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Returning 27 results for 'standing swarm'.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
A Wizard’s Theory The wizard claims that each standing stone is keyed to one of the eight schools of magic (abjuration, conjuration, divination, enchantment, evocation, illusion, necromancy, and
concocted this theory to dupe the characters into testing his latest escape plan. Characters who examine the standing stones and succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check discern that the arcane runes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
thinner on the far side of the river, where a light flashes amid a dark ring of standing stones.
The river ranges in depth but is never more than 10 feet deep. Muriel Vinshaw, a wereraven in human
form, lurks amid the circle of standing stones (area U6) and is using a lantern to signal the heroes. In the village proper, fog prevents a creature from seeing any other creature or object more than 120
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, lopped-off peak. This outcropping can be climbed with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Standing in the shadows inside the doorway is Hruk, a male hill giant who reeks of dung. A swarm of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
your dreams, insisting that you tear down the standing stones just outside Saltmarsh. The elf claims that dark magic is behind the bountiful fishing in the region. 3 You have been plagued by visions
of a massive wave, carrying a swarm of toothy sharks, crashing over the land and tearing apart everything in its path. Maybe someone in town can help. 4 The land around town is too dangerous to remain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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Armoire. Standing against the south wall is a wooden armoire draped in cobwebs.
Treasure. The armoire contains the skeletal remains of a halfling adventurer who was trapped inside by giant spiders and
Dense webbing fills this room as well (see area 19c for rules). Suspended within the webs are six cocoons. Five contain the desiccated corpses of four goblins and a nothic. The sixth contains a swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Golgari Swarm and the Selesnya Conclave Citizens of Ravnica aren’t born into guilds. An individual can choose to belong to any guild — or no guild. Some guilds, such as Selesnya and Boros, actively
painful animosity in families whose members follow different paths. Even though citizens can choose their guild associations, long-standing traditions steer certain individuals toward a particular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
been spent in recent years, though Tarina has enough squirreled away to ensure she never goes hungry. She’s also in good standing with Nine-Fingers, guildmaster of the local thieves’ guild, who gives
should be in charge with Ulder Ravengard gone.” “With Ravengard out of the way, who’ll be the next grand duke, I wonder? My money’s on Thalamra Vanthampur. Practically born in the sewers, she was, and more vicious than a swarm of rats.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
figure with blue scales, bone spurs on her forearms and elbows, gossamer wings, and a flowing gown — dances to music atop a stepped dais 5 feet higher than the rest of the room.
Butterfly Swarm. Next to
Arcturia, a harmless swarm of yellow butterflies has assumed a vaguely humanoid shape and is playing an elegant harp (see “Treasure” below). The harp rests on a stout wooden table. The swarm is under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
feet overhead, and long hallways stretch out on either side of the foyer. Standing in the middle of this area is a middle-aged man wearing gray robes.
Matreous, a neutral human sage (see the stat
travel, as well as volumes of poetry, mythology, and folk tales. Book Attack. One of the heaps of books is a swarm of animated books. As the characters move through the room, the swarm knocks one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Ravnica’s standing army. House Dimir. House Dimir is in the business of information, operating an espionage organization behind a facade of messengers, investigators, and archivists. Its enigmatic leader
, Lazav, wears many faces. Golgari Swarm. An elf lich named Jarad guides the Golgari Swarm’s masses as they lurk in the undercity, where they process the city’s waste and see to the new life that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
and form up in a defensive line on the south side of the open pits. Each pit is 5 feet across, 10 feet deep, and filled with a swarm of poisonous snakes. The walls of each pit are too smooth to climb
the pits with a standing jump or running jump (see the Player’s Handbook for jumping rules), provided there are no broodguards lined up along the far side. Treasure Nahth has a crocodile skin pouch containing 28 gp and wears gold ceremonial bracers sculpted to resemble bats (150 gp for the pair).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon conjures a swarm of spectral dolphins. Each creature in the water within 120 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 5 (1d10) slashing damage; then the swarm
creatures it can see that are standing or swimming in water within 120 feet of it. Each chosen creature must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Regional Effects Any of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
gnolls and hyenas surrounds a demon standing nearly twenty feet tall, with massive arms, clawed hands, cloven hooves, and the head of a bull. This is a goristro, whose heart Vizeran DeVir has instructed
claws, but to no avail. Yeenoghu evades or shrugs off its attacks, even as gnoll archers pepper it with arrows. Then the gnolls swarm the goristro as it begins to falter, bringing it crashing to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
entrance, a swarm of bats screeches out from within.
The bats are harmless. Jungle predators use this tunnel as shelter, and the bones are a mix of grung and velociraptors. Any character who searches
open along a central seam. Each creature standing on the floor when the lever is pulled tumbles into a 20-foot-deep pit lined with poisoned spikes. With a successful DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and disguise themselves as humans by standing on one another’s shoulders. Three kobolds in cold weather gear can pass themselves off as a clumsy human with a successful group Charisma (Deception) check
and tend to swarm one foe at a time. Kobold Vampire Spawn
Small undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 39 (6d6 + 18)
Speed 30 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
18 (+4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Bavlorna stuffs dead creatures and stitches them together to create chimeric horrors. Crate. Bavlorna’s name is scrawled on one side of the crate. Lifting the lid releases a harmless swarm of flies
than 40 pounds of weight is applied to either one, both steps give way. When that happens, any creature standing on them must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
stays in jackal form, using her Sleep Gaze on the toughest-looking adventurer. If that target falls unconscious, three jackals quickly swarm the character. Hamebi flees if it looks like the characters
pieces. Older humanoid remains were the source of the jackals’ meal. However, no intact corpses can be found among the rubble. Additionally, the walls of the still-standing structures bear a mark in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Guild There’s power in groups. One bee’s a pest, but nobody messes with the swarm.
Tasha
Your group has ties to a powerful consortium of professionals who work together for mutual benefit. You
DM decides if the guild has tutors available for a given subject. Guild Contact Even as a member in good standing of the guild, you can’t simply stroll up to the guild master and demand their attention
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Three times per day, as an action, Mudlump can shake his beehive to bring forth a swarm of bees; treat each one as a swarm of insects (wasps). The swarm attacks Mudlump’s enemies. If Amidor is with
booms and lightning flashes overhead. The play is 3 minutes long and ends with a scene that shows the characters standing around a tiny replica of the pageant wagon. A banner emblazoned with the words
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the altar is a sickly man in a loincloth with a burlap sack over his head. An alcove in the north wall contains a freestanding suit of plate armor missing its helm.
Standing before the altar are
table with a human cadaver resting atop it. A frighteningly thin woman in a black robe is studying the corpse, her face largely hidden under a cowl. Around her feet creep a swarm of skeletal rats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ledge built into the southeast wall has a life-size statue of a bearded human wizard standing atop it. The wizard looks angry and is leveling a stone wand at the door to area K9. Statue. The statue
lever is an action that causes both clamps to release the floor, which is then magically driven upward into the ceiling. Creatures standing on the floor are knocked prone and must make a DC 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
(Perception) check to notice the swarms hiding in the webs. One swarm drops on the first character to come into the room, gaining surprise if the character is unaware of it. The other swarm lurks on the
charging station regains 5 hit points if it has at least 1 hit point. A replica modron standing within 5 feet of either of the charging station’s walls has advantage on attack rolls. Any other creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
walls are two openings: a wider opening to the southwest and a narrow tunnel leading southeast.
If the characters are standing on the ledge at area B6 or B21, use the following text instead: Beyond the
of this small plaza, flanking by iron torches that brightly illuminate the area. One door lists unevenly on its bottom hinge, and the other lies shattered on the ground. The standing door is carved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Any character who touches the desk releases a swarm of spiders and must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 20 (8d4) poison damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one
Parts Standing near Ker-arach is a yochlol named Ylellith, which the cultists recently summoned to help with a mission. When the creatures see the characters and realize the characters are enemies, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
down to the water. The water at the bottom of the pit is 10 feet deep (enough to cushion a fall). Four kuo-toa and a kuo-toa whip have filled the pit with a swarm of quippers. They ritually feed
serve as bonded mounts for two Dark Tide knights (see chapter 7) who live in the hut on the island. One knight is standing guard on the island when the characters first arrive; the other one is resting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
suddenly, and you are standing in a hot and humid warehouse filled with crates stacked to the ceiling. Windows high up on the walls let in light and reveal what look like tropical trees outside. The
the trees beyond the building, you can see a freestanding iron door with the oval shape of a portal entrance.
No zombies are present on the land, though they swarm every part of the ship. One group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
The robots meet any unauthorized attempt to take the grenades with hostility. If the party is in good standing with Aphelion, the supercomputer allows each character to take one grenade of their
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