Monster List
list: API endpoint for returning a list of monsters.
retrieve: API endpoint for returning a particular monster.
GET /monsters/?ordering=-dexterity&page=65
{ "count": 3207, "next": null, "previous": "https://api.open5e.com/monsters/?ordering=-dexterity&page=64", "results": [ { "slug": "walled-horror", "desc": "An unnatural, cloying chill fills the air, and multiple ghostly hands burst from a wall to pummel and grab all within reach._ \n**Unassuming Horror.** The walled horror is an undead that appears to be a normal stretch of wall until it lashes out at passersby. \n**Tragic Origins.** A walled horror is created when a group of humanoids is bound together and entombed behind a wall in an area with a high concentration of necrotic energy. The humanoids experience profound terror before dying of thirst or suffocation, and their spirits remain trapped within the wall, becoming an undead that seeks to add others to its collection. \n**Entombed Treasures.** While the spirits of the entombed victims join with the stone and mortar of the wall, their bodies and belongings are left to rot in the cavity behind the wall. When the walled horror is destroyed, it collapses into a pile of rubble, revealing the remains and belongings. \n**Undead Nature.** A walled horror doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Walled Horror", "size": "Large", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic evil", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 114, "hit_dice": "12d8+60", "speed": { "walk": 0 }, "strength": 18, "dexterity": 1, "constitution": 20, "intelligence": 5, "wisdom": 8, "charisma": 18, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": {}, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "necrotic, poison, psychic", "condition_immunities": "blinded, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, stunned", "senses": "truesight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 9", "languages": "understands all languages it knew in life but can’t speak", "challenge_rating": "7", "cr": 7.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The walled horror makes two spectral claw attacks." }, { "name": "Spectral Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) psychic damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15).", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "2d6+4" }, { "name": "Spectral Scream", "desc": "Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8) psychic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be frightened until the end of its next turn as it is assaulted by images of being buried alive or entombed. While frightened, the creature's speed is reduced to 0.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "4d8" }, { "name": "Entomb", "desc": "The walled horror makes one spectral claw attack against a Medium or smaller creature it is grappling. If the attack hits, the creature is partially entombed in the wall, and the grapple ends. The entombed target is blinded and restrained, and it takes 9 (2d8) psychic damage at the start of each of the walled horror's turns. A walled horror can have only one creature entombed at a time. \n\nA creature, including the entombed target, can take its action to free the entombed target by succeeding on a DC 15 Strength check.\n\nA creature slain while entombed is pulled fully into the wall and can be restored to life only by means of a true resurrection or a wish spell." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Spirit-infused Structure", "desc": "The walled horror is immobile except for its Wall Hop trait. It uses its Charisma instead of its Dexterity to determine its place in the initiative order." }, { "name": "Wall-bound Spirits", "desc": "The spirits that make up the walled horror are bound to a 10-foot-by-10-foot panel of wall, behind which their original bodies are trapped. The walled horror can move to nearby walls with its Wall Hop trait, but it can never be more than 120 feet away from its bound wall. If its bound wall is damaged while the walled horror is elsewhere, the walled horror takes half the damage dealt to the bound wall. When the walled horror finishes a long rest while inhabiting its bound wall, any damage to the bound wall is repaired." }, { "name": "Wall Hop", "desc": "As a bonus action, the walled horror can disappear into the wall and reappear on a 10-foot-by-10-foot stone wall or panel of wood that it can see within 30 feet of it. Claw marks briefly appear on the surface of the origin and destination walls when it uses this trait." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 363, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob2", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts 2", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-2-for-5th-edition/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob2_walled-horror/" }, { "slug": "elementallocus-tob1-2023", "desc": "False", "name": "Elemental Locus", "size": "Gargantuan", "type": "Elemental", "subtype": "", "group": "null", "alignment": "Neutral", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 290, "hit_dice": "20d20 + 80", "speed": { "walk": 25 }, "strength": 28, "dexterity": 1, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 10, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 11, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": 6, "wisdom_save": 6, "charisma_save": 6, "perception": 16, "skills": { "Nature": 6, "Perception": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "False", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, slashing", "damage_immunities": "acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, unconscious", "senses": "darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 120 ft., passive Perception 16", "languages": "Primordial", "challenge_rating": "17", "cr": 17.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The elemental locus makes three Slam attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spawn Elemental." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 31 (5d8 + 9) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone." }, { "name": "Spawn Elemental", "desc": "The elemental locus magically creates up to 2d6 mephits or 1 Elemental with a challenge rating of 5 or lower. The Elementals arrive at the start of the locus's next turn, acting as allies of the locus and obeying its spoken commands. The locus can create only Elementals that share an element with a terrain feature comprising at least 100,000 square feet of the locus's bound land. For example, a desert-bound locus can't create a water-based Elemental, unless its bound desert contains an oasis or other source of water around the size of a small pond." } ], "bonus_actions": [], "reactions": [], "legendary_desc": null, "legendary_actions": [], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Elemental Nature", "desc": "The elemental locus doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep." }, { "name": "Immortal", "desc": "If the elemental locus dies, it returns to life in 1d12 months, regaining all its hp and becoming active again. The new body appears in a space of the locus's choice within its bound land. Only a wish spell can prevent this trait from functioning." }, { "name": "Land Bound", "desc": "The elemental locus is bound to an area of land or ocean no larger than 100 square miles. If it leaves this region, it loses its Spawn Elemental action. If it remains outside the region, it automatically teleports back to the center of this area after 24 hours, regardless of distance." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The elemental locus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Siege Monster", "desc": "The elemental locus deals double damage to objects and structures." }, { "name": "Unstoppable", "desc": "Moving through difficult terrain doesn't cost the elemental locus extra movement, and its speed can't be reduced." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 157, "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_elemental-locus/" }, { "slug": "alpine-creeper", "desc": "", "name": "Alpine Creeper", "size": "Huge", "type": "Plant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 5, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 95, "hit_dice": "10d12+30", "speed": { "walk": 15 }, "strength": 3, "dexterity": 1, "constitution": 17, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 4, "charisma": 1, "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": "fire", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing", "damage_immunities": "cold", "condition_immunities": "blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, grappled, prone", "senses": "tremorsense 60', passive Perception 7", "languages": "—", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Gentle Dissolution", "desc": "Each creature in creeper's space: 10 (3d6) acid (DC 13 Con half). Creeper can choose not to harm friendly Beasts in its space. Unconscious creature that takes damage from this: DC 13 Wis save Fail: remain unconscious Success: wakes up." }, { "name": "Sleep Spores", "desc": "Releases sleep-inducing spores. Humanoids and Giants within 20' of it: DC 13 Con save or fall unconscious 1 min. Effect ends for creature if it takes damage or another uses action to wake it." }, { "name": "Cleaning Call (1/Day)", "desc": "Sprays pheromone-laced spores calling nearby Beasts to feast. Arrive in 1d4 rounds and act as creeper allies attacking creatures within 10 ft. of it. Beasts remain 1 hr until creeper dies or until it dismisses them as a bonus action. Choose one CR 1 or lower Beast or roll d100 to choose Summoned Beasts. They arrive at creeper's location; aggressive and prioritize active threats before feasting on creatures knocked out. Summoned Beasts:[br/] • 01-04: 2d4 badgers • 05-09: 1d6 black bears • 10-13: 1d3 brown bears • 14-17: 1d3 dire wolves • 18-20: 1d6 giant badgers • 21-30: 2d6 giant rats • 31-34: 1d3 giant vultures • 35-40: 2d6 giant weasels • 41-44: 1d3 lions or tigers • 45-60: 1d6 swarms of rats • 61-71: 2d4 wolves • 72-75: 1d4 worgs • 76-100: No beasts respond" } ], "bonus_actions": [ { "name": "Lethargic Stupor", "desc": "One unconscious Humanoid or Giant in creeper's space suffers one level of exhaustion. A creature with more than half its hp max can't suffer more than one level of exhaustion from this. This exhaustion lasts until creature finishes short rest." } ], "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "False", "desc": "[+]Appearance[/+] Motionless: indistinguishable from patch of lichen." }, { "name": "Mossy Carpet", "desc": "Enter hostile creature's space and stop there. It can move through space as narrow as 1' wide with o squeezing." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 19, "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_alpine-creeper/" }, { "slug": "shrieker-a5e", "desc": "", "name": "Shrieker", "size": "Medium", "type": "Plant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "", "armor_class": 5, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 13, "hit_dice": "3d8", "speed": { "walk": 0 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 1, "constitution": 10, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 2, "charisma": 1, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": {}, "damage_vulnerabilities": "fire", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "blinded, charmed, deafened, fatigue, frightened, prone, restrained, stunned", "senses": "blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6", "languages": "", "challenge_rating": "0", "cr": 0.0, "actions": null, "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": [ { "name": "Shriek", "desc": "If the shrieker perceives a creature within 30 feet or if an area of bright light is within 30 feet it shrieks loudly and continuously. The shriek is audible within 300 feet. The shrieker continues to shriek for 1 minute after the creature or light has moved away." } ], "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "False Appearance", "desc": "While motionless, the shrieker is indistinguishable from a normal fungus." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 212, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "menagerie", "document__title": "Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://www.levelup5e.com", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/mmenag_shrieker/" }, { "slug": "violet-fungus-a5e", "desc": "", "name": "Violet Fungus", "size": "Medium", "type": "Plant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "", "armor_class": 5, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 18, "hit_dice": "4d8", "speed": { "walk": 5 }, "strength": 1, "dexterity": 1, "constitution": 10, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 2, "charisma": 1, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": {}, "damage_vulnerabilities": "fire", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "blinded, charmed, deafened, fatigue, frightened, prone, restrained, stunned", "senses": "blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 6", "languages": "", "challenge_rating": "1/4", "cr": 0.25, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The fungus makes a rotting touch attack against two different creatures." }, { "name": "Rotting Touch", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) necrotic damage." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "False Appearance", "desc": "While motionless, the violet fungus is indistinguishable from a normal fungus." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 212, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "menagerie", "document__title": "Level Up Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://www.levelup5e.com", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/mmenag_violet-fungus/" }, { "slug": "jinmenju", "desc": "", "name": "Jinmenju", "size": "Huge", "type": "Plant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic neutral", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 126, "hit_dice": "12d12+48", "speed": { "walk": 0 }, "strength": 16, "dexterity": 1, "constitution": 19, "intelligence": 17, "wisdom": 8, "charisma": 22, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 8, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 10, "perception": 3, "skills": { "perception": 3, "persuasion": 14 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "condition_immunities": "exhaustion, prone", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 120 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 13", "languages": "all languages known by creatures within 120 feet", "challenge_rating": "9", "cr": 9.0, "actions": [ { "desc": "The jinmenju makes two root attacks.", "name": "Multiattack" }, { "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "2d10+3", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) psychic damage.", "name": "Root" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "The jinmenju can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The jinmenju regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.", "legendary_actions": [ { "desc": "The jimenju makes one root attack.", "name": "Root" }, { "desc": "The jinmenju restores 10 (3d6) hp to each of its exposed roots.", "name": "Revitalize Roots" }, { "desc": "The jinmenju emits a puff of purple gas around its roots. Each creature within 10 feet of an exposed root must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or fall prone with laughter, becoming incapacitated and unable to stand up until the end of its next turn. A creature in an area of overlapping gas only makes the saving throw once. A creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or less isn't affected.", "name": "Mirthful Miasma (Costs 2 Actions)" } ], "special_abilities": [ { "desc": "Whenever the jinmenju makes a root attack, it can choose a point on the ground within 120 feet of it. The root bursts from the ground, and that point becomes the attack's point of origin. After attacking, the exposed root protrudes from that point, and the jinmenju gains a reaction each turn that it can only use to make an opportunity attack with that root. A root has AC 15, 45 hp, and resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks. Damaging a root doesn't damage the jinmenju tree. The jinmenju can have up to 5 roots active at one time. If it makes a root attack while it has 5 roots active, one of the active roots burrows back into the ground and a new root appears at the location of the new attack.", "name": "Burrowing Roots" }, { "desc": "If a creature with Intelligence 5 or higher eats a bite of the fruit of the jinmenju, it must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or fall prone, becoming incapacitated by fits of laughter as it perceives everything as hilariously funny for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target takes damage while prone, it has advantage on the saving throw.", "name": "Laughing Fruit" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 232, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "cc", "document__title": "Creature Codex", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/creature-codex-for-5th-edition-dnd/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/ccdx_jinmenju/" }, { "slug": "pillar-of-the-lost-magocracy", "desc": "", "name": "Pillar of the Lost Magocracy", "size": "Huge", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic neutral", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 90, "hit_dice": "12d12+12", "speed": { "walk": 0 }, "strength": 9, "dexterity": 1, "constitution": 13, "intelligence": 18, "wisdom": 8, "charisma": 13, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 3, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 1, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "arcana": 6, "history": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 9", "languages": "understands Common but can't speak, telepathy 120 ft.", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "desc": "The pillar of lost magocracy unleashes a random magical attack on a target or area within 120 feet. Roll a d4 to determine the effect:\n1. Mutant Plants. Grasping tendrils of alien vegetation sprout from the ground in a 20-foot radius centered on a point the pillar can see within 120 feet. The area becomes difficult terrain, and each creature in the area must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or become restrained. Treat as an entangle spell, except it only lasts for 2d4 rounds.\n2. Acid Rain. Corrosive acid falls from the sky centered on a point the pillar can see within 120 feet. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 13 (3d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.\n3. Noxious Cloud. The pillar creates a 20-foot-radius sphere of reddish, stinging mist centered on a point it can see within 120 feet. The area is heavily obscured, and each creature inside the cloud at the start of its turn must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 13 (3d8) poison damage and is blinded until the start of its next turn. On a success, the creature takes half the damage and isn't blinded. The cloud lasts for 1d4 rounds.\n4. Shrinking Ray. A bright green ray strikes a single creature within 120 feet. The creature must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be shrunk to half its size. Treat as an enlarge/reduce spell, except it lasts for 2d4 rounds.", "name": "Anger of the Ancient Mage" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "desc": "The pillar uses its Intelligence instead of its Dexterity to determine its place in the initiative order.", "name": "Mental Agility" }, { "desc": "A creature that touches the pillar or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 3 (1d6) lightning damage.", "name": "Shocking Vengeance" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 299, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "cc", "document__title": "Creature Codex", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/creature-codex-for-5th-edition-dnd/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/ccdx_pillar-of-the-lost-magocracy/" } ] }