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Monsters
Monster Manual
Blight Seeds. When it finishes a Long Rest, the blight expels 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Blight Seeds"} seeds into unoccupied spaces on the ground within 30 feet of
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life-Draining Root", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the blight regains Hit Points equal to that amount.Fire, Necrotic
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You create a 5-foot-diameter sphere of fire in an unoccupied space on the ground within range. It lasts for the duration. Any creature that ends its turn within 5 feet of the sphere makes a Dexterity
saving throw, taking 2d6 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
As a Bonus Action, you can move the sphere up to 30 feet, rolling it along the ground. If you move
Equipment
immobile object, such as a tree or a spike driven into the ground. A creature that steps on the plate must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d4 Piercing damage and have its Speed reduced
to 0 until the start of its next turn. Thereafter, until the creature breaks free of the trap, its movement is limited by the length of the chain (typically 3 feet). A creature can use its action to
Spells
Player’s Handbook
appears, each creature in its area makes a Strength saving throw, taking 6d10 Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
At the start of each of your turns after
creature must succeed on a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC to move at all. If it fails the check, it can’t move. A creature that moves out of the wall falls to the ground.
Monsters
Monster Manual
originating from a point on the ground within 150 feet. Failure: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Swallowing Earth", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage plus 18
uses at the start of each of its turns.
Eruption. The cataclysm makes one Elemental Burst attack.
Rumbling Movement. The cataclysm moves up to its Speed, Fly Speed, or Swim Speed without provoking
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is transformed into green slime (see chapter 3) that covers the ground in its
. You have Immunity to Poison damage and the Poisoned condition.
Regeneration. If you start your turn with at least 1 Hit Point, you regain 1d10 Hit Points.
Wish. You can cast Wish. Once used, this
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, Stinking Cloud.
21–25
Nothing happens at the chosen point of origin. Instead, you have the Stunned condition until the start of your next turn, believing something awesome just happened
.
61–64
Grass covers a 60-foot-radius circle of ground, with the center of that circle as close to the chosen point of origin as possible. Grass that’s already there grows to ten times its
Monsters
Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
choice within 60 feet of it. Each target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or have the Restrained condition until the start of the blight’s next turn.Plant Sprouted from Evil
Blights
lash out at non-Plant creatures.
Vine blights resemble humans wrapped in vines common to the areas in which they grow, from hairy ivy vines to flowering kudzu. They can cause plants to burst from the ground around themselves and entangle nearby foes.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Shattering Wave. The dragon uses
. Ground in the Cylinder becomes Difficult Terrain. Each creature in the Cylinder when it appears is subjected to the following effect. Strength Saving Throw: DC 22. Failure: 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
start of each of its turns.
Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Shattering Wave. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave.
Unearth Ruins. The dragon
magically raises broken, ancient ruins in a 20-foot-radius, 60-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point it can see within 120 feet. Ground in the Cylinder becomes Difficult Terrain. Each creature in the
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
":"poison"} poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The vine can constrict only one target at a time.
Entangling Vines. The assassin vine can animate normal vines and roots on the ground in a 15
-foot square within 30 feet of it. These plants turn the ground in that area into difficult terrain. A creature in that area when the effect begins must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be
Earthquake
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
damage to any structure in contact with the ground in the area when you cast the spell and at the start of each of your turns until the spell ends. If a structure drops to 0 hit points, it collapses
You create a seismic disturbance at a point on the ground that you can see within range. For the duration, an intense tremor rips through the ground in a 100-foot-radius circle centered on that point
Gibbering Mouther
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Basic Rules (2014)
Aberrant Ground. The ground in a 10-foot radius around the mouther is doughlike difficult terrain. Each creature that starts its turn in that area must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or
have its speed reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn.
Gibbering. The mouther babbles incoherently while it can see any creature and isn’t incapacitated. Each creature that starts its turn
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Lightning Flare (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Each creature in contact with the ground within 15 feet of the
. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats.
Clockworks
Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
used as part of rituals to resolve disputes. The gavel has the following properties.
Arbiter’s Shield. At the start of every combat, attack rolls against you have disadvantage before the start of
, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.
Gift of Truth. You can transfer the gavel’s magic to a place by tracing the venn rune on the ground with your finger. The point where
Korred
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
at the start of each of the korred’s turns while it has at least 1 hit point and the korred is alive. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed.
Innate Spellcasting. The korred’s
in rocky terrain.
Stone’s Strength. While on the ground, the korred deals 2 extra dice of damage with any weapon attack (included in its attacks).Multiattack. The korred makes two attacks with
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
the end of another creature’s turn. Ogrémoch regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Illuminating Crystals. Ogrémoch’s crystalline protrusions flare. Each
, and the affected creature can’t benefit from being invisible.
Stomp (Costs 2 Actions). Ogrémoch stomps the ground, creating an earth tremor that extends in a 30-foot radius. Other
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
much damage and is pushed to the nearest unoccupied space outside the cylinder with no additional effects.
At the start of the scion’s next turn, a mass of ice plummets to the ground on a point
);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Glacial Upheaval"}. The scion digs its hands into the ground at a point it can see within 30 feet of itself and launches a magically conjured mass of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Stomp. The zaratan makes one Stomp attack.
Move. The zaratan moves up to its speed.
Spit (Costs 2 Actions). The zaratan makes one Spit Rock
one Spit Rock attack. It can use this option only if it is retracted in its shell.When a zaratan is summoned from the Elemental Plane of Earth, the ground rises up to take the shape of a hulking
Empyrean
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The empyrean regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The
gain advantage on ability checks and saving throws until the end of the empyrean’s next turn.
Trembling Strike (Costs 2 Actions). The empyrean strikes the ground with its maul, triggering an
Wood Woad
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
at the start of its turn if it is in contact with the ground. If the wood woad takes fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the wood woad’s next turn. The wood woad dies
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
The fog moves 10 feet away from the living spell at the start of each of its turns, rolling along the
ground and through openings. The fog lasts for 10 minutes or until the living spell’s concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell).PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
connected to one another.
False Appearance. If the yggdrasti is motionless and rooted in the ground at the start of combat, it looks just like a dead tree and has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover
sometimes make landfall and disguise themselves as ordinary trees, burying their roots in the ground to pull off the deception. They can uproot themselves at any time and use their roots to shamble awkwardly across the ground, but flying is their preferred mode of travel.LightningBludgeoning, PiercingFire
Adult Copper Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Tail Attack. The
treasure is hidden.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
The dragon chooses a point on the ground that
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
Ashen Creature. When the shambling mound drops to 0 hit points, it is reduced to a pile of ash, and any equipment it was wearing or carrying falls to the ground.
Lightning Absorption. Whenever the
at the start of each of the mound's turns or take 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Engulf","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the mound moves
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and has the prone condition. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.
The rocks turn the ground in that area into difficult terrain until the start of
failed save, the target has the restrained condition until the start of the giant’s next turn, and the stones erupt in a burst of thunderous energy that deals 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
’s area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or have the prone condition. The ice disappears at the start of the borthak&rsquo
and has the poisoned condition until the start of the borthak’s next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.Reactive Tail. When a creature within 10 feet of the
Zaratan
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Earth-Shaking Movement. As a bonus action after moving at least 10 feet on the ground, the zaratan can send a shock wave through the ground in a 120-foot-radius circle centered on itself. That area
becomes difficult terrain for 1 minute. Each creature on the ground that is concentrating must succeed on a DC 25 Constitution saving throw or the creature’s concentration is broken.
The shock
Ancient Copper Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon
:
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
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expend a use to take one of the following actions. Ivan regains all expended uses at the start of each of his turns.
Retaliate. Ivan makes one Foreleg attack.
Trapped Ground. Ivan spreads special
":"damage", "rollAction":"Deadly Contraption", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Failure or Success: A flailing clockwork contraption attaches to the target until the start of Ivan’s
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
its turn if it is in contact with the ground. If the wood woad takes fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the wood woad’s next turn. The wood woad dies only if it
Plant Camouflage. The wood woad has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring vegetation.
Regeneration. The wood woad regains 10 hit points at the start of
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
, its walking speed increases to 40 feet until the start of its next turn.
3–4: Growth. Flowers and vines grow around the githzerai until the start of its next turn, then vanish; the ground
within 15 feet of the githzerai is difficult terrain for other creatures while the flowers and vines are present.
5–6: Retaliating Light. Multicolored lights surround the githzerai until the start
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Amorphous. The mud hulk can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing.
Sticky Mud. The ground within 15 feet of the mud hulk is difficult terrain for other creatures.Enveloping Slam
", "rollAction":"Enveloping Slam", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of its turns. When the mud hulk moves, the engulfed target moves with it. The mud hulk can have only one
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the ground.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rock"} to hit, range 60/120 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d8+6","rollType
"} bludgeoning damage if the korred is on the ground.
Spellcasting. The korred casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Magic Resistance. The nightmare haunt has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Somnophage. At the start of its turn, the nightmare haunt gains a number of temporary
":"recharge", "rollAction":"Tendrils of Slumber"}. The nightmare haunt creates spectral tendrils that cover the ground in a 20-foot square that it can see within 30 feet of itself for 1 minute or until it