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An iconic handgun, the Revolver stores six bullets in a rotating cylinder. This weapon is favored by Gunslingers for its reliability and stopping-power.
This weapon has the following mastery
property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Slow. If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to it, you can reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of
Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
, stopping early if it impacts against a solid surface. If the object would strike a creature, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the object strikes the target and
Flail Snail
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Antimagic Shell. The snail has advantage on saving throws against spells, and any creature making a spell attack against the snail has disadvantage on the attack roll. If the snail succeeds on its
into a burst of destructive force. Each creature within 30 feet of the snail must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. The object flies in a straight line up to 90 feet in a direction you choose before falling to the ground, stopping early if it impacts against a solid surface. If the object would strike a creature
, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the object strikes the target and stops moving. When the object strikes something, the object and what it strikes each take 3d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. The object flies in a straight line up to 90 feet in a direction you choose before falling to the ground, stopping early if it impacts against a solid surface. If the object would strike a creature
, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the object strikes the target and stops moving. When the object strikes something, the object and what it strikes each take 3d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
damaged amber golem (use the stat block for the stone golem in the Monster Manual). It has 145 hit points and attacks any creature it sees, stopping only when it can’t see any. An earthquake collapsed the eastern part of the room long ago.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Flail Snail A flail snail is a creature of elemental earth that is prized for its multihued shell. Hunters might be lulled into a false sense of confidence upon sighting this ponderous, seemingly
nonhostile creature. If any other creature large enough to be a threat approaches too close, though, the snail unleashes a flash of scintillating light and then attacks with its mace-like tentacles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Flail Snail A flail snail is a creature of elemental earth that is prized for its multihued shell. Hunters might be lulled into a false sense of confidence upon sighting this ponderous, seemingly
nonhostile creature. If any other creature large enough to be a threat approaches too close, though, the snail unleashes a flash of scintillating light and then attacks with its mace-like tentacles. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Shoe Hulk Lying in the middle of this room is an old shoe with a scorpion hiding in it. If the shoe is disturbed, the scorpion scuttles out and attacks the nearest creature. The scorpion is, in fact, an
Blades A corroded steel helm rests atop a pile of rusty swords in the middle of the room. When another creature enters the room, the pile of swords gathers into a vaguely humanoid form with the helm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
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Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Antimagic Shell. The snail has advantage on saving throws against spells, and any creature making a spell attack against the snail has disadvantage on the attack roll. If the snail
spellcasting ability of the caster.
3–4. No additional effect.
5–6. The snail’s shell converts some of the spell’s energy into a burst of destructive force. Each creature within 30 feet of the snail must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
loyal of her supporters and don’t get along with the goblinoids. Grudd Haug Roster Area Creature(s) Notes 1 1 male hill giant On Guh’s command, the giant moves the boulder into the doorway and
orcs stay here to guard the animals. 10 2 male hill giants One giant moves the boulder outside area 9 to seal off the stockyard, stopping to fight enemies in its path. The other giant bolsters the orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
of the slope on the alcove floor, 13 feet below where the coffer sits on its pedestal. Each creature that falls in this way takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. When the slab finishes moving, it locks
move randomly through the ruins, stopping at doors and pausing for a minute. This floating statuette serves no purpose and is more or less a false lead. The silver coffer weighs 15 pounds and is worth 150 gp due to its fine workmanship. The copper figure is worth 50 gp and weighs 5 pounds.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
also charged with stopping any creature that seeks to use the Prophecy for its own ends. This responsibility sets them against the Lords of Dust, who must manipulate the Prophecy in order to release
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
this for certain, but they’ve just glimpsed a wereraven (see chapter 5). They have no way of stopping the mysterious creature. Again, ask the characters how they react. Those who approach the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Reducing Murgaxor to 0 hit points or destroying all five ritual stones ends the ritual before it can be completed (see “Stopping the Ritual” below). Murgaxor’s Lair Actions. On initiative count 20
attacks one creature of his choice that is within 5 feet of the fist. The fist has a +11 bonus to hit, and on a hit, the target takes 13 (3d8) bludgeoning damage and is grappled (escape DC 15). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
triggers a glyph of warding spell, which targets all creatures in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on the door. The sphere spreads around corners. Each creature in the area must make a DC 24 Dexterity
curtain ablaze if it still hangs there. The wall of fire spans the width and height of the hall. Any creature that enters the wall, starts its turn inside the wall, or starts its turn within 5 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Trigger. This trap activates as soon as a non-undead creature enters the hallway, and it remains active while any non-undead creature is within the hall. Initiative. The trap acts on initiative count 20
rising back up to the ceiling in the next 50 feet, and a rune of fear in its final 30 feet. Whirling Blades (Initiative 20). The blades attack each creature in the first 80 feet of the hallway, with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
compartment as it rises, and a creature trapped inside must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious as though affected by a sleep spell. At the same time the elevator rises, a 10
walls. All creatures trapped inside the elevator (including unconscious ones) must roll initiative. The compartment takes 1 round to reach the top of the shaft, stopping just beneath area K47. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Destroying the panel disables the controls and causes arcs of lightning to momentarily erupt from the iron lectern. Each creature in the room must
character using thieves’ tools. If released, the lever automatically shifts to the up position, shutting the valves in the pipes and stopping the flow of slime. The lever can be torn from the console with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
way through acts such as these: Healing a sick or injured wild animal Stopping those who hunt for sport or profit Proving your worth in a contest of archery Slaying an aberration, a fiend, or an
poisoned. Nylea’s Disciple Piety 25+ Nylea trait When a beast is about to attack you, it must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature must choose a different target, or the attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
could comprehend, and enjoyed the solitude of being the only thinking creature for miles in any direction. The wilds are in your blood, whether you were a nomad, an explorer, a recluse, a hunter-gatherer
once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn to my clan of an approaching orc horde. I’d do it again if I had to. 4 I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature. 5 I place no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the Wolf-Spider, his ally against Vecna, though he falsely claims that the rod is the key to stopping Vecna. (Read more about Kas’s plan in chapters 2 and 9.) Rod of Seven Parts Rod, Artifact
Mirage Arcane
Seventh Simulacrum
Possessing the Whole Rod. Once all seven pieces are reassembled, a creature can attune to the Rod of Seven Parts. While attuned to the rod, you gain the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Dexterity saving throw or use 10 feet of movement (your choice) to avoid the razorvine. On a failed save, you take 1d10 slashing damage. 10 A creature indigenous to the area chases after you. The DM
chooses a creature appropriate for the terrain. 11–20 No complication. Designing Your Own Chase Tables The tables presented here don’t work for all possible environments. A chase through the sewers of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
: The treant has the following action option: Pacifying Spores (3/Day). The treant ejects spores at one creature it can see within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving
spiked nuts and both types of spores assails the character. Stopping to rest does not forgo the need to make a group check, as the sun moves across the sky and the sunbeams shift around. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
5-foot-diameter, crimson, semitranslucent crystal sphere in a low stand. A door in the side of each sphere opens when a creature that has telepathy approaches within 5 feet of it; half the door swings
one randomly determined creature within 10 feet of the ballista. N5. Maintenance Crystals protrude from the chitinous ceiling of this oddly shaped room. Some of the crystals are lit, and others are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
creature that steps inside the corridor triggers a trap. When the creature touches the corridor floor, the floor tiles depress, and a slab of stone lodged in the ceiling lowers to the ground, sealing
the corridor before flooding it with magical fire. Each creature inside the closed-off corridor must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) fire damage on a failed save or half as much
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
spoken aloud as an action. Any undead creature that moves within 5 feet of an empowered statue for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there takes 5 (1d10) radiant damage. Each pillar is hollow
and houses an incorporeal undead creature: four shadows and four specters in total. Seven of the undead emerge from the pillars to attack any character who attempts to enter the chapel. The specter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
) check can correctly surmise that a single enormous creature did all the damage. If the check succeeds by 5 or more, the character can confirm that the marks were made by a dragon’s claws. Entering
forward starboard corner rests a large pile of treasure covered with ice. Standing next to the hoard, frozen with its maw open in a roar, is a white feline creature sheathed in ice.
The creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
room. The gas hangs in the air for 10 minutes, then dissipates. Any creature that starts its turn in the cloud must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) poison damage on a failed
self-defense. Elevator. A box-shaped iron elevator car constantly goes up and down the shaft, stopping for 1 minute on each floor and taking 1 minute to move from one level to the next. A collapsing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
using the couch and table for protection, a creature gains half cover. The cabinets are empty. T4c. Garra’s Bedroom When the characters enter this area, read the following boxed text to the players
traits: He can move through the space of a Medium or larger creature. He has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. He speaks Common, Halfling, and thieves’ cant. Corrin claims to have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check can tell she’s turning into an undead creature. If the check succeeds by 5 or more, the character knows the group has 2 rounds to stop the transformation. A
stopping the ritual, the change occurs immediately. If Talanatha turns into a vampire spawn, she’s still restrained on the table and needs to succeed on a DC 15 Strength check to break her bonds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
.
Coiled around the globe is a long, serpentine creature that resembles a cross between a centipede and a crocodile — and which is made entirely of clockwork. It begins to move, but of more immediate
creature lunges toward you.
Creature. The clockwork behir uses the behir stat block with these changes: It is a construct. It has immunity to poison and psychic damage. It has immunity to the charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
room.
Footprints of several humanoids are visible in the dust, stopping in front of the center cylinder. Shortly after all characters enter the chamber, the corpse (or anything propping the door open
creature that ends its turn in the room takes 1 poison damage. Creatures reduced to 0 hit points by the gas have the unconscious condition but are stable rather than dying. If all characters succumb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
they would fall apart with a touch.
Each sarcophagus holds a dwarf crypt guardian whose spirit was corrupted by the mind flayers’ magic. When a sarcophagus is disturbed or a living creature attempts
creature as tough as Grandlejaw. If the characters approach this room cautiously, they see Grandlejaw and Kellikilli interacting: Grandlejaw grumpily nips at the water weird for jostling a sleeping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
creature 300 gp Contact other plane, legend lore, planar binding, Rary’s telepathic bond 750 gp Shattered Temple A nameless street leads through a razed district to the Shattered Temple, headquarters
named Riaen Blackhome (lawful neutral, human veteran), takes exception to people using her place as a shortcut without stopping for a drink.