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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Burst. When the rime hulk dies, it explodes in a 10-foot-radius sphere of frigid air and frost centered on itself. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw
or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.Multiattack. The rime hulk makes two Slam attacks.
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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
frozen statues with a touch or blast enemies with frigid wind. Achieving vengeance is not always enough to grant these creatures rest; often, their hatred and loathing of the living is sufficient to
keep them roaming the wilds for years after their murderers are slain.
A frostmourn looks like a desiccated corpse mummified by exposure to bitter cold. It carries the marks of its death on its body: a
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At the highest mountain peaks — far above the slopes where trees grow and where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl — dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few folk can claim to have seen a
physical power. Their spirits take after the wandering wind, making them nomads who wander from peak to peak. Their hearts are infused with the cold regard of their frigid realm, leaving each goliath with
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her to explode and die. A mephit that dies in this way does not use its Death Burst. Instead, each creature within 10 feet of the exploding mephit must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking
frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
such frigid extremes, but many beasts—and even people—make their homes in the Sea of Moving Ice. One such creature is the white dragon Arauthator, known as “Old White Death” by those he stalks and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Howling Iceberg Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Howling Iceberg or to give them missions to pursue there. Frigid Depths A horde of merrow and sahuagin use the
death slaad leading other slaadi emerges from the portal to Pandemonium. Along with creatures from the Fiendish Incursion Encounters table (see chapter 3), all driven wild by the winds, they maraud nearby settlements.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
such frigid extremes, but many beasts — and even people — make their homes in the Sea of Moving Ice. One such creature is the white dragon Arauthator, known as “Old White Death” by those he stalks and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Ice Mephit Ice mephits have bodies made of frigid air and frozen water. They delight in freezing things and dropping ice into peoples’ clothes. Ice Mephit Small Elemental, Neutral Evil
AC 11
Languages Primordial (Aquan, Auran)
CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2)
Traits
Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ice Mephit Comprising frigid air and water, ice mephits are aloof and cold, surpassing all other mephits in pitiless cruelty. Ice Mephit
Small elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 11
Hit Points
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Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of jagged ice. Each creature within 5 feet of it must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8) slashing damage on a failed save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Truesilver shortly before his death in 712 DR. The geography of the demiplane to which the book permits access bears some resemblance to the area of Faerûn near where Silverymoon is located today
not frigid, and the winter solstice is imminent. When the characters follow the course of the story, they arrive at the site of the adventure’s climax just before midnight on the day of the solstice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
vengeance, the frostmourn can turn the living into frozen statues with a touch or blast enemies with frigid wind. Achieving vengeance is not always enough to grant these creatures rest; often, their
. It carries the marks of its death on its body: a wound that seeps frosty vapor or vibrant, purple veins showing the ravages of poison. It can momentarily dissolve its body into a swirling blizzard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 9
Languages Aquan, Giant
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Death Burst. When the rime hulk dies, it
explodes in a 10-foot-radius sphere of frigid air and frost centered on itself. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6) cold damage.
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Events table indicates another encounter with the creature. The plesiosaurus prefers to dine on fish, not people. Characters knocked into the lake are more likely to freeze to death or sink to the bottom
overboard and falls into the frigid water.
3 The plesiosaurus surfaces 10 feet away from a boat and takes a bite out of it, using its 10-foot reach. (If the characters have multiple boats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Winter Encounter Chain Now is the winter of Waterdeep’s discontent. The Zhents who serve Manshoon believe their master to be all-powerful, which has made them reckless. Against a frigid backdrop
, they’re willing to thumb their noses at local authorities and risk death in pursuit of the Stone of Golorr. Summary The stone is delivered to Thrakkus, a dragonborn butcher in the Field Ward (encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cold sepulcher! Where were you centuries years ago when he was in the prime of life? Where were you when the frigid darkness consumed him? You are no good to Drakareth now! Nothing remains of him but
chest in this cavern. H17. Den of the Vampire Spawn The yips and barks abate as you descend the stairs leading to this cave in which hangs the faint whiff of death.
Five kobold vampire spawn (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
are full of loot waiting to be claimed. The last ship to visit the island crashed off the coast of the island’s northwest arm. One survivor managed to pull herself out of the frigid water and climb to
shown on map 5.1. Characters who can withstand the frigid water might want to explore these sunken wrecks. For each site searched, roll a d20 and consult the Shipwreck Discoveries table to determine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
above. These draconic creatures have adapted well to the frigid environment, with white scales and Resistance to Cold damage. When the characters arrive, 1d3 of the wyverns are out hunting. Those that
Ralvald’s ancestor, a powerful druid called Elakdras.
Sibling Betrayal. Once in the caves, Ralvald’s sister, Aerstigga, betrayed him. She wounded him and vowed to serve Shivering Death. Aerstigga hinted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
drawers sized for Medium creatures, line the walls of this frigid chamber. The Heralds of Dust store members of their Undead workforce here. The drawers and their contents are as follows: Drawer 1
the characters walk as the living do, they stink of death. A Gulthias tree (see the “Blights” entry in the Monster Manual), surrounded by brambles, rises above the thicket. It bears a single, bone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Auril’s frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner
Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic. Casting such great magic night after night
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
touch it, because she’s sick to death of trout. Hethyl Arkorran Hethyl is a heartless creature—not cruel out of spite, just blunt in a mean, uncaring way. She doesn’t hide the truth or mince words, and
feet above the water, which is eight feet deep. The rowboat tethered at the water’s edge looks safe to use.
Any character who gives the frigid water more than a passing glance can see swollen, half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
were sacrificed. Close to death, Elmo can no longer work or even walk. The sahuagin have not even bothered to kill him for food, considering his sparse frame not worth the effort. Elmo’s mind is too
his pain but do little to reverse his body’s deterioration. Elmo’s Death. Elmo dies as the conversation concludes. Just before he passes, he recalls the summoning of the avatar of Sekolah in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Netherese can exchange a half-dozen coins for alcohol, a hot meal, and a seat from which to witness violent battles to the death. High Pitmaster Alaina Ioum (Medium, Lawful Neutral Mage), a stern elf
by mages are frigid cracks in reality leading to the Plane of Ice, Stygia (the frozen fifth layer of the Nine Hells), Limbo, and other distant planes. Adventurers might be asked to deal with monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
feeds on warmth, drawing heat from anything around itself. One patch of brown mold covers a 10-foot square, and the temperature within 30 feet of it is always frigid. When a creature enters a space
turn there makes a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 5 (1d10) Poison damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures in the gas also have Disadvantage on Death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Fortress Level 3 This level is submerged in cold (but not frigid) seawater. The following locations are identified on map 6.3. Map 6.3: Sahuagin Lair Level 3 View Player Version 48. Barracks Unless
feet square, like the others, and a giant eel more than 20 feet long could not be expected to survive long in such confinement. In fact, the eel hastened its own death by vainly battering at the walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and is destroyed.
Reactions
Banishing Rebuke (Recharges after a Long Rest). When Avarice is damaged by a creature that she can see within 60 feet of her, she can banish that creature to a frigid
militia recognized Dzaan by the way he walked and spoke. They captured him, gagged him, confiscated his spellbook, and condemned him to death. The characters have no opportunity to speak with Dzaan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
circle falls within an antimagic field, or if dispel magic (DC 17) is successfully cast on it. E7. Manshoon’s Simulacrum This room is extremely cold and contains the following features: Frigid air blows
once Xanathar’s death is confirmed. He has no intention of making good on this promise, but refusing to work for him puts the characters in a tight spot, since the evil archwizard can’t risk exposure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in the south wall lets in the frigid mountain air.
Until recently, this room was the office of Xardorok’s captain of the guard, who has been accused of plotting a coup and is being tortured in area
easier for her guards to hit. The chardalyn pseudodragon defends Grandolpha to the death. Slaad Host. If a character has the Slaad Host secret (see appendix B) and has a slaad tadpole gestating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the death if an avenue of retreat is open to them. Reavers carry shields made of giant crab shells, and the blades of their swords are lined with shark’s teeth. Crushing Wave Reaver
Medium humanoid
powers of ice and cold. To gain the frigid power of elemental water, the shiver removes one eye and replaces it with a frosty white orb that can blast foes with an icy ray. When the orb isn’t in use, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
across ice or wading through frigid waist-deep water toward the docks, eager to raid and pillage. The remaining eight frost giants remain aboard the ship. As townsfolk retreat to the mines or flee across
Well” section). Coldwood Branches of the Icespear River emerge from the heart of the Coldwood, trickling south toward the Silver Marches. The Glimmerwood is so frigid that the ground is covered with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hungry and fight to the death. Any creature that kills a griffon at Shining White is cursed. The cursed creature gains the following flaw: “I have an insatiable craving for horse flesh.” In addition
rangers from Grayvale like to travel these woods. Spine of the World Mountains of ice and black rock form a sky-scraping wall of frigid peaks across the far north, which few creatures have the ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, a black dragon does anything it can to save itself, but it accepts death before allowing any other creature to claim mastery over it. Foes and Servants. Black dragons hate and fear other dragons
with the stench of death and decay. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same