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Manticore Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Tail Spike Regrowth. The manticore has twenty-four tail spikes. Used spikes regrow when the manticore finishes a long rest.Multiattack. The manticore makes three attacks: one with its bite and two

with its claws or three with its tail spikes. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3

Cradle of the Stone Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

subconscious wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the cradle dies, the scion within fully awakens.Acid, PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical

);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Crystal Flare", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage and have the blinded condition until the end of the cradle’s next turn. Stone Spikes

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Lair Ogrémoch is normally found in the depths of elemental earth, choosing caverns with black crystals and jagged rock spikes to serve as his throne room. He can enter the Material Plane

Strength check, ending the effect on itself or another creature within its reach on a success. Crystalline spikes grow from the ground in a 20-foot-radius area within 60 feet of Ogrémoch. The area

Adult Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation

it can see within 120 feet of it. Stone spikes sprout from the ground in a 20-foot radius centered on that point. The effect is otherwise identical to the spike growth spell and lasts until the dragon

Ancient Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d6+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation

: The dragon chooses a point on the ground that it can see within 120 feet of it. Stone spikes sprout from the ground in a 20-foot radius centered on that point. The effect is otherwise identical to

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes

constantly starting fights in the hope of seeing bloodshed.” 81–00 “I keep trophies from the bodies I have slain, turning them into adornments.” Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Fire, Lightning

Yeenoghu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

display of wasteful slaughter. Spiky Terrain. Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes. If

incapacitated, any creature that has Rampage can make its Gnashing Jaws attack as a bonus action while within 10 feet of this creature. Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing that is

Manticore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

long tail ends in a cluster of deadly spikes that can impale prey at impressive range. Evil Predators. Manticores are fierce killers that hunt far and wide for prey. They work together to take down

particularly large or dangerous creatures, sharing the meal once a kill is made. A manticore begins its attack with a volley of tail spikes, then lands and uses its claws and bite. When outdoors and

Rak Tulkhesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

draconic creature twisted by demonic rage. Covered in iron spikes protruding from his bleeding flesh, this overlord looms fifteen feet high at the shoulders, and his wings span over forty feet. While

rakshasa Mordakhesh the Shadowsword — Rak Tulkhesh's exarch among the Lords of Dust, who commands a host of fiends exerting the overlord's will across Khorvaire.Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Fire, Lightning

Armor Upgrades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

infernal war machine resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. Soul Spike Armor The vehicle is covered with spikes inscribed with blasphemous symbols. Luminous, ghostly figures

impaled on these spikes wail and reach out in agony. If a creature that isn’t a devil dies within 30 feet of the infernal war machine, its soul (if it has one) is torn from its body and joins the wailing

Manticore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Languages Common Challenge 3 (700 XP) Tail Spike Regrowth. The manticore has twenty-four tail spikes. Used spikes regrow when the manticore finishes a long rest. Actions Multiattack. The

manticore makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws or three with its tail spikes. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage

Hythonia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing

up to her speed without provoking opportunity attacks. Snaky Hair. Hythonia makes one attack with her snaky hair. Petrified Earth (Costs 2 Actions). Hythonia causes stone spikes to erupt from the

Manticore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

tails bristling with detachable spikes. These monsters launch their tail spikes at their prey, skewering those on the ground or knocking flying creatures from the air. Despite their ravenous tendencies

. The manticore makes three attacks, using Rend or Tail Spike in any combination. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Slashing damage. Tail Spike. Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 100/200 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Piercing damage.

51. Wind Tunnel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

of the rusty spikes, taking an additional 3 (1d6) slashing damage. If a target thrown by the wind strikes an object, such as a wall, the target takes another 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. If a target

rusty spikes. On the other side of this area, the corridor continues. Hazardous Hatch. Opening the hatch releases a whirlwind. The character who climbed up to open the hatch is hurled to the floor

Chain Devil (Kyton)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

inanimate chains nearby, which sprout hooks, blades, and spikes to eviscerate enemies. Chain devils act as sadistic jailers and torturers in the infernal realms, relishing pain and living to inflict it on

14 (+2) Saving Throws Con +7, Wis +4, Cha +5 Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered Damage Immunities fire, poison Condition

D5. Chattering Heads

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

D5. Chattering Heads This flat wood-plank bridge, which spans an arm of the lake, is lined on one side by rows of bullywug heads on wooden spikes. At the center of the bridge, a small figure sits

Court often lose their heads during violent changes in leadership. The severed heads are impaled on rows of spikes north of the bridge, and they verbally accost anyone who steps onto the bridge, each one

38. Revolving Room Trap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

restoration spell or similar magic. 13–18 Stone spikes 6 inches long magically protrude from the walls. Any creature that takes damage from the room at the start of its turn takes an additional 11

(2d10) piercing damage from the spikes. The spikes retract when the next room effect is triggered. 19–20 The demon faces spew jets of an incendiary gas that promptly ignites, filling the room with fire

Sample Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

creature can use its action to make a DC 10 Strength check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a success. The net has AC 10 and 20 hit points. Dealing 5 slashing damage to the net (AC 10

sharpened wooden or iron spikes at the bottom. A creature falling into the pit takes 11 (2d10) piercing damage from the spikes, in addition to any falling damage. Even nastier versions have poison smeared

Tarrasque

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

slumbered in secret, rising every few ages to usher in eras of destruction. The tarrasque is a bipedal, prehistoric Monstrosity that stands over seventy feet tall. Bristling with horns and spikes

Wis 11 +0 +9 Cha 11 +0 +9 Skills Perception +9 Resistances Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing Immunities Fire, Poison; Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned Senses Blindsight 120

Yeenoghu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing that is nonmagical Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 24 Languages

prey are left to rot in an unnatural display of wasteful slaughter. Spiky Terrain. Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies

18. Iron Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

(Hax, Mruuzdain, Oznur, Ramdrax, Tarnvur, and Yarox) work on expanding the cavern northward, while two normal-sized females (Nura and Speleosa) use hammers and spikes to separate iron from loose chunks

), dealing 13 (1d10 + 8) slashing damage on a hit, or 19 (2d10 + 8) slashing damage in her enlarged duergar form. Instead of Cold Breath, she breathes acid in a 60-foot-long, 5-foot-wide line. The breath

Ice Devil (Gelugon)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

for their archdevil masters. Resembling a giant bipedal insect, an ice devil has clawed hands and feet, powerful mandibles, and a long tail covered in razor-sharp spikes. Some carry barbed spears

, Cha +9 Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered Damage Immunities cold, fire, poison Condition Immunities poisoned Senses blindsight

Ogrémoch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

) CON 28 (+9) INT 11 (+0) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 22 (+6) Saving Throws Str +14, Con +15, Wis +8 Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from

spikes to serve as his throne room. He can enter the Material Plane through large and well-established nodes of elemental earth, with a little help from the proper rituals. Within such a node, Ogrémoch

Arkhan's Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

to the players: A dark tower looms on the horizon, its black spire rising hundreds of feet, its ramparts bristling with charred skulls mounted on iron spikes. The tower’s apex splits into five

fire, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons Condition Immunities frightened Senses darkvision 60 ft. (can see invisible creatures out to the same range

Relentless Impaler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) necrotic damage. Spike Burst (Recharge 5–6). Twisted, spectral spikes shoot out from the impaler’s body. Each creature within 30 feet of the impaler must make a DC 19

30 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 12 (+1) CON 17 (+3) INT 6 (−2) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 6 (−2) Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing while in dim light or darkness

Hythonia the Cruel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) poison damage. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one Large or smaller creature. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5

makes one attack with her snaky hair. Petrified Earth (Costs 2 Actions). Hythonia causes stone spikes to erupt from the ground in a 30-foot radius centered on her. The area becomes difficult terrain

Dolindar Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

creature with too many arms and spikes in place of hands taps at the room’s walls. The Dolindar siblings buried here were warped into two lost sorrowsworn (see appendix A). A visible sorrowsworn

its turn, it takes 5 (2d4) slashing damage for every 5 feet it travels. A character can use an action to pull a lever behind the stone coffin to cause the blades to retract into the floor or to raise

Adventuring Gear

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Whistle — 5 CP Spell Scroll (Cantrip) — 30 GP Spell Scroll (Level 1) — 50 GP Spikes, Iron 5 lb. 1 GP Spyglass 1 lb. 1,000 GP String — 1 SP Tent 20 lb. 2 GP Tinderbox 1 lb. 5 SP Torch 1 lb. 1 CP Vial — 1 GP

Slashing damage from the poisoned weapon or ammunition takes an extra 1d4 Poison damage. Once applied, the poison retains potency for 1 minute or until its damage is dealt, whichever comes first. Pole

Locations on the Dungeon Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

his AC), and he fights with a giant-sized +1 battleaxe that gives him a +10 bonus to hit. He has a reach of 15 feet with the weapon, which deals 20 (3d8 + 7) slashing damage on a hit. Treasure

a crude table drinking ale and discussing a plan to wipe out the rebel orcs in area 19. All these bugbears have longswords that deal 11 (2d8 + 2) slashing damage on a hit. All five are carrying 50 gp

Creating a Monster Stat Block

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

of molten lava to have immunity to fire damage. Giving a monster resistances and immunities to three or more damage types (especially bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage) is like giving it

monster has resistance or immunity to several damage types—especially bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons—and not all the characters in the party possess the means to

Scions of Giants' Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

) CON 24 (+7) INT 9 (−1) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 10 (+0) Saving Throws Wis +10, Cha +7 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

) bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns. The root has AC 19 and can be severed by dealing 15 or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn't hurt the cradle but ends

Adventuring Gear

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. 1 CP Scholar’s Pack 22 lb. 40 GP Shovel 5 lb. 2 GP Signal Whistle — 5 CP Spell Scroll (Cantrip) — 30 GP Spell Scroll (Level 1) — 50 GP Spikes, Iron 5 lb. 1 GP Spyglass 1 lb. 1,000 GP String — 1 SP

, you can use a vial of Basic Poison to coat one weapon or up to three pieces of ammunition. A creature that takes Piercing or Slashing damage from the poisoned weapon or ammunition takes an extra 1d4

Overlords

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

draconic creature twisted by demonic rage. Covered in iron spikes protruding from his bleeding flesh, this overlord looms fifteen feet high at the shoulders, and his wings span over forty feet. While in

Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, stunned Senses truesight 120 ft

Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

giants who wield two huge shields like plow blades. These shields bear spikes on their exterior and have hollow interiors into which the dreadnought pours hot coals at the first sign of danger. Armed with

gains a +4 bonus to the damage roll. The giant has resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. Actions Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks with its greataxe. Greataxe. Melee

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

by the broad protective plate that expands from its forehead and the spikes protruding from its chin. A frill runs the length of its neck, and its tapering wings extend down the length of its tail. A

. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8) piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8) slashing damage. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 20 ft., one

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