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Player’s Handbook
A swirling cloud of embers and smoke fills a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range. The cloud’s area is Heavily Obscured. It lasts for the duration or until a strong wind (like
that created by Gust of Wind) disperses it.
When the cloud appears, each creature in it makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 10d8 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a
Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
You conjure up a wall of swirling sand on the ground at a point you can see within range. You can make the wall up to 30 feet long, 10 feet high, and 10 feet thick, and it vanishes when the spell
ends. It blocks line of sight but not movement. A creature is blinded while in the wall’s space and must spend 3 feet of movement for every 1 foot it moves there.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, and they employ artistry to make their magic spectacular.ColdRushing Wave. The professor is momentarily surrounded by a swirling wave of water and moves up to 30 feet. When the professor moves within 5
feet of any other creature during this bonus action, that creature must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw, or the creature is knocked prone and it can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn. A creature can suffer this effect only once during a turn.
Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
A swirling mass of 5-foot-deep water appears in a 30-foot radius centered on a point you can see within range. The point must be on the ground or in a body of water. Until the spell ends, that area
is difficult terrain, and any creature that starts its turn there must succeed on a Strength saving throw or take 6d6 bludgeoning damage and be pulled 10 feet toward the center.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Death Burst. When the elemental dies, it explodes in a burst of colored light. Each creature within 5 feet of the elemental must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1
minute. A blinded creature can repeat the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Joyful Flare. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
feet of her and creates a 20-foot-radius sphere of swirling glass shards centered on that point. Each creature in the sphere must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shard of Shadow","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Freezing Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Freezing Touch
creature. If the statue would take fire damage, it instead takes no damage and thaws, ending the petrification.
Icy Axe. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit
Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
feet. If you are still flying when the spell ends, you fall, unless you can somehow prevent it.
You can use your action to create a 15-foot cube of swirling wind centered on a point you can see
within 60 feet of you. Each creature in that area must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 2d10 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If a
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Berserk. If the core inside the colossus is destroyed, the colossus goes berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the colossus attacks the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is near
smaller creature, it is pulled up to 15 feet toward the colossus, it has the grappled condition (escape DC 17), and it has the restrained condition until this grapple ends. The colossus can have up to two
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Brave. Rosie has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Halfling Nimbleness. Rosie can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than hers.
Evasion. If Rosie is
endless movements and intricate patterns of the sky. However, the Beestinger clan has a less metaphysical reputation in the eyes of many people, as constantly swirling rumors attempt to connect the
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
+9", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it is knocked prone.
Decaying Breath (Recharge 5–6
);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Decaying Breath"}. Beledros exhales decaying energy in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw, taking
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
a 90-foot cone. Each creature in the cone must make a DC 21 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cold
Breath","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and its speed is reduced to 0 until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
a 60-foot cone. Each creature in the cone must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cold Breath
","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and its speed is reduced to 0 until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
tattoo across her back, filling a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her. Each other creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 13 (3d8
. When a creature Prisoner 13 can see within 60 feet of herself ends its turn, Prisoner 13 makes one Tattooed Strike attack or uses River Tattoo. She can then move up to her speed without provoking
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Foul. Any creature other than an Ooze that starts its turn within 10 feet of Juiblex must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature’s next turn
., one target. Hit: 21 (4d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"4d6+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Acid Lash","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Any creature killed by this attack is drawn into Juiblex
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Air Form. Yan-C-Bin can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. He can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing if air could pass through that space.
Empowered
);{"diceNotation":"9d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Thundercrack","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage and be deafened for 1 minute. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Orcus regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Tail. Orcus makes one tail attack
.
A Taste of Undeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Orcus regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Attack. Orcus makes one
Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack.
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
different points she can see within 1 mile of her. Each creature in a 40-foot-radius sphere centered on each point must make a DC 26 Dexterity saving throw, taking 71 (11d12);{"diceNotation":"11d12
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Arcane Cataclysm","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature in the area of more than one arcane burst is
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Nafas drops to 0 hit points, his body disintegrates into a whirl of multiversal dust that surrounds one creature responsible for his demise. That creature then hears Nafas’s last wish: for the
creature to take his place.
If the creature accepts, it is transformed into a noble djinni. The creature’s game statistics are replaced by those of Nafas (including this trait), though it
Juiblex
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Foul. Any creature, other than an ooze, that starts its turn within 10 feet of Juiblex must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature’s next
, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (4d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"4d6+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Acid Lash","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Any creature killed by this attack is drawn into
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Short or Long Rest). Auril causes a magical blast of cold air to erupt from her hand. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must make a DC 21 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8
ice crystal that hovers in a space within 5 feet of her. Auril then targets a creature she can see within 60 feet of the crystal. The target must succeed on a DC 21 Charisma saving throw or become
Djinni
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Basic Rules (2014)
","rollAction":"Scimitar","rollDamageType":"thunder"} damage (djinni’s choice).
Create Whirlwind. A 5-foot-radius, 30-foot-tall cylinder of swirling air magically forms on a point the djinni can see
within 120 feet of it. The whirlwind lasts as long as the djinni maintains concentration (as if concentrating on a spell). Any creature but the djinni that enters the whirlwind must succeed on a DC 18
Incendiary Cloud
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A swirling cloud of smoke shot through with white-hot embers appears in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within range. The cloud spreads around corners and is heavily obscured. It lasts
for the duration or until a wind of moderate or greater speed (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses it.
When the cloud appears, each creature in it must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes
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You unleash a wave of swirling shadows that fills an area next to you. Each creature in a 10-foot Cube of Darkness originating from you when you cast the spell makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a
failed save, a creature takes 2d8 psychic damage and is Blinded until it is no longer in the area of Darkness. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage and isn’t Blinded. The Darkness
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As part of casting this spell, you must expend two Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. You draw lifeforce from those injured around you to create a swirling shield of blood. You gain 5
Temporary Hit Points for each creature within 30 feet of you that is below its Hit Point maximum (including you) to a maximum of 15 Temporary Hit Points. While you have Temporary Hit Points from this
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False Crows. The swarm can’t enter a space with a drawn or painted image or crafted effigy of a crow. A creature holding such an icon has Advantage on saving throws the swarm forces it to make
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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 crow. The swarm can’t regain Hit Points or gain
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spirits of fire who inhabit furnaces, engines, and boilers that burn bodies or souls. The resulting creature is composed of ghostly flames and steam, with swirling plates of phantom iron that resemble
do so, and it can enter a creature’s space and stop there. The first time it enters a creature’s space on a turn, that creature takes 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"damage
magic-items
This concave lens has a drifting crimson cloud within it, resembling slowly swirling blood. While you are attuned to the Crimson Fulcrum Lens , you seethe with malevolent fury you can barely contain
.
Infuse Nhimbaloth's Rage. As a Magic action, you present the lens in your hand and make a melee attack with a +5 bonus against a creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, you force the splinter of
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You create a wall of swirling gray energy, formed of the psychic pain of loss. The wall appears within range on a solid surface and lasts for the duration. You choose to make the wall up to 60 feet
100 feet. When you cast the spell, you and creatures you designate can pass through and remain near the wall without harm. If a creature moves within 20 feet of it or starts its turn there, the
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
range from deep charcoal to shades of red and orange. Some bear skin tones common to humanity but with fiery marks, such as slowly swirling lights under their skin that resemble embers or glowing red
appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including
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creature the voidglutton can see within 60 feet. Failure: The target has the Restrained condition, even if it has the Incorporeal Movement trait, until the web is destroyed (AC 15; HP 15; Resistance to
. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the voidglutton can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The voidglutton regains all expended uses at the start of each of their turns
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would be killed outright, it instead transforms into a swirling body of water. At the start of each of Dagon’s turns, it gains one recovery point but otherwise cannot use actions or legendary
its speed is reduced to 0 and cannot be increased until it uses an action to make a successful DC 24 Strength (Athletics) check.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
swirling sand is 80 feet thick. The properties of the sandstorm are as follows: Any creature that enters the sandstorm for the first time on a turn or starts its turn in the storm takes 55 (10d10
Magic Sandstorm A dome of swirling, scouring sand covers the mastaba (Hamukai’s tomb) at the heart of the necropolis. Zikzokrishka created this disturbance to keep everyone else out until she gains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
can somehow prevent it. You can use your action to create a 15-foot cube of swirling wind centered on a point you can see within 60 feet of you. Each creature in that area must make a Constitution
saving throw. A creature takes 2d10 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If a Large or smaller creature fails the save, that creature is also pushed up to 10 feet away from the center of the cube.