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Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is instantly petrified. Otherwise, a creature that fails the save begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw
cables, and its hands are scaly claws.
The gaze of a medusa's glowing eyes causes living tissue to petrify. The transformation is rapid, leaving the victim as a stone statue, usually frozen in a position
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Shapechanger. Baba Lysaga can use an action to polymorph into a swarm of insects (flies), or back into her true form. While in swarm form, she has a walking speed of 5 feet and a flying speed of 30
). Baba Lysaga summons 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Swarms of Insects"} swarm of insects;swarms of insects. A summoned swarm appears in an unoccupied space within 60
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, symbol, teleport
8th level (1 slot): maze, mind blank
9th level (1 slot): meteor swarm, wishBlast Scepter. Halaster uses his blast scepter to cast thunderwave as a 4th-level spell (save DC 16
(losing initiative ties), Halaster takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
Halaster targets a volume of unoccupied space or solid stone no larger than four 10-foot cubes within 30
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
stench.
Suggested Characteristics
Members of the Golgari Swarm are unmistakably products of the undercity, ill at ease amid the comforts of civilization. They bring about the same discomfort in others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Pirate, Spy 2 Bandit Captain, Berserker, Cultist Fanatic, Druid, Mage Apprentice, Priest 3 Knight, Scout Captain, Swarm of Crawling Claws, Warrior Veteran 4 Banshee, Guard Captain, Helmed Horror, Tough
, Fiend Cultist 10 Cultist Hierophant, Noble Prodigy, Performer Legend, Spy Master, Stone Golem, Warrior Commander 11 Bandit Crime Lord, Death Knight Aspirant 12 Archmage, Archpriest, Pirate Admiral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
A Wizard’s Theory The wizard claims that each standing stone is keyed to one of the eight schools of magic (abjuration, conjuration, divination, enchantment, evocation, illusion, necromancy, and
do indeed relate to the eight schools of magic. The wizard requests that each character places a hand upon a different stone, to “assist in channeling the streams of magic.” When their hands are in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Darklake Brewery This huge, ramshackle brewery is built of stone blocks stacked to make walls between the petrified stems of a small forest of gigantic mushrooms. Big copper vats steam within
, filling the air with a heavy, yeasty stink. Dozens of copper kegs stand nearby, and burly gray dwarves swarm over the place, mashing fungus, mixing fermenting masses, and filling casks with freshly brewed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hissing sound. The natural pattern of the stone vaguely resembles a swarm of snakes. A character who touches the stone hears a sibilant whisper asking that individual to ask a question aloud. If the
flawed emerald loses its magic if taken from the area and is worth 250 gp. 10b. Hissing Stone In the middle of this cavern, a large stone rises above the 3-foot-deep water and magically emits a soft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, darkling, firenewt warrior, gazer, skulk, swarm of rot grubs 1 Choker, duergar soulblade, female steeder, firenewt warlock of Imix, giant strider, kobold dragonshield, kobold scale sorcerer, maw
demon, meazel, nilbog, vargouille, xvart warlock of Raxivort 2 Adult kruthik, darkling elder, duergar hammerer, duergar kavalrachni, duergar mind master, duergar stone guard, duergar xarrorn, guard drake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
coffin atop it. A swarm of insects (centipedes) boils out of the back wall and attacks if the coffin is disturbed. 23E. Rose’s Crypt The stone slab is etched with the name Rosavalda Durst. The chamber
23. Family Crypts Several crypts have been hewn from the earth. Each crypt is sealed with a stone slab unless noted otherwise. Removing a slab from its fitting requires a successful DC 15 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
poisonous snake, giant wolf spider, pseudodragon, winged kobold 1/4 (50 XP) Dust mephit, gnoll, hobgoblin, jackalwere, scout, swarm of insects 1/2 (100 XP) Death dog, giant hyena, giant spider, giant toad
, goblin, kenku, needle blight, panther, pixie, pseudodragon, sprite, swarm of ravens, winged kobold, wolf 1/4 (50 XP) Ape, black bear, giant wasp, gnoll, hobgoblin, lizardfolk, orc, satyr, scout, swarm of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Brontosaurus
Cow (ox, rothé, stench kow)
Cranium rat
Deinonychus
Dimetrodon
Dolphin
Hadrosaurus
Quetzalcoatlus
Stegosaurus
Swarm of cranium rats
Swarm of rot grubs
Velociraptor
Barghest
Devourer
Draegloth
Maw demon
Shoosuva
Tanarukk
Vargouille
Giants Cloud giant smiling one
Fire giant dreadnought
Frost giant everlasting one
Mouth of Grolantor
Stone giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
(transmutation)
Maximilian’s earthen grasp
(transmutation)
Pyrotechnics
(transmutation)
Skywrite
(transmutation, ritual)
Snilloc’s snowball swarm
(evocation)
Warding wind
of stone
(transmutation)
Investiture of wind
(transmutation)
7th Level Whirlwind
(evocation)
8th Level Abi-Dalzim’s horrid wilting
(necromancy)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Nurtured One of Yurtrus
Swarm of rot grubs
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Deinonychus
Firenewt warlock of Imix
Giant strider
Gnoll flesh gnawer
Grung wildling
Kobold dragonshield
Kobold scale
(1,800 XP) Banderhobb
Brontosaurus
Catoblepas
Enchanter
Kraken priest
Master thief
Mindwitness
Spawn of Kyuss
Swarm of cranium rats
Tanarukk
Tlincalli
Transmuter
Wood woad
Yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
)
Snilloc’s snowball swarm
(evocation)
Warding wind
(evocation)
3rd Level Erupting earth
(transmutation)
Flame arrows
(transmutation)
Melf’s minute meteors
(evocation)
Tidal wave
(transmutation)
Immolation
(evocation)
6th Level Investiture of flame
(transmutation)
Investiture of ice
(transmutation)
Investiture of stone
(transmutation)
Investiture of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
18. Devil Pit The walls and floor of this fifteen-foot-square room are cracked and carved with images of terrified humanoids falling. Set into the middle of the floor is a stone bas-relief of a
(DC 16) cast on the darkness dispels it. If the darkness is dispelled, its fading essence magically coalesces into a swarm of bats that flies up out of the shaft and attacks any creatures in the room.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
black, serpentine cables, and its hands are scaly claws. The gaze of a medusa’s glowing eyes causes living tissue to petrify. The transformation is rapid, leaving the victim as a stone statue, usually
endless shadows of the undercity like hungry predators. LUDMILLA, THE TUNNEL VIPER
Ludmilla is the last surviving member of the Sisters of Stone Death, the trio of power-hungry medusas who slew Svogthir
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, flesh to stone, geas, hold person, ice storm, imprisonment, knock, levitate, magic mouth, maze, meteor swarm, mislead, plane shift, prismatic wall, remove curse, telekinesis, true polymorph, unseen servant, wall of force, and web.
leather-bound tome (Ezzat’s spellbook) is clutched to the statue’s chest.
Secret Door. Hidden in the ceiling is a secret door leading to area 23 (see “Stone Plug” below).
The statue projects an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
(see chapter 3). Dangerous Beauty Stone giant artisans find inspiration in the Endless Rockslide and create beautiful works from its material, but a fomorian warlock of the dark (see chapter 6) curses
the crafts to bring misfortune. The stone giants ask the characters to find the fomorian and end the curse before they’re overwhelmed with creatures drawn from the Fomorian Encounters and Giant Kin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
figure with blue scales, bone spurs on her forearms and elbows, gossamer wings, and a flowing gown — dances to music atop a stepped dais 5 feet higher than the rest of the room.
Butterfly Swarm. Next to
Arcturia, a harmless swarm of yellow butterflies has assumed a vaguely humanoid shape and is playing an elegant harp (see “Treasure” below). The harp rests on a stout wooden table. The swarm is under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
spike (divination)
Pyrotechnics (transmutation)
Shadow blade (illusion)
Snilloc’s snowball swarm (evocation)
Warding wind (evocation)
3rd Level
Catnap (enchantment)
Enemies abound
flame (transmutation)
Investiture of ice (transmutation)
Investiture of stone (transmutation)
Investiture of wind (transmutation)
Mental prison (illusion)
Scatter (conjuration)
7th Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Level Animate Objects
Cloudkill
Cone of Cold
Creation
Dominate Person
Hold Monster
Insect Plague
Seeming
Telekinesis
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Etherealness
Finger of Death
Fire Storm
Plane Shift
Prismatic Spray
Reverse Gravity
Teleport
8th Level Dominate Monster
Earthquake
Incendiary Cloud
Power Word Stun
Sunburst
9th Level Gate
Meteor Swarm
Power Word Kill
Time Stop
Wish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Stoneskin
Wall of Fire
5th Level
Animate Objects
Cloudkill
Cone of Cold
Creation
Dominate Person
Hold Monster
Insect Plague
Seeming
Telekinesis
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Stone
Etherealness
Finger of Death
Fire Storm
Plane Shift
Prismatic Spray
Reverse Gravity
Teleport
8th Level
Dominate Monster
Earthquake
Incendiary Cloud
Power Word Stun
Sunburst
9th Level
Gate
Meteor Swarm
Power Word Kill
Time Stop
Wish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
’ belts. 24. Temple of Tymora Tymora’s temple is built like a sturdy blockhouse of heavy stone. It’s not an elegant structure, but residents rely on it to be a safe refuge when floodwater pours down
Malar’s Throat or when the alarm horns blow and there’s no time to reach the safety of the city before undead swarm up the ravine. The people who live in Malar’s Throat don’t consider themselves especially lucky, but what little luck they have, they attribute to the Lady’s presence among them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Greater Invisibility
Hallucinatory Terrain
Ice Storm
Locate Creature
Phantasmal Killer
Polymorph
Stone Shape
Stoneskin
Wall of Fire
5th Level
Animate Objects
Cloudkill
Cone of Cold
Telekinesis
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Force
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Chain Lightning
Circle of Death
Contingency
Create Undead
Disintegrate
Eyebite
Flesh to Stone
Globe of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ophidian eyes.
Black Statue. The northwest section of the temple contains a black stone statue of a masked, hooded male humanoid dressed in leather armor and clutching a dripping dagger in each hand
. Harmless centipedes crawl all over the statue.
Green Statue. The middle chamber contains a statue carved of green stone, depicting a 15-foot-tall winged snake with its fangs bared. Harmless snakes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
, giant poisonous snake, giant snail (WW), giant wolf spider, goblin, harengon sniper (WW), needle blight, panther, pixie, pseudodragon, riding horse, sprite, swarm of ravens, violet fungus, wolf 1/2
Ape, black bear, cockatrice, crocodile, darkling (WW), giant dragonfly (WW), giant goat, giant sea horse, giant wasp, hobgoblin, myconid adult, satyr, scout, swarm of insects, vine blight, warhorse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
scalding steam. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Stone Golem
so after it drains 10 hit points of blood from the target or the target dies. A creature, including the target, can use its action to detach the stirge.
Swarm of Bats
Medium swarm of Tiny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
presence of a secret door. The character who opens the door will fall to the floor 10 feet below due to a tilting stone at the mouth of the crawlway, taking falling damage (a mere annoyance, but it
of oak bound with thick bronze bands. Each is about 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet high. Gold. Opening the gold chest releases a swarm of poisonous snakes that slither out and attack next round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
)
Maximilian’s earthen grasp (transmutation)
Mind spike (divination)
Pyrotechnics (transmutation)
Shadow blade (illusion)
Skywrite (transmutation, ritual)
Snilloc’s snowball swarm (evocation
(transmutation)
Wall of light (evocation)
6th Level
Create homunculus (transmutation)
Investiture of flame (transmutation)
Investiture of ice (transmutation)
Investiture of stone (transmutation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
sitting on a stump, whittling a piece of wood 41 1d4 elk 42 1d4 winged kobolds with 1d6 kobolds 43 1d6 + 2 giant wolf spiders 44–45 2d4 wolves 46 1 swarm of insects 47 1d8 + 1 axe beaks 48–49 1 brown
hyenas 82 1 bandit captain with 2d4 bandits 83 1 orc Eye of Gruumsh with 1d8 + 2 orcs 84 1d3 orogs or 1d4 berserkers 85–86 1 ettin or 1 wereboar 87–88 1 goblin boss with 2d6 goblins 89 1d3 griffons 90 1d3 perytons or 1d4 pegasi 91–96 1d3 trolls 97–99 1 cyclops 00 1 stone giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
life-sized stone monument carved in the likeness of a kneeling peasant girl clutching a rose. Although her features are gray and weatherworn, she bears a striking resemblance to Ireena Kolyana
them immunity to the charmed and frightened conditions. When a corpse is reduced to 0 hit points, it splits open, disgorging a swarm of poisonous snakes. The snakes are hungry and fight until slain. Characters can take the treasure and flee, easily outpacing the snake-swollen corpses.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
commander’s eye for defense. They appreciate the solidity of cliff-side caves or stone fortresses, often reinforcing existing defenses with clever traps and bulwarks. At the same time, bronze dragons
throughout the stone to allow the dragon to observe the seascape unnoticed. Watery Caves. Two chambers near the top of the map are accessible only via submerged tunnels, their entrances disguised
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, fireball, and meteor swarm, as the opportunity presents itself. See area 14 for information on the Runestone. 13b. Glaring Gargoyles This side cavern has an uneven floor and ceiling 50 feet high and is
warning, in Dwarvish, into the east wall: “The Mad Mage watches us. The Runestone is his eye!” 13f. Halaster’s Head Lying on the floor of this otherwise empty 10-foot-high cave is an oversized stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
walls of the passage below. The spiders immediately scuttle away from any noise or light. 2. Altar to Lolth A rough stone altar dominates this cabin. Strange markings cover its surface, dried mud cakes
tight quarters, remember that a swarm can occupy the same space as another creature.) Captain’s Log. A character who searches through the debris in the room and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception






