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Player’s Handbook
, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you believes it is going in the opposite direction from the one it chooses.
Doors. All doors in the warded area are magically locked, as if
bottom, as in the Web spell. These strands regrow in 10 minutes if they are destroyed while Guards and Wards lasts.
Other Spell Effect. Place one of the following magical effects within the warded
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
at a time using its web strands.
Reel. The spider pulls each creature grappled by it up to 60 feet straight toward itself.An asteroid spider is a menace native to Wildspace and the Astral Sea. A
creature hasn’t observed the spider move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the spider is anything other than an asteroid
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.
Second Head. Because of its two heads, the Spider King has
","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
magical. When cut, it transforms into strands of whatever material was used to cut it. Korreds often use iron shears to cut off their hair, then weave the strands together to create iron ropes that they
creature that the korred can see. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or become grappled by the rope (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained. The korred can
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
statistics are otherwise unchanged. The disguise is convincing, unless the kelpie is in bright light or the viewer is within 30 feet of it, in which case the seams between the seaweed strands are visible. The
);{"diceNotation":"2d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 12).
Drowning
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
damage. If the target is a creature, it has disadvantage on attack rolls until the end of the hag’s next turn.
Spellcasting. While holding its shears, the hag casts one of the following spells
action)The hag can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The hag regains
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Filament.A cave fisher is a subterranean arachnid with a long snout that houses spinnerets, enabling the creature to produce sticky filaments, much like the strands of a spider;spider's webbing
smaller creature grappled by the cave fisher’s Adhesive Filament must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the target is pulled into an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7);{"diceNotation":"3d8+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction
minute. Any creature that moves into the web or that starts its turn there must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is restrained while in the web. A creature can use
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Brass Crossbow: Blindness", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage. In addition, the target and each creature within 20 feet of it must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity
saving throw or be blinded until the end of the orthon’s next turn.
Concussion. The target and each creature within 20 feet of it must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 13 (2d12
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
cases, Mother Luba managed to ensnare beings of pure evil amid the strands of fate, imprisoning them within her tarokka deck. There these foul spirits dwell still, trapped within a nether-realm hidden
made to maintain your concentration on divination spells.
Twist of Fate. As an action, you can draw a card from the deck and twist the fortune of another creature you can see within 15 feet of you
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
instead.
Entangling Kelp. Strands of spectral kelp reach out to ensnare creatures in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point in the lair that the dragon turtle can see. Each creature in that area
":"damage","rollAction":"Tail","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 24 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Steam Breath (Recharge 5
Giant Spider
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType
":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the
Orthon
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
turn.
3. Concussion. The target and each creature within 20 feet of it must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 13 (2d12);{"diceNotation":"2d12","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"thunder
"} thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
4. Entanglement. The target must make a successful DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained for 1 hour by strands
Guards and Wards
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you will believe it is going in the opposite direction from the one it chooses.
Doors. All
illusion spell) to make them appear as plain sections of wall.
Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as the web spell. These strands regrow in 10 minutes if they are
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
glow. Earth genasi hair can appear carved of stone or crystal or resemble strands of spun metal.
Genasi
Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental Planes, each genasi can tap into the
for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including each
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
it might pull shadows or clouds of mist around you as you cast your spells. Using the encode thoughts cantrip described below, you can turn a creature’s thoughts (including your own
) into a thought strand that others can potentially read, share, or steal. These thought strands are treated as valuable currency among the Dimir.
Suggested Characteristics
Skilled at infiltration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
6. Dire Den This small network of tiny grottos leads into one of the dens of the Gray Ghosts, but it is the current residence of a warped creature called the Spider King. The characters must travel
through narrow tunnels to reach this area (see the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar). The glow of faerzress in these tunnels reveals sticky white strands clinging to the walls. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
have strung thin web strands between some of the stalagmites, creating trip wires. Any creature that enters a square marked T on the map has a 50 percent chance of breaking a strand and triggering a
.
Tripwires. The uneven rock floor is dotted with small stalagmites, between which run nearly invisible trip wires made of webbing. These web strands set off hidden rockfall traps.
The driders in area 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
, and psychic damage). The spider can grapple up to six creatures at a time using its web strands.
Reel. The spider pulls each creature grappled by it up to 60 feet straight toward itself.
Bonus
envelope, as well as multiple spinnerets with which it can create web strands. Its living brain functions like a spelljamming helm, allowing the spider to travel through Wildspace without a ship. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ettercap Ettercaps are humanoid spiders that tend, feed, and watch over spiders the way a shepherd oversees a flock of sheep. They lair deep in remote forests. Fine strands of silk stream from glands
in an ettercap’s abdomen, letting it shoot sticky strands of webbing to bind, entrap, or strangle its victims. It can also use its webbing to fashion elaborate snares and nets, which often festoon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
it is walking break, the creature must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the creature manages to avoid a fall by grabbing nearby web strands. On a failure, the creature falls
Silken Paths, keep in mind the following features.
Difficult Terrain. Any creature with a climbing speed can walk along the webs at that speed. For all other creatures, the webs are difficult terrain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Giant Spider To snare its prey, a giant spider spins elaborate webs or shoots sticky strands of webbing from its abdomen. Giant spiders are most commonly found underground, making their lairs on
an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Giant Spider To snare its prey, a giant spider spins elaborate webs or shoots sticky strands of webbing from its abdomen. Giant spiders are most commonly found underground, making their lairs on
an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
a korred. Korreds have hair all over their bodies, but the hair that grows on their heads is magical. When cut, it transforms into strands of whatever material was used to cut it. Korreds often use
iron shears to cut off their hair, then weave the strands together to create iron ropes that they can manipulate or animate. Korreds take great pride in their hair and equally great offense at anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, yellowish glow. Earth genasi hair can appear carved of stone or crystal or resemble strands of spun metal. As an earth genasi, you have the following traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. Size. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Merrow Merrow haunt coastal waters, preying on fisherfolk, merfolk, and any other edible creature that crosses their path. These savage monsters snatch and devour unwary prey, hauling drowned corpses
undersea caves filled with treasures and trophies, taken from their victims and sunken ships. They tie the rotting corpses of dead enemies and drowned sailors to strands of kelp to mark the borders of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them Heavily Obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature
can cover up to ten doors with an illusion to make them appear as plain sections of wall. Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as in the Web spell. These strands regrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
attuned depends on the plane where the hag dwells—hopeful and prosperous in the Feywild or dire and doomed in the Shadowfell. Fate hags carry gleaming magical shears they use to snip strands of fate
attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Shears. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) force damage. If the target is a creature, it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them Heavily Obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature
can cover up to ten doors with an illusion to make them appear as plain sections of wall. Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as in the Web spell. These strands regrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the outpost overhead, hidden in the darkness above the range of torches and lanterns. The giant spiders also serve as guards, dropping down on their web strands to prey upon creatures that find their
and the entrance to the priestess’s tower. The swaying bridges are difficult terrain for non-drow.
Falling. A creature pushed off the stairs, a bridge, or the edge of a platform must attempt a DC 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dripping with strands of pearls
3 A harp, its pillar carved to resemble a beautiful elf who weeps loudly and inconsolably
4 A marble statue that once showed a knight vanquishing a dragon
Cyan Bloodbane—is a deeply cunning ancient green dragon with an exacting sense of malice. He is a charismatic creature, but flattery is only one of his many weapons.
During the War of the Lance on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
origin for an area of effect (described below). Unless a spell has a perceptible effect, a creature might not know it was targeted by a spell at all. An effect like crackling lightning is obvious, but a
being on the near side of that obstruction. Targeting Yourself If a spell targets a creature of your choice, you can choose yourself, unless the creature must be hostile or specifically a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Cave Fisher A cave fisher is a subterranean arachnid with a long snout that houses spinnerets, enabling the creature to produce sticky filaments, much like the strands of a spider’s webbing, which
the creature uses to snag prey. A cave fisher usually hunts small animals and is particularly fond of bats, so it stretches a filament over an opening that such prey might travel through. It then climbs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than you will believe it is going
the web spell. These strands regrow in 10 minutes if they are burned or torn away while guards and wards lasts. Other Spell Effect. You can place your choice of one of the following magical effects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
white coral branches and mosaics in the form of sharks made of decorative stones and shells. Pillars carved to look like thick strands of kelp support the cracked, thirty-foot-high domed ceiling. Two
spell reveals its magical properties: A humanoid that sits in the throne can use it to cast the control weather spell without needing components. As long as the creature remains seated in the throne, it