Monster List
list: API endpoint for returning a list of monsters.
retrieve: API endpoint for returning a particular monster.
GET /monsters/?format=api&ordering=-strength&page=65
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Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3) thunder damage." }, { "name": "Aural Symbiosis (Recharge 6)", "desc": "One Humanoid that the ostinato can see within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or the ostinato merges with the target, becoming an enjoyable, repetitive tune in its host's mind. The ostinato can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, and it can't attack. The host retains control of its body and is aware of the ostinato's presence only as a melody, not as a living entity. The host no longer needs to eat or drink, gains the ostinato's Magic Resistance trait, and has advantage on Charisma checks. In addition, the host has disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws, and it can't maintain concentration on spells or other effects. At the end of each long rest, the host can make a DC 13 Wisdom (Insight) check, realizing that the music it hears comes from an external entity on a success." }, { "name": "Contagious Tune (1/Day)", "desc": "While merged with a Humanoid host, the ostinato fills the minds of nearby creatures with the same catchy tune playing in its host's mind. Each creature within 30 feet of the ostinato's host must make a DC 13 Charisma saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The ostinato then gains temporary hp equal to the single highest amount of psychic damage dealt. A deafened creature is immune to Contagious Tune." } ], "bonus_actions": [], "reactions": [], "legendary_desc": null, "legendary_actions": [], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Incorporeal Movement", "desc": "The ostinato 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." }, { "name": "Invisibility", "desc": "The ostinato is invisible." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The ostinato has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 292, "environments": [], "img_main": "http://api.open5e.com/", "document__slug": "tob-2023", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 2023", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-1-2023-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob-2023_ostinato/" }, { "slug": "suturefly-tob1-2023", "desc": "False", "name": "Suturefly", "size": "Tiny", "type": "Beast", "subtype": "", "group": "null", "alignment": "Unaligned", "armor_class": 12, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 10, "hit_dice": "4d4", "speed": { "walk": 40, "fly": 10 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 15, "constitution": 10, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 12, "charisma": 4, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 11, "skills": { "Stealth": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "False", "damage_resistances": "False", "damage_immunities": "False", "condition_immunities": "False", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11", "languages": "—", "challenge_rating": "1/4", "cr": 0.25, "actions": [ { "name": "Sew", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or the suturefly sews the target's mouth, nose, or one of its eyes closed (the suturefly's choice). With supernatural speed, the suturefly repeatedly pierces the target's face, each time threading a loop of the target's own skin through the previous hole. These skin loops rapidly blacken, shrink, and draw the orifice tightly closed. If a target's mouth is sewn shut, it can't speak. If its mouth and nose are sewn shut, it can't breathe, and if both eyes are sewn shut, it is blinded. A creature, including the target, can take its action to cut open one of the sewn orifices by succeeding on a DC 12 Dexterity check with an edged weapon or tool." } ], "bonus_actions": [], "reactions": [], "legendary_desc": null, "legendary_actions": [], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Detect Lies", "desc": "The suturefly knows if it hears a lie and can pinpoint the location of a creature within 60 feet of it that lied within the last minute." }, { "name": "Forest Camouflage", "desc": "The suturefly has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in forested terrain." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 353, "environments": [], "img_main": "http://api.open5e.com/", "document__slug": "tob-2023", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 2023", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-1-2023-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob-2023_suturefly/" }, { "slug": "umbralvampire-tob1-2023", "desc": "False", "name": "Umbral Vampire", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": "null", "alignment": "Chaotic Evil", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 84, "hit_dice": "13d8 + 26", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 18, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 14, "wisdom": 14, "charisma": 19, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 7, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 7, "perception": 15, "skills": { "Perception": 5, "Stealth": 7 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "False", "damage_resistances": "acid, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "cold, necrotic, poison", "condition_immunities": "exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15", "languages": "Common, Umbral, Void Speech", "challenge_rating": "7", "cr": 7.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The umbral vampire can use its Umbral Grasp. It then makes two Shadow Touch attacks." }, { "name": "Shadow Touch", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. A non-evil Humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a shadow under the vampire's control, unless the Humanoid is restored to life. The vampire can have no more than five shadows under its control at one time." }, { "name": "Umbral Grasp", "desc": "The umbral vampire sends a giant hand of shadow to grab one creature it can see that is in dim light or darkness within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained by wisps of magical shadow for 1 minute. While restrained, the target takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. The umbral vampire can have no more than two creatures restrained by its Umbral Grasp at a time." } ], "bonus_actions": [ { "name": "Shadow Stealth", "desc": "While in dim light or darkness, the umbral vampire takes the Hide action." } ], "reactions": [], "legendary_desc": null, "legendary_actions": [], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Incorporeal Movement", "desc": "The umbral vampire 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." }, { "name": "Sunlight Sensitivity", "desc": "While in sunlight, the umbral vampire has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight." }, { "name": "Undead Nature", "desc": "The umbral vampire doesn't require air." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 382, "environments": [], "img_main": "http://api.open5e.com/", "document__slug": "tob-2023", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 2023", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-1-2023-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob-2023_umbral-vampire/" }, { "slug": "witchlight-tob1-2023", "desc": "False", "name": "Witchlight", "size": "Tiny", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": "null", "alignment": "Any Alignment", "armor_class": 12, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 20, "hit_dice": "8d4", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 10, "intelligence": 10, "wisdom": 15, "charisma": 7, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 14, "skills": { "Perception": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "False", "damage_resistances": "False", "damage_immunities": "poison, psychic, radiant", "condition_immunities": "blinded, charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14", "languages": "understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak", "challenge_rating": "1/4", "cr": 0.25, "actions": [ { "name": "Light Blast", "desc": "Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) radiant damage." }, { "name": "Flash (3/Day)", "desc": "The witchlight emits a bright burst of light. Each creature within 20 feet of the witchlight must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A creature can make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success." } ], "bonus_actions": [], "reactions": [], "legendary_desc": null, "legendary_actions": [], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Antimagic Susceptibility", "desc": "The witchlight is incapacitated while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic, the witchlight must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute." }, { "name": "Construct Nature", "desc": "The witchlight doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep." }, { "name": "Variable Illumination", "desc": "The witchlight sheds bright light in a 5- to 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional number of feet equal to the chosen radius. The witchlight can alter the radius as a bonus action." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 397, "environments": [], "img_main": "http://api.open5e.com/", "document__slug": "tob-2023", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 2023", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-1-2023-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob-2023_witchlight/" }, { "slug": "animated-instrument", "desc": "", "name": "Animated Instrument", "size": "Tiny", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 12, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 17, "hit_dice": "7d4", "speed": { "walk": 0, "fly": 30 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 12, "constitution": 11, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 5, "charisma": 15, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": -3, "skills": { "perception": -3 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison, psychic", "condition_immunities": "blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "blindsight 60' (blind beyond), passive Perception 7", "languages": "—", "challenge_rating": "1/4", "cr": 0.25, "actions": [ { "name": "Trouble Clef", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 4 (1d4+1) bludgeoning damage." }, { "name": "Orchestra Hit", "desc": "Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, 60 ft., one target, 5 (1d6+2) thunder." }, { "name": "Spirited Solo (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "Improvises a tune to draw listeners into entrancing thought. Each creature within 30' of it that can hear the song: creature is incapacitated until end of its next turn (DC 12 Wis creature has an epiphany and gains advantage on Cha (Performance) checks for 1 day)." }, { "name": "Courageous Anthem (1/Day)", "desc": "Plays a song that bolsters its allies. Each friendly creature within 30' of the instrument that can hear song has a +1 bonus to attack rolls ability checks and saves until song ends. Instrument must take a bonus action on subsequent turns to continue playing the song. Can stop playing at any time. Song ends if animated instrument is incapacitated. A creature can benefit from only one Courageous Anthem at a time." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Antimagic Susceptibility", "desc": "Incapacitated while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic instrument must succeed on a Con save vs. caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 min." }, { "name": "Construct Nature", "desc": "Doesn't require air food drink or sleep." }, { "name": "False", "desc": "[+]Appearance[/+] While motionless and isn't flying indistinguishable from normal musical instrument." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 34, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob3", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 3", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-3-for-5th-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob3_animated-instrument/" }, { "slug": "aphasian-abomination", "desc": "", "name": "Aphasian Abomination", "size": "Large", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 170, "hit_dice": "20d10+60", "speed": { "walk": 0, "fly": 60 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 20, "constitution": 16, "intelligence": 17, "wisdom": 20, "charisma": 5, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 9, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": 7, "wisdom_save": 9, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 5, "skills": { "perception": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison, psychic; nonmagic bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing attacks", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone", "senses": "darkvision 120', passive Perception 19", "languages": "Common, telepathy 120'", "challenge_rating": "10", "cr": 10.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "Three Force Blast attacks." }, { "name": "Force Blast", "desc": "Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +9 to hit 5 ft. or range 120' one target 23 (4d8+5) force." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Amorphous", "desc": "Move through space 1ft.+ wide with o squeezing." }, { "name": "Aphasic Field", "desc": "Generates a field of psychic distortion around itself. Each creature that starts its turn within 60' of abomination: DC 17 Int save or lose ability to speak coherently saying coherent words that make no sense in context instead of what it intends to say. If creature attempts to cast a spell with verbal components it fails taking 9 (2d8) psychic per spell level of spell it attempted to cast and expends spell slot." }, { "name": "Construct Nature", "desc": "Doesn't require air food drink or sleep." }, { "name": "Immutable Form", "desc": "Immune: form-altering spells/effects." }, { "name": "Made of Magic", "desc": "Is formed of magical energy. It temporarily winks out of existence when inside an antimagic field instantly reappearing once space it occupied is no longer within area of effect. If targeted by dispel magic: 21 (6d6) damage + extra 7 (2d6) psychic for each spell level beyond 3rd if spell is cast using a higher spell slot." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "Advantage: spell/magic effect saves." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 39, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob3", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 3", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-3-for-5th-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob3_aphasian-abomination/" }, { "slug": "mindshard", "desc": "", "name": "Mindshard", "size": "Small", "type": "Aberration", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 81, "hit_dice": "18d6+18", "speed": { "walk": 0, "fly": 40 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 16, "constitution": 12, "intelligence": 11, "wisdom": 15, "charisma": 19, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 3, "intelligence_save": 2, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 2, "skills": { "perception": 2 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, frightened, poisoned, prone", "senses": "blindsight 60' (blind beyond), passive Perception 12", "languages": "Deep Speech, telepathy 60'", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "Two Refracted Light Beam attacks." }, { "name": "Refracted Light Beam", "desc": "Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit 5 ft. or range 60' one target 10 (2d6+3) radiant." }, { "name": "Light Construction (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "Bends light toward a point it can see within 60' of it creating a colorful pattern on that point. Each creature within 20' of that point: 14 (4d6) psychic and is charmed and incapacitated for 1 min (DC 14 Wis half damage and isn't charmed or incapacitated). A charmed and incapacitated creature can re-save at end of each of its turns success ends effect on itself." }, { "name": "Refract Mind (1/Day)", "desc": "Pulls a Humanoid with 0 hp into its body refracting creature into fragments of itself. Humanoid dies and 2d4 cultists appear in unoccupied spaces within 15 ft. of mindshard. The cultists which share Humanoid's appearance and memories act as allies of mindshard and obey its telepathic commands. A Humanoid must have an Int score of 5 or higher to be refracted." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": [ { "name": "Enthralling Defense", "desc": "When a creature the mindshard can see within 30' of it hits it with an attack that creature must make DC 14 Cha save or be charmed until end of its next turn." } ], "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Mindleech Aura", "desc": "When a charmed creature enters a space within 15 ft. of the mindshard on a turn or starts its turn within 15 ft. of the mindshard that creature takes 7 (2d6) psychic." }, { "name": "Translucent", "desc": "Is invisible to creatures more than 60' away from it." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 271, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob3", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 3", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-3-for-5th-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob3_mindshard/" } ] }