Monster List
list: API endpoint for returning a list of monsters.
retrieve: API endpoint for returning a particular monster.
GET /v1/monsters/?format=api&ordering=subtype&page=21
{ "count": 3207, "next": "https://api.open5e.com/v1/monsters/?format=api&ordering=subtype&page=22", "previous": "https://api.open5e.com/v1/monsters/?format=api&ordering=subtype&page=20", "results": [ { "slug": "eye-golem", "desc": "_An eye golem is muscular giant, well-proportioned with smooth, marble-white skin covered in eye-like sigils. When it opens one of its eyes opens for a moment, a beam as bright as the sun shines forth, piercing the darkness._ \n**Covered in Arcana.** Eye golems stand at least ten feet tall, and their magically durable hide is covered with real eyes as well as arcane sigils that resemble eyes. \n**Blinds Victims.** An eye golem rarely kills its victims, but leaves them blinded, wandering and tormented, seeing only visions of the eye golem flashing through their memory. This drives some mad while others instead choose to serve the golem, becoming devoted to the one who still holds sight. \n**All Eyes Open.** When killed, an eye golem does not simply fall down dead. All of its eyes open at once, a deafening bellow is heard for miles, and a blinding burst of light shines from the body. When the light and noise stop, hundreds of perfectly preserved eyeballs are left on the ground, still warm and fresh and without scars or damage. Thin beams of arcane energy connecting the eyes to their owners can be detected with a successful DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Those who wield the central eye once the golem is slain can use it to restore stolen eyes to their victims. \n**Constructed Nature.** A golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Eye Golem", "size": "Large", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 20, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 157, "hit_dice": "15d10+75", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 22, "dexterity": 9, "constitution": 20, "intelligence": 5, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 1, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 8, "skills": { "perception": 8 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "fire, poison, psychic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with adamantine weapons", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhausted, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 18", "languages": "understands the language of its creator, but can't speak", "challenge_rating": "11", "cr": 11.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The golem makes two melee attacks." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit: 24 (4d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 10, "damage_dice": "4d8" }, { "name": "Gaze of Ancient Light (Recharge 6)", "desc": "The golem emits a burst of blinding light, affecting all opponents within 30 feet who are visible to it. These creatures must make a successful DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be permanently blinded. All affected creatures, including those that save successfully, are stunned until the end of their next turn." }, { "name": "Primal Voice of Doom (1/Day)", "desc": "The golem intones a disturbing invocation of the sun god. Creatures within 30 feet of the golem must make a successful DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened Deaf or unhearing creatures are unaffected." }, { "name": "Shoot into the Sun (1 minute/day)", "desc": "When roused for combat, the golem opens many of its eyes, emitting blinding light. All ranged attacks, including ranged spells that require a spell attack roll, are made with disadvantage against the golem. The effect persists as long as the eye golem desires, up to a total of 1 minute (10 rounds) per day." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Immutable Form", "desc": "The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The golem's weapon attacks are magical." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 233, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_eye-golem/" }, { "slug": "far-darrig", "desc": "_These shy fairies dress as small fey herdsmen wearing tan hide armor, hide boots, cloaks, and cowls, all trimmed in fox fur and often with a red sash or tunic. They often ride woodland creatures, such as dire weasels or snowy owls._ \nHunters & Herders. The far darrig were the hunters, herders, and equerry of the elven nobility—some still serve in this capacity in planes where the elves rule. Some stayed behind after the many of the fey retreated to wilder lands in the face of expanding human kingdoms. \nFar darrig carry glaives made from fey antlers; each remains enchanted only as long as a far darrig holds it. Their leaders ride on fey elk the color of foxes, with gleaming green eyes; it is believed that their antlers are the ones used to make far darrig antler glaives. \n**Hate Arcanists.** While not inherently evil, far darrig are hostile to all humans and will often attack human wizards, warlocks, and sorcerers on sight. If they can be moved to a friendly attitude through Persuasion or a charm spell or effect, they make very good guides, scouts, and hunters. \n**Serve Hags and Worse.** They are sometimes found as thralls or scouts serving hags, trollkin, and shadow fey, but they are unwilling and distrustful allies at best.", "name": "Far Darrig", "size": "Small", "type": "Fey", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "hide armor", "hit_points": 104, "hit_dice": "16d6+48", "speed": { "walk": 20 }, "strength": 15, "dexterity": 16, "constitution": 17, "intelligence": 11, "wisdom": 15, "charisma": 17, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 5, "constitution_save": 7, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 7, "perception": 6, "skills": { "medicine": 6, "nature": 4, "perception": 6, "survival": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16", "languages": "Common, Elvish, Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The far darrig makes four antler glaive attacks." }, { "name": "Antler Glaive", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or 10 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) slashing damage and the target must make a successful DC 13 Strength saving throw or either be disarmed or fall prone; the attacking far darrig chooses which effect occurs.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d10" }, { "name": "Enchanted Glaive Maneuvers", "desc": "A far darrig can magically extend or shrink its antler glaive as a bonus action to give it either a 10-foot or 5-foot reach." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the far darrig's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nconstant: magic weapon (antler glaive only), speak with animals\n\nat will: calm emotions, charm animal (as charm person but affects beasts only), cure wounds, detect poison and disease, water breathing, water walk\n\n3/day each: barkskin, conjure woodland beings, hold animal (as hold person but affects beasts only), jump, longstrider\n\n1/day each: commune with nature, freedom of movement, nondetection, tree stride" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 179, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_far-darrig/" }, { "slug": "fate-eater", "desc": "_These human-sized parasites resemble ghostly centipedes surrounded in erratic violet radiance. Their flesh is translucent and their jaws are crystalline—they are clearly creatures of strange planes indeed._ \n**Destiny Destroyers.** Fate eaters infest remote areas of the planes, where they consume the threads of Fate itself. The Norns view them as vermin and sometimes engage particularly canny planar travelers either to hunt them or to help repair the damage they have done. This can be a deadly job as the fate eaters consider the destiny of a mortal to be the tastiest of delicacies, rich in savory possibilities. \n**Planar Gossips.** Fate eaters can and do trade information about various dooms, fates, and outcomes, but one must have something rich in destiny to trade—or at least, juicy gossip about gods and demons. \n**Visionary Flesh.** Eating the properly-prepared flesh of a fate eater grants insight into the fate of another.", "name": "Fate Eater", "size": "Medium", "type": "Aberration", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 182, "hit_dice": "28d8+56", "speed": { "walk": 40, "climb": 40 }, "strength": 18, "dexterity": 12, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 18, "wisdom": 16, "charisma": 9, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 5, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "arcana": 7, "history": 7, "insight": 6, "religion": 7 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "charmed, unconscious", "senses": "truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 13", "languages": "telepathy 100 ft.", "challenge_rating": "6", "cr": 6.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 26 (5d8 + 4) slashing damage plus 11 (2d10) necrotic damage.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "5d8" }, { "name": "Spectral Bite", "desc": "when a fate eater scores a critical hit against a target, it damages not only the creature but also the threads of its fate, changing the character's past or future. The target must roll 1d6 on the chart below for each critical hit that isn't negated by a successful DC 15 Charisma saving throw:1- Seeing the Alternates: Suffers the effects of the confusion spell for 1d4 rounds2- Untied from the Loom: Character's speed is randomized for four rounds. Roll 3d20 at the start of each of the character's turns to determine his or her speed in feet that turn3- Shifting Memories: Permanently loses 2 from a random skill and gains 2 in a random untrained skill4- Not So Fast: Loses the use of one class ability, chosen at random5- Lost Potential: Loses 1 point from one randomly chosen ability score6- Took the Lesser Path: The character's current hit point total becomes his or her hit point maximum effects 3-6 are permanent until the character makes a successful Charisma saving throw. The saving throw is repeated after every long rest, but the DC increases by 1 after every long rest, as the character becomes more entrenched in this new destiny. Otherwise, these new fates can be undone by nothing short of a wish spell or comparable magic." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the fate eater's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:1/day each: blink, hallucinatory terrain" }, { "name": "Visionary Flesh", "desc": "Eating the flesh of a fate eater requires a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. If successful, the eater gains a divination spell. If failed, the victim vomits blood and fails the next saving throw made in combat." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 180, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_fate-eater/" }, { "slug": "fear-smith", "desc": "_Apart from their taloned hands and blank face, fear smiths appear elven. While its mouth is closed, a fear smith’s face is featureless save for rows of deep wrinkles. Opening the large mouth in the center of its face reveals long needlelike teeth surrounding a single massive eye._ \nKnown as a fiarsídhe among themselves, fear smiths are servants of the Court of the Shadow Fey and similar dark fey courts of such as those of Queen Mab and the Snow Queen. \n_**Icy-Cold Eyes.**_ Fear smiths often serve as torturers or are dispatched to demoralize the court’s enemies. Their stare stops enemies cold, making it easy for heavily-armed warriors to trap and finish a foe. \n_**Devour Fear.**_ As their nickname suggests, fear smiths feed off strong emotions, and their favorite meal is terror. The fey prefer prolonging the death of victims, and, when free to indulge, a fear smith stalks its victim for days before attacking, hinting at its presence to build dread. \n_**Hoods and Masks.**_ Fear smiths favor fine clothing and high fashion, donning hooded cloaks or masks when discretion is required. Eerily well-mannered and respectful, fear smiths enjoy feigning civility and playing the part of nobility, speaking genteelly but with a thick, unidentifiable accent from within a cowl.", "name": "Fear Smith", "size": "Medium", "type": "Fey", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic neutral", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 123, "hit_dice": "19d8+38", "speed": { "walk": 40, "climb": 15 }, "strength": 11, "dexterity": 17, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 11, "wisdom": 15, "charisma": 18, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 6, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "stealth": 7 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from weapons that aren't made of cold iron", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "charmed, frightened", "senses": "blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 12", "languages": "Common, Elvish, Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "10", "cr": 10.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The fear smith makes three claw attacks." }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (2d12 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is disoriented by Distortion Gaze, this attack does an additional 13 (3d8) psychic damage and heals the fear smith by an equal amount.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "2d12+3" }, { "name": "Heartstopping Stare", "desc": "The fear smith terrifies a creature within 30 feet with a look. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned for 1 round and take 13 (3d8) psychic damage and heal the fear smith by an equal amount." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Distortion Gaze", "desc": "Those who meet the gaze of the fear smith experience the world seeming to twist at unnatural angles beneath their feet. When a creature that can see the fear smith's eye starts its turn within 30 feet of the fear smith, the creature must make a successful DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or become disoriented. While disoriented, the creature falls prone each time it tries to move or take the Dash or Disengage action. To recover from disorientation, a creature must start its turn outside the fear smith's gaze and make a successful DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. To use this ability, the fear smith can't be incapacitated and must see the affected creature. A creature that isn't surprised can avert its eyes at the start of its turn to avoid the effect. In that case, no saving throw is necessary but the creature treats the fear smith as invisible until the start of the creature's next turn. If during its turn the creature chooses to look at the fear smith, it must immediately make the saving throw." }, { "name": "Hidden Eye", "desc": "The fear smith has advantage on saving throws against the blinded condition." }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the fear smith's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16). The fear smith can innately cast the following spells, requiring no verbal or material components:at will: detect thoughts, fear2/day each: charm person, command, confusion" }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The fear smith has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 181, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_fear-smith/" }, { "slug": "fellforged", "desc": "_A darkly foreboding intelligence glows behind this automaton’s eyes, and its joints seep hissing green vapors._ \n**Wraith Constructs.** Fellforged are the castoffs of gearforged and clockworks production, given foul sentience when the construct bodies attract wraiths yearning to feel the corporeal world. The clockwork bodies trap the wraiths, which dulls many of their supernatural abilities but gives them physical form. The wraiths twist the bodies to their own use—going so far as to destroy the body to harm the living. \n**Soldiers for Vampires.** Fellforged commonly seek out greater undead as their masters. Vampires and liches are favorite leaders, but banshees and darakhul also make suitable commanders. \n**Grave Speech.** The voice of the fellforged is echoing and sepulchral, a tomb voice that frightens animals and children. \n**Constructed Nature.** A fellforged doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Fellforged", "size": "Medium", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "lawful evil", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 135, "hit_dice": "18d8+54", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 14, "dexterity": 12, "constitution": 17, "intelligence": 12, "wisdom": 14, "charisma": 15, "strength_save": 8, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": {}, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "acid, cold, fire, lightning", "damage_immunities": "necrotic, poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12", "languages": "any languages it knew in life", "challenge_rating": "5", "cr": 5.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The fellforged makes two necrotic slam attacks." }, { "name": "Necrotic Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage plus 4 (1d8) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the total damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "2d8" }, { "name": "Violent Escapement", "desc": "With little regard for the clockwork bodies they inhabit, fellforged wraiths can stress and strain their mechanisms in such a violent manner that flywheels become unbalanced, gears shatter, and springs snap. As a bonus action, this violent burst of gears and pulleys deals 7 (2d6) piercing damage to all foes within 5 feet who fail a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. Each use of this ability imposes a cumulative reduction in movement of 5 feet upon the fellforged. If its speed is reduced to 0 feet, the fellforged becomes paralyzed." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Expelled Spirit", "desc": "While the fellforged body was made to bind spirits, the wraith within is vulnerable to turning attempts. Any successful turn attempt exorcises the wraith from its clockwork frame. The expelled wraith retains its current hp total and fights normally. The construct dies without an animating spirit." }, { "name": "Sunlight Sensitivity", "desc": "While in sunlight, the fellforged has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight." }, { "name": "Unnatural Aura", "desc": "All animals, whether wild or domesticated, can sense the unnatural presence of fellforged at a distance of 30 feet. They do not willingly approach nearer than that and panic if forced to do so, and they remain panicked as long as they are within that range." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 182, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_fellforged/" }, { "slug": "fext", "desc": "_Taut dead skin, adorned entirely with tattooed fish scales, covers this woman’s face and hands. She wears scaled armor, sea green like verdigris on copper, and wields a strange sword. Her pale eyes stare, unblinking._ \n**Undead Warlock Slaves.** Ancient and powerful beings across the multiverse grant magical knowledge to mortals through dangerous pacts. Those bound to these pacts become warlocks, but the will and force of their patron is borne by more than just those who strike bargains for sorcerous power. A fext is a former warlock who has become wholly dedicated to their patron—mind, body, and soul—and functions as enforcer, bodyguard, and assassin. They are powerful undead slaves to the will of their otherworldly patron. \n**Linked to a Master.** Each fext is a unique servant of their patron and exhibits the physical traits of its master. The eyes of every fext are tied directly to their patron’s mind, who can see what the fext sees at any time. The fext also possesses a telepathic link to its patron. \nThe process a warlock undergoes to become a fext is horrendous. The warlock is emptied of whatever morality and humanity he or she had as wine from a jug, and the patron imbues the empty vessel with its corruption and unearthly will. Whatever life the fext led before is completely gone. They exist only to serve. \n**Outdoing Rivals.** Scholars have debated about how many fext a patron can command. The more powerful and well-established have at least 100, while others have only a handful. Where there is more than one fext, however, they maneuverings amongst themselves to curry favor with their powerful lord. Each fext is bound to obey commands, but they attempt to carry them out to the detriment of their competitors. Scheming is common and rampant among them and they try to work without the aid of other fext as much as possible. \n**Undead Nature.** A fext doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Fext", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "any alignment", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 60, "hit_dice": "11d8+11", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 14, "dexterity": 16, "constitution": 1, "intelligence": 14, "wisdom": 12, "charisma": 18, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 6, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 4, "charisma_save": 7, "perception": 4, "skills": { "perception": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage with nonmagical weapons", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14", "languages": "the languages spoken by its patron", "challenge_rating": "6", "cr": 6.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The fext makes two melee or ranged attacks." }, { "name": "Eldritch Blade", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage plus 16 (3d10) force damage.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "2d6+2" }, { "name": "Eldritch Fury", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 60/200 ft., one creature. Hit: 25 (4d10 + 3) force damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "4d10" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the fext's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:at will: hex3/day each: counterspell, fear, gaseous form1/day each: hold monster, true seeing" }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The fext has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The fext's weapon attacks are magical." }, { "name": "Patron Blessing", "desc": "A fext is infused with a portion of their patron's power. They have an Armor Class equal to 10 + their Charisma modifier + their Dexterity modifier." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 183, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_fext/" }, { "slug": "feyward-tree", "desc": "_Dark, bark-like rust encrusts the trunk of this cold-forged metal tree, and its dull metallic leaves rustle with the sound of sharp metal._ \n**Cold Iron Trees.** These ferrous constructs are cold-forged in a process taking several years, as bits of rust and other oxidation are cultivated one layer at a time into bark and branches. In this way, the artificers create massive, twisted trunks resembling real, gnarled trees. Green-tinged leaves of beaten cold iron are welded in place by the master craftsmen, and trained warmages bring the construct to life through intense magical rituals rumored to take a full turn of seasons. \n**Fey Destroyers.** The tree unswervingly obeys the commands of its creators, guarding key points of entry across fey rivers and streams, abandoned sacred groves deep in the forest, suspected faerie rings, or possible elf encampments. Many are released deep in the deep elvish woods with orders to attack any fey on sight. These feyward trees are rarely, if ever, heard from again and whether they leave a bloody trail of flayed elves in their wake after rampages lasting for decades or some fey counter-measure neutralizes them is unknown. \n**Growing Numbers.** Each year, the feywardens order their construction and release, trusting in the destructive nature of the constructs. A half-dozen might guard a single ring of toppled elven standing stones. The feywardens leave nothing to chance. \n**Constructed Nature.** A feyward tree doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Feyward Tree", "size": "Huge", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 94, "hit_dice": "9d12+36", "speed": { "walk": 20 }, "strength": 26, "dexterity": 10, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 2, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 6, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 7, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 3, "charisma_save": 1, "perception": 3, "skills": { "perception": 3 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison, psychic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with adamantine weapons", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "8", "cr": 8.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The tree makes two razor-leafed branch attacks, and may use a bonus action to make a razor-leafed branch attack against any creature standing next to it." }, { "name": "Razor-Leafed Branch", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 11, "damage_dice": "3d8" }, { "name": "Flaying Leaves (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "The tree can launch a barrage of razor-sharp cold iron leaves from its branches in a 20-foot-radius burst. All creatures caught within this area must make a successful DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 21 (6d6) slashing damage, or half as much damage on a successful one." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "A feyward tree has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Contractibility and Conductivity", "desc": "certain spells and effects function differently against feyward trees:\n\na magical attack that deals cold damage slows a feyward tree (as the slow spell) for 3 rounds.\n\na magical attack that deals lightning damage breaks any slow effect on the feyward tree and heals 1 hit point for each 3 damage the attack would otherwise deal. If the amount of healing would cause the tree to exceed its full normal hp, it gains any excess as temporary hp. The tree gets no saving throw against lightning effects." }, { "name": "Immutable Form", "desc": "The feyward tree is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form." }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The feyward tree's weapon attacks are magical." }, { "name": "Warden's Reach", "desc": "Creatures within 15 feet of a feyward tree provoke opportunity attacks even if they take the Disengage action before leaving its reach." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 200, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_feyward-tree/" }, { "slug": "fidele-angel", "desc": "", "name": "Fidele Angel", "size": "Medium", "type": "Celestial", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "lawful good", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 104, "hit_dice": "16d8+32", "speed": { "walk": 40, "fly": 40 }, "strength": 20, "dexterity": 18, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 14, "wisdom": 16, "charisma": 18, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 7, "constitution_save": 5, "intelligence_save": 5, "wisdom_save": 6, "charisma_save": 7, "perception": 6, "skills": { "insight": 6, "perception": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "fire, lightning, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "acid, cold", "condition_immunities": "charmed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16", "languages": "Common, Celestial, Infernal", "challenge_rating": "5", "cr": 5.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The angel makes two longsword attacks or two longbow attacks; in eagle form, it instead makes two talon attacks and one beak attack." }, { "name": "+1 Longsword (Mortal or Angel Form Only)", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) slashing damage or 11 (1d10 + 6) slashing damage if used with two hands.", "attack_bonus": 9, "damage_dice": "1d8+6" }, { "name": "+1 Longbow (Mortal or Angel Form Only)", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "1d8+5" }, { "name": "Beak (Eagle Form Only)", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "1d8+5" }, { "name": "Talons (Eagle Form Only)", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "2d6+5" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Shapechange", "desc": "The angel can change between winged celestial form, its original mortal form, and that of a Medium-sized eagle. Its statistics are the same in each form, with the exception of its attacks in eagle form." }, { "name": "Ever Touching", "desc": "Fidele angels maintain awareness of their mate's disposition and health. Damage taken by one is split evenly between both, with the original target of the attack taking the extra point when damage doesn't divide evenly. Any other baneful effect, such as ability damage, affects both equally." }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the angel's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nat will: guidance, light, purify food and drink, spare the dying\n\n3/day: cure wounds, scorching ray (5 rays)\n\n1/day: bless, daylight, detect evil and good, enhance ability, hallow, protection from evil and good" }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The angel has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The angel's weapon attacks are magical while it is in eagle form." }, { "name": "To My Lover's Side", "desc": "If separated from its mate, each fidele angel can use both plane shift and teleport 1/day to reunite." }, { "name": "Unshakeable Fidelity", "desc": "Fidele angels are never voluntarily without their partners. No magical effect or power can cause a fidele angel to act against its mate, and no charm or domination effect can cause them to leave their side or to change their feelings of love and loyalty toward each other." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 21, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_fidele-angel/" }, { "slug": "firebird", "desc": "_This proud bird struts like a peacock, made all the more majestic by its flaming fan of feathers, which shift through the color spectrum._ \n**Guides and Helpers.** Firebirds are welcome sights to those in need of warmth and safety. They primarily work at night or in underground areas, where their abilities are most needed. Friendly to all creatures, they become aggressive only upon witnessing obviously evil acts. \nFirebirds enjoy working with good adventuring parties, providing light and healing, though their wanderlust prevents them from staying for long. Well-traveled parties may encounter the same firebird more than once, however. \n**Redeemers.** Firebirds enjoy acting as reformers. They find mercenary creatures they perceive as potential “light bringers” to whom they grant boons in exchange for a geas to perform a specific good deed, in the hope such acts will redeem them. \n**Magical Feathers.** Firebird feathers are prized throughout the mortal world; occasionally, the creatures bestow feathers upon those they favor. Firebirds also seed hidden locations with specialized feathers, which burst into full-grown firebirds after a year. As the creatures age, their feathers’ light dims, but this occurs gradually, as the creatures live over 100 years. Firebirds stand three feet tall and weigh 20 lb.", "name": "Firebird", "size": "Small", "type": "Celestial", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral good", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 99, "hit_dice": "18d6+36", "speed": { "walk": 20, "fly": 100 }, "strength": 12, "dexterity": 19, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 16, "wisdom": 15, "charisma": 21, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 6, "constitution_save": 4, "intelligence_save": 5, "wisdom_save": 4, "charisma_save": 7, "perception": 7, "skills": { "acrobatics": 6, "arcana": 5, "insight": 4, "medicine": 4, "nature": 5, "perception": 7, "religion": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "fire", "condition_immunities": "charmed, frightened, invisible", "senses": "truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 17", "languages": "Celestial, Common, Elvish, Primordial, Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The firebird makes one bite attack and two claw attacks." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "1d8" }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "2d8" }, { "name": "Blinding Ray (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "The firebird can fire a burning ray of light from its tail feathers in a line 5 feet wide and up to 50 feet long. Targets in the line must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 24 (7d6) fire damage and become blinded for 1d4 rounds. A successful saving throw negates the blindness and reduces the damage by half." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the firebird's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nat will: guidance, purify food and drink, speak with animals\n\n3/day each: charm person, cure wounds (2d8 + 5), daylight, faerie fire, heat metal, hypnotic pattern, tongues\n\n1/day each: geas, heal, reincarnate" }, { "name": "Light of the World", "desc": "The firebird's feathers glow with a warm light. The creature sheds light as dim as a candle or as bright as a lantern. It always sheds light, and any feathers plucked from the creature continue to shed light as a torch." }, { "name": "Warming Presence", "desc": "The firebird and any creatures within a 5-foot radius are immune to the effects of natural, environmental cold. Invited into a home or building, a firebird can expand this warming presence to its inhabitants no matter how close they are to the creature." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 201, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_firebird/" }, { "slug": "firegeist", "desc": "_Made of fiery smoke coalescing into a vaguely humanoid shape, a firegeist is little more than wisps of black smoke and spots of brighter flame._ \n**Elemental Echoes.** When a fire elemental meets its destruction in a particularly humiliating fashion while summoned away from its home plane, what returns is a firegeist. Malevolent and resentful, less than their former prideful selves, they exist for revenge. \n**Indiscrimate Arsonists.** Firegeists are not adept at telling one humanoid from another, and so burning any similar creature will do, providing it is flammable. Brighter Light, Darker Smoke. A firegeist can shine brightly or be primarily smoky and dark, as it wishes. It always sheds a little light, like a hooded lantern. \n**Elemental Nature.** A firegeist doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Firegeist", "size": "Small", "type": "Elemental", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 87, "hit_dice": "25d6", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 7, "dexterity": 18, "constitution": 10, "intelligence": 4, "wisdom": 16, "charisma": 6, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 5, "skills": { "perception": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "fire, poison", "condition_immunities": "exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15", "languages": "Primordial", "challenge_rating": "2", "cr": 2.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The firegeist makes two slam attacks." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "1d6" }, { "name": "Combustion Touch (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "The firegeist may ignite a target when making a slam attack. The target must immediately succeed at a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or catch fire, taking an additional 5 (1d10) fire damage at the beginning of its next turn. Until someone takes an action to douse the fire, the creature takes 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its turns." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Hide By Firelight", "desc": "In an area lit only by nonmagical flame, a Firegeist gains a +2 bonus on Stealth checks. This becomes +4 when hiding within the fire." }, { "name": "Illumination", "desc": "The firegeist sheds dim light in a 30-foot radius." }, { "name": "Magical Light Sensitivity", "desc": "While in magical light, the firegeist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks." }, { "name": "Water Susceptibility", "desc": "For every 5 feet the firegeist moves in water, or for every gallon of water splashed on it, it takes 3 cold damage." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 202, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_firegeist/" }, { "slug": "flab-giant", "desc": "_This obese, bell-shaped giant is blemished by ulcers, enlarged veins, and fungal rashes. Though it stumbles about on a pair of short, calloused legs, it moves its weight with dangerous potential, catching many foes off-guard._ \n**Great Girth.** Whether as a result of a centuriespast curse or a gradual adaptation to an easy-going existence, the flab giant (one of the shortest breeds of giant) is gigantic in width rather than height and almost comical in its simple life. \nToo obese to effectively grasp weapons in its chubby fingers, a flab giant uses its great mass to deadly effect, overrunning or grabbing opponents and then sitting on them to crush them to death, swatting away missiles, and simply putting up with the damage of melee attacks until its victims stop struggling and it gets up to see if they’re dead yet. \n**Efficient Foragers.** Flab giants are the least active of giant types, spending most of their waking hours resting, napping, and sleeping, and only devote a short period each day to listlessly shuffling about, scrounging for food. Because a flab giant can eat practically anything, it doesn’t have to roam far to find enough food to sustain its bulk, so it is rarely found far from its crude lair. \n**Knotted Skins.** Flab giants wear only scraps of clothing made of loosely knotted skins, leaving most of their stretch-marked and discolored skin exposed. Favored pelts include bear and human. A flab giant stands eight to ten feet tall and weighs 1,000 to 1,500 pounds.", "name": "Flab Giant", "size": "Large", "type": "Giant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic evil", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 110, "hit_dice": "13d10+39", "speed": { "walk": 20 }, "strength": 20, "dexterity": 6, "constitution": 16, "intelligence": 9, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 8, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 5, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 3, "skills": { "perception": 3 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "poisoned", "senses": "passive Perception 13", "languages": "Dwarvish, Giant", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The giant makes two slam attacks. If both hit, the target is grappled (escape DC 15), and the flab giant uses its squatting pin against the target as a bonus action." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "2d6" }, { "name": "Squatting Pin", "desc": "The flab giant squats atop the target, pinning it to the ground, where it is grappled and restrained (escape DC 17). The flab giant is free to attack another target, but the restrained creatures are released if it moves from its current space. As long as the giant does not move from the spot, it can maintain the squatting pin on up to two Medium-sized or smaller creatures. A creature suffers 9 (1d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage every time it starts its turn restrained by a squatting pin." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Massive", "desc": "A flab giant can't dash. Attacks that push, trip, or grapple are made with disadvantage against a flab giant." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 223, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_flab-giant/" }, { "slug": "flame-dragon-wyrmling", "desc": "_The dragon bears black scales, more charred than naturally colored. Cracks between the scales glow a dull red, until the dragon rears its head and roars. Red embers become bright orange flames as the creature lights up from tail to maw._ \nThe flame dragons are capricious creatures, fascinated by dark emotions and destructive passions. The dragons of eternal fire are proud and jealous, quick to anger, and utterly unforgiving. They bring complete and total ruin to entire civilizations for trivial reasons, but their true motivation is the fun to be had. These burning serpents treat rage, deceit, and despair as toys for their amusement. “May you be the fire’s plaything” is a curse often used by the foolish. \n_**Taunting Others.**_ The hot-blooded creatures tease their victims like cats, seeing the world and all within it as their rightful prey. Young flame dragons are less subtle than their elders. Wyrmlings may force a woman to watch her family die or ruin a beautiful face for pleasure—direct and evil. As the dragon matures, this natural sadism develops into a desire for more complicated sport. Aging dragons of fire use politics, murder, and magic in elaborate schemes only their ilk can appreciate. Many create plots so intricate and layered that they lack a true resolution, creating only endless manipulation. A hero might foil an assassination only to see the king thus saved become a despot. She might defeat the vizier whispering lies in the ruler’s ear only to discover he was a pawn in a vast conspiracy. Dark ambitions, poisoned daggers, and old vendettas build such momentum that one scheme begins each time another ends. Often, even killing the draconic mastermind cannot extinguish the fires it started. \n_**Malevolent Purpose.**_ The results of these schemes are secondary to the enjoyment they derive from pursuing a nebulous and everchanging goal. Some spend centuries torturing a family line for nothing more than trespassing on the dragon’s land. Others plot eternal curses after twisting poorly chosen words into the most dire of insults. The vengeance itself is not as important as having an excuse to hate, plot, and ruin. Flame dragons relish such opportunities for revenge, seeing each as a delightful hobby. The disruption of a game kindles a true and terrible rage, and in these rare moments of defeat, their anger can be catastrophic. Entire cities burn. \n_**Fond of Souvenirs.**_ Flame dragons are as materialistic and territorial as other true dragons. Each pursues an individual obsession it fixates upon with mad devotion to fill its hoard. Some corrupt innocence, others push nations to war, but they always collect a memento for each victory, whether petty or grand. One might collect scorched skulls, while another saves the melted treasures of toppled empires. When not out sowing discord, the ancient flame dragons enjoy contemplating their hoards. Every piece reminds them of their own majesty and genius. \nNothing is safe from a flame dragon’s endless scheming and narcissism. They crave absolute attention and constant reassurance. Anyone who humiliates a flame dragon would be wiser to kill it. Its survival ensures the dragon’s undivided attention for generations. It would be wiser still to make certain there is not a trace of involvement in a flame dragon’s death. All burning serpents see the murder of one of their kin as the gravest insult. \n\n## Flame Dragon’s Lair\n\n \nFlame dragons dwell in lairs where a burning fire is always near: volcanoes, sulfur mines, caves full of geysers, and places where the Elemental Plane of Fire touches the Material Plane. Whatever the place, its purpose is always to serve as a showcase of all the trophies the dragon has collected. Carefully arranged and organized prizes decorate the walls, sometimes even protected behind crystal walls. This display both feeds the dragon's vanity and pride, and also serves as a lure to attract adventurers, since flame dragons love to encourage the lowest instincts in their prey. \nMany of these lairs feature a huge, reflective surface. A flame dragon likes nothing more than itself. \n\n### Lair Actions\n\n \nOn 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 effect two rounds in a row.\n* A cloud of smoke swirls in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. The cloud spreads around corners and the area is lightly obscured. Each creature in the cloud must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A blinded creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.\n* The ground erupts with volcanic force at a point the dragon can see within 120 feet of it. Any creature within 20 feet of the point must make a successful DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone and trapped in the ground. A creature trapped in this way is restrained and can’t stand up. A creature can end the restraint if it or another creature takes an action to make a successful DC 15 Strength check.\n* A wall of fire rises up from the ground within 120 feet of the dragon. The wall is up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick, can take any shape the dragon wants, and blocks line of sight. When the wall appears, each creature in its area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. A creature that fails the saving throw takes 21 (6d6) fire damage. Each creature that enters the wall for the first time each turn or ends its turn there takes 21 (6d6) fire damage. The wall is extinguished when the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies.\n \n### Regional Effects\n\n \nThe region containing a legendary flame dragon’s lair is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:\n* Arguments and misunderstandings erupt easily within 6 miles of the lair. Friendships are easily broken and criminal acts are common.\n* Temperatures rise within 6 miles of the lair. Crops wither, producing famines.\n* Sulfur geysers form in and around the dragon’s lair. Some of them erupt only once an hour, so they’re spotted only with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. A creature on top of an erupting geyser takes 21 (6d6) fire damage, or half damage with a successful DC 15 Dexterity saving throw.\n \nIf the dragon dies, the arguments and misunderstandings disappear immediately and the temperatures go back to normal within 1d10 days. Any geysers remain where they are.", "name": "Flame Dragon Wyrmling", "size": "Medium", "type": "Dragon", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic evil", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 52, "hit_dice": "8d8+16", "speed": { "walk": 30, "climb": 30, "fly": 60 }, "strength": 12, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 13, "wisdom": 12, "charisma": 16, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 4, "constitution_save": 4, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 3, "charisma_save": 5, "perception": 5, "skills": { "deception": 5, "insight": 3, "perception": 5, "persuasion": 5, "stealth": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "fire", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "blindsight 30ft, darkvision 120ft, passive Perception 15", "languages": "Common, Draconic, Ignan", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) fire damage.", "attack_bonus": 3, "damage_dice": "1d10+1" }, { "name": "Fire Breath (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "The dragon exhales fire in a 10-foot cone. Each creature in that area takes 24 (7d6) fire damage, or half damage with a successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": null, "spell_list": [], "page_no": 129, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_flame-dragon-wyrmling/" }, { "slug": "flutterflesh", "desc": "_This mass of fused corpses resembles a butterfly with wings of skin, limbs of bone, and a head formed of several different skulls. The dark magic that formed this abomination swirls around it hungrily._ \n**Bound by Necromancy.** Flutterflesh result from a terrible necromantic ritual. Cultists gather in the name of a dark god, powerful lich, or crazed madman, and forever bind themselves body and soul into a single evil being. Flutterflesh take recently severed limbs and fuse these new pieces to themselves in accordance with some unknowable aesthetic. \n**Dilemma of Flesh.** The most horrifying thing about a flutterflesh, however, is its devious nature. A flutterflesh offers its prey the choice to either die or lose a limb. One can always tell where a flutterflesh resides because so many of the locals are missing appendages. \n**Undead Nature.** A flutterflesh doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Flutterflesh", "size": "Large", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic evil", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 187, "hit_dice": "22d10+66", "speed": { "walk": 10, "fly": 60 }, "strength": 11, "dexterity": 18, "constitution": 17, "intelligence": 12, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 10, "strength_save": 4, "dexterity_save": 8, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 5, "skills": { "deception": 4, "perception": 5, "stealth": 8 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "radiant", "damage_resistances": "cold, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "necrotic, poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, paralyzed, exhaustion, poison, stunned, unconscious", "senses": "darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 15", "languages": "Common, Darakhul", "challenge_rating": "12", "cr": 12.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The flutterflesh makes two bone spur attacks or two tormenting gaze attacks." }, { "name": "Bone Spur", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4) slashing damage plus 11 (2d10) necrotic damage. If both attacks hit a single creature in the same turn, it is grappled (escape DC 10). As a bonus action, the flutterflesh can choose whether this attack does bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "2d12" }, { "name": "Tormenting Gaze", "desc": "A target creature within 120 feet and able to see the flutterflesh takes 18 (4d8) psychic damage and is paralyzed for 1d4 rounds, or takes half damage and isn't paralyzed with a successful DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. Tormenting gaze can't be used against the same target twice in a single turn." }, { "name": "Slash", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. On a critical hit, the target takes an additional 27 (5d10) slashing damage and must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the flutterflesh lops off and absorbs one of the target's limbs (chosen randomly) and heals hit points equal to the additional slashing damage it inflicted.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "2d6" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The flutterflesh's attacks are magical." }, { "name": "Turn Resistance", "desc": "The flutterflesh has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead." }, { "name": "Creeping Death", "desc": "A creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the flutterflesh must make a successful DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 14 (4d6) necrotic damage." }, { "name": "Regeneration", "desc": "The flutterflesh regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the flutterflesh takes radiant or fire damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of its next turn. The flutterflesh dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 203, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_flutterflesh/" }, { "slug": "folk-of-leng", "desc": "_The people of Leng are hideous and malevolent, with goatlike legs and small horns they keep concealed beneath turbans, and mouths full of rows of serrated teeth, somewhat akin to sharks. They have a fondness for combining heavy leathers and bright silks in their robes, and they always go forth masked when leaving their mysterious, chilled cities._ \n**Dimensional Merchants.** The folk of Leng are interplanar merchants and avid slavers, trading silks, rubies, and the manaencrusted stones of Leng for humanoid slaves. They sail between worlds in peculiar ships with split, lateen-rigged masts and rigging that howls like the damned in high winds. They tend a few pyramids in the deep deserts and are said to befriend void dragons, heralds of darkness, and other servants of the void. \n**A High Plateau.** Leng is a forbidding plateau surrounded by hills and peaks. Its greatest city is Sarkomand, a place which some claim has fallen into ruin, and which others claim to have visited in living memory. \n**Love of Nets.** When in combat, the folk of Leng use nets woven from the silk of their racial enemies, the spiders of Leng. They summon these nets from interdimensional storage spaces.", "name": "Folk Of Leng", "size": "Medium", "type": "Humanoid", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "studded leather", "hit_points": 68, "hit_dice": "8d8+32", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 12, "dexterity": 15, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 14, "wisdom": 16, "charisma": 22, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 4, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 5, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 5, "skills": { "arcana": 4, "deception": 8, "perception": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "cold", "damage_immunities": "necrotic", "condition_immunities": "frightened", "senses": "passive Perception 15", "languages": "Common, Void Speech", "challenge_rating": "2", "cr": 2.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Etheric Harpoon", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) necrotic damage, and the target must make a successful DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be grappled (escape DC 13). In addition, armor has no effect against the attack roll of an etheric harpoon; only the Dexterity modifier factored into the target's AC is considered.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "1d8" }, { "name": "Psychic Scimitar", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) psychic damage.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d6" }, { "name": "Hooked Spider Net (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, range 20/50 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) piercing damage plus 19 (3d12) poison damage, and the target is restrained. A successful DC 14 Constitution saving throw halves the poison damage." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the folk of Leng's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nat will: comprehend languages, minor illusion\n\n3/day each: disguise self, suggestion\n\n1/day each: dream, etherealness" }, { "name": "Regeneration", "desc": "The folk of Leng regains 5 hit points at the start of its turn. If the folk of Leng takes fire or radiant damage, this trait does not function at the start of its next turn. The folk of Leng dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and does not regenerate. Even if slain, their bodies reform in a crypt of Leng and go on about their business." }, { "name": "Void Stare", "desc": "The folk of Leng can see through doors and around corners as a bonus action. As a result, they are very rarely surprised." }, { "name": "Void Sailors", "desc": "The folk of Leng can travel the airless void without harm." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 204, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_folk-of-leng/" }, { "slug": "forest-marauder", "desc": "_A primitive and relatively diminutive form of giant, forest marauders claim the wilderness areas farthest from civilization when they can._ \n**Painted Skin.** Roughly the size and shape of an ogre, this brutish thing is covered in paint or colored mud. An exaggerated brow ridge juts out over piggish, close-set eyes, and corded muscle stands out all over the creature. \n**Keep to the Wilderness.** Cruel and savage when encountered, their demeanor has worked against them and they have nearly been driven to extinction in places where they can be easily tracked. They have since learned to raid far from their hidden homes, leading to sightings in unexpected places. \n**Orc Friends.** Forest marauders get along well with orcs and goblins, who appreciate their brute strength and their skill at night raids.", "name": "Forest Marauder", "size": "Large", "type": "Giant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic evil", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 114, "hit_dice": "12d10+48", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 21, "dexterity": 10, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 6, "wisdom": 10, "charisma": 7, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 6, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": {}, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10", "languages": "Giant, Orc, Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The forest marauder makes two boar spear attacks." }, { "name": "Boar Spear", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit:16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage, and the forest marauder can choose to push the target 10 feet away if it fails a DC 16 Strength saving throw.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "2d10" }, { "name": "Rock", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "3d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Sunlight Sensitivity", "desc": "While in sunlight, the forest marauder has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 205, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_forest-marauder/" }, { "slug": "fraughashar", "desc": "_This slight creature resembles a goblin, but its blue skin and the icicles hanging from the tip of its long nose speak to the chilling truth._ \nThe fraughashar are a race of short, tricky, and cruel fey who inhabit cold mountainous regions. Fraughashar have light blue skin, short pointed ears, and needlelike teeth. Delighting in mayhem, they always seem to have devilish grins on their faces. \n**Sacred Rivers.** They view cold rivers and river gorges as sacred places in which their wicked god Fraugh dwells, and they likewise revere the snowy peaks where the Snow Queen holds sway. Fraughashar are fiercely protective of their territory, and their easy mobility over frozen and rocky terrain lets them make short work of intruders. \n**Chilling Tales.** The origin of the strange and deadly fraughashar is unclear. Some druidic legends claim the fraughashar were born out of a winter so cold and cruel that the spirits of the river itself froze. Bardic tales claim that the fraughashar are a tribe of corrupted goblins, and that they were permanently disfigured during a botched attempt at summoning an ice devil. Whatever the truth of their beginnings, the fraughashar are cruel and merciless, and they will kill anyone who enters their land.", "name": "Fraughashar", "size": "Small", "type": "Fey", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "leather armor, shield", "hit_points": 18, "hit_dice": "4d6+4", "speed": { "walk": 25 }, "strength": 8, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 12, "intelligence": 10, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 7, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "stealth": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "cold", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "passive Perception 10", "languages": "Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "1/2", "cr": 0.5, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The fraughashar makes one bite attack and one dagger attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d4" }, { "name": "Dagger", "desc": "Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d4" }, { "name": "Sling", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d4" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Frost Walker", "desc": "The fraughashar's speed is unimpeded by rocky, snowy, or icy terrain. It never needs to make Dexterity checks to move or avoid falling prone because of icy or snowy ground." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 206, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_fraughashar/" }, { "slug": "frostveil", "desc": "_“They took the sled dogs first, and later the seal-skinner set to guard them. We’d hear a confused, muffled cry in the wind and then we’d find them—a raven harvest, cold and stiff on the ice. Next time, we hid ourselves and watched, and saw them floating through the air like kites. A wisp of blowing snow that never dispersed, a billowing, snowflake sail moving with sinister purpose. The ‘cloak of death’ our skraeling guide called it.”_ \nWhipped through the air by snowstorms and resembling a spider’s web dangling with delicate ice crystals, these silently gliding, beautiful killers are semi-sentient plants adapted to the merciless cold of the North. \n**Cloak of Death.** Flat nodes shaped like large snowflakes connect their net-like bodies and trailing tails of transparent fibers. Gossamer tendrils stream behind and between the flying snowflakes, ready to grab and entangle any warm-blooded creature it detects. \n**Seek Warmth.** Each star-like node contains crude sensory organs, able to detect warmth as meager as a living creature’s breath and steer the gliding web toward it. \n**Spirit Spores.** Northern shamans say the dance of the frostveils is beautiful when lit by the northern lights, and a powerful omen. With great care, shamans sometimes harvest frostveils for their frozen spore-shards, which grant potent visions of the spirit world when melted on the tongue.", "name": "Frostveil", "size": "Medium", "type": "Plant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 67, "hit_dice": "9d8+27", "speed": { "walk": 10, "fly": 30 }, "strength": 20, "dexterity": 20, "constitution": 16, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 1, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "stealth": 7 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "fire", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning and piercing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "cold", "condition_immunities": "blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, prone", "senses": "blindsight 100 ft., passive Perception 10", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The frostveil makes three tendril attacks." }, { "name": "Tendril", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage. If two tendrils hit the same target in a single turn, the target is engulfed.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "2d8" }, { "name": "Engulf", "desc": "When a frostveil wraps itself around a Medium or smaller creature, the target takes 14 (2d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (3d8) acid damage and is grappled (escape DC 15). The target takes another 9 (2d8) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (3d8) acid damage at the end of each of its turns when it's still grappled by the frostveil. A frostveil can't attack while it has a creature engulfed. Damage from attacks against the frostveil is split evenly between the frostveil and the engulfed creature; the only exceptions are slashing and psychic damage, which affect only the frostveil." }, { "name": "Spirit Spores (recharge 6)", "desc": "In distress, frostveils release a puff of psychotropic spores in a 10-foot cloud around themselves. Creatures within the cloud of spores must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw against poison or suffer hallucinations, as per a confusion spell, for 1d3 rounds." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Chilling Acid", "desc": "The frostveil's frozen acidic mist breaks down flesh and organic materials into useable nutrients. Creatures who strike the frostveil with a non-reach melee weapon or an unarmed strike take 4 (1d8) acid damage." }, { "name": "False Appearance", "desc": "While the frostveil remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a formation of frost and ice." }, { "name": "Windborne", "desc": "While in blowing wind, the frostveil can fly with a speed of 30 feet. In a strong wind this speed increases to 60 feet." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 207, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_frostveil/" }, { "slug": "garroter-crab", "desc": "_These aggressive, blue-black freshwater crabs inhabit rivers and streams, scuttling along the muddy terrain in search of prey._ \n**Strangling Claws.** Garroter crabs are named for their abnormal right claws, which have evolved over time to strangle prey like a barbed whip. \n**Clacking Hordes.** Their long whip-claw is lined with powerful muscles and joints at the beginning, middle, and end that give it great flexibility. During mating season, thousands of garroter crabs congregate in remote riverbanks and marshes, and the males whip their shells with a clacking sound to attract a mate. \n**Small Prey.** Garroter crabs prey on rodents, cats, and other small animals caught by the riverbank.", "name": "Garroter Crab", "size": "Tiny", "type": "Beast", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 13, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 18, "hit_dice": "4d4+8", "speed": { "walk": 30, "swim": 20 }, "strength": 7, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 10, "charisma": 2, "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": "", "damage_immunities": "psychic", "condition_immunities": "charmed, frightened", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "1/4", "cr": 0.25, "actions": [ { "name": "Whip-claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 8). While grappled, the target cannot speak or cast spells with verbal components.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d6" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Amphibious", "desc": "The crab can breathe air and water." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 208, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_garroter-crab/" }, { "slug": "gbahali-postosuchus", "desc": "_A large reptile with a dagger-like teeth and a scaly hide of shifting colors, the gbahali often strikes from close range._ \n_**Chameleon Crocodiles.**_ While distantly related to crocodiles, gbahali have adapted to life away from the water. To make up for the lack of cover, gbahali developed chameleon powers. Gbahali hide changes color to match its surroundings so perfectly that it becomes nearly invisible. Any lonely rock on the grassland might be a gbahali waiting along a trail, caravan route, or watering hole. Their thick hide can be made into hide or leather armor, and with the proper alchemical techniques it retains some of its color-shifting properties. \n_**Strong Hunters.**_ Gbahalis are powerful predators, challenged only by rivals too large for a gbahali to grapple or by predators that hunt in packs and prides, such as lions and gnolls. Gbahalis live solitary lives except during the fall, when males seek out females in their territory. Females lay eggs in the spring and guard the nest until the eggs hatch, but the young gbahali are abandoned to their own devices. Killing an adult gbahali is a sign of bravery and skill for plains hunters. \n_**Sentries and Stragglers.**_ In combat, a gbahali relies on its chameleon power to ambush prey. It may wait quietly for hours, but its speed and stealth mean it strikes quickly, especially against weak or solitary prey. Its onslaught is strong enough to scatter a herd and leave behind the slowest for the gbahali to bring down.", "name": "Gbahali (Postosuchus)", "size": "Huge", "type": "Beast", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 126, "hit_dice": "12d12+48", "speed": { "walk": 50 }, "strength": 21, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 19, "intelligence": 2, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 7, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 4, "skills": { "perception": 4, "stealth": 8 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "passive Perception 14", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "6", "cr": 6.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The gbahali makes one bite attack and two claw attacks." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d12 + 5) piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the gbahali can't bite another target.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "3d12" }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "2d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Chameleon Hide", "desc": "The gbahali has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. If the gbahali moves one-half its speed or less, attacks made against it before the start of the gbahali's next turn have disadvantage." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 209, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_gbahali-postosuchus/" }, { "slug": "gerridae", "desc": "_These large water-striding insects resemble a strange cross between camels and wingless, long-legged locusts. A rider can comfortably sit in the large hollow in the small of their backs, even at high speeds or on choppy water. Riders use the gerridae’s long, looping antennae to steer._ \n**Elvish Water Steeds.** Known by their Elvish name, these large fey water striders were enchanted and bred by the elves in ages past, when their explorers roamed the world. Elven mages started with normal water striders and—through elaborate magical procedures and complex cross-breeding programs— transformed the mundane water striders into large, docile mounts. They can cross large bodies of water quickly while carrying a humanoid rider, even in windy conditions. \n**Sturdy Mounts.** A gerridae can carry up to 300 pounds of rider and gear before being encumbered, or 600 while encumbered. \n**Fond of Sweet Scents.** Gerridae can sometimes be distracted by appealing scents, such as apple blossom or fresh hay. They are also fond of raw duck and swan.", "name": "Gerridae", "size": "Large", "type": "Fey", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 77, "hit_dice": "9d10+27", "speed": { "walk": 10, "climb": 10, "swim": 80 }, "strength": 16, "dexterity": 15, "constitution": 17, "intelligence": 2, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 7, "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": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "1", "cr": 1.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The gerridae makes one bite attack and one claw attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d6" }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d4" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Bred to the Saddle", "desc": "Gerridae do not take any penalties to their movement or speed due to encumbrance or carrying a single rider." }, { "name": "Waterborne", "desc": "Any gerridae can run while on the surface of water, but not while on land or climbing. They treat stormy water as normal rather than difficult terrain. A gerridae takes one point of damage for every hour spent on dry land." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 212, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_gerridae/" }, { "slug": "ghost-knight", "desc": "", "name": "Ghost Knight", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "lawful evil", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "half plate", "hit_points": 97, "hit_dice": "15d8+30", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 17, "dexterity": 15, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 8, "wisdom": 10, "charisma": 7, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 3, "skills": { "athletics": 6, "perception": 3, "stealth": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "necrotic", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13", "languages": "Common", "challenge_rating": "6", "cr": 6.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The ghost knight makes three melee attacks." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "2d6" }, { "name": "Claws", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. A paralyzed target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "2d4" }, { "name": "Battleaxe", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage or 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage if used with two hands, plus 10 (3d6) necrotic damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "1d8" }, { "name": "Lance", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d12 + 3) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) necrotic damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "1d12" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Charge", "desc": "If the ghost knight is mounted and moves at least 30 feet in a straight line toward a target and hits it with a melee attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) damage." }, { "name": "Mounted Warrior", "desc": "When mounted, the ghost knight has advantage on attacks against unmounted creatures smaller than its mount. If the ghost knight's mount is subjected to an effect that allows it to take half damage with a successful Dexterity saving throw, the mount instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and half damage if it fails." }, { "name": "Turning Defiance", "desc": "The ghost knight and all darakhul or ghouls within 30 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead." }, { "name": "Undead Nature", "desc": "A ghost knight doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 423, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_ghost-knight/" }, { "slug": "ghostwalk-spider", "desc": "", "name": "Ghostwalk Spider", "size": "Large", "type": "Monstrosity", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 119, "hit_dice": "14d10+42", "speed": { "walk": 50, "climb": 50 }, "strength": 15, "dexterity": 20, "constitution": 17, "intelligence": 9, "wisdom": 14, "charisma": 8, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 9, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 3, "perception": 6, "skills": { "perception": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "poisoned", "senses": "blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16", "languages": "understands Undercommon but can't speak", "challenge_rating": "9", "cr": 9.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The ghostwalk spider makes two bite attacks. It can make a ghostly snare attack in place of one of its bites." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) poison damage, or half poison damage with a successful DC 15 Constitution saving throw. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned and paralyzed for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points. While using Ghostwalk, the spider's bite and poison do half damage to targets that aren't affected by Ghostly Snare (see below).", "attack_bonus": 9, "damage_dice": "2d10" }, { "name": "Ghostly Snare (During Ghostwalk Only, Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 40/160 ft., one target. Hit: The target is restrained by ghostly webbing. While restrained in this way, the target is invisible to all creatures except ghostwalk spiders, and it has resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, and thunder damage. A creature restrained by Ghostly Snare can escape by using an action to make a successful DC 14 Strength check, or the webs can be attacked and destroyed (AC 10; hp 5)." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Ghostwalk", "desc": "As a bonus action, the ghostwalk spider becomes invisible and intangible. Attacking doesn't end this invisibility. While invisible, the ghostwalk spider has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks and gains the following: Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks. Condition Immunities paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned. The ghostwalk ends when the spider chooses to end it as a bonus action or when the spider dies" }, { "name": "Incorporeal Movement (During Ghostwalk Only)", "desc": "The ghostwalk spider 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": "Spider Climb", "desc": "The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check." }, { "name": "Web Walker", "desc": "The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 361, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_ghostwalk-spider/" }, { "slug": "ghoul-darakhul", "desc": "", "name": "Ghoul, Darakhul", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "scale mail; 18 with shield", "hit_points": 78, "hit_dice": "12d8+24", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 16, "dexterity": 17, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 14, "wisdom": 12, "charisma": 12, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "deception": 3, "stealth": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "necrotic", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11", "languages": "Common, Darakhul", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The darakhul bites once, claws once, and makes one war pick attack. Using a shield limits the darakhul to making either its claw or war pick attack, but not both." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage, and if the target creature is humanoid it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or contract darakhul fever.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "2d8" }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead, it must make a successful DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. A paralyzed target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a humanoid creature is paralyzed for 2 or more rounds (the victim fails at least 2 saving throws), consecutive or nonconsecutive, the creature contracts darakhul fever.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "2d6" }, { "name": "War Pick", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Master of Disguise", "desc": "A darakhul in a prepared disguise has advantage on Charisma (Deception) checks made to pass as a living creature. While using this ability, the darakhul loses its stench." }, { "name": "Stench", "desc": "Any creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of the darakhul must make a successful DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. A successful saving throw makes the creature immune to the darakhul's stench for 24 hours. A darakhul using this ability can't also benefit from Master of Disguise." }, { "name": "Sunlight Sensitivity", "desc": "The darakhul has disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight and on attack rolls while it, the object it is trying to see or attack in direct sunlight." }, { "name": "Turning Defiance", "desc": "The darakhul and any ghouls within 30 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead." }, { "name": "Darakhul Fever", "desc": "spread mainly through bite wounds, this rare disease makes itself known within 24 hours by swiftly debilitating the infected. A creature so afflicted must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw after every long rest. On a failed save the victim takes 14 (4d6) necrotic damage, and its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction can't be removed until the victim recovers from darakhul fever, and even then only by greater restoration or similar magic. The victim recovers from the disease by making successful saving throws on two consecutive days. Greater restoration cures the disease; lesser restoration allows the victim to make the daily Constitution check with advantage. Primarily spread among humanoids, the disease can affect ogres, and therefore other giants may be susceptible. If the infected creature dies while infected with darakhul fever, roll 1d20, add the character's current Constitution modifier, and find the result on the Adjustment Table to determine what undead form the victim's body rises in. Adjustment Table Roll Result:\n\n1-9 None; victim is simply dead\n\n10-16 Ghoul\n\n17-20 Ghast\n\n21+ Darakhul" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 216, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_ghoul-darakhul/" }, { "slug": "ghoul-imperial", "desc": "", "name": "Ghoul, Imperial", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "lawful evil", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "breastplate", "hit_points": 93, "hit_dice": "17d8+17", "speed": { "walk": 30, "burrow": 15 }, "strength": 16, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 12, "intelligence": 13, "wisdom": 14, "charisma": 14, "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": "", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12", "languages": "Common, Darakhul, Undercommon", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The imperial ghoul makes one bite attack and one claws attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage, and if the target creature is humanoid it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or contract darakhul fever.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "2d8+3" }, { "name": "Claws", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach, one target. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "4d6" }, { "name": "Light Crossbow", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320, one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Turning Defiance", "desc": "The imperial ghoul and any ghouls within 30 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 220, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_ghoul-imperial/" }, { "slug": "ghoul-iron", "desc": "", "name": "Ghoul, Iron", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "lawful evil", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "breastplate", "hit_points": 143, "hit_dice": "22d8+44", "speed": { "walk": 30, "burrow": 20 }, "strength": 18, "dexterity": 16, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 14, "wisdom": 14, "charisma": 14, "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": "", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12", "languages": "Common, Darakhul, Undercommon", "challenge_rating": "5", "cr": 5.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The iron ghoul makes one bite attack and one claw attack, or three glaive attacks." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) piercing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target is humanoid, it must succeed on a separate DC 13 Constitution saving throw or contract darakhul fever.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "3d8" }, { "name": "Claws", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d6 + 4) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target is humanoid, it must succeed on a separate DC 13 Constitution saving throw or contract darakhul fever.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "4d6" }, { "name": "Glaive", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 4) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 7, "damage_dice": "1d10" }, { "name": "Heavy Bone Crossbow", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 100/400, one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "1d10" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Turning Defiance", "desc": "The iron ghoul and any ghouls within 30 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 220, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_ghoul-iron/" }, { "slug": "giant-ant", "desc": "_Several pony-sized ants swarm around an ant the size of a draft horse, clacking their serrated mandibles and threatening with their stingers._ \nGiant ants look much like a normal ant with six legs, a waspish segmented body, and large antenna. Their hides are covered in thick chitin, and they have large, serrated mandibles flanking their mouths and stingers on their tails. These stingers are the size of a shortsword, and they’re capable of stabbing and poisoning a human to death. \n**Colony Defenders.** Giant ants form colonies under the control of a queen much like their normal-sized cousins. Sterile females form castes with the workers building the nest and caring for larvae. Queens and male drones rarely leave the colony. Soldiers defend the colony and forage for food. \n**Carry Prey Home.** Giant ants are both predators and scavengers, working in organized groups to bring down large prey and carry it back to the nest. Giant ants tend to ignore animals away from the colony when not foraging for food, but they quickly move to overwhelm prey when hungry or threatened. A giant ant stands nearly four feet tall and weighs 400 pounds, while a giant ant queen is over five feet tall and weighs 900 pounds. Giant ants communicate with each other primarily with pheromones but also use sound and touch.", "name": "Giant Ant", "size": "Large", "type": "Beast", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 52, "hit_dice": "7d10+14", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 15, "dexterity": 13, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 1, "wisdom": 9, "charisma": 2, "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": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 9", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "2", "cr": 2.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The giant ant makes one bite attack and one sting attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and the giant ant can't bite a different target.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d8" }, { "name": "Sting", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage plus 22 (4d10) poison damage, or half as much poison damage with a successful DC 12 Constitution saving throw.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "1d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Keen Smell", "desc": "The giant ant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 23, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_giant-ant/" }, { "slug": "giant-ant-queen", "desc": "_Several pony-sized ants swarm around an ant the size of a draft horse, clacking their serrated mandibles and threatening with their stingers._ \nGiant ants look much like a normal ant with six legs, a waspish segmented body, and large antenna. Their hides are covered in thick chitin, and they have large, serrated mandibles flanking their mouths and stingers on their tails. These stingers are the size of a shortsword, and they’re capable of stabbing and poisoning a human to death. \n**Colony Defenders.** Giant ants form colonies under the control of a queen much like their normal-sized cousins. Sterile females form castes with the workers building the nest and caring for larvae. Queens and male drones rarely leave the colony. Soldiers defend the colony and forage for food. \n**Carry Prey Home.** Giant ants are both predators and scavengers, working in organized groups to bring down large prey and carry it back to the nest. Giant ants tend to ignore animals away from the colony when not foraging for food, but they quickly move to overwhelm prey when hungry or threatened. A giant ant stands nearly four feet tall and weighs 400 pounds, while a giant ant queen is over five feet tall and weighs 900 pounds. Giant ants communicate with each other primarily with pheromones but also use sound and touch.", "name": "Giant Ant Queen", "size": "Large", "type": "Beast", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 85, "hit_dice": "10d10+30", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 17, "dexterity": 13, "constitution": 16, "intelligence": 2, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 4, "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": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 10", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "4", "cr": 4.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The giant ant queen makes two bite attacks and one sting attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the giant ant can't bite a different target.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d8" }, { "name": "Sting", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 22 (4d10) poison damage, or half as much poison damage with a successful DC 14 Constitution saving throw.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Keen Smell", "desc": "The giant ant queen has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell." }, { "name": "Queen's Scent", "desc": "Giant ants defending a queen gain advantage on all attack rolls." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 23, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_giant-ant-queen/" }, { "slug": "glass-gator", "desc": "_So called by some watermen because of its method of hunting, the glass gator is a nearly-transparent ambush hunter. It usually strikes from a bed of water, either stagnant or flowing. The transparency of the creature, combined with its jet of silt and poisonous sting, make it an effective hunter._ \n**Strange Anatomy.** The body of a glass gator is most similar to a centipede, but with four oversized forelimbs and a more distinct head. The forelimbs are used to attack, but they tire easily, forcing the glass gator to use its powerful lunge attack sparingly. \nOnce the glass gator gets hold of prey, it wraps its body around the victim and squeezes, like a constrictor snake. Unlike a serpent, however, which uses powerful muscles to crush and suffocate its prey, the glass gator is only trying to bring its underbelly into contact with the prey. The glass gator’s belly is lined with hundreds of stingers that deliver a virulent nerve toxin. \n**Transparency.** The glass gator’s transparency isn’t total. Its digestive tract usually is visible, especially for a few hours after it eats. The creature sometimes uses this limited visibility as bait, making itself appear as a wriggling snake or eel. It is most vulnerable just after eating, when it’s lethargic; if encountered in its lair shortly after a meal, the DM may give the glass gator disadvantage on initiative. \n**Larval Form.** Subterranean variants—including some with bioluminescence—have been reported in caverns. It’s been postulated that the glass gator may be the larval form of a larger creature, but what that larger creature might be is unknown.", "name": "Glass Gator", "size": "Large", "type": "Beast", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 45, "hit_dice": "7d10+7", "speed": { "walk": 30, "swim": 50 }, "strength": 15, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 12, "intelligence": 4, "wisdom": 10, "charisma": 5, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 2, "skills": { "perception": 2, "stealth": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "Blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 12", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "1", "cr": 1.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Claws", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and the glass gator can't attack a different target.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "2d4" }, { "name": "Constrict", "desc": "One creature that's already grappled by the glass gator takes 7 (2d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage, or half as much poison damage with a successful DC 11 Constitution saving throw." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": [ { "name": "Silt Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest)", "desc": "After taking damage while in water, the glass gator thrashes to stir up a 10-foot-radius cloud of silt around itself. The area inside the sphere is heavily obscured for 1 minute (10 rounds) in still water or 5 (2d4) rounds in a strong current. After stirring up the silt, the glass gator can move its speed." } ], "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Amphibious", "desc": "The glass gator can breathe air and water." }, { "name": "Lunge", "desc": "When the glass gator leaps at least 10 feet toward a creature and hits that creature with a claws attack on the same turn, it can immediately constrict the target as a bonus action." }, { "name": "Transparency", "desc": "The glass gator has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks while underwater or in dim light." }, { "name": "Standing Leap", "desc": "The glass gator can long jump up to 15 feet from water or up to 10 feet on land, with or without a running start." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 228, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_glass-gator/" }, { "slug": "gnarljak", "desc": "_A gnarljak looks like a bear trap springs sprung to clacking life and ready to tear flesh apart._ \n**Hopping Motion.** All steel and springs, a gnarljak is easily mistaken for a simple bear trap when lying dormant. But once it starts hopping in pursuit of a target, it reveals its animated nature and its only motivation: destruction of living things. \n**Endless Snapping.** Gnarljaks are mindless. They do not grow tired. They exist only to pull creatures to the ground and chew through them, then turn around and chew through them again. \n**Defensive Traps.** Some try to use gnarljaks to guard treasures or booby-trap approaches to important locations, but their indiscriminate biting makes quite dangerous to their owners as well. Certain monsters such as redcaps and shadow fey use gnarljak’s with some regularity, and gnomes are very fond of making them part of a standard tunnel defense.", "name": "Gnarljak", "size": "Small", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 63, "hit_dice": "14d6+14", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 13, "dexterity": 22, "constitution": 11, "intelligence": 2, "wisdom": 14, "charisma": 1, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 9, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 5, "skills": { "perception": 5, "stealth": 9 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "cold, acid, fire; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "necrotic, poison, psychic", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 15", "languages": "-", "challenge_rating": "6", "cr": 6.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone.", "attack_bonus": 9, "damage_dice": "2d8" }, { "name": "Gnaw", "desc": "When a gnarljak knocks a Medium or smaller target prone, it immediately makes three additional bite attacks against the same target and can move 5 feet, all as a bonus action." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": null, "spell_list": [], "page_no": 229, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_gnarljak/" }, { "slug": "goat-man", "desc": "_This hunched, man-like figure lurches with a strange, half-hopping gait. Tattered clothing hangs from its muscled shoulders, and its legs are those of a ram, ending in cloven hooves._ \n**Trespassers on the Rites.** The first of the goat-men was the victim of a powerful curse intended to punish him for spying on magical rites exclusive to the women of his tribe. Admiring the grotesque result, the Black Goat of the Woods With a Thousand Young adopted him as its servant, and ensured that all who committed the same taboo fell to the same curse, and thus into the Black Goat’s service. \n**Bleating Speech.** A goat-man’s head is tusked, adorned with curling ram’s horns, and its beard often drips with gore. Rows of transparent, needle-like teeth fill its mouth; these teeth are malformed and make clear speech impossible for goat-men, though they understand others’ speech perfectly well. \n**Serve Foul Cults.** Cultists of Shub-Niggurath or the Black Goat in good standing are sometimes granted the services of a goat-man. The creatures guard rituals sites, visit settlements to capture or purchase suitable sacrifices, and perform certain unspeakable acts with cult members to call forth ritual magic.", "name": "Goat-Man", "size": "Medium", "type": "Monstrosity", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic evil", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 65, "hit_dice": "10d8+20", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 19, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 10, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 8, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 4, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "acrobatics": 4, "athletics": 6, "stealth": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with silvered weapons", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "charmed, frightened", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11", "languages": "Common, Giant, Trollkin, but cannot speak", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The goat-man makes one bite attack and one slam attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "1d6" }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "2d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Headbutt", "desc": "If the goat-man moves at least 10 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a slam attack on the same turn, the target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone and stunned for 1 round. If the target is prone, the goat-man can make one bite attack against it immediately as a bonus action." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 231, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_goat-man/" }, { "slug": "gray-thirster", "desc": "_This dried-out body of a long dead traveler is still clad in the tattered remains of his clothes. Skin as dry as parchment clings to the bones that are clearly distinguishable underneath. A hoarse moaning emanates from the dry, cracked lips._ \n**Thirsting Undead.** The greatest danger to people traversing badlands and deserts is thirst, and even the best prepared can find themselves without water. The lucky ones die quickly, while those less fortunate linger in sun-addled torment for days. These souls sometimes rise from the sand as gray thirsters, driven to inflict the torment they suffered upon other travelers. \n**Destroy Wells and Oases.** Gray thirsters destroy or foul sources of water and often lurk nearby to ambush those seeking clean water. \n**Thirsting Caravan.** Though they hunt alone, in at least one case an entire caravan died of thirst and rose again as gray thirsters. Called the dust caravan, it prowls the deep desert accompanied by skinchanging gnolls, shrieking ghouls, and a mummy lord, building a strange nomadic army. \n**Undead Nature.** A gray thirster doesn’t require air, food, or sleep.", "name": "Gray Thirster", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 13, "armor_desc": "", "hit_points": 39, "hit_dice": "6d8+12", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 12, "dexterity": 16, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 6, "wisdom": 12, "charisma": 14, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "stealth": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, necrotic", "damage_immunities": "fire, poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11", "languages": "understands all languages it knew in life but can't speak", "challenge_rating": "2", "cr": 2.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The gray thirster makes two claw attacks and one Withering Turban attack" }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d6" }, { "name": "Withering Turban", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) necrotic damage. If the target failed a saving throw against the Thirst trait at any point in this encounter, its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage it took from this attack. This reduction lasts until the target has no exhaustion levels.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d4" }, { "name": "Drought (1/Day)", "desc": "The gray thirster draws the moisture from a 20-foot radius area centered on itself. Nonmagical water and other liquids in this area turn to dust. Each creature that is neither undead nor a construct in the area takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage, or half damage with a successful DC 13 Constitution saving throw. Plants, oozes, and creatures with the Amphibious, Water Breathing, or Water Form traits have disadvantage on this saving throw. Liquids carried by a creature that makes a successful saving throw are not destroyed." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Thirst", "desc": "The gray thirster projects a 30-foot aura of desiccating thirst. The first time a creature enters the aura on its turn, or when it starts its turn in the aura, it must make a successful DC 12 Constitution saving throw or gain one level of exhaustion. If the saving throw is successful, the creature is immune to the gray thirster's Thirst for the next 24 hours." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 238, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_gray-thirster/" }, { "slug": "grim-jester", "desc": "_A skeletal cadaver bedecked in the motley attire of a fool capers about while making jokes that mock mortality._ \n**Amusing Death.** When a jester on his deathbed moves an evil death god to laughter, the fool sometimes gains a reprieve. becoming a grim jester, whose pranks serve to entertain the god of death. Their purpose is to bring an end to mortal lives in a gruesome, comic, and absurd manner. As long as such jesters keep the death god amused, their continued unlife is assured. \n**Grisly Humor.** A grim jester’s jokes are not funny to their victims, but they offer a grim finality in combat. A killing joke might be absurd, such as “Here is your final pineapple soul, a parting gift, goodbye.” or sheer braggadocio such as “Your footwork is atrocious, and your spell’s lost its focus, your party’s no match for my hocus-pocus.” Others might be high-flown, such as “Mortal, your time has come, the bell within your skull does ring, ding, dong, dead.” Grim jesters are famous for grim, bitter mockery such as “Your blood on fire, your heart pumps its last, show me now a hero’s last gasp!” or “Odin’s raven has come for you; the Valkyries were busy. You lose, mortal.” \nA grim jester’s mockery rarely entertain the living—but gods of death, chained angels, and demons find them quite amusing. \n**Randomness.** Grim jesters often get their hands on wands of wonder and scrolls of chaos magic. Beware the grim jester with a deck of many things—they are quite talented in pulling cards whose magic then applies to foes and spectators. \n**Undead Nature.** A grim jester doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Grim Jester", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic evil", "armor_class": 18, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 136, "hit_dice": "16d8+64", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 14, "dexterity": 22, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 16, "wisdom": 16, "charisma": 20, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 10, "constitution_save": 8, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 9, "perception": 7, "skills": { "acrobatics": 10, "deception": 9, "perception": 7, "performance": 9, "stealth": 10 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "cold", "damage_immunities": "necrotic, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17", "languages": "Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Gnomish, telepathy 60 ft.", "challenge_rating": "11", "cr": 11.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Joker's Shuffle (recharge 6)", "desc": "The jester forces one Medium or Small humanoid within 60 feet to make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. If the saving throw fails, the jester and the target exchange locations via teleportation and an illusion causes them to swap appearance: the jester looks and sounds like the target, and the target looks and sounds like the jester. The illusion lasts for 1 hour unless it is dismissed earlier by the jester as a bonus action, or dispelled (DC 17)." }, { "name": "Killing Joke (recharge 6)", "desc": "The jester performs an ancient, nihilistic joke of necromantic power. This joke has no effect on undead or constructs. All other creatures within 60 feet of the jester must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. Those that fail fall prone in a fit of deadly laughter. The laughter lasts 1d4 rounds, during which time the victim is incapacitated and unable to stand up from prone. At the end of its turn each round, an incapacitated victim must make a successful DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be reduced to 0 hit points. The laughter can be ended early by rendering the victim unconscious or with greater restoration or comparable magic." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": [ { "name": "Ridicule Hope (recharge 4-6)", "desc": "When a spell that restores hit points is cast within 60 feet of the jester, the jester can cause that spell to inflict damage instead of curing it. The damage equals the hit points the spell would have cured." } ], "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the jester's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells requiring no components:\n\nat will: disguise self, grease, inflict wounds, magic mouth, misty step\n\n3/day each: contagion, mirror image\n\n1/day each: delayed blast fireball, finger of death, mislead, seeming" }, { "name": "Last Laugh", "desc": "Unless it is destroyed in a manner amusing to the god of death that created it, the grim jester is brought back after 1d20 days in a place of the god's choosing." }, { "name": "Mock the Dying", "desc": "Death saving throws made within 60 feet of the jester have disadvantage." }, { "name": "Turn Resistance", "desc": "The jester has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 240, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_grim-jester/" }, { "slug": "gug", "desc": "_The gugs are giants of the underworld, long since banished into dark realms for their worship of the eldest and foulest gods._ \n**Underworld Godlings.** Gugs enjoy smashing and devouring lesser creatures, and their burbling and grunting speech displays a surprising and malign intelligence to those few who can understand it. Gugs are occasionally worshipped by tribes of derro, and their strange underworld cities are filled with filled with esoteric monoliths and constructs. \n**Nocturnal Raiders.** While gugs are banished into the underworld in mortal realms, they regularly flout this prohibition by raiding the surface by night. They also spend much time in the Dreamlands and the Ethereal plane; some gug warlocks and sorcerers are said to travel the planes with entourages of fext or noctiny. \n**Prey on Ghouls.** Gugs devour ghouls and darakhul as their preferred foodstuffs. When these are not available, they seem to prefer carrion and particular varieties of psychotropic mushrooms, as well as something that is best described as candied bats.", "name": "Gug", "size": "Huge", "type": "Giant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 270, "hit_dice": "20d12+140", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 24, "dexterity": 10, "constitution": 25, "intelligence": 10, "wisdom": 8, "charisma": 14, "strength_save": 12, "dexterity_save": 4, "constitution_save": 11, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 6, "perception": 3, "skills": { "athletics": 11, "perception": 3, "stealth": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "confusion, exhaustion, paralysis, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 13", "languages": "Deep Speech, Giant, Undercommon", "challenge_rating": "12", "cr": 12.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The gug makes two slam attacks, two stomp attacks, or one of each." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage. If a creature is hit by this attack twice in the same turn, the target must make a successful DC 19 Constitution saving throw or gain one level of exhaustion.", "attack_bonus": 11, "damage_dice": "2d8" }, { "name": "Stomp", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack. +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (2d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "A gug 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. A gug regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.", "legendary_actions": [ { "name": "Move", "desc": "The gug moves up to half its speed." }, { "name": "Attack", "desc": "The gug makes one slam or stomp attack." }, { "name": "Grab", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: the target is grappled (escape DC 17).", "attack_bonus": 11, "damage_dice": "0" }, { "name": "Swallow", "desc": "The gug swallows one creature it has grappled. The creature takes 26 (3d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage immediately plus 13 (2d12) acid damage at the start of each of the gug's turns. A swallowed creature is no longer grappled but is blinded and restrained, and has total cover against attacks and other effects from outside the gug. If the gug takes 75 points of damage in a single turn, the swallowed creature is expelled and falls prone next to the gug. When the gug dies, a swallowed creature can crawl from the corpse by using 10 feet of movement." }, { "name": "Throw", "desc": "The gug throws one creature it has grappled. The creature is thrown a distance of 2d4 times 10 feet in the direction the gug chooses, and takes 20 (2d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage (plus falling damage if they are thrown into a chasm or off a cliff). A gug can throw a creature up to Large size. Small creatures are thrown twice as far, but the damage is the same." } ], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Towering Strength", "desc": "A gug can lift items up to 4,000 pounds as a bonus action." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 241, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_gug/" }, { "slug": "gypsosphinx", "desc": "_With black wings and a body pale as alabaster, the vulture-beaked gypsosphinx is easy to identify. As powerful servants of the gods of death and the desert, their riddles and obsessions all hinge on death and carrion. Their eyes can spot prey miles away, and the distance they climb into the sky hides their enormous size._ \nThe pale gypsosphinx shines in the desert sun and stands out in underground tombs and caverns, yet it can conceal itself when it flies in moonlit clouds. Gypsosphinxes are found anywhere bodies are buried or left to rot, and they harvest corpses from battlefields of warring desert tribes. \n_**Gossips and Riddlers.**_ Gypsosphinxes converse with intelligent undead, priests of death gods, and with other sphinxes, but they rarely gather among their own kind. They guard their territory jealously, typically claiming a necropolis as the heart of their region. \nLike all sphinxes, gypsosphinxes enjoy riddles. They rely on magic to solve challenging riddles they can’t solve on their own. \n_**Night Flyers.**_ Unlike most of their cousins, gypsosphinxes are gifted fliers capable of diving steeply from the night sky to snatch carrion or a sleeping camel. The stroke of midnight has a special but unknown significance for the beasts. \n_**Foretell Doom.**_ Occasionally, a paranoid noble seeks out a gypsosphinx and entreats the creature to reveal the time and place of his or her death, hoping to cheat fate. A gypsosphinx demands a high price for such a service, including payment in corpses of humans, unusual creatures, or near-extinct species. Even if paid, the gypsosphinx rarely honors its side of the bargain; instead, it turns its death magic against the supplicant, bringing about his or her death then and there.", "name": "Gypsosphinx", "size": "Large", "type": "Monstrosity", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 171, "hit_dice": "18d10+72", "speed": { "walk": 40, "fly": 70 }, "strength": 20, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 18, "wisdom": 18, "charisma": 18, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 9, "skills": { "arcana": 9, "history": 9, "perception": 9, "religion": 9 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "psychic, poison", "condition_immunities": "poisoned", "senses": "truesight 90 ft., passive Perception 19", "languages": "Abyssal, Common, Darakhul, Sphinx", "challenge_rating": "14", "cr": 14.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The sphinx makes one bite attack and two claw attacks." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 10, "damage_dice": "3d10" }, { "name": "Claws", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (6d8 + 5) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 10, "damage_dice": "6d8" }, { "name": "Rake", "desc": "If the sphinx succeeds with both claw attacks, it automatically follows up with a rake attack. If the target fails a DC 17 Dexterity check, it is knocked prone and takes 14 (2d8 + 5) slashing damage." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "The sphinx can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. It regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.", "legendary_actions": [ { "name": "Bite Attack", "desc": "The sphinx makes one bite attack." }, { "name": "Teleport (Costs 2 Actions)", "desc": "The sphinx magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it can see." }, { "name": "Cast a Spell (Costs 3 Actions)", "desc": "The sphinx casts a spell from its list of prepared spells, using a spell slot as normal." } ], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Inscrutable", "desc": "The sphinx is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as any divination spell that it refuses. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain the sphinx's intentions or sincerity have disadvantage." }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The sphinx's weapon attacks are magical." }, { "name": "Mystic Sight", "desc": "A gypsosphinx sees death coming and can foretell the manner of a person's death. This ability does not come with any urge to share that information. Gypsosphinxes are notorious for hinting, teasing, and even lying about a creature's death (\"If we fight, I will kill you and eat your heart. I have seen it,\"is a favorite bluff)." }, { "name": "Spellcasting", "desc": "the sphinx is a 9th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). It requires no material components to cast its spells. The sphinx has the following wizard spells prepared:\n\ncantrips: (at will): mage hand, mending, minor illusion, poison spray\n\n1st level (4 slots): comprehend languages, detect magic, identify\n\n2nd level (3 slots): blur, darkness, locate object\n\n3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, glyph of warding, major image\n\n4th level (3 slots): blight, greater invisibility\n\n5th level (1 slot): cloudkill" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 359, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_gypsosphinx/" }, { "slug": "haugbui", "desc": "_A thick swirl of dust rises, settles, and forms the vague outline of a man—two points of yellow light shine where its eyes should be, staring malevolently._ \n**Mound Haunter.** A haugbui is an undead spirit tied to its burial mound or barrow. It serves as a familiar, protective spirit to nearby farmsteads or villages, so long as tribute is regularly paid to the haugbui. Traditional offerings may include pouring the first beer from a barrel, leaving portions of meals out overnight, sacrificing blood or livestock, or burying a portion of any income in the mound. A freshly-woken haugbui devours the remains of creatures it was buried with, such as a hawk, hound, or horse. \n**Milder Spirits.** Haugbuis are related to vaettir, but much older. They are more humble and less prone to taking umbrage, and indeed, a great many haugbui have long since forgotten their own names. They are not quick to spill blood when irritated, and thus are viewed with greater tolerance by the living. \n**Scrye and Watch.** They prefer to watch over their people from within their mound, and only come forth over the most grievous insults or injuries. They can do a great deal from within their mounds thanks to their scrying ability. \n**Undead Nature.** A haugbui doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Haugbui", "size": "Medium", "type": "Undead", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "lawful neutral", "armor_class": 18, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 136, "hit_dice": "16d8+64", "speed": { "hover": true, "walk": 0, "fly": 40 }, "strength": 18, "dexterity": 17, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 15, "wisdom": 20, "charisma": 16, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 8, "constitution_save": 9, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 10, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 10, "skills": { "arcana": 7, "history": 7, "intimidation": 8, "perception": 10, "religion": 12 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "cold, lightning, necrotic", "damage_immunities": "poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned", "senses": "truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 20", "languages": "the languages it spoke in life; telepathy 120 ft.", "challenge_rating": "13", "cr": 13.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The haugbui makes two psychic claw attacks." }, { "name": "Psychic Claw", "desc": "Ranged Magical Attack: +10 to hit, range 40 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (6d8 + 5) psychic damage.", "attack_bonus": 10, "damage_dice": "6d8" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Incorporeal Movement", "desc": "The haugbui 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": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the haugbui's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 18). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nconstant: detect thoughts, invisibility, mage hand, scrying\n\nat will: dancing lights, druidcraft, mending, spare the dying\n\n7/day each: bane, create or destroy water, fog cloud, purify food and drink\n\n5/day each: blindness/deafness, gust of wind, locate object, moonbeam, shatter\n\n3/day each: bestow curse, dispel magic, plant growth, remove curse, telekinesis\n\n1/day each: blight, contagion, dream\n\n1/week each: geas, hallow" }, { "name": "Legendary Resistance (3/Day)", "desc": "If the haugbui fails a saving throw it can choose to succeed instead." }, { "name": "Sepulchral Scrying (1/Day)", "desc": "An invisible magical eye is created under the haugbui's control, allowing it to watch its territory without leaving the burial mound. The eye travels at the speed of thought and can be up to 5 miles from the haugbui's location. The haugbui can see and hear as if it were standing at the eye's location, and it can use its innate spellcasting abilities as if it were at the eye's location. The eye can be noticed with a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check and can be dispelled as if it were 3rd-level spell. Spells that block other scrying spells work against Sepulchral Scrying as well. Unless dismissed by its creator or dispelled, lasts for up to 12 hours after its creation; only one can be created per 24-hour period." }, { "name": "Sunlight Sensitivity", "desc": "While in sunlight, the haugbui has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight." }, { "name": "Turn Resistance", "desc": "The haugbui has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 247, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_haugbui/" }, { "slug": "herald-of-blood", "desc": "_The heralds of blood are 20-foot-tall giants with bruised purple skin, and wart-like blood blisters that deform their features. They often wear cowled robes over golden armor streaked with black or green, and their staves of power are always ebony and mithral, embedded with precious stones._ \nAs powerful sorcerers and blood mages, heralds of blood are without peer. They enjoy enslaving ogres and giants whenever possible, though they make do with lesser slaves when they must. \n**Dark Prophets.** Their stirring speeches proclaim that the end times are fast approaching, and their followers must prepare for a bloody reckoning. Behind their charismatic preaching, the heralds of blood serve elder earth gods that demand blood sacrifices, especially dark druid orders devoted to human hunts and the murder of innocents. They have the power to grant strength, lust, and vitality—or to wither those who cross them. \n**Blood Magic Vortexes.** In their true form, which they keep hidden except in battle, heralds of blood are swirling vortexes of blood, bone, and raw magical power. They feed on ley line magic and the black blood of the earth as much as on flesh and blood.", "name": "Herald Of Blood", "size": "Huge", "type": "Fiend", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 115, "hit_dice": "10d12+50", "speed": { "walk": 30, "swim": 30, "fly": 50 }, "strength": 22, "dexterity": 12, "constitution": 20, "intelligence": 14, "wisdom": 17, "charisma": 16, "strength_save": 10, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 9, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 7, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 7, "skills": { "arcana": 6, "perception": 7 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "piercing, lightning", "damage_immunities": "fire, poison", "condition_immunities": "exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 17", "languages": "Common, Draconic, Infernal, Void Speech", "challenge_rating": "12", "cr": 12.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Engulfing Protoplasm", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (2d12 + 6) slashing damage and the target must make a successful DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or be grappled by the herald of blood (escape DC 16). While grappled this way, the creature takes 39 (6d12) acid damage at the start of each of the herald's turns. The herald can have any number of creatures grappled this way.", "attack_bonus": 10, "damage_dice": "2d12" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "A herald of blood 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. A herald of blood regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.", "legendary_actions": [ { "name": "Move", "desc": "The herald of blood moves up to half its speed." }, { "name": "Call of Blood (Costs 2 Actions)", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack. +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., all creatures in reach. Hit: 39 (6d12) necrotic damage and each target must make a successful DC 17 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion." }, { "name": "Majesty of Ragnarok (Costs 3 Actions)", "desc": "The herald of blood emits a terrifying burst of eldritch power. All creatures within 100 feet and in direct line of sight of the herald take 32 (5d12) necrotic damage, gain 2 levels of exhaustion, and are permanently blinded. Targets that make a successful DC 15 Charisma saving throw are not blinded and gain only 1 level of exhaustion." } ], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Blood Armor", "desc": "The herald of blood takes no damage from the first attack against it each round and ignores any nondamaging effects of the attack." }, { "name": "Gift of Blood", "desc": "As an action, the herald of blood can transform any fey, human, or goblin into a red hag, if the target willingly accepts this transformation." }, { "name": "Grant Blood Rage", "desc": "As a bonus action, the herald of blood can grant a single living creature blood rage, giving it advantage on attacks for 3 rounds. At the end of this time, the target gains 1 level of exhaustion and suffers 13 (2d12) necrotic damage from blood loss." }, { "name": "Humanoid Form", "desc": "A herald of blood can assume a humanoid form at will as a bonus action, and dismiss this form at will." }, { "name": "Melting Touch", "desc": "When a herald of blood scores a critical hit or starts its turn with a foe grappled, it can dissolve one metal or wood item of its choosing in that foe's possession. A mundane item is destroyed automatically; a magical item survives if its owner makes a successful DC 17 Dexterity saving throw." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 248, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_herald-of-blood/" }, { "slug": "herald-of-darkness", "desc": "_Stunningly tall and beautiful fiends, the heralds of darkness resemble dark-haired fey wearing cloaks and armor glittering with dark light and often surrounded by a nimbus of pale green fire._ \nHeralds of darkness speak in fluid tones and sing with the voices of angels, but their hearts are foul and treacherous. \n**Vision of Evil.** Indeed, the heralds of darkness can take on another appearance entirely, disappearing into insubstantial shadows and unveiling an evil majestic form that leaves those who see it shaken and weak—and often blind. Speaking of this form is difficult, but poets and bards trying to describe it have said it resembles an apocalyptic horror built of chained souls and the slow death of children carried along in a glacial river, rushing to an inevitable doom. \n**Sword and Cloak.** The black sword and star-scattered cloak of a herald of darkness are part of its magical substance and cannot be parted from it. Some believe the cloak and blade are true visions of its body; the smiling face and pleasing form are entirely illusory. \n**Corruptors of the Fey.** The heralds of darkness are companions and sometimes masters to the shadow fey. They seek to draw many others into their orbit with wild promises of great power, debauchery, and other delights. They are rivals to the heralds of blood and bitter foes to all angels of light.", "name": "Herald Of Darkness", "size": "Large", "type": "Fiend", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "chain shirt", "hit_points": 105, "hit_dice": "10d10+50", "speed": { "walk": 30, "swim": 30, "fly": 50 }, "strength": 20, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 20, "intelligence": 12, "wisdom": 15, "charisma": 20, "strength_save": 8, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 8, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 8, "perception": 5, "skills": { "athletics": 8, "deception": 8, "perception": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, thunder", "damage_immunities": "cold, lightning, necrotic, poison", "condition_immunities": "exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 200 ft., passive Perception 15", "languages": "Common, Elvish, Goblin, Infernal, Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "7", "cr": 7.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The herald of darkness uses Majesty of the Abyss, if it is available, and makes one melee attack." }, { "name": "Embrace Darkness", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack. +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., all creatures in reach. Hit: 6 (1d12) necrotic damage and targets are paralyzed until the start of the herald's next turn. Making a DC 17 Constitution saving throw negates the paralysis." }, { "name": "Majesty of the Abyss (Recharge 4-6)", "desc": "The herald of darkness emits a sinister burst of infernal power. All creatures within 30 feet and in direct line of sight of the herald take 19 (3d12) necrotic damage and must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. Those who fail the saving throw are blinded for 2 rounds; those who succeed are frightened for 2 rounds." }, { "name": "Shadow Sword", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "2d12" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Corrupting Touch", "desc": "A herald of darkness can destroy any wooden, leather, copper, iron, or paper object by touching it as a bonus action. A mundane item is destroyed automatically; a magical item survives if its owner makes a successful DC 16 Dexterity saving throw." }, { "name": "Gift of Darkness", "desc": "A herald of darkness can transform any fey, human, or goblin into one of the shadow fey, if the target willingly accepts this transformation." }, { "name": "Shadow Form", "desc": "A herald of darkness can become incorporeal as a shadow as a bonus action. In this form, it has a fly speed of 10 feet; it can enter and occupy spaces occupied by other creatures; it gains resistance to all nonmagical damage; it has advantage on physical saving throws; it can pass through any gap or opening; it can't attack, interact with physical objects, or speak. It can return to its corporeal form also as a bonus action." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 249, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_herald-of-darkness/" }, { "slug": "hoard-golem", "desc": "_A hoard golem is a pile of gold, jewelry, and weapons that can rise on its own like a tidal wave of riches, with a cold and determined face. A hoard golem can crash down with the weight of a fortune, flattening everything in its path._ \n**Dragon Fears Made Real.** The hoard golems were born from the paranoia of dragons. Despite their great physical and intellectual power, dragons are always suspicious of any creature willing to work for them. The first hoard golem was created when a dragon realized that there could be no guardian more trustworthy with its hoard than the hoard itself. Since then, the secret of hoard golem construction has emerged, and rich nobles have followed suit, enchanting their wealth to defend itself from thieves. \n**Patient Homebodies.** As constructs, hoard golems are mindless, lying in wait for anyone other than their creator to come within striking distance. In the case of evil dragons, this may include the wyrmlings of dragon parents looking to establish dominance in the family. Hoard golems fight to the death, but they rarely leave the rooms they inhabit for fear that clever treasure hunters might trick the hoard into walking itself right out of the owner’s den. \n**Silent and Wealthy.** Hoard golems cannot speak. A hoard golem is 25 feet tall and weighs 20,000 lb. A hoard golem’s body is composed of items—copper, silver, gold, works of art, armor, weapons, and magical items—worth at least 5,000 gp. \n**Constructed Nature.** A golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Hoard Golem", "size": "Huge", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 18, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 161, "hit_dice": "14d12+70", "speed": { "walk": 40 }, "strength": 22, "dexterity": 15, "constitution": 20, "intelligence": 3, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 1, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 9, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 4, "skills": { "athletics": 10, "perception": 4 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "poison, psychic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with adamantine weapons", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhausted, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 14", "languages": "understands the language of its creator but can't speak", "challenge_rating": "12", "cr": 12.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The golem makes two slam attacks." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 39 (6d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 10, "damage_dice": "6d10" }, { "name": "Thieving Whirlwind (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "The hoard golem transforms into a 20-foot radius whirlwind of the treasures of which it is composed. In this form, it has immunity to all slashing and piercing damage. As a whirlwind, it can enter other creatures' spaces and stop there. Every creature in a space the whirlwind occupies must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, a target takes 40 (6d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage and the whirlwind removes the most valuable visible item on the target, including wielded items, but not armor. If the saving throw is successful, the target takes half the bludgeoning damage and retains all possessions. The golem can remain in whirlwind form for up to 3 rounds, or it can transform back to its normal form on any of its turns as a bonus action." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Strike with Awe", "desc": "Creatures within 120 feet of an immobile hoard golem suffer disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. A creature's sheer glee on discovering a vast hoard of treasure distracts it from its surroundings." }, { "name": "Immutable Form", "desc": "The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The golem's weapon attacks are magical." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 234, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_hoard-golem/" }, { "slug": "horakh", "desc": "_Resembling a cave cricket the size of a dog, this beast wraps its victim in spiny legs and claws when it attacks. A horakh’s black, chitinous thorax is topped by a translucent digestive sac—often containing half-digested eyeballs of varying sizes, colors, and species._ \n**Leaping Claws.** Insectoid killing machines with a penchant for consuming their victim’s eyes, the bloodthirsty horakhs travel in small packs and make lightning-fast attacks against the weak or vulnerable. Their powerful rear legs enable enormous bounding leaps, while the sharp hooks at the end of their powerful claws help them to climb and latch onto prey. Heads dominated by scooped mandibles that can shoot forward like pistons, shearing meat from bone. \n**Leaping Screech.** When attacking, a horakh leaps from its hiding spots while making a deafening screech. Horakhs are highly mobile on the battlefield. If threatened, horakhs return to the shadows to attack from a more advantageous position. \n**Herd the Blinded.** After blinding their prey, horakh often herd the blind like sheep until they are ready to consume them and even use them as bait to capture other creatures. Many an explorer has been ambushed, blinded, and condemned to death in the bowels of the earth by these predators.", "name": "Horakh", "size": "Medium", "type": "Monstrosity", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 161, "hit_dice": "19d8+76", "speed": { "walk": 40, "climb": 30 }, "strength": 18, "dexterity": 19, "constitution": 19, "intelligence": 8, "wisdom": 15, "charisma": 10, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 12, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 6, "skills": { "athletics": 8, "perception": 6, "stealth": 8 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 30 ft., passive Perception 20", "languages": "understands Undercommon", "challenge_rating": "9", "cr": 9.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The horakh makes two claw attacks and one bite attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d8 + 4) slashing damage. If the bite attack hits a target that's grappled by the horakh, the target must make a successful DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or one of its eyes is bitten out. A creature with just one remaining eye has disadvantage on ranged attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. If both (or all) eyes are lost, the target is blinded. The regenerate spell and comparable magic can restore lost eyes. Also see Implant Egg, below.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "4d8" }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) piercing damage. If both attacks hit the same Medium or smaller target in a single turn, the target is grappled (escape DC 14).", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "3d8" }, { "name": "Implant Egg", "desc": "If a horakh's bite attack reduces a grappled creature to 0 hit points, or it bites a target that's already at 0 hit points, it implants an egg in the creature's eye socket. The deposited egg grows for 2 weeks before hatching. If the implanted victim is still alive, it loses 1d2 Constitution every 24 hours and has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. After the first week, the victim is incapacitated and blinded. When the egg hatches after 2 weeks, an immature horakh erupts from the victim's head, causing 1d10 bludgeoning, 1d10 piercing, and 1d10 slashing damage. A lesser restoration spell can kill the egg during its incubation." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Shadow Stealth", "desc": "A horakh can hide as a bonus action if it's in dim light or darkness." }, { "name": "Standing Leap", "desc": "As part of its movement, the horakh can jump up to 20 feet horizontally and 10 feet vertically, with or without a running start." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 250, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_horakh/" }, { "slug": "hound-of-the-night", "desc": "_These enormous black hounds are most commonly seen panting in the moonlight, wisps of steam rising from their muzzles, while they accompany a nocturnal hunting party._ \n**Fey Bloodhounds.** Hounds of the night are bred by the shadow fey for use as hunting companions and guardians, and they excel at both tasks. Far more intelligent than other hounds, they are difficult to evade once they are on a quarry’s trail, because they can think their way past problems that would throw their lesser kin off the trail. Their shadow fey masters claim that hounds of the night can smell a shadow on running water and can sniff out a ghost passing through a wall. \n**Cousins to Winter.** Somewhere in their early existence as a breed, some enterprising hunter interbred them with winter wolves. Every trace of their white fur is long gone, but the cold breath of those dread canines remains. \n**Dimensional Stepping.** Hounds of night excel at distracting prey while some of their pack uses dimension door to achieve some larger goal, such as dragging off a treasure or overwhelming a spellcaster in the back ranks.", "name": "Hound Of The Night", "size": "Large", "type": "Monstrosity", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 112, "hit_dice": "15d10+30", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 20, "dexterity": 16, "constitution": 14, "intelligence": 9, "wisdom": 14, "charisma": 10, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": 6, "constitution_save": 5, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 5, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 5, "skills": { "intimidation": 3, "perception": 5, "stealth": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "fire", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "cold", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15", "languages": "understands Elvish and Umbral but can't speak", "challenge_rating": "5", "cr": 5.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "3d10" }, { "name": "Frost Breath (Recharge 5-6)", "desc": "The hound exhales a 15-foot cone of frost. Those in the area of effect take 44 (8d10) cold damage, or half damage with a successful DC 13 Dexterity saving throw." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Blood Scent", "desc": "A hound of the night can follow a scent through phase shifts, ethereal movement, dimension door, and fey steps of any kind. Teleport and plane shift are beyond their ability to follow." }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the hound's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nat will: dimension door" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 251, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_hound-of-the-night/" }, { "slug": "hundun", "desc": "_A toothless mouth adorns the headless shoulders of this oversized, four-armed, doughy humanoid. Colors and half-formed phantasmal shapes appear and vanish around it, to the creature’s obvious delight._ \n**Creative Chaos.** Wise yet child-like creatures of chaos, hunduns are four-armed, headless humanoids that embody spontaneous creation and the confusion that precedes enlightenment. Taking delight in creation of all kinds, they bring change to the staid and stagnant, spin revelation from confusion, and inspire moments of great creation—from works of art to new nations and faiths, and even the formation of planets and planes. \n**Nonsense Speech.** Although not mindless, hunduns rarely seem to act out of conscious thought, yet their actions seem wise and usually benevolent. They communicate only in nonsense words, but have no trouble communicating among themselves or acting in coordination with other hunduns. \n**Flesh of Creation.** Hundun blood is a powerful catalyst, and their spittle a potent drug. Each hundun’s heart is an Egg of Worlds—an artifact that can give birth to new concepts, powers, or even worlds. Obviously, the hundun must die for its heart to be used this way, but this is a sacrifice one might make willingly under the right circumstances.", "name": "Hundun", "size": "Large", "type": "Celestial", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic good", "armor_class": 18, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 153, "hit_dice": "18d10+54", "speed": { "walk": 40, "fly": 40 }, "strength": 20, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 16, "intelligence": 4, "wisdom": 20, "charisma": 18, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 7, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 9, "charisma_save": 8, "perception": 9, "skills": { "athletics": 9, "insight": 9, "perception": 9 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "acid, psychic", "condition_immunities": "blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, stunned, unconscious", "senses": "blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 20", "languages": "understands Celestial and Primordial, but cannot speak intelligibly", "challenge_rating": "10", "cr": 10.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The hundun makes four slam attacks." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 9, "damage_dice": "3d6" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Brainless", "desc": "Hunduns are immune to any spell or effect that allows an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma saving throw. Trying to contact or read a Hundun's mind confuses the caster as the spell for 1 round." }, { "name": "Dance of Creation", "desc": "Hunduns can perform an act of magical creation almost unlimited in scope every 1d8 days. The effect is equivalent to a wish spell, but it must create something." }, { "name": "Enlightening Befuddlement", "desc": "when a hundun's confusion spell affects a target, it can elect to use the following table rather than the standard one:\n\n1d100 Result" }, { "name": "01-10 Inspired:", "desc": "Advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws" }, { "name": "11-20 Distracted:", "desc": "Disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws" }, { "name": "21-50 Incoherent:", "desc": "The target does nothing but babble or scribble incoherent notes on a new idea" }, { "name": "51-75 Obsessed:", "desc": "Target is recipient of geas to create a quality magical object" }, { "name": "76-100 Suggestible:", "desc": "Target receives a suggestion from the hundun" }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the hundun's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 17). It can cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nconstant: confusion (always centered on the hundun), detect thoughts\n\nat will: create or destroy water, dancing lights, mending, prestidigitation\n\n3/day each: compulsion, dimension door, black tentacles, irresistible dance\n\n1/day each: awaken, creation, heroes' feast, magnificent mansion, plant growth, reincarnate, stone shape" }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The hundun's weapon attacks are magical." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 253, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_hundun/" }, { "slug": "ice-maiden", "desc": "_This alluring beauty has flesh and hair as white as snow and eyes blue as glacial ice._ \n**Born of the Ice.** Ice maidens are the daughters of powerful creatures of the cold. Some are descendants of Boreas or the Snow Queen (a few having both parents), but they are also born to frost giants and thursir. A few result from tearful pleas by pregnant women lost in the snows, desperate to keep their newborn child from freezing to death—the fraughashar carry these infants away and raise them as ice maidens. \n**Solitary Lives.** Most ice maidens live solitary existences save for a servant or two under their thrall. They’re lonely creatures, desperate for love but condemned to know companionship only through their magical kiss. If genuine love ever fills an ice maiden’s heart, she’ll melt into nothingness. \n**Killing Dilemma.** An ice maiden’s hunger for affection and human contact leads them to harm those they approach, which only drives them harder to seek for warmth, love, and approval. Some claim an ice maiden can become a swan maiden or a dryad if she keeps a lover’s heart warm for a full year.", "name": "Ice Maiden", "size": "Medium", "type": "Fey", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "lawful evil", "armor_class": 16, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 84, "hit_dice": "13d8+26", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 12, "dexterity": 17, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 19, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 23, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 5, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": 9, "perception": null, "skills": { "deception": 9, "persuasion": 9, "stealth": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "fire", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "cold", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11", "languages": "Common, Giant, Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "6", "cr": 6.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The frost maiden makes two ice dagger attacks." }, { "name": "Ice Dagger", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) cold damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "1d4" }, { "name": "Flurry-Form", "desc": "The ice maiden adopts the form of a swirling snow cloud. Her stats are identical to an air elemental that deals cold damage instead of bludgeoning." }, { "name": "Icy Entangle", "desc": "Ice and snow hinder her opponent's movement, as the entangle spell (DC 17)." }, { "name": "Kiss of the Frozen Heart", "desc": "An ice maiden may kiss a willing individual, freezing the target's heart. The target falls under the sway of a dominate spell, his or her alignment shifts to LE, and he or she gains immunity to cold. The ice maiden can have up to three such servants at once. The effect can be broken by dispel magic (DC 17), greater restoration, or the kiss of someone who loves the target." }, { "name": "Snowblind Burst", "desc": "In a snowy environment, the ice maiden attempts to blind all creatures within 30 feet of herself. Those who fail a DC 17 Charisma saving throw are blinded for 1 hour. Targets that are immune to cold damage are also immune to this effect." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Chilling Presence", "desc": "Cold air surrounds the ice maiden. Small non-magical flames are extinguished in her presence and water begins to freeze. Unprotected characters spending more than 10 minutes within 15 feet of her must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer as if exposed to severe cold. Spells that grant protection from cold damage are targeted by an automatic dispel magic effect." }, { "name": "Cold Eyes", "desc": "Ice maidens see perfectly in snowy conditions, including driving blizzards, and are immune to snow blindness." }, { "name": "Ice Walk", "desc": "Ice maidens move across icy and snowy surfaces without penalty." }, { "name": "Snow Invisibility", "desc": "In snowy environments, the ice maiden can turn invisible as a bonus action." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The ice maiden has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the ice maiden's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). She can innately cast the following spells:\n\nat will: chill touch, detect magic, light, mage hand, prestidigitation, resistance\n\n5/day each: endure elements (cold only), fear, fog cloud, misty step\n\n3/day each: alter self, protection from energy, sleet storm\n\n1/day: ice storm" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 254, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_ice-maiden/" }, { "slug": "idolic-deity", "desc": "_This small demonic idol fade into and out of reality. Its elemental will presses on those near as a near-physical pressure._ \n**Relics of Dark Gods.** Idolic deities are found in ancient temples and deserted tombs. They are relics of an elder age and all that remains of the favored children of deceiving dark god— mighty lordlings like Akoman the Evil Thought, Nanghant the Discontented, and Sarvar the Oppressor. Sent to consume the souls of those worshiping gods of light, these beings of shadow and sand labored slowly through corruption of the soul rather than outright war. \n**Imprisoned Shadow Demons.** The corrupted ancient tribes and their priests began worshiping them as gods, and they forsook their master’s purpose to revel in their pride and vanity until they were struck down for their treachery. They have since wasted to a shadow remnant and been imprisoned in stony idols that barely cling to solidity. \n**Constructed Nature.** An idolic deity doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.", "name": "Idolic Deity", "size": "Small", "type": "Construct", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 17, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 90, "hit_dice": "12d6+48", "speed": { "walk": 0, "fly": 30 }, "strength": 14, "dexterity": 20, "constitution": 18, "intelligence": 10, "wisdom": 11, "charisma": 20, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 3, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "deception": 8, "stealth": 8 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "fire", "damage_resistances": "cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "poison", "condition_immunities": "charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10", "languages": "telepathy 60 ft.", "challenge_rating": "8", "cr": 8.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The idolic deity uses Seduce the Righteous and makes two slam attacks." }, { "name": "Slam", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8) psychic damage.", "attack_bonus": 8, "damage_dice": "1d6" }, { "name": "Seduce the Righteous", "desc": "The idolic deity targets one creature it can see within 30 feet. The target has disadvantage on attack rolls, saving throws, or ability checks (the idolic deity chooses which) until the end of its next turn. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the target prevents this effect, as does a magic circle." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Stealth in darkness", "desc": "The idolic diety gains an additional +3 to Stealth (+11 in total) in dim light or darkness." }, { "name": "Apostasy Aura", "desc": "The idolic deity's presence causes devout followers to doubt their faith. A cleric or paladin that can see the idolic deity and wishes to cast a spell or use a class feature must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the spell or class feature is spent as if it was used, but it has no effect." }, { "name": "Incorporeal Movement", "desc": "The idolic deity 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": "Shadow Stealth", "desc": "While in dim light or darkness, the idolic deity can take the Hide action as a bonus action." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 255, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_idolic-deity/" }, { "slug": "imy-ut-ushabti", "desc": "_These tomb guardians walk their rounds silently, an ornate sword in its hand. Glittering scarabs scurry from under their deformed and yellowed linen wrappings._ \n**Willing Sacrifices.** The undying servants of the god‑kings and queens of ancient times, the imy-ut ushabti guard the tombs of their masters and shepherd them toward their eventual awakening. Generals, trusted advisors, and close allies of their god-king willingly accompanied their dying lords into the afterlife through a horrifying transformation. Still alive, they are tightly bound in linens and sealed within a sarcophagus among a swarm of flesh‑eating scarabs that, over a period of days to weeks, fully consumed their bodies. The servant’s devotion to their task and the anguish of their passing transforms the scarab colony and animates the funerary wrappings to carry on the imy-ut’s duty. \n**Scarab Mummies.** From a distance, the imy-ut ushabti are indistinguishable from the mummified form of their master, betrayed only by the reserved ornamentation of their lacquered armor and the ripples of movement beneath their wrappings from the mass of scarabs beneath it. \n**Warding Triads.** Traditionally, imy‑ut ushabti appear only in triads—the warden, charged with ensuring the death sleep of their god‑queen is uninterrupted; the steward, tasked with escorting their master back from the land of the dead; and the herald, proclaiming their lord’s return to the world of the living.", "name": "Imy-Ut Ushabti", "size": "Medium", "type": "Monstrosity", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "chain shirt", "hit_points": 97, "hit_dice": "15d8+30", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 17, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 6, "wisdom": 10, "charisma": 5, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 2, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": {}, "damage_vulnerabilities": "fire", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "exhaustion, frightened", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10", "languages": "Common (Ancient Nurian)", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Ceremonial Greatsword", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage, and the target must make a successful DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (2d4) poison damage at the start of each of its turns. The target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "2d6" }, { "name": "Vomit Swarm (1/Day)", "desc": "The imy-ut ushabti parts its wrappings voluntarily and releases a swarm of scarab beetles that follow its mental commands. The statistics of this swarm are identical to a swarm of insects, but with the following attack instead of a swarm of insects' standard bite attack:" }, { "name": "Bites", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (4d4) piercing damage, or 5 (2d4) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer, and the target must make a successful DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (2d4) poison damage at the start of each of its turns. A poisoned creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.", "attack_bonus": 3, "damage_dice": "4d4" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Regeneration", "desc": "The imy-ut ushabti regains 5 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point." }, { "name": "Rent wrappings", "desc": "A creature that touches or deals slashing or piercing damage to an imy-ut ushabti while within 5 feet of the creature shreds its delicate linen wrappings, releasing a flurry of skittering scarabs. The attacking creature must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw to avoid them. On a failure, these beetles flow onto the attacker and deal 3 (1d6) piercing damage to it at the start of each of its turns. A creature can remove beetles from itself or from another affected creature within reach by using an action and making a successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw. The beetles are also destroyed if the affected creature takes damage from an area effect." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 256, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_imy-ut-ushabti/" }, { "slug": "isonade", "desc": "_The isonade’s gargantuan thrashing tail is lined with cruelly hooked barbs, and it delights in destruction. When it approaches a coastal village, its tail shoots high into the air from beneath the waves, and it smashes all ships, docks, and nets in its path._ \n**Coastal Destroyer.** The isonade is a beast of destruction, sweeping away entire islands and villages. It wrecks seaside communities with battering winds and carves coastlines with its powerful magic. Though not very intelligent, it singles out a community and tries to lure residents into the waves with its animal messenger ability, sending gulls bearing confused riddles, grand promises, and eerie noises to the townsfolk. \n**Ocean Sacrifices.** When coastal villagers suffered from a hurricane or tsunami, they fell back on folklore and blamed the stirrings of the dreaded isonade. To some, appeasing a leviathan such as this makes sense. Some say that a degenerate group seeks to draw the beast forth by sailing from sight of land and dumping a long chain of bound and screaming sacrifices into the lightless depths of the sea. \n**Enormous Age and Size.** The isonade is more than 45 feet long. The beast’s age is unknown, and many coastal bards tell some version of the legend—some believe it is the last of its kind, others believe that a small group of isonade remains.", "name": "Isonade", "size": "Gargantuan", "type": "Monstrosity", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic neutral", "armor_class": 18, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 222, "hit_dice": "12d20+96", "speed": { "swim": 100 }, "strength": 30, "dexterity": 14, "constitution": 26, "intelligence": 6, "wisdom": 18, "charisma": 8, "strength_save": 14, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 12, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 8, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 8, "skills": { "athletics": 14, "perception": 8 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "ability damage/drain", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 90 ft., passive Perception 18", "languages": "understands Aquan and Elvish, but cannot speak", "challenge_rating": "14", "cr": 14.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The isonade makes one tail slap attack and one bite attack." }, { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 42 (5d12 + 10) piercing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 20). If the target was already grappled from a previous bite, it's also swallowed whole (see below).", "attack_bonus": 14, "damage_dice": "5d12+10" }, { "name": "Tail Slap", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 31 (6d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 14, "damage_dice": "6d6" }, { "name": "Breach", "desc": "The isonade leaps out of the water to crash down onto a target with devastating effect. The isonade must move 30 feet in a straight line toward its target before jumping. When jumping, the isonade travels up to 30 feet through the air before landing. Any creature occupying the space where the isonade lands takes 76 (12d10 + 10) bludgeoning damage and becomes submerged 10 feet below the surface of the water. Targets that make a successful DC 20 Strength saving throw take half damage and are not submerged, but are moved to the nearest unoccupied space. Boats and structures are not immune to this attack." }, { "name": "Swallow Whole", "desc": "When the isonade's bite attack hits a target grappled from a previous bite attack, the target is also swallowed. The grapple ends, but the target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the isonade, and it takes 36 (8d8) acid damage at the start of each of the isonade's turns. An isonade can have two Large, four Medium, or six Small creatures swallowed at a time. If the isonade takes 40 damage or more from a swallowed creature in a single turn, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall prone within 10 feet of the isonade. If the isonade dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape by using 20 feet of movement, exiting prone." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Atmospheric Immunity", "desc": "The isonade can comfortably exist at any level of the sea and suffers no penalties at any depth." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The isonade has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Water Breathing", "desc": "The isonade can breathe only underwater." }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the isonade's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nat will: animal messenger\n\n3/day each: control water, earthquake\n\n1/day each: control weather, storm of vengeance, tsunami" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 257, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_isonade/" }, { "slug": "jaculus", "desc": "_This small dragon has feathered wings on its forearms and powerful legs it uses to cling to trees._ \nThe jaculus (plural jaculi), is a draconic predator that roams the forest and jungle looking for valuable objects it can add to its hoard. Also called the javelin snake, a jaculus loves shiny or reflective items, and it is clever enough to identify items of real value. It will fight and kill to take items it desires, which it stashes inside hollow trees far from any forest trail. \n**Leapers.** Jaculi are far better jumpers than flyers. They can jump 18 feet horizontally or 12 feet vertically after taking a single 2-foot step. They even climb faster than they fly, so they use their wings to flap clumsily back into the trees only when necessary. \n**Teamwork Thievery.** Jaculi are among the least intelligent of the dragons—but they’re still smarter than most humans, and they’re known to pursue cunning and complicated plots to build their hoards. Many traditional tales tell of jaculi in the southern forests working as teams to separate merchants and other travelers from their wealth, figuring out ways to abscond with gems and jewelry before the owners even know they’ve been robbed. Some jaculi may feign docility or even pretend to be friendly and helpful, but wise travelers know that the creatures drop such ruses as soon as they can steal what they’re really after.", "name": "Jaculus", "size": "Small", "type": "Dragon", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 18, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 65, "hit_dice": "10d6+30", "speed": { "walk": 20, "climb": 20, "fly": 10 }, "strength": 14, "dexterity": 18, "constitution": 17, "intelligence": 13, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 13, "strength_save": 4, "dexterity_save": 6, "constitution_save": 5, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 3, "charisma_save": 3, "perception": 3, "skills": { "acrobatics": 6, "perception": 3, "stealth": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "acid, lightning", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13", "languages": "Common, Draconic", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The jaculus makes one jaws attack and one claws attack." }, { "name": "Jaws", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "2d4" }, { "name": "Claws", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 4, "damage_dice": "2d6" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Spearhead", "desc": "If the jaculus moves at least 10 feet straight toward a target and hits that target with a jaws attack on the same turn, the jaws attack does an extra 4 (1d8) piercing damage." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 258, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_jaculus/" }, { "slug": "jba-fofi-spider", "desc": "_A large, brown spider that resembles a tarantula with exaggeratedly long legs gracefully emerges from the bushes, followed by similar arachnids that are smaller and yellow in color._ \nThe j’ba fofi resembles an oversized tarantula with very long legs, although a flicker of intelligence indicates this species evolved above mere vermin. \n**Spider Pack Leaders.** The youngest are yellow in color, but their hairs turn brown as they age. Immature j’ba fofi pull ordinary spiders into their fellowship in teeming masses that follow along wherever they roam. \n**Fond of Camouflage.** The natural coloring of a j’ba fofi, along with its proficiency at camouflage—their hair-like bristles are usually covered in a layer of leaves—makes it virtually invisible in its natural environment. They weave leaves and other forest litter into their webs to create well-hidden, enclosed lairs.", "name": "J'ba Fofi Spider", "size": "Large", "type": "Beast", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "unaligned", "armor_class": 18, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 75, "hit_dice": "10d10+20", "speed": { "walk": 40, "climb": 40 }, "strength": 17, "dexterity": 17, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 4, "wisdom": 13, "charisma": 6, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "stealth": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11", "languages": "", "challenge_rating": "3", "cr": 3.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Bite", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage plus 22 (5d8) poison damage, or half as much poison damage with a successful DC 12 Constitution saving throw. A target dropped to 0 hit points by this attack is stable but poisoned and paralyzed for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d10" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Jungle Stealth", "desc": "The j'ba fofi spider gains an additional +2 to Stealth (+7 in total) in forest or jungle terrain." }, { "name": "Camouflaged Webs", "desc": "It takes a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to spot the j'ba fofi's web. A creature that fails to notice a web and comes into contact with it is restrained by the web. A restrained creature can pull free from the web by using an action and making a successful DC 12 Strength check. The web can be attacked and destroyed (AC 10; hp 5; vulnerable to fire damage; immune to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage)." }, { "name": "Spider Climb", "desc": "The j'ba fofi can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check." }, { "name": "Spider Symbiosis", "desc": "No ordinary spider will attack the j'ba fofi unless magically controlled or the j'ba fofi attacks it first. In addition, every j'ba fofi is accompanied by a swarm of spiders (a variant of the swarm of insects), which moves and attacks according to the j'ba fofi's mental command (commanding the swarm does not require an action by the j'ba fofi)." }, { "name": "Web Sense", "desc": "While in contact with a web, the j'ba fofi knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web." }, { "name": "Web Walker", "desc": "The j'ba fofi ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 362, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_jba-fofi-spider/" }, { "slug": "jotun-giant", "desc": "_The earth shudders with every footfall of a Jotun giant, the immortal enemies of the gods. Tall enough to look a titan in the eye and strong enough to wrestle a linnorm, Jotun gaints are the lords of giantkind. Their enormous halls are carved in mountains and glaciers throughout the frozen wastes._ \n**Foes of the Gods.** As foes of the northern gods, they plot to regain their former status as lords of Creation. Many know ancient secrets and snippets of antediluvian arcane lore, and so may have abilities beyond those listed below. More powerful Jotun giants straddle the line between mortal and demigod. \n**Contests and Challenges.** Like many giants, the Jotun enjoy a challenge, even from tiny little humans. Only the mightiest heroes can challenge a Jotun giant’s might in physical combat. Using cunning or trickery is a safer bet—though being too cunning is also angers them, and Jotun giants are no fools. \n**Seekers of Ragnarok.** The Jotun giants know great magic, and strive to bring about end times of Ragnarok.", "name": "Jotun Giant", "size": "Gargantuan", "type": "Giant", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic neutral", "armor_class": 20, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 407, "hit_dice": "22d20+176", "speed": { "walk": 60 }, "strength": 30, "dexterity": 8, "constitution": 26, "intelligence": 18, "wisdom": 20, "charisma": 14, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": 14, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": 11, "charisma_save": 8, "perception": null, "skills": { "arcana": 10, "history": 10, "nature": 10, "stealth": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15", "languages": "Common, Giant", "challenge_rating": "22", "cr": 22.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The giant makes two greatclub attacks and a frightful presence attack, or one rock throwing attack." }, { "name": "Greatclub", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 55 (10d8 + 10) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 16, "damage_dice": "10d8" }, { "name": "Rock", "desc": "Ranged Weapon Attack: +16 to hit, range 90/240 ft., one target. Hit: 49 (6d12 + 10) bludgeoning damage.", "attack_bonus": 16, "damage_dice": "6d12" }, { "name": "Frightful Presence", "desc": "Each creature of the giant's choice that is within 120 feet of the giant and aware of it must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Once a creature's saving throw is successful, it is immune to the giant's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": [ { "name": "Rock Catching", "desc": "If a rock or similar object is hurled at the giant, the giant can, with a successful DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, catch the missile and take no bludgeoning damage from it." } ], "legendary_desc": "The Jotun giant can take 1 legendary action, and only at the end of another creature's turn. The giant regains the spent legendary action at the start of its turn.", "legendary_actions": [ { "name": "Detect", "desc": "The Jotun giant makes a Wisdom (Perception) check." }, { "name": "Planar Return", "desc": "If banished, a Jotun giant can return to the plane it departed 2/day. If banished a third time, it cannot return." }, { "name": "Sweeping Blow", "desc": "The Jotun giant can sweep its greatclub in an arc around itself. The sweep affects a semicircular path 30 feet wide around the giant. All targets in that area take 46 (8d8 + 10) bludgeoning damage, or no damage with a successful DC 19 Dexterity saving throw." } ], "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Immortality", "desc": "Jotuns suffer no ill effects from age, and are immune to effects that reduce ability scores and hit point maximum." }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the Jotun giant's innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 19). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nat will: earthquake, shapechange, speak with animals\n\n3/day: bestow curse, gust of wind\n\n1/day: divination" }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The giant has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Magic Weapons", "desc": "The giant's weapon attacks are magical." }, { "name": "Too Big to Notice", "desc": "The sheer size of the Jotun giant often causes those near it to confuse one at rest for part of the landscape. The jotun has advantage on Stealth checks when not moving." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 222, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_jotun-giant/" }, { "slug": "kalke", "desc": "_Combining the head of a goat and the body of a monkey makes the creature odd enough; combining the social grace of a baboon with pretensions of a scholar makes it more comical than threatening._ \nFiendish pests that infest derelict wizards’ towers and laboratories, the kalkes are either the by-product of botched gates into the lower realms or the personification of an evil deity’s contempt for wizards. All kalkes act with the arrogance of magi while having the social characteristics of baboons. Being of fiendish blood, kalkes do not age and require neither food nor drink. Though lacking any formal spellcasting ability, all kalkes can produce magical effects through the dramatic mumming of largely spontaneous and unstudied rituals. \n**Hoard Magical Paraphernalia.** The drive to produce ever more fanciful rituals gives a kalke the compulsion to accumulate spell components, magical foci, and other occult paraphernalia. Although these objects serve no purpose, the kalkes seek out spellcasters in their vicinity and steal any paraphernalia they can find. Because they have no ability to distinguish what’s magically useful from what isn’t, they grab any jewelry, pouches, sticks, or ornate objects they uncover. Sometimes children, animals, or other small humanoids are taken to be used as sacrifices, if they can be easily carried away. \n**Perform Rituals.** Troops of kalkes inhabit trees, caverns, and ruins around sites of significant magical activity. Twice a month, or more during major astrological and seasonal events, the kalkes gather to perform—by way of dance, chant, and sacrifice—an imagined rite of great magic. The effort has an equal chance of achieving nothing whatsoever, causing dangerous but short-lived misfortunes (snakes raining on the countryside, creatures summoned from the lower planes), or triggering calamities (great fires or floods). \nAn additional side effect of these rituals is that the troop may gain or lose members magically. If the troop numbers less than 13, a new kalke appears as if from nowhere; if it contains 13 or more members, then 3d4 of them find themselves mysteriously gated to the nearest location of magical activity—often hundreds of miles away. Those teleported arrive in a state of hysteria, with individuals extinguishing flames, grabbing frippery, and running in all directions. Because kalkes have no control over their displacement, it’s not surprising to find them in abandoned dungeons or keeps, clutching the property of some long-lost wizard. \n**Hagglers.** The kalkes will return the goods they've taken, in exchange for a ransom or fee. These exchanges need to have the outward appearance of being impressively in the kalke’s favor. A particularly generous (or devious) spellcaster may be able to reach an accommodation with a persistent local troop of kalkes.", "name": "Kalke", "size": "Small", "type": "Fiend", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "neutral evil", "armor_class": 14, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 9, "hit_dice": "2d6+2", "speed": { "walk": 30, "climb": 30 }, "strength": 8, "dexterity": 17, "constitution": 12, "intelligence": 13, "wisdom": 7, "charisma": 13, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": 0, "skills": { "perception": 0, "stealth": 5 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10", "languages": "Abyssal, Common, Infernal", "challenge_rating": "1/4", "cr": 0.25, "actions": [ { "name": "Dagger", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.", "attack_bonus": 5, "damage_dice": "1d4" } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Extinguish Flames", "desc": "Kalkes can extinguish candles, lamps, lanterns and low-burning campfires within 120 feet as a bonus action." }, { "name": "Detect Spellcasting", "desc": "Kalkes can sense spellcasting in a 5-mile radius, as long as the effect is not innate." }, { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "Kalkes have advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects." } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 259, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_kalke/" }, { "slug": "kikimora", "desc": "_This strange-looking humanoid combines the features of an old crone and some manner of bird. A shawl covers her head but cannot contain her prominent beak and clawed hands. Her skirt reveals bird-like feet._ \n**Filthy Illusions.** Kikimoras are devious house spirits who torment those they live with unless they are catered to and cajoled. They delight in harassing homeowners with their illusions, making a house look much filthier than it actually is. Their favored illusions include mold, filth, and scuttling vermin. \nThey love secretly breaking things or making such destruction seem like an accident. They then convince the house’s residents to leave gifts as enticement for making repairs in the night. \n**Brownie Hunters.** Kikimoras hate brownies. While brownies can be mischievous, kikimoras bring pain and frustration on their housemates instead of remaining hidden and helping chores along. Some brownies seek out kikimora‑infested homes with the intention of evicting them. \nIf homeowners refuse to appease the kikimora (or cannot rid themselves of her devious presence), the kikimora sends a swarm of spiders, rats, or bats. Many times inhabitants in a home plagued by a kikimora believe it is haunted. \n**Fast Talkers.** While they try to avoid notice and aren’t great talespinners, kikimoras are convincing and use this influence to gain an upper hand—or to evade capture or avoid violence.", "name": "Kikimora", "size": "Medium", "type": "Fey", "subtype": "", "group": null, "alignment": "chaotic neutral", "armor_class": 15, "armor_desc": "natural armor", "hit_points": 65, "hit_dice": "10d8+20", "speed": { "walk": 30 }, "strength": 13, "dexterity": 18, "constitution": 15, "intelligence": 12, "wisdom": 16, "charisma": 21, "strength_save": null, "dexterity_save": null, "constitution_save": null, "intelligence_save": null, "wisdom_save": null, "charisma_save": null, "perception": null, "skills": { "deception": 7, "persuasion": 7, "stealth": 6 }, "damage_vulnerabilities": "", "damage_resistances": "bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from", "damage_immunities": "", "condition_immunities": "", "senses": "darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13", "languages": "Common, Sylvan", "challenge_rating": "5", "cr": 5.0, "actions": [ { "name": "Multiattack", "desc": "The kikimora makes two claw attacks." }, { "name": "Claw", "desc": "Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.", "attack_bonus": 6, "damage_dice": "2d6" }, { "name": "Hidey-Hole", "desc": "When a kikimora chooses a house to inhabit, she scrawls a symbol on a wall, baseboard, cupboard, or semi-permanent object (like a stove) to be her tiny domain. This ability creates a hidden extra-dimensional dwelling. After creating a hidey-hole, a kikimora can teleport herself and up to 50 lb of objects to the designated location instead of making a normal move. This extradimensional space can only be entered by the kikimora or by a creature using a plane shift spell or ability. The location can be determined by casting detect magic in the area of the sigil, but it takes a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to plane shift into the space. Inside the hidey-hole, a kikimora can see what is going on outside the space through a special sensor. This sensor functions like a window, and it can be blocked by mundane objects placed in front of the sigil. If she leaves an item in her space, it remains there even if she removes the sigil and places it in another location. If someone else removes the sigil, all contents are emptied into the Ethereal Plane (including any beings within her hidey-hole at the time). In this case, the kikimora can attempt a DC 15 Charisma saving throw to instead eject herself (but none of her possessions) into a space adjacent to the sigil." } ], "bonus_actions": null, "reactions": null, "legendary_desc": "", "legendary_actions": null, "special_abilities": [ { "name": "Magic Resistance", "desc": "The kikimora has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects." }, { "name": "Innate Spellcasting", "desc": "the kikimora's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:\n\nat will: invisibility (self only), mage hand, mending, minor illusion, prestidigitation\n\n3/day each: animal friendship, blinding smite, sleep\n\n1/day each: insect plague, major image" } ], "spell_list": [], "page_no": 260, "environments": [], "img_main": null, "document__slug": "tob", "document__title": "Tome of Beasts", "document__license_url": "http://open5e.com/legal", "document__url": "https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition-print/", "v2_converted_path": "/v2/creatures/tob_kikimora/" } ] }