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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Two Heads. The sorrowsworn has advantage on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious.
Rising Anger. If another creature deals damage to the
violence to sustain their existence, angry sorrowsworn—sometimes called the Angry—grow more powerful when their foes fight back. If a creature opts not to attack, though, this sorrowsworn
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Magic Resistance. The talon beast has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Sense Magic. The talon beast can detect and pinpoint the location of magic within 120 feet
effects on itself or any magic items in its possession, the target must make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a random spell effect on the target ends. If the target has no spell effects
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
magically creates enough food and water to sustain itself for 24 hours.Spell Reflection. If the spectator makes a successful saving throw against a spell, or a spell attack misses it, the spectator
each ray only once on a turn.
Confusion Ray. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw, or it can’t take reactions until the end of its next turn. On its turn, the target can
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
saving throw or have the prone condition.Thorny hunters are bestial vegepygmies derived from the corpses of bears, dogs, and other quadrupedal Beasts. Thorny hunters act like bloodhounds, following
vegepygmies can sustain themselves by absorbing nutrients from soil and other organic matter, they prefer a carnivorous diet achieved through hunting and scavenging. Vegepygmies can live indefinitely so
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
can see within 60 feet of itself. If the target isn’t a vegepygmy, it must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType
save, the target takes half as much damage only.
The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.The oldest vegepygmies in a colony
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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Ironbound Pursuit. The madcap moves up to its speed to a creature it can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 20 (3d10 + 4);{"diceNotation
sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap must soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. If the blood isn’t replenished at least once every three days, the redcap vanishes as if it had never
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the corpse flower or one of its zombie;zombies must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, unless the creature is a Construct or an Undead. On a failed save, the creature is poisoned until the start
of the earth and begins scavenging Humanoid corpses from battlefields and graveyards. Using its fibrous tentacles, it stuffs the remains into its body to sustain and repair itself. The plant has a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
105,000 XP (210,000 XP total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Chromatic Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
105,000 XP (210,000 XP total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Chromatic Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
105,000 XP (210,000 XP total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Chromatic Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Stunning Gaze. When a creature that can see the gauth’s central eye starts its turn within 30 feet of the gauth, the gauth can force it to make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw if the gauth isn
avoid the saving throw. If the creature does so, it can’t see the gauth until the start of its next turn, when it can avert its eyes again. If the creature looks at the gauth in the meantime, it
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the hollow dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Reconstruction. When the hollow dragon is reduced to 0 hit points, its body breaks into
"} slashing damage.
Sapping Presence. Each creature of the hollow dragon’s choice within 60 feet of it must make a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s speed is halved
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
105,000 XP (210,000 XP total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Chromatic Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
105,000 XP (210,000 XP total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Chromatic Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
eats one can choose to make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw to not be affected by the mushroom’s magic. If the creature fails or forgoes the saving throw, it grows in size as though under the enlarge
effect of an enlarge/reduce spell. The effect lasts for 1 hour. Ten minutes before the effect ends, the creature feels a tingling sensation, at which point it can sustain its current size by eating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Fear and Horror The rules for fear and horror can help you sustain an atmosphere of dread in a dark fantasy campaign. Fear When adventurers confront threats they have no hope of overcoming, you can
call for them to make a Wisdom saving throw. Set the DC according to the circumstances. A character who fails the save becomes frightened for 1 minute. The character can repeat the saving throw at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Angry Relying on violence to sustain their existence, the Angry grow more powerful when their foes fight back. If a creature opts not to attack, though, the Angry becomes confused, and its
Angry has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious.
Rising Anger. If another creature deals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
and water to sustain itself for 24 hours.
Reactions
Spell Reflection. If the spectator makes a successful saving throw against a spell, or a spell attack misses it, the spectator can choose
saving throw, or it can’t take reactions until the end of its next turn. On its turn, the target can’t move, and it uses its action to make a melee or ranged attack against a randomly determined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Redcap A redcap is a homicidal fey creature born of blood lust. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap has to soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. When a redcap is born, its hat is
to a creature it can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 20 (3d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Oblex Spawn An oblex devours memories not only to sustain its existence, but also to spawn new oblexes. Each time it fully drains the memories of a victim, it gains the creature’s personality — now
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Saving Throws Int +4, Cha +2
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, prone
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this distance),
passive Perception 12
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
spectator creates enough food and water to sustain itself for 24 hours.
Reactions
Spell Reflection. If the spectator makes a successful saving throw against a spell, or a spell misses it, the
Ray. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw, or it can’t take reactions until the end of its next turn. On its turn, the target can’t move, and it uses its action to make a melee or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
isn’t enough to sustain them, so they also hunt other living things. A talon beast thrives in the wilderness, but in its search for magic, it often prowls settlements, ruins, catacombs, or the
Perception 14
Languages —
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Magic Resistance. The talon beast has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Sense Magic. The talon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
sustain a lingering injury under the following circumstances: When it takes a critical hit When it drops to 0 hit points but isn’t killed outright When it fails a death saving throw by 5 or more To
reduced by 5 feet. You must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw after using the Dash action. If you fail the save, you fall prone. Magical healing removes the limp. 5–7 Internal Injury. Whenever you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
survive on meat but prefers to sustain itself with power drained from magic objects. If starved of magic for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items to drain. A
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CHA
13 (+1)
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +5, Cha +4
Skills Perception +5
Condition Immunities prone
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, and elemental forces rage around them when they exert their wrath. They no longer need to eat or drink, as their vast hoards magically sustain them. And their power can raze a city to the ground
60 ft., fly 120 ft., swim 60 ft.
STR
30 (+10)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
30 (+10)
INT
21 (+5)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
26 (+8)
Saving Throws Dex +10, Con +18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
enough food and water to sustain itself for 24 hours.
Reactions
Spell Reflection. If the spectator makes a successful saving throw against a spell, or a spell attack misses it, the spectator can
13 Wisdom saving throw, or it can’t take reactions until the end of its next turn. On its turn, the target can’t move, and it uses its action to make a melee or ranged attack against a randomly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
get in a vicious swing of their weapon before the target can react. Redcaps’ desire to slay is rooted in their will to survive. To sustain their unnatural existence, they must soak their hats in the
Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) slashing damage.
Ironbound Pursuit. The redcap moves up to its speed to a creature it can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 20 (3d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
remains into its body to sustain and repair itself. The plant has a malevolent bent and despises the living. With or without corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes a stench of decay that
DC 14 Constitution saving throw, unless the creature is a Construct or an Undead. On a failed save, the creature is poisoned until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
a vicious swing of its weapon before the target can react. Steeped in Slaughter. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap has to soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. When a redcap is
speed to a creature it can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 20 (3d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
stealthy, its iron boots force it to take ponderous, thunderous steps. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap must soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. If the blood isn’t replenished at
can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 20 (3d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
VARIANT: MADCAPS
A madcap is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
awakens, a redcap cares only for murder and carnage, and it sets off to satisfy these cravings. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap must soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. When a
moves up to its speed to a creature it can see and kicks with its iron boots. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 20 (3d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
phylactery, where it forever remains. Soul Sacrifices. A lich must periodically feed souls to its phylactery to sustain the magic preserving its body and consciousness. It does this using the imprisonment
(+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Int +12, Wis +9
Skills Arcana +19, History +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, lightning, necrotic
Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ft. (hover)
STR
18(+4)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
18(+4)
INT
10(+0)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
10(+0)
Saving Throws Con +8, Wis +5
Skills Perception +5
Damage Immunities
tentacle on another target. The death kiss has ten tentacles.
Blood Drain. One creature grappled by a tentacle of the death kiss must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
pressure plate. On a hit, a dart deals 2 (1d4) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
to the tender mercies of Commander Sundeth (see “Skullport”). Supplies. The barrels and crates here contain enough water and dry food to sustain a single person for 600 days or Shunn’s gang for 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
oblex devours memories not only to sustain its existence, but also to spawn new oblexes. Each time it fully drains the memories of a victim, it gains the creature’s personality—now twisted by the
Class 13
Hit Points 18 (4d4 + 8)
Speed 20 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
10 (+0)
Saving Throws Int +4, Cha