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Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
of a Vorpal Sword. Shards of a vorpal sword once broken against the devil replace its claws. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) or Wisdom (Perception) check identifies them as such. When the
devil rolls a 20 on an attack roll with a claw, the target is decapitated. (At your option, the attack can instead deal an extra 6d8;{"diceNotation":"6d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shards of a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The babau makes two Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting or Weakening Gaze.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 2 (1d4
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType
(1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
instead.
Unusual Nature. The dragon turtle doesn't require food or drink.Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes one Bite or Tail attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16
"} piercing damage plus 13 (2d12);{"diceNotation":"2d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
"} piercing damage plus 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18","rollType":"to hit
","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d6 + 10);{"diceNotation":"2d6+10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Tail. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
power of the characters. Vorpal Shards. Even while keeping the idea that the grand master’s claw shards are from a vorpal sword, you might wish to mitigate their threat of an instant kill by having them
technology found throughout the adventure that allow the characters to recreate the vorpal sword successfully if the shards are recovered. Cloak of Faces. If an added threat is needed, you might have the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
settlers built their village on land sacred to the orcs and are disrupting wards that hold evil at bay. The heroes find a powerful magic weapon in a tomb, but the artifact is the sword of an ancient
hobgoblin general, whose descendants want it back. The ways to resolve these problems aren’t always simple. Certain situations demand straightforward decisions. If Emerald Claw cultists are about to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
V3: Headless Statue Luke Eidenschink As you crest a hill, you discover an ancient monument. A headless granite sculpture of an armored figure holding an enormous sword looms over the surrounding
initiates combat as soon as it spots one of the characters. After seeing the roc, characters who successfully identified the claw marks on the statue’s head at Godshead Crossing (area V2) recognize that this massive creature is responsible for damaging the statue, likely having mistaken it for prey.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
(appears in this book). It is said that when Glasya wounded Graz’zt with her sword, the first babaus arose where his blood struck the ground. Their sudden appearance helped rout Glasya and secured Graz’zt’s
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Multiattack. The babau makes two Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting or Weakening Gaze.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
there takes that damage. The skin will not “heal” once it is compromised. Major damage to the skin, as from a slash with a sword or an axe, will collapse the field like a deflating balloon in 1d6
immune to being charmed, frightened, and paralyzed. (The copper band is worthless as a treasure, for the magic is keyed to this crab.) It has an improved claw attack: Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the sphinx fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The sphinx makes three Claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Attack
following actions. The sphinx regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Arcane Prowl. The sphinx can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see, and it makes one Claw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
leader is a troglodyte with 20 hit points named Kol’daan. He carries a wooden sparring sword and can replace each of his claw attacks with a sword attack, dealing 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage on a
hit. Whether in battle or negotiations, Kol’daan is prone to striking heroic poses with his sparring sword and giving inspiring speeches in Troglodyte. 7b. Battleground The floor of this damp cavern is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
.
Actions
Multiattack. The erinyes makes three Withering Sword attacks and can use Entangling Rope.
Withering Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Slashing damage plus 11
knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Actions
Multiattack. The ettercap makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
unused furniture draped in cobwebs, including a canopied bed and a claw-footed armoire. A headless wooden mannequin in the southwest corner wears a dusty yellow ball gown more than a century out of
characters enter the room, she says, “The stars turn, and a time presents itself.” She then draws her sword and attacks, aided by the wraiths. Dezmyr is a death knight, with these changes: As a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, god of stone giants and art N Knowledge Stalactite Surtur, god of fire giants and craft LE Knowledge, War Flaming sword Thrym, god of frost giants and strength CE War White double-bladed axe Tiamat
, dragon goddess of evil LE Trickery Dragon head with five claw marks Yondalla, halfling goddess of fertility and protection LG Life Shield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
to holding captives, these jail cells are used to hold Moonstalkers who become particularly feral during the full moon. As a result, the walls of these jail cells are lined with deep claw marks. A
locket from an admirer. Treasure. Augustus wields a +2 Longsword. He usually takes the sword with him when he leaves the room, but if he’s resting here or has left the sword behind for some reason, it’s
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
31 A curved claw from an unknown beast that small children are always frightened of
32 A longsword that can be folded down in 1 minute and hidden in your pocket
33 A living graft of
Radiant Mists
99 An ice cube that never melts
00 An expertly carved sword hilt with the blade snapped cleanly off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Life, War
Dragon’s head, in profile, facing left
Bane, god of war and conquest
LE
War
Claw with three talons pointing down
Corellon, god of magic and the arts
CG
Light
Eight
Ioun, goddess of knowledge
N
Knowledge
Crook shaped like a stylized eye
Kord, god of strength and storms
CN
Tempest
Sword with a lightning bolt cross guard
Lolth, goddess of spiders and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
encounters occur simultaneously: Six gnolls surround and attack the characters. Six dretches on Idyll Road (area I1) claw at an overturned cart covering Ella Deepwell, a neutral female human commoner
, and pigs scamper through the town, chased by a demon with the lower body of a great serpent and the upper body of a six-armed gnoll clutching a wicked sword in each of its clawed hands.
The terrified
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
. Enormous claw marks mar the walls.
Hiding in an alcove along the northwest wall are four elves (Medium Guards) from Redwood Watch: Darrin, Jherris, Lyrienne, and Rayna. The elves are Hostile toward the
CP. L7: Wyrmling’s Hoard Thousands of gems and coins, mostly copper and silver but some gold, are piled in this small chamber. Rising from the center of this hoard is a magnificent sword etched with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
unthinkable thanks to the combination of his awesome magical power and the sheer physical threat of a fire-breathing, sword-toothed dragon. Niv-Mizzet
Gargantuan dragon, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 22
.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d4 + 9) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d6 + 9) bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
be disrupting wards that hold evil at bay. The heroes find a powerful magic weapon in an ancient tomb; but this artifact is the sword of an ancient hobgoblin general, and his descendants want it back
. There are ways to resolve these problems, but the answers aren’t always simple or obvious. There can certainly be times when decisions are straightforward. If the Emerald Claw is about to detonate a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
control of the Lower Planes. One of these battles pitted the legions of the archdevil Glasya against the screaming hordes of the demon lord Graz’zt. It is said that Glasya wounded Graz’zt with her sword
, levitate
Actions
Multiattack. The babau makes two melee attacks. It can also use Weakening Gaze before or after making these attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
we do our part to thin the astral elves’ ranks. You’re obviously not with them. Care to identify yourselves?”
Gargenhale lost his left hand in a sword fight years ago. The hand, which Gargenhale
calls “Lefty,” was later animated as a crawling claw. The disembodied hand can play instruments and communicate using simple gestures. If Topolah is in sight, Captain Gargenhale’s posture briefly slumps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
as they claw at each other. Floating near them is the half-eaten corpse of a bearded devil clutching a glaive. The pool is 20 feet wide and 40 feet long, with a horseshoe-shaped ledge around it.
Two
the Sword of Zariel, Alazub realizes they are Zariel’s foes and makes reporting that information to Zariel a priority. After being freed and talking with the characters, the barbed devil leaves the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
fight. Creatures. The Grand Master is a bone devil with these changes: Shards of a vorpal sword once broken against the devil replace its claws. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) or Wisdom
(Perception) check identifies them as such. When the devil rolls a 20 on an attack roll with a claw, the target is decapitated. (At your option, the attack can instead deal an extra 6d8 slashing damage.) A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10 + 2) slashing damage if used with two hands. Against a target is wearing no armor, the reaver deals an extra die of damage with this sword
of a pirate ship that harries the Sword Coast, and a high-ranking Crushing Wave cultist. He sees Olhydra’s power as a means to making himself as rich as possible. Shoalar Quanderil
Medium humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The pit fiend makes one Bite attack, two Devilish Claw attacks, and one Fiery Mace attack.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +14, reach
a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically.
Devilish Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +14, reach 10 ft. Hit: 26 (4d8 + 8) Necrotic damage.
Fiery Mace. Melee Attack Roll: +14, reach 10 ft. Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
imminent, but a powerful current arose and bore him away from the hungry predator. Within an hour he was cast upon the shores of the Sword Coast. Gar believed that the current that had saved his life
the shape of a crab’s claw over the stump of his left arm. He never uses two words when one will do, and he believes that anyone addressing him with courtesy is either insincere or subtly mocking him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
staircase. The rest of the cabin is empty. D6. Chart Room As the door comes open, a light breeze emerges from this room. Pieces of parchment and paper flutter on the floor. A large, detailed map of the Sword
Coast takes up most of one wall.
This room contains two useful maps: the 6-foot-wide, 6-foot tall map of the Sword Coast hanging on the wall and a map of Icewind Dale stored in a map case that lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
and onto the ground, releasing the tadpoles. On its turn, a crawling claw can move to a specimen jar and take an action to release the slaad tadpole trapped within. Treasure. On the shelf along the
decorated with grim paintings, but all furnishings have been removed except a ten-foot-square rug in the middle of the floor and a sword mounted on the middle of the north wall.
The rug is a rug of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, even with constant scrubbing. Additionally, any savvy thief operating in the civilized settlements of the Sword Coast recognizes that a character covered in this dye fell victim to a trap. Those thieves
pile of bones is a +1 longsword. The hilt of the sword is fashioned like a skeletal hand, and a skull-and-bones motif is prominent in the design of the weapon. Gorkoh’s Future. Provided the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
herself and claw Maglubiyet’s beady eyes from his face to prevent him from taking them from her.
The cosmic battle between the two pantheons has raged for eons without resolution, leading those who
devises the strategies that allow the forces of Gruumsh to dominate the battle and fill their war wagons with plunder and severed heads. Ilneval stands with his bloody sword, calling to those who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
drove hordes of trolls south to claw at the fledgling city, and amid this danger, Nimoar died of old age. Many bloody struggles unfolded between local folk and trolls, until the magic of a youth named
all who sought to lay hands on him, Raurlor struck at the mage with his own sword. Ahghairon then rose into the air, just out of reach, and used his magic to transmute Raurlor’s blade into a hissing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Any Habitat Monsters CR Monsters 0 Commoner, Crawling Claw, Homunculus 1/8 Bandit, Cultist, Guard, Noble, Warrior Infantry 1/4 Priest Acolyte 1/2 Performer, Scout, Tough 1 Empyrean Iota, Imp
Animated Broom, Animated Flying Sword, Draft Horse, Giant Centipede, Kenku, Pseudodragon, Riding Horse, Skeleton, Swarm of Bats, Swarm of Rats, Swarm of Ravens, Winged Kobold, Zombie 1/2 Crocodile, Giant