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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
This staff has 10 charges.
Insect Cloud. While holding the staff , you can take a Magic action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of harmless flying insects to fill a 30-foot Emanation originating
from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area Heavily Obscured for creatures other than you. A strong wind (like that created by Gust of Wind) disperses the swarm and ends the effect
Magic Items
D&D Free Rules (2024)
, determined by rolling on the following table.
Any spell you cast from the hat uses your spell save DC and spell attack bonus.
1d100
Effect
01–50
You cast a random spell determined by
just happened.
56–60
A harmless swarm of butterflies fills a 10-foot Cube within 30 feet of yourself. The swarm disperses after 1 minute.
61–65
You pull a nonmagical object
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
nefarious powers grip an area, populations of maggots, scarabs, and similar scavenging insects explode and become aggressive predators. Roll on the Swarm Behavior table to see how such swarms might
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny scarab. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Behavior table to see how such swarms might manifest.
Swarm Behavior
d4
Behavior
1
Crawls on walls in a vaguely bipedal shape
2
Makes skittering noises that sound like
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny maggot. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
table presents some contents an animated coffin might contain when encountered.
Animated Coffin Contents
d6
Contents
1
1d4 swarm of bats
2
1d4 Skeleton;skeletons packed like
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
Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Golgari Guild Spells
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
/Day). Strahd magically calls 2d4;{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Children of the Night"} swarm of bats;swarms of bats or swarm of rats;swarms of rats, provided that the sun isn
the reach of melee combatants and spellcasters, or he flies away (using summoned wolf;wolves or swarm of bats;swarms of bats or swarm of rats;rats to guard his retreat).
Strahd observes the characters
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
":"Darkweaver Webs (Cocoons)"} cocoons. Roll on the Darkweaver Cocoon Contents table to determine what might be inside each of these shadowy masses.
Darkweaver Cocoon Contents
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6
cocoon contains the bones of a non-Humanoid creature, such as a flumph or a mule.
2
A swarm of insects that might be a darkweaver’s young
3
A corpse holding a jar of universal
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
cauldron has the following random properties:
1 minor beneficial property (determined by rolling on the Minor Beneficial Properties table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide)
1 minor detrimental
property (determined by rolling on the Minor Detrimental Properties table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide)
Iggwilv's Cauldron Gold;Gold Cauldron. The gold cauldron has the following properties
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
flying and skittering around you within your space. You determine its appearance, or you generate its appearance by rolling on the Swarm Appearance table. Swarm Appearance d4 Appearance 1 Swarming
connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent force in battle, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
flying and skittering around you within your space. You determine its appearance, or you generate its appearance by rolling on the Swarm Appearance table. Swarm Appearance d4 Appearance 1 Swarming
connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent force in battle, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
creatures other than you. A strong wind (like that created by Gust of Wind) disperses the swarm and ends the effect. Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table
Magic action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of harmless flying insects to fill a 30-foot Emanation originating from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area Heavily Obscured for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
creatures other than you. A strong wind (like that created by Gust of Wind) disperses the swarm and ends the effect. Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table
Magic action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of harmless flying insects to fill a 30-foot Emanation originating from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area Heavily Obscured for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horror-based campaigns. The creatures in this chapter are organized by their challenge rating in the Creatures by Challenge Rating table. Creatures by Challenge Rating CR Creature
1/8 Gremishka
1/2 Death’s head
1/2 Podling
1 Boneless
1 Carrionette
1 Swarm of zombie limbs
2 Swarm of gremishkas
2 Swarm of maggots
2 Wereraven
3 Brain in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horror-based campaigns. The creatures in this chapter are organized by their challenge rating in the Creatures by Challenge Rating table. Creatures by Challenge Rating CR Creature
1/8 Gremishka
1/2 Death’s head
1/2 Podling
1 Boneless
1 Carrionette
1 Swarm of zombie limbs
2 Swarm of gremishkas
2 Swarm of maggots
2 Wereraven
3 Brain in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and become aggressive predators. Roll on the Swarm Behavior table to see how such swarms might manifest. Swarm Behavior d4 Behavior
1 Crawls on walls in a vaguely bipedal shape
2 Makes
other debris as if it were alive
Swarm of Maggots
Medium Swarm of Tiny Beasts
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR
3 (−4)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and become aggressive predators. Roll on the Swarm Behavior table to see how such swarms might manifest. Swarm Behavior d4 Behavior
1 Crawls on walls in a vaguely bipedal shape
2 Makes
other debris as if it were alive
Swarm of Maggots
Medium Swarm of Tiny Beasts
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR
3 (−4)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide
, you can expend a spell slot to summon vermin swarms. You summon a number of swarms equal to the slot’s level for 1 hour. Each swarm is summoned to an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of
yourself. A swarm uses the Swarm of Vermin stat block.
In combat, each swarm acts during your turn. It can move and use its Reaction on its own, but the only action it takes is the Dodge action unless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
locate a stat block herein, consult the Stat Block Conversions table to find the equivalent stat block you should use. Stat Block Conversions 2014 Stat Block 2025 Equivalent Aarakocra Aarakocra
Shrieker Shrieker Fungus Swarm of Poisonous Snakes Swarm of Venomous Snakes Swarm of Quippers Swarm of Piranhas Thri-kreen Thri-kreen Marauder Thug Tough Tribal Warrior Warrior Infantry Tridrone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the rats swarm over him. If he takes damage, Jian panics and is swiftly devoured by the rats. If the swarm loses more than half its hit points, it scatters and flees. 7b. Ritual Preparation Table. In
kneel on rough woven mats in the center of this area, chanting in low tones. A human cult fanatic engulfed in a swarm of rats stands quietly in their midst.
The kneeling cultists are named Caradoc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
locate a stat block herein, consult the Stat Block Conversions table to find the equivalent stat block you should use. Stat Block Conversions 2014 Stat Block 2025 Equivalent Aarakocra Aarakocra
Shrieker Shrieker Fungus Swarm of Poisonous Snakes Swarm of Venomous Snakes Swarm of Quippers Swarm of Piranhas Thri-kreen Thri-kreen Marauder Thug Tough Tribal Warrior Warrior Infantry Tridrone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the rats swarm over him. If he takes damage, Jian panics and is swiftly devoured by the rats. If the swarm loses more than half its hit points, it scatters and flees. 7b. Ritual Preparation Table. In
kneel on rough woven mats in the center of this area, chanting in low tones. A human cult fanatic engulfed in a swarm of rats stands quietly in their midst.
The kneeling cultists are named Caradoc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in alleys, where the rats grow bold. During this stage, whenever a character goes out in public, roll or choose an encounter from the Stage Three Encounters table. If exposed to the Gnawing Plague, a
character must succeed on a Constitution saving throw to resist the disease with the DC listed in the table entry for that encounter. Stage Three Encounters d6 Encounter
1 A dead body lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in alleys, where the rats grow bold. During this stage, whenever a character goes out in public, roll or choose an encounter from the Stage Three Encounters table. If exposed to the Gnawing Plague, a
character must succeed on a Constitution saving throw to resist the disease with the DC listed in the table entry for that encounter. Stage Three Encounters d6 Encounter
1 A dead body lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the swarm and ends the effect.
Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your spell save DC and spell attack modifier. The table indicates
following table from it, using your spell save DC. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Cone of Cold 5 Fireball (level 5 version) 5 Globe of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the swarm and ends the effect.
Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your spell save DC and spell attack modifier. The table indicates
following table from it, using your spell save DC. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Cone of Cold 5 Fireball (level 5 version) 5 Globe of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
Random Encounters Each hour the party is in the ruins, roll a d12. On a roll of 1, an encounter occurs. Then roll a d10 and see the following table to determine which monsters show up. d10 Encounter
1 1d3 swarms of rats (diseased, as giant rats) 2 1d3 swarms of bats 3 2d4 giant fire beetles 4 1d6 zombies 5 1 will-o’-wisp 6 2d4 baboons 7 1 swarm of poisonous snakes 8 1d4 giant frogs 9 1d2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
Random Encounters Each hour the party is in the ruins, roll a d12. On a roll of 1, an encounter occurs. Then roll a d10 and see the following table to determine which monsters show up. d10 Encounter
1 1d3 swarms of rats (diseased, as giant rats) 2 1d3 swarms of bats 3 2d4 giant fire beetles 4 1d6 zombies 5 1 will-o’-wisp 6 2d4 baboons 7 1 swarm of poisonous snakes 8 1d4 giant frogs 9 1d2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
encounter occurs on this level, roll on the Random Garden Encounters table below instead of the Random Spaceship Encounters table. Off the Grid. While the characters are in the garden (areas S56–S60
d8 Encounter 1 Two horrid plants (dew drinker) 2 Two horrid plants (snapper saw) 3 Two horrid plants (purple blossom) 4 1d4 barkburrs 5 A swarm of gibberlings 6 A carnivorous plant sapling (use the awakened shrub stat block) 7 A six-eyed giant toad 8 1d4 bunnyoids (use the weasel stat block)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
one determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table in the introduction). Large Cupboard. If the characters didn’t dispose of her in chapter 1, Sowpig stands in the middle of the largest cupboard
, silent and unmoving. She is a Small ghoul with 17 (5d6) hit points. Moths that live in the cupboard have encased Sowpig’s body in silk. Opening the cupboard door releases a swarm of moths, which is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
one determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table in the introduction). Large Cupboard. If the characters didn’t dispose of her in chapter 1, Sowpig stands in the middle of the largest cupboard
, silent and unmoving. She is a Small ghoul with 17 (5d6) hit points. Moths that live in the cupboard have encased Sowpig’s body in silk. Opening the cupboard door releases a swarm of moths, which is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Darklake Creature Encounters The sections that follow the table provide additional information to help you run each creature encounter. d12 Encounter 1 1 aquatic troll 2 2d4 darkmantles 3 1d4 + 2
duergar in a keelboat 4 1 green hag 5 1 grell 6–7 1d6 + 2 ixitxachitl (see appendix C) 8 1d4 kuo-toa in a keelboat 9 1d4 merrow 10 3d6 stirges 11 1 swarm of quippers 12 1 water weird Aquatic Troll An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
encounter occurs on this level, roll on the Random Garden Encounters table below instead of the Random Spaceship Encounters table. Off the Grid. While the characters are in the garden (areas S56–S60
d8 Encounter 1 Two horrid plants (dew drinker) 2 Two horrid plants (snapper saw) 3 Two horrid plants (purple blossom) 4 1d4 barkburrs 5 A swarm of gibberlings 6 A carnivorous plant sapling (use the awakened shrub stat block) 7 A six-eyed giant toad 8 1d4 bunnyoids (use the weasel stat block)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creatures from the Elemental Earth Encounters table (see chapter 3) swarm from the Endless Rockslide, driving out the fire giants working there. The giants offer a bounty of metal craft and gems in
elemental power of the Endless Rockslide hold the key to a mage’s research. The mage offers a manual of golems (clay) in exchange for help in overcoming guardians from the Giant Construct Encounters table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creatures from the Elemental Earth Encounters table (see chapter 3) swarm from the Endless Rockslide, driving out the fire giants working there. The giants offer a bounty of metal craft and gems in
elemental power of the Endless Rockslide hold the key to a mage’s research. The mage offers a manual of golems (clay) in exchange for help in overcoming guardians from the Giant Construct Encounters table