starts guardian location

Guardian of Faith

Spells Player’s Handbook

appropriate for your deity or pantheon. Any enemy that moves to a space within 10 feet of the guardian for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 20

A Large spectral guardian appears and hovers for the duration in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The guardian occupies that space and is invulnerable, and it appears in a form

Bag of Devouring

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

pulled inside the bag first. Any creature that starts its turn inside the bag is devoured, its body destroyed. Inanimate objects can be stored in the bag, which can hold a cubic foot of such material

. However, once each day, the bag swallows any objects inside it and spits them out into another plane of existence. The DM determines the time and plane. If the bag is pierced or torn, it is destroyed, and anything contained within it is transported to a random location on the Astral Plane.

Figurine of Wondrous Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

weapons disappear and the horns return when the goat reverts to figurine form. While you ride the goat, any Hostile creature that starts its turn within a 30-foot Emanation originating from the goat must

ignore your orders, including a command to revert to figurine form. If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on

Constantori's Portrait

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

of existence. The painting can’t telepathically contact you, however. Maintaining telepathic contact with the painting requires your concentration (as if concentrating on a spell). Guardian

Portrait. While you are attuned to the painting, you can command it to guard its location against one or more creatures you identify as the painting’s enemies. The painting performs this function

Ice Spider Queen

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

location of any other creature in contact with the same web. Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing. Cold Aura. Any creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of

Balhannoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, balhannoths make their lairs near places inhabited by creatures they hunt. They typically haunt well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth used as a guardian in the

location sought by one Humanoid whose desires the balhannoth has sensed (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving material only and can’t create anything with moving

Undying Councilor

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

): banishment, divination, guardian of faith 5th level (2 slots): dispel evil and good, flame strike (see “Actions” below), scrying 6th level (1 slot): forbiddance, planar ally 7th level (1

starts its turn in the bright light must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of the councilor’s next turn.Undying councilors guide and protect the people of

Lohezet

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

within the sphere is heavily obscured, and when a creature starts its turn in the sphere or enters the sphere for the first time on a turn, it must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a failed

and Kendermore, Lohezet’s investigations of Istarian ruins revealed the location of the flying city of Onyari. He now travels with the Red Dragon Army, intent on finding the City of Lost Names and

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Tree Stride. Once on each of its turns, the wood woad can use 10 feet of its movement to step magically into one living tree within 5 feet

everlasting guardian. The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isn’t necessarily an

Vampiric Mist Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Life Sense. The mist can sense the location of any creature within 60 feet of it, unless that creature’s type is construct or undead. Forbiddance. The mist can’t enter a residence

Hypersensitivity. The mist takes 10 radiant damage whenever it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, the mist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Life Drain. The mist

Artus Cimber

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

divine its location and that of its wearer. On his fingers above the knuckles, Artus has tattooed the names of his dearly departed animal companions — a pair of talking wombats named Byrt and

ancient guardian naga, can help him. As such, his search has been focused on locating the ruins of Orolunga, where the naga is said to dwell. Fate has handed Artus a saurial traveling companion named

Meenlock

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Fear Aura. Any Beast or Humanoid that starts its turn within 10 feet of the meenlock must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of the creature’s next turn

forests, although they adapt well to urban and subterranean settings. Meenlocks are spawned by fear. When terror overwhelms a creature in the Feywild or another location where the Feywild’s

Vampiric Mist

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Life Sense. The mist can sense the location of any creature within 60 feet of it, unless that creature’s type is Construct or Undead. Forbiddance. The mist can’t enter a residence

Hypersensitivity. The mist takes 10 radiant damage whenever it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, the mist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Unusual Nature. The mist

Miirym

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Bound to Candlekeep. Miirym can’t leave Candlekeep and is immune to any effect that would place her in a location outside it, including an extradimensional space. If she dies, Miirym regains

her form and all her hit points after 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reform"} days, reappearing in the location where she died or in the nearest unoccupied space

Abhorrent Overlord

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, crown of madness, suggestion Insatiable Greed. The abhorrent overlord can sense the presence of gold within 1,000 feet of itself. It can determine which location has the greatest amount of gold and

turn or starts its turn there must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 16

Staff of Ruling

Magic Items Quests from the Infinite Staircase

ends, or when a creature enters the orb’s space or starts its turn there, the orb detonates in a 20-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking

location. If you use a bonus action to speak the command word again, or if the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, the snake reverts to staff form in its current space. Thunderclap. You point the

Pazrodine

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Guardian of the Market. Pazrodine can sense when an item is stolen from Seelie Market. She knows the distance and direction to stolen items, as if by the Locate Object spell. Legendary Resistance (3

cylinder centered on a point within 60 feet of Pazrodine until initiative count 20 on the next round. When a creature enters the whirlwind’s area for the first time on its turn or starts its

Gorka Tharn

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, dispel magic 4th level (3 slots): stone shape, guardian of faith 5th level (2 slots): contagion, insect plague 6th level (1 slot): harmMultiattack. The mummy can use its Dreadful Glare and makes one

takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the mummy lord can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row. Each undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each

Moloch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Regeneration. Moloch regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Moloch dies only if he starts his turn

there is nowhere to move, in which case it needn’t take the Dash action. If the creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn’t have line of sight to Moloch, the creature can repeat

Death Giant Shrouded One

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

within 10 feet of the location the giant left must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or have the frightened condition until the end of that creature’s next turn. Shroud of Souls (Requires

Death Rune). The giant shrouds itself in a torrent of souls. While the giant is shrouded, each creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of the giant must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or have

Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. At the end of each hour, there is a ten percent chance that the heat wave starts a wildfire in a random location within the area of

feet of a wildfire for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there takes 3d6 fire damage. Water Orb. When this orb detonates, it creates a torrential rainstorm that lasts for 24 hours. Within

Imix

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

damage and catches fire. A target on fire takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage when it starts its turn, and remains on fire until it or

initiative count 20 of the next round. Creatures and objects within or beyond the smoke are heavily obscured. A creature that enters the cloud of embers for the first time on a turn or starts its turn

Zorak Lightdrinker

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

until the stake is removed. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. Zorak takes 20 radiant damage when he starts his turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, he has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks

strike. Bite (Costs 2 Actions). Zorak makes one bite attack.A Vampire's Lair A vampire chooses a grand yet defensible location for its lair, such as a castle, fortified manor, or walled abbey. It hides

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Fey Rebirth. If the Gardener dies in the Eternal Garden, they revive with all their hit points 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Fey Rebirth"} days later in a safe location

when it starts its turn inside the wall or when it enters the wall for the first time on a turn. The wall’s area is difficult terrain for a creature that isn’t grappled. The wall sinks

Star Spawn Hulk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

location can’t be discerned by magic.Multiattack. The hulk makes two Slam attacks. If both attacks hit the same target, the target also takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage

addition, every creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of the cultist must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

incapacitated in her resting place, Keresta is paralyzed until the stake is removed. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. Keresta takes 20 radiant damage when she starts her turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, she

Lair A vampire chooses a grand yet defensible location for its lair, such as a castle, fortified manor, or walled abbey. It hides its coffin in an underground crypt or vault guarded by vampire spawn

Hythonia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

(3/Day). If Hythonia fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Petrifying Gaze. When a creature that can see Hythonia’s eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of her, Hythonia can

worshipers dedicated to Pharika previously hoarded secrets and engaged in dark rituals. Island of Potent Magic. Although Skathos’s location remains a mystery, stories tell of the island’s

Water Weird Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

ends, the target is restrained, the water weird tries to drown it, and the water weird can’t constrict another target.A water weird is an elemental guardian bound to a specific water-filled

location, such as a pool or fountain. Invisible while immersed in water, its serpentine shape becomes clear only when it emerges to attack, using its coils to crush any creature other than its summoner and

Forbiddance Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead. When a chosen creature enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature takes 5d10 radiant or necrotic damage (your

overlap with the area of another forbiddance spell. If you cast forbiddance every day for 30 days in the same location, the spell lasts until it is dispelled, and the material components are consumed on the last casting.

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

its resting place. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability

grand yet defensible location for its lair, such as a castle, fortified manor, or walled abbey. It hides its coffin in an underground crypt or vault guarded by vampire spawn or other loyal creatures

Ki-rin Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

): calm emotions, lesser restoration, silence 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, sending 4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement, guardian of faith 5th level (3 slots): greater

world, a ki-rin chooses a similar location, such as atop a tall pinnacle or within a cloud solidified by the ki-rin's magic. When viewed from the outside, a ki-rin's lair is indistinguishable from a

Mummy Lord Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, dispel magic 4th level (3 slots): divination, guardian of faith 5th level (2 slots): contagion, insect plague 6th level (1 slot): harmMultiattack. The mummy can use its Dreadful Glare and makes one

undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20 on the next round. Each undead in the lair has advantage on saving throws

Moloch Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

at the start of his next turn. Moloch dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.Multiattack. Moloch makes three attacks: one with his bite, one with his claw, and one

available route on each of its turns, unless there is nowhere to move, in which case it needn't take the Dash action. If the creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn't have line of sight to

Vampire Warrior Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

vampire's heart while the vampire is incapacitated in its resting place, the vampire is paralyzed until the stake is removed. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts

vampire makes one bite attack.A Vampire's Lair A vampire chooses a grand yet defensible location for its lair, such as a castle, fortified manor, or walled abbey. It hides its coffin in an

Vampire Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

removed. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Multiattack

grand yet defensible location for its lair, such as a castle, fortified manor, or walled abbey. It hides its coffin in an underground crypt or vault guarded by vampire spawn or other loyal creatures

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