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Spells
Player’s Handbook
the wall appears, the wall, along with any creatures in it, moves 50 feet away from you. Any Huge or smaller creature inside the wall or whose space the wall enters when it moves must succeed on a
deals on later rounds is reduced by 1d10. When the wall reaches 0 feet in height, the spell ends.
A creature caught in the wall can move by swimming. Because of the wave’s force, though, the
Spells
Player’s Handbook
minute. Creatures that were swimming on the surface of frozen water are trapped in the ice and have the Restrained condition. A trapped creature can take an action to make a Strength (Athletics) check
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
roll against a creature if at least one of the sea lion’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
Swimming Leap. With a 10-foot swimming start, the sea
White Plume Mountain might discover a group of these creatures confined in a watery cage.
These large marine mammals live along coastal regions and around islands at sea. One sea lion is kept in a cell in the lowest reaches of the sahuagin fortress in The Final Enemy.
Magic Items
Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
This magic vehicle is a boat 10 feet wide and 30 feet long. It has four legs that propel it across land and water. It has a walking and swimming speed of 20 feet, but it can’t travel underwater
. The boat moves according to your spoken directions while you are riding it, and creatures of your choice gain a +1 bonus to their Armor Class while on the boat.
The boat can transport up to 1,000
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
swimming speed of 60 feet.
Piety 25+. The bident has 1 randomly determined minor beneficial property.
Piety 50+. The bident has 1 randomly determined major beneficial property.
If you aren’t a
Guide for details on randomly determined properties.
Command the Deep. The bident holds the power to command the waves and its creatures. As an action, you can change the condition of the sea
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
up to its speed. If the dragon turtle is swimming, this movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.
Boiling Aura (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon turtle radiates intense heat. Until the start of the
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Boiling Aura","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Being underwater doesn't grant resistance against this damage.Dragon turtles are mighty creatures whose inherent
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
method to create novel life forms. They coax new morphologies from existing creatures or combine traits from multiple organisms into one, producing the creatures known as krasis. Some krasis are unique
creatures that can’t reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie.
Creating a Krasis
To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
forms. They coax new morphologies from existing creatures or combine traits from multiple organisms into one, producing the creatures known as krasis. Some krasis are unique creatures that can’t
squeezing.
2
Aquatic. The krasis gains a swimming speed equal to its walking speed.
3
Climbing Speed. The krasis gains a climbing speed equal to its walking speed.
4
Cryptic Skin
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
method to create novel life forms. They coax new morphologies from existing creatures or combine traits from multiple organisms into one, producing the creatures known as krasis. Some krasis are unique
creatures that can’t reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie.
Creating a Krasis
To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
clockwork with alchemical concoctions that can paralyze creatures and cloud the mind.
Clockworks
Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed Constructs but
swimming speed of 30 feet.
Clockwork Malfunctions
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Clockwork Malfunctions"}
Malfunction
1
Faulty Sensors. Roll a d6 at
Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
recurring nightmare. Roll on the Close Encounter table to determine which creature nearly got the best of you. Creatures marked with an asterisk appear in Boo’s Astral Menagerie; the others are
gravity isn’t present, the following rules apply:
Impeded Melee. When making a melee attack with a weapon, a creature that doesn’t have a flying or swimming speed (either naturally or
Tsunami
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Spells
Player’s Handbook (2014)
the damage creatures take from the spell on subsequent rounds is reduced by 1d10. When the wall reaches 0 feet in height, the spell ends.A creature caught in the wall can move by swimming. Because of
your turns after the wall appears, the wall, along with any creatures in it, moves 50 feet away from you. Any Huge or smaller creature inside the wall or whose space the wall enters when it moves
Freezing Sphere
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
including water-based creatures), it freezes the liquid to a depth of 6 inches over an area 30 feet square. This ice lasts for 1 minute. Creatures that were swimming on the surface of frozen water
Leviathan
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
centered on itself. The wall is up 250 feet long, up to 250 feet high, and up to 50 feet thick.
When the wall appears, all other creatures within its area must each make a DC 24 Strength saving throw
each of the leviathan's turns after the wall appears, the wall, along with any other creatures in it, moves 50 feet away from the leviathan. Any Huge or smaller creature inside the wall or whose space
Otiluke's Freezing Sphere
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Spells
Player’s Handbook (2014)
including water-based creatures), it freezes the liquid to a depth of 6 inches over an area 30 feet square. This ice lasts for 1 minute. Creatures that were swimming on the surface of frozen water
Underwater
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When making a melee weapon attack, a creature that does not have a swimming speed (either natural or granted by magic) has disadvantage on the attack roll unless the weapon is a dagger, javelin
weapon is a crossbow, a net, or a weapon that is thrown like a javelin (including a spear, trident, or dart). Creatures and objects that are fully immersed in water have resistance to fire damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
, including sidekicks, floats under the surface 200 feet from shore. It waits until a boat or swimming creatures pass above it, then it swims up and attacks, tipping over the boat if it is still in use. If creatures are flying, the crab waits until they land on shore, then rushes out to attack.
Sea Galley The previous guardians are not the only creatures that protect the shore in the service of Talos. A huge giant crab (see appendix A), or two crabs if there are more than four characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
can let the current carry it. Alternatively, the crew of the vessel or the creature can fight against the current by rowing or swimming hard, moving at half the vessel or creature’s normal pace. Vessels
and creatures fighting against a current must make a Constitution saving throw at the end of every hour traveled, with a bonus equal to the crew’s quality (if they have crew). Vessels that fail have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Speed A creature’s speed tells you how far it can move on its turn. For more information on speed, see the Basic Rules. All creatures have a walking speed; creatures that have no form of ground-based
locomotion have a speed of 0 feet. Many of the creatures herein have one or more additional movement modes. Climb. A creature that has a climbing speed can use all or part of its movement to move on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
these creatures confined in a watery cage. Sea Lion Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
15 (+2
least one of the sea lion’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
Swimming Leap. With a 10-foot swimming start, the sea lion can long jump out of or across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
current pushes Large or smaller creatures swimming in it 10 feet farther along its flow at the end of the creature’s turn. Light Ice throughout the lair reflects even the smallest light, providing Dim Light throughout. Areas with campfires are bathed in Bright Light.
details. Frigid Water. The river is considered frigid water (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Moving in the River. Swimming in the river requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Speed A creature’s speed tells you how far it can move on its turn. For more information on speed, see Speed in the Basic Rules. All creatures have a walking speed; those that have no form of ground
-based locomotion have a walking speed of 0 feet. Some of the creatures in this adventure have one or more additional movement modes: Burrow. A creature that has a burrowing speed can use all or part
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
passengers or cargo, and has AC 11, hp 20, and damage threshold 0. Swimming Swimming in the Darklake is a poor choice given the number of dangerous creatures inhabiting it. Check for a creature
encounter each hour that characters are swimming, rather than every 4 hours of travel. A swimming character must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw for each hour of swimming or gain one level of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
for which you have the required piety: Piety 10+. You can breathe underwater, and you gain a swimming speed of 60 feet. Piety 25+. The bident has 1 randomly determined minor beneficial property
creatures. As an action, you can change the condition of the sea within 1 mile of you, creating strong winds and heavy rain that cause violent waves (see “Weather at Sea” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Movement Swimming across a rushing river, sneaking down a dungeon corridor, scaling a treacherous mountain slope--all sorts of movement play a key role in fantasy gaming adventures. The DM can
answer is in days, hours, or minutes. The rules for determining travel time depend on two factors: the speed and travel pace of the creatures moving and the terrain they're moving over.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Movement Swimming across a rushing river, sneaking down a dungeon corridor, scaling a treacherous mountain slope — all sorts of movement play a key role in fantasy gaming adventures. The DM can
the answer is in days, hours, or minutes. The rules for determining travel time depend on two factors: the speed and travel pace of the creatures moving and the terrain they're moving over.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Temple of Paladine and its grounds are flooded. Areas P3–area P6 are flooded by 3 feet of water and are difficult terrain for creatures without a swimming speed. Lighting. The temple and its grounds are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
walking and swimming speed of 20 feet, but it can’t travel underwater. The boat moves according to your spoken directions while you are riding it, and creatures of your choice gain a +1 bonus to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
effects: Buoying Currents. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair that lack a Swim Speed ignore the extra cost of movement while swimming. Sun and Storms. While in its lair, the dragon can cast Control
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a failed save, a creature takes 6d10 bludgeoning damage, or half as much damage on a successful save. At the start of each of your turns after the wall appears, the wall, along with any creatures in
creature can take this damage only once per round. At the end of the turn, the wall’s height is reduced by 50 feet, and the damage creatures take from the spell on subsequent rounds is reduced by 1d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Speed A monster's speed tells you how far it can move on its turn. All creatures have a walking speed, simply called the monster's speed. Creatures that have no form of ground-based locomotion have a
walking speed of 0 feet. Some creatures have one or more of the following additional movement modes. Burrow A monster that has a burrowing speed can use that speed to move through sand, earth, mud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Speed A monster’s speed tells you how far it can move on its turn. For more information on speed, see the Player’s Handbook. All creatures have a walking speed, simply called the monster’s speed
. Creatures that have no form of ground-based locomotion have a walking speed of 0 feet. Some creatures have one or more of the following additional movement modes. Burrow A monster that has a burrowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Speed A creature’s speed tells you how far it can move on its turn. For more information on speed, see the Basic Rules. All creatures have a walking speed; those that have no form of ground-based
locomotion have a walking speed of 0 feet. Many of the creatures herein have one or more additional movement modes. Burrow. A creature that has a burrowing speed can use all or part of its movement to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the liquid to a depth of 6 inches over an area 30 feet square. This ice lasts for 1 minute. Creatures that were swimming on the surface of frozen water are trapped in the ice. A trapped creature can
takes 10d6 cold damage. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage. If the globe strikes a body of water or a liquid that is principally water (not including water-based creatures), it freezes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
(Athletics) check covers difficult situations you encounter while climbing, jumping, or swimming. Examples include the following activities: You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid
in treacherous currents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. Or another creature tries to push or pull you underwater or otherwise interfere with your swimming. Other Strength Checks The DM