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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Incorporeal Movement. The allip can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
contain. If the allip succeeds, it passes from the world—and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the scholar’s text, waiting to be discovered by its next victim.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
fly up to half its flying speed.A small wooded region near Westbridge hides many old dwarven ruins and the extensive underground city known as Southkrypt. For centuries, Kryptgarden Forest has been the
effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20-foot radius centered on a point on the ground that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. That area becomes difficult terrain, and
Monsters
Divine Contention
the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.
A small wooded region near Westbridge hides many old dwarven ruins and the extensive
-foot radius centered on a point on the ground that the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. That area becomes difficult terrain, and each creature there must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this tactic, he has the hallucinatory terrain spell prepared instead of Evard’s black tentacles, seeming instead of cloudkill, and rope trick instead of alter self. 8a. False Impasse Thanks to Orl’s
hallucinatory terrain spell, this 20-foot-high cavern appears to be filled from wall to wall with a pool of bubbling acid. The caustic scent of the acid seems real to any creature that approaches this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
means existing as an indentured spirit for years or even millennia. An indentured spirit is an incorporeal being draped in ghostly black robes and a hood that hides whatever face it might have. Chains
Perception 11
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Incorporeal Movement. The spirit can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
make the journey more interesting by adding one or more wilderness encounters appropriate for hill terrain (see the Random Wilderness Encounters table in chapter 3). If Moog the hill giant is with the
animal hides, held in place with iron spikes. The curtains are thick enough to intercept arrows and crossbow bolts fired through them. A curtain can be pulled down with a successful DC 13 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
cobblestones at first glance. The floor is difficult terrain, as the skulls shift and break apart underfoot. 7b. Hall of the Spider That Waits Ceiling Sculpture. This chamber has a vaulted ceiling 40
ceiling, roughly 30 feet above the floor. Upon detecting intruders, he casts animate objects on five of the drow statues and commands them to attack while he hides above the giant spider sculpture. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Entity. A 30-foot-diameter depression surrounds the amber monolith. The sloped sides and the 2-foot-deep, polluted water at the bottom make the entirety of the crater difficult terrain. The water
focus their attacks on its bearer. Treasure. The opaque water hides the skeletal remains of dozens of the house’s past victims. Any character who uses an action to sift through the water and succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the world — and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the scholar’s text, waiting to be discovered by its next victim.
Allip
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 40 (9d8
)
Incorporeal Movement. The allip can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
10, “Converted Windmill”). Thrakkus hides the stone in one of his meat deliveries. The characters follow the delivery cart to an alley in the Trades Ward where Zhents meet in secret (encounter 1
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight. The wind also extinguishes open fires smaller than a torch flame. Visibility is reduced to 60 feet. Snow on the ground creates difficult terrain in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
insights to work night and day, produces reams of text with little memory of exactly what the documents contain. If the allip succeeds, it passes from the world—and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the
Movement. The allip can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Unusual Nature. The allip
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Parade Chase Itzmin tries to lose the characters by running into a crowd celebrating the Night of the Remembered—ultimately headed for the metalworks where Serapio hides. However, the characters can
rest. Spells and Attacks A chase participant can make attacks and cast spells against other creatures within range. Apply the normal rules for cover, terrain, and so on to these actions. Chase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
cave, it hides behind one of the large stone columns and watches them, attempting to use its Weird Insight (see the creature’s stat block) to discern the characters’ secrets. The nothic communicates
. Its rough walls are easily climbed without an ability check. A creature that falls into the crevasse takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage and lands prone in a jumble of rubble that is difficult terrain (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
to fortify its location by using furniture or heavy objects to block doors or entryways. Increase the DC to force open a blocked door by 3, and hastily blocked passageways are Difficult Terrain. A
creature with a ranged attack that selects this option seeks cover in its location. Hide/Flee. If possible, the creature hides in its current location, hoping to avoid any adventurers that enter. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
rooms.
Map 4.2: abandoned metalworksView Player Version Scrap Piles These large piles of scrap metal await separating and sorting and are difficult terrain. A character who studies or moves over a
business records, and mundane tools. If Itzmin reaches the warehouse, he ascends to the catwalk and hides in one of the offices, emerging and trying to escape only after he hears combat. Facing Serapio
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
and hides her treasure. When the characters approach Iymrith’s lair for the first time, read or paraphrase the following boxed text aloud to the players. Your long journey ends here, in the desert. A
from 10 feet to 40 feet. They are difficult terrain for Large and smaller creatures.
Map 12.1: Iymrith’s Lair View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
bullywug assassin, hides behind the partially submerged statue in the northwest corner.)
Platform. Between the two middle statues, a mostly submerged ramp rises to the top of a dry platform, at the
start. He has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in swampy terrain. In addition to his weapons, Torbit carries one piece of a shattered jade staff (see “Treasure” below). Treasure. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
count as difficult terrain. Amid the muck and gravel on the northern bank hides a deadly predator, an amphisbaena (see chapter 6). The serpent has concealed itself as it watches for prey, the mud
catacombs serve as the burial place of lesser Phenax worshipers who earned the honor of being interred near Orestes. Two feet of water fill the room, making the entire area difficult terrain. (DANIEL
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
a 1-foot-deep mud pool. The mud is difficult terrain. The magic-infused water bestowed animate life on the mud, creating two mud elementals that lurk in the pool. A character who surveys the pool and
) checks made to hide in mud. Its speed isn’t reduced in difficult terrain composed of earth or mud. The elementals attack any creatures that approach the mud or the mounds of dried mud, but they don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
building has fallen into the cavern. Inside the collapsed structure are strewn wooden heads and decaying hats.
A stone golem hides under a pile of shattered wood and feathery hats. Demelin (see
all three skeletons are defeated, grasping skeletal claws reach from the ground, making the entire hallway difficult terrain. M6: Flooded Tavern The ceiling of this room is 20 feet high. The tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
every character with line of sight to him. If he wins the contest, Zilch hides the stolen item in his bag and feigns innocence if questioned about the item’s disappearance. Flink Thunderbonk. Huddled
) that makes him want to please his mistress, Yantha Coaxrock, and also causes him to be deathly afraid of her. He uses his Stone Camouflage feature to blend in with the rocky terrain, afraid that the drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
marine-animal carcasses and swamp plants, making the area difficult terrain. When the Wash is high, creatures can swim across the lake, but there is a 50 percent chance they are attacked by a swarm of
the others in the camp. It’s made of hides stretched over a wooden frame, with bone spikes protruding from the ground around it.
This hut belongs to Fewmaster Zirrok, the hobgoblin warlord in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
abilities of fledgling adventurers. These characters navigate dangerous terrain and explore haunted crypts, where they might fight ferocious wolves, giant spiders, evil cultists, flesh-eating ghouls
captured by monsters living there. 8 An innocent person is being framed for the crimes of a shape-shifting monster. 9 Ghouls are venturing out of the catacombs at night. 10 A notorious criminal hides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
navigation weren’t bad enough, explorers must bring their own provisions into the Mournland, unless they want to risk the danger of ingesting tainted food and water. Terrain Features The Day of
and forms a canopy that hides the ruined realm even from above. The area covered by the mist is a shadowy, muffled region devoid of life, sunlight, and sound. The wall of mist ranges in thickness from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Many reptiles escaped into the garden, but some still linger here. Two deadly, bipedal lizards captured from another world dwell here. They have short horns, mottled hides, and spiny frills. The
speed instead of a flying speed. The creature hides in the treetops, mimicking the cries of distressed Beasts to attract prey. A character who hears the sounds recognizes them as imitations with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
clamber through the moat with more time and effort. No check is required, but it’s a grisly detour, and the moat is difficult terrain. Portcullis. The portcullis is up, and nothing prevents entry to
addition, a Potion of Growth has rolled under the bed. Domenico Cava Harrowhall hides more than one deadly secret 9: Throne Room and Study Huge stained-glass windows grace the walls of this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
feet above the eastern passage.
Assuming they haven’t both been defeated, one of Glaive’s blade scouts (see appendix A) hides on the overhang here while the other scout hides down the eastern tunnel
: Ruined Chamber This 30-foot-tall chamber is choked with debris and is difficult terrain. L17: Bridge A wood-and-steel captain’s chair tops the platform in the center of this room. Slumped in the chair is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
with physical geography makes it easier for you to answer questions or solve issues relating to the terrain around you. Survival. Your understanding of geography makes it easier to find paths to
might miss. Vehicle Handling. When piloting a vehicle, you can apply your proficiency bonus to the vehicle’s AC and saving throws. Vehicles Activity DC Navigate rough terrain or waters 10 Assess a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. Ssarnak is untrustworthy but loyal enough, for the moment. Ssarnak normally lurks near the west ends of the two bridges. If it notices intruders entering the cave, it hides behind one of the large stone
the crevasse takes 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage, has the prone condition, and lands in a jumble of rubble that counts as difficult terrain. Dead Goblins. Underneath the southern bridge are corpses of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
a former occupant. The back of this coffin hides a panel with a latch that causes the wall behind it to swing aside. A character who searches the coffin or wall and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence
pressure here and in area C12, the basins in areas area C14 and area C15 start to overflow. After 10 minutes, those areas become difficult terrain due to flooding. Five minutes after that, the denizens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
silver-plated statue at the end of the hall depicts the god Usamigaras and hides a shifting wall. Tapping on the statue reveals its hollow construction. A character who inspects the statue and succeeds
area happens here instead.
Secret Door. A cloth on the south wall hides a secret door to area B24.
Treasure. The statuette depicts the god Madarua. It is made of bronze and worth 10 gp.
B24
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
southeast exit.
Characters can move around the icicles or break through them, but the entire area is Difficult Terrain. The statue amid the icicles is a Neutral Frost Giant, Enstavva, with the Petrified
apologetic or surprised to catch her “bathing.” A mean-spirited prankster, Gelida has no wish to fight; she simply hides behind the metal box if the characters start combat. Gelida recognizes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to avoid being surprised. Thickets. The thickets around the clearing are difficult terrain, but they aren’t dangerous—just annoying. They provide three-quarters cover to creatures attacking through
pungent from the smell of poorly cured hides and unwashed goblins.
Five goblins and two goblin bosses inhabit this den. The southern half of the cave is 10 feet higher than the northern end. Sildar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
coins that once lay at the bottom of the well have been plundered; see area G10 for their fate. A Hostile Behir hides about 20 feet down the well. Angered at the proximity of Xabazhut to its territory
here, it fights them. The behir is narrow enough to fit through doorways and 5-foot-wide tunnels, but they are Difficult Terrain for the creature. G5: Garden of Chaos The walls of this cavernous chamber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. She hides in the woods until the characters leave. Her watch post contains nothing of value. Joining the Emerald Enclave
If the party helps Reidoth by chasing off Venomfang, the druid privately
Wisdom (Perception) check to avoid being surprised. Webs. The webs are difficult terrain, and a creature trying to move through them must succeed on a DC 8 Strength (Athletics) check or have the






