of Zumzn, the githyanki gardener who cultivated this place. The creature uses Zumzn’s name but remembers nothing of its previous existence
creature that eats a cherry from one of these trees is cured of all magical contagions, and the following conditions end on the creature: Blinded, Deafened, Paralyzed, and Poisoned. A creature can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
aside with a successful DC 10 Strength check. The sarcophagus contains a life-sized statue of Brysis, sculpted and painted to make it appear that she is sleeping comfortably. The statue is affixed to
have disturbed the tomb of Brysis of Khaem! Accursed are you, most miserable of creatures!” Each creature in the room, whether it hears the booming voice or not, must make a DC 15 Charisma saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
.
Wererat. An obese giant rat is sleeping on the seat of a crumbling stone throne that stands on a dais opposite the door. (This creature is a shapechanged wererat named Flyndol Greeth.)
Fountains. Not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
and fire snakes serve Izel, a powerful creature known as a tlexolotl. Tlexolotls, long thought to be myths, slumber within the volcanoes of Tletepec. So long as the tlexolotls are dormant, the volcanoes
. The salamanders allied with him are stealing offerings meant for the gods and plan to offer them to sleeping tlexolotls to rouse the creatures. If large enough offerings are made, the tlexolotls are sure to awaken, unleashing volcanic devastation.