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Player’s Handbook
The ground in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range sprouts hard spikes and thorns. The area becomes Difficult Terrain for the duration. When a creature moves into or within the
area, it takes 2d4 Piercing damage for every 5 feet it travels.
The transformation of the ground is camouflaged to look natural. Any creature that can’t see the area when the spell is cast must
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, 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
creatures standing on the ground in that radius must succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone.
Create Gargoyle (Costs 3 Actions). Ogrémoch’s hit points are reduced by 50 as he
monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Juiblex chooses within the lair. The slime disintegrates after 1 hour.
Slippery Slime. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. When
Slime. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. When the slime appears, each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Strength
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
chambers of metal buried in the ground from which froghemoths emerged, but no reliable reports of the location of such places exist.
Every few years, a froghemoth can lay a fertile egg without mating
. The froghemoth cares nothing for its egg and might eat the hatchling. A young froghemoth’s survival thus depends on its parent leaving it behind in indifference. A newborn froghemoth grows to
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
aren’t a savage who follows quarry into or through the wilderness. You’re involved in a lucrative trade, in the place where you live, that routinely tests your skills and survival instincts
, and thieves’ toolsEquipment: A set of clothes appropriate to your duties and a pouch containing 20 gp
FEATURE: EAR TO THE GROUND
You are in frequent contact with people in the segment
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
of survival and living off the land. They are often proficient in Nature, and can seek assistance from woodsmen, hunters, rangers, barbarian tribes, druid circles, and priests who revere the gods of
Personality Trait
1
I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2
I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Golgari, no fear of death or taboo about the dead, just a fierce affirmation of the cycle.
Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s kit
Languages
fight it off.
2
I assume that anyone outside the Golgari looks down on me.
3
I feel a need for revenge against those who enjoy the privilege of living above ground.
4
I don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Day 1 The first day’s travel is by foot through tangled marsh. The ground is what passes for dry in the mere: even “solid ground” is soggy, with water very near the surface. Lizardfolk porters carry
the cult’s contraband on their backs along this portion of the trail, and their tracks can be plainly seen where the path crosses wet ground. Much of the path is through mucky, cold, knee-deep water
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
where the townsfolk would try to hunt down all kobolds and put the tribe’s survival at risk.
Some aggressive individual kobolds and tribes do exist, but in general kobolds don’t purposely
actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Spike Growth Level 2 Transmutation (Druid, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (seven thorns)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
The ground in a 20-foot
damage for every 5 feet it travels. The transformation of the ground is camouflaged to look natural. Any creature that can’t see the area when the spell is cast must take a Search action and succeed on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Spike Growth Level 2 Transmutation (Druid, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (seven thorns)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
The ground in a 20-foot
damage for every 5 feet it travels. The transformation of the ground is camouflaged to look natural. Any creature that can’t see the area when the spell is cast must take a Search action and succeed on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
clearings where the fungi have been torn out of the mossy ground.
Characters who search for tracks and succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check find several large, bare footprints made by the ettin who regularly feeds on the mushrooms in this cavern.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this soft ground, Wisdom (Survival) checks made to track creatures on this level are made with advantage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
dug up by battle, and bloodstains dot the ground.
An examination of the area finds a broken cart half-buried in the mud, a broken sword blade, and some buttons from a jacket worn by Leilon soldiers
. An obvious trail also leads west, deeper into the Mere of Dead Men. With a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check, the adventurers can also learn the following: A large number of tracks are apparent
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ahh, the Sly Fox. Soft beds, warm turnip pie — such pleasant memories. Alas, the tavern’s no more. Goblinoids plundered her stores and burnt her to the ground. Those heathens have no
-tiered caste system made up of lashers, hunters, gatherers, and pariahs. The status of every family in the tribe is based on its importance to the tribe’s survival. Families that belong to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
wracked by magical fire storms. Flying characters and fast-moving infernal war machines can easily avoid these fire storms. Characters traveling on foot must succeed on a DC 20 group Wisdom (Survival
) check as they cross the fireswept plain. On a failed check, a fire storm filling a 60-foot cube sweeps across the ground and engulfs as many party members as it can. The storm then attaches itself to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
(Survival) check. You might require trackers to make a new check in any of the following circumstances: They stop tracking and resume after finishing a short or long rest. The trail crosses an
obstacle, such as a river, that shows no tracks. The weather conditions or terrain changes in a way that makes tracking harder. The DC for the check depends on how well the ground shows signs of a creature’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
night. You can call for DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) checks to determine whether the characters find shelter or camouflage themselves in time to avoid a passing dragon. Alternatively
time as possible on open ground, and even dressing as cultists are all useful ploys. Flying to the Well of Dragons is problematic. Whether they’re on metallic dragons or flying under their own power, the characters will be attacked by chromatic dragons long before they reach their destination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
night. You can call for DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) checks to determine whether the characters find shelter or camouflage themselves in time to avoid a passing dragon. Alternatively
time as possible on open ground, and even dressing as cultists are all useful ploys. Flying to the Well of Dragons is problematic. Whether they’re on metallic dragons or flying under their own power, the characters will be attacked by chromatic dragons long before they reach their destination.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
on the ground, dressed in black surcoats bearing the emblem of a red axe. Most appear to have died from battle injuries, although some lie in small craters or jumbles of broken rock. Abandoned and
looted wagons lie nearby. A couple of broken trunks sit on the ground by the wagons. Two rock cairns — one large and one small — stand atop a hillside nearby.
Characters native to the North recognize
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
eagles’ weight. “Welcome, ground-walkers,” squawks one of the eagles. The other continues: “This is the home of Derwyth. If you come in peace, follow us—if not, leave now.”
Avri and Ivo, two giant
the party must make a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check to navigate the valley’s tangled thickets. On a successful check, the characters reach the homestead without issue. On a failed check, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, the skeletons are either lying on the ground or buried under it, ready to spring up when wayward explorers pass by. If the party is camped, the skeletons wander into the camp and attack. Specter The
evil remnant of a dead explorer has become a specter that attacks the party. The explorer’s body can be found with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Survival) check. If the characters locate the body, see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
them. Survival for a solitary drow underground is nearly impossible. The main routes through the Underdark are dotted with drow guard posts, and the back ways are prowled by ropers, mind flayers
. And even that achievement is no guarantee of safety, because a lone drow above ground is likely to be attacked on sight by surface dwellers. Those who find a way to survive in the painful world of
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
(Survival) check. On a success, the party tracks the spy to the Hidden Cult. On a failure, at the suggestion of the Tea Flingers, who are happy to make the introduction, Elmo can track on behalf of the party
-foot drop to the ground from an open window. Windows. Window sashes can be opened as an object interaction. Adjusting the Encounter
If the party locates the spy quickly, consider keeping the quasit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
been stalking around the Upside Down lately: a demogorgon! She tells them that the demogorgon is attracted to the smell of blood. The easiest way to get its attention is to spill blood on the ground. But
characters don’t want to spill their own blood, they can stalk the demogorgon, but this is very difficult. One character should try a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check for the group. If this is successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
on the north side of the road leads northwest. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check recognizes that about a dozen goblins have come and gone along the trail, as well as signs of
ground. The character is restrained until 1 or more slashing damage is dealt to the snare’s cord. (See the appendix in the Basic Rules for the effect of being restrained.) A character who isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
House Exterior The decrepit house sits on the highest ground in the area. Around it, a stone wall has crumbled in many places, exposing the interior grounds. An ornate metal gate lies open at the end
rotted wooden roof of a water well rises out of the tall grass.
The house is 35 feet tall from ground level to roof peak; the roof is gabled and has several holes where the slate shingles are missing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
throughout his body. When he bothers to speak, his voice sounds like grinding stones. Ogrémoch is a miser who regards all the resources and treasures found in the ground as his own. He holds nothing but
invisible.
Stomp (Costs 2 Actions). Ogrémoch stomps the ground, creating an earth tremor that extends in a 30-foot radius. Other creatures standing on the ground in that radius must succeed on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
)
CHA
10 (+0)
Saving Throws Str +3, Dex +4, Int +4, Wis +5
Skills Perception +5, Survival +5
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Gith
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
back of the house, a covered work area holds more blank headstones and slabs of granite and marble. Rusted carving tools hang from the wall. A hammer and chisel lie on the ground beside a half
5 feet above the ground, filled with dead leaves and empty nut shells. Treasure. Within the hollow rests a delicate necklace: a thumb-sized platinum oval pendant threaded on a thin chain (20 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
(+0)
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +7
Skills Insight +7, Nature +6, Perception +7, Survival +7
Damage Resistances fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Druidic
Monster Manual).
Doric can remain in that form for up to 2 hours. She can choose whether her equipment falls to the ground, melds with her new form, or is worn by the new form. Doric reverts to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, characters can easily find a trail behind the thickets that leads northwest. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check recognizes that about a dozen goblins have come and gone along
succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or be flipped upside down and suspended 10 feet above the ground. The character has the restrained condition until 1 point of slashing damage is dealt to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
on a DC 16 Wisdom (Survival) check, they find marks suggesting the passage of a massive creature and can follow that trail to Pangil ng Buwan’s lair in 10 minutes. If the characters are not traveling
with Paolo and his group, a character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check notices booted tracks headed in the direction opposite them—the wrong way around the massive tree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the Northern Wastes, the characters must make a DC 12 group Wisdom (Survival) check. On a successful check, they notice signs of water beginning to fill the canyons, giving them time to reach safe
ground. On a failed check, the characters are caught in a flash flood. Flash Flood During a flash flood, turbulent Wash waters flood the canyons in the area the characters are traveling through. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cover that ground at a moderate pace. Fortunately, the trail is marked by the lizardfolk who transport contraband through the mere to Castle Naerytar for the cult. Without the trail, finding the
to go. Day 1 The first day’s travel is by foot through tangled marsh. The ground is what passes for dry in the mere: even “solid ground” is soggy, with water very near the surface. Lizardfolk porters