Fifth Edition Foes

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Authors: Scott Greene, Matt Finch, Casey Christofferson,
Erica Balsley, Clark Peterson, Bill Webb, Skeeter Green,
Patrick Lawinger, Lance Hawvermale, Scott Wylie Roberts Myrystyr,
Mark R. Shipley, Chgowiz,
Developer: Steven Winter
Editors: Steven Winter, Merric Blackman, James Redmon
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Table of Contents
Foreword.............................................................. p. 4
Aaztar-Ghola......................................................... p. 5
Adherer................................................................ p. 6
Aerial Servant........................................................ p. 7
Algoid.................................................................. p. 8
Amphoron of Yothri: Worker.................................. p. 9
Amphoron of Yothri: Warrior................................ p. 10
Amphoron of Yothri: Juggernaut.............................. p. 10
Ant Lion.............................................................. p. 11
Ape, Flying......................................................... p. 12
Aranea................................................................. p. 13
Arcanoplasm........................................................ p. 14
Artificer of Yothri................................................. p. 15
Ascomoid............................................................ p. 16
Assassin Bug........................................................ p. 17
Astral Moth......................................................... p. 18
Astral Shark......................................................... p. 19
Aurumvorax........................................................ p. 20
Basilisk, Crimson.................................................. p. 21
Basilisk, Greater................................................... p. 22
Bat: Doombat....................................................... p. 23
Beetle, Giant Rhinoceros........................................ p. 24
Beetle, Giant Slicer................................................ p. 24
Beetle, Giant Water............................................... p. 25
Biclops............................................................... p. 26
Blood Hawk......................................................... p. 27
Blood Orchid....................................................... p. 28
Blood Orchid Savant.............................................. p. 28
Blood Orchid Grand Savant..................................... p. 29
Bloodsuckle......................................................... p. 30
Bloody Bones........................................................ p. 31
Boalisk............................................................... p. 32
Bone Cobbler........................................................ p. 33
Boneneedle, Greater............................................... p. 34
Boneneedle, Lesser................................................. p. 34
Bonesucker........................................................... p. 35
Borsin................................................................ p. 36
Brass Man............................................................ p. 37
Brume................................................................. p. 38
Burning Dervish................................................... p. 39
Cadaver.............................................................. p. 40
Cadaver Lord....................................................... p. 41
Carbuncle............................................................ p. 42
Caryatid Column.................................................. p. 43
Cat, Feral Undead................................................. p. 44
Caterprism.......................................................... p. 45
Catfish, Giant Electric........................................... p. 46
Catoblepas........................................................... p. 47
Cave Cricket........................................................ p. 48
Cave Eel.............................................................. p. 49
Cave Fisher.......................................................... p. 50
Cave Leech........................................................... p. 51
Centipede Nest...................................................... p. 52
Cerebral Stalker..................................................... p. 53
Chain Worm....................................................... p. 54
Chaos Knight....................................................... p. 55
Chupacabra.......................................................... p. 56
Church Grim....................................................... p. 57
Churr................................................................. p. 58
Cimota............................................................... p. 59
Cimota Guardian.................................................. p. 59
Cimota, High...................................................... p. 60
Clam, Giant........................................................ p. 61
Clamor............................................................... p. 62
Cobra Flower....................................................... p. 63
Coffer Corpse...................................................... p. 64
Cooshee.............................................................. p. 65
Corpse Rook........................................................ p. 66
Corpsespinner....................................................... p. 67
Corpsespun.......................................................... p. 68
Crabman............................................................. p. 69
Crayfish, Monstrous.............................................. p. 70
Crimson Mist....................................................... p. 71
Crypt Thing........................................................ p. 72
Dagon................................................................. p. 73
Dark Folk: Dark Creeper......................................... p. 74
Dark Folk: Dark Stalker.......................................... p. 74
Darnoc............................................................... p. 76
Death Dog........................................................... p. 77
Death Worm....................................................... p. 78
Decapus.............................................................. p. 79
Demon, Teratashia................................................ p. 80
Demon, Thalasskoptis............................................ p. 81
Demonic Knight................................................... p. 82
Denizen of Leng.................................................... p. 83
Dire Corby.......................................................... p. 84
Dracolisk............................................................ p. 85
Drake, Fire.......................................................... p. 86
Drake, Ice........................................................... p. 87
Dust Digger......................................................... p. 88
Eblis.................................................................. p. 89
Ectoplasm............................................................ p. 90
Eel, Giant Moray.................................................. p. 91
Eel, Gulper.......................................................... p. 92
Elusa Hound........................................................ p. 93
Encephalon Gorger................................................ p. 94
Exoskeleton, Giant Ant........................................... p. 95
Exoskeleton, Giant Beetle........................................ p. 96
Exoskeleton, Giant Crab......................................... p. 97
Fear Guard........................................................... p. 98
Fifth Edition Foes

Fen Witch........................................................... p. 99
Fetch................................................................ p. 100
Fire Crab, Greater................................................ p. 101
Fire Crab, Lesser.................................................. p. 101
Fire Snake, Poisonous............................................ p. 102
Flail Snail........................................................... p. 103
Flowershroud...................................................... p. 104
Foo Dog............................................................ p. 105
Foresters Bane..................................................... p. 106
Froghemoth........................................................ p. 107
Fungoid............................................................. p. 108
Fungus Bat......................................................... p. 109
Fyr................................................................... p. 110
Gallows Tree........................................................ p. 111
Gallows Tree Zombie........................................... p. 112
Gargoyle, Four-Armed........................................... p. 113
Gargoyle, Fungus................................................. p. 114
Gargoyle, Green Guardian....................................... p. 115
Gargoyle: Margoyle.............................................. p. 116
Genie: Hawanar................................................... p. 117
Ghost-Ammonite................................................. p. 118
Giant Slug of Pnakh............................................ p. 119
Giant, Jack-in-Irons............................................. p. 120
Gillmonkey........................................................ p. 121
Gloom Crawler.................................................... p. 122
Gnarlwood......................................................... p. 123
Gohl................................................................. p. 124
Golden Cat......................................................... p. 125
Golem, Flagstone................................................. p. 126
Golem, Furnace................................................... p. 127
Golem, Stone Guardian......................................... p. 128
Golem, Wooden.................................................. p. 129
Gorbel............................................................... p. 130
Gorgimera........................................................... p. 131
Gorilla Bear........................................................ p. 132
Gray Nisp........................................................... p. 133
Green Brain........................................................ p. 134
Grimm............................................................... p. 135
Grippli.............................................................. p. 136
Grue (Type 1)...................................................... p. 137
Grue (Type 2)...................................................... p. 138
Hanged Man....................................................... p. 139
Hangman Tree.................................................... p. 140
Hawktoad........................................................... p. 141
Helix Moth......................................................... p. 142
Hieroglyphicroc................................................... p. 143
Hippocampus...................................................... p. 144
Hoar Fox............................................................ p. 145
Horsefly, Giant................................................... p. 146
Huggermugger.................................................... p. 147
Igniguana........................................................... p. 148
Jackal of Darkness................................................ p. 149
Jaculi................................................................ p. 150
Jelly, Mustard...................................................... p. 151
Jupiter Bloodsucker.............................................. p. 152
Kamadan............................................................. p. 153
Kampfult........................................................... p. 154
Kech................................................................. p. 155
Kelpie............................................................... p. 156
Khargra............................................................. p. 157
Korred.............................................................. p. 158
Kurok-spirit....................................................... p. 159
Land Lamprey..................................................... p. 160
Lava Child.......................................................... p. 161
Leng Spider......................................................... p. 162
Leopard, Snow.................................................... p. 163
Leucrotta, Adult.................................................. p. 164
Leucrotta, Young................................................ p. 164
Lithonnite.......................................................... p. 165
Magmoid........................................................... p. 166
Mandragora........................................................ p. 167
Mandrill............................................................ p. 168
Mantari............................................................. p. 169
Midnight Peddler................................................. p. 170
Mite................................................................. p. 171
Mite, Pestie........................................................ p. 172
Mummy of the Deep............................................. p. 173
Murder Crow...................................................... p. 174
Naga: Hanu-naga................................................. p. 175
Olive Slime........................................................ p. 176
Olive Slime Zombie............................................. p. 177
Ooze, Glacial...................................................... p. 178
Ooze, Magma..................................................... p. 179
Origami Warrior................................................. p. 180
Pech.................................................................. p. 181
Phycomid........................................................... p. 182
Pleistocene Animal, Brontotherium........................... p. 183
Pleistocene Animal, Hyaenodon............................... p. 184
Pleistocene Animal, Mastodon................................. p. 185
Pleistocene Animal, Woolly Rhinoceros.................... p. 186
Pudding, Blood................................................... p. 187
Pyrolisk............................................................. p. 188
Quadricorn......................................................... p. 189
Quickwood......................................................... p. 190
Rat, Shadow....................................................... p. 191
Red Jester........................................................... p. 192
Ronus............................................................... p. 193
Russet Mold....................................................... p. 194
Ryven............................................................... p. 195
Sandling............................................................. p. 196
Screaming Devilkin.............................................. p. 197
Scythe Tree........................................................ p. 198
Sea Serpent, Brine................................................. p. 199
Sea Serpent, Deep Hunter...................................... p. 200
Sea Serpent, Fanged............................................... p. 201
Sea Serpent, Shipbreaker........................................ p. 202
Sea Serpent, Spitting............................................ p. 204
Seahorse, Giant.................................................... p. 205
Sepulchral Guardian............................................. p. 206
Shadow Mastiff.................................................. p. 207
Shadow, Lesser.................................................... p. 208
Shroom............................................................. p. 209
Fifth Edition Foes
Foreword
Skeleton Warrior................................................. p. 210

Skeleton, Stygian................................................. p. 212
Skelzi................................................................ p. 213
Skulk................................................................ p. 214
Slithering Tracker................................................ p. 215
Soul Reaper........................................................ p. 216
Stegocentipede..................................................... p. 217
Strangle Weed..................................................... p. 218
Tabaxi............................................................... p. 219
Taer................................................................ p. 220
Tangtal............................................................. p. 221
Tazelwurm......................................................... p. 222
Temporal Crawler................................................ p. 223
Tendriculos........................................................ p. 224
Tentacled Horror................................................. p. 225
Therianthrope: Foxwere......................................... p. 227
Therianthrope: Lionwere........................................ p. 228
Therianthrope: Owlwere........................................ p. 229
Therianthrope: Wolfwere...................................... p. 230
Treant, Lightning................................................ p. 231
Tri-flower Frond................................................. p. 232
Triton, Dark....................................................... p. 233
Troll, Spectral..................................................... p. 234
Troll, Two-headed............................................... p. 235
Tunnel Prawn..................................................... p. 236
Tunnel Worm.................................................... p. 237
Vampire Rose..................................................... p. 238
Vegepygmy Commoner, Worker............................. p. 239
Vegepygmy Guard................................................ p. 239
Vegepygmy Chief................................................ p. 239
Volt.................................................................. p. 241
Vorin................................................................ p. 242
Vulchling........................................................... p. 243
Lava Weird....................................................... p. 244
Were-mist.......................................................... p. 245
Weredactyl......................................................... p. 246
Widow Creeper................................................... p. 247
Witch Grass....................................................... p. 248
Witherstench..................................................... p. 249
Yellow Musk Creeper........................................... p. 250
Yellow Musk Zombie........................................... p. 251
Zombie Raven.................................................... p. 252
Appendix A: Monsters by Type................................ p. 253
Appendix B: Monsters by CR.................................. p. 256
Legal Appendix.................................................... p. 259
Fifth Edition Foes is a first step into supporting the Fifth Edition of
everyones favorite roleplaying game. The monsters in this book should
be familiar to anyone who enjoyed the Tome of Horrors supplements (all
four volumes of it) published by Necromancer Games during the Third
Edition era. Many of these monsters reach back further than those books,
though, since theyre culled from First Edition volumes such as the Fiend
Folio (1981) and Monster Manual II (1983)and those books drew
material from the even older pages of magazines like The Dragon and
White Dwarf. So while the stat blocks and powers of these creatures are as
up-to-date as we could make them, they also harken back to the very early
years of roleplaying games, when any addition to the gameevery new
monster, spell, or magic itemwas completely new and exciting.
I remember well the thrill that ran through the offices of TSR when a
new book like the Fiend Folio arrived from the printer. Any pretense at
trying to work was set aside as everyone tore into the latest shiny volume,
examining stats, commenting on illustrations, discussing how the new
creatures could be worked into upcoming adventures and which existing
creatures and spells they could be paired with to produce really nasty
surprises for players.
Updating these monsters to the latest edition brought back much of
that same excitement. The rules of the game have changed in big ways
and small over the decades, but the fundamental ideaa group of thrillseeking roustabouts relying on their prowess and their wits to survive in
an imaginary world filled with magic and monstersis still the same.
Ideas and concepts that were challenging, frightening, or amusing to
players imaginations in 1981 have the same potency today. Imagination
never becomes obsolete because of new technology. As G. K. Chesterton
wrote, There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
Were not relying on nostalgia to make these monsters interesting.
This book lines up well with the Necromancer Games philosophy that the
challenges faced by our imaginary heroes should be interesting and tough.
Many of these creatures dont fit neatly into level-specific challenges.
Some of them punch well above their weight class. Others have an
alarming ability to keep swinging long after other monsters would flee
or perish. Shocks like those are what keep the game fresh and surprising.
When there was doubt about how to rank a monsters challenge rating, we
intentionally erred on the low side, because players are resourceful. If they
take a beating in their first meeting with a level-appropriate monster,
they can fall back, dress their wounds, learn from the defeat, and come
back the next day armed with a better plan that leads to victory. That
refusal to admit defeat is, after all, part of the fabric of heroism.
Steve Winter
Fifth Edition Foes
Aaztar-ghola
Aaztar-gholas are ancient creatures originating from some other dimension, foul things that have
established themselves in the prime material plane. They attire their tall, hideous bodies in flowing,
richly embroidered robes, adorning themselves with strange, baroque jewelry.
Aaztar-Ghola
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
CE Medium humanoid
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 13 (mage armor)
hp: 38 (7d8 + 7)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: The aaztar-ghola attacks twice with its scimitar.
Melee AttackScimitar: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d6 + 2 slashing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 11 (+0), Con 12 (+1),
Int 16 (+3), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Common, Abyssal
Skills: History +5
TRAITS
Arcane Fatigue: An aaztar-gholagains 1d3 levels of
exhaustion when it uses its finger of death spell-like ability.
It recovers fully after taking a short rest and consuming a
fresh human body part.
Dominate Ghouls (3/day): As a bonus action, an aaztarghola can try to dominate all ghouls within 60 feet. The
aaztar-ghola makes a DC 8 Cha check; if it succeeds,
it charms every ghoul in the area. The aaztar-ghola
establishes a telepathic link to affected creatures, and
they do their best to carry out its simple commands. This
charm lasts for one hour. Ghouls under this affect have
tactical advantage on Wis saving throws against being
turned. If any ghouls the aaztar-ghola is trying to charm
are currently turned by a cleric, the aaztar-ghola has
tactical disadvantage on its Cha check.
Mage Armor: An aaztar-ghola always has mage armor cast
on itself.
Spell-like Abilities: The aaztar-Ghola can use the following
spell-like abilities, using Intelligence as its casting ability
(DC 13, attack +5). The Aaztar-Ghola doesnt need
material components to cast these spells.
2/day: inflict wounds (range 50 ft.), fear
1/day: dispel magic, finger of death, fly, see invisibility
of an aaztar-ghola is 90% likely to be guarded by a pack of 2d6 + 6 ghouls.

In the presence of an aaztar-ghola, ghouls are highly resistant to being
turned; they have tactical advantage on saving throws against turning.
Ghasts are also willing to serve aaztar-gholas, but they do so for their own
purposes. They are unaffected by the strange control that aaztar-gholas
have over ordinary ghouls. Aaztar-gholas themselves are not undead and
cant be turned, although as creatures not inherently native to the prime
material plane they are affected by protection from evil.
These horrid creatures are natural adepts of the necromantic arts, and all
of them have inherent spellcasting powers. The most fearsome of these is
finger of death. Because of its debilitating effect on them, however, aaztargholas save it as a last resort, using it to destroy a final enemy, to ensure
their escape from a bad situation, or as a last, spiteful act before dying.
They always have mage armor cast on themselves, whether or not they
expect trouble. Aaztar-gholas are capable of speaking with any sort of
undead creature, even those that have no intellect at all such as zombies.
This ability to communicate with the undead does not imply the ability to
control; ghouls are the only undead creatures that automatically follow
commands given by an aaztar-ghola.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Aaztar-gholas find human flesh delectable, especially when it is cooked
with the strange spices of their distant homeland. An aaztar-ghola lair
often contains cauldrons, skewers, and more alien and disturbing culinary
implements.
Aaztar-gholas have a necromantic affinity with ghouls and ghasts,
which obey their commands without any perceptible reluctance. The lair
Credit
Author Matt Finch
Fifth Edition Foes
Adherer
This creature appears to be a withered humanoid wrapped in decaying bandages.
Upon close inspection, what appeared to be bandages are actually loose folds of the creatures
rotting skin. A sour odor fills the air around the creature.
Adherer
XP 450 (CR 2)
LE Medium aberration
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 13 (natural armor)
hp: 45 (7d8 +14)
Vulnerability: Fire damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The adherer slams twice.
Melee AttackSlam: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 2 bludgeoning damage, and
the target creature is grappled and restrained (see
Adhesive).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 12 (+1), Con 14 (+2),
Int 4 (3), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Common (understands but cant speak)
Skills: Stealth +3
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft.
TRAITS
Adhesive: An adherer exudes a sour smelling, gluelike
substance that is a powerful adhesive. Any creatures
or items that touch it, except for items made of stone,
become stuck to the adherer. The adherer automatically
grapples and restrains any creature it hits with its slam
attack. It can grapple up to two opponents at one time.
Gtrappling does not reduce the adherers number of
attacks. Creatures grappled this way can break free with
a successful DC 15 Str check.
A weapon that strikes an adherer is stuck to the creature
unless the wielder succeeds on a DC 12 Dex saving throw.
Pulling a stuck weapon free requires a successful DC 12 Str
check.
Boiling water thrown on the adherer deals 1d6 points of
damage to it and to any creature grappled by the
adherer. It also grants tactical advantage on Dex saving
throws and Str checks to free a weapon or to escape
from the adherers grapple; this bonus lasts for one round.
Inflicting fire damage on the adherer also weakens the
adhesive, granting tactical advantage on Dex saving
throws and Str checks for 1d3 rounds. Universal solvent
dissolves the adhesive instantly. An adherer can dissolve its
adhesive at will, and the substance breaks down naturally
one hour after the creature dies.
Adherers are strange

creatures found in forests
and
extensive
cavern
networks. They stand 6 feet
tall, weigh about 200 pounds,
and closely resemble mummies.
The difference is obvious on close
inspection, but from more than 10
feet away, a successful DC 20 Int
(Nature) check is needed to discern the
difference. They are not in fact related to
mummies, nor are they undead. Adherers are malign, living creatures that
attack just about any other creature they encounter.
Adherers always attack from ambush. When lying in wait, an adherer
covers its body with leaves, sticks, or other natural debris to blend with
its surroundings. When prey wanders too close, the adherer springs to the
attack. In this type of ambush, adherers always have tactical advantage
on their Stealth checks to determine surprise (+5). They are cowardly
creatures, however, and if spotted before they can spring their ambush,
they flee.
Credit
The Adherer originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and is used by permission.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forests and subterranean
Organization: Solitary or gang (24)
Copyright Notice
Authors Scott Greene and Clark Peterson, based on original material
by Guy Shearer.
Fifth Edition Foes
Aerial Servant
This creature appears as a man-sized humanoid composed of grayish white vapor.
No facial features can be discerned.
speed toward the casters location. The link is broken
permanently only when the aerial servant or the caster is
destroyed.
Natural Invisibility: An aerial servant is permanently invisible,
and it remains invisible even when attacking. This ability
is inherent and cant be magically cancelled or
dispelled. Invisibility is not factored into the aerial
servants +8 Stealth modifier; it gains the benefits of
invisibility in addition. An aerial servant is visible on
the Astral and Ethereal Planes, but it is always
lightly obscured in those locales.
Aerial Servant
XP 5,000 (CR 9)
N Medium fiend
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
hp: 152 (16d8 + 80)
Saving Throws: Dex +8, Wis +4
Resistance: Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage from nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Poison damage; grappling, paralysis,
petrification, poison, prone, restraint,
unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any (Plane of Air)
OFFENSE
Speed: 60 ft., fly 60 ft.
Multiattack: The aerial servant slams
once and constricts once, or uses its
wind blast.
Melee AttackSlam: +9 to hit (reach
5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d10 + 5
bludgeoning damage, and the
target creature is grappled.
Melee AttackConstrict: automatic
hit (one creature grappled by
the aerial servant). Hit: 2d10 + 5
bludgeoning damage.
Area AttackWind Blast (recharge 5,
6): automatic hit (80 ft. line; creatures
in the line). Hit: 4d10 bludgeoning
damage, and creatures of Medium
size or smaller are knocked prone and
pushed 2d10 feet away from the aerial servant.
Affected creatures that make a successful DC 17 Dex
saving throw take half damage and are not knocked
prone, but they are pushed away.
Aerial servants are semi-intelligent

creatures from the Plane of Air that often
roam the Astral and Ethereal planes. One is
seldom met on the Material Plane unless it was
summoned by a spellcaster and commanded
to perform some task. Typically, such tasks
involve retrieving objects or tracking the
summoners enemies. Though an aerial servant
performs whatever task is asked of it, it resents
being summoned and forced to do anothers
bidding; therefore, it looks for ways to pervert the
conditions of the summoning and its mission.
An aerial servant that fails or is thwarted in
its mission becomes insane and immediately
returns to the caster who summoned it, either
killing the caster or carrying the caster back
to the Plane of Air with it.
Aerial servants are always
invisible on the Plane of Air.
On other planes, they can be
seen when they wish, though
only vaguely, appearing as
humanoids composed of
whitish-gray vapor. Sometimes
eyes, a nose, and a small mouth form in the vapor. They cant become
invisible on the Astral and Ethereal Planes, but their appearance is always
indistinct there.
Aerial servants attack with a shearing blast of wind or by grabbing and
crushing an opponent in their powerful grasp.
Aerial servants can be killed only on their native Plane of Air. If slain
elsewhere, they simply dissolve into wisps of vapor and return to their
home plane.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 18 (+4), Con 20 (+5),
Int 4 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: Common, Primordial
Skills: Perception +4, Stealth +8
TRAITS
Flawless Tracking: An aerial servant can track any creature
on the same plane of existence as itself across any terrain
automatically.
Link with Caster: When summoned, an aerial servant
creates a mental link between itself and the caster who
summoned it. Should the aerial servant fail the mission
it was assigned, it returns to the caster and attacks him.
The aerial servant can find the caster as long as they are
on the same plane of existence. If the caster leaves the
plane, the link is temporarily broken. If the two are again
on the same plane of existence, the link is immediately
reestablished and the aerial servant moves at full
Credit
The Aerial Servant originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Manual ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1977) and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
by Gary Gygax.
Fifth Edition Foes
Algoid
This stocky, man-sized creature seems to be composed of nothing more
than algae and murky, stagnant water.
objects spell at will, requiring no components. Each
casting animates two trees, which are all the
algoid can control at a time. A newlyanimated tree takes one full round to
uproot itself. Once free, trees act on the
algoids turn.
Vulnerability to Water Magic: Control
water and destroy water spells deal
3d6 piercing damage to an algoid
(no save).
Water Camouflage: An algoid has
tactical advantage on Stealth
checks when it has any type of
standing water to blend into.
Algoid
XP 700 (CR 3)
N Medium plant
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 14
hp: 52 (7d8 + 21)
Saving Throws: Con +5
Resistance: Slashing and piercing
Immunity: Lightning and fire damage;
prone
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: The algoid slams
twice or attacks once with its
mind blast.
Melee AttackSlam: +6
to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 4
bludgeoning damage.
If an algoid scores
a critical hit with
this attack, the
target must make a
successful DC 14 Con
saving throw or be stunned.
The stunned creature can repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns; the condition ends on a successful
save.
Ranged AttackMind Blast: automatic hit (range 60 ft.
cone; creatures in the cone). Hit: creatures in the cone
must make a successful DC 13 Int saving throw or be
stunned for 3d4 rounds.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate marshes
Organization: Solitary, pair, or
cluster (36)
The algoid is a living colony of algae
that has developed some semblance
of intelligence and mobility. It
is dark green and roughly
humanoid in shape. Algoids
make their lairs in marshes
and swamps. They are often
encountered with other
marsh-dwelling sentient plants,
but never with shambling mounds
(algoids hate them and usually attack them on sight).
An algoid is 7 feet tall and weighs about 300 pounds. The skin
of an algoid is coarse and rough with a leafy texture. In its natural
surroundings, it is nearly invisible until it attacks. Algoids use this
natural camouflage to gain tactical advantage on Stealth checks when
prey is nearby. The algoid lies in wait, submerged in water or a bog,
locating prey with tremorsense. When a potential victim passes nearby,
the algoid springs to attack.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 10 (+0), Con 16 (+3),
Int 4 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Common (understands but cant speak)
Skills: Stealth +4
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 120 ft.
Credit
The Algoid originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
by Mike Ferguson.
TRAITS
Animate Trees: An algoid can innately cast the animate
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Amphorons of Yothri
The creatures have jointed, metallic shells, clanking limbs, and one glistening, glassy eye.
Clearly, they are not of this world.
Amphoron of Yothri (Worker)
TRAITS
Flicker: Roll 1d6 for every amphoron in play at the start of
its turn. On a roll of 1, the amphoron flickers due to a
momentary interruption of the connection across time and
space. Flickering lasts until the start of the amphorons next
turn. While flickering, the amphoron cant be attacked
and cant inflict damage. It regains 2 hit points when it
rematerializes. A controller flickers only on a roll of 1 on 1d20,
but if it does, all amphorons under its control also flicker.
Highly Charged: Worker amphorons carry a high static
electrical charge. Any living creature that begins its turn
within 10 feet of a worker amphoron takes 2 electrical
damage from static discharge.
Levitate (1/day): Once per day, a worker amphoron can
cast levitate on itself as an action. No components are
required.
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

N Small construct
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 13 (3d6 + 3)
Resistance: Damage from magic spells and spell-like effects
Immunity: Piercing damage from nonmagical weapons;
poison damage; charm, fright, paralysis, poison, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The amphoron attacks twice with pincers.
Melee AttackPincer: +2 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 piercing damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Work gang (1d4 workers) or crew (1d4 1
workers, 1d3 1 warriors, and 1d2 1 juggernauts)
STATISTICS
Str 9 (1), Dex 11 (+0), Con 12 (+1), Int 8 (1), Wis 9 (1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Common
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Multiattack: The amphoron attacks twice with whirling saw
blades and once with its crane.
Melee AttackWhirling Saw Blades: +7 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 2d8 + 4 slashing damage.
Melee AttackCrane: +3 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one creature).
Hit: target is grappled and lifted by the crane to be
dropped into the juggernauts processing chamber on the
juggernauts next turn (see Processing, below).
Amphoron of Yothri (Warrior)

Warrior
XP 450 (CR 2)
N Medium construct
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 33 (6d8 + 6)
unconsciousness
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 10 (+0), Con 16 (+3),
Int 6 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Common
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The amphoron attacks once with pincers and
once with its flamethrower.
Melee AttackPincers: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d10 + 2 piercing damage.
Area AttackFlamethrower: automatic hit (range 100 ft.
line; all creatures in line). Hit: creatures in the line must
make a successful DC 11 Dex saving throw or take 2d6 fire
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 11 (+0), Con 12 (+1),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
momentary interruption of the connection across time and
space. Flickering lasts until the start of the amphorons next
turn. While flickering, the amphoron cant be attacked
and cant inflict damage. It regains 2 hit points when it
rematerializes. A controller flickers only on a roll of 1 on 1d20,
but if it does, all amphorons under its control also flicker.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Work gang (1d4 workers) or crew (1d4 1
Amphoron of Yothri (Juggernaut)

Juggernaut
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
N Large construct
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 102 (12d10 + 36)
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
TRAITS
Processing: The juggernaut amphoron is equipped with a
large, moving crane mounted on its back. In addition to
attacking with its whirling saw blades, the juggernaut can
pick up one creature per round with its crane and hoist it
aloft. On that creatures turn, it can make a Str (Athletics)
or Dex (Acrobatics) check (with tactical disadvantage
if the creature is wearing metal armor, because of the
magnets in the crane), opposed by the juggernauts Str
check. If the creature wins the contest, it struggles free
from the crane and drops harmlessly to the ground. If
the juggernaut wins the contest, then on its next turn, it
drops the creature into the processing chamber. Any
creature dropped through the hatch is immediately
reduced to 0 hit points and must make a death saving
throw each turn until either it dies or the juggernaut
amphoron is destroyed; a dying creature cant stabilize
inside a juggernauts processing chamber. If the creature
dies, it emerges from the juggernauts ejection hatch
on the juggernauts next turn as a brick of processed
concentrate. A death saving throw is not required on a
turn when the juggernaut flickers.
momentary interruption of the connection across time
and space. Flickering lasts until the start of the amphorons
next turn. While flickering, the amphoron cant be
attacked and cant inflict damage. It regains 2 hit points
when it rematerializes. A controller flickers only on a roll of
1 on 1d20, but if it does, all amphorons under its control
also flicker.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Work gang (1d4 workers) or crew (1d4
Amphorons of Yothri are mechanisms created by the artificers of that
plane using their strange magic-science. Amphorons on the material
plane are physical projections of a model that remains on Yothri; the
artificers mind, possibly using a lens apparatus of some kind, projects
the device into the material plane, where it has a physical reality.
These projections can fail momentarily, a phenomenon known
as flickering. A flickering amphoron is visible as a faint, staticshrouded shape. Moreover, the artificers control of more than one
amphoron at a time depends on his mental connection to a single,
controlling amphoron. If the artificer attempts to switch his mental
connection from one amphoron to another, the process takes 1d6
rounds to complete.
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The controlling amphoron has only a 1 in 20 chance of flickering,
but if it does so, all of the amphorons under its control also flicker.
Any amphoron can serve as the controller, but a single controller cant
control more than six other amphorons, and an artificer can project
his mind to only one controller at a time. Thus, unless the artificer
has projected some apparatus (the possibilities are many, and left to
the Referees creativity) to allow remote controllers or auto-controls,
the maximum number of amphorons encountered at time is seven
(six controlled and one controller). When the artificers nefarious
schemes on the material plane are complete, he will likely not bother
to disintegrate his amphorons, so their material substance remains on
the material plane: operating randomly, remaining completely inert,
or proceeding independently with their rudimentary intelligence.
An amphorons metallic insides are filled with wires and a gel-like
flesh that allows the mental connection with the distant reality of
Yothri, and also gives the creature its basic intelligence.
Worker amphorons are smaller than humans, and they move on four
crablike legs. Warrior amphorons are usually used to protect worker
amphorons or in situations where the artificers schemes involve
violence. The juggernaut amphoron is a harvester/processor the size
of a semiattached trailer truck, with a moving crane mounted on its
back and two huge circular saws mounted on its articulated arms.
Exactly what the artificers of Yothri do with the bricks processed
through their juggernauts remains a mystery.
Ant Lion
This creature resembles a giant gray or brown
ant with leathery skin covered in coarse,
black bristles. Its deep, inset eyes are black and its
mouth is filled with rows of jagged teeth.
Ant Lion
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Unaligned Large beast
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 93 (11d10 + 33)
Immunity: Charm
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft., burrow 10 ft.
Melee AttackBite: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
3d10 + 2 piercing damage, and the target is grappled.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 11 (+0), Con 17 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +2
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm deserts
Organization: Solitary or nest (mated pair plus 1d4
noncombatant young)
The ant lion is a vicious insectlike creature that lurks at the bottoms
of pits and holes, feeding on those unfortunates that fall in.
An ant lion is about 9 feet long and weighs nearly 700 pounds. Ant
lions dig deep, funnel-shaped pits in which to trap their prey. An ant
lion pit is about 60 feet across and about 20 feet deep. A creature that
steps on the pit must make a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Acrobatics)
save or slip and fall into the funnel. It is there the ant lion waits,
buried just under the surface of the ground. When prey falls to the
center of the funnel, the ant lion surfaces and attacks, using its
mandibles to grab and tear its prey. An ant lion never releases its
grapple voluntarily.
Credit
The Ant Lion originally appeared

in the First Edition Monster
Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of
the Coast, 1983) and is used
by permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene,
based on original material
by Gary Gygax.
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Ape, Flying
The creatures leathery wings blot out the sun, allowing your dazzled eyes to see that its a great,
hairy ape with enormous leathery wings. Thats all you see before it dives into you.
Ape, Flying
XP 450 (CR 2)
CN Large monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 45 (6d10 + 12)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The flying ape attacks
twice with its fists.
Melee AttackFist: +6 to hit (reach
bludgeoning damage. If both
fists hit the same target, the ape
also rends, doing another 2d6
slashing damage and the target is
grappled and restrained.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 14 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 6 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None (some flying apes
understand Common but cant
speak)
Skills: Perception +2
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate
Flying apes are larger and more muscular
than gorillas. Most have leathery wings
similar to a bats, but some have feathered
wings like a birds.
If a flying ape hits the same target with both
of its slam attacks, it can either rend its foe
for additional damage or gain a hold secure
enough to carry the foe into the air, either to
drop on a following round or to deliver the
victim to the apes evil overlord, as applicable.
Typical flying apes are considerably less
intelligent than humans, but smarter ones
are not uncommon. It has been observed that
as their intelligence increases, so does their
tendency toward cruelty and evil behavior.
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Arenea
As the monstrosity approaches across its web, you notice that unlike other giant spiders,
this one has a pair of diminutive arms and hands, and an oddly brain-shaped hump on its back.
Aranea
XP 700 (CR 3)
CE Large monstrosity
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 39 (6d10 + 6)
Saving Throws: Int +5
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
1d8 + 3 piercing damage, and the target must make a
successful DC 11 Con saving throw or become poisoned
(see Paralytic Poison, below).
Ranged AttackWebs (recharge 5, 6): +5 to hit (range 30
ft./60 ft.; one creature). Hit: The target is restrained by
webs. A webbed creature can use its action to attempt
a DC 12 Str (Athletics) check to escape. The web can
also be destroyed by 5 points of slashing or fire damage
against AC 10.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 16 (+3), Con 12 (+1),
Int 16 (+3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Common, Deep Speech
Skills: Stealth +5
Senses: Blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft.
TRAITS
Paralytic Poison: The poisoned creature has tactical
disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. At the end
of each of its turns, the poisoned creature must attempt a
Con saving throw. On a result of 16 or higher, the poisoned
condition ends and the character becomes immune to this
araneas poison. On a result of 1115, the poisoned condition
continues. On a result of 10 or lower, the creature becomes
paralyzed and no more saving throws are needed. Paralysis
lasts for 1 hour or until the poison is neutralized.
Shapechange: An aranea can use its action to polymorph
into a Medium beast or humanoid creature of CR 2 or
lower, or from another form back into its own form. The
aranea retains its Int, Wis, and Cha scores and its current
hit points while polymorphed; otherwise, it takes on all
the attributes of the adopted form. It can cast spells if the
adopted form can provide the spells verbal and somatic
components, and it retains its paralytic poison trait if
the adopted form has a bite attack. A shapechanged
aranea reverts to its natural form when slain.
Spellcasting: All aranea are 3rd-level wizards. They use
Intelligence as their casting ability (DC 13, attack +5) and
require no material components for their spells. Typical
known spells are listed below, but individual aranea can
know different spells.
Cantrips (at will): dancing lights, poison cloud, shocking grasp
1st Level (x4): charm person, sleep
2nd Level (x2): invisibility, mirror image

Spider Climb: Aranea can climb any surface without making
ability checks.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forests, caves, subterranean
Organization: Solitary or cluster (1d6 + 1)
An aranea is an intelligent, shapechanging spider with sorcerous powers. In
its natural form, an aranea resembles a typical giant spider, with a humpbacked
body a little bigger than a human torso and venomous fangs. Although
considered a Large creature, an araneas mass is no more than a typical
humans; its size comes from its long legs. An aranea can be distinguished
from other giant spiders by the hump on its back that houses its brain and by
the fact that, in addition to eight legs, it has a fifth pair of limbs, each about 2
feet long, located ahead of the first pair of legs. These limbs end in hands, each
equipped with three clawed fingers and a double-jointed thumb.
When aranea are encountered in groups, some might be young: identical
in all respects to adult areanea but without the spellcasting trait.
Aranea often use their shapechanging ability to lure unsuspecting
victims into ambushes. Less often, they assume humanoid form to infiltrate
human societies, where they conduct research and gather information for
their inscrutable purposes.
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Arcanoplasm
This creature resembles a giant, pale amoeba shot through with stripes of dark gray.
Caught within its protoplasmic form are half-digested creatures of various types and sizes.
Arcanoplasm
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
N Large monstrosity
Initiative 2
DEFENSE
hp: 103 (9d10 + 54)
Immunity: Poison damage; paralysis, poison, polymorph,
prone, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: The arcanoplasm slams once and
constricts once.
Melee AttackSlam: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 2 bludgeoning
damage plus 1d6 acid damage, and
the target is grappled.
Melee AttackConstriction: automatic
hit (one creature already grappled
by the arcanoplasm at the start of
the arcanoplasms turn). Hit: 1d6 +
2 bludgeoning damage plus 2d6
acid damage.
cant absorb divine magic, which affects it normally.

Amorphous: An arcanoplasm can move through gaps as
small as 1 square inch without penalty.
Arcanesense: An arcanoplasm can automatically detect
the location of any arcane spellcaster within 100 feet. This
ability is not blocked by any material.
Arcane Spell Mimicry: As an action, an arcanoplasm can
mimic any arcane spell of 4th level or lower cast within 30
feet of it on its next turn. The spell takes effect as if cast
by a 7th-level sorcerer (DC 13, attack +6) and requires
no components. Because of its innately magical nature,
an arcanoplasm adds both its
Con and Cha modifiers to
concentration checks when it
takes damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Underground
Thought to be the result of a
failed magic experiment, wizards
and sorcerers alike have tried for
years to gather information on this
alien creature, but thus far such
information has eluded even the
most resourceful of researchers.
Arcanoplasms are found in areas
where the residual energy of arcane
magic lingers. Such areas include
abandoned wizards towers, keeps,
dungeons, and so forth. Here they
feed and remain until disturbed. Most
encounters with these monsters take place
in such locations, as the arcanoplasm
rarely travels far from its lair. Because
it lairs in ruins and similar places that
attract adventurers, it rarely has to wait
long between meals.
Arcanoplasms always target
arcane
spellcasting
creatures
first. Thanks to its ability to
replicate spells cast near it, the
arcanoplasm always tries to
stay within 30 feet of a hostile
arcane caster. Mimicked spells
are cast at the foe deemed
most threatening.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 6 (2), Con 22 (+6),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Common,
draconic (understands but
cant speak)
Skills: Athletics +4, Stealth +0
TRAITS
Absorb Arcane Energy: Any
arcane spell targeted
at an arcanoplasm is
automatically absorbed
into its body. This cures
1 point of damage per
3 points of damage the
spell would otherwise
deal; nondamaging
spells cure 1 point of
damage per spell level.
Spells that affect an
area are not absorbed,
but neither do they
affect the arcanoplasm.
The arcanoplasm cant
absorb magic from spells
that it cast itself using
arcane spell mimicry, and it
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene.
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Artificer of Yothri
The artificers of Yothri are tall and skeletal, a construction of dark-hued metalloid bones
acting as the framework for artificial tubes and organs. They wear hoods and long, black robes
perhaps a necessity on the dead world they inhabit in a distant and eroding reality.
Artificer of Yothri
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
CE Medium aberration
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 66 (12d8 + 12)
Immunity: Nondamaging effects from magic spells and
spell-like effects
attack +8). Typical spells are listed below, but individual

artificers can know different spells.
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, shocking grasp
1st Level (x4): charm person, mage armor, ray of sickness,
sleep
2nd Level (x3): mirror image, see invisibility
3rd Level (x3): counterspell, protection from energy
4th Level (x3): dimension door, wall of fire
5th Level (x1): telekinesis
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or expedition (1 artificer plus a work
gang of amphorons)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: An artificer of Yothri attacks twice
with claws.
Melee AttackClaw: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d12 + 2 slashing
damage.
The artificers originate on Yothri, a distant worldperhaps an

alien dimensionwhere reality itself is crumbling. They live
in baroque palaces of green glass and alien metal, twisted into
unnatural shapes, domes, and bubbles. The artificers are
mutually hostile, each coveting the others resources and
knowledge. It is remotely possible that player characters
might be kidnapped to serve an artificer by attacking
the citadel of a rival artificer in the barren, suppurating
wastelands of Yothri.
Artificers employ the Science of Yothri, which
is a mix of psychic power, alien magic, and
unfathomable technology impossible to achieve
outside the decaying physical reality of Yothri
itself.
An artificer might be encountered alone if
he or she hopes to avoid attracting attention,
but more often, they travel with a work gang
of amphorons for protection and to handle all
physical labor. They can maintain a mental
connection with a controller amphoron
anywhere in the universe, including
on other planes of existence. (See the
entry Amphorons of Yothri for more
information on such connections.)
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 20 (+5), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Any
Skills: Intimidation +5,
Stealth +5
Senses: Blindsight 60 ft.
TRAITS
Spellcasting: The
artificers of Yothri
replicate the effects
of magic with their
alien science (that only
they are capable of
understanding). They
have the spellcasting
capability of 9thlevel wizards, but their
spellcasting requires
no components. They
use Intelligence as their
casting ability (DC 16,
Credit
Author Matt Finch; first appeared in
Knockspell Magazine #1
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Ascomoid
This creature appears as a large, wide puffball of living fungus. Its surface is brownish-green.
Small pocks dot its form, seeming to function as some sort of sensory organs.
on a successful save, the creature moves 5 feet to
get out of the ascomoids path and can make an
opportunity attack if its allowed to react. An ascomoid
can attempt to trample any number of creatures during
its move, but it cant trample the same creature more
than once per round.
Ascomoid
XP 700 (CR 3)
Unaligned Large plant (fungus)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 76 (9d10 + 27)
Resistance: Bludgeoning and slashing damage from
nonmagical weapons; fire and lightning damage
Immunity: Charm, prone, stun, unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment: Underground
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Melee AttackSlam: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
3d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage.
Area AttackSpores (recharge 5, 6): automatic hit (20-ft.
radius sphere within 30 ft. range; creatures in sphere). Hit:
creatures in the sphere must make a successful DC 16
Con save against poison or take 2d6 poison damage and
become nauseated (incapacitated) for 1d4 rounds. A
successful save negates the poison damage but not the
incapacitated condition, and also makes the creature
immune to further spore attacks from the same ascomoid
for 24 hours.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 17 (+3),
Int 0 (5), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
Senses: Tremorsense 60 ft.
Ascomoids are subterranean fungus monsters. They feed by sitting atop

a slain creature and absorbing its body fluids into the ascomoids own
form. Creatures slain in this manner appear as rotting husks.
Ascomoids generally avoid light and the surface world, though they
have no adverse reaction to sunlight or bright light. The typical ascomoid
lair is a large, damp, dark, natural cavern with only one way in or out.
Bones from its victims are strewn about the lair. The monster has no use for
treasure, but the possessions of those it killed tend to be scattered loosely
all over its lair. Fragile items tend to be destroyed by the ascomoids great
weight as it feeds.
The average ascomoid is 10 feet wide and weighs 300 pounds.
Credit
The Ascomoid originally appeared in Dragon #68 ( TSR/Wizards of
the Coast, 1982) and later in the First Edition Monster Manual II ( TSR/
Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.
TRAITS
Trample: As the ascomoid moves, it can enter
spaces occupied by enemies but cant
stop there. Creatures in spaces the
ascomoid enters can attempt
DC 15 Dex saving throws.
On a failed save, the creature
takes 2d10 + 4 bludgeoning
damage and is knocked prone;
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Assassin Bug
This large insect has a narrow head ending in a segmented beak or proboscis.
The creatures carapace is dull brownish-black, and its front jackknife legs are covered in
thousands of small hairs. Two long segmented antennae jut from its head.
Assassin Bug
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Unaligned Medium beast
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 120 (16d8 + 48)
Immunity: Charm
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft., climb 20 ft., fly 50 ft.
Multiattack: The assassin bug attacks once with claws and
bites once.
Melee AttackClaws: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 2d6 + 3 slashing damage, and the target must make a
successful DC 13 Dex saving throw or be grappled by the
assassin bug.
Melee AttackBite: automatic hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature
grappled by the assassin bug). Hit: 2d8 + 3 piercing
damage plus 1d8 poison damage, and the creatures
maximum number of hit points is reduced by the amount
of the poison damage. The creatures maximum number
of hit points returns to normal after a long rest or when the
poison is neutralized.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 17 (+3), Con 16 (+3),
Int 0 (5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: None
Assassin bugs are predatory insects that feed on the blood and
tissue of living creatures. Actively hunting or passively waiting for
its prey, an assassin bug is a formidable killing machine that has few
enemies.
Although often encountered alone, assassin bugs are communal
creatures. Nests containing up to 20 creatures have been found. Most
nests contain at least one female of mating age. During mating season, the
female deposits a sticky clutch of 2d4 eggs in a narrow nest scraped into
the forest floor. The eggs hatch within two weeks. Newborn assassin bugs
look exactly like their adult counterparts (other than being smaller). An
assassin bug goes through several growth stages before finally reaching
adult stage within one year.
An assassin bug stands 5 feet tall. Its body is segmented, and most
are dull brownish black (though red and black or even yellowish-brown
assassin bugs have been reported). Its front, curved legs (called jackknife
legs) are black and covered in tiny hairs that aid it in climbing as well as
capturing its prey. An assassin bug has two pairs of wings that it keeps
folded against its back when not flying.
Depending on the disposition of the assassin bug, it might wait in
ambush for prey to come close, or it might actively seek out live food. In
either case, when a victim is within range, the assassin bug leaps to the
attack, attempting to grapple its prey so it can inject its organ-dissolving
saliva. A victim that dies is kept in the assassin bugs lair for several
weeks as it and any others in the nest slurp up the liquefied internals of
the victim.
Copyright Notice
ECOLOGY
forests
Organization: Solitary,
cluster (25), or colony
(611)
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Astral Moth
The creature moves like a dream on mothlike wings that flutter gracefully in a breeze only it can feel.
Astral Moth
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
(alignment varies) Large monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 32 (5d10 + 5)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackBite: +5 to hit (reach
piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 4 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Any (understands via
telepathy but cant speak)
TRAITS
Interplanar Flight: Astral moths can fly
into the spaces between realities
and travel effortlessly between
planes of existence and dimensions.
The time required for such travel
varies in accordance with the
intended destination, but it would
be rare for a trip of any distance to
take more than 24 hours.
Mount: An astral moth can carry a
single Medium rider, two Small riders,
or up to ten Tiny riders.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or eclipse (2d6)
Astral moths are large, mothlike creatures
with the bizarre ability to carry other creatures
between planes of existence or into other
dimensions.
The origins of these rare creatures are lost
in the sands of time, but three varieties are
known. The dark and white varieties are both
semiintelligent, with the dark-colored moths
being Chaotic Neutral in alignment and the white ones being Lawful
Neutral. There is also a grey variety which is believed to be closer to
the original breeding stock, having only animal intelligence and Neutral
alignment. All three varieties are capable of planar travel and of receiving
instructions by means of rudimentary telepathy.
Training is essential for an astral moth that is intended for use as a
mount, because poorly trained and untrained astral moths may try to throw
off a rider mid-journeya significant hazard in some of the realms astral
moths can cross.
The creatures themselves are relatively harmless. The true threat from
an astral moth is whatever strange being might be riding it. Astral moths
have been used by many lost and forgotten nonhuman civilizations that
existed in different times, planes, and dimensions.
They are, of course, greatly prized by wizards. The egg of an astral moth
can fetch 5,000 gp from the right buyer. Capturing a wild adult is possible,
but care must be taken to keep it from getting airborne: if the creature
is able to take wing, it will simply escape into unknown dimensions,
possibly dragging its would-be captor along into distant realms with no
hope of a safe return.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Astral Shark
This creature resembles a shark with sickly white skin, tinged here and there with smears of pink.
Its dorsal fin is jagged and slightly curved, and the creatures eyes are large, bulbous, and lidless.
An astral shark is a sleek creature that resembles a shark but spends its
entire life in the Astral Plane; astral sharks cant materialize on any other
plane. Among the lower life forms of the Astral Plane, the astral shark
is near the top of the food chain. When astral sharks detect extraplanar
visitors nearby, the astral sharks attack them in preference to any other
prey and seldom stop attacking until theyre killed. It is unknown if the
astral shark is drawn to the visitors strange energy or if it somehow
gains special nutrition from them or from the silver cord that connects
an astral traveler to its material body.
Most astral sharks are 10 to 15 feet long, but they can grow to lengths
of nearly 30 feet. An astral sharks tactics resemble those of its Material
Plane counterpart: circling its prey, then darting in and biting with its
powerful jaws. Astral sharks are greatly feared by experienced astral
travelers.
Astral Shark
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
N Large fiend
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 102 (12d10 + 36)
OFFENSE
Speed: 60 ft.
2d12 + 3 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 17 (+3),
Int 6 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +5
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TRAITS
Astral Scent: An astral shark is highly attuned to the energy
of a traveler in the Astral Plane. It automatically detects all
living creatures within 180 ft. of itself.
Sever Silver Cord: When an astral shark scores a critical hit
with its bite, in addition to the normal effects of a critical
hit, the target creature must attempt a DC 10 Dexterity
saving throw. Failure indicates that the astral shark
severed the silver cord connecting the targets astral
form to its material body, and the target creature dies
instantly.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Astral plane
Organization: Solitary or
school (25)
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Aurumvorax
This small, feral creature resembles an eight-legged wolf with bright golden fur.
The aurumvorax (also called the golden gorger) is an extremely vicious
creature. It will attack any living prey it meets in its territory, and its
territory often extends up to a mile in all directions from its lair.
Despite being just 3 feet long, an aurumvorax weighs between 100 and
150 pounds. The creatures copper-colored claws are razor sharp. Its eyes
are silver with gold pupils, and its whiskers are bronze in color.
The aurumvorax attacks by biting a foe, locking its jaws, then leaping
onto the creature and shredding it with a tornado of claws. Once its jaws
are locked onto an enemy, an aurumvorax doesnt let go until either it or
its prey is dead.
Aurumvorax (Golden Gorger)

XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Unaligned Small monstrosity
Initiative +5
DEFENSE
hp: 78 (12d6 + 36)
Resistance: Fire damage
Immunity: Poison damage; poison
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The aurumvorax bites once and attacks twice
with its claws. If the aurumvorax has its jaws locked onto a
target, it rakes that target instead of biting.
1d8 + 5 piercing damage, and the aurumvorax locks its
jaws onto the target (see below).
Melee AttackClaws: +8 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d6 + 5 slashing
damage.
Melee AttackRake: automatic
hit (reach 0 ft.; one creature the
aurumvoraxs jaws were locked onto
at the start of the aurumvoraxs turn).
Credit
The Aurumvorax originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 20 (+5), Con 16 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Locking Jaws: When the aurumvorax bites a
creature and locks its jaws, the aurumvorax
enters that creatures space. The
aurumvorax cant move on its own while its
jaws are locked, but it moves with the other
creature. To get free from the aurumvorax,
the target creature or an adjacent ally must
use its action to make a successful DC 16
Str (Athletics) check. The aurumvorax cant
use its bite attack again until it releases its
jaws, which automatically moves it out of
that creatures space.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate plains, hills, or
forests
Organization: Solitary or pair
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Basilisk, Crimson
This creature looks like a stocky, eight-legged, crimson-scaled reptile. A row of bony spines juts from its
back and runs the length of its body. Its eyes have a ghostly blue glow.
while averting its gaze, it suffers all the usual penalties for
attacking an unseen target.
Crimson Basilisk
XP 700 (CR 3)
Unaligned Medium monstrosity
Initiative +0
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or pack (25)
DEFENSE
hp: 60 (8d8 + 24)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
2d8 + 3 piercing damage plus 1d8 acid damage (also see
Blood Frenzy below).
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 16 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Blood Frenzy: A crimson basilisk that detects fresh
blood within 30 feet enters a frenzied state
at the start of its next turn, as do any other
crimson basilisks within 30 feet of the frenzied
basilisk. Frenzied crimson basilisks fight until
they are slain or until 1 minute has passed
without the basilisk being attacked. While
frenzied, they gain tactical advantage on
attack rolls and saving throws, their acid
damage increases to 2d8, and their armor
class decreases to 11.
Stone Camouflage: A crimson basilisk has
tactical advantage on Stealth checks
in a stony environment or when it
has a stony background.
Wounding Gaze: A creature
within 30 feet of a crimson
basilisk that meets the
monsters gaze must
make a DC 13 Con
saving throw. Failure
means the creature
takes 1d6 points of
damage as blood weeps
from the victims eyes,
ears, nose, and mouth.
Creatures without blood and
other crimson basilisks are
immune to this effect.
A creature that is
capable of taking
actions can look
away at the start of its
turn to avoid the basilisks
gaze, but if it targets the basilisk
Crimson basilisks are variants of the common basilisk, and in some

cases more dangerous. Adventurers might be relieved that they wont be
turned to stone, but such relief is usually short-lived when they meet the
creatures gaze.
Crimson basilisks are subterranean carnivores with a voracious appetite
that is only whetted when they get the thing they desire mostblood.
While they can survive on a diet of plants, mosses, and meat, they prefer
blood above all else, and they will even attack their own kind when food
is scarce.
A typical crimson basilisk lair is a stony cavern that reeks of blood
and whose walls and ground are covered and caked in dried blood. The
lair usually contains up to five of these creatures, with an equal chance
of males and females. Up to four young are likely to be present as well.
Young crimson basilisks do not fight.
A crimson basilisk can grow up to 6 feet long and weigh over 400
pounds. Its tough, armored scales are dull crimson, but it can change its
color (as a bonus action) to match its surroundings. Its eight
legs are stout and end in sharpened claws. The spines
on its back are a darker crimson than its body,
especially in males. Its eyes glow with a
ghostly blue light.
A crimson basilisk most often
attacks from ambush, using its ability
to camouflage itself against its
surroundings and lying in wait for prey
to wander close. They automatically
sense the presence of blood within
30 feet; any wounded character is
detected automatically within that
range. Fortunately, only very fresh blood
prompts a frenzy; a basilisk must cause
fresh bleeding with its bite or its gaze to
trigger the frenzy.
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Basilisk, Greater
This creature is a thick-bodied reptile with eight legs.
Its eyes glow with an eerie, pale green incandescence.
Basilisk, Greater
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
NE Large monstrosity
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 95 (10d10 + 40)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: The greater basilisk bites once and attacks
once with claws.
3d6 + 4 piercing damage plus 3d6 poison damage.
Hit: 2d6 + 4 slashing damage plus 2d6 poison damage.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 8 (1), Con 18 (+4),
Int 6 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Foul Breath: A greater basilisks breath is extremely foul. Any
creature adjacent to a greater basilisks head (within 5
feet of its headthis applies automatically to anyone
targeted by the basilisks bite) must make a DC 15 Con
saving throw. Failure indicates the creature is poisoned
(per the condition) until it moves more than 5 feet away
from the basilisks head and then makes a successful
save at the end of its turn. A successful save means the
creature is immune to this basilisks breath for 24 hours.
Gaze: A living creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of
a greater basilisk must make a DC 15 Con saving throw.
Failure indicates the creature begins turning to stone;
it immediately becomes restrained, and it must make
another DC 15 Con saving throw at the end of its next
turn. Success on the second saving throw ends this effect.
Failure on the second saving throw means the creature
is petrified. A creature that is capable of taking actions
can look away to avoid the greater basilisks gaze, but if
it targets the basilisk while averting its gaze, the creature
suffers all the usual penalties for attacking an unseen
target. Creatures that are blind, unconscious, or unable to
see the greater basilisk for any other reason are immune
to this attack.
ECOLOGY
A larger, malevolently intelligent cousin of the basilisk, the greater

basilisk is a 12-foot long reptilian monster with dull brown skin and a
yellow underbelly. Sages believe the greater basilisk hails from the
Elemental Plane of Earth.
Greater basilisks rear up on their hind legs and slash opponents with
their poisonous claws while also using their deadly petrification gaze.
They have a fearsome bite and breath so foul that all living creatures
within 5 feet can be affected by it just by entering or remaining in the area.
Credit
The Greater Basilisk originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Copyright Notice
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Bat, Doombat
This creature appears as a giant black bat with glowing yellow eyes.
The doombat is a nocturnal hunter that desires living flesh to sustain
it. The yipping of doombats can be heard long before the creatures arrive
on the scene.
The doombat has a 10-ft. wingspan, though specimens with wingspans
reaching 25 feet have been reported.
Doombats attack any living thing they encounter. They typically shriek
before entering melee and again whenever possible. Their yipping is
constant for the duration of the fight.
Bat, Doombat
XP 700 (CR 3)
Unaligned Large monstrosity
Initiative +5
DEFENSE
AC 15
hp: 59 (7d10 + 21)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The doombat bites once and attacks once with
its tail.
Melee AttackBite: +7 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Melee AttackTail: +7 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 + 5 bludgeoning damage.
Credit
The Doombat originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Julian Lawrence.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 21 (+5), Con 17 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Shriek (recharge 5, 6): A doombat can emit
a piercing shriek as an action. All creatures
that can hear the doombats shriek
(except other doombats) within a 100-ft.
radius must make a DC 13 Wis saving throw.
Failure indicates that the creature has tactical
disadvantage on all attack rolls and ability
checks. An affected creature can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect early with a successful
save. A successful saving throw also gives
the creature immunity to the shrieks of that
doombat for 24 hours.
Yip: Doombats yip constantly while in
combat, and the noise interferes with
spellcasters concentration. Creatures
within 100 ft. of any number of yipping
doombats must make a DC 13 Int saving
throw every time they attempt to cast
a spell. Success indicates the spell is
cast. Failure with a result of 9 or higher
indicates the spell is not cast, but the spell
slot is not expended. Failure with a result of 8
or lower indicates the spell is not cast and the
spell slot is expended.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or colony (25)
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Beetle,
Beetle, Giant Slicer
Giant Rhinoceros
This creature is a giant beetle with a triangular
head and two long, razor sharp mandibles.
Its body is jet black.
This creature is a giant beetle with a grayishbrown carapace and wing-covers.

A large, brownish-black horn
is positioned between its mandibles.
Giant Slicer Beetle

XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +0
Giant Rhinoceros Beetle
DEFENSE
AC 15 (natural
armor)
hp: 59 (7d10 + 21)
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 95 (10d10 + 40)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Melee AttackGore: +7 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature that
was not adjacent to the beetle at the start of the beetles
turn). Hit: 3d8 + 5 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 10 (+0), Con 18 (+4),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Melee AttackBite:
+7 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit:
If this attack scores a critical hit, see
Vorpal Bite, below.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 10 (+0), Con 16 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Vorpal Bite: The mandibles of a slicer beetle are extremely
sharp. It scores a critical hit if the attack roll is a natural
19 or 20. If a slicer beetle scores a critical hit on its attack
roll, the affected creature must make a DC 10 Dex saving
throw. Failure indicates the slicer beetle severed one of
the opponents extremities (roll 1d8: 14 = arm, 58 = leg;
even = right, odd = left).
TRAITS
Symbiotic Vermin: Any living creature other than another
giant beetle that ends its turn adjacent to a giant
rhinoceros beetle must make a successful DC 15 Con
saving throw or be poisoned until the end of their next turn.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forests
Organization: Cluster (25) or swarm (611)
An adult rhinoceros beetle is about 10 feet long. These creatures are
found in the warm jungles and forests of the world, where they spend their
days searching for plants, fruits, berries, and other creaturessome of
which are ferocious predators themselveson which to sustain themselves.
They also scavenge the carcasses of dead animals, wading into the carrion
as they shred the remains with their mandibles. In the process, the beetle
inevitably becomes smeared with blood and gets chunks of carrion caught
in its carapace. Consequently, giant rhinoceros beetles are accompanied
everywhere by clouds of flies, gnats, and other tiny, buzzing, stinging
vermin that make them very unpleasant to stand near.
A giant rhinoceros beetle charges heedlessly into melee, slashing with
its horn whenever it can charge up to an opponent and biting with its razor
sharp mandibles if it has a target already adjacent.
Credit
The Rhinoceros Beetle originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or cluster (25)
The slicer beetle closely resembles a large stag beetle and is often
mistaken for one. However, the slicer beetle is more aggressive than the
stag beetle. The creature dines on carrion, fresh meat, and leaves.
Slicer beetles are about 10 feet long, but they can grow to lengths of 20
feet or more.
The slicer beetle attacks by biting with its razor-sharp mandibles. Their
lairs are often littered with the severed limbs of their victims.
Credit
The Slicer Beetle originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Copyright Notice
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Beetle, Giant Water

This giant beetle has a cylindrical and hydrodynamic body that tapers to a pointed tail section.
Its wing covers and carapace are brownish black, and its legs are dull yellow.
A silver stripe runs lengthwise along its back.
Giant Water Beetle
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Unaligned Medium beast (aquatic)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 30 (4d8 + 12)
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft., swim 60 ft.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 13 (+1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: None
Senses: Tremorsense 60 ft. when underwater
TRAITS
Ink Cloud (recharge 6): As a bonus action while it is
underwater, a giant water beetle can emit a cloud of
jet-black ink that fills a sphere centered on itself with a
radius of 10 feet. The area inside the ink cloud is heavily
obscured.
Water Dependent: Giant water beetles can
survive out of water for eight hours. After
that, they gain one level of exhaustion
every 10 minutes until they die or
return to fresh water.
These highly aggressive beetles make their home in deep fresh water
such as slow-moving rivers, lakes, large pools, and inland seas. They can
be found in any climate, from the warmest to the coldest. Giant water
beetles are predators. They sustain themselves on fish and other aquatic
animals. They spend most of their lives in the water, rarely emerging onto
land. In the rare cases where they are encountered on land, a giant water
beetle is seldom more than 30 feet from water. They are diurnal creatures,
hunting during the day and sleeping in deep water at night. They dive
with blinding speed when they spot a potential meal in the water. When
not actively hunting, they sometimes simply drift along with the current.
The giant water beetle normally uses its ink to escape from attackers,
but thanks to its tremorsense, it can fight inside the ink cloud without
penalty.
Giant water beetles lair on the bottoms of lakes, rivers, and inland seas.
A colony always contains at least one female giant water beetle and 2d4
eggs. Eggs hatch within three weeks after the female deposits them and
reach full maturity in six to eight weeks.
When hunting, these creatures prefer to attack by ambushing their prey.
They usually drift near the waters surface and dive down onto targets
below them with surprising speed, but they have also been known to drift
in darker water at greater depth and lunge upward to seize prey with their
tough, sharp mandibles.
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ECOLOGY
Environment: Fresh water
Organization: Cluster (25) or
colony (611)
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Biclops
At first glance this monstrosity appears to be a filthy ettin of huge size. Closer inspection reveals the
true nature of the creature, as it has but one eye in the center of each ugly head.
Biclops
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
N Huge giant
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 13 (hide armor)
hp: 115 (11d12 + 44)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A biclops attacks twice with its longsword or
twice with spears.
Melee AttackLongsword: +9 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d8 + 6 slashing damage.
Ranged AttackSpear: +9 to hit (range 20/60 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d6 + 6 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 22 (+6), Dex 12 (+1), Con 18 (+4),
Int 9 (1), Wis 9 (1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Giant
Skills: Intimidate +3
TRAITS
Rock Thrower: A biclops
without spears can
throw boulders, tables,
or any other large
objects instead, with
the same attack and
damage statistics as its
spear attack.
Two-Headed Action
(recharge 4, 5, 6): After
taking its normal action,
a biclops can use a bonus
action to attack (attacking
twice, as normal), move, or
search.
Two Heads: A biclops has tactical
advantage on Wis and Int
saving throws and on saving
throws against being charmed,
deafened, stunned, and
knocked unconscious.
Wakeful: A biclops never falls
fully asleep; one head
always remains awake
while the other sleeps.
Despite their ferocious appearance, biclopes are generally peaceable

creatures who live by hunting and herding giant longhorn sheep, which
they keep for milk and wool. They are feared by less intelligent giants
such as hill giants and trolls, whom most biclops will beat to death on
sight. Biclopes have good relations with stone giants, with whom they
trade finished metal weapons and goat cheese in exchange for raw ore
and gold.
Adult male biclopes stand about 16 feet tall and weigh about 4,500
pounds. Females are slightly shorter and lighter. Both males and females
dress in clothes of dark or dull colors (browns, greens, and dark reds are
typical). Biclops skin ranges from ruddy brown to cinnamon, and their
eye color is usually blue. Hair color is almost universally dark, though
occasionally a fair-haired biclops is born (such a biclops is viewed as
special among his or her kind). Warriors and protectors wear hide armor
(sometimes with human-sized breastplates and other armor bits riveted
on), and they always carry weapons.
A biclops can live to be 350 years old.
Biclopes fight with twin longswords. Each arm is controlled
independently by a separate head. If given advanced warning,
they prefer to chase off intruders with well-aimed spears
and boulders hurled from great heights. Theyve also been
known to rig controlled avalanches to crush invaders.
Biclopes live in tribelike communities in remote hills
and mountains. They construct their homes from the
stones and lumber of their environment. A typical biclops
home has three rooms: a communal area where the
family meets, a sleeping room, and a kitchen. Biclops
families rely on each other for protection, food,
and trade. External trade is often set up between
biclopes and other races, particularly stone giants
and dwarves. Less reputable tribes take prisoners
for forced labor or even cannibalize humanoids
and monstrous humanoids. In such a case, there
is a 20% chance that a biclops lair contains 1d4
captive humanoids or monstrous humanoids.
Biclops leaders are usually fighters or barbarians.
Most groups of biclopes include clerics (sometimes
called shamans among the biclops race). Sorcerers,
warlocks, and wizards are extremely rare among
biclopes.
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ECOLOGY
and warm mountains
pair, gang (24), or
clan (58)
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Blood Hawk
This creature appears as a hawk with red talons and a dull red beak.
Blood Hawk
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 5 (2d6 2)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackTalons: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d4 + 3 slashing damage and the target must make a
successful DC 13 Dex saving throw or be blinded until the
end of its next turn.
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 16 (+3), Con 8 (1),
Int 2 (4), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Keen Sight: A blood hawk has tactical advantage on
Perception checks based on vision.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any forest, hills, plains, and mountains
Organization: Flock (611)
The blood hawk is nearly identical
to a normal hawk and is often
mistaken for one, but a blood hawk
is stronger and far more aggressive
than a normal hawk. Blood hawks
love the taste of human flesh and are
relentless in their hunt for human
prey. They often steal gems from the
corpses of their humanoid prey, which they use to decorate their nests.
Blood hawks are fierce combatants that quickly swoop down on their
prey to attack with their razor-sharp talons and beak. Once they attack and
get the taste of flesh in their beaks, blood hawks seldom retreat.
Credit
The Blood Hawk originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio
( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Ian Livingstone.
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Blood Orchid
This beast has three downward curving petals of flesh with a dark, pebbly outer hide and a pallid
whitish underside. The petals end in split tips that converge beneath the blood orchids bulbous body.
The body is flexible and squishy, about one foot long and six inches in diameter, and terminates with
a sphincter-shaped mouth front and center. A swarm of writhing, pallid tentacles dangle from its
underside: there are 16 manipulator arms and eight thinner tendrils with red eyes at the ends.
A second cluster of eye tendrils rises from its back.
Blood Orchid
Blood Orchid Savant
DEFENSE
hp: 85 (10d10 + 30)
Saving Throws: Wis +4
Resistance: Acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage
Immunity: Thunder damage
DEFENSE
hp: 82 (11d10 + 22)
Resistance: Acid, cold, fire, and lightning damage
Immunity: Thunder damage
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
CE Large aberration
Initiative +1
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
LE Large aberration
Initiative +2
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The blood orchid attacks six times, in any
combination of tentacle slams and blood drain.
Melee AttackTentacle Slam: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage, and the
target is grappled.
Melee AttackBlood Drain: automatic hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature already grappled by the blood orchid at
the start of the blood orchids turn). Hit: 1d8 piercing
damage, and the target must make a successful DC 13
Con saving throw against poison or become unconscious.
Unconscious characters can repeat the saving throw at
the end of each of their turns; they regain consciousness
on a successful save. A creature that makes a successful
save against this attack becomes immune to the blood
drains unconsciousness effect for 24 hours.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 12 (+1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: Common (via telepathy)
TRAITS
All-Around Vision: A blood orchid sees in all directions at once.
Enemies never gain tactical advantage or bonus damage
against a blood orchid because of the presence of allies.
Telepathic Bond: Blood orchids communicate through a
nonmagical telepathic bond. They can sense emotions
in other blood orchids at distances up to 100 feet, can
communicate fully with each other through telepathy at
a distance of 20 ft. or less, and can share vast amounts of
information almost instantly when touching each other.
They can sense emotions in other types of creatures when
touching them or within 5 feet.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, brood (38), or colony (920)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The blood orchid savant attacks six times, in any
combination of tentacle slams and blood drain.
Melee AttackTentacle: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d6 + 3 bludgeoning damage, and the target is
grappled.
Melee AttackBlood Drain: automatic hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature already grappled by the blood orchid savant
at the start of the blood orchids turn). Hit: 1d8 piercing
Con saving throw against poison or become unconscious.
Unconscious characters can repeat the saving throw at
the end of each of their turns; they regain consciousness
on a successful save. A creature that makes a successful
save against this attack becomes immune to the blood
drains unconsciousness effect for 24 hours.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 14 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 13 (+1), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 18 (+4)
TRAITS
All-Around Vision: A blood orchid sees in all directions at
once. Enemies never gain tactical advantage or bonus
damage against a blood orchid because of the presence
of allies.
Spellcasting: Blood orchid savants are spellcasters who
can cast the spells listed below. They use Charisma as
their casting ability (DC 15, attack +7) and dont require
material components.
Cantrips (at will): chill touch, light, mage hand, minor illusion
1st Level (x2): burning hands, cure wounds, magic missile
2nd Level (x1): phantasmal force
Telepathic Bond: Blood orchids communicate through a
nonmagical telepathic bond. They can sense emotions
in other blood orchids at distances up to 100 feet, can
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communicate fully with each other through
telepathy at a distance of 20 ft. or
less, and can share vast amounts
of information almost instantly
when touching each other.
They can sense emotions in
other types of creatures
when touching them or
within 5 feet.
of allies.
Spellcasting: Blood orchid grand savants are
spellcasters who can cast the spells listed below. They
use Charisma as their casting ability (DC 17, attack
+9) and dont require material components.
Cantrips (at will): chill touch, light, mage hand,
minor illusion
1st Level (x8): burning hands, color spray, cure
wounds, mage armor, magic missile, shield
2nd Level (x7): crown of madness, mirror
image, phantasmal force, scorching
ray
3rd Level (x5): lightning bolt,
vampiric touch
Telepathic Bond:
Blood orchids
communicate
through a
nonmagical
telepathic
bond. They can
sense emotions
in other blood
orchids at distances
up to 100 feet,
can communicate
fully with each other
through telepathy at a
distance of 20 ft. or less,
and can share vast amounts
of information almost instantly
when touching each other. They
can sense emotions in other types
of creatures when touching them or
within 5 feet.
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Underground
Organization:
Solitary or brood
(38)
Blood Orchid
Grand Savant
XP 5,000 (CR 9)
LE Huge
aberration
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 16 (natural armor,
ring of protection +2)
hp: 136 (13d12 + 52)
Resistance: Acid, cold, fire,
and lightning
Immunity: Thunder
damage
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The blood orchid
grand savant attacks six times, in
any combination of tentacle slams and blood drain.
Melee AttackTentacle: +8 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d10 + 4 bludgeoning damage, and the target is
grappled.
Melee AttackBlood Drain: automatic hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature already grappled by the blood orchid grand
savant at the start of the blood orchids turn). Hit: 2d8
piercing damage, and the target must make a successful
DC 16 Con saving throw against poison or become
unconscious. Unconscious characters can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of their turns; they regain
consciousness on a successful save. A creature that
makes a successful save against this attack becomes
immune to the blood drains unconsciousness effect for 24
hours.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 18 (+4),
Int 13 (+1), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 20 (+5)
Skills: Intimidation +9, Perception +11
ECOLOGY
Blood orchids are territorial, xenophobic, and possessive. They rarely
form alliances with other creatures, as their alien mindset keeps them from
forming any common ground. They regard other races as aberrant and not
to be trusted, even other lawful creatures.
Communication for blood orchids is through a means of empathy/
telepathy. They have no sense of hearing, which helps render them immune
to sonic effects. The blood orchid can close its outer petals downward and
rest on the ground, where it resembles a rocky nodule or fungus of some
kind.
Blood orchids occasionally develop sorcerous talents and transform
into savants. When their abilities reach a certain level, they can evolve
into a grand savant. Normally, each colony of blood orchids is led by a
single grand savant, and another cant evolve while one is present. A blood
orchid savant ready to become a grand savant leaves the colony with a few
followers and sets out to establish a new brood elsewhere.
Credit
Originally appearing in Rappan Athuk Reloaded ( Necromancer
Games, 2006)
TRAITS
All-Around Vision: A blood orchid sees in all directions at
once. Enemies never gain tactical advantage or bonus
damage against a blood orchid because of the presence
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Bloodsuckle
This is a nightmarish plant consisting of a bulbous root and several vinelike tendrils, each ending
in a hollow, needlelike point. Woody limbs as thick as a humans leg sprout from the trunk.
Its leaves are a vile greenish color and constantly drip a sticky, foul-smelling sap.
is allowed another DC 14 Wis saving throw with tactical
advantage to break the bloodsuckles control when it
is commanded to act in a manner inconsistent with its
alignment or to turn against its allies.
Host Sense: A bloodsuckle automatically senses the location
of any hosts within 100 feet.
Seed: Once per month, a bloodsuckle generates a walnutsized seed that it implants in one hosts body. The hosts
maximum number of hit points reduces by 1d10 per day.
When its maximum hit points reach 0, the host dies and a
new bloodsuckle plant erupts from the corpse. A greater
restoration or blight spell destroys the seedling.
Bloodsuckle
XP 700 (CR 3)
Unaligned Large plant
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 57 (6d10 + 24)
Immunity: Blindness, charm, deafness, fright, prone, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 0 ft.
Melee AttackConstriction: +5 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d4 + 3 bludgeoning damage plus 1d12
piercing damage, and the target is grappled. If this
attack deals 9 or more piercing damage, the bloodsuckle
releases this victim and seeks another. Also see Create
Host, below.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 18 (+4),
Int 6 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Create Host: A bloodsuckle that grapples a
living target injects its poison sap into the
victim. The target creature must make a
successful DC 14 Wis save or become
dominated by the bloodsuckle, as
if the plant had cast dominate
person on the victim. Immunity
or resistance to poison
applies normally to this
sap. Domination is
permanent until broken
by a successful save
or by the death of the
bloodsuckle. The host
does not get additional
saving throws when
it takes damage;
instead, a host with an
Intelligence of 3 or higher
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or orchard (220)
Bloodsuckles are semi-intelligent and immobile plants that gain
nourishment from the blood of living creatures. Unlike other carnivorous
plants, the bloodsuckle maintains a herd of living hosts that it feeds on.
Bloodsuckles are found in forests, swamps, and rolling hills in temperate
climes. They are never found in arctic regions, but a variety of this plant
is suspected to exist in tropical regions.
When a bloodsuckle detects movement within 30 feet, it sends out its
long, vinelike tendrils toward the disturbance. When the tendril strikes a
living target, one set of needles sucks blood from the victim while another
set injects sap into the victim. The sap brings the creature under the
plants control. A bloodsuckle automatically recognizes its own
hosts and never attacks them. Rather, it lets the host approach
so it can embrace it with its tendrils and consume
more blood.
A victim that becomes a host returns
to the plant whenever the plant calls.
Such hosts are normally used by the
bloodsuckle for feeding purposes,
but if the plant comes under attack,
it will also summon nearby hosts
for defense. Once per month, it
summons a host that it senses is
near death and implants it with a
seed, then typically commands
that host to walk until it dies. Thus
the bloodsuckle spreads far and
wide across the land.
Copyright Notice
Author Erica Balsley.
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Bloody Bones
This creature appears as a skeletal humanoid with bits of muscle and sinew hanging from its body.
Four long, sinewy tendrils writhe from its midsection.
The entire creature oozes a mixture of blood and mucus. Its eye sockets are hollow and dark.
Bloody Bones
XP 450 (CR 2)
CE Medium undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 27 (6d8)
Resistance: Fire and necrotic damage
Immunity: Poison damage; Exhaustion, fright, poison,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A bloody bones attacks twice with claws or four
times with tendrils.
Melee AttackClaw: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 + 3 slashing damage. This attack hits
automatically if the target is grappled by the bloody
bones.
Melee AttackTendril: +5 to hit (reach 30 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d4 bludgeoning damage and the
target is grappled and can be dragged (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 12 (+1), Con 10 (+0),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Slippery: Bloody bones are difficult to grapple or
snare because of the constant flow of blood
and mucus across their bodies. Webs, magic or
otherwise, do not affect bloody bones. A bloody
bones has tactical advantage to escape from a
grapple, and enemies trying to escape from its
grapple have tactical disadvantage.
Drag with Tendril: As a bonus action, a bloody
bones can drag each creature grappled by
its tendrils 10 feet directly toward the bloody
bones. When a creature grappled by the bloody
boness tendrils is within 5 feet of the bloody
bones, it can be clawed automatically (no attack
roll is necessary). The bloody boness tendrils can be
attacked separately (AC 13); 6 points of slashing damage
severs the tendril. This damage affects only the tendril,
however, and doesnt reduce the bloody boness hit
points. The monster generates a new tendril to replace the
severed one at the start of its next turn.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any caves and ruins
Bloody bones are evil undead spirits that haunt caverns, caves, and
other desolate places. Their origins are unknown, but they

are believed to be the undead remnants of adventurers who
desecrated evil temples and were punished by corrupt gods for their
actions.
From a distance, they are likely to be mistaken for skeletons. Those
who make this mistake often regret it, for the bloody bones is far worse
than the undead creature it resembles.
A bloody bones stands about 6 feet tall. It is unknown if they can speak,
but they never do. A bloody bones prefers to hide in the shadows and
wait for its prey to pass nearby. It then leaps to the attack, entwining its
opponents with its tendrils and clawing its prey to death.
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Boalisk
This creature appears as a vile serpent with dark scales and reddish eyes.
Boalisk
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 39 (6d10 + 6)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
1d8 + 3 piercing damage and the target is grappled and
restrained.
Melee AttackConstriction: Automatic hit (reach 0 ft.;
one creature grappled by the boalisk). Hit: 1d10 + 3
bludgeoning damage.
The boalisk is a vile serpent that lurks in misty jungles and along dark
riverbanks. It can cause a disease with its gaze that prevents a body from
healing itself.
A boalisk is a constrictor snake 12 to 30 feet long with dark scales
interspersed with pale green and yellow daubs of color to help it blend in
with its surroundings. The eyes of a boalisk are large and reddish in color.
A boalisk hunts by grabbing prey with its mouth and then squeezing
with its powerful body. More powerful opponents (or if the boalisk has
recently eaten) will be attacked with the boalisks gaze attack.
Credit
The Boalisk originally appeared in the First Edition module S4 Lost
Caverns of Tsojcanth ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1982) and later in the
First Edition Monster Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and
is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Gaze: Creatures within 30 feet that meet the boalisks gaze
must succeed on a DC 12 Con saving throw or contract
black rot disease. Creatures with black rot cant spend
hit dice to recover lost hit points. A diseased character
repeats the Con saving throw at the end of every long
rest. On a failed saving throw, the disease continues. With
a successful saving throw, the disease ends. The disease
can also be cured with a lesser restoration spell.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm forest, aquatic
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Bone Cobbler
This creature appears as a tattered and desiccated humanoid with grayish flesh drawn tight over its
bones. Its eyes are hollow sockets of darkness, and its clothes are rags.
Bone Cobbler
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 22 (5d8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The bone cobbler attacks twice with light
hammers or twice with claws.
Melee AttackLight Hammer: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d4 + 2 bludgeoning damage.
Ranged AttackLight Hammer: +4 to hit
(range 20 ft./60 ft.; one creature). Hit:
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 8 (2)
Languages: Deep Speech,
Undercommon
TRAITS
Animate Bones (1/day): Once per day
as an action, a bone cobbler can
animate up to five skeletal statues within
30 feet of itself. These creatures use the
stat block of skeletons, though their
forms and structures do not need to
resemble humanoids or anything remotely
humanoid. The skeletal statues remain
animated until destroyed, until the bone
cobbler wills them back into statues, or for
24 hours.
Bonestripping: A bone cobbler can strip all the
flesh from the corpse of a Medium creature
in three minutes using its claws and
hammers. For each size category
larger or smaller than Medium a
corpse is, add or subtract 1 minute.
Once stripped, the bone cobbler
devours the flesh and collects the victims
bones to use in its sculptures. A creature slain in
this manner can be brought back to life only by a wish or
resurrection spell.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Subterranean
is thought to originate from another plane or dimension of existence. It

delights in slaying opponents, stripping the flesh from their bones, and
then assembling the bones of various creatures into nightmarish sculptures
of creatures that never existed.
Bone cobblers stand 6 feet tall.
The bone cobbler is a tattered and desiccated humanoid that is easily

mistaken for a zombie. The bone cobbler, however, is not undead, but
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Boneneedle
This creature is about 5 feet in diameter and resembles a bloated yellow bag of pulpy flesh with eight
spidery legs. It has two long, sharply-curved mandibles protruding from one end of it that you can
assume is the front, though the creature seems to lack both eyes and a mouth.
Immunity: Psychic damage; charm, fright
Greater Boneneedle
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +3
OFFENSE
1d6 + 2 piercing damage and the target must make
a successful DC 12 Con saving throw or
suffer the effect of boneneedle poison
(see below).
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 31 (7d8)
Immunity: Psychic damage; charm, fright
STATISTICS
Str 5 (3), Dex 14 (+2), Con 10 (+0),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 3 (4)
Languages: None
OFFENSE
piercing damage and the target
must make a successful DC 12
Con saving throw or suffer the
effect of boneneedle poison
(see below).
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 16 (+3), Con 11 (+0),
Int 1 (5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 3 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Aversion to Daylight: Boneneedles shun light.
While exposed to natural (not magical) sunlight, they have
tactical disadvantage on all attack rolls, saving throws,
and skill checks.
Boneneedle Poison: The bite of a boneneedle injects a syrupy
neurotoxin that destroys flesh and weakens bone. A creature
that fails its saving throw against boneneedle poison gains
the poisoned condition. While the creature is poisoned by
boneneedle poison, it also takes an extra 2 points of damage
whenever it takes bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage.
Cumulative bites do not increase the extra damage. The
poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw after a long
or short rest, ending the poisoned condition with a successful
save. A lesser restoration spell or comparable magic also
neutralizes the poison.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pack (13 plus 36 lesser
boneneedles), or nest (24 plus 1224 lesser boneneedles)
Lesser Boneneedle
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Unaligned Small beast
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 13 (3d8)
TRAITS
Aversion to Daylight:
Boneneedles shun light. While
exposed to natural (not
magical) sunlight, they have
tactical disadvantage on all
attack rolls, saving throws, and
skill checks.
Boneneedle Poison: The bite of
a boneneedle injects a syrupy
neurotoxin that destroys flesh and
weakens bone. A creature that fails its
saving throw against boneneedle poison
gains the poisoned condition. While the creature
is poisoned by boneneedle poison, it also takes an extra 2
points of damage whenever it takes bludgeoning, piercing,
or slashing damage. Cumulative bites do not increase the
extra damage. The poisoned creature can repeat the
saving throw after a long or short rest, ending the poisoned
condition with a successful save. A lesser restoration spell will
also neutralize the poison.
Crowd: Up to three boneneedles can occupy the same
5-foot space.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Pack (36), cluster (58), or nest (1224 plus 24
greater boneneedles)
Boneneedles are eyeless, bone-white creatures that resemble a blob
of semi-translucent flesh with eight spindly, spidery legs colored black
or gold. These creatures feed on bone marrow, so their lairs are always
scattered with the cracked, deformed bones of their victims, both
humanoid and animal. A greater boneneedle is a larger version of the
lesser, They appear to be nothing more than lesser boneneedles that have
survived long enough to grow larger than their nest mates.
They make their lairs deep underground to avoid natural daylight,
though some brave the surface world by venturing from their lairs at night.
Such surface encounters are rare, and will always be with at least a pack
of greater and lesser boneneedles. Boneneedles flee from natural daylight
if at all possible.
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Other than the nest, boneneedles have no particular social structure,
though they do cooperate when hunting and feeding. Very young
boneneedles are generally nonthreatening, as they lack the deadly poison
injectors that adults possess.
A boneneedles mandibles are glossy-black and hollow, both to inject
poison and to siphon out the dissolved flesh and bone from a victims
corpse. While feeding, the boneneedles fleshy form pulsates and expands.
After feeding, its form becomes less translucent and takes on a greenish
yellow color.
These creatures are highly aggressive and opportunistic hunters. Using
their coloration, they hide among piles of bones in their lair and wait for
living creatures to wander close by. When prey comes within 20 or 30
feet, the boneneedles dart from their hiding places to swarm the victim.
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Bonesucker
This bizarre creature resembles a fleshy tree trunk. Atop its main body protrudes a
mass of writhing tentacles that constantly ooze and drip a brownish-yellow fluid.
Beneath these is a ring of black, unblinking eyes.
tactical advantage or bonus damage against it from the
presence of nearby allies.
Bonesucker
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
NE Large aberration
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 68 (8d10 + 24)
Resistance: All nonmagical damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: The bonesucker attacks four times, using any
combination of tentacle attacks and bonesucker
poison attacks.
Melee AttackTentacle: +6 to hit
(reach 10 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d6 + 4 bludgeoning
damage and the target
is grappled and
restrained.
Melee Attack
Bonesucker Poison:
automatic hit
(reach 10 ft.; one
creature already
grappled by the
bonesucker at
the start of the
bonesuckers
turn). Hit: 1d6
+ 3 poison damage and the target
becomes poisoned until it escapes
from the bonesuckers grapple.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Subterranean and any land
A bonesucker is a bizarre creature that stalks the darkness dank caves
and remote wastelands. The body is encased in a thick, rubbery sheath of
flesh and muscle that makes the bonesucker highly resistant to injury. The
bonesucker moves through the use of five thick tentacles
at its base.
Bonesuckers consume only the bones of an opponent
by grabbing it and piercing its flesh with hollow
tentacles. The tentacles inject digestive enzymes
into the bones, which break down and are sucked up
as a pasty meal for the bonesucker. The
process is horrifyingly painful for victims.
Experienced adventurers always know
they are nearing the hunting grounds of a
bonesucker, because the creature leaves
the boneless carcasses of its meals lying
where it finished them.
Bonesuckers stand about 10 feet
tall.
A bonesucker attacks with its
tentacles. Initially, the tentacles appear
to be only a foot or two in length, but the
bonesucker can extend them to a length of
approximately 10 feet. It can attack with up to
four of its eight tentacles in a single round.
A bonesuckers natural weapons are treated as magic
weapons for the purpose of overcoming resistances and
immunities.
Copyright Notice
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 17 (+3),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: None
TRAITS
All-Around Vision: Thanks to its
360-degree vision, the bonesucker has
tactical advantage on all Perception
checks and attackers never gain
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Borsin
The borsin closely resembles a centaur but with the upper body, arms,
and head of a great ape rather than a human.
Borsin (Ape Centaur)

XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 60 (8d10 + 16)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A borsin attacks twice
with claws and bites once.
Melee AttackClaws: +7 to hit
If both claw attacks hit the
same target, the second
attack inflicts an additional
2d6 slashing damage and
the borsin gains tactical
advantage on its bite
attack, if that attack
is made immediately
against the same target.
Melee AttackBite: +7 to hit
Hit: 1d8 + 5 piercing
damage.
tools, or carry treasure. Pack leaders have been seen to drape themselves
in the skins and furs of creatures they have killed, including those of
humanoid adventurers.
Borsin form packs led by the strongest member. They use pack tactics
to drive opponents and prey into traps, kill zones, or natural hazards such
as cliffs and ravines. Borsin packs stake out their territory by raising small
cairns of stone topped with the skulls of their kills, and they patrol their
borders regularly. They often grunt, howl, and gesture to each other, but
whether they have an actual, simple language is unknown. Borsin are
omnivorous and hardy, capable of surviving on plants but much preferring
freshly-killed meat.
Author
Scott Wylie Roberts, Myrystyr
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 14 (+2),
Con 15 (+2), Int 4 (3),
Wis 11 (+0), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: None
Skills: Athletics +7
ECOLOGY
A borsin is a creature with the
head, arms, and upper body of an
ape joined to the body and legs of
a quadruped. The lower half may
be that of a boar, equine, or hound. In
that regard they resemble centaurs, but
they are less massive and far more brutish
than those majestic creatures. They
are suspected to have been magically
crossbred as battle-beasts in antiquity.
Unlike a centaur, a borsin has only a
savage, animal cunning, though they
are capable of problem-solving
and setting crude traps. They
fight only with their teeth and
claws, never their hooves.
They do not use weapons or
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Brass Man
This creature resembles a humanoid constructed of brass.
Its features are exquisite and delicate. Ancient runes and symbols adorn its body.
Brass Man
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
Unaligned Large construct
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 95 (10d10 + 40)
Resistance: Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage
except from adamantine weapons
Immunity: Fire and poison damage; paralysis, petrification,
poison, stun, suffocation, unconsciousness
Vulnerability: Cold damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A brass man attacks twice with its fists, or twice
with its greatsword, or once by spitting molten brass.
Melee AttackFist: +8 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d10 + 5 bludgeoning damage plus 1d10 fire
damage.
Melee AttackGreatsword: +8 to hit (reach
10 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d12 + 5 slashing
damage.
Ranged AttackMolten
Brass (recharge 5, 6):
automatic hit (range
30-ft. line; all creatures
in line). Hit: 6d8 fire
damage. Targets that
make a successful DC 15
Dex saving throw take half
damage.
A magical attack that deals lightning damage

automatically slows a brass man (as the slow spell) for 3
rounds.
A magical attack that deals fire damage automatically
ends any slow effect on the brass man and repairs 1
point of damage for each 3 points of damage the attack
would normally inflict deal. If the amount of healing would
cause the brass man to exceed its hit point maximum, it
gains the excess as temporary hit points.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Elemental plane of fire
Organization: Solitary or squad (24)
Brass men are humanoid-shaped constructs built by the powerful efreet
of the City of Brass. Most are created for the sole purpose of guarding
secrets within the walls of the city, with a few serving as
war machines to aid the efreet in battle against their
enemies. They are rarely encountered elsewhere,
though on occasion one is sent to the Material
Plane by its efreet creator to retrieve an object
or creature.
Brass men are very tough opponents and
difficult to stop. Typically, a brass man begins
combat by spitting molten brass onto the
closest opponents before moving into melee
with its huge greatsword or its powerful fists.
Construction
The construction of the brass men is a highly
guarded secret among the efreet. No one outside
the City of Brass has ever discovered the proper
method of constructing a brass man, and the efreet
certainly wont share the secret.
Copyright Notice
Authors Scott Greene and Casey Christofferson.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 10 (+0),
Con 18 (+4), Int 3 (4),
Wis 11 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Immunity to Magic: A brass man
automatically succeeds on all
saving throws against spells
and spell-like effects. If a
successful saving throw
reduces damage
by half, the brass
man takes no
damage instead.
In addition, certain
spells and effects
function differently
against the
creature, as noted
below (these effects
override its immunity).
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Brume
The semi-transparent brume has the appearance of a humanoid wrapped in a soggy funeral shroud.
Long claws extend from the arms of the shroud. When its hood is thrown back, a noseless,
earless face filled with needlelike fangs and sunken black eye-sockets that glow with two wicked
golden points of light is revealed. The creature has no apparent legs, but instead hovers
inches above the ground on its feet that are nothing more than foul, swirling vapors.
confusion effect can be removed with a dispel
magic spell, but the memories of the
last few hours are gone forever. Lost
spell slots are recovered normally
through rest.
Natural Invisibility: A brume is
always invisible in fog, smoke, or
mist. It cant become visible in
such an environment.
Misty Surroundings (recharge
6): The brume can create an
area of fog around itself as if it
cast the fog cloud spell. It does
not need to concentrate to
maintain the fog. The fog cloud
has a radius of 40 feet.
Brume
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
NE Large aberration
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 90 (12d8 + 36)
Resistance: All nonmagical
damage
Immunity: Poison damage;
poison
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The brume attacks twice
with claws.
damage and the target must make a
successful DC 14 Con saving throw
or lose one point of Charisma. The
target is also subject to memory
loss (see below).
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 16 (+3), Con 17 (+3),
Int 14 (+2), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 17 (+3)
Languages: Understands Common and most other
languages, but does not speak
TRAITS
Incorporeal: A brume can move through solid objects
and living creatures at half-speed. If it ends its turn inside
another object or creature, it takes 1d10 force damage.
This damage is not reduced by the brumes resistance to
nonmagical damage.
Lifesense: A brume can automatically pinpoint the location
of any living creature within 120 feet, and it knows how
close to death the creature is.
Memory Loss: A living creature struck by a brumes claw
attack must make a DC 14 Int saving throw. Failure
indicates the creature is affected as if by a confusion spell
for 1d4 hours and it forgets everything that happened in
the preceding 1d6 hours. If the target is a spellcaster, he or
she also loses spell slots equal in value to the sum of those
two die rolls (d4 + d6). The spell slots are treated exactly
as if theyd been used to cast spells already. The largest
spell slots possible must be lost; e.g., a 6th-level wizard who
forgets five spell slots must lose a 3rd-level slot (the largest
possible) and a 2nd-level slot (to reach five slots lost). The
These strange creatures of extraplanar origin

dwell within the mists of the Styx, where
they are known to strangle the life from any
living creatures that find themselves lost there.
Brumes track and observe enemies that enter
their territory before attacking them, seeking to
steal personal effects from the intruders to gain
information about their strengths and weaknesses.
Brumes are effectively invisible in fog and they can generate their own
fog banks, making them almost impossible to spot.
They feed off the energy of lost souls, devouring the dead of Styx as
readily as they do the living, absorbing whatever energy remains in their
victims and leaving a dried husk in their wake.
Occasionally brumes find their way into the material plane, where they
lurk near planar conduits and crossing points that lead into the Styx. Brumes
have been bribed to act as guides into Styx, but they usually demand some
form of living sacrifice in return for this service. Brumes are believed to
understand several languages, but they are not known to speak.
A brume always attacks at the time and place of its choosing; between
their fog and their ability to move through solid obstructions, brumes are
essentially impossible to force into combat. They strike from the mist,
attempting to throw their enemies into confusion and set them to fighting
each other before picking them off in isolation. They have been known to
track a large group of intruders over great distance, until such time as they
could strike at just a few separated from the main group. Theyve also
been known to strike at isolated individuals, stripping their memories and
then letting them wander back amongst their friends, who they attack in
their confusion.
A brumes claws are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of
overcoming resistances and immunities.
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Fifth Edition Foes
Burning Dervish
This creature looks like a normal human but with symbols and tattoos
of alien design covering most of its flesh.
point of damage per hour to a burning dervish until it dies
or returns to the Elemental Plane of Fire.
Flame Form (3/day): Three times per day, a burning
dervish can use its action to change its form to that of a
column of fire. In this form it can attack with its fists. The
transformation lasts indefinitely; changing back requires
another action.
Burning Dervish
XP 700 (CR 3)
LE Medium fiend
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 65 (10d8 + 20)
Immunity: Fire damage
ECOLOGY
Environment: Elemental plane of fire
Organization: Solitary, company (24), or band (615)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The burning dervish attacks once with
its falchion or twice with fists (fist attacks are
possible only in flame form).
Melee AttackFalchion: +6 to hit (reach 5
damage.
Melee AttackFist (flame form
only): +6 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit:
1d10 + 4 bludgeoning
damage plus 1d6
fire damage.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 16 (+3),
Con 14 (+2), Int 13 (+1),
Wis 15 (+2), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common,
Infernal
Skills: Perception +6,
Stealth +7
TRAITS
Spell-like Abilities: A
burning dervish can
use the following spell-like abilities, using Charisma as its
casting ability (DC 12, attack +4). It doesnt need material
components to use these abilities.
At Will: fire bolt, produce flame
3/day: invisibility (self only)
1/day: enlarge/reduce, flaming sphere, plane shift
(Elemental, Astral, or Material Planes)
Elemental Endurance: Burning dervishes can survive on the
Elemental Planes of Air or Earth for up to 48 hours and on
the Elemental Plane of Water for up to 12 hours. Failure to
return to the Elemental Plane of Fire after that time deals 1
Burning dervishes are the fanatical minions of the Sultan of

Efreet (see the City of Brass by Necromancer Games).
It is said that the burning dervishes were once
a noble tribe of jann who sold their souls
to the Sultan of Efreet in exchange for
greater power over the Elemental
Plane of Fire.
Burning dervishes are virtually
indistinguishable from human.
They spend a great amount
of time in the Material
Plane as agents of the
Sultan of Efreet, seeking
to spread worship of the
Sultan as the true god
of Elemental Fire. They
also operate as assassins
and spies, often leading daring
surprise attacks against foes of
the Sultan or procuring powerful
relics for his pleasure.
The burning dervishes have a
citadel atop the Great Ziggurat of
the City of Brass that serves as the
central temple to their zealous
faith. It is from this ziggurat that
the Sultan communes with his
worshippers, sending them out
on raids throughout the planes
to further his name and power.
Burning dervishes usually turn themselves invisible before attacking,
the better to catch their foes by surprise. In combat, a burning dervish
usually fights with its falchion. Depending on the power of its opponent,
the burning dervish can either use enlarge on itself or reduce on its
opponent. A burning dervish that is outclassed or overmatched either takes
to the air and flies away or attempts to plane shift to safety.
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Authors Scott Greene and Casey Christofferson.
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Cadaver
This monster resembles a humanoid dressed in tattered rags. Rotted flesh reveals corded muscles and
sinew stretched tightly over its skeleton. Hollow eye sockets flicker with a hellish glow. Broken and
rotted teeth line its mouth, and its hands end in wicked claws.
hit point per round. Hit points
lost to magical weapons
or spells are not regained.
When the creature reaches
its full hit point total (minus
damage dealt by magical
attacks and weapons),
it reassembles itself and
stands up, ready to fight
again. Scattering or
even destroying the
pieces of its body
dont prevent it from
magically reassembling
and reanimating. If
gentle repose is cast on
the cadaver when it is
at 0 hit points, it cant
reanimate. A bless spell
delays the reanimation,
causing the creature
to regain 1 hit point per
minute instead of per
round.
Cadaver
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

CE Medium undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 15 (2d8 + 6)
Resistance: Bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage from
nonmagical weapons; necrotic
damage
exhaustion, fright, poison,
unconsciousness

OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The cadaver bites
once and attacks once with
claws.
piercing damage and the target
may be infected with cadaver
fever (see below).
Melee AttackClaw: +3 to hit (reach
slashing damage and the target may
be infected with cadaver fever (see
below).
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
gang (25)
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 13 (+1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 3 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Cadaver Fever: At the end of a
battle against cadavers, anyone
who was clawed or bitten by
a cadaver must make a DC 13
Con saving throw against disease. Failure indicates the
character is infected with cadaver fever. An infected
character gains one level of exhaustion immediately and
must repeat the saving throw at the end of every long
rest. Each failed saving throw adds one more level of
exhaustion; a successful saving throw at the end of a long
rest means only that the characters condition doesnt
worsen. The character recovers fully when he or she makes
successful saving throws at the ends of two consecutive
long rests or when lesser restoration or comparable magic is
used on the character.
Reanimation: When reduced to 0 hit points, a cadaver is
not destroyed; rather it falls inert and begins regaining 1
Cadavers are the skeletal

remains of people who were
buried alive or given an improper
burial (an unmarked grave
or mass grave for example).
They can be found haunting
graveyards and cemeteries.
Cadavers are infused with
a hatred that rivals many
other undead creatures. This
hatred is directed toward
its own existence as well as
the existence of all living
creatures. Thus, the cadaver
attacks all creatures it encounters. They have a distinct hatred for light,
but it does not damage them. All encounters with cadavers are at night or
in places cloaked in darkness.
Encounters are most often with a solitary creature. Multiple cadavers
do not work in concert with each other, though they do not attack each
other. Being mindless, they simply charge into combat with no thought
for tactics or finesse.
Cadavers are sometimes found in the employ of greater undead such as
wights or ghasts.
A cadaver attacks by raking with its filthy claws or biting with its
sharp, disease-infested teeth. They often lie in shallow graves waiting for
potential victims to wander too close, where they immediately spring to
the attack, raking and biting until destroyed or until all foes are dead.
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Cadaver Lord
The rotted flesh and tattered garments of this creature do little to hide the savage gleam of intellect in
its burning eyes nor the grin of anticipation that crosses its features as it advances.
Cadaver Lord
XP 700 (CR 3)
CE Medium undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 15 (chain shirt)
hp: 45 (6d8 + 18)
nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Cold, necrotic,
and poison damage;
fright, poison, exhaustion,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The cadaver lord
bites once and attacks
once with claws.
Melee AttackBite: +5
piercing damage and
the target may be
infected with cadaver
fever (see below).
Melee AttackClaw: +5
slashing damage and the
target may be infected
with cadaver fever (see
below).
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 16 (+3),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Any language it spoke while alive;
communicates telepathically with all undead within 100
feet
TRAITS
Aura of Desecration: All undead within 20 feet of a cadaver
lord gain tactical advantage against attempts to turn
undead.
Cadaver Fever: At the end of a battle against cadaver
lords, anyone who was clawed or bitten by a cadaver
lord must make a DC 12 Con saving throw against
disease. Failure indicates the character is infected with
cadaver fever. An infected character gains one level
of exhaustion immediately and must repeat the saving
throw at the end of every long rest. Each failed saving
throw adds one more level of exhaustion; a successful
saving throw at the end of a long rest means only that
the characters condition doesnt worsen. The character
recovers fully when he or she makes

successful saving throws at the ends
of two consecutive long rests, or
when greater restoration is cast on
the character.
Create Spawn: A creature slain by a
cadaver lord rises in 1d4 minutes as
a cadaver under the control of the
cadaver lord.
Reanimation: When reduced to
0 hit points, a cadaver lord is not
destroyed; rather it falls inert and
begins regaining 1 hit point per
round. Hit points lost to magical
weapons or spells are not regained.
When the creature reaches its
full hit point total (minus damage
dealt by magical attacks and
weapons), it reassembles itself and
stands up, ready to fight again.
Scattering or even destroying the
pieces of its body dont prevent
it from magically reassembling
and reanimating. If gentle repose
is cast on the cadaver lord
when it is at 0 hit points, it cant
reanimate. A bless spell delays
the reanimation, causing the
creature to regain 1 hit point
per minute instead of per
round.
Spell-like Abilities: The
cadaver lord can use the
following spell-like abilities,
using Charisma as its casting
ability (DC 12, attack +4). The
cadaver lord requires no material components to
use these abilities.
1/day: darkness, fear
Summon Undead (1/day): Once per day as an action, a
cadaver lord can summon five cadavers. They arrive in
1d6 rounds (shambling from nearby chambers, digging
up from their shallow graves, etc.), and are under the
cadaver lords control.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or troupe (cadaver lord plus 14
cadavers)
Cadaver lords are rare examples of cadavers that arose from creatures
that were uncommonly powerful in life, making them extremely dangerous
opponents. They are stronger, tougher, and more intelligent than the
cadavers they command. They are rarely encountered by chance and rarely
encountered alone. Most maintain a lair far away from civilization where
they plot and plan, sending their minions on missions to further their goals.
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Carbuncle
This creature resembles a cross between an anteater and an armadillo. Embedded in its head is a large,
red jewel. The creature has a long snout and a low-slung body protected by thick bands of leathery
hide, which are dappled gray and brown, shading to lighter colors of gray on its underbelly.
Carbuncle
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Unaligned Small aberration
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 4 (1d6 + 1)
Saving Throws: Dex +2
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft.
1d4 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 7 (1), Dex 10 (+0), Con 12 (+1),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 18 (+4), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Telepathy within 100 ft.
TRAITS
Discord: As an attack, a carbuncle can telepathically
sow discord in one creature within 30 feet. An affected
creature must make a successful DC 14 Wis saving throw
or fall into loud bickering and arguing with those around
him or her. Meaningful communication is impossible.
If creatures of different alignments are affected and
bickering, each has a 30% chance that they feel
compelled to attack the person they are bickering
with who is the most different in alignment.
Bickering lasts 5d4 rounds. Fighting (if it
occurs) begins 1d4 rounds into the
bickering and lasts 2d4 rounds.
Deep in the tangled underbrush of forests and in the remote regions of

dismal swamps and bogs lives a strange creature called the carbuncle. It is
a shy creature that seeks to avoid encounters. Should it seek interaction, a
carbuncle often begins by proudly announcing the value of the gem in its
forehead just to watch the reaction the information arouses.
Despite its shy nature, the carbuncle has a mischievous side as well.
It sometimes joins travelers so it can play pranks on them and observe
the reactions of the unfortunate victims of its curiosity. After joining with
a party, a carbuncle eventually seeks to breed hostility and suspicion
between party members. They have been known to telepathically contact
nearby monsters and draw them to the party, so that it can watch the battle
and read the thoughts of the party under attack before slipping away.
A carbuncle can be coerced to surrender the gem in its forehead with a
successful DC 20 Cha (Deception) check. If the attempt fails, the carbuncle
sees through the deception and flees. If the carbuncle relinquishes its gem,
it grows another one within one month. When a carbuncle is slain, its
forehead gem crumbles to dust.
Though fascinated by combat, carbuncles are nearly helpless in melee.
They enjoy setting up encounters using their powers and watching
the brutal scenes unfold, but they surrender immediately if attacked
themselves. In a lethal situation, a carbuncle first tries to bargain for safety
with its gem. If that fails, it can will itself to die rather than suffer torment
(and rather than giving up its gem to someone it suspects will only kill it
anyway).
Credit
The Carbuncle originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Albie Fiore.
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Caryatid Column
An exquisitely sculpted and finished statue of a beautiful female warrior, longsword in her hand.
A caryatid column is akin to the stone golem. Both are magical
constructs created by spellcasters, but caryatid columns have
a much narrower purpose. They are always created for a very
specific defensive function. The caryatid column stands 7 feet
tall and weighs around 1,500 pounds. The column always
wields a weapon (usually a longsword) in its left hand. The
weapon itself is constructed of steel, but is melded with the
column in such a way that it is indistinguishable from stone
until the column animates. When melded, the sword blends
into the column in a way that makes it difficult to notice at
all (a DC 20 Wis [Perception] check is needed to see it).
Caryatid columns are programmed as guardians and
activate when certain conditions or stipulations are met;
for example, when a living creature passes through a
doorway or tampers with a locked chest guarded by a
caryatid column. A caryatid column cant move more
than 50 feet from the spot it guards.
Caryatid Column
XP 200 (CR 1)
Unaligned Medium construct
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 30 (4d10 + 8)
Resistance: Bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing damage from nonmagical
weapons
Immunity: Necrotic, poison, and psychic
damage; disease, fright, paralysis,
petrification, exhaustion, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Melee AttackLongsword: +4 to hit (reach
5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d10 + 2 slashing
damage.
Credit
The Caryatid Column originally appeared in
the First Edition Fiend Folio ( TSR/Wizards of
the Coast, 1981) and is used
by permission.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 9 (1), Con 14 (+2),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original
material by Jean Wells.
TRAITS
Immunity to Magic: A caryatid column
automatically succeeds on all saving
throws against spells and spell-like effects. If
a successful saving throw reduces damage
by half, the caryatid column takes no
damage instead. In addition, certain spells
and effects function differently against the
creature, as noted below (these effects
override its immunity).
A stone shape spell cancels the caryatid
columns immunity to magic for 1d4 rounds.
Shatter Weapons: Whenever a character strikes
a caryatid column with a melee weapon
and the attack roll is a natural 1, 2, or 3,
the character must make a Str check. The
characters Str bonus is added to the roll,
but the characters proficiency bonus and
the weapons magical bonus (if any) are
subtracted from the roll. If the result is 15 or
less, there is no effect. If the result is 16 or
higher, the weapon shatters and becomes
useless.
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Cat, Feral Undead

This creature looks like an escaped house cat that died weeks ago.
Undead Feral Cat

XP 25 (CR 1/8)
CE Small undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 3 (1d6)
Resistance: Necrotic damage
exhaustion, poison,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The feral cat attacks
twice with claws.
Melee AttackClaw: +4 to hit
(reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1
slashing damage and the target
creature must make a successful
DC 8 Con saving throw or suffer
the effect of paralyzing poison
(see below).
STATISTICS
Str 4 (3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 3 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Paralyzing Poison: Every time a
character is clawed by a feral
undead cat, he or she must make
a DC 8 Con saving throw. On the
first failed save, the character
becomes poisoned; on the
second failed save, the character
becomes restrained; and on the
third failed save, the character
becomes paralyzed. Each effect
lasts for 1d6 x 10 minutes, and
the lengths add together as the
characters condition worsens.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Graveyards and ruins
Organization: Group (25) or pack
(424)
Feral undead cats look like they were created by zombie-raising magic,
but they are quite unlike mindless undead such as skeletons or zombies.
These cats possess an animal cunning akin to that of ghouls (although
with less intelligence overall), and they are not slow moving as zombies
are. Like ghouls, they tend to form into packs. A lone undead cat is almost
certainly scouting or keeping watch for a larger group.
Feral undead cats sometimes hide in plain sight by lying alongside the
road, in ditches, along fencerows, or in abandoned buildingsplaces
where people wouldnt be surprised to see dead cats. The surprise comes
when the cats leap onto the characters legs and backs with their filthy,
razor-sharp claws extended. Malevolent witches and other evil spellcasters
who sometimes need dead cats for their magic can be caught unaware by
these creatures and overcome by their poison. The cats eat what they bring
down, but slowly, while its still alive and paralyzed. Theyve been known
to use one victim as bait to lure more victims into their territory.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Caterprism
This creature looks like an immense, crystalline caterpillar.
Organization: Solitary, pair, or nest (25)
Caterprism
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 87 (8d10 + 32)
Immunity: Petrified, prone
Vulnerability: Thunder damage
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A caterprism attacks four times with claws, or
once with mandibles, or spews its crystal saliva.
Melee AttackMandibles: +7 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 2d8 + 5 piercing damage. This attack has tactical
advantage against targets in armor. If the bite scores a
critical hit, the target must make a successful DC 15 Con
saving throw or be reduced to 0 hit points instantly.
Area AttackCrystal Saliva (recharge 6): automatic
hit (range 20 ft. cone; creatures in range). Hit:
3d6 piercing damage, or half damage
with a successful DC 14 Dex saving
throw, and the affected area
becomes difficult terrain for all
creatures except caterprisms.
Caterprisms come from the Elemental Plane of Earth. They resemble

gigantic caterpillars made of crystal, with hexagonal body segments and
twelve sharply-angled legs. Each body segment is about two feet long and
contains a single pair of legs. The head of a caterprism contains its large,
faceted eyes and huge, crystalline mandibles that can snip the head off
an armored warrior as easily as scissors snip the head from a paper doll.
Besides its crystalline claws and mandibles of unearthly sharpness,
a caterprism can also spew a silklike substance in a 20-foot cone. This
substance instantly solidifies into rock-hard, needle-sharp spears of
crystal.
Although caterprisms prefer to consume the rich minerals of their home
plane, they sometimes wander through natural portals into the Material
Plane. There they create long, winding tunnels as they eat their way
through solid rock. Dwarves have been known to bring caterprisms under
some degree of control and use them to help carve out mines and new
dwelling places. A caterprism can eat through 1 foot of solid stone per
minute, leaving behind a tunnel 5 feet in diameter.
If it feels threatened, a caterprisms first action is to spew its silklike
saliva at opponents. It then closes in to bite or
rears up and stabs at opponents with the first
four of its razor sharp legs.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 12 (+1),
Con 18 (+4), Int 4 (3),
Wis 13 (+1),
Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: None
Senses:
Darkvision
60 ft.
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Elemental
plane of
earth
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Catfish, Giant Electric

A wide mouthed, goggle-eyed fish with slippery grey skin and a puffy, bloated body.
Giant Electric Catfish
XP 700 (CR 3)
Unaligned Large beast (aquatic)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 68 (8d10 + 24)
Immunity: Lightning damage
OFFENSE
Speed: Swim 40 ft.
Multiattack: The giant electric catfish bites once and uses
its electricity discharge (if available), or it swallows a
grappled creature. It cant bite another target while it has
a creature grappled.
1d10 + 4 piercing damage and the target is grappled and
restrained.
Melee AttackSwallow: +6 to hit (reach 0 ft.; one Medium
or smaller creature grappled by the giant electric catfish).
Hit: 1d8 + 4 acid damage and the target is swallowed
(see below).
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 15 (+2), Con 17 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
Senses: Tremorsense 60 ft. (in water)
TRAITS
Electricity Discharge (recharge 6): A giant electric catfish
can generate a pulse of electricity. Every creature within
10 feet of the giant catfish takes 2d6 points of lightning
damage and is stunned until the start of the giant catfishs
next turn. A successful DC 13 Con saving throw reduces

damage to half and negates the stun.
Swallow: A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained
but no longer grappled. It takes 1d8 + 4 acid damage
automatically at the start of each of the giant catfishs
turn. Only one Medium creature or two Small creatures
can be inside the giant catfish at one time. A swallowed
creature is unaffected by anything happening outside
the giant catfish or by attacks from outside it. A swallowed
creature can get out of the giant catfish by using 5 feet of
movement, but only after the giant catfish is dead.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Non-arctic aquatic
Organization: Solitary or school (58)
Giant electric catfish make their homes beneath submerged logs and
in streambed pits where they face upstream with their mouths open,
swallowing everything resembling food that tumbles or floats into their
toothless maws. They favor dank, dark, slow-moving water with limited
visibility. They are nocturnal hunters and venture out a few hours after
sunset to hunt.
Giant electric catfish are about 8 feet long but can grow to lengths of 12
feet or more. Their bloated bodies are generally gray or brown in color,
fading to a dull white or cream on the underbelly. Their eyes are small
and positioned on either side of a wide, round snout. Three sets of barbels
(feelers) are located around the mouth. Unlike many fish, a giant electric
catfish has no dorsal fin.
Giant electric catfish are territorial, and the defend their realms with
great ferocity. Before engaging in combat, when threatened or facing
a potential enemy, an electric catfish generates a pulse of crackling
electricity in an effort to intimidate or discourage would-be predators.
Failing this, the giant electric catfish enters combat and bites its foe.
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Catoblepas
This creature resembles a bloated hippopotamus with a whiplike tail,
a long neck like the body of a snake, and the most repulsively ugly head imaginable.
Catoblepas
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 76 (8d10 + 24)
Immunity: Poison damage; poison
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The catoblepas attacks with its tail
and uses its rancid breath (if available).
Melee AttackTail Sweep: +6 to hit (reach
15 ft.; up to 3 creatures in a 10-ft. square).
Hit: 1d10 + 3 bludgeoning damage and the
target is knocked prone.
Area AttackRancid Breath (recharge 5, 6):
automatic hit (60 ft. cone; creatures in the
cone). Hit: creatures in the cone must make
a DC 15 Con saving throw against poison or
be stunned. Stunned creatures can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of their
turns, recovering with a successful save. If
a creature that is currently stunned by the
catoblepass breath is stunned again by a
second rancid breath attack, that creature
immediately drops to 0 hit points.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 19 (+4),
Int 4 (4), Wis 8 (1), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Stunning Ugliness: The catoblepas is so
shockingly ugly that just glimpsing one can
blind the viewer. Characters fighting a
catoblepas must either either avert their eyes
and take tactical disadvantage on attack
rolls against the catoblepas, or make a DC 15
Con saving throw before making their attack
roll. Failure on the saving throw means the
character is blinded until the start of his or her
next turn. Anyone who rolls a lower initiative result than the
catoblepas must attempt this saving throw immediately at
the beginning of combat.
ECOLOGY
Environment:Swamps
Organization:Solitary, pair, or herd (36)
The catoblepas is loathsome beyond description, with no positive
qualities whatsoever. It resembles a bloated hippopotamus with a long,
whiplike tail and a snakelike neck topped with the oversized head of a
diseased warthog with bloodshot eyes. For all its ungainliness, its tail
is tremendously quick and accurate when whipping around to strike at

enemies anywhere near the creature.
The deadliest weapon of the catoblepas, however, is its rancid breath,
which can leave creatures helplessly gasping for air, or even kill with too
large a dose. Fortunately, its metabolism is so slow that it exhales only
infrequently.
Catoblepases live only in swamps, and the more fetid, the better.
They are territorial, ill-tempered, and aggressive when encountered, but
they spend most of their time slumbering, digging for roots, or hunting
for small prey or fish in shallow water. On those rare occasions when
they venture to the edges of their fens, theyve been known to devastate
entire villages simply by standing at the outskirts and letting their rancid
breath waft through town.
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Cave Cricket
This creature appears to be a giant cricket, about the size of a dog. Its body is pale gray in color.
but the slot is not expended. The chirping doubles the
chance of attracting wandering monsters, if applicable.
Cave Cricket
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +2
ECOLOGY
DEFENSE
hp: 5 (2d6 2)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft., leap 30 ft.
Multiattack: The cave cricket kicks twice.
Melee AttackKick: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 14 (+2), Con 8 (1),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Chirp: Creatures within 20 feet of a chirping cave cricket
cant be heard unless they scream. Spellcasters in the
area must make a successful DC 9 Con saving throw to
cast a spell correctly. Failure indicates the spell is not cast,
Cave crickets are larger versions of normal crickets and, like the
smaller crickets they resemble, they are mostly harmless. Their chief
danger comes from their chirping, which they do when alarmed, because
other monsters recognize that sound as indicating there might be fresh
prey nearby. The chirping travels up to 300 feet through the tunnels and
caves where these crickets are normally found.
Cave crickets are about 3 feet long.
These giant insects rarely attack living creatures larger than themselves.
If attacked, a cave cricket uses its powerful legs to kick opponents before
hopping away.
Credit
The cave cricket originally appeared in the First Edition module S4
The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1982) and
later in the First Edition Monster Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast,
1983), and is used by permission.
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Cave Eel
This creature resembles a cross between a snake and an eel,
but thats only if you see it before it bites into you with its steel-hard teeth.
Cave Eel
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 9 (2d8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 25 ft.
Melee AttackBite: +4 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d8 + 2 piercing
damage and the target is grappled and
restrained (see Viselike Jaws, below).
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 3 (4)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Concealed Burrow: Cave eels conceal their
burrows skillfully, so they have tactical
advantage on Dex (Stealth) checks
to be hidden at the beginning of an
encounter. An attacking cave eel lunges
from its cave, bites a victim within 5 feet,
and then withdraws back into its burrow
without triggering an opportunity attack.
While in a burrow, a cave eel has threequarters cover (+5 bonus to AC and Dex
saving throws). The only way to negate
this benefit is for a character to ready an
action and attack the cave eel with a
reaction as it extends its body to strike.
Viselike Jaws: When a cave eel withdraws
back into its burrow with a grappled
character in its jaws, that characters
body effectively becomes a shield
protecting the eel, giving it total cover
inside its burrow (it has only three-quarters
cover against the character it grapples).
While the eel has a character grappled
this way, it doesnt need to extend from its
burrow to attack the grappled character,
who it bites automatically.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Caves and other subterranean areas
Organization: Group (25) or swarm (324)
Cave eels resemble large, air-breathing eels, but they have armored
snouts and tremendously tough teeth with which they can chew tunnels
through rock. They wait in these tunnels for potential prey to walk near,
then lunge out to take great bites from whatevers in front of them. They
usually pick narrow cave passages for their ambushes, where prey has
little room to back out of reach of the cave eels long, sinuous bodies.
These unusual creatures have even been known to chew burrows
into earth elementals and stone golems and take up residence in those
constructs, to the mutual benefit of both. They dont collect treasure
for any purpose, but because they drag the slain bodies of their victims
(including unfortunate adventurers) into their tunnels to eat them, treasure
can sometimes be found if one follows their tunnels to their lairs. Cave
eel tunnels are just barely big enough for an unarmored human or tiefling
to squeeze through; halflings, gnomes, and elves have an easier time of it,
while dwarves, half-orcs, and dragonborn are too big to fit.
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Cave Fisher
This man-sized creature resembles a cross between a lobster and a spider.
It has eight legs, two of which end in serrated pincers. Its snout is long and pointed.
initial trap fails, the cave fisher can move forward to the lip of the ledge
and launch its filament like an anteaters tongue at an opponent up to
60 feet away, but this exposes it to attack from below. Another favored
method of attack for the cave fisher is to hide itself in a crack or a ledge
above a cavern and dangle its filament down onto unsuspecting creatures
passing below it.
Cave Fisher
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 51 (6d10 + 18)
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright
Credit
The cave fisher originally appeared in the First Edition adventure A4 In
the Dungeons of the Slave Lords ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and
1983) and is used by permission.
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The cave fisher attacks once with its filament or
twice with claws.
Ranged AttackFilament: +3 to hit (range 60 ft.; one
creature). Hit: the target is grappled and pulled 20 feet
closer to the cave fisher (see below).
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Lawrence Schick.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 12 (+1), Con 17 (+3),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Filament: A creature struck by a cave
fishers filament becomes grappled by the
sticky thread and is pulled 20 feet closer
to the cave fisher. A grappled creature
can use its action to rip the filament free
with a DC 13 Str check, or can attack the
filament directly (AC 12, 5 hp, resistant to all
but slashing damage). Alcohol or universal
solvent dissolves the adhesive and releases
the creature caught by the filament. A
cave fisher can have only one creature
grappled at a time.
ECOLOGY
The cave fisher is a 7-foot long creature with a hard
outer shell that makes it resemble a large beetle. It can
shoot a strong, sticky, weblike filament from its extended
snout. The creature uses this filament to trap and drag
prey to within range of the cave fishers slicing claws.
The cave fisher lairs on ledges and cliffs underground,
where it can quickly strike passing prey and reel it up to
its mouth. Its lair is always littered with bones and gear
from previous victims, and hanging shreds of spent filaments.
The cave fishers preferred method of attack is to anchor itself to
its ledge and string filament across the ground of its lair. When a living
creature touches or passes near the filament, the fisher attempts to trap
it and reel it in, all while remaining safely sheltered on its ledge. If this
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Cave Leech
This large, bloated creature has a flattened, semitranslucent body of sickly yellow. Eight whiplike
tentacles protrude from the monsters front, near its head. Hundreds of smaller tentacles line its body
and seem to aid in locomotion. Its mouth is rounded and ringed with dozens of needlelike teeth.
A character who wins
this contest does not
break the cave leechs
grapple. The cave leech
can try a Str contest
against every creature
it makes a constriction
attack against until it
wins a Str contest and
drains one creatures
blood. It can drain
blood from the
same creature or a
different creature
each round, but it
must win a Str contest
each time.
Cave Leech
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
CE Large beast
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 10
hp: 102 (12d10 + 36)
Resistance: Bludgeoning
damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft., swim
30 ft.
Multiattack: The
cave leech
attacks eight
times, in any
combination of
tentacle attacks
and constriction
attacks.
Melee Attack
Tentacle: +7 to hit
(reach 10 ft.; one
bludgeoning damage and the
target is grappled and restrained.
Melee AttackConstriction: automatic hit
(one creature grappled by a tentacle). Hit: 1d6 + 4
bludgeoning damage and the target can be dragged
to the cave leechs mouth to be drained of blood (see
below).
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 11 (+0), Con 17 (+3),
Int 3 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Blood Drain: Immediately after making a constriction attack
against a grappled creature, the cave leech can try
to drag that creature to its mouth, where it bites the
creature automatically and drains its blood, inflicting 1d8
piercing damage. The target can resist being dragged
with a Str contest against the cave leech; the cave leech
must win the contest to drag the character to its mouth.
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Underground
pack (25)
Though not aquatic creatures, cave
leeches are often found lairing near
underground rivers, lakes, and streams.
They are aggressive monsters whose sole
purpose seems to be to kill and devour any
living thing that stumbles into their territory.
Cave leeches arent social animals, but they are
seldom found alone. Food is not shared among them, so each leech is
effectively on its own when hunting prey. When one catches something,
however, others are likely to show up quickly. Quarrels often erupt over
prey, with grappled victims being caught in the middle of a tug-of-war
between two or more leeches, all trying to suck out their blood.
An adult cave leech grows about 8 feet long, and its whiplike tentacles
are each about 6 feet long. Cave leeches are easily mistaken for ordinary
giant leeches, especially when at rest, when the creatures fold their tentacles
back against their bodies. They also do this when waiting to strike.
When a meal comes within range, the cave leech lashes out with a
tentacle and grabs its target. Grabbed prey is pulled to the cave leechs
mouth and bitten by its horrible teeth. A victim that is completely drained
of blood becomes a pale, shrunken husk. Leathery, mummifying carcasses
of the leeches victims litter their hunting grounds or lairs, where victims
are sometimes dragged to feed the leeches young.
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Centipede Nest
These centipedes arent larger or hungrier than any other, normal centipedes;
there are just more of them.
Centipede Nest
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Unaligned Medium swarm of Tiny beasts
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 22 (4d8 + 4)
Resistance: Bludgeoning and slashing damage
Immunity: Piercing damage; fright, paralysis,
petrification, prone, restrained, stun
OFFENSE
Melee AttackBite: automatic hit (reach 0 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1 piercing damage, and
the target might suffer the effect of Centipede
Poison; see below.
STATISTICS
Str 2 (4), Dex 12 (+1), Con 12 (+1),
Int 1 (5), Wis 5 (3),
Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Centipede Poison: The first time a character
takes damage from a centipede nest, the
character must make a successful DC 11
Con saving throw. On a successful save,
the character is immune to the poison from
that swarm. On a failed save, the character
becomes paralyzed. A paralyzed character
repeats the saving throw at the end of each
of its turns; on a successful save, the paralysis
ends and the character becomes poisoned
instead. The character remains poisoned for
5 minutes.
Swarm: The swarming nest can occupy another
creatures space and vice versa. The swarm
can move through an opening large enough
for an individual Tiny insect. The swarm cant
regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Once a character takes damage from a centipede nest,
the centipedes are on him or her, and the character
continues taking 1 piercing damage every round at the
start of the centipede nests turn, even if the character
moves away from the swarm. This continues until three
actions have been spent smashing, sweeping, and
plucking off all the centipedes that crawled onto the
character.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any nonarctic land
A nesting of centipedes is a vast collection of normal centipedes,
often combined with a few other sorts of bugs that share the same living
space: cockroaches and spiders, generally. Such vermin are not dangerous
individually, but when a great number of them are disturbed at once they
can present a serious threat.
A party will normally encounter a nest of centipedes by accidentally
disturbing the nest itself. Moving large wooden beams and prying into
ancient masonry entail the risk of arousing one of these huge colonies.
The centipedes can swarm up through the floor or drop from the ceiling.
When they attack, they clamber all over the character from head to toe,
even getting inside the persons armor and clothing.
Author
Matt Finch (first appeared in Monsters of Myth, published by First
Edition Adventure Games)
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Cerebral Stalker
This humanoid creature has blackish-gray scales covering its semireptilian body.
A thick layer of glistening mucus drips from its flesh. Its bestial head sports slate-gray eyes with
vertical pupils and a wide mouth lined with sharp teeth. Its hands end in filthy claws.
stalkers body. The cocooned creature can, as an
action, attempt to break free with a successful
DC 20 Str (Athletics) check or Dex (Acrobatics)
check. The webbing can be cut open
enough for a trapped character to
escape with 8 points of slashing
damage against AC 10.
Consume Brain: Once it has its victim
underground, the cerebral stalker
begins gnawing on the victims
head, rapidly chewing through
bone and tissue, dealing 2d8 +
4 points of piercing damage
each round. When the
victim dies, the cerebral
stalker reaches its goal:
the victims brain, which
it promptly devours. A
victim slain in this manner
reanimates in 1d4 rounds
as a zombie. Typically,
the cerebral stalker
tosses them back up
to the surface of the
ground so their traveling
companions can
witness the reanimation
and deal with their
newly undead friend.
Zombies created in this
manner are under
no ones control.
Earth Glide:
A cerebral
stalker
can glide
through
any sort
of natural
earth or stone
as easily as a fish swims
through water. Its gliding leaves
no sign of its passage or hint of its presence
to creatures that dont possess tremorsense. It can bring
cocooned victims along with it, but they have no special
capacity for breathing while underground. Getting into
the ground, however, is not as easy for the cerebral stalker
as moving underground. It must spend four moves on
four rounds (no dashing) melding into the ground. On the
first round, the creature sinks to its knees; on the second
round, to its waist; on the third round, to its neck; and
on the fourth round, the stalker and any creature it has
cocooned disappear completely underground. Melding
into the ground does not provoke an opportunity attack.
If the cerebral stalker is grappled while sinking into the
ground, it must win a Str contest against its grapplers to
sink farther that round. Dispel magic or a similar spell cast
Cerebral Stalker
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 85 (10d8 + 40
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft., burrow 20
ft. plus earth glide (see
below)
Multiattack: The cerebral
stalker bites once and
attacks twice with
claws, or it uses its fear
gaze or cocoon ability.
creature). Hit: 1d10 +
3 piercing damage.
Melee AttackClaw:
+6 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 + 3 slashing
damage and the
target is grappled
and restrained.
Ranged AttackFear
Gaze: automatic
hit (range 30 feet;
one creature
that can see the
cerebral stalker).
Hit: Target
must make a
successful DC 14
Wis saving throw
or become frightened
for 1d4 rounds.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 19 (+4),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Believed to understand Common and possibly
others, but never speaks
TRAITS
Cocoon (3/day): As an action, a cerebral stalker can
cocoon a grappled foe with sticky webbing. The webs
completely encase the victim, excluding the top of the
victims head, its eyes, and its nose. The cocooned victim
is restrained and anchored by the webs to the cerebral
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on a sinking cerebral stalker paralyzes it the same as a
hold monster spell. The spot where the cerebral stalker
sank radiates magic for one hour.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land
A cerebral stalker is a carnivorous predator that lies in wait just below
the surface of the ground for an unsuspecting victim to pass over or near
it. When it detects prey with its tremorsense, the stalker bursts through
the ground in a shower of rock and earth, seizes and cocoons its victim,
and disappears into the ground to devour the victims brain at its leisure.
Companions of the cerebral stalkers intended victim are held at bay with
its fear-inducing gazebut the real terror is reserved for those the creature
drags below ground, where theyre destined to have their skulls chewed
open and their brains devoured.
The lair of a cerebral stalker is a large, hollow chamber underground,

often littered with skull fragments, bits of webbing, and chunks of desiccated
brain matter. A cerebral stalker has no use for or interest in treasure, but
the belongings of its victimsespecially weapons and magical implements
they were clutching in their hands when the cerebral stalker grabbed them
sometimes fall loose in the creatures lair, making it worthwhile to locate
the lair if possible. The only way in is to dig, however; the cerebral stalker
needs no tunnel or doorway of the usual variety.
Cerebral stalkers are solitary creatures; they despise others of their
kind. They do not team up or hunt in concert, and they even attack others
of their race if one invades their territory. The typical stalkers hunting
ground covers an area of 5 square miles, though an individual rarely
journeys that far from its lair. The lifespan and reproduction method of
these creatures is completely unknown.
Copyright Notice
Chain Worm
This creature looks like a massive centipede with a bright, reflective silver carapace. Its legs are dull
silver and its oversized mandibles are black. A dull black stinger is located at the rear of its body.
chain worm emits a high-pitched trilling sound
that stuns and deafens creatures within
range. All living creatures within 30 feet
that can hear the trilling must make
a successful a DC 16 Con saving
throw or be stunned and deafened.
Stunned characters can repeat the
saving throw at the end of each of
their turns; a successful save ends
the stunned condition, but the
deafness lasts until the end of the
creatures next long rest.
Chain Worm
XP 8,400 (CR 12)

Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 161 (17d10 + 68)
Immunity: Psychic
damage; fright
OFFENSE
Multiattack: The chain worm bites once and stings once with
its tail.
2d10 + 6 piercing damage, and the target is grappled.
While the chain worm maintains a grapple, it can only bite
the grappled creature.
Melee AttackTail Sting: +10 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d8 + 6 piercing damage plus 2d8 poison
damage, and the target is poisoned (see below). This
attack has tactical advantage against targets that are
grappled by the chain worm.
STATISTICS
Str 22 (+6), Dex 16 (+3), Con 19 (+4),
Int 1 (5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Poison: A creature poisoned by the chain worm must
make a DC 16 Con saving throw at the end of each of
its turns. On a failed save, the creature takes 2d8 poison
damage and remains poisoned. On a successful save, the
poisoned condition ends.
Trilling: By rapidly vibrating its carapace as a bonus action, a
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land or underground
Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack (35)
Chain worms are terrifying subterranean predators with an insatiable
appetite for meat. The creatures have a particular fondness for dwarf, gnome,
and bugbear flesh. Chain worms often build their nests near communities
of these creatures. Though not particularly fond of cold or damp weather,
chain worms can be found almost anywhere, as their bulky, heavily armored
exoskeletons offer ample protection against almost any environment.
A chain worms nest is a hole or tunnel littered with rocks, bones, refuse,
and debris, and often located on a rocky outcropping or ledge where it is
nearly inaccessible to most creatures. Any valuables found in its lair are
simply the remains of previous meals that the chain worm couldnt digest
or didnt bother eating.
Chain worms stand nearly 6 feet tall and are about 10 feet long,
with silver carapaces and dull silver legs. Their heads sport oversized,
dull black mandibles that constantly drip brownish-gray saliva. A chain
worms tail stinger is almost a foot long and jet black. As they age, their
tail stingers fade to dull gray.
A chain worm lies in wait for a meal, attacking whenever its target
comes within range. Once it grabs a foe in its mandibles, it stings the
victim repeatedly until the unfortunate creature dies.
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Chaos Knight
The chaos knight appears to be a faintly glowing, ghostly suit of animated armour.
Chaos Knight
XP 700 (CR 3)
CE Medium fiend
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 16 (chain mail)
hp: 78 (12d8 + 24)
nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Cold and psychic
damage; fright, stun
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: The chaos knight attacks
twice with its greatsword.
Melee AttackGreatsword: +6 to hit
(reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d6
+ 4 slashing damage plus 1d6 cold
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 14 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Icy Incorporeality: By using an action,
a chaos knight can make itself
incorporeal until the start of its
next turn. While incorporeal, it can
pass through solid objects such
as a wall, or other creatures, as if
they were difficult terrain. It leaves
behind an icy outline where it
passes.
Spell-like Abilities: The chaos knight
can use the following spell-like
abilities, using Charisma as its
casting ability (DC 13, attack +5).
The chaos knight doesnt need
material components to use these
abilities.
At-Will: chill touch, ray of frost
3/day: dimension door, protection
from good
2/day: ice storm
1/day: telekinesis, wall of ice
ECOLOGY
No features can be discerned within a chaos knights helm, save for a
dim blue glow. Although the creature seems insubstantial, a chaos knight
has a real physical presence. Intense cold radiates from its being; any fire
within 20 feet sputters, struggles to remain lit, and gives off no noticeable
heat. Liquids in that radius turn cold and quickly freeze.
The chaos knights dimension door portal appears as a kaleidoscopic
passage of jagged energy bolts and whirling, ever-changing elemental
matter. Any being other than the Chaos Knight that passes through the
portal suffers 10 points of cold damage.
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Chupacabra
This fur-covered, bipedal creature is 3 or 4 feet tall with a hunched back, red eyes,
and a mouth filled with sharpened teeth. A flexible rows of spines runs down its back.
Chupacabra
XP 200 (CR 1)
CN Small humanoid
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 27 (6d6 + 6)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A chupacabra attacks once with claws and
bites once.
Hit: 1d4 + 2 slashing damage and the target is grappled.
The chupacabra cant attack with its claws while it has a
creature grappled.
Hit: 1d4 piercing damage. If the target is grappled
by the chupacabra, it takes an extra 1d6 + 2
piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 15 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 3 (4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Wings: One in ten
chupacabras have
leathery wings that give
them a flying speed of
40 feet.
Chupacabras are small, terrifying bloodsuckers that lurk on the fringes

of society. They emerge from their hiding places at night to drain blood
from warm-blooded creatures. Though they arent particularly selective
when it comes to who or what they feed on, chupacabras prefer to attack
creatures they can easily overpower (such as small livestock or children).
Many chupacabra attacks are blamed on vampires, wild dogs, or wolves
(because they often tear a victims corpse into pieces in a rage if the
creature dies too soon). If the chupacabra leaves any tracks, however,
a skilled observer can readily tell the attacker was small, bipedal, and
barefoot.
A chupacabra is a vaguely humanlike creature, but if there is any
true relationship between the species, the chupacabra is a frighteningly
degenerate cousin. They stand only 3 or 4 feet tall but look even shorter
because of their severely stooped posture. A chupacabras body is covered
in patchy, dark, filthy fur. Their eyes are bright red and appear to glow
when they catch the light from a lantern or torch.
Their arms and legs end in four digits with dull
black claws.
A chupacabra cannot speak in any
intelligible way. Instead, it utters a baleful
moan when frightened, or howls when
threatened. If a chupacabra grabs a foe,
it slashes at the victims throat and
greedily slurps up the blood.
A small proportion (10 percent)
of chupacabras have fur-covered,
batlike wings that enable them to
fly, albeit somewhat clumsily.
They seldom use their wings in
combat, but instead use flight
to seek victims far from their
lairs, making it more difficult
for enemies to track them
back to the safety of their
hidden dens.
Copyright Notice
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm
forests and hills,
decaying urban areas
pack (212)
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Church Grim
This creature resembles a large, ghostly black dog with glowing red eyes.
Church Grim
XP 200 (CR 1)
LG Medium monstrosity (incorporeal)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 32 (5d8 + 10)
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 40 ft.
Hit: 1d8 + 2 piercing damage plus 1d6 radiant damage.
The church grim gains temporary hit points equal to the
radiant damage inflicted, and the targets maximum hit
points are reduced by that amount.
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Howl: The howl of a church grim forces any evil creature
within its limited domain (see below)
to make a successful DC 12
Wis saving throw or become
frightened for 2d4 rounds. Good
or Neutral creatures are
unaffected by the howl
as long as they are not
intending to steal anything
or attack the church while
inside the church grims
domain. Once a character
succeeds or fails at this
saving throw, it need not
make another against the
same church grims howl
until after the character
takes a long rest.
Incorporeal: A church
grim can pass
through solid
objects such as
a wall, or other
creatures, as if they
were difficult terrain.
It takes 1d10 force
damage if it is still
inside an object at
the end of its turn.
Know Alignment:
A church grim
automatically
knows the
alignment of any
creature that enters its churchyard.

Limited Domain: The realm of a church grim encompasses
the churchyard it defends and no more. It can wander
freely in its cemetery and any adjoining church grounds,
but it cant move beyond; it must stop at the boundary of
consecrated land.
Rejuvenation: It is difficult to destroy a church grim. A slain
church grim restores itself to full health after lying dead
for 24 hours. The only sure way to get rid of a church
grim permanently is to raze the church it protects and
desecrate the churchyard so it is no longer consecrated
land.
Soul Defender: It is the sacred duty of a church grim
to defend the bodies and souls of those buried in its
churchyard. Casting animate dead or a similar spell
within the confines of a church grims domain requires a
successful DC 15 concentration check by the caster. If
the check fails, the spell slot fizzles away just as if it had
been cast. Whether the check succeeds or not, the caster
immediately attracts the attention and the wrath of the
church grim.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any graveyard or cemetery
Church grims are good spirits that guard cemeteries from those who
seek to steal from graves, reanimate the dead, or desecrate the sanctity
of the graves there in any other way. The eyes of a church grim see
all evil that crosses into its territory, and it has no mercy for such
trespassers. The precinct of a church grim is the cemetery and church
it has chosen to protect; it cant leave that holy ground for any reason.
A church grim cant be destroyed without also destroying the place it
protects. If dispatched, a church grim returns 24 hours later to resume
its duties.
Only churches or temples dedicated to good deities attract the service
of a church grim guardian. The holier the locale, the more likely a church
grim is to be present.
Often, these entities are not well understood even by those who serve
in the churches protected by church grims. Many pastors and deacons
speak fearfully of a ghostly hound that prowls the ground
around their churches without realizing that the
spectral being they fear means them
no harm and will protect their
temple more ferociously and
more tenaciously than any
real guard dog could.
A church grim does not
attack or harm anyone who
enters the churchyard or
the cemetery to worship,
pay their respects, and go
about normal business. It
only attacks evil creatures and
those who intend to rob from the dead.
Church grims also attack undead creatures
on sight.
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Churr
The trees and underbrush in front of you explode in a hail of leaves and brush that showers down
around you. From the tangled mess emerge feral, apelike creatures with wickedly long claws and fangs.
Churr
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 57 (6d10 + 24)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft., climb
20 ft.
Multiattack: A churr
bites once and
attacks twice with
claws, or it howls
once.
Melee AttackBite:
+6 to hit (reach
5 ft.; one
creature).
Hit: 1d8 +
4 piercing
damage.
Melee Attack
Claw: +6 to hit
(reach 10 ft.;
one creature).
damage and the
target is grappled and
restrained.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 15 (+2), Con 18 (+4),
Int 6 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Giant
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Howl: A churr can unleash a frightening howl as an action.
Creatures within 60 feet of the churr must make a
successful DC 10 Wis saving throw or become frightened
for 1d6 x 10 minutes. A successful saving throw renders a
character immune to the howling of churrs until after the
characters next long rest.
Churrs are savage, apelike creatures that

dwell in warm, heavily forested areas.
They are reasonably intelligent; some
churrs are known to use primitive clubs
or even to fashion spears with which
to hunt. A typical adult churr stands 8
feet tall and has arms that are nearly
as long as its body.
In rare instances, stone-age
tribes have been known to
adopt churrs as guardians. The
creatures take to sign language
readily. Among themselves,
they speak a debased, pidgin
form of Giant. They can learn
to understand Common but
they seem unable to speak
more than the simplest
words, and even those
come out with a thick,
guttural accent that takes
practice to understand.
Churr can interbreed
with some humanoid
and most ape species,
making them a missing
link or bridge species.
Mixed progeny are usually
smaller but more intelligent
than a typical churr, and they
have an easier time learning
and speaking Common and other
languages.
Evil bands of churr are known to
kidnap humanoids to keep as slaves
until such time as the slave inadvertently
enrages a churr and is killed and eaten on the spot.
Churr begin combat by unleashing their horrific howl and beating their
chests. They then charge opponents, attempting to get their meaty paws
around them and choke or smash the life from them.
Churrs congregate in small bands or packs of less than 20 individuals.
Males dominate the pack and females are tasked with menial chores,
childbearing, and raising the young. Usually the strongest and most
powerful churr becomes the leader. Fights to the death are not uncommon
when a leader dies, as ambitious replacements vie for the open command.
Churrs are omnivorous. They hunt small game as well as gathering fruits
and vegetables in season.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and tropical forest
Organization: Pair, mob (36), or pack (712)
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Cimota
A figure materializes out of the surrounding shadows. It has the black cloak and cowl of a monk,
but the cloak floats in the air, seemingly enclosing no visible body.
Only menacing green eyes glare from inside the dark hood.
Unnatural Aura: All animals, wild or trained, become
frightened when a cimota is within 30 feet. Trained
animals will approach closer if their master makes
a successful DC 20 Wis (Animal Handling) check.
The check allows trained animals to approach
the cimota but does not eliminate the tactical
disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls
because of fright.
Cimota
XP 450 (CR 2)
LE Medium undead
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 44 (8d8 + 8)
Immunity: Cold, lightning, necrotic, and
poison damage; fright, poison, exhaustion,
unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary, pair, or haunt (36)
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 60 ft.
Multiattack: A cimota attacks twice with claws.
Melee AttackClaw: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
Cimota Guardian
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
LE Medium undead
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 71 (11d8 + 22)
Immunity: Cold, lightning, necrotic,
and poison damage; fright, poison,
exhaustion, unconsciousness
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 16 (+3), Con 12 (+1),
Int 13 (+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 19 (+4)
Languages: Common, Infernal
Skills: Intimidation +6, Perception +4,
Persuasion +6
TRAITS
Lifesense: A cimota notices and
locates all living creatures within 60
ft., without effort or error.
Magic Proof: A cimota automatically
succeeds on saving throws against spells
and magic effects unless it chooses not
to.
Manifestation: As an action, a cimota can
transport itself from any point on the Material
Plane to another point within its defined area or
within 300 feet of the artifact to which it is bound. A cimota
can also lurk on the Negative Plane, prepared to manifest
on the Material Plane if certain conditions are met, such
as trespassers entering the area the cimota is doomed
to guard. A cimota cant attack or move in the round in
which it manifestsit is effectively stunned until the start
of its next turn. When it manifests, it appears as a shifting
cloud of shadows that coalesces into its cloaked and
hooded form. Until the start of its next turn (the round after it
manifests), its shifting form has the effect of a blur spell.
Unholy Existence: Although it is possible to temporarily
destroy a cimotas physical form, it will return in 1d6 days,
manifesting again to continue its unholy existence. The
only way to permanently destroy a cimota is to disrupt its
existence by consecrating the ground to which it is tied or
by destroying the artifact to which it is bound. Sometimes,
significant alteration of an unholy place, such as
demolition of an evil temple or burning a haunted forest,
could cause cimota to fade away permanently.
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 60 ft.
Multiattack: A cimota attacks
twice with scimitars.
Melee AttackScimitar: +6 to hit
(reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
1d8 + 4 slashing damage plus 1d8
necrotic damage.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 16 (+3), Con 14 (+2), Int 13
(+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 20 (+5)
Skills: Intimidation +7, Perception +4, Persuasion +7
TRAITS
Lifesense: A cimota notices and locates all living creatures
within 60 ft., without effort or error.
Magic Proof: A cimota automatically succeeds on saving
throws against spells and magic effects unless it chooses
not to.
Manifestation: As an action, a cimota can transport itself
from any point on the Material Plane to another point
within its defined area or within 300 feet of the artifact to
which it is bound. A cimota can also lurk on the Negative
Plane, prepared to manifest on the Material Plane if
certain conditions are met, such as trespassers entering
the area the cimota is doomed to guard. A cimota cant
attack or move in the round in which it manifestsit is
effectively stunned until the start of its next turn. When it
manifests, it appears as a shifting cloud of shadows that
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coalesces into its cloaked and hooded form. Until the start
of its next turn (the round after it manifests), its shifting form
has the effect of a blur spell.
frightened when a cimota is within 30 feet. Trained animals
will approach closer if their master makes a successful DC
15 Wis (Animal Handling) check. The check allows trained
animals to approach the cimota but does not eliminate
the tactical disadvantage on ability checks and attack
rolls because of fright.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
High Cimota
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
LE Medium undead
Initiative +4
within its defined area or within 300 feet of the artifact to

which it is bound. A cimota can also lurk on the Negative
Plane, prepared to manifest on the Material Plane if certain
conditions are met, such as trespassers entering the area the
cimota is doomed to guard. A cimota cant attack or move
in the round in which it manifestsit is effectively stunned
until the start of its next turn. When it manifests, it appears as a
shifting cloud of shadows that coalesces into its cloaked and
hooded form. Until the start of its next turn (the round after it
manifests), its shifting form has the effect of a blur spell.
frightened when a cimota is within 30 feet. Trained animals
will approach closer if their master makes a successful DC
16 Wis (Animal Handling) check. The check allows trained
animals to approach the cimota but does not eliminate
the tactical disadvantage on ability checks and attack
rolls because of fright.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
DEFENSE
hp: 99 (18d8 + 18)
Immunity: Cold, lightning, necrotic, and poison damage;
fright, poison, exhaustion, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 60 ft.
Multiattack: A cimota attacks twice with scimitars.
Melee AttackScimitars: +7 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 4 slashing damage plus 1d8 lightning
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 18 (+4), Con 13 (+1),
Int 14 (+2), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 20 (+5)
Skills: Insight +6, Intimidation +8, Perception +6, Persuasion +8
TRAITS
Dark Fury (recharge 5, 6): As a bonus action, a high cimota
can generate a field of necrotic energy in the form of
black lightning. This energy can be shaped into either a
20-foot radius sphere with the high cimota at its center,
or as a 100-foot line extending from the high cimotas
fingertips. Dark fury inflicts 6d8 necrotic damage on every
living creature in its area of effect; a successful DC 15 Dex
saving throw negates the damage. Undead, constructs
and other nonliving targets are unaffected by dark fury.
Lifesense: A cimota notices and locates all living creatures
within 60 ft., without effort or error.
Magic Proof: A cimota automatically succeeds on saving throws
against spells and magic effects unless it chooses not to.
Manifestation: As an action, a cimota can transport itself
from any point on the Material Plane to another point
Cimota are the physical manifestations of evil thoughts and actions.

They exist on the Negative Plane, manifesting in the Material Plane as
indistinct, cloaked figures. Their existence is always tied to a specific
area or artifact that is imbued with ancient and highly malevolent evil.
A cimota is able to manifest anywhere within an accursed locale that has
given it life or within 300 feet of an evil artifact to which it is attached, but
it cant leave that area on the Material Plane.
The physical form of a cimota is a floating figure in a monks cassock.
Green eyes glow deep within their raised cowls, but their bodies are
entirely invisible. See invisibility, true seeing, or similar abilities to see
invisible objects reveal a ghostly human figure seemingly made of shadow
within the cloak. Cimota are manifestations of evil that can be touched
like any other creature, and even injured by nonmagical weapons, though
magic has reduced effect against them. When a cimota is destroyed, only
a few shreds of tattered black cloth remain to show that they ever existed.
Cimota are bound to repeat the evil thoughts and actions that created them.
When they manifest, they endlessly repeat the deeds that spawned them.
So, for instance, a group of cimota might haunt a ruined temple where they
endless reenact evil rituals. Cimota might guard an unholy site such as a city,
forest, or building. They fight to the death to defend these places. Cimota who
are bound to an artifact might act out the intentions of that artifact. A cimota
might follow the owner of an artifact, for example, slaying the owners friends
and associates (to prevent them from stealing the artifact, in their greed) while
keeping its existence a secret. Within the parameters of their creation, cimota
are capable of strategy, deception, and highly intelligent tactics.
Cimota are capable of speaking Common and Infernal. Their voices
are either hollow, ringing, and unnatural, or malevolent whispers. Most
often, cimota use their voices to chant or to shout dire condemnations
at intruders. They do not parley and they never negotiate unless it is to
deceive mortals to their deaths.
Credit
Original author Mark R. Shipley
Originally appearing in The Black Monastery ( Frog God Games/
Mark R. Shipley, 2011)
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Clam, Giant
A large, brightly-colored shell shifts in the current. Seemingly split or divided down the middle,
its interior is a dazzling golden brown.
swallowed creature can get out of the giant
clam by winning a Str contest against it
the swallowed character has tactical
disadvantage in this contestor by using
5 feet of movement after the giant clam
is dead.
Giant Clam
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 22 (3d10 + 6)
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright,
stun
OFFENSE
Speed: Swim 5 ft.
Melee AttackSwallow: automatic
hit (reach 5 ft.; one Medium or
smaller creature). Hit: Target
creature must make a successful
DC 13 Dex saving throw or be
grappled and restrained
inside the clams shell (see
Swallow, below).
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 1 (5), Con 15 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +2
TRAITS
Camouflage: The rough shell of a giant clam is draped with
barnacles, anemones, and bits of coral, which help it to
blend into its environment. A giant clam has a +2 bonus
on normal Stealth checks despite its low Dex score, and
it gets tactical advantage on Dex (Stealth) checks to
conceal itself before an encounter (since they have
nothing but time, lying there on the sea bottom).
Swallow: A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained. It
takes 1 acid damage automatically at the start of each
of the giant clams turns. Only one Medium or smaller
creature can be inside the giant clam at one time, and a
giant clam can swallow only one creature per 24 hours. A
swallowed creature is unaffected by anything happening
outside the giant clam or by attacks from outside it. A
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm or temperate
aquatic
Organization: Solitary or cluster
(210)
Giant clams are generally found
in coastal waters no deeper than
60 feet. Many species of giant
clams subsist strictly on a diet of
sunlight, and as such are never
found at depths where sunlight
cant reach. Such giant clams
typically live in shallow
seas or attached to coral
reefs near the surface.
Some species of giant
clams feed not only on
sunlight but also on what
they can filter from the water,
usually small plants and animals,
and sometimes the occasional swimmer. Giant clams simply wait until an
unsuspecting target swims too close to the clam. When a creature at least
one size smaller than the clam comes within reach, the clam sucks the
prey into its interior and clamps its shell shut. It slowly digests its meal
and expels any indigestible material (such as metal, stone, jewels, and
coins) into the surrounding water. Air-breathers trapped by a giant clam
face the danger of drowning as well.
A giant clam moves by pushing out a small foot and sliding itself
along the sea bottom.
Credit
The Giant Clam originally appeared in the First Edition module EX2
Land Beyond the Magic Mirror ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and
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Clamor
A series of garbled voices, clicks, grinding noises, and other less discernible sounds
seem to emanate from empty air, with no apparent point of origin.
although sounds with magical properties (such as power
word spells) lose their magical effects when duplicated.
Speed of Sound (1/day): Once per day, a clamor can
fly at the speed of sound for four minutes, an effective
speed of 6,730 feet per round. It cant attack or use
any other abilities when moving this way. In four
minutes, it can cover 51 miles (82 kilometers).
Sound-Related Vulnerabilities: Any magical silence
effect or effect that creates a vacuum deals
3d8 force damage to a clamor and forces
it to make a successful Con saving throw
against the spellcasters DC or become
frightened for one minute. In addition,
any spells or abilities that deal thunder
damage require the clamor to make
a successful Con saving throw or be
affected as if hit by a confusion spell
for one minute. Spells or abilities that
manipulate sound in pleasing or at least
nonlethal ways (such as a bards countercharm
ability) require the clamor to make a successful
Cha saving throw or be affected as if charmed
for one hour. The DC of both saving throws
equals 8 + the attackers applicable ability score
modifier + the attackers proficiency bonus. The
DM has final say whether a specific spell or ability
affects a clamor, and how.
Clamor
XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Medium aberration
(extraplanar, incorporeal)
Initiative +7
DEFENSE
AC 17
hp: 45 (6d8 + 18)
Immunity: Nonmagical damage;
thunder damage
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 50 ft.
Melee AttackThunder
Touch: +9 to hit (reach
5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 + 7 thunder
is pushed 5 feet away
from the clamor.
Ranged AttackSonic
Ray: +9 to hit (range 120
ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6
+ 7 thunder damage and
the target is deafened until the start of
the clamors next turn.
Area AttackSonic Burst (recharge 5, 6):
automatic hit (range 100 ft. sphere centered on clamor;
all creatures in range). Hit: every target must make a
successful DC 13 Con saving throw or be stunned for
1d3 rounds. Living creatures within 50 feet of the clamor
are also permanently deafened if this saving throw fails.
Greater restoration, wish, or comparable magic can
restore a creatures hearing.
ECOLOGY
STATISTICS
Str 1 (5), Dex 25 (+7), Con 17 (+3),
Int 5 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 17 (+3)
Languages: Unknownseems to understand a bit of most
languages
TRAITS
Incorporeal: A clamor can pass through solid objects such
as a wall, or other creatures, as if they were difficult terrain.
It takes 1d10 force damage if it is still inside another object
at the end of its turn. It can move in total silence when it
chooses to.
Natural Invisibility: As creatures of living sound, a clamor
is naturally invisible, even when it attacks. This ability
cant be switched off or negated by any means. See
invisibility adds a ghostly outline around a clamor, but true
seeing reveals nothing, because the clamor has no visible
form to reveal.
Sound Mimicry: A clamor can duplicate any sound it has
ever encountered with perfect accuracy. It can duplicate
speech, music, or any other auditory phenomenon,
Clamors have a playful kind of intelligence, and they appear to desire

communication with humanoids. Being able to mimic any sound they have
ever encountered, clamors wander the Material Plane emitting a nonsensical
cacophony of voices, crashes, clicks, roars, and music. Since they are usually
invisible, most adventurers that encounter a clamor walk away from the din
without ever having realized that they just met one of the more enigmatic
creatures in existence. Many a sentry on duty has heard only his own voice
in response to what he thought was someone walking around out in the
darkness; what he really heard was a clamor trying to talk to him.
Most bards are fascinated by these odd creatures. Many a bard has
gained a clamor as a companion of sorts, thanks to the effect music has on
clamors. A bard of at least 5th level can communicate with these creatures
on a rudimentary basis, but working out the basics of such communication
takes several hours of patient work by the bard and the clamor, interspersed
with frequent soothing, musical interludes by the bard. The intelligence and
patience of a clamor are comparable to those of a young child, so complex
communication and long stretches of concentration are not feasible.
Despite their curiosity, clamors tend to keep their distance from other
intelligent creatures until some level of trust has been established. They
emit random noises and play back interesting sounds made by the
creatures they are observing. Once provoked to attack, clamors strike at
their foes with high frequency sonic beams. If cornered or overwhelmed,
a clamor uses its sonic burst ability before fleeing at the speed of sound,
an ability that almost ensures its escape.
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Cobra Flower
This tall, slender plant has a large flowering bulb topping its brownish-green roots.
Two green, winglike leaves flank its flowering top, giving the appearance of a cobras hood.
Its leaves are thin and have transparent blotches on them.
Cobra Flower
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 51 (6d10 + 18)
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright,
exhaustion, stun, unconsciousness
Vulnerability: Necrotic damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 5 ft.
Melee AttackBite: +5 to
hit (reach 10 ft.; one
3 piercing damage
plus 1d8 acid
damage, and the
target is grappled.
This attack hits
automatically
if the target is
already grappled
by the cobra
flower.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 13 (+1),
Con 16 (+3), Int 1 (5),
Wis 13 (+1), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and cold
forests
Organization: Solitary or patch (24)
Cobra flowers draw nutrients from sunlight, soil, and
water, but they also enjoy a diet of insects, rodents, animals,
and even humanoids when they can catch one. These plantcreatures can be found nesting in forests, and they sometimes take up
residence near small population areas to feed on humanoids who wander
into their reach. Many a childs or adults disappearance can be attributed
to a cobra flower.
When a cobra flower detects a living creature, it remains motionless
until its prey is within 5 feet. It then spreads its leafy hood, opens its
flowery bulb, and bites its prey, injecting acidic enzymes to break down
and digest the victim.
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Coffer Corpse
This creature appears as a desiccated humanoid shrouded in rotting, tattered funerary clothes.
Its fingers end in sharp, enormously long fingernails.
start of its next turn, the coffer corpse regains 3d6
hit points and rises again as if reanimated. Every
creature that sees the coffer corpse rise must
make a successful DC 12 Wis saving throw
or be frightened for 2d4 rounds or until
they see the coffer corpse destroyed.
Magic Weapon: A coffer corpses claws
are treated as an attack from a magic
weapon.
Coffer Corpse
XP 450 (CR 2)
CE Medium undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 45 (6d8 + 18)
weapons; necrotic damage
Immunity: Poison damage; exhaustion,
fright, poison, unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land, subterranean
Organization: Solitary or crypt (212)
The coffer corpse is an undead creature
formed as the result of an incomplete death
ritual. It is often found haunting stranded
funeral barges or in situations where a corpse
has not been delivered to its final resting place.
Because of the manner of their creation, most
coffer corpses are sealed inside coffins or
sarcophagi until they are released by unwitting
tomb robbers. Coffer corpses hate life and
attack most living creatures on sight.
At a distance, a coffer corpse is often mistaken
for a zombie. They are quicker, however, and
display a level of anger and hatred that indicate
they are more than mindless automatons.
In combat, a coffer corpse attacks with
its filthy, ragged fingernails. They
always try to grab a victim by the
throat and strangle it to death.
Once a coffer corpse gets
its hands around a victims
throat, it doesnt let go until
the victim is dead, or the coffer
corpse is either destroyed, or
damaged enough to trigger its
deceiving death.
OFFENSE
Speed: 25 ft.
damage and the target is grappled.
Melee AttackStrangulation: automatic
hit (one creature already grappled
by the coffer corpse at the start of
the coffer corpses turn). Hit: the
target must make a successful DC
13 Con saving throw or it runs out of
breath and begins suffocating. If the
strangled creature escapes from the
coffer corpses grapple, suffocation
ends immediately but the creature is
incapacitated until the end
of its next turn.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3),
Dex 12 (+1),
Con 16 (+3),
Int 6 (2), Wis 13 (+1),
Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Death Grip: A creature that is grappled by a coffer corpse
cant speak or cast spells that have verbal components.
Deceiving Death: The first time a coffer corpses hit points
are reduced below 20, the creature collapses to the
ground as if slain. A grappled creature is released. To all
inspection, the coffer corpse appears destroyed. At the
Credit
The coffer corpse originally appeared in the First
Edition Fiend Folio ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Simon Eaton.
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Cooshee
This creature appears as a large green- and brown-spotted dog with slightly elven features.
It has a long, curling tail and ears that taper to points above its head.
Cooshee
XP 200 (CR 1)
NG Medium monstrosity
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 13 (3d8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A cooshee bites once and attacks once with
claws.
Hit: 1d10 + 3 piercing damage and the target is knocked
prone and grappled and restrained (see Dominate
below).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 16 (+3), Con 11 (+0),
Int 4 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: None
Cooshees are large, 200-pound, 4-foot tall hounds. They are known
throughout the world as elven dogs, for their features resemble those of
elves and they are often found in the company of elves, who train them as
guards. They bark only to warn their masters or other cooshees, but their
bark can be heard clearly up to one mile away.
Cooshees attack by biting and tripping their foes. Once down, an opponent
is held down. A cooshee trained as a guard can hold a person down until
help comes; wild cooshees are more likely to tear the foe to pieces.
These dogs are also legendary for their ability to race like the wind in
almost perfect silence. This is how cooshees launch most attacks; they
begin their charge from so far away that they either havent been spotted
yet or their intended victims believe theyre safe. If the cooshees werent
spotted before they charged, odds are theyll be among their foes and
attacking without anyone hearing their approach.
Credit
The cooshee originally appeared in Dragon #67 ( TSR/Wizards of the
Coast, 1983) and later in the First Edition module S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1982) and still later in the First Edition Monster
Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983), and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
TRAITS
Dominate: A cooshee that has its opponent
restrained and prone makes it very difficult for
that foe to stand up again. To stand up, the
creature must break the grapple, which also
ends the restraint. If the creature fails in its
attempt to break free, it takes 1d4 piercing
damage.
Sprint: Once per hour, a cooshee can move
ten times its normal speed (400 ft.) for one round. When
sprinting, it gains tactical advantage on Stealth checks.
ECOLOGY
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Corpse Rook
This creature resembles a gigantic three-headed raven with oily black feathers
and bright silver talons and beak. Its wings are tipped with silver feathers.
A pungent, almost sulfuric odor emanates from the creature.
Organization: Solitary, pair, or nest (pair plus 1d4 nonfighting
young)
Corpse Rook
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +2
TRAITS
All-around Vision: A corpse rooks three heads allow it to
see in all directions at all times. It has tactical advantage
on sight-based Perception checks, and opponents never
gain tactical advantage or bonus damage against it from
the presence of nearby allies.
Combat Mobility: Opportunity attacks against a moving
corpse rook always have tactical disadvantage.
Corpse rooks are giant, three-headed birds of prey that devour anything
they can catch. Their preferred diet consists of horses, giant lizards, dire
rats, giant frogs, cattle, sheep, and humanoids of all kinds. They build
their nests at the tops of sturdy, broadleaved trees, or on high, rocky
outcrops in less forested terrain. A corpse rooks nest is constructed from
mud, grass, hair, leaves, and the bones of their victims. These creatures
do not associate with other avian creatures. They are often hunted by red
and green dragons, rocs, and wyverns, who savor the taste of their flesh.
Corpse rooks are solitary hunters with a hunting territory extending
5 miles in every direction from their nests. Hunting is done during the
day. During spring and early summer months (mating season), both male
and female corpse rooks hunt for foodsometimes together, but most
often they fly off in separate directions from the nest. Creatures killed
by a corpse rook are carried back to the nest and either devoured or fed
to hatchlings. A nest typically contains 1d4 silver and gold-flecked eggs
(or hatchlings later in the season) along with the chewed and droppingspattered belongings of slain prey.
Corpse rooks attack from the air, slashing with their claws and biting
with their sharpened beaks. They rarely land on the ground during battle,
preferring to swoop in and out of melee to keep their opponents off
balance and limit their vulnerability to melee. Although they generally
hunt individually, a lone corpse rook will call for help from others of its
kind if it spots a group of delectable prey that it suspects it cant handle
alone. The spotting bird then circles high above the potential victims until
more corpse rooks arrive. When working together this way, its common
for one or two corpse rooks to land and draw the attention of the prey,
while others swoop in from multiple directions.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate or warm plains
Copyright Notice
DEFENSE
hp: 45 (6d10 + 12)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A corpse rook bites three times and attacks
once with claws.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 5 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: None
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Corpsespinner
A massive, bone-white tarantula is the only way to describe this monster. Bands of gray and silver ring
its abdomen and legs, and its body is covered in short, bristly hairs of white and silver.
A large, skull-like marking appears on the creatures thorax. Its eight eyes are stark white.
does not trigger a reaction.
Astralsense: A
corpsespinner can
automatically sense the
presence and location
of anything within 200
feet of it on the Astral
Plane.
Create Corpsespun:
Creatures that die
while affected by a
corpsespinners poison
(and not devoured
by the corpsespinner)
rise in 1 hour as a
corpsespun.
Corpsespinner
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Unaligned Huge
monstrosity
(extraplanar)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 114 (12d12 + 36)
OFFENSE
20 ft.
Melee AttackBite:
+8 to hit (reach 15
ft.; one creature).
Hit: 2d10 + 5
piercing damage
plus 1d10 poison
damage and the
target is poisoned.
A poisoned
creature makes a
DC 14 Con saving
throw at the end
of each of its turns;
a successful save
ends the condition.
Ranged AttackWeb
(recharge 5, 6):
+6 to hit (range 80
ft.; one creature).
Hit: the target
is restrained. A
restrained creature
can use its action
to attempt a DC
14 Str (Athletics)
check, becoming free of the
webs on a success. A character has tactical
disadvantage on this check on the Astral Plane. These
webs can be destroyed with slashing damage (AC 12, 10
hp), but they are immune to all other damage, including
fire.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 17 (+3), Con 17 (+3),
Int 7 (2), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Deep Speech
TRAITS
Astral Jaunt: A corpsespinner can shift between the Astral
and Material Planes in either direction as a move. This
ECOLOGY
Environment: Astral
Plane
or troupe (1 plus 49
corpsespun)
Corpsespinners are highly
aggressive extraplanar spiders
originating on the Astral
Plane, where they hunt and
devour astral sharks and other
native creatures. Only rarely
do they enter the Material
Plane to hunt all types of giant
spiders and humanoids.
On the Astral Plane,
corpsespinners spend their
time constructing elaborate
webs. They enjoy using
unusual anchor points for
their constructions, such as
bizarre outcroppings of rare
materials, the corpses of deceased
astral travelers, drifting astral ruins, and
just about anything else the corpsespinner
finds intriguing or unique.

When not constructing webs, the corpsespinner is usually hunting
and this sometimes leads it to the Material Plane. If encountered on the
Material Plane, there is a good chance the corpsespinner has its most
recent victims with it as corpsespun.
Corpsespinners seldom associate with others of their kind. Their
ecology and reproduction cycles are unknown by outsiders, though
intrepid interplanar adventurers have talked of seeing huge webbed lairs
on the Astral Plane containing young corpsespinners.
When hunting on the Material Plane, a corpsespinner uses its ability to
shift back and forth between the planes to confuse and stymy its foes. If
facing defeat, the corpsespinner retreats to the Astral Plane and seeks the
safety of its lair.
When accompanied by corpsespun, the corpsespinner focuses on
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trapping foes in webs and then lets its minions soften up
the trapped enemies. The corpsespinner wants to ensure
that their veins are filled with its poison when they die, to
keep its supply of corpsespun high.
Copyright Notice
Corpsespun
XP 200 (CR 1)
N Medium undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11 plus armor worn
hp: 44 (8d8 + 8)
Immunity: Necrotic and poison damage;
exhaustion, fright, poison, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Melee AttackClaw: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 2 slashing damage
plus 1d4 poison damage and the target is
poisoned. A poisoned creature can make
a DC 11 Con saving throw at the end of
each of its turns; a successful save ends the
condition.
Ranged AttackSpider Spray (recharge 5,
6): automatic hit (range 20 ft. cone; all
creatures in cone). Hit: target must make
a successful DC 11 Dex saving throw or
take 1d6 piercing damage plus 2d6 poison
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 13 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 3 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Spider-Infested: Spiders continually crawl out of corpsespun,
swarm over them, and fall to the ground around the
undeads feet. All creatures other than a corpsepinner or
other corpsespun that are adjacent to a corpsespun at
the end of the corpsespuns turn take 1d4 poison damage
from spider bites. This damage is cumulative from multiple
adjacent corpsespun.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Astral Plane
Organization: Troupe (49 plus 1 corpsespinner)
Corpsespun resemble zombies that are infested with spiders. Spiders
crawl in and out of their bodies through their mouths, ears, nostrils, eye
sockets, and wounds, and the creatures can vomit out a stream of spiders
as an attack. They tend to be draped in webbing. Corpsepun follow the
commands of the corpsespinner that created them, which they receive
telepathically. If a corpsespinner is killed, its corpsespun minions continue
carrying out their last instructions, and they fight to protect their masters
body or its home web; otherwise, they have little purpose and are not
innately hostile without a corpsespinner telling them who to kill.
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Crabman
This giant-sized creature is a bipedal humanoid with a crablike head, large hands that end in powerful
pincers, and splayed feet. It is covered with chitinous plates that are reddish-brown in color.
Two smaller humanoid arms protrude below its pincers.
Crabman
XP 200 (CR 1)
Neutral Large monstrosity
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 22 (3d10 + 6)
Resistance: Slashing damage from nonmagical
weapons
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A crabman attacks
twice with pincers.
Melee AttackPincer: +5
3 slashing damage
and the target is
grappled.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 11 (+0),
Con 15 (+2), Int 10 (+0),
Wis 10 (+0), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Unique
(crabman)
Senses:
Darkvision 60 ft.
TRAITS
Amphibious: A crabman spends
most of its life in water, but they
are equally at home on
land or in water. Crabmen
do not treat water as
difficult terrain, and they
breathe comfortably in
air or water.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate aquatic
Organization: Gang (212)
Crabmen inhabit coastal water, where they hunt for fish and other
food. Their language is unique, relying on buzzes and clicks that can
be produced underwater without the distortion that makes breath-based

language unintelligible. Those with Intelligence 12 or higher sometimes
learn Common from land-dwelling traders and sailors.
Crabmen make their homes in sea caves and coastal cliffs. They spend
most of their time hunting, filtering algae for food, or scavenging along
rocky shores and beaches for flotsam from shipwrecks. They can subsist
by gathering wet sand from the seashore and filtering it through their
mouths, sucking out all organic material, but they prefer
not to. The hardened, dry balls of sand left behind
can be a clue that there is a crabman community
nearby.
Some communities excavate expansive
burrows into sea-facing cliffs. Within such
a warren, each individual has a lair set off
from a centralized meeting area.
Each crabman tribe is led by an
elder that can be of either sex. Most
crabman tribal elders are at least 3rdlevel warriors.
Crabmen have no regular
breeding or mating cycle. Each
female seems to have her own phases
of fertility and infertility. A fertile
female produces about 100 eggs
over a span of two weeks. Crabman
eggs are released into the ocean,
where they hatch into translucent
larvae with soft shells. These larvae
vaguely resemble the adults but
can be mistaken for normal
crabs. After six months, these
larvae molt, develop more
humanoid body structure,
and develop the harder
shell required for life
on land. Before their
first molting, crabman
larvae are largely
defenseless; they hide
in coral reefs and
among kelp beds for safety.
They receive no protection or parenting of any
kind until after they emerge onto land.
Crabmen rarely engage in commerce with other humanoid communities
around them, including other crabman tribes. Crabman artisans produce
only ephemeral goods made of driftwood, shells, and seaweed, but they
are quite capable of producing what more aesthetic races would call works
of art.
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Crayfish, Monstrous
This creature looks like a giant lobster with a sharp snout and eyes on movable, flickering stalks.
Two large claws extend from its thorax in front of four smaller pairs of spindly walking legs.
Its exoskeleton is dark brown.
begins suffocating, with the same effect as if it were
drowning.
Monstrous Crayfish
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +0
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any freshwater aquatic
DEFENSE
hp: 45 (6d10 + 12)
Immunity: Fright
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A monstrous crayfish attacks twice, using any
combination of pincer and crush attacks.
Hit: 1d8 + 3 slashing damage and the target is grappled.
Melee AttackCrush: automatic hit (one creature grappled
by the monstrous crayfish). Hit: 1d8 + 3 piercing damage
and the target is grappled.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 2 (5)
Languages: None
Monstrous crayfish are freshwater creatures that dwell on the bottoms

of seas, lakes, ponds, and other shallow water. They are predators and
scavengers that exist on a diet of decaying flesh from dead fish, algae,
snails, worms, and other animals, including swimmers who venture too
close to the monstrous crayfishs lair.
These giant crayfish make their homes under rocks or in underwater
tunnels that are dug by the crayfish. Their flooded tunnels extend over long
distances and always include a chimney through which the monstrous
crayfish can enter and exit its home via dry ground. These exits have been
found as far as 100 feet inland from the lake shore or river bank.
Giant crayfish are often hunted as food by dragon turtles, humans,
storm giants, and giant turtles.
Credit
The Monstrous Crayfish originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Copyright Notice
TRAITS
Water Dependency: A monstrous crayfish can survive out
of water for 7 hours. After this limit, a monstrous crayfish
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Crimson Mist
Seemingly made of red vapor, the crimson mist is an outstanding stealth hunter.
It is vaguely humanoid in shape, with what appear to be arms, a torso, and a head, but where a
humanoid would have legs, the crimson mists body trails away into crimson vapor.
The creature has no distinct facial features, other than two glowing points where eyes should be.
aside as the crimson mist moves forward. Failure
indicates the crimson mists body encloses the
target, trapping the target inside. An engulfed
character is restrained, takes 2d6 necrotic
and psychic damage at the start of each
of its turns, and immediately begins
suffocating. An engulfed character
can escape by winning a Dex contest
against the crimson mist. A crimson
mist can engulf only one Medium or
smaller creature at a time, and doing
so prevents it from attacking with
one of its tentacles.
Susceptibility: If a creature dies
from the crimson mists engulf
attack, the crimson mists
speed drops to 30 ft., its Stealth
bonus drops to +3 (it flushes
crimson, hence the name),
and attacks against it have
tactical advantage. These
effects last for 1 hour.
Crimson Mist
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
NE Medium aberration
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
hp: 127 (17d8 + 51)
Resistance: Nonmagical damage
except from silver weapons
Vulnerability: Bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing
damage from silver weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 60 ft.
Multiattack: A crimson
mist attacks twice with
tentacles.
Melee AttackTentacle:
+7 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
bludgeoning damage and
the target is grappled and
engulfed (see below).
ECOLOGY
Environment: Swamp or
underground
STATISTICS
Str 11 (+0), Dex 18 (+4), Con 16 (+3),
Int 17 (+3), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Deep Speech (understands
but doesnt speak)
A crimson mist usually hides in naturally

occurring fog and waits for potential prey to wander
close. Although they are not known to converse,
crimson mists have been known to mimic cries for help
or other sounds in an attempt to lure a victim into its
grasp.
What appear at first sight to be arms are actually
tentacles with smaller, fingerlike tentacles at their ends.
A crimson mist looks s if its composed of thick, swirling
vapor, but its body is surmised to be an unknown, fifth state
of matter that shares some of the qualities of solid, gas,
liquid, and plasma without actually being any of those.
TRAITS
Engulf: When a crimson mist strikes a
target with one of its tentacles, it can
immediately make an engulf attack
by entering the opponents space. The
engulfed creature can attempt a DC 15
Dex saving throw to evade the attack.
Success indicates the character avoids
the attack entirely by retreating or stepping
Credit
Originally appearing in Rappan Athuk Reloaded ( Necromancer
Games, 2006)
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Crypt Thing
A skeletal humanoid wearing a dark, hooded robe sits in a high-backed chair before you.
Its eyes appear as small pinpoints of reddish light. As you approach,
the creature raises a bony hand and points at you.
Crypt things are undead creatures found guarding tombs,
graves, crypts, and other such structures. They are created
by spellcasters to guard such Areas, and they never leave
their assigned area.
A crypt thing never initiates combat. It is content to
sit or stand in its assigned area so long as intruders
do not disturb it or violate any of the conditions it
was set to guard. At the first sign of disturbance,
a crypt thing springs to action. Its first order of
business is to attempt to remove the interlopers
from its assigned area by using its teleport other
attack. Opponents that resist teleportation are
attacked by the crypt thing with its claws. A
crypt things natural weapons are treated as
magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming
resistances and immunities.
Another variety of crypt thing is rumored
to exist, called a crypt guardian. It has all
the same abilities and statistics as a crypt
thing, with one change. The crypt things
teleportation ability is replaced with the
following cloak other ability.
Cloak Other (1/day): Once per day as
an attack, a crypt guardian can paralyze all
creatures within 50 feet. A targeted creature
resists paralyzation with a successful
DC 13 Con saving throw. Creatures that
fail the saving throw are paralyzed and
turned invisible. Affected creatures remain
paralyzed and invisible for 2d4 days.
The saving throw can be repeated at
the end of each 24-hour period, with
both conditions ending early on a
successful save.
Crypt Thing
XP 700 (CR 3)
N Medium undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 15 (chain shirt)
hp: 52 (8d8 + 16)
exhaustion, fright, poison, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A crypt thing attacks twice with
claws.
Melee AttackClaw: +4 to hit (reach 5
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Common
Skills: Insight +4, Perception +6
TRAITS
Teleport Other (1/day):
Once per day as an
attack, a crypt thing
can teleport all
creatures within
50 feet of it
to another
location. A
targeted
creature resists
teleporting with
a successful DC
13 Wis saving throw. Affected creatures are teleported a
random distance (1d10 x 100 feet) in a random direction.
Roll separately for each creature that fails its saving throw.
A teleported creature arrives in an open space as close
as possible to the determined destination spot. A creature
can teleport into midair rather than onto a solid surface, if
the crypt thing wishes. A creature that teleports into midair
takes falling damage normally unless it has some means to
prevent falling.
Credit
The crypt thing originally appeared
in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and
is used by permission. According to an
article by Don Turnbull in Dragon #55
( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981), the
crypt thing was never intended to be an undead creature, though somehow
it evolved into that over the years.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Roger Musson.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Underground, burial sites
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Dagon
This creature has the upper body, arms, and head of a green-skinned humanoid,
and the lower torso of a great, scaled fish. A thin, almost translucent fin runs the length of its back,
and a long mane of black hair falls from its head and down its finned back. Its eyes are crimson.
At will: cloudkill (works underwater only), dominate monster,
darkness, detect evil and good, detect magic, detect
thoughts, dispel magic, fear, magic missile (6 missiles),
teleport, telekinesis, tongues, water breathing
3/day: blur, conjure elemental (water only), enhance ability
1/day: confusion, feeblemind, finger of death, hold
person, hold monster, lightning bolt, stoneskin, time stop,
web, wish
Unholy Aura: An unholy aura surrounds Dagon to a radius of
40 feet. All creatures must make a DC 17 Wis saving throw
with the effects shown below. Evil creatures have tactical
advantage on the saving throw. (Most evil creatures know
better than to approach within 40 feet of Dagon.)
Dagon
XP 25,000 (CR 20)

CE Large fiend (aquatic)
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
hp: 287 (25d10 + 150)
Resistance: Acid, cold, and fire damage; all damage not
inflicted by good-aligned attackers or good-aligned
weapons
Immunity: Lightning and poison damage; all damage from
water-based or water-effecting spells
Level
or CR
OFFENSE
Multiattack: Dagon attacks once with its trident and twice
with its claws.
Melee AttackTrident: +13 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
Hit: 3d10 + 7 slashing damage and the target is poisoned.
Successful Save
Failed Save
No ill effect
Stunned 1 round
2124
Frightened 1d4 rounds
Stunned 1 round, then

frightened 2d4 rounds
1620
Paralyzed 1d6 rounds,

then frightened 1d4
rounds
Paralyzed 1d10 minutes,

then frightened 2d4
rounds
015
Paralyzed 1d10 minutes,

then frightened 2d4
Instant death
rounds
25
STATISTICS
Str 25 (+7), Dex 18 (+4), Con 22 (+6),
Int 18 (+4), Wis 20 (+5), Cha 19 (+4)
Languages: Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Giant,
Infernal; telepathy to 100 ft.
Skills: Athletics +13, History +10, Insight +11, Intimidation +10,
Perception +11
Senses: Truesight 120 ft.
Water Mastery: Dagon always has tactical advantage on

attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws when he is
even partly in sea water.
TRAITS
Deadly Critical: Dagon scores a critical hit whenever its
attack roll is a natural 19 or 20. A creature struck by a
critical hit from Dagon is also poisoned for one minute
and must make a successful DC 20 Con saving throw or
immediately begin drowning. This affects all creatures,
even those that can ordinarily breathe underwater or are
benefiting from a water breathing spell or similar magic.
The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns; drowning ceases with a successful save.
Drowning continues until a successful save is made, the
target dies, or the effect is dispelled as a 7th-level spell. A
successful saving throw does not make the target immune
to this effect from another critical hit.
Legendary Resistance (3/day): Dagon can opt to
automatically succeed on a saving throw it just failed.
Spell-Like Abilities: Dagon can use the following spell-like
abilities, using Charisma as its casting ability
(DC 18, attack +10). Dagon doesnt
need material components to
Constant: speak with animals
(aquatic animals only)
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Dagon can take up to three legendary actions per round.
Legendary actions are taken at the end of another
creatures turn, and only one can be taken after each
turn.
Claw Attack: Dagon attacks once with
a claw.
Spell-like Ability: Dagon uses one of
its at-will spell-like abilities.
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Trident Attack: Dagon attacks once with its trident.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any aquatic, the Abyss
Organization: Solitary, but can also be accompanied by
any number of aquatic creatures, monsters, or fiends
Dagon is the demon prince of sea creatures. He is worshipped as a
deity by legions of sahuagin, locathah, lizardfolk, tritons (those that have
accepted the ways of evil), and some merfolk. His Abyssal lair resembles
the Elemental Plane of Water in that it is composed entirely of water.
Pockets of air are rumored to be trapped in invisible bubbles throughout
his lair to allow non-water breathing demons to exist comfortably. His
home is a great underwater citadel made of rusting iron and sunken ships
called Thos, located at unimaginable, crushing depth in a near-bottomless
trench of his home plane.
Dagon appears as a 10-foot tall merman weighing 2,000 pounds. He can

move on land using his fists to drag or pull his body, but prefers to remain
in water whenever possible. One of his favorite pranks is grabbing an
air-breathing opponent and diving as deep as he can in the sea, until the
unbearable pressure collapses the victims lungs and it drowns.
Followers of Dagon are mermen, locathah, sahuagin, lizardfolk
any evil humanoids that revere the seas and oceans. Devout followers
of Dagon are called scaled ones. Many of them sign a pact of evil with
Dagon, which gives them the ability to breathe underwater and a swim
speed of 20 ft. (unless they naturally have a swim speed faster than that).
Over time, they develop physical similarities to the most alien, frightening
creatures of the mysterious deeps, until eventually they can no longer pass
even as freakish members of their original race.
Copyright Notice
Dark Folk
This creature resembles a small humanoid with a light, thin frame.
It has gray skin and stark-white eyes with gray pupils. It dresses in filthy, brownish-black clothing.
The smell of dung and rotted meat hangs in the air around it.
successful save, they are no longer poisoned; on a failed
save, they take 1d4 poison damage and the poisoned
condition continues. Each dark creeper carries three
doses of this poison, and they train from childhood to
reapply it to their daggers as a bonus action after a
successful hit.
Rag Armor: A dark creepers multiple layers of
filthy rags function as hide armor when worn by
one of their kind.
See in Darkness: Light conditions are reversed in
effect for dark creepers. They treat complete
darkness as bright light and bright light as
complete darkness. A dark creeper sees
perfectly in darkness of any kind, including
magical darkness.
Sneak Attack: A dark creepers dagger attack
does an extra 1d6 piercing damage if the dark
creeper has advantage on the attack or if
another dark creeper or dark stalker is within 5
feet of the target.
Dark Creeper
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
CN Small humanoid
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 15 (rag armor; see below)
hp: 16 (3d6 + 6)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackDagger: +5 to hit
+ 3 piercing damage and the target
must make a successful DC 12 Con
saving throw or be poisoned (see
below).
STATISTICS
Str 11 (+0), Dex 17 (+3), Con 14 (+2),
Int 9 (1), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Deep Speech, Undercommon
Skills: Sleight of Hand +5, Stealth +7
TRAITS
Death Throes: When a dark creeper is slain, its body
combusts in a flash of bright light, leaving its gear in a
heap on the ground. All creatures within 10 feet of the
slain creeper must make a DC 12 Con save or be blinded
for 1d6 rounds. Other dark creepers within 10 feet fail the
saving throw automatically.
Poison: Dark creepers are skilled in the use of poison. They
favor a foul-smelling, dark paste called black smear that
they distill from fungi that grows only in deep caverns.
Creatures poisoned by black smear take 1d4 poison
damage immediately and suffer the usual effect of the
poisoned condition. Poisoned creatures repeat the DC 12
Con saving throw at the end of each of their turns. On a
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any underground
Organization: Solitary, pair, gang (36), or clan (2080 plus 1
dark stalker per 20 dark creepers)
Dark Stalker
XP 450 (CR 2)
CN Medium humanoid
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
AC 15 (hide armor)
hp: 48 (6d8 + 12)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A dark stalker attacks twice with shortswords.
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Melee AttackShortsword: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 4 piercing damage
and the target must make a successful DC
12 Con saving throw or be poisoned (see
below).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 18 (+4), Con 14 (+2),
Int 9 (1), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: Deep Speech,
Undercommon
Skills: Sleight of Hand +5, Stealth +7
TRAITS
Death Throes: When a dark stalker is
slain, its body combusts in a flash
of flame. All creatures within 20
feet of the slain stalker take 3d6
fire damage, or half damage
with a successful DC 12 Dex save.
The stalkers combustible gear
is burned to ash, but other items
(shortswords, poison vials, coins,
gems) survive the burst of fire.
Poison: Dark stalkers are skilled in
the use of poison. They favor a
foul-smelling, dark paste called
black smear that they distill
from fungi that grows only
in deep caverns. Creatures
poisoned by black smear
take 1d4 poison damage
immediately and suffer the usual effect of the poisoned
condition. In addition, they must repeat the DC 12 Con
saving throw at the end of each of their turns. On a
successful save, they are no longer poisoned; on a failed
save, they take 1d4 poison damage and the poisoned
condition continues. Each dark stalker carries six doses of
this poison, and they train from childhood to reapply it to
their shortswords as a bonus action after a successful hit.
See in Darkness: Light conditions are reversed in effect for
dark stalkers. They treat complete darkness as bright light
and bright light as complete darkness. A dark stalker
sees perfectly in darkness of any kind, including magical
darkness.
Sneak Attack: A dark stalkers shortsword attack does
an extra 2d6 piercing damage if the dark stalker has
advantage on the attack or if another dark stalker or dark
creeper is within 5 feet of the target.
Spell-Like Abilities: Dark stalkers can use the following spelllike abilities, using Charisma as their casting ability (DC
11). Dark stalkers dont need material components to use
these abilities.
At will: darkness, detect magic, fog cloud
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, gang (36), or clan (2080 plus 1
dark stalker per 20 dark creepers)
Dark creepers lurk in lightless places deep below the surface of the
world, venturing forth at night or into neighboring societies when the urge
to steal and cause mayhem grows too great to resist. Endless layers of
filthy, moldering black cloth shroud these small creatures, leading some
to believe that the creature inside is smaller still. Dark creepers flee from
bright light but are quite brave in the dark. They stand just under 4 feet
tall and weigh about 80 pounds. Their flesh is pale and moist, and
their large eyes are milky white. Dark creepers exude a foul stench
of sweat and spoiled food, owing primarily to the fact that they
never take off their clothinginstead piling on new layers
when the outermost one grows too ragged.
It is known that subterranean cities of dark creepers
exist. Most creatures that have seen these cities
venture no closer than necessary, for the route to
the city will be lined with traps, snares, and other
deadly devices to bedevil trespassers. Each city
is a large circular pit with a spiraling staircase
leading down through the multi-layered city.
A dark creeper city is constantly shrouded in
impenetrable darkness. The actual habitat
and details of dark creeper society
remain a mystery, as few
who venture into a dark
creeper city return
to testify about what
theyve seen (if, indeed,
they saw anything in the
stygian darkness).
The
strange
and
mysterious
dark
stalkers
are the undisputed leaders
of dark creeper society. Deep
underground, these creatures dwell
in remote villages (some rumors
suggest entire cities) built of stone
and fungus in caverns where they are
served and worshiped by the coarser,
smaller dark creepers. Dark stalkers come to
the surface rarely. When they do, they are on a mission, and accompanied
by a small army of dark creepers.
Dark stalkers are tall, frail humanoids with incredibly pale skin. They
wear multiple layers of dark cloth and blackened hide armor, but unlike
their lesser kin, a dark stalkers garb is always clean and spotless. Each
dark stalker carries a pair of short swordsthey prefer these weapons
to all others. Dark stalkers are 6 feet tall and weigh 100 pounds. In a
fight, dark stalkers are not above sacrificing lesser creatures, including
dark creepers, to win the day or to cover their retreat if things go poorly.
They never fight to the death if they can escape by sacrificing others. Dark
stalkers hate light and prefer to fight under the cover of darkness.
For all the mayhem and trouble a pack of dark creepers can cause, this
is nothing compared to the danger a tribe led by the sinister dark stalkers
represents. Dark creepers treat their tall, lithe masters almost like gods,
presenting them with offerings and obeying their every whim. All of
the heavy work and labor falls on the shoulders of the creepers, freeing
the dark stalkers for their own decadent pleasures. Yet the dark creepers
themselves see no inherent imbalance in this arrangementto a dark
creeper, a life in servitude to a dark stalker is a life fulfilled.
The origins of the dark stalkers and dark creepers are shrouded in
mystery, made even deeper by the fact that these folk do not keep records
of their history. Many scholars believe that, just as the drow descended
from elves, so too must the dark folk have descended from humanity; their
eerie powers and spell-like abilities grew over generation upon generation
of devotion to profane and sinister magic. Alas, the truth of the races
history may never be known.
Credit
The Dark Creeper originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Rik Shepard.
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Darnoc
This entity appears as a translucent humanoid whose face is twisted in an evil scowl.
Its eyes burn with a hellish red glow.
at the end of its turn.
Symbol of Discord (1/day): Once per day
as an action, a darnoc can scribe a
symbol of discord in the air. All creatures
with an Int score of 3 or higher within
60 feet who see the symbol must
make a successful DC 12 Wis save or
immediately fall into loud bickering
and arguing with those around him
or her. Meaningful communication
is impossible while bickering. If
creatures of different alignments
are affected and bickering, each
has a 30% chance that they feel
compelled to attack the person
they are bickering with who is
the most different in alignment.
Bickering lasts 5d4 rounds.
Fighting (if it occurs) begins 1d4
rounds into the bickering and
lasts 2d4 rounds. Once drawn,
the darnocs symbol lasts
two hours, making it useful
as a temporary trap or
delaying tactic.
Darnoc
XP 450 (CR 2)
LE Medium undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 52 (8d8 + 16)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackSlam: +4 to hit (reach
bludgeoning damage, and the
creatures maximum number
of hit points is reduced by the
same amount. Hit points
lost to this attack cant be
healed by any means until
the darnocs curse is
broken with a greater
restoration spell or
comparable magic.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
gang (24)
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2),
Con 15 (+2), Int 12 (+1),
Wis 12 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Create Spawn:
Any humanoid
slain by a
darnoc
reanimates as
a darnoc in 1d4
rounds. Spawned
darnoc are under the
command of the darnoc that created them and remain
enslaved until its death, when they become independent.
They do not retain any of the abilities they had in life.
Ghost Form: As an action, a darnoc can become
incorporeal for up to 10 minutes each day. While
incorporeal, the darnoc has resistance to bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical
weapons, it gains tactical advantage on attack rolls, its
slam attack does an extra 1d6 necrotic damage, and it
can move through creatures and solid objects as though
they were difficult terrain. The darnoc takes 1d10 force
damage if it is still inside another solid object or creature
The darnoc is a corrupting evil

presence whose very touch sucks
the life from an opponent bit by
painful bit. Darnocs are said to be
the restless spirits of oppressive,
cruel,
and
power-hungry
individuals cursed forever to
an existence of monotony
and toil, forbidden by the
gods to taste the spoils
of the afterlife they so
desperately craved in life.
Darnocs often walk the same
halls and repeat the same actions of their insipid existence over and
over again while dressed in the clothes they wore in life. Because of
their great greed, many darnocs are found in treasury vaults endlessly
counting coins. Another common haunt is a graveyard, where the darnoc
endlessly gloats at the headstones of the business foes it bested in life.
When distracted from its reverie of remembered life, the creature
flies into an inconsolable rage, which usually leads to it lashing out
without provocation at the first individual who approaches it or tries to
communicate with it.
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Death Dog
This creature appears to be a two-headed hound with rich black fur and piercing yellow eyes.
Each set of jaws constantly drips foul-smelling saliva.
with rotting death, which is both a curse and disease.
An infected character repeats the saving throw at the
end of every long rest. On a failed save, the characters
maximum number of hit points immediately drops by 1d8;
on a successful save, it drops by 1d4. Rotting death can
be cured only by first removing the curse, then curing the
disease; attempts to cure the disease while the curse is still
in effect fail automatically.
Death Dog
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

NE Medium monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A death dog bites twice.
1d8 + 2 piercing damage plus rotting death (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 15 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 4 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Flawless Tracker: A death dog has tactical advantage on
Wis (Perception) checks to follow a trail by scent.
Rotting Death: A creature bitten by a death dog must make
a successful DC 12 Con saving throw or be infected
ECOLOGY
Organization: Hunt (24) or pack (510)
Death dogs resemble mastiffs, but with two heads. They are nocturnal
killing machines that hunt their prey without hesitation across the desert
sands and wastelands. Death dog packs have been known to share territory
with other packs with little friction, although they do engage in dominance
battles if food or water become scarce. Death dogs are strictly carnivores.
They hunt and attack creatures much larger than themselves if they have
the numbers to bring down a big opponent, but they are leery of hunting
foes that outnumber the pack.
Credit
The death dog originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Underworld Oracle.
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Death Worm
This creature is a long, slender (relative to its length), reddish-brown monster
with yellow mottling across its back. Its body tapers toward its head, which is mostly mouth
a circular maw lined with multiple rows of steel-hard teeth
that allow it to chew through rocks and earth as it burrows underground.
Death Worm
XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 59 (7d10 + 21)
Immunity: Blindness, prone
OFFENSE
1d10 + 4 piercing damage plus 1d8 acid damage.
Ranged AttackAcid Spit (recharge 5, 6):
automatic hit (range 30 ft. line; creatures in
line). Hit: 4d6 acid damage, or no damage
with a successful DC 13 Dex saving throw.
Ranged AttackLightning (recharge 6):
automatic hit (range 20 ft. line; creatures
in line). Hit: 4d8 lightning damage, or half
damage with a successful DC 13 Dex
saving throw.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 3 (4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 5 (3)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
The death worm is a reclusive, desertdwelling creature content to spend its
life burrowing beneath the ground and
sustaining itself on a diet of sand and
earth. On occasion, it surfaces to devour
more substantial prey (animals such as camels,
desert dogs, and humanoids). The combination of its
ferocious teeth, acidic saliva that it spits with great accuracy,
and lightning generated by a mysterious organ in its head makes the death
worm a seldom-seen but much feared legend in the desert.
Death worms lay their eggs far beneath the surface of the earth.
Newborn death worms live on a diet of sand and earth; only when they
reach maturity (two to five years after hatching) do they surface in search
of their first living prey.
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Authors Scott Greene and Erica Balsley.
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Decapus
This creatures body is a large spheroid sprouting ten tentacles. Hair grows in broken patches around
its flesh. Its eyes are stark white with no visible pupils, and its large mouth sports long, yellow fangs.
Decapus
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 44 (8d8 +8)
OFFENSE
30 ft.
Multiattack: A
decapus attacks
four times, in any
combination of
tentacle slams and
constriction.
Melee AttackTentacle
Slam: +4 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d6 + 2 bludgeoning
damage and the target is grappled
and restrained.
Melee AttackConstriction: automatic
hit (one creature already grappled by
a tentacle at the start of the decapuss
turn). Hit: 1d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage
and the target is grappled and restrained.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 13 (+1), Con 15 (+2),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Unique (decapus)
Skills: Deception +5, Stealth +3
TRAITS
Brachiation: A decapus can move through trees at its climb
speed (30 feet per round) by using its tentacles to swing
from tree to tree, provided the trees are no more than 10
feet apart.
Sound Imitation: A decapus can mimic the sounds of any
creature it has previously encountered with uncanny
accuracy, though it cant mimic humanoid speech
patterns for more than two or three words at a stretch.
The ruse can be detected with a contest between the
decapuss Deception and a listeners Insight.
Spell-like Abilities: A decapus can use the following spell-like
ability, using Charisma as its casting ability (DC 11). The
decapus doesnt need material components to use this
ability.
At Will: major image
Decapi are solitary creatures

that dwell in ruins, caverns,
or dense forest (where their
climbing ability gives them
great mobility through the
tree canopy for pursuing
prey or evading predators).
On the ground, decapi are
slow-moving, so they spend
most of their time among
the tree tops or hanging
from ceilings.
As nocturnal hunters,
decapi are quite fond of
human, elf, and halfling flesh.
When food is scarce, they can
exist on a diet of rats, snakes, and other
small creatures or dungeon denizens.
Decapi prefer a solitary life; the only
time more than one will ever be encountered
together is during their infrequent mating
season. Young decapi are born live, and the
female gives birth to only a single young decapus
during each mating season. If food is extremely
scarce, some decapus females have been known to eat
their young.
This creatures body is a 4-foot-diameter globe of pallid
green. Some have been reported with purple or yellow coloring,
but they are rare. Dark brown or black hair grows in seemingly
random patches. Regardless of its body color, each decapus has 10
tentacles similar to an octopuss protruding from its spherical body.
Each tentacle is covered in suction cups that aid the creature in climbing
and moving trees, but also in catching and killing its prey. Its large wide
maw sports sickly yellow teeth and foul breath. Decapi seem to be able to
speak with others of their kind using guttural noises.
A decapus hunts with its major image. When it senses potential prey
nearby, it creates an illusion intended to draw unwary creatures within
reach of its tentacles. Usually this involves a creature that will elicit
sympathy from the prey being threatened somehow. For example, when
typical humanoid adventurers approach, the decapus is likely to create the
image of a child surrounded by hungry wolves or of a young woman or
man being terrorized by bandits.
Credit
The decapus originally appeared in the First Edition module B3 Palace
of the Silver Princess ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and is used by
permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Jean Wells.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Ruins, underground, and temperate or warm
forests
Organization: Solitary (or a mated pair, rarely)
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Demon, Teratashia
This mighty demon has the body of a cockroach topped by the head of a beautiful
but savage woman, made even fiercer by the bleached human skulls draped round her shoulders.
The only light near her is the sparks that crackle and dance around her claws.
Teratashia, Demon Princess of Dimensions

XP 13,000 (CR 15)
CE Large fiend
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
hp: 161 (19d10 + 76)
Saving Throws: Dex +9, Con +9, Int +9, Cha +9
Resistance: Acid, cold, and psychic damage
Immunity: Lightning and poison damage; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical
weapons; charm, fright, poison
OFFENSE
Multiattack: Teratashia attacks four times with her claws, or
she attacks twice with claws and either uses one spell-like
ability or one charge from her necklace.
Hit: 3d8 + 4 slashing damage plus 2d6 lightning damage.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 19 (+4), Con 18 (+4),
Int 19 (+4), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 18 (+4)
Languages: Abyssal
TRAITS
Regeneration: Teratashia heals 10 hit points at the start of
her turn if she is in darkness. She heals 5 hit points if she is in
dim light, and no hit points if she is in bright light.
Light Avoidance: Teratashias speed increases to 50 feet
and her flying speed increases to 70 feet if she is in bright
light at the start of her turn. Her speed returns to normal
when she starts her turn in dim light or darkness.
Spell-like Abilities: Teratashia can use the following spelllike abilities, using Charisma as her casting ability (DC 17,
attack +9). She doesnt need material components to use
these abilities.
At Will: clairvoyance, darkness, detect thoughts, dimension
door, dispel magic, fear, suggestion
3/day: charm person, insect plague, telekinesis, wall of stone
Teratashias Necklace of Skulls: Teratashias necklace is a
powerful magic item. It is made from 13 skulls, and each
skull has gems set into the eye sockets. Each gem stores
one magic spell; the wearer of the necklace can use
an action (or reaction for counterspell) to cast one of
the spells. Spells are cast at their lowest level, using the
casters attack bonus and saving throw DC. The necklace
recovers one expended charge per hour when worn
by Teratashia; it doesnt recover charges when worn by
anyone else.
arcane lock (x2)
bestow curse (x2)
cloudkill (x2)
cone of cold (x4)
counterspell (x2)
cure wounds (x4)
fireball (x2)
hypnotic pattern (x2)

knock (x2)
mirror image (x2)
witch bolt (x2)
ECOLOGY
Environment: The Abyss
The Demon-Princess Teratashias dark palace in the depths of the Abyss
is a nexus of countless gaps between dimensions, a warren of tunnels
worming their way deep into a multitude of other realities. She is known in
some circles as the Mistress of Dimensions. From the center of this network
of connections, Teratashia sends her minions creeping and slithering through
the planes of existence to do her bidding. Any type of demon can be found
serving her, with or without the knowledge of any other masters it serves.
Besides demons, mortal creatures that hunt and hide in the dark nonplaces
between the true planes of existence can also be found in her service.
Teratashia resembles a huge, female-headed cockroach with a feral
visage, wearing a necklace of human skulls. The necklace is a powerful
magic item, but it functions at full effect only for Teratashia.
Teratashia seldom involves herself in the quarrels of the other great
demons. She is far more interested in controlling the nooks and crannies
between dimensions than with her political status in the Abyss. She is
inclined to leave the other demon princes alone to the same degree that
they extend that courtesy to her.
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Demon, Thalasskoptis
From a mass of writhing tentacles, the face of a boy emerges
a boy with needle-sharp teeth and drowned eyes.
Thalasskoptis, Demon Prince

XP 5,900 (CR 10)
CE Large fiend (aquatic)
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
hp: 168 (16d10 + 80)
Saving Throws: Dex +8, Con +9, Wis +7
from nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Cold, psychic, and thunder damage; charm,
fright, grappling, paralysis, prone, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Multiattack: Thalasskoptis attacks four times with tentacles,
or it attacks twice with tentacles and either uses one spelllike ability or emits a toxic ink cloud.
Melee AttackTentacles: +8 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d10 + 4 bludgeoning damage. If the
target of this attack is a stunned creature, the attack is
automatically a critical hit.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 18 (+4), Con 20 (+5),
Int 15 (+2), Wis 17 (+3), Cha 18 (+4)
Languages: Abyssal, telepathy
TRAITS
Spell-like Abilities: Thalasskoptis can use the following
spell-like abilities, using Charisma as its casting ability
(DC 16, attack +8). Thalasskoptis doesnt need material
At Will: animate dead, charm person, clairvoyance,
darkness, detect thoughts, dispel magic, fear, suggestion,
teleport
3/Day: dominate monster
Toxic Ink (3/day): Thalasskoptis can squirt a cloud of
poisonous ink into air or water. The ink creates a sphere
60 feet in radius centered on Thalasskoptis, and it lasts
for one minute. The cloud is stationary; it doesnt move
with Thalasskoptis. The area inside the cloud is heavily
obscured. Creatures other than Thalasskoptis in the ink
cloud must make a successful DC 17 Con saving throw
against poison or be stunned for as long as they remain
inside the ink cloud.
this attack hits, the target is also grappled.

ECOLOGY
Environment: Any aquatic
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Thalasskoptis can take up to three legendary actions per
round. Legendary actions are taken at the end of another
turn.
Bite: +8 to hit (one creature grappled by Thalasskoptis). Hit:
2d6 + 4 piercing damage and the target must make a
successful DC 17 Con saving throw or be poisoned for 1d6
rounds and take 2d8 poison damage.
Spell-Like Ability: Thalasskoptis uses one at-will spell-like
ability.
Tentacle Grab: Thalasskoptis makes one tentacle attack. If
Thalasskoptis is a mass of writhing tentacles with a feral but boyish

face at the center. It is the lord of underwater corruption, of those who
die at sea, and of many horrific beasts of the dark, oceanic deeps. It is
an occasional rival of Orcus, who considers his domain to include all
death, without exceptions for death at sea. The two demons have many
overlapping interests, however, so they are allies more often than enemies
in the grim power struggles of the Abyss. Some of Thalasskoptiss enemies
dismiss this demon as an underwater minion of Orcusa claim that incurs
a terrible vengeance from the sea-demon, if it hears such talk.
The lair of Thalasskoptis is a sprawling palace of coral that stretches
for miles across the sea floor and extends into deep subterranean tunnels
beneath the sea floor of the Abyss. It can sometimes be located by the
mass of rotting, bloated bodies of humanoids, whales, fish, sea monsters,
and seaweed that slowly revolves on the surface of the sea above the lair.
In its lair, Thalasskoptis spends much of its time slumbering at the heart of
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a 300-foot-diamater sphere of corpses bound together by seaweed. While
it slumbers, the demon is guarded by giant sharks, aquatic ghouls, sea
serpents, and possibly even an undead kraken.
Thalasskoptis has scattered followings of human cultists in the Material
Plane, predominantly in coastal communities. It is served in the deep
oceans of the Material Plane by dark tritons. From time to time, dark
ships of drowned, undead sailors rise from the sea to pillage treasure from
coastal cities and transport it back to their dread lords realm. Although
they appear very rarelyseldom more than once in a single human
lifetimethe visits of these ships are so feared that Thalasskoptiss

cultists are allowed to quietly practice their dark rites lest the dread sea
lord seek vengeance for them. When the dark fleets rise from the water,
reeking of salt and rot, miles of coastline can be purged of life, the
inhabitants dragged beneath the waves to serve the master they did not
fear sufficiently.
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Author Matt Finch
Demonic Knight
This creature appears as a mansized humanoid dressed in black iron armor.
Its head is completely hidden by a dull black helm.
retain any of the abilities they had in life.
Spell-like Abilities: The demonic knight can use the
following spell-like abilities, using Charisma as its casting
ability (DC 15, attack +7). The demonic knight doesnt
need material components to use these abilities.
At Will: detect magic, see invisibility, wall of ice
2/day: dispel magic, symbol
1/day: fireball, power word stun
Summon Demonic Aid (1/day): Once per day as an
action, a demonic knight can summon additional
demons to his side. He can summon 1d4 shadow
demons, 2 glabrezus or hezrous, or 1 vrock or marilith.
To complete the summoning, the demonic knight
must make a successful DC 18 Cha check (normally
a 50% chance). The summoned demons teleport
into empty spaces within 60 feet of the demon
knight, of his choosing, and remain until
theyre slain or for one hour.
Demonic Knight
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
CE Medium fiend
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 17 (half plate armor +1)
hp: 81 (10d8 + 36)
Resistance: Bludgeoning,
damage from nonmagical
weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A demonic knight
attacks once with its anarchic
longsword and once with either
its breath of unlife or its fist.
Melee AttackAnarchic Longsword:
+9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d10 + 6 slashing damage
(treat as magic damage).
Melee AttackMailed Fist: +8 to hit
+ 5 bludgeoning damage.
Ranged AttackBreath of Unlife
(recharge 5, 6): automatic hit (range 10 ft. cone; creatures
in the cone). Hit: 6d10 necrotic damage, or half damage
with a successful DC 15 Con saving throw. A creature
reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies instantly; see
Create Spawn below.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 13 (+1), Con 18 (+4),
Int 17 (+3), Wis 18 (+4), Cha 18 (+4)
Languages: Abyssal, Common
Skills: A demonic knight applies its proficiency bonus (+3) to
all skill checks.
TRAITS
Create Spawn: Any humanoid slain by a demonic knights
breath of unlife returns to life in 2d4 rounds as a shadow
demon under the command of the demonic knight that
created it. The new shadow demon remains enslaved to
the demonic knight until the knights death. They do not
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any (Abyss)
Organization: Solitary or troupe (demonic
knight plus 24 demons of CR 10 or lower)
The demonic knightknown incorrectly by some as
a death knightis rumored to be the creation of the great
demon prince Orcus, the Prince of the Undead. Some sages doubt
the validity of that claim, since demonic knights are not undead. It is known,
however, that three of the most powerful demonic knights (Baruliis, Caines,
and Arrunes) make their homes on the same plane of the Abyss as the Prince
of the Undead, within the shadow of his great citadel. The true origins of the
demonic knight lay hidden deep in the stinking pits of the Abyss, and those
brave few who have dared search for these secrets have never returned.
Demonic knights serve their master (whoever it may be) with unswerving
loyalty. They never question their orders and never question their superior.
They are often sent to the Material Plane to recruit new bodies for their
masters next plot or deception, or to punish those that have offended their
lord. On some occasions, they are simply sent to another plane to corrupt
and slay those that are just and good (to the delight of their master).
A demonic knight appears as a 6-foot-tall humanoid dressed in black iron
half-plate armor. Its head is completely hidden beneath a helmet that it never
removes. A black iron longsword is clutched in its mailed fist or sometimes slung
at its hip. Some demonic knights don jet-black cloaks and other decorations as
a badge of station. It is unknown how many demonic knights exist, but sages
of such things claim that arcane logic dictates there can be no more than nine.
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Denizen of Leng
Wrapped from head to toe in tattered leather robes, this creature appears almost
human at first glance. The longer one looks, however, the more one becomes
aware of strange and terrifying realities beneath the faade.
denizen has advantage on the attack or if one
of its allies is within 5 feet of the target.
Spell-like Abilities: A denizen of Leng can
use the following spell-like abilities, using
Charisma as its casting ability (DC 16,
attack +8). A denizen of Leng doesnt need
material components to use these abilities.
Constant: tongues
3/day: detect thoughts, hypnotic
pattern, levitate, minor image
1/day: locate object, plane shift (self
only)
Denizen of Leng
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
hp: 85 (10d8 + 40)
Resistance: Cold and lightning damage
Immunity: Poison damage; poison, suffocation
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A denizen of Leng bites once
and attacks once with claws.
damage and the target must make
a successful DC 15 Con saving throw
or immediately gain one level of
exhaustion.
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 18 (+4), Con 19 (+4),
Int 18 (+4), Wis 17 (+3), Cha 21 (+5)
Languages: Deep Speech, Unique
Skills: Deception +9
TRAITS
Regeneration: At the start of
its turn, a denizen of Leng
recovers 5 lost hit points. This
ability fails to function only if
the creature is utterly cut off
from Leng; e.g., if its ability to
plane shift is negated. If a denizen
of Leng is reduced to 0 hit points while
it is still capable of regenerating, its body
dissipates into vapor in 1d4 rounds, leaving only
its clothing and equipment behind, and it returns
to life on Leng.
Sneak Attack: Once per turn, a denizen of Leng can do
an extra 4d6 damage with a claw or bite attack if the
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, gang (25), or
crew (615)
Denizens of Leng are remote, alien, and
inscrutable, much like their distant, wellhidden home realm. Scholars argue
endlessly over whether Leng is a
physical realm like other planes
secreted among the Outer Planes,
according to someor a more
ephemeral dimension of dreams
and shadows. What is known for
certain is that its native inhabitants
can travel freely among the planes,
both individually using an innate power
and also aboard great black-sailed ships. They
venture out in search of exotic slaves, magic items,
and gems, for which they have an insatiable greed.
Gems always make up the greatest portion of
their treasure. It is also known that the denizens
of Leng are involved in an ages-old war against
the monstrous, intelligent spiders that infest their
homeland.
Travelers from Leng always go abroad in voluminous robes
and head-wrappings similar to those of desert people, to disguise
their true origin. In their disguises, they can readily pass as elves
or short humans. Stripped of their robes and hoods, they reveal horned
brows, clawed fingers, mouths ringed by tentacles, and cloven, doublejointed legs like a goats.
Credit
The denizen of Leng is adapted from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Bestiary 2, 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC.
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Dire Corby
This creature resembles a wingless, humanoid crow with slick black feathers,
powerful arms that end in razor-sharp claws, and a gold beak.
Dire Corby
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 11 (2d8 + 2)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A dire corby attacks twice with claws.
Melee AttackClaw: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 12 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 6 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Deep Speech, Undercommon
ECOLOGY
Organization: Gang (25), flock (611), or
community (1060 plus 1 leader of 3rd to 5th
level per 10 adults)
Dire corbies are humanoid, bipedal birdmen that dwell
deep beneath the surface world. They make their homes in
large, open caverns where they hollow out individual shelters
in the walls. These creatures do not now have wings, but they
almost certainly did in the remote past. Why their wings disappeared
and were replaced by muscular arms with claws is unknown.
Dire corbies are omnivores but prefer a diet of fresh meat.
They hunt and enjoy the flesh of subterranean rodents, animals,
and even other races. They are particularly fond of the leathery
flesh of bats.
Dire corbies hunt in flocks. They enjoy the thrill of the hunt
and chasing down their prey. A typical hunt ends with the prey
cornered and trapped, then cruelly tormented and tortured for
many minutes before the dire corbies finally tear it to shreds with
their claws.
Dire corbies always fight to the death and never flee, even when faced
with overwhelming odds.
Credit
The dire corby originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Jeff Wyndham.
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Dracolisk
This creature resembles a young six-legged dragon with glistening scales and gleaming eyes.
Dracolisk
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
Unaligned Large dragon
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 114 (12d10 + 48)
Immunity: Paralysis, petrification, one energy type (see Traits)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A dracolisk bites once and attacks once with
claws, or it uses its breath weapon or its petrifying gaze.
Area AttackBreath Weapon (recharge 5, 6): automatic
hit (range varies; creatures in range). Hit: target takes the
indicated damage, or half damage with a successful
DC 16 Dex saving throw. See Breath Weapon, below, for
variables.
STATISTICS
Str 21 (+5), Dex 12 (+1), Con 19 (+4),
Int 6 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: Draconic
TRAITS
Breath Weapon: A dracolisk can use its breath weapon as
an attack. Its breath characteristics are determined by
its draconic background, as summarized on the table.
Regardless of the type of breath weapon involved, targets
in the area of effect take half damage with a successful
DC 16 Dex saving throw. Lines are 5 feet wide.
Immunity to Energy: Each type of dracolisk is immune to
the energy type inherent in its own breath weapon, as
summarized on the table.
Dracolisk
Variety
Breath
Weapon
Damage
Immunity
Black
60-foot line
4d8 acid
acid
Blue
60-foot line
4d8 electricity
electricity
Green
30-foot cone
4d8 acid
acid
Red
30-foot cone
4d8 fire
fire
White
30-foot cone
4d8 cold
cold
Petrifying Gaze: As an attack, a dracolisk can target one

living creature within 30 feet and line of sight with its
petrifying gaze. If the targeted creature can see the
dracolisk, then the targeted creature must make a
successful DC 15 Con saving throw or begin turning to
stone; it immediately becomes restrained, and it must
make another DC 15 Con saving throw at the end of its
next turn. Success on the second saving throw ends this
effect. Failure on the second saving throw means the
creature is petrified permanently. A creature that is
capable of taking actions can, at the start of its
turn, look away to avoid the dracolisks gaze
for one complete round. If it targets the
dracolisk while averting its gaze, it suffers
all the usual penalties for attacking
an unseen target. Creatures that are
blind, unconscious, or unable to see
the dracolisk for any other reason
are immune to this attack.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Varies
The vicious dracolisk is a rare crossbreed of dragon
and basilisk. No one is sure how the dracolisk
species came to be, but all who have encountered
it are well aware of its lethality. The only
confirmed species of dracolisk is clearly the
offspring of black dragons, but based on that
evidence, sages hypothesize that a species of
dracolisk could exist corresponding to every
species of dragon.
At first glance, a dracolisk appears to be a
juvenile dragon of its color, except the dracolisk
has six legs instead of four. Thanks to the petrifying
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gaze it inherited from its basilisk parent, most characters who encounter a
dracolisk never get a second glance. A dracolisk has a scaled body the same
color as its dragon parent that fades to a lighter shade on its underside. A
short, curved horn, similar to a rhinos, juts from its nose. Its leathery wings
match its body color but darken near the tips. All dracolisks eyes are pale
green with sparkles that match its dragon-parent color.
A dracolisks environment varies based on its dragon heritage: black
dracolisks can be found in warm marshes, deserts, or underground;
blue dracolisks favor warm deserts and mountains, rarely being found
underground; green dracolisks favor temperate or warm forests and
underground settings; red dracolisks favor warm mountains and
underground settings; and white dracolisks favor cold mountains, cold
deserts, and underground.

The dracolisk always opens a fight with its breath weapon and gaze
attack, resorting to its claws and teeth only afterward.
Credit
The dracolisk originally appeared in the First Edition module S4 Lost
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax
Drake, Fire
This creature has the shape of a small red dragon, but its translucent scales are mottled mauve and
burgundy. Heat and steam rise from its body. Its wings are mottled black, and its eyes are crimson.
ignites in a burst of flame on contact with air. A creature
that makes a successful melee attack with a slashing or
piercing weapon (including natural weapons) against a
fire drake must make a successful DC 11 Dex saving throw
or take 1d6 fire damage from the splashing blood.
Fire Drake
XP 200 (CR 1)
CE Small dragon
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 27 (6d6 + 6)
Immunity: Fire damage; paralysis, sleep
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A fire drake bites once and attacks once with
claws, or it uses its breath weapon.
Area AttackFiery Breath
(recharge 6): automatic
hit (range 20 ft. cone;
creatures in range). Hit:
2d10 fire damage, or half
damage with a successful
DC 11 Dex saving throw.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm hills and mountains
Organization: Solitary, pair, clutch (26), or family (68)
Fire drakes lair in caves and caverns deep within the hills and mountains.
They are viciously territorial, fighting any other significant carnivores that
move into their area. The only competitors they tolerate are other fire
drakes, but even in those cases, very little provocation is needed to set
them against their own kind. On occasion, a mated pair is encountered,
but only in late summer or early autumn.
Fire drakes are often mistaken for young or miniature red dragons. A
typical fire drake is 4 feet long, but some as much as 6 feet long have
been reported. They prefer to open combat with their flame breath. Once
expended, they rely on their bite and razor-sharp claws.
Credit
The fire drake originally appeared

in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981)
and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
by Dave Waring.
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 13 (+1),
Con 13 (+1), Int 4 (3),
Wis 11 (+0),
Cha 10 (+0)
Languages:
Draconic
Skills: Stealth +3
Senses:
Darkvision
60 ft.
TRAITS
Pyrophoric Blood: A
fire drakes blood is
highly flammable; it
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Drake, Ice
This slender creature looks like a small or immature white dragon with icy white scales and sapphire
eyes. A chill hangs in the air around the creature. Its teeth and claws are like sharpened icicles.
drake can assume the shape of a young white dragon
for 2 hours. It gains no new abilities or statistics, only the
appearance.
Spell-like Abilities: An ice drake can use the following spelllike abilities, using Charisma as its casting ability (DC 10).
The ice drake doesnt need material components to use
these abilities.
2/day: fear, sleep
Ice Drake
XP 200 (CR 1)
CE Small dragon
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 22 (5d6 + 5)
Immunity: Cold damage; paralysis, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Multiattack: An ice drake bites once and attacks once with
claws, or uses its breath weapon.
Area AttackIcy Breath (recharge 6): automatic hit (range
20 ft. cone; creatures in range). Hit: 2d10 cold damage, or
half damage with a successful DC 11 Dex saving throw.
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 13 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 7 (2), Wis 7 (2), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Draconic
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any cold land
Organization: Solitary, pair, clutch (26), or family (68)
Ice drakes are found in cold, mountainous caves and chasms. Most
encounters are with a solitary drake. Only in the winter months is it
common to find a mated pair or family. An ice drakes scales are white,
and it is often mistaken for a young white dragon (especially when it
chooses to appear as one). Ice drakes range from 3 feet to 6 feet long.
Credit
The ice drake originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Mike Ferguson.
TRAITS
Alternate Form (2/day): Twice per day as an action, an ice
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Dust Digger
This creature looks like a man-sized, sandy brown starfish;
five long tentacles ring a central maw lined with sharp teeth.
free action, causing the sand
above it to slide toward its
maw. A creature standing
on the surface above
the dust digger when
it deflates must be
checked for surprise.
If it is surprised, it is
attacked by all five
tentacles during the
dust diggers surprise
round. If the creature
is not surprised, roll
initiative normally.
Swallow: A
swallowed creature
is blinded and
restrained but no
longer grappled.
It takes 1d8 +
1 bludgeoning
damage plus 1d8
acid damage
automatically
at the start of
each of the dust
diggers turns. One
Medium creature or two Small
creatures can be inside the dust digger at one time. A
swallowed creature is unaffected by anything happening
outside the dust digger or by attacks from outside it. A
swallowed creature can get out of the dust digger by
using 5 feet of movement, but only after the dust digger is
dead.
Dust Digger
XP 700 (CR 3)
Unaligned Large aberration
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 38 (7d8 + 7)
Immunities: Prone,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft., burrow
10 ft.
Multiattack: A dust
digger attacks
five times; no
more than
one of those
attacks can
be a bite.
Melee Attack
Tentacle Slam:
+5 to hit (reach 10 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d8 + 3
target is grappled.
Melee AttackTentacle Crush: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by a tentacle at the start of the dust
diggers turn). Hit: 1d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage and the
Melee AttackBite: +5 to hit (one creature already
grappled by a tentacle at the start of the dust diggers
turn). Hit: 2d8 + 3 piercing damage and the target must
make a successful DC 13 Str saving throw or be swallowed
(see below).
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 13 (+1),
Int 2 (4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Earth Glide: A dust digger can glide through sand, loose
soil, or other loosely packed earth as easily as a fish swims
through water. Its burrowing leaves behind no tunnel
or hole and creates no ripple on the surface or other
sign of its presence. A move earth spell cast on an area
containing a burrowing dust digger flings the creature
back 30 feet and stuns it for one round unless it makes a
successful Con saving throw.
Earthy Camouflage: A dust digger has tactical advantage
on Stealth checks while its buried in the ground.
Sinkhole: A buried dust digger can deflate its body as a
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm desert
Organization: Solitary, gang (48), or colony (920)
Dust diggers are desert carnivores about 10 feet in diameter. The creature
spends most of its life buried under the sand, waiting for potential prey to
wander too close or to actually wander directly over the buried dust digger.
A hunting dust digger inflates its body with air and buries itself under
a layer of sand or dirt. When a living creature walks over the dust digger,
the creature deflates its body, creating a sinkhole in the loose earth thats
similar in effect to quicksand. It folds its tentacles around the flailing
victim and tries to shove the prey into its mouth.
Credit
The dust digger originally appeared in the First Edition module I3
Pharaoh ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1982) and later in the First Edition
Monster Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by
permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Tracy and Laura
Hickman.
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Eblis
This creature strongly resembles an 8-foot-tall stork. Its feathers are grayish brown and its
beak is dark brown, but its eyes are striking gold in color.
Eblis form a semi-civilized society of storkmen that make
their homes in desolate swamps and marshes. They rarely
interact with other races, preferring the company of
their own kind and the serenity of their marshland
homes.
An eblis is a large bird that strongly
resembles a storkso much so that
eblis are often called stork
men. An eblis stands about
8 feet tall, and its neck
is extremely long
and snakelike. With
it, an eblis is capable
of blindingly fast
movement. Storkmen
are very fast at shifting and
striking, and their necks are
very powerful despite their
slenderness. They attack by
stabbing with their beak,
which is long, sharp, and
deadly.
A male eblis has graybrown feathers with reddish
patches on its head, while a
female lacks the red patch.
Eblis
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 22 (4d8 + 4)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackBeak: +5
piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 16 (+3),
Con 13 (+1), Int 12 (+1),
Wis 12 (+1), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Common,
Unique (Eblis)
Skills: Acrobatics +5,
Stealth +5
TRAITS
Combat Mobility:
Opportunity attacks
against a moving eblis
always have tactical
disadvantage.
Spellcasting: Each
eblis flock has one
individual capable of
using arcane magic as
a 6th-level spellcaster.
An eblis spellcaster uses
Int as its casting ability
(DC 11, attack
+3) and doesnt
need material
components to cast
these spells. The
spells it can cast
are listed below.
At Will: minor illusion
(sound only)
1st level (x4): disguise
self, fog cloud
2nd level (x3): blur, magic mouth
3rd level (x2): fear, hypnotic pattern
Credit
The eblis originally
appeared in the First
Edition module EX2 Land
Beyond the Magic Mirror
( TSR/Wizards of the
Coast, 1983) and later in the First Edition Monster Manual II ( TSR/
Copyright Notice
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm marshes
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Ectoplasm
This creature, which appears to be a shimmering cloud of filaments, tendrils, and whips of eerie mist,
gives off light with the approximate brightness of a candle. The form of the thing continuously roils and
billows like a cloud, and it is eerily silent.
It can also move through solid objects and other
creatures as if they were difficult terrain. The
ectoplasm takes 1d10 force damage if it is still
inside something solid at the end of its turn.
Glow: An ectoplasm continually gives off
light with the approximate brightness of a
candle. It cant consciously extinguish this
light. When an ectoplasm is killed, its light
fades to darkness.
Silent: An ectoplasm has tactical
advantage on Stealth checks when
those detecting it are depending
chiefly on sound.
Undead Bane: An ectoplasm deals
double damage against corporeal
undead.
Ectoplasm
XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Large ooze
(incorporeal)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 39 (6d10 + 6)
Resistance:
Bludgeoning,
piercing, and
slashing damage
from nonmagical
weapons
Immunity: Psychic
damage;
blindness, charm,
fright, paralysis,
poison, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft.
Melee AttackTouch:
one creature). Hit: 2d8
+ 2 psychic damage
and the target gains
one level of exhaustion.
This attack has tactical
advantage against
targets wearing medium
or heavy armor.
Area AttackEctoplasm
(recharge 4, 5, 6): automatic
hit (range 20-ft. cone;
all creatures in cone). Hit:
targeted creatures must make
a successful DC 11 Con saving
throw or fall unconscious for 1d6
rounds. A successful save renders a
creature immune to that creatures
ectoplasms attack for 24 hours.
STATISTICS
Str 5 (3), Dex 12 (+1), Con 21 (+5),
Int 1 (5), Wis 1 (5), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +5
TRAITS
Amorphous and Incorporeal: An ectoplasm can move
through gaps as small as 1 square inch without penalty.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Many encounters with glowing,
ghostly spheres can be attributed to
ectoplasms rather than restless spirits.
An ectoplasm, sometimes called a
ghost ooze, is a faintly glowing orb
of immaterial substance that lurks in
catacombs and cemeteries. Although
incorrectly assumed by many to be some
form of incorporeal undead, ectoplasms
are quite alive. They dwell in places of the
dead because they consume dead flesh, slowly
dissolving decaying bones and skin and
absorbing the nutrients directly. The strange
irony of the ectoplasm is that a cemetery
haunted by these creatures is almost certain to
be free of any corporeal undead; the ectoplasm
makes a meal of them as soon as it discovers
them.
Although its primary diet consists of the
dead, an ectoplasm is also a threat to the living.
An ectoplasm attacks anything within the range
of its senses that disturbs it. An ectoplasm that
encounters a living opponent attacks for a few
rounds before attempting to escapeit senses that it can get no sustenance
from the opponent. If it finds an undead opponent, an ectoplasm continues
to attack until it or the opponent has been destroyed.
Ectoplasms are native to the Ethereal Plane. While ethereal, they cant
affect or be affected by anything in the material world. To consume
carrion on the Material Plane, however, they must manifest themselves,
becoming visible but incorporeal. An ectoplasms insubstantiality makes
it very dangerous to those who depend on heavy armor for protection,
because its otherworldly touch passes right through such defenses.
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Eel, Giant Moray

This creature looks like an 8-foot-long eel with yellow-brown splotches on its back.
Giant Eel
XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Medium beast (aquatic)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 52 (7d8 + 21)
Immunity: Disease
OFFENSE
Melee AttackBite: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d6 + 3 piercing damage and the
target is grappled. The grapple is broken if the eel
tries to bite a different target.
Melee AttackGnaw: automatic hit (one creature already
grappled at the start of the eels turn). Hit: 2d8 + 3 piercing
Con saving throw or take 2d6 necrotic damage and lose
1 point of Charisma.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 14 (+2), Con 16 (+3),
Int 1 (5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Water Dependency: Giant moray eels can survive out of
water for 15 minutes. After that, they begin suffocating.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm aquatic
Organization: Solitary or school (48)
The moray eel is a ferocious predator, and its giant cousin even more
so. It is capable of holding prey in its primary jaws while a smaller set of
inner jaws in its throat takes bites out of the prey. These inner jaws carry
a flesh-rotting poison that leaves disfiguring scars. Lost Charisma can be
restored with a greater restoration spell.
Credit
The giant moray eel originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
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Eel, Gulper
This strange being of the depths appears to be little more than a large mouth,
flaccid body, and dangling tail which glows with an eerie red light.
creatures count as one Medium creature. A swallowed
creature is unaffected by anything happening outside the
gulper or by attacks from outside it. A swallowed creature
can get out of the gulper by using 5 feet of movement,
but only after the gulper is dead.
Gulper Eel
XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 60 (8d10 + 16)
Immunity: Prone
OFFENSE
Speed: swim 50 ft.
successful DC 13 Str saving throw or be swallowed (see
below).
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Swallow: A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained.
It takes 1d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage plus 1d8 acid
damage automatically at the start of each of
the gulpers turns. Up to four Medium
creatures can be inside the
gulper at one time; two
Small or smaller
ECOLOGY
This larger version of the common eel makes its home in deep water:
well below 3,000 feet of depth, and they seldom come above that level. At
such depth, it cares little whether the weather above is tropical or arctic.
The gulper spends its life dining on giant shrimp and any other creatures
which happen to arouse its senses.
Solitary creatures by nature, during mating season (typically winter
months), it is common to find a pair of these creatures together. The
female deposits 28 eggs in the sea bottom, and they hatch within two
months. Young gulper eels are dependent on their parents for survival for
only about two weeks. After that, the family splits up again, everyone
going their separate ways.
A gulper eel averages 10 feet in length but some as long as 30 feet have
been reported, if such wild tales are to be believed. Its body is long, sleek,
and black in color, and its tail ends in a luminous organ. The gulpers eyes
are small for its body and very close to its snout. It massive mouth is lined
with rows of needlelike teeth. Because a gulper eel can unhinge its jaw
and stretch its stomach, it can swallow tremendous quantities of food and
opponents as large as itself.
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Elusa Hound
This powerful, wolf-like canine has coarse white fur, pale white skin, and a short, bushy tail.
Its eyes are colored sickly yellow and its teeth are bone white.
Elusa Hound
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 50 ft.
successful DC 12 Str saving throw or be knocked prone.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 6 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Understands Common but cant speak
Skills: Athletics +6, Perception +5, Survival +5
TRAITS
Arcane Sight: Elusa hounds detect magical auras as if they
are under a permanent detect magic spell
with a radius of 120 feet. This
has the added benefit
that an elusa hound
can instantly identify
any spellcaster within
range.
Aura Tracking: Once an
elusa hound has seen
the magical aura of a
living creature with its
arcane sight ability, or
has seen the magical
residue of a spell or
effect created by a
particular spellcaster
or other creature, it gets tactical
advantage on Survival checks to
follow that spellcasters trail. The
trail must be no more than three
hours old for the elusa hound to get
this bonus.
Stand Guard: When an elusa hound knocks
a target prone, it can choose to grapple
the target automatically. The target cant
stand up unless it first escapes the grapple.
While the hound has a target grappled, it
can bite only that creature.
Elusa hounds are kept and trained by many different types of creatures,
but always for the same purpose: tracking (and sometimes killing) magicwielders. These creatures can detect the emanations given off by arcane
and divine spellcasters, and they follow this trail like bloodhounds
following a scent.
The origin of elusa hounds has mystified even the most learned of
sages. They seem to be born of magic, but no spellcaster in his or her right
mind would ever create such a beast.
Renegade bands enthralled with the idea of ridding the world of
spellcasters sometimes employ elusa hounds. Civilized towns and cities
likewise use them in places where magic is forbidden or is policed by
the local government, or where rogue magic-users often cause trouble. In
other instances, they are used by spellcasters to ferret out rivals or to track
down stolen magic items.
When given instructions to track and kill their target, a pack of elusa
hounds uses tactics similar to other canines: they circle the prey and attack
simultaneously from all sides. These beasts can be trained to pin or hold a
foe rather than kill it. This tactic is often employed by handlers when they
wish to capture and interrogate a renegade spellcaster. When using these
tactics, the elusa hound attempts to trip its foe and then pins it with a bite.
Elusa hounds radiate a moderate aura of divination magic if examined
with a detect magic spell or similar effect.
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ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forests and
plains
Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack
(47)
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Encephalon Gorger
This creature is a hairless, pale-skinned humanoid with leathery white, semitranslucent flesh.
It is a bit taller than an average human, with features that are delicate and precise.
The creatures arms and legs are spindly, and each ends in just four digits.
It has an alarmingly long tongue and small eyes, with nictitating membranes.
alien and dangerous place. Should a creature
attempt to scan the mind or read the
thoughts of an encephalon gorger with
magic or psionics (not just gauging
intent with Insight skill), the creature
making the attempt must make a
successful DC 16 Int saving throw or
be driven insane (Intelligence and
Wisdom both reduced to 3). Even
on a successful save, the creature
suffers the effects of a confusion spell
for 1d4 rounds.
Mindsense: An encephalon gorger
instinctively senses the Intelligence of any
creature within 60 feet.
Regeneration: At the start of its turn, an
encephalon recovers 5 lost hit points.
This ability fails to function if the creature
took psychic damage since its previous
turn.
Encephalon Gorger (Psilian)

XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 65 (10d8 + 20)
Resistance: Cold
damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: An encephalon
gorger attacks twice
with claws or once
with mindfeed. A
claw used to maintain
a grapple cant
attack.
slashing damage and the
target is grappled.
Melee AttackMindfeed:
automatic hit (one creature already
grappled by the encephalon at the start
of its turn). Hit: 2d6 + 5 Psychic damage
and the encephalon gains 5 temporary
hit points. The target must also make a
successful DC 15 Int saving throw or lose 1 point of
Intelligence. All drained Intelligence is recovered if
greater restoration or comparable magic is used on the
victim within 24 hours of the loss. After 24 hours, each
casting of greater restoration restores just one point of
Intelligence.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 16 (+3), Con 14 (+2),
Int 21 (+5), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common, Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, Unique
(Encephalon)
Skills: Insight +5, Perception +5
TRAITS
Adrenal Surge (2/day): Twice per day as a bonus action, an
encephalon gorger can accelerate itself so that it gains
speed 60 ft. and AC 15, it gets tactical advantage on Dex
saving throws, and it can take one additional action on its
turns. This effect lasts 1d4 rounds.
encephalon gorger always have tactical disadvantage.
Mind Screen: The mind of an encephalon gorger is an
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, crowd (25), or array
(47)
Encephalon gorgers (sometimes known as cranial
vampires or psilians) are malevolent creatures from
another dimension. They are greatly feared by
intelligent creatures, because they use brain fluid to
power the bizarre, alien technology of their great cities.
Encephalons are known to have constructed strongholds
and outposts on the Material Plane for the purpose of collecting brain
fluid. It is unknown when they first came to the Material Plane or where
their true home lies.
Encephalon gorgers dislike direct sunlight, though they arent harmed
by it. When traveling in daylight, they usually cloak themselves in robes
of gray or black. The gorgers leathery, whitish flesh is nearly translucent,
and in older encephalon gorgers one can faintly see veins and other organs
pushing grayish-brown blood through the body. They are completely
hairless, and their eyes are small with nictitating membranes instead
of eyelids. A psilians mouth is lined with short, needlelike teeth, with
pronounced canines (perhaps the reason these monsters are sometimes
called cranial vampires).
In combat, encephalon gorgers focus on targets with the most potent
brains (i.e., those with the highest Intelligence) in an effort to sink
their teeth into the brain and suck out the precious cranial fluid. They
do not drink this cranial fluid but rather store it in organs similar to a
snakes poison glands. Back at their base, the cranial fluid is expelled
into the weird, arcane machinery that is so vital to the life-pulse of an
encephalon city.
Self-preservation is high on the encephalons list of virtues, so they take
few risks in combat. When encountering groups of adventurers, theyve
been known to make use of enslaved humanoids and trained beasts of
many types to keep enemy warriors occupied while the encephalons
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intelligent foe and spirit it away from its allies without risking an all-out
battle, it will do so. Captured prey is taken to one of the encephalons
bewildering cities, where it is handed over to other encephalons who tend
the slave pits.
Although spellcasting encephalon gorgers are rare, they have been
encountered.
Encephalon gorgers refer to themselves as psilians. Outposts in the
Material Plane tend to be constructed beneath the surface world or
hidden far from prying eyes (cloaked by dense forest, frequent fog, or
hidden by magic). Underground lairs resemble domed cities, while those
on the surface resemble iron fortresses of exquisite craftsmanship. Each
lair, regardless of its location, has dozens of slave pits and breeding
pens filled with captured, intelligent creatures. Slaves are maintained by
a specialized group of psilians called breeders. It is their job to gauge
the relative worth of captives and manage them to ensure that as much
precious cranial fluid as possible is harvested from each before its

inevitable death.
Encephalon gorgers sometimes trade with other races, usually for
slaves. While most slaves are handed over to the breeders for harvesting,
less intelligent ones (Intelligence 7 or lower) are conditioned for menial
work or as bodyguards and footsoldiers. Once any slave exhausts its
usefulness, it is recycled as food for both the encephalons and other
slaves.
Little is known regarding the gorgers society, reproduction, life cycle,
lifespan, and so on. Most of what little is known comes from hardened
adventurers who were captured and enslaved but managed to escape
before too much damage was done to their minds.
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Exoskeleton, Giant Ant

This creature looks much like any other giant ant, but it is actually a construct fashioned
from a giant ants exoskeletal husk. Dull flames can be seen flickering through
its empty eye sockets and through cracks in its armored shell.
Giant Ant Exoskeleton

XP 100 (CR 1/2)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 15 (2d10 + 4)
Resistance: Piercing and slashing damage from nonmagical
Immunity: Fire, poison, and psychic damage; charm,
disease, exhaustion, fright, poison, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 12 (+1), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 8 (1), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Fiery Insides: Whenever a giant ant exoskeleton takes
slashing or piercing damage, flames from its insides erupt
through the wound. Everyone within 5 feet of where the
attack struck must make a successful DC 12 Dex saving
throw or take 1d6 fire damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm deserts and plains
Organization: Foraging gang (25) or column (330)
Giant ant exoskeletons can be animated into undead creatures through
rare necromantic magic. The process burns out whatever remained of their
organic insides and replaces it with magical fire. They can be turned by
turn undead.
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Exoskeleton, Giant Beetle

This creature resembles a normal giant beetle at first glance, but then pale green light is noticed
flickering through its empty eye sockets and along mystic runes etched into its armored shell.
Giant Beetle Exoskeleton

XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 42 (5d10 + 15)
Resistance: Piercing and slashing damage;
necrotic damage
Immunity: Acid, poison, and psychic damage;
charm, disease, exhaustion, fright, poison,
stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 3 piercing damage plus
1d8 acid damage.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 11 (+1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Corrosive Insides: Whenever a giant beetle
exoskeleton takes slashing or piercing
damage, corrosive vapor from its insides
erupts through the wound. Everyone within
5 feet of where the attack struck must make
a successful DC 13 Dex saving throw or take
1d6 acid damage.
ECOLOGY
Giant beetle exoskeletons are animated by secret
necromantic magic quite different from that used in the
standard animate dead spell. In the process, magical
runes are etched onto the dead creatures husk which
give them great staying power in the face of clerics who
would turn them as undead. These same runes give giant
beetle exoskeletons resistance to all piercing and slashing
damage, including that from magical weapons.
In a few cases, the necromancer responsible for creating one of these
creatures altered the process so that the exoskeleton remained empty
inside instead of filling with poisonous vapor. It could then be carpeted
and cushioned to become a comfortable, if somewhat slow-moving,

vehicle for traveling across rugged or dreary terrain.
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Exoskeleton, Giant Crab

What looks at first like a giant crab being ridden by a cloaked humanoid turns out to be only the former
beasts exoskeleton, hollowed out and magically animated to become both a vehicle and a war machine.
Giant Crab Exoskeleton

XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 57 (6d12 + 18)
Resistance: Piercing and slashing damage;
necrotic damage
Immunity: Lightning, poison, and psychic
damage; charm, disease, exhaustion,
fright, poison, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A giant crab exoskeleton
attacks twice with claws or once with
lightning.
damage plus 1d8 lightning damage.
Area AttackLightning (recharge 5,
6): automatic hit (range 30-ft. line; all
creatures in line). Hit: 3d8 + 3 lightning
damage, or half damage with a
successful DC 13 Dex saving throw.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 10 (+0), Con 16 (+3),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Lightning Insides: Whenever a giant crab
exoskeleton takes slashing or piercing
damage, lightning from its insides erupts
through the wound and ripples across its
entire body. Every creature within 5 feet of
the giant crab exoskeleton must make a
successful DC 13 Dex saving throw or take
1d8 lightning damage. Anyone riding inside
the creature is immune to this damage.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, team (13), or
caravan (212)
Giant crab exoskeletons are animated by little-known necromantic spells
cast on only the largest giant crab shells (10-foot diameter is typical; huge
crab exoskeletons of 15-foot diameter are reported but unconfirmed). The
process also involves etching magical runes onto the dead creatures husk
which give them great staying power in the face of clerics who would turn
them as undead. These same runes give giant beetle exoskeletons resistance
to all piercing and slashing damage, including that from magical weapons.
In rare cases, the necromancer responsible for creating one of these
creatures altered the process so that only the head of the exoskeleton filled
with lightning while most of the body remained empty. The empty portion
could then be fitted with seats for up to four people to use as a slow-moving
vehicle. In ages past, at least one entire tribe of necromancers was known
to migrate up and down the coast in such conveyances. Occasionally one
of these giant crab exoskeletons is discovered in a tidal cave, abandoned
but still perfectly functional after centuries of disuse and ready to resume
dutyif a way can be found to take control of it.
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Fear Guard
This incorporeal entity appears as a hooded humanoid figure clad in flowing robes of translucent
gray over a suit of ghostly armor. Its facial features are a swirl of maddening images, fluctuating
between a serene countenance and a visage twisted into a grimace of horror and fear.
Incorporeal: A fear guard can move through
solid objects and other creatures as if they
were difficult terrain. It takes 1d10 force
damage if it is still inside something solid
Shadow Stealth: If the fear guard
ends its turn in dim light or darkness,
it can use a bonus action to make
a Dex (Stealth) check to become
hidden, with tactical advantage on
the check. Because it is incorporeal
and all of its movement is flight, it
makes very little sound when moving
and never leaves footprints or disturbs
dust on the floor.
Spell-like Abilities: A fear guard can use
the following spell-like abilities, using
attack +6). The fear lord doesnt need
material components to use these
abilities.
At Will: darkness, ray of enfeeblement
2/day: inflict wounds (as 2nd-level
slot)
Fear Guard
XP 700 (CR 3)
CE Medium undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 51 (6d8 + 24)
Resistance:
Bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage
from nonmagical
weapons; necrotic
damage
Immunity: Poison
damage; exhaustion,
fright, poison,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft.
Melee AttackGreatsword:
necrotic damage and
the target must make
a successful DC 14
Con saving throw or its
maximum hit points are
reduced by an amount
equal to the necrotic
damage.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or group
(25)
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 15 (+2),
Con 18 (+4), Int 10 (+0),
Wis 12 (+1), Cha 18 (+4)
Languages: Common
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Create Spawn: Any living creature slain by a fear guard has
tactical disadvantage on its death saving throws. If it dies,
it will rise again as a fear guard under the control of its
killer 1d6 rounds later.
Daylight Vulnerability: A fear guard suffers 2d6 points of
radiant damage if it is exposed to true sunlight (not magical
sunlight or artificial, bright light) at the start of its turn, and it
is slowed (as the spell) until the start of its next turn.
Fear guards embody the ultimate

joining of evil and loyalty. They are
summoned from some unknown place by
evil wizards and clerics to guard prized
possessions or valued locations, and
they serve that duty with the unwavering
singlemindedness and eternal patience of
the undead.
Shrouding themselves in preternatural
darkness, fear guards fight using their
life-draining greatswords and life-sapping magic. Because of their ability
to spawn additional fear guards under their control, a location guarded by
a single fear guard can become more secure as time goes by and grave
robbers who fall to the fear guards attacks join its ranks. If somehow
exposed to natural sunlight, fear guards wrap themselves in magical
darkness if they can. If they cant, they flee toward safety. Sunlight is the
only force that can cause a fear guard to abandon its post.
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Fen Witch
This creature appears as a female humanoid with one nostril, webbed feet and hands,
and fiery red eyes. Her body is cloaked in tattered robes of gray or brown.
Her hands sprout razor-sharp claws and her hair is long and unkempt.
at the start of their turn and take tactical disadvantage
on attack rolls against the fen witch. Anyone who is
surprised by a fen witch must attempt this saving
throw immediately at the beginning of combat
unless they cant see her for some other reason.
This saving throw never needs to be attempted
more than once per 24 hours. Fen witches and
hags of all kinds are immune to this effect.
Mind Probe: As an attack, a fen witch can peer
into the mind of a living creature within 60
feet in an attempt to extract the secret
vibrations of the creatures name. The
target resists the mental trespassing
(and becomes immune to further
mind probes by the same fen
witch until after a long rest)
with a successful DC 12 Wis
saving throw. If the saving
throw fails, the fen witch finds
the information she sought
and can use her death
speak ability on a later turn.
Creatures with an Intelligence
score of 2 or less are immune to
this ability, as are creatures that are
immune to psychic damage.
Swamp Stride: A fen witch can move through
any sort of natural difficult terrain at its normal
speed while within a swamp. Magically
altered terrain affects a fen witch normally.
Fen Witch
XP 450 (CR 2)
CE Medium monstrosity
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 12 (padded armor)
hp: 33 (6d8 + 6)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A fen witch attacks
twice with claws, or uses her mind
probe or death speak ability.
1d6 + 2 slashing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 12 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 14 (+2), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common, Deep
Speech, Sylvan; telepathy 100 ft.
Skills: Deception +4, Insight +4,
Perception +4, Stealth +3
TRAITS
Death Speak: A fen witch
who knows the secret
vibrations of an
individuals name can
speak that name
as an attack. If the
individual hears the fen
witch speak its name,
that creature must make
a successful DC 12 Wis save
or immediately drop to 0 hit points.
If the save succeeds, that creature cant be affected again
by the same fen witchs death speak for 24 hours. Note
that the fen witch does not need to speak a language the
creature understands in order to affect it; she only needs to
speak its name with its secret vibrations. Other fen witches
who hear the name spoken this way cant use it for their own
death speak attacks (if the targets saving throw succeeds,
other fen witches assume the name was vibrated incorrectly
and wont copy it). Each fen witch must learn the vibrations
independently by using her mind probe successfully on the
target.
Horrific Appearance: The sight of a fen witch is so revolting
that anyone who sets eyes on one within 60 feet must
make a successful DC 11 Con save or be sickened, with
effects identical to the poisoned condition, for 1 minute.
Characters fighting a fen witch can instead avert their eyes
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate swamp
Organization: Solitary or coven (27)
The fen witch is a creature of legend, found only
in the most remote of places. It is
almost always a solitary creature
they despise others of their own
kind almost as much as they hate
strangers in their swampsbut they
sometimes band together in larger groups for mysterious, evil rituals when
omens command. Occasionally, fen witches with spellcasting ability are
encountered. These tend to be the leaders of their small covens, by virtue of
their greater ability to inflict suffering on their cohorts.
A fen witch is thoroughly evil and malign, speaking to those she
encounters only to learn the secret vibrations of their true names in
order to use that secret against them. Fen witches rarely engage in direct
combat. Instead, they rely on their mind probe and death speak abilities to
slay creatures almost instantaneously and drive off the victims comrades
(they hope) by instilling shock and fear in them. If this tactic fails, a
fen witch will wade into the fight with her claws. It is not uncommon,
however, for a fen witch to have trained or charmed swamp creatures such
as giant crocodiles nearby that will come to her when needed.
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Fetch
A ragged-looking and rotting humanoid leaps from the snow, its filthy nails slashing through the frosty
air. Its eyes are stark blue and its skin is pale white. Ice hangs from its scraggly hair.
Fetch
XP 200 (CR 1)
LE Medium undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 16 (3d8 + 3)
Immunity: Cold and poison damage; exhaustion, fright,
poison, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A fetch attacks twice with claws.
Hit: 1d6 + 3 slashing damage plus 1d6 cold damage.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 13 (+1),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common
Skills: Intimidation +4
ECOLOGY
Environment: Cold plains, hills, and mountains
A murdered person who is buried in frozen ground sometimes
returns from the grave as a fetch, an evil undead monster with
a hatred for fire and life. Fetches seek out living creatures that
wander too close to their grave, kill them, and bury them
in the hope that the victim will also rise as a fetch. Not all
foes are buried, however; some are dragged to the fetchs
lair and devoured. Fetches savor the flesh of humanoids and
monstrous humanoidsin particular humans, elves, and
centaurs.
A fetch stands from 5 to 7 feet tall and weighs between
100 and 250 pounds. Its clothes are tattered and worn with
age and exposure. Its rotting flesh is drawn tight around
its bones and flushed grayish-white. Its hair is scraggly
and frozen, and ice crystals cover its skin; the ice
frozen onto and into its flesh gives it a small bit of
armor protection. A fetchs eyes are stark blue.
A fetch is a ruthless opponent. They always
fight to the death, unless they are threatened
with fire. If they cant quickly defeat
someone who attacks them with fire, they flee.
Afterward, the fetch trails the hated foe (relatively easy across snow),
waiting for a chance to take it by surprise and destroy the source of heat.
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Fire Crab
A massive crab with a square-shaped, reddish-brown carapace covered with
dark red and yellow markings scuttles forward, pincers raised.
Tiny flames lick its body, erupting at irregular intervals from its underbelly.
Its eyes are perched atop two long eyestalks that protrude from the center of the carapace.
the character.
Greater Fire Crab
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +0
ECOLOGY
Environment: Elemental Plane of Fire
Organization: Solitary, cluster (25), or colony (611)
DEFENSE
hp: 34 (4d10 + 12)
Lesser Fire Crab
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A greater fire crab attacks twice, in any
combination of pincer and crush attacks.
Hit: 1d8 + 4 slashing damage plus 1d4 fire damage and
the target is grappled.
Melee AttackCrush: automatic hit (one creature already
grappled at the start of the fire crabs turn). Hit: 1d8 + 4
slashing damage plus 1d10 fire damage and the target is
grappled.
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 4 (1d6 + 1)
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Initiative +2
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 11 (+0), Con 16 (+3),
Int 1 (5), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Ring of Fire: The body of a greater fire crab generates
intense heat. Any creature that starts its turn within 5 feet
of a greater fire crab takes 1d8 fire damage. This damage
is cumulative if more than one fire crab is within 5 feet of
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A lesser fire crab makes two pincer attacks.
Both must be against the same target.
Hit: 1d4 + 2 slashing damage plus 1d4 fire damage and
the lesser fire crab latches onto the target with its burning
grip (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
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heat. Any creature that starts its turn with one or more
lesser fire crabs latched onto it takes 2 fire damage for
each of those lesser fire crabs. Once a lesser fire crab has
latched onto a character, it moves with that character
when the character moves, as if the character was
moving a grappled character (half-speed). A lesser fire
crab releases its grip when killed or when the character
wins a Strength contest against it. Up to four lesser fire
crabs can latch onto a Small character, and up to eight
can latch onto a Medium character.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, cluster (47), or colony (1120)
Fire crabs are invertebrates found roaming the fiery shores of the
Elemental Plane of Fire, where they enjoy crawling and swimming
through pools and lakes of liquid flame. They spend their time eating
the superheated rocks and plants of their home plane. Their lairs take the
form of large burrows under the fiery seas or along the shore, near their
water source. Such burrows are sometimes very large, housing up to
20 of these creatures. On the rare occasions when fire crabs are found
on the Material Plane, they spend their time in or near active volcanoes
and hot springs.
The most notable feature of fire crabs, besides the flames playing
across their bodies, are their large pincers. Males can be distinguished
from females because one of the males claws is noticeably larger than the
other. Fire crabs have six spindly, segmented legs, blackish-red in color.
Fire crabs are generally not aggressive creatures, but they can be highly
territorial, especially if they feel that their lair is threatened. In that case,
they attack without hesitation and fight to the death. Both greater and
lesser fire crabs tend to focus all their effort against one enemy until it is
dead, then shift to the next, and so on.
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Fire Snake, Poisonous

This creature looks like a snake with reddish-orange scales and stark white eyes with no pupils.
A fire snake resembles a normal snake ranging
from 2 feet to 6 feet in length, except for the
dimly flickering flames visible inside its
mouth and along its scales. Away from the
Elemental Plane of Fire, fire snakes make
their homes in fires and rarely journey
more than 30 feet from an open flame.
Sages conjecture that fire snakes might be
some form of larval salamander.
A poisonous fire snakes preferred
method of attack is to hide in a fire and
surprise foes as they come nearby. They
will sometimes crawl into a campfire
that no one is paying close attention
to, and attack while people are
cooking or relaxing around the fire,
without their weapons and armor, or
even wait until the campers build up
the fire for the night and go to sleep
before creeping out and striking.
Poisonous Fire Snake

XP 100 (CR 1/2)
Unaligned Small fiend
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 13 (3d6 + 3)
OFFENSE
damage and the
target must make
a successful DC 11
Con saving throw
against poison or be
paralyzed for 1d6
rounds. A paralyzed
creature takes 1d4
fire damage at
the start of each
of its turns while it is
paralyzed.
Credit
The Fire Snake originally
appeared in the First Edition
Fiend Folio ( TSR/Wizards of
the Coast, 1981) and is used by
permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based
on original material by Michael
McDonagh.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 17 (+3), Con 12 (+1),
Int 1 (5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
Skills: Acrobatics +5, Stealth +5
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Flail Snail
This creature looks like a massive version of a normal snail whose head has been replaced with
four tentacles as thick as a mans arm, each ending in a clublike ball.
Its shell is striped in bright hues of red, blue, yellow, and green, and its flesh is gray-blue.
itself again also takes the place of any other movement
that turn.
Slime Rope: A flail snail can turn its mucus into a ropelike
strand up to 60 ft. long. If this strand is anchored to a
wall or ceiling, the flail snail and up to another 1,000
pounds can hang from it indefinitely. The flail snail
can climb up this strand 10 feet per round,
or lower itself down it 20 feet per round.
Other creatures can climb the strand
with a successful DC 20 Str (Athletics)
check. Once the snail breaks contact
with the strand, the slime dries out
and decomposes in 1d4 rounds,
after which it cant be used by
anyone.
Suction: A snails foot adheres
to surfaces so well that
its 10-foot climb speed
applies even on
perfectly sheer surfaces
and ceilings, with no
chance to fall off unless
the foot is actively
peeled loose by external
force.
Warp Magic: Any spell that
targets a flail snail directly has an 80% chance of
producing a random effect instead of the desired affect.
Only spells that directly target the flail snail are warped;
area effect spells are not affected. When a spell is cast,
roll percentile dice and consult the table.
Flail Snail
XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 38 (4d10 + 16)
Immunity: Poison damage; blindness,
poison, prone
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A flail snail attacks four times
with tentacle clubs.
Melee AttackTentacle Club: +5 to hit
(reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d8 + 3
bludgeoning damage.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 8 (1), Con 18 (+4),
Int 5 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: Unique (flail snail)
TRAITS
Mucus: As a flail snail moves, it can leave a trail of mucus
along the ground that it travels across. It has two types of
mucus: slimy and sticky. Slimy mucus has the effect of a
grease spell (affected ground is difficult terrain; creatures
that enter affected ground must make a successful DC
12 Dex [Acrobatics] check or fall prone). Sticky mucus has
the effect of a web spell (creatures entering the affected
ground must make a successful DC 12 Str [Athletics] check
or become restrained; the check can be repeated as an
action, with success indicating the trapped creature broke
free). Both types last for 10 minutes, then dry out and are no
longer effective. Flail snails are immune to this mucus.
Retraction: Instead of moving, a flail snail can pull its fleshy
parts back into its shell, increasing its armor class to 22, but
it cant move or take actions while retracted. Extending
Greater Flail Snail
A typical adult flail snail has 4 hit dice, but there is tremendous
variety among their population. In fact, flail snails can be found
with 1 to 12 hit dice, and they have one clublike tentacle per hit
die. Thus, a 6 HD flail snail has six tentacles; an 8 HD flail snail
has eight tentacles; a 12 HD flail snail has twelve tentacles; and
so on. A flail snail can attack with all of its tentacles. Flail snails
have 7.5 hit points per hit die, and the creatures CR increases by 1
for every two additional tentacles beyond the basic four. All other
statistics remain the same.
d100
Result
125
Spell misfires. For the next 1d4 rounds, the caster

must make a successful DC 12 concentration check
each time he or she tries to cast a spell or the spell
cant be cast this turn and the action is wasted.
2650
Spell misfires. The creature nearest the flail snail is

affected instead, as if the spell had targeted it.
5170
Spell fails. The spell slot is used but nothing

happens.
7180
Spell rebounds and targets the caster with its full

effect.
81100
Spell behaves and takes effect as intended.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Underground or ruins
Organization: Solitary, pair, or rout (330)
Flail snails are solitary omnivores that live in the deepest recesses of
caverns, caves, and dungeons, or occasionally aboveground in the ruins
of ancient, abandoned cities. They sustain themselves on a diet of fungus,
mold, and rodents. Although one would hardly suspect it on seeing a flail
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snail, they are intelligent creatures. They have no sound-producing organs,
so their language is built around patterns created with their multipurpose
mucus. Like most creatures, they are inoffensive when left alone, but they
are tremendously paranoid about strangers; when someone intrudes into
their normally abandoned territory, flail snails are prone to attack first and
think up questions later.
They do not collect treasure, but the multi-hued shell of a flail snail can
be sold to craftsmen, carvers, and collectors of strange and exotic curios
for 80120 gp, or possibly more for a particularly large or fine specimen.
Shell hunters may be the reason why flail snails are paranoid in the first
place.
Credit
The flail snail originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Simon Tilbrook.
Flowershroud
This mass of bright flowers and leaves looks no different
from any other carpet of spreading flowersbut it is.
Flowershroud
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 19 (3d10 + 3)
Resistance: Bludgeoning and piercing damage from
nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Psychic damage; charm, fright, prone, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A flowershroud attacks three times with thorn
strands.
Melee AttackThorn Strand: +3 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d6 + 1 piercing damage and the target
must make a successful DC 11 Con saving throw or be
affected by shroudblossom poison (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 12 (+1), Con 12 (+1),
Int 0 (5), Wis 0 (5), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +3
TRAITS
Innocent Appearance: A patch of flowershroud looks
completely natural to the untrained eye. They always
have tactical advantage on Stealth checks, and their
Stealth is opposed by the observers Nature skill, not
Perception.
Shroudblossom Poison: A character who fails a DC 11 Con
saving throw when struck by a flowershrouds thorn strand
attack falls prone and goes into convulsions lasting 1d6
rounds unless the poison effect is ended early with magic.
During that time, the character cant stand up or move, is
incapacitated, and takes 1d4 poison damage at the start
of each of its turns.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm forest and prairie
A flowershroud is a flowering plant that spreads across the ground and

most other surfaces the same as any creeping plant. Its roots are extremely
shallow, however, and it can pull them out of the ground in only a few
seconds, then use them like tiny legs to literally creep across the ground
and any other surface that a plant can cling to. They infest pleasant
forest glades but also grow along game trails, where movement off the
trail is difficult. They move so slowly that most animals can escape from
the danger by simply walking away, but their tendrils can lash out to a
surprising distance. Unlike adventurers traveling through the wilderness,
flowershrouds never need to stop for rest. They present their greatest
danger at night, when travelers have made camp and gone to sleep. Then,
flowershrouds can creep into a campsite to attack sleeping prey.
Credit
Matt Finch
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Foo Dog
This man-sized dog has a slightly oversized head and large, bulbous eyes.
Its paws carry sharp claws. Its golden fur fades to crimson on the creatures belly.
Foo Dog
XP 700 (CR 3)
CG Medium
monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 13 (natural
armor)
hp: 52 (7d10 + 21)
Saving Throws: See
Resilient below
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit:
2d10 + 3 piercing
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3),
Dex 15 (+2),
Con 17 (+3),
Int 10 (+0),
Wis 14 (+2), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Celestial
TRAITS
Aura: A foo dog is protected by an aura of goodness. An
evil-aligned creature that attacks a foo creature takes a
1 penalty on attack and damage rolls.
Invisibility: A foo dog can become invisible as a bonus
action. It becomes visible again when it attacks.
Planar Travel: A foo dog can shift between the Astral,
Ethereal, and Material Planes during its move. Crossing the
boundary from one plane to another costs the foo dog
30 feet of movement. It can transport only itself into or out
of the Ethereal Plane, but it can bring up to eight other
willing creatures with it across the Astral boundary, with
effects and restrictions identical to the astral projection
spell.
Resilient: A foo dog has tactical advantage on all saving
throws.
Strike Evil: Foo dogs have a +2 bonus on attack and
damage rolls when fighting evil-aligned creatures.
Summon Foo Creatures (1/day): Once per day as an action,
a foo dog can summon up to four additional foo dogs by
barking for them. Roll 4d4; one foo dog appears within 20
feet of the summoning foo dog for each die that rolls a
4. Foo dogs summoned this way cant summon more foo
dogs.
Foo dogs are extraplanar creatures that serve as guardians to those of

good alignment. They are rarely encountered on the Material Plane, but
when they are, they are always in the employ of a good-aligned creature,
acting as either a companion or guardian. A foo dog never associates with
creatures of evil alignment. It tolerates those of neutral alignmentbarely.
A foo dog has the body of a large dog but its head is oversized, fierce,
and distinctly un-canine in appearance. Some people say it more closely
resembles a stylized lion, but others see a stronger resemblance to an ogre
mage, or no resemblance to any other creature at all. It has large, intense,
bulging eyes, outward-curving fangs, bushy eyebrows, a flattened nose,
and pointed ears. Most foo dogs range in color from black to deep gold,
though a few have been encountered that were pure white in color. They
speak Celestial in a surprisingly deep voice. Sometimes they pick up other
languages as well, depending on how widely theyve traveled and who
theyve served.
Credit
The foo dog originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual II
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Environment: Any good-aligned outer plane
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Foresters Bane
This creature resembles an enormous, dark green shrub.
is not subtracted from the plants
overall hit points. If a creature is
grappled by more than one
leaf, each leaf must be severed
or overpowered individually.
Severed leaves grow back in
one week, if the
foresters bane
survives the fight.
Foresters Bane
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 10
hp: 103 (9d10 +
54)
Resistance:
Bludgeoning and
piercing damage
from nonmagical
weapons
Immunity: Psychic
damage; charm,
fright, stun,
unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Temperate plains
or pair
OFFENSE
Speed: 0 ft.
Multiattack:
Foresters Bane
attacks four times with
leaves and six times with
stalks.
Melee AttackLeaf: +5 to hit
(reach 10 ft.; one creature of size
Medium or smaller). Hit: the target
is grappled and restrained.
Melee AttackStalk: +5 to hit (one creature grappled by a
leaf). Hit: 1d6 + 3 slashing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 22 (+6),
Int 0 (5), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Grasping Tendrils: A creature grappled by a foresters bane
can break free by winning a Strength contest against
the plant or by inflicting 10 slashing damage against
the grappling leaf, thereby severing it from the plant.
Grappling leaves have AC 10. Damage done to a leaf
Foresters bane is a huge,

immobile,
carnivorous
shrub. At the center of
this low-growing shrub is
a 3-foot diameter, tough,
yellowish, spherical trunk
from which sprout many small
green branches. Each branch has
small, sweet smelling (and tasting)
berries of various colors growing from
it. Large, tough leaves also radiate from
the trunk. Close inspection (if possible)
reveals that these dark green leaves hide six
purple, serrated stalks inside the plants body.
When a living creature moves near a foresters bane, the
plant tries to grab the creature. Trapped creatures are slashed and
cut by the serrated stalks to make them bleed profusely into the ground
around the plant. The plant makes no special effort to kill its victims;
whether theyre alive or dead after bleeding onto its roots is of no concern
to the foresters bane. If one victim escapes, the plant would rather catch
a fresh victim than try to squeeze more sustenance from a creature thats
already low on blood.
Credit
The foresters bane originally appeared in the First Edition module S3
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1980) and
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Froghemoth
This gigantic creature resembles a giant frog with four long tentacles in place of what would
normally be two front legs. A single eyestalk juts from the top of its head. Its body is green,
its underbelly is yellow, and its tentacles and legs are mottled green and yellow.
the froghemoths turns. Any number of creatures can
be inside the froghemoth at one time. A swallowed
creature is unaffected by anything happening outside
the froghemoth or by attacks from outside it. A swallowed
creature can get out of the froghemoth by using 10 feet
of movement, but only after the froghemoth is dead.
Froghemoth
XP 7,200 (CR 11)

Unaligned Huge aberration
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 200 (16d12 + 96)
Immunity: Lightning damage
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate marsh
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A froghemoth attacks once with its tongue and
four times with tentacles. Each tentacle can either grab
or crush. In addition to these attacks, it can also bite one
creature it grapples.
Melee AttackTentacle Grab: +11 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 7 bludgeoning damage and the
target is grappled.
Melee AttackTentacle Crush: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by a tentacle at the start of the
froghemoths turn). Hit: 1d10 + 7 bludgeoning damage
and the target is grappled.
Melee AttackTongue: +11 to hit (reach 30 ft.; one
Melee AttackBite: +11 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one creature
grappled by the froghemoths tentacles or tongue). Hit:
successful DC 18 Dex saving throw or be swallowed (see
below).
The froghemoth is a terrifying aberration that dwells in marshes and

swamps. Its 30-foot-long tongue is agile and sticky, and it uses it to capture
prey which it then swallows whole and digests alive. The froghemoth eats
almost anything it can wrap its tongue or its tentacles around. Despite
their size, froghemoths blend into their native swamps to a surprising
degree, making them difficult to spot by people who havent encountered
one before.
A froghemoth has no use for treasure, but a fair amount of it
accumulates in the beasts gut after the travelers and adventurers who
carried it were digested. Many other useful items can be found around the
creatures territory, where they were deposited after passing through the
froghemoths digestive tract.
Credit
The froghemoth originally appeared in the First Edition module S3
Copyright Notice
STATISTICS
Str 25 (+7), Dex 11 (+0), Con 22 (+6),
Int 2 (4), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
TRAITS
All-Around Vision: A froghemoths eyestalk
allows it to scan quickly in all directions.
Attackers never gain tactical
advantage or bonus damage
against it from the presence of
nearby allies.
Slowed by Electricity: Although a froghemoth
is immune to lightning damage, whenever it
would otherwise take such damage, it is instead
slowed for 1 round.
Swallow: A swallowed creature is blinded and
restrained but no longer grappled. It takes
1d8 + 6 bludgeoning damage plus 2d8 acid
damage automatically at the start of each of
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Fungoid
This tall, stocky, and powerful humanoid appears to be formed of mushroom flesh rather than normal
muscle and tissue. Its rough facial features are barely discernible as crudely humanoid, and its long,
thick arms end in immense, clawed hands. Instead of typical humanoid feet, its legs end in splayed,
three-toed pads. Something akin to thick fur grows only on its chest, stomach, and lower back.
Fungoid
XP 450 (CR 2)
NE Medium plant (fungus)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 45 (6d8 + 18)
Resistance: Lightning damage; piercing damage
Immunity: Psychic damage; charm, fright, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A fungoid attacks twice with fists.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 12 (+1), Con 17 (+3),
Int 4 (3), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm marshes
Organization: Gang (24) or cluster (610)
Fungoids are man-sized humanoid creatures formed of
mushroom flesh and leaves. Their coloration varies from
brownish-green to brown to dark green to light gray with
mottled brown splotches. Most weigh about 300 pounds. They
are found in all but the coldest of swamps and marshes, where they
delight in attacking creatures that wander too close to their lair.
Although related to fungi, fungoids are not scavengers but carnivorous
hunters who consider the flesh of humans, elves, and goblins a delicacy.
Only when live food is scarce do fungoids resort to scavenging for carrion.
Fungoids lair in the darkest and most dismal place they can findthe
more devoid of light, the better. Typically a lair is beneath the densest tree
canopy in the area and is ringed with mushrooms of many colors, shapes,
and sizes. The lair itself is guaranteed to be well-hidden or camouflaged and
difficult to get into. Creatures that wander close enough to actually spot the
lair are already in trouble; by then the fungoids are certainly aware of the
intruders presence and are already considering how and when to eat them.
Fungoids do most of their hunting at night, when they travel up to 5
miles away from a lair in search of prey. Slain prey is carried or dragged
back to the lair and devoured over several days time. Fungoids often
hunt in groups, but they never share their kill. Each to its own is the
unspoken motto among fungoids.
These brutes are straightforward combatants that rush into melee

swinging their powerful fists. Each fungoid selects a foe and pummels it
relentlessly, single-mindedly ignoring all other threats until that one target
is smashed. Multiple fungoids gang up against one foe only when that
creature is obviously more powerful than any of them individually. Once
the fight is over, the fungoids cooperation ends, and its back to every
creature for itself. Fungoids seldom retreat from a fight thats going
against them unless a few believe they can reach the safety of their lair
while others delay pursuit by continuing to fight (probably unaware that
theyve been abandoned).
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Fungus Bat
A strange mass of what appears to be mushrooms trailing long,
writhing tendrils flies out of the darkness toward you.
Fungus Bat
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Unaligned Medium plant (fungus)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 16 (3d8 + 3)
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 1 piercing damage
and the target must make a successful DC
11 Con saving throw or suffer the effect of
fungus bat poison (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 11 (+0), Dex 12 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Fungus Bat Poison: A creature that fails a
DC 11 Con saving throw against fungus
bat poison suffers the usual effects of being
poisoned. In addition, if the creature typically moves
around on legs, it loses the use of its legs for 1d4 rounds. It
falls prone immediately, and it cant stand up again until
after the 1d4 rounds have elapsed. A successful saving
throw against fungus bat poison does not impart any
immunity against future poisonings.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, patch (36), or field (615)
Fungus bats are found only in deep caves and more extensive regions
of the subterranean world, for they are a very deep-dwelling species.
They are uncommon everywhere, however; their colonies are small and
few. It is believed they were more numerous in the distant past, but other
creatures hunted them near to extinction.
A fungus bat resembles a mass of lumpy mushroom caps with leathery
wings. A pair of long tails flap behind it when it flies, giving it a deceptively
ungraceful appearance. Their bite carries a venom that affects the lower
spine, paralyzing the legs. Its a short-lived effect, but dangerousfungus
bats tend to swarm creatures that are on the ground to the exclusion of
other targets.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Fyr
This small, goat-headed humanoid combines long, backward-curving horns, goatlike legs,
a brutish face, and a short, bushy tail with a very human-looking torso. Thick brown fur covers their
legs, back, and head. They adorn themselves heavily with rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings,
and other such trinkets, and all fyrs, male and female, braid and decorate their beards.
band (25), or troop (611)
Fyr
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Neutral Small fey
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 9 (2d6 + 2)
Saving Throws: See Resilient
below
nonmagical weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackBattleaxe: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d8 + 1 slashing damage.
Melee AttackHeadbutt: +3 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 1 bludgeoning
damage and the target must make a successful
DC 11 Dex saving throw or be knocked prone. If
the target is knocked prone, the fyr can make
an immediate battleaxe attack against it as a
bonus action.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 13 (+1), Con 12 (+1),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: Common, Sylvan
Skills: Animal Handling +3, Arcana
+3, Deception +5, Insight +3,
Nature +3, Stealth +5
TRAITS
Resilient: A fyr has tactical
advantage on all saving
throws.
Spell-like Abilities: All fyrs can use the following spell-like
abilities, using Charisma as their casting ability (DC 11,
attack +3). A fyr doesnt need material components to
At Will: animal friendship, speak with animals
3/day: faerie fire, pass without trace
2/day: beast sense, conjure animals
1/day: dominate beast, invisibility
Weapon Attunement: Fyrs have an ability to attune
themselves with any wood-handled weapon, so that they
get a +1 attack bonus with such a weapon once theyve
handled for at least 10 minutes. This bonus is already
included in the battleaxe attack line above.
Fyrs are satyrlike creatures

that make their homes in the
mountainous wilds and dense
forests, locating their lairs in
secluded caves or caverns or
under a dense covering of tangled
branches and leaves. They are
also a nomadic race, rarely staying
in one place for longer than a few
months before moving on. If they have
neighbors, fyrs never give notice before
leaving; one morning, they are simply
gone. Despite being so often on the
move, fyrs acclimate themselves to their
surroundings very quickly.
Fyrs are great lovers of animals, and
most animals instinctively return their
affection. Fyrs are seldom encountered
without animals in their company. Typically,
for every two fyrs in a group, there will be
one to three animal companions from this list:
badger, black bear, boar, brown bear, elk, giant
badger, giant weasel, goat, hawk, panther, or
wolf. For example, a troop of eight fyrs could
be accompanied by as few as four or as many as
sixteen animal companions.
Fyrs are on good terms with most gnomes,
druids, treants, elves, and halflings, and they
often trade with them or aid them in times of
need. Fyr are master jewelers, so their trinkets
and baubles are highly sought by civilized
races that appreciate fine jewelry.
These fey tolerate humans and
dwarves and likewise trade with
them during those rare times
when they are near a human
settlement or dwarven stronghold. Fyr dislike orcs, goblins, bugbears,
and other goblinoids, and avoid contact with them.
Fyrs are not great warriors, so they avoid combat if possible, but if
their homeland or friends are threatened, they will fight. They prefer
attacking from ambush, where their ability to become invisible gives
them a great advantage. Fyrs use their natural ability to hide themselves in
their terrain and attack from surprise. Fyrs like to knock their opponents
pronebringing them down to sizebefore using their axes with
tactical advantage. Fyrs arent hesitant to retreat if the tide of battle turns
against them. Pass without trace usually allows them to escape without
being tracked.
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ECOLOGY
Environment: Any forests and mountains
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Gallows Tree
This creature appears as a massive, tall tree with thick branches from which hang
several humanoid corpses tightly secured by their necks with greenish-brown ropes.
Its canopy is thick and bushy, and its trunk is mottled brown.
Gallows Tree
XP 10,000 (CR 13)

Unaligned Huge plant
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 225 (18d12 + 108)
nonmagical weapons; fire damage
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright, prone, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A gallows tree attacks six times with branches.
Grappling does not reduce the number of attacks the
gallows tree can make; it can have any number of
creatures grappled and still make six branch attacks.
Melee AttackBranch: +10 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d8 + 5 bludgeoning
damage and the target must
make a successful DC 18
Dex saving throw or be
tree that created it. Gallows tree zombies possess none of

their former abilities.
Staggering Critical: A gallows tree scores a critical hit if its
attack roll is a natural 19 or 20. In addition to the standard
critical hit effect, a creature hit by a gallows trees critical
hit must make a successful DC 17 Con saving throw or be
stunned for 1d4 rounds.
Gallows Tree Zombies: Each gallows tree has several gallows
tree zombies connected to it. A Huge gallows tree can
have no more than seven gallows tree zombies connected
to it at one time. A Gargantuan gallows tree can have up
to 11 zombies connected to it. See the gallows tree zombie
entry in this book for details on that monster.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm forest, hill, marsh, and
plains
Organization: Grove (1 gallows tree plus 611 gallows tree
zombies)
Gallows trees are sentient plants
that sustain themselves on the internal
organs and body fluids of slain
creatures. They use deception to lure
potential prey into range, at which
time they unleash the gallows tree
zombies attached to their branches to
kill or capture prey.
While mobile, a gallows tree
prefers to remain in one spot for
an extended timeusually until
the food supply in the area runs out.
From this location, it simply waits
for prey. Gallows trees do not collect
treasure but occasionally the remnants
of devoured prey can be found in the
vicinity of a gallows tree.
A gallows tree normally stands idle,
lowering its zombies to the ground when
living prey approaches within 100 feet of
the tree. If a foe comes within 15 feet of the
tree itself, it lashes out with its sharpened
branches and pummels the creature or
wraps a branch around the foe. A grappled
foe is always attacked by at least one other
branch, and usually many more, because
the gallows trees goal is to kill creatures
for food. Occasionally the tree works in
concert with its zombies, grabbing a foe
and holding it while its zombies pound
the victim into goo. Slain creatures
are sliced open and dragged close
to the tree, where their innards are
devoured by the trees roots.
STATISTICS
Str 21 (+5), Dex 10 (+0),
Con 23 (+6), Int 10 (+0),
Wis 10 (+0), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Understands
Common but cant speak
TRAITS
Create Gallows Tree Zombie:
When a creature dies within
15 feet of a gallows tree, the
tree uses a sharpened tendril
to slice open the creatures
abdomen, spilling the corpses
innards on the ground. The
organs and fluids are absorbed
by the trees roots. Corpses of
a size other than Medium or
Large are simply left to rot.
Medium or Large corpses
are filled with a greenish
pollen from one of the trees
branches. The abdominal
wound heals in 1d4 days,
and the slain creature
then rises as a gallows tree
zombie connected by a
tethervine to the gallows
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Gallows Tree Zombie

This creature is a humanoid with deathly gray skin stained green from grass and leaves,
dressed in tattered and torn clothes. Small plants, weeds, and fungi grow on the creature.
A long, sinewy, woody noose connects the creature to the massive tree behind it.
to the gallows tree that created it by a sinewy vine. This
vine can be lengthened to allow the zombie to move up
to 100 feet from the tree. The vine has AC 14 and 10 hit
points. Harming the vine deals no damage to the gallows
tree zombie or the gallows tree, but if severed, does
prevent the zombie from using its regeneration.
Gallows Tree Zombie

XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Medium plant
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 33 (6d8 + 6)
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A gallows tree zombie attacks once with its fists
and can create one spore cloud.
Melee AttackFists: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
Area AttackSpore Cloud (recharge 5, 6): automatic hit
(range 5 ft. cube adjacent to zombie; creatures in
cube). Hit: a creature in the cloud of spores must
make a successful DC 11 Con saving throw or
suffer the effect of a slow spell lasting 6 rounds
(no concentration required). When the slow
effect ends, the target takes 1d8 poison
damage, or half damage with a successful
DC 11 Con saving throw.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 4 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: Understands Common
but cant speak
TRAITS
Regeneration: At the start of its
turn, a gallows tree zombie
recovers 5 lost hit points.
This ability fails to function
if the creature has been
severed from its gallows
tree (see Tether Vine,
below).
Tether Vine: A gallows tree
zombie is connected
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm forest, hill, marsh, and
plains
Organization: Grove (611 gallows tree zombies plus 1
gallows tree)
Gallows tree zombies were once living humanoids, but they were slain
and devoured by a gallows tree and reborn from its seedlings as one of its
minions. Their new purpose is killing or capturing prey for the gallows
tree that created them to devour.
These monsters retain small memories of their former lives, and
these scenes sometimes manifest in the zombies mind when they
see living creatures similar to what the zombie once was. This
triggers great anger that the zombie vents on the nearest living
creature.
Gallows tree zombies appear as humanoid creatures
with deathly gray skin that is coarse, like tree bark. A
long, sinewy cord of greenish-brown wraps around the
zombies throat and connects it to the gallows tree.
Gallows tree zombies show no spark of life in their
eyes, but they are not completely mindless. Neither
are they undead, even though their name suggests
otherwise; therefore, they cant be turned.
Gallows tree zombies hang motionless from the
tree that created them, being lowered to the ground
only when a living creature comes within 100 feet
of the gallows tree they are connected to. They
relentlessly pound their foes with their clublike
fists while belching out clouds of choking spores.
The zombies prefer uneven odds that favor them,
so ganging up on an individual is their norm
in battle. Slain foes are dragged to the gallows
tree to be devoured, implanted with a seed, and
eventually transformed into a gallows tree zombie
to replace any that fell in battle.
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Gargoyles
Several varieties of gargoyles exist, and each is detailed below. For all their differences,
gargoyles also share some common traits. They can remain utterly motionless for days, weeks,
or even years, and they are indistinguishable from stone for as long as they remain still.
Regardless of how long theyve been inert, they can spring into sudden, savage action in an instant.
Gargoyle, Four-Armed
This creature appears to be a hideous and winged humanoid carved of stone.
Its ears are oversized and pointed, and two large, backward-curving horns jut from
its head above its eyes. It has four arms, and each ends in stony claws.
cant be detected as alive by
any means.
Four-Armed Gargoyle
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +2
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land, aquatic,
and underground
Organization: Solitary, pair, or
wing (516)
DEFENSE
hp: 55 (10d8 + 10)
damage from weapons that
are nonmagical or not made of
adamantine
petrification, poison
Like their two-armed brethren,

four-armed gargoyles often perch
indefinitely without moving. Exactly
why they do this is unknown: it
may be no more than an ambush
technique, or it might fulfill some
unknown physiological need for
the gargoyle. There seems to be
no limit to how long a gargoyle
can remain motionless, without
food, water, or air.
Gargoyles are shockingly
sadistic. When a four-armed
gargoyle has the upper hand
in battle, it often draws out the
conflict as long as it can in its effort
to inflict as much pain and fear as it
can on foes.
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A four-armed gargoyle
attacks twice with claws, bites
once, and gores once with its
horns.
Melee AttackClaws: +4 to hit
+ 2 slashing damage.
damage.
Melee AttackGore: +4 to hit (reach 5
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 6 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: Terran
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft. (while motionless)
Credit
The four-armed gargoyle first appeared
in the First Edition module S1 Tomb of
Horrors ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1978)
and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
Authors Scott Greene and Clark Peterson, based on
original material by Gary Gygax.
TRAITS
Stony Appearance: While a four-armed gargoyle sits
motionless, it is indistinguishable from natural stone and
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Gargoyle, Fungus
This creature looks like a winged statue, humanoid in shape, carved from molds,
mushrooms, and other fungi. Its arms and legs end in clawed hands and feet,
and its mouth is lined with fangs carved from the same substances as its body.
Fungus Gargoyle
XP 700 (CR 3)
NE Medium plant (fungus)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 52 (7d8 + 21)
Resistance: Bludgeoning and fire damage
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A fungus gargoyle attacks twice with claws
or once with spore breath.
Area AttackSpore Breath (recharge 5, 6): automatic hit
(range 10-ft. line; creatures in line). Hit: affected creatures
must make a successful DC 13 Con saving throw or gain
one level of exhaustion and suffer spore poisoning (see
below).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3),
Int 6 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 7 (1)
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Sickening Aura: A fungus gargoyle stinks like rotting
vegetable matter. Creatures that begin their turn within 10
feet of a fungus gargoyle must make a successful DC 13
Con saving throw or become poisoned for as long as they
remain within 10 feet of any fungus gargoyle and for 1d4
rounds afterward.
Spore Poisoning: A creature affected by spore poisoning
must make a DC 13 Con saving throw at the end
of every hour. On a successful saving throw, there
is no effect; on a failed saving throw, the creature
adds one level of exhaustion to its current exhaustion
level. A creature cant recover from exhaustion while
suffering from spore poisoning. The character recovers
from exhaustion by normal means once the poison is
neutralized with magic.
are often found acting as guardians in temples dedicated to such demons.

Fungus gargoyles do not require food or air, though they still require
water. They sometimes consume fallen enemies for the sheer pleasure of
doing so.
A typical fungus gargoyle stands 5 to 6 feet tall (depending on how
much it stoops) and weighs up to 200 pounds. Though their shape can
vary, most resemble ugly, winged humanoids with diabolical features.
Fungus gargoyles behave much like normal gargoyles. They can stand
motionless for seemingly endless lengths of time until they spring into
action to ambush nearby prey. Unlike stony gargoyles, motionless fungus
gargoyles are relatively easy to injure by cutting or stabbing, though this
usually triggers an immediate response of claws to the face of the attacker.
Once battle is joined, fungus gargoyles prefer to take flight and fight on
the wing rather than on their feet.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any non-arctic land
Organization: Solitary, pair, or patch (510)
Credit
The fungus gargoyle originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend
Folio ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and is used by permission.
Fungus gargoyles are thought to have once been normal gargoyles that
were transformed into a fungoid state by an evil cult that pays reverence to
demons of slime, ooze, and fungus. There is a link, in that these creatures
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Gargoyle, Green Guardian

This winged humanoid is carved from a strange green stone, with eyes that are deep ebony in color.
Green Guardian Gargoyle

XP 200 (CR 1)
CE medium monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 34 (4d8 + 16)
from weapons that are nonmagical or not made of
adamantine
Immunity: Poison damage; exhaustion, petrification, poison
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A green guardian gargoyle attacks once with
claws and gores once with its horns.
Hit: 2d8 + 2 slashing damage. If both claw attacks hit the
same target, the target is also grappled and restrained.
Melee AttackGore: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 18 (+4),
Int 6 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: Common, Terran
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Reanimation: A green guardian gargoyle that is destroyed
will reanimate 1d8 + 2 days later unless its eyes are
removed, crushed, and disenchanted by casting both
dispel magic (automatic) and greater restoration on
them. If the eyes are taken away but not destroyed, they
simply disappear from wherever they are and reappear
in the green guardians eye sockets at the moment it
reanimates. The same applies to any other body parts that
were demolished or removed.
Stony Appearance: While a green guardian gargoyle sits
motionless, it cant be detected as a living creature by
any means.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land, aquatic, and underground
Organization: Solitary, pair, or wing (516)
Green guardian gargoyles are carved from a strange, green stone. Their
only features that are not this stone are their eyes, which are black jet; they
can easily be appraised to have a value of 200 gp apiece by someone who
knows gems, but they also detect as magic (conjuration) under a detect
magic spell.
The green guardian gargoyles preferred way to kill their victims is to
direct all their attacks at the same foe and grab that creature so that they
can then fly them 60 feet up into the air before releasing them, letting them
take another 6d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall. Fortunately, a single
green guardian can carry only 150 pounds while flying, so it takes two of
them to lift most Medium-sized characters. The first one to attack must
establish the grapple by hitting the same target with both claw attacks. The
second gargoyle needs only one of its claw attacks to hit in order to grab
an arm and help hoist the character into the air.
Green guardian gargoyles are mercifully rare. So far, they are known
to exist only in the halls of Rappan Athuk, where they are employed as
guards and gatekeepers. Its only a matter of time before they spread to
other sites.
Credit
Green guardian gargoyles can be found in the Necromancer Games
module Rappan Athuk I: The Upper Levels (2000 Bill Webb and Clark
Peterson, Necromancer Games, Inc.).
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Gargoyle, Margoyle
This creature looks like a hideously ugly humanoid chiseled from brown stone.
Two large horns protrude from its head, just above its eyes. Four large, stony spikes
jut from its shoulder blades. Its hands and feet end in sharpened claws.
Margoyle
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 114 (12d8 + 60)
from weapons that are nonmagical or not made of
adamantine
Immunity: Poison damage; exhaustion, petrification, poison
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A margoyle attacks once with claws, bites
once, and gores once with its horns.
Melee AttackGore: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 20 (+5),
Int 8 (1), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Common, Terran
Skills: Stealth +5
TRAITS
Stony Appearance: While a margoyle sits motionless, it
is indistinguishable from natural stone and cant be
detected as alive by any means.
of gargoyles accompanying them. In such cases, the margoyle is almost

always looked upon as the master or leader of the group.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land, aquatic, and underground
Organization: Solitary, pair, or wing (12 margoyles and 46
gargoyles or four-armed gargoyles)
A margoyle is nothing more than a slightly larger version of a typical
gargoyle. It is, however, meaner, deadlier, and even more evil than the
normal gargoyle, if such a thing is imaginable. Margoyles are most often
encountered in subterranean regions, where they typically have a pack
Credit
The margoyle originally appeared in the First Edition module S4 Lost
is used by permission. It was called a marlgoyle in S4 (note the extra l).
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Genie, Hawanar
This being is twice as tall as a normal human and has reddish skin, no hair, and small fangs.
Its lower torso is shrouded in a cyclone of embers and flame.
end its move in the same space as a character it isnt
grappling.
Mobility: When a hawanar genie moves,
opportunity attacks against it have tactical
disadvantage.
Spell-like Abilities: A hawanar genie can
attack +5). The genie doesnt
need material components to
At will: plane shift (willing
targets to elemental
planes, Astral Plane, or
Material Plane only)
1/day: burning hands,
create wine and water
(as create food and
water, but creates wine
instead of water),
fireball, gaseous
form, invisibility (self
only), major image,
scorching ray (3
rays), wall of fire,
wind walk
Hawanar Genie
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
LN Large fiend
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 97 (13d10 + 26)
Saving Throws: Dex +5, Con +5
Immunity: Acid and fire damage
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A hawanar genie
attacks twice with fists or twice
with its falchion, or uses a spelllike ability.
Melee AttackFist: +8 to hit (reach
bludgeoning damage plus 1d8 fire
damage.
Melee AttackFalchion: +8 to
hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
plus 1d6 fire damage. This
attack scores a critical hit if the
hawanars attack roll is a natural 18,
19, or 20.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
(Plane of Elemental
Air or Plane of
Elemental Fire)
pair, company (24), or
band (615)
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 14 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 14 (+2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Auran and Ignan
Skills: Deception +5, Intimidation +5,
Perception +3
TRAITS
Air Mastery: Airborne creatures have tactical disadvantage
on attacks against a hawanar.
Holocone: A hawanar can transform into a vortex of
embers and white-hot fire as a bonus action and can
remain in this form for up to six rounds. Once it changes
back to its normal form, it cant resume its holocone form
for another 10 minutes. In holocone form, the hawanar
genie can move through the air or along any surface
at its fly speed. It can move through spaces occupied
by other creatures; creatures of Medium size or smaller
must make a successful DC 13 Dex saving throw or
be swept into the vortex, taking 2d8 + 5 bludgeoning
damage plus 1d8 fire damage and being grappled by
the genie, which can then move the grappled creature
according to the normal grappling rules. The genie cant
Hawanar are the unlikely union of an efreeti noble and

a djinni noble. Neither of the parent races truly accepts the hawanar;
the djinn are somewhat tolerant, while the efreet usually execute or enslave
hawanar offspring, viewing them as something unnatural.
A typical hawanar stands 12 feet tall and weighs about 1,100 pounds.
Hawanar society is ruled by a rajah who is served by a multitude of
beys, sheiks, sahibs, and sirdars The hawanar race has no true home and
can be found spread throughout the planes (most dwell on the Plane of Air
or a pocket plane of air and fire). Those that dwell on the Plane of Fire
generally avoid the City of Brass and efreeti patrols because of the disdain
the efreet have for them.
Hawanar wade into battle in a hail of fire and wind, relying on their
spell-like abilities and holocone form to vanquish opponents. If combat
goes against it, a hawanar slips into holocone form or becomes gaseous
and flees.
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Ghost Ammonite
This large, nautilus-shaped spirit seemingly swims its way through the air
to attack with its writhing, incorporeal tentacles.
Unlike Leng-fossils, which are virtually unique to the
Leng Plateau, ghost-ammonites are the remnants of
some unspeakably ancient race that once traveled
freely through many planes of existenceor so
believe those rare scholars whove dared to
study the enigmatic realm of Leng. Their wide
travels explain the fact that they can be found
literally anywhere. In life, they possessed
genius-level intellects, but their ghostly
remnants have been reduced to idiocy,
propelled by little more than hatred and
instinct.
Ghost ammonites are truly undead,
unlike the fossils of Leng. These sixtentacled creatures are incorporeal and almost
invulnerable to damage of any kind, but their
spiraling, fossilized shells are real stone. If the
shell is destroyed, the ghost-ammonite inside is
destroyed along with it.
For reasons unknown, ghost ammonites
often lie quiescent for centuries, usually
in layers of earth thick with fossils.
They become active for as long as
a century or two before returning
to eons-long hibernation deep
within the alien rock, where
they dream of unknown, unquiet
realities.
Ghost Ammonite
XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Medium undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 10
hp: 33 (6d8 + 6)
damage from
weapons that are
nonmagical or not
made of adamantine
Immunity: Necrotic
and poison damage;
exhaustion,
fright, poison,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft., burrow 20
ft.
Multiattack: A ghost
ammonite attacks three
times with tentacles.
Melee AttackTentacle: +4 to hit
2d4 + 2 necrotic damage and
the targets maximum number
of hit points is reduced by
an amount equal to the
necrotic damage.
Copyright Notice
Author Matt Finch
STATISTICS
Str 4 (3), Dex 14 (+2),
Con 12 (+1), Int 3 (4),
Wis 11 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Lunge: A ghost ammonite can extend its reach to 15 feet
at will, but if it does, attacks against it have tactical
advantage until the start of the ghost ammonites next
turn.
Shell Retreat: If a ghost ammonite suffers radiant damage, it
retreats into its shell for 1d6 rounds. While withdrawn inside
its shell, its AC increases to 16 and it heals 1 hit point at the
start of each of its turns, but it cant attack.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any (but chiefly, the Plateau of Leng)
Organization: Solitary, haunt (25), or fossil bed (10100)
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Giant Slug of Pnahk

An immense brain seems to hang in the air, tepidly rising and falling from unseen forces.
Slowly the hazy outline of a massive, transparent slug comes into focus.
must roll 1d4 to determine how they are affected (see
below). In addition, affected characters repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of their turns; the effect ends
with a successful save (indicating the character managed
to forget the images). Characters with Int scores of 16 or
higher are peculiarly vulnerable to this attack; they make
the saving throws with tactical disadvantage.
Giant Slug of Pnakh

XP 1,100 (CR 4)
CE Large fiend
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 76 (9d10 + 27)
Saving Throws: Con +5, Int +6
Resistance: Piercing and slashing damage; acid damage
Immunity: Bludgeoning damage; blindness, deafness, prone
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A giant slug of Pnahk bites once and crushes
once, or uses its mind blast.
2d10 + 4 slashing damage.
Melee AttackCrush: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
2d10 + 4 bludgeoning damage and the target is knocked
prone, grappled, restrained, and smothered (see below).
Area AttackMind Blast (recharge 6): automatic hit (range
60 ft. cone; creatures in cone). Hit: every creature in the
affected area must make a successful DC 14 Int saving
throw or be affected by the insanity of Pnahk (see
below). Characters with Int 16 or higher have tactical
disadvantage on the saving throw.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 8 (1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 19 (+4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: Abyssal, Deep Speech, Primordial
Skills: Arcana +6, History +6, Stealth +3
TRAITS
Smothering: When a giant slug of Pnahk hits a creature
with its crushing attack, it drops its body onto the
creature, pinning it to the ground. Treat this
as being grappled and restrained, but the
creature must also make an immediate DC 14
Con saving throw. A successful saving throw
indicates the creature inhaled a lungful of
air before being trapped; a failed saving
throw indicates the air was forced from
the creatures lungs and it is suffocating. A
suffocating creature can act normally for a
number of rounds equal to its Con modifier
(minimum of 1 round). Once those rounds
expire, the creature drops to 0 hit points at the
start of its next turn and it must make death
saving throws.
Insanity of Pnahk: A giant PNahki slug can
produce a momentary mental blast
that transmits subliminal images
of the nightmarish realm of
Pnahk. All creatures in the
affected area that fail a
DC 16 Int saving throw
recall these images and
1d4
Effect
Paralyzed; the character strikes back instinctively

with a melee attack or a cantrip (as a reaction)
against anything that attacks him or her, but can
take no other action and cant move.
Paranoid rage; the character attacks its nearest allies.
Self loathing; the character drops any held items

and claws at his or her body, inflicting 1d4 slashing
damage per round.
Awe of Pnahk; the character drops all held items,

falls prone, and grovels in worship of the slug and all
things Pnahki. The character is paralyzed.
Telepathy: Giant slugs of Pnahk are telepathic, so they can

communicate with all creatures within 100 feet.
Transparency: Because of its transparent body, a giant
slug of Pnahk always has tactical advantage on Stealth
checks and it can attempt to hide anytime it is lightly
obscured, such as when it is in dim light.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any, but especially ancient ruins and
underground
PNahki slugs are massive creatures with bodies so transparent that they
are almost invisible. The only part of the slugs anatomy that
can be clearly seen is its disturbingly human-looking
brain, which appears at first glance to be floating
in the air. Their soft, thick hide gives them
excellent protection against melee weapons.
These creatures originated in a forgotten
place called PNahk; whether this was an
alien city now in ruins, a lost world, or an
entirely different dimension is not known.
Its entirely likely that even the slugs
themselves dont know the full answer to the mystery
of their origin.
The giant slugs of PNahk are highly intelligent, although this
intellect is seldom put to use in a way that can be related to human
motivation or logic. They are most commonly encountered in remote
subterranean realms or in the ruins of ancient civilizations, where they
sift through the rubble in search of forgotten tomes and lost relics. They
have been known to possess startling knowledge about the distant past
and about magical artifacts, if one can persuade them to share.
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Giant, Jack-in-Irons
Brutish, warty, hairy, and stinking of oil and iron, this creature has jutting lower jaws and tusklike
teeth, not unlike an orc or hobgoblin of huge size. It wears belts of skulls, rotting heads are strung on
ropes around its throat and waist, and jangling iron chains enwrap its entire body.
any other nearby solid object as an attack. This
attack hits automatically and does 2d8 + 6
bludgeoning damage and the creature must
make a successful DC 17 Con saving throw
or be incapacitated until the start of the
giants next turn.
Shake the Earth: As an action, a jack-inirons can stomp its foot on the ground,
causing powerful vibrations to
radiate out around the giant.
Any creature within 10 feet of
the jack-in-irons must make a
successful DC 17 Dex saving throw
or fall prone.
Jack-in-Irons Giant
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
CE Huge giant
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 14 (chains)
hp: 126 (11d12 + 55)
Saving Throws: Wis +4, Con +8
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A jack-inirons giant makes two
melee attacks in any
combination of club,
chain, fist, and pound,
or it makes two
ranged attacks, or it
shakes the earth (see
below).
Melee AttackClub: +9
bludgeoning damage
and the target must
make a successful DC
17 Str saving throw or be
incapacitated until the
start of the giants next
turn.
Melee AttackChain: +9
bludgeoning damage
and the target must
17 Dex saving throw
or be grappled and
restrained until the start of the giants next turn.
Hit: 2d8 + 6 bludgeoning damage and the target must
make a successful DC 17 Con saving throw or be knocked
prone.
Ranged AttackRock: +9 to hit (range 60 ft./240 ft.; one
STATISTICS
Str 22 (+6), Dex 12 (+1), Con 20 (+5),
Int 9 (1), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: Giant
TRAITS
Pound: A jack-in-irons that grapples an opponent of Medium
size or smaller can smash the opponent into the ground or
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate plains
and forest
A jack-in irons giant steal chains
from gates, portcullises, and wherever
else it can get them, and fastens them
all around its body, with a special
emphasis on the wrists, forearms,
shins, throats, and shoulders. They
collect the heads of their victims as
trophies and fashion them into grisly
belts and necklaces.
Most jack-in-irons giants dwell
in ruined towers overlooking remote
stretches of roads. From this base, they
watch for lone travelers, pilgrims, and
even guarded caravans to ambush and sack.
Armored knights are their favored prey. They
have been known to take prisoners and hold
them for high ransom, but bargaining with a
jack-in-irons is always a tricky undertaking;
as often as not, they become bored or angry
during the process and simply kill their
captives, regardless of whether theyve been promised or even paid a
ransom for them.
Orcs and goblins sometimes follow a jack-in-irons as their king or leader
because of its size, strength, and bottomless capacity for wickedness. Such
a company almost never includes more than one jack-in-irons, however,
because none will submit to the command of another.
A jack-in-irons stands about 18 feet tall. It prefers to dress in dark
colors such as black or brown and always drapes itself in chains. Its hair is
dark and matted, and many male jacks-in-irons sport thick, bushy beards.
Its eyes are purplish-black with light green irises.
A jack-in-irons is not a clever opponent. They rely almost exclusively
on brute strength until they run out of enemies. Most fight only to the
death, because they believe themselves invincibleas indeed they are,
until someone defeats and kills them.
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Gillmonkey
This small creature resembles a cross between a monkey and a fish,
with gangly arms and legs, bulging eyes, scaly skin, and webbed fingers and toes.
Gillmonkey
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
CE Small beast (aquatic)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 7 (2d6)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A gillmonkey bites once and
attacks once with claws.
damage.
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 15 (+2), Con 10 (+0),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: Unique (Gillmonkey)
Skills: Stealth +4
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60
ft. (when in water)
TRAITS
Amphibious: A gillmonkey can breathe
equally well in air or underwater.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Saltwater or fresh water
Organization: School (220) or colony
(20200)
Gillmonkeys are nasty, monkeylike creatures
that live in the sea. They are native to saltwater,
but they sometimes swim up rivers and into lakes
to hunt or raid. They have hairless, pinkish-brown
skin that is lightly scaled. Short appendages like
tentacles grow from the tops of their heads, but
they seem to be used only for handling food.
Gillmonkeys never fight alone; if someone is
attacked by one gillmonkey, they will be attacked
by more. Individually, gillmonkeys are weak
and cowardly (more generous observers might
call them shy), but in groups they can be quite
dangerousand they always travel in groups. When they attack, they
swarm over a ships rails like waves crashing up from the sea.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Gloom Crawler
This giant, squidlike beast has thirty to forty tentacles, each up to 30 feet long. From the end of each
tentacle stares a small, round, lidless eye with a stark blue pupil. The creatures glossy flesh is inkyblack with a slightly paler underside centered around a vicious, beaked mouth of monstrous size.
Gloom Crawler
XP 5,900 (CR 10)
N Huge monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 159 (13d12 + 75)
Immunity: Prone
Vulnerability: Radiant damage
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A gloom crawler attacks ten times with
tentacles and bites once. Each tentacle can either slam
or constrict.
Melee AttackBite: +9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature
grappled by the gloom crawler). Hit: 1d10 + 5 piercing
damage and the creature is dragged to the gloom
crawlers mouth.
Melee AttackTentacle Slam: +9 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one
target is grappled.
Melee AttackTentacle Constriction: automatic hit (one
creature already grappled by the gloom crawler at the
start of the gloom crawlers turn). Hit: 1d8 + 5 bludgeoning
damage and the target is grappled and restrained.
The gloom crawler is a solitary creature resembling a giant squid with

ebony skin and dozens of writhing tentacles. It makes its lair in caves,
dungeons, and other subterranean complexes far away from the hated
light of the surface world. Most of its time is spent in dormant dreaming,
waking only occasionally to eat.
The gloom crawler moves through its underground world by attaching
to any surface with the suction cups on its tentacles. The average gloom
crawler has from thirty to forty tentacles, each 15 to 30 feet long. Besides
suction cups, each tentacle has a small eye near the tip that allows the
creature to see in all directions at once and to peek around corners or over
ledges while remaining almost completely concealed.
Gloom crawlers are omnivores; under normal conditions, they sustain
themselves on a diet of plants, moss, rodents, and other subterranean
fauna. They do not, however, turn down the chance for a larger meal,
such as that offered by a foolhardy adventurer who stumbles into a gloom
crawlers lair.
When a potential opponent approaches a gloom crawler, the creature
lashes out with its tentacles to grab the foe. A gloom crawler can bring up
to five tentacles to bear against a single target. It always chooses to bite the
softest target available (the one with the lowest AC).
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STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 14 (+2), Con 20 (+5),
Int 4 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
All-Around Vision: A
gloomcrawlers many
eyes allow it to
scan quickly in
all directions.
Attackers never
gain tactical
advantage
or bonus
damage
against it from
the presence
of nearby allies.
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Temperate
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Gnarlwood
This creature resembles a treant, but instead of the kindly, gentle face of the tree-folk,
its face is twisted into a grim scowl. Its deep-set eyes and jagged mouth give it an almost
skull-like grimace, and its four twisted arms are tipped with sharp, woody claws.
Its leaves are deep green, almost black, and have ghostly white markings on them.
Behind it, the skeletal remains of its unfortunate victims shamble through the undergrowth.
Gnarlwood
XP 3,900 (CR 8)
NE Huge plant
Initiative -1
DEFENSE
hp: 132 (11d12 + 55)
Resistance: Bludgeoning and piercing damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A gnarlwood attacks four times with clawed
branches, or it uses a spell-like ability.
Melee AttackClawed Branch: +9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
STATISTICS
Str 22 (+6), Dex 9 (1), Con 20 (+5),
Int 13 (+1), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Protected from Good: Good-aligned creatures have tactical
disadvantage when attacking a gnarlwood, and it cant
be charmed, frightened, or possessed by a good-aligned
creature.
Rend: If a single target is hit by two of the gnarlwoods
clawed branch attacks in a single turn, that target
automatically takes an additional 2d8 + 6 slashing
damage and is grappled.
Spell-like Abilities: The gnarlwood can use the following
spell-like abilities, using Wisdom as its casting ability (DC
12, attack +4). The gnarlwood doesnt need material
At Will: ray of sickness
3/day: animate dead, blight, inflict wounds
1/day: circle of power, dispel evil and good
1/week: circle of death
Unhallowed Aura: When an undead creature within 30 feet
of a gnarlwood attacks or makes a saving throw, it can roll
1d4 along with its d20 and add the results together.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or band (24 plus 1d6 skeletons or
zombies per gnarlwood)
Gnarlwoods grow from the seeds of treants that had the misfortune of
sprouting in cursed ground. The good nature of the treant is subverted by the
evil nourishment it gains from the earth, and the evil suffuses into its every fiber.
Most gnarlwoods die before they are much larger than twiggy saplings,
since few creatures of nature can survive on a diet of pure evil. Those
that do survive grow into menacing, twisted mockeries of treants, with
four knobby arms that end in cruel barbed claws. Gnarlwoods are spiteful,
hateful beings that seek to destroy everything they see. Bereft of any
compassion, they tear through forests accompanied by the shambling
corpses of their victims, rending and clawing whatever they meet.
Some evil druidic temples secluded deep in ancient forests are protected
by entire groves of gnarlwoods. Unfortunately for the worshippers,
eventually not even they are spared the psychotic wrath of the gnarlwood.
A gnarlwood usually begins combat by sending its undead minions into
battle ahead of itself, to distract or soften up its foes. It uses its spell-like
abilities against targets it deems most hatefulclerics and paladins are
high priority, followed by other spellcasters. During battle, it tries to keep
its undead minions within range of its undead blessing aura. A gnarlwood
constantly howls and wails in its uncanny, hollow voice during battle, and
always fights to the death.
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Gohl
This creature appears as a floating blob of mottled black and gray flesh. From its central form
sprout six long tentacles and three snakelike heads, each head perched atop a thin, serpentine neck.
Each head has a mouth lined with pointed fangs. Smaller tentacles constantly extend from the
central mass only to disappear back into it as quickly as they appeared.
changing the colors of their tentacles and central body mass. They spend
most of their lives alone, however, so when encountered by adventurers, a
gohls body is likely to be a plain, splotchy mass of black and gray.
In combat, a gohl can release a loud, metallic-sounding roar. It does
this in an effort to scare adversariesas if its horrific appearance isnt
sufficient for that job.
Gohls make no effort to disguise themselves or to hide from opponents.
They move to intercept intruders as soon as they detect something
entering their territory. If its not too badly outnumbered, a gohl tends to
concentrate its bite attacks against a single targetpreferably one thats
also grappled. Foes that are killed or knocked unconscious by a gohl are
carried to its lair, to be consumed later.
Gohl (Hydra Cloud)

XP 3,900 (CR 8)
CE Large aberration
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 85 (10d10 + 30)
Saving Throws: Dex +6, Wis +4
from nonsilver weapons
Immunity: Acid damage
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OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft.
Multiattack: A gohl bites three times and
attacks six times with tentacles. Each
tentacle can either slam or constrict.
damage plus 1d8 acid damage.
Melee AttackTentacle Slam: +7 to hit
bludgeoning damage and the target
must make a successful DC 15 Dex
saving throw or be grappled.
Melee AttackTentacle Constriction: automatic
hit (one creature already grappled by the gohl
at the start of the gohls turn). Hit: 1d10 + 4
bludgeoning damage.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 17 (+3), Con 17 (+3),
Int 6 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (1)
Languages: Understands Common but
cant speak
ECOLOGY
Environment: Underground or ruins
Gohls are nightmarish creatures that lurk in desolate ruins
and subterranean caverns. No one is quite sure of their
origin; some sages believe they traveled to the Material
Plane from another dimension or even from the distant past
or future. They are solitary creatures that favor humanoid
prey above all else, but they are not above attacking and
devouring any living thing that crosses their path.
A gohl is a 10-foot-wide, 10-foot-high, writhing mass
of tentacles twined around three serpentine bodies with
snakelike heads. Each head is gold with red eyes, and the
mouths are lined with needle-sharp teeth. The snake bodies have
gold-colored scales that shift to dark green near the central body mass,
which can be any color. Gohls communicate with others of their kind by
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Golden Cat
This marvelous creature appears identical to any other small housecat,
except for its sleek, golden fur and glowing, emerald eyes.
usually near civilized lands where generous, indulgent owners are easy to
find. They favor humans and elves as owners above other races, and never
accept an orc, half-orc, goblin, or other savage as an owner.
A golden cat appears as a normal cat with rich golden fur and green
eyes. Like all cats, a golden cat enjoys catching mice, rabbits and small
birds. They fight larger creatures only if thats their only option.
Golden Cat
XP 0 (CR 0)
Unaligned Tiny beast
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 3 (2d4 2)
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OFFENSE
Hit: 1 slashing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 8 (1),
Int 2 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
TRAITS
Escape Artist (1/day): The golden cat teleports up to 30 feet
as a move.
Luck/Unluck (3/day): The owner of a golden cat can reroll
one die and take the most favorable result, provided the
golden cat is within 40 feet of its owner. Only one reroll
is allowed per round. This ability is a power of the cat,
which responds to its owners telepathic request for luck.
There is a downside, however. Each time the golden cat
grants luck (a reroll) to its owner, it saps a bit of luck from
other, nearby creatures. All other creatures (including
the owners allies) within 40 feet of the golden cat have
tactical disadvantage on their first attack roll or ability
check for one round.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate land
These fickle creatures are highly sought after for their magical
ability to grant luck to the person fortunate enough to be selected as
their owners. Some people have been known to spend extravagant
amounts of gold trying first to locate a golden cat, and then to
keep the cat lavishly protected, entertained, comfortable, and
contented. Despite this, golden cats tend to grow bored easily
with an owner. When that happens, they wander off on their
own in search of someone new and interesting to bestow their
good luck upon. Its important to note that a golden cat bestows
luck on an owner only while its pleased to belong to that creature.
Nothing compels a golden cat to provide luck against its will, just because
it was asked. Imprisoning a golden cat with the intention of forcing it
to supply good luck is a sure way to lose its favor and guarantee that
it provides no bonuses at all. Frequently carrying one into dangerous,
frightening situations and cold, damp, lightless dungeons is another.
While prized by their owners for the luck they bestow, golden cats tend
to be equally despised by the owners allies for the bad luck they bring to
everyone around their owner.
In the wild, golden cats tend to lair in forested areas or hilly terrain,
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Golem, Flagstone
What you thought was a section of ordinary stone floor unfurls itself before your eyes,
assuming a humanoid form almost 10 feet tall. The words You shall not pass
echo through the area as the creature advances.
saving throw. This attack expels all of the flagstone
golems temporary hit points.
Flatten: As an action, a flagstone golem can
flatten itself onto the ground and become
indistinguishable from normal flagstone
flooring or any other flat, stone surface.
While flattened, the golem becomes
immune to all the damage types it is
normally resistant to. Resuming humanoid
shape takes another action.
Magic Resistance: A flagstone golem
has tactical advantage on saving
throws versus spells and magical
effects.
Flagstone Golem
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 114 (12d10 + 48)
weapons that are neither magical
nor adamantine
Immunity: Force, lightning, poison,
psychic, radiant, and thunder
damage; charm, fright,
paralysis, petrification; any
effect that would alter
the golems form
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A
flagstone golem
attacks twice with
fists.
Melee AttackFist:
bludgeoning damage. If both attacks
hit the same target, the target must
make a successful DC 15 Con saving
throw or be knocked prone and
stunned until the start of the flagstone
golems next turn.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 9 (1), Con 18 (+4),
Int 3 (4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: Understands its
creators language but cant
speak
TRAITS
Camouflage: While lying flat on the ground, a flagstone
golem cant be distinguished from normal floor.
Energy Absorption: If a flagstone golem is hit by an attack
that causes damage of a type it is immune to, it takes
no damage but instead heals 1 hit point per 3 points of
damage the attack would have inflicted. Excess hit points
are gained as temporary hit points.
Energy Burst: As an action, a flagstone golem can release
temporary hit points as a blast of energy. All creatures
within 20 feet of the flagstone golem take force damage
equal to the number of temporary hit points being
released, or half damage with a successful DC 14 Dex
A flagstone golem is composed of

flagstoneslarge, flat stones used in
paving and flooringjointed and fitted
together so as to allow the creature to
fold itself flat. They are created to serve
as guardians or servants by powerful
spellcasters, and have been the death
of many an unsuspecting rogue. They
are most useful in situations where
something needs to be protected but
without having obvious guards around it.
Standing unfolded and upright, a flagstone
golem stands 10 feet tall. Its humanoid form
is composed of flat stones (and occasionally
bricks). Two darkened sockets on its head
function as eyes. Its arms are thick and
powerful and end in stony, clenched fists.
Though a flagstone golem cant converse,
its creator can program up to four simple
words or phrases (no more than four words
in length) into it. Those words are spoken by the
golem when specified conditions are met. These conditions
are programmed into the golem when it is constructed. Conditions can be
as general or specific as the golems creator wants, but they must be fairly
simple, such as if anyone but me enters this room, say go back, or if
anyone but me touches this book, say dont be foolish.
A flagstone golem tasked with guarding or securing a location usually
flattens itself onto the floor so it will go unnoticed until too late.For
obvious reasons, those who create such golems usually design the rooms
where the golems will stand guard with an eye toward giving the golem
plenty of camouflage. When an interloper violates the conditions set out
by the golems creator, it rises into its humanoid form and attacks with
powerful blows from its fists.
A flagstone golem is constructed from brick, stone, various powders,
and exotic liquids totaling 2,500 gp in value.
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Golem, Furnace
This 20-foot-tall construct looks like a humanoid clad in black iron armor.
A large grate-covered opening in its abdomen reveals a roaring fire in its innards.
that is opposed by the grappled creatures Str
(Athletics) or Dex (Acrobatics) check. If the
grappled creature wins the contest,
nothing happens. If the furnace
golem wins the contest, the
grappled creature is shoved into
the furnace, where it is blinded
and restrained. The trapped
creature takes 2d8 + 4 fire
damage and gains one level
of exhaustion at the start of
each of its turns. The creature
remains trapped until it
uses an action to win an
opposed Str (Athletics) or Dex
(Acrobatics) check against
the furnace golems Con
check. Alternatively, a creature
outside the furnace golem can
attempt a Str (Athletics) or Dex
(Acrobatics) check against the
golems Con check to drag
the trapped character free,
but the rescuer automatically
takes 2d8 + 4 fire damage whether
the attempt succeeds or fails. Only one
creature of up to Medium size can be
inside the golems furnace.
Heat: A furnace golems entire form is
extremely hot. Creatures that attack a
furnace golem with unarmed attacks or
with natural weapons take 1d8 fire damage
each time one of their attacks hits.
Magic Resistance: A furnace golem has
tactical advantage on saving throws
versus spells and magical effects.
Furnace Golem
XP 5,000 (CR 9)
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 152 (16d10 + 64)
Resistance: Cold damage
Immunity: Fire, poison,
and psychic damage;
bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage
from weapons that are
neither magical nor
adamantine; charm, fright,
paralysis, petrification; any
effect that would alter the
golems form
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A furnace golem
attacks twice with fists or
once with flame breath. It
cant attack with its fists
while it has a creature
grappled.
Melee AttackFist: +10
bludgeoning damage
plus 1d8 fire damage. If
both attacks hit the same
target, the target is grappled (see
Furnace, below).
Area AttackFlame Breath (recharge 6): automatic hit
(50-ft. line; creatures in line). Hit: 10d8 fire damage, or half
damage with a successful DC 16 Dex saving throw.
STATISTICS
Str 22 (+6), Dex 9 (1), Con 19 (+4),
Int 3 (4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: Understands its creators language but cant
speak
TRAITS
Cold and Fire Sensitivity: If a furnace golem takes cold
damage, its speed is halved, it cant take bonus actions,
and it can make only one attack until the end of its next
turn. If it is attacked with fire, it takes no damage but
instead heals 1 hit point per 3 points of fire damage the
attack would have inflicted. Excess hit points are gained
as temporary hit points.
Furnace: As a bonus action at the start of its turn, a furnace
golem can try to shove a grappled opponent into its
interior furnace. The furnace golem makes a Str check
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Furnace golems are most often used to guard some arcane secret or
treasure, though some are programmed to seek out objects or individuals.
Those used as guards stand motionless, appearing as nothing more than a
giant black iron statue, until activated.
Like other constructs, furnace golems obey their creators commands
to the best of their ability. Should the creator die or its commands be
impossible to follow, the furnace golem becomes an uncontrolled rogue;
it remains completely functional, but it follows no commands or orders
from anyone, being driven purely by its own limited, erratic intelligence.
The fire powering a furnace golem is magical in nature; it needs no
fuel to continue burning forever and it cant be extinguished except by
more potent magic. If a furnace golem is destroyed, the fire in its innards
continues burning for days before fading to a flicker and eventually dying.
A furnace golems body is constructed from 8,000 pounds of iron mixed
with rare ingredients and chemicals totaling 12,000 gp.
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Golem, Stone Guardian

This automaton looks to be carved from mud and stone. It stands as tall as a human,
and where its heart would beif it were aliveis a fist-sized, rounded, red stone.
Stone guardians are sometimes referred to as lesser stone golems.
They are similar to stone golems, but are smaller and considerably
less powerful. Like most golems, their chief function is to serve as
guardians for their creators.
When a stone guardian is constructed, its creator must also craft
a corresponding magical ring. The golem always knows where the
ring is, and it wont attack anyone who wears the ring or who is
within 10 feet of the person wearing it. It takes commands only
from the person wearing the ring. This feature makes stone
guardians much easier to transfer from one master to another
than any other type of golem.
A stone guardian is 6 feet tall and resembles a stocky
humanoid covered in mud and gravel. Where a humans
heart would be, the stone guardian golem has a fistsized, round stone that faintly glows and pulses.
A stone guardians body is constructed from
mud and small stones mixed with rare herbs
and powders. A large chunk of stone inserted
into the chest cavity functions as its heart.
The magical ring that links a stone guardian is
constructed at the same time.
Stone Guardian Golem

XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative -1
DEFENSE
hp: 42 (5d10 + 15)
Resistance: Cold, fire, and lightning damage
Immunity: Poison and psychic damage;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage from weapons that are
neither magical nor adamantine;
charm, fright, paralysis,
petrification; any effect that
would alter the golems
form
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A stone
guardian golem attacks
twice with fists.
Melee AttackFist: +5
creature). Hit: 1d10
+ 3 bludgeoning
damage.
Credit
The stone guardian originally appeared in
the First Edition module L1 Secret of Bone
Hill ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and
later in the First Edition Monster Manual II
( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is
used by permission.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 9 (1),
Con 17 (+3), Int 6 (2),
Wis 8 (1), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: Understands
its creators language
but cant speak
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based
on original material by
Lenard Lakofka
TRAITS
Fortified: A stone
guardian never takes
additional damage
from critical hits.
Ring Link: A stone
guardian is linked to a
magic ring. The construct
will never attack any creature that wears
this ring, or any creatures within 10 feet of
the ringwearer, unless one of those creatures
attacks the guardian first.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
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Golem, Wooden
This automaton is human-sized and resembles an ornately carved wooden statue.
Wooden Golem
XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 60 (8d8 + 24)
from weapons that are neither magical nor
adamantine
Immunity: Cold, poison, psychic, and radiant
damage; charm, fright, paralysis, petrification;
any effect that would alter the golems form
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A wooden golem attacks twice
with longswords.
Melee AttackLongsword: +6 to hit
(reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d8 +
4 bludgeoning damage.
Arcane spellcasters used several ancient texts to arrive at a process

to create inexpensive yet still reasonably powerful golems. They had
master craftsmen create wooden statues with articulated limbs and then
performed the proper spells to animate and control them. The statues vary
widely in shape and form, but most have weapons in both hands.
The original wooden golems were designed to act both as guards and
as alarms, and most still do. Wooden golems can emit a deafening howl
when intruders enter the area theyve been set to guard. Besides deafening
nearby intruders, this howl can be heard through 600 feet of winding
corridor and carries for up to two miles in the open.
Wooden golems are usually programmed to seek cover against
ranged weapons and spells, but lacking any real sense of selfpreservation, they never break off combat simply because
theyre losing.
A wooden golem is assembled from blocks of fine wood
and sprinkled during its construction with rare powders
and crushed herbs worth at least 300 gp. The head of
a destroyed wooden golem can be turned into a fine
sculpture for a mantel or entryway, if it wasnt damaged
in battle. Some collectors pay handsomely for such relics.
Credit
Wood golems originally appeared in the
Necromancer Games adventure Hall of the Rainbow
Mage.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 9 (1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 3 (4), Wis 9 (1), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: Understands its creators
language but cant speak
Copyright Notice
Authors Scott Greene and Patrick Lawinger.
TRAITS
Alarm (1/day): All creatures with
hearing and within 30 feet of a
wooden golem when it howls an
alarm must make a successful DC 13
Con saving throw or be deafened for
10 minutes.
Camouflage: While standing still, a
wooden golem cant be distinguished
from a wooden statue.
Magic Resistance: A wooden golem
has tactical advantage on saving
throws versus spells and magical
effects.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
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Gorbel
This bizarre creature is a small, floating orb with reddish skin.
Atop its round body are six eyestalks, each ending in a sapphire-colored eye.
Dangling beneath its body are two stubby, rubbery legs that end in claws.
Gorbel
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
N Small aberration
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 11 (2d8 + 2)
Resistance: Bludgeoning damage
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A gorbel bites once and
damage.
Melee AttackClaw: +4 to hit (reach
15 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d4 slashing
damage. A target of Small size or
smaller is pulled to within 5 feet of
the gorbel; if the target is Medium
size or larger, the gorbel pulls itself to
within 5 feet of the target.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2),
Con 12 (+1), Int 8 (1), Wis 9 (1),
Cha 8 (1)
TRAITS
Explosive: When a gorbel takes
piercing or slashing damage,
it must make a successful Con
saving throw or it explodes. The
DC for the saving throw equals 5
plus the damage taken from the
attack. When it explodes, all creatures within 5 feet
of it take 1d6 + 1 force damage, or half damage with
a successful DC 11 Dex saving throw. The gorbel dies
instantly, of course.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm forests
Organization: Solitary or swarm (210)
The gorbel is a strange creature approximately 3 feet in diameter,
possibly related to the gas spore. Its reddish skin is a tough, rubbery
membrane that is tragically thin. The spherical body of a gorbel is filled
with a lighter-than-air gas that smells of rotten eggs (sulfur) and that reacts
violently with air.
A gorbel eats, breathes, and excretes through an aperture best described
as a mouth. This mouth is lined with a ring of sharp teeth that face inward
to help it force food into its gullet.
Gorbels primarily attack with their claws, which they can extend
elastically to tremendous lengths and hook into prey. They then either drag
the prey to their mouths, or drag their mouths to the prey. A gorbel will
attack and try to eat whatever it suspects might be ediblegenerally, that
covers anything that moves. The strange metabolic processes that produce
the gorbels light-than-air gas also instill it with an insatiable hunger.
Credit
The gorbel originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio ( TSR/
Copyright Notice
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Gorgimera
This hideous creature has leathery dragon wings and three heads; one each resembling a lion,
a dragon, and a gorgon. The back half of its body resembles a gorgons hindquarters,
and the front half resembles a great lion.
its next turn. If the second saving throw succeeds, the
effect ends. If the second saving throw fails, the target
is permanently petrified; a greater restoration spell can
reverse the petrification.
Gorgimera
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 95 (10d10 + 40)
Immunity: Petrification
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A gorgimera bites once, and attacks once with
its horns and twice with claws. The horn attack can be
replaced by gorgon breath, and the bite attack can be
replaced by dragon breath.
Melee AttackHorns: +7 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Area AttackDragon Breath (recharge 5, 6): automatic hit
(range varies; creatures in area). Hit: 3d8 damage (type varies),
or half damage with a successful DC 15 Dex saving throw.
Area AttackGorgon Breath (recharge 5, 6): automatic
hit (range 30-ft. cone; creatures in cone). Hit: targets
must make a successful DC 15 Con saving throw or be
restrained as they begin turning to stone. A restrained
creature attempts the saving throw again at the end of
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 19 (+4),
Int 4 (3), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Draconic
TRAITS
Dragon Breath (recharge 5, 6): The breath weapon used
by a gorgimeras dragon head depends on the color of
its dragon head, as listed on the table below. Regardless
of its type, a gorgimeras breath weapon deals 3d8
points of damage, or half damage to targets that make
a successful DC 15 Dex saving throw. To determine a
gorgimeras head color and breath weapon randomly,
roll 1d10 and consult the table.
1d10
Head Color
Breath Weapon
Damage
12
Black
40-foot line
acid
34
Blue
40-foot line
lightning
56
Green
20-foot cone
gas (acid)
78
Red
20-foot cone
fire
910
White
20-foot cone
cold
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate hills and mountains
A gorgimera is a chimerical creature with the heads of a lion, a dragon,
and a gorgon. It has the hindquarters of a gorgon and the forequarters of
a lion. A gorgimeras dragon head can be that of any of the chromatic
dragons. The lion head has no mane, and the scaled gorgon head is a deep
navy blue with glowing red eyes.
These creatures are highly territorial predators, and their hunting range
covers many square miles around their lairs. The creature makes its home
inside deep caverns with openings atop high mountains. A typical lair
contains a mated pair and one or two young.
A gorgimera prefers to attack from ambush or to plunge suddenly onto
unsuspecting targets from high in the sky. It usually attacks by biting with its
dragon head, butting with its gorgon head, and slashing with its leonine paws.
The dragon and gorgon heads can also use their characteristic breath weapons.
Credit
The gorgimera originally appeared in the First Edition module S4 Lost
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Gorilla Bear
This creature resembles a massive gorilla with shaggy, dark fur and the forepaws of a powerful bear.
Its head and face mix the features of both a gorilla and a bear.
Gorilla Bear
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A gorilla bear attacks twice with claws.
Hit: 1d6 + 4 slashing damage. If both claw attacks hit
the same target, the target is grappled and restrained,
and it takes an additional 2d6 bludgeoning damage.
The grapple ends automatically at the start of the gorilla
bears next turn, if the creature hasnt escaped before
then.
creatures flesh more than any other.

Gorilla bears are highly aggressive. They seldom retreat from a fight,
but they have been known to flee from fiery magic. Escaping from a pack
of attacking gorilla bears is next to impossible, given their great speed
both on the ground and through the treetops. If a gorilla bear gets both
paws onto a foe, its capable of delivering a crushing hug, but they always
release the victim almost immediately to resume slashing with their claws.
Credit
The gorilla bear originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Cricky Hitchcock.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 14 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 4 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
Skills: Athletics +6, Perception +3
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, or troop (3-6)
Gorilla bears are the result of the same, or similar,
magical crossbreeding that created the owlbear. In this
case, the creatures merged were an ape (not necessarily a
gorilla, despite the name) and a black bear. The resulting
creature is smaller than an owlbear, but somewhat more
intelligent.
A gorilla bears fur ranges in color from jet black to
brownish-black. Older creatures have a distinct stripe of gray
fur running down their backs. Their forepaws and hind feet
end in bear claws, not a gorillas nails. On its hind feet, a
typical gorilla bear stands 8 feet tall, but they spend most
of the their time on all fours.
Legends speak of an immensely powerful, whitefurred gorilla bear with eyes the color of amethysts,
but such a pelt has never been sold or displayed in
any civilized land.
Gorilla bears make their lairs in caves hidden
among the twisted tangle of trees and shrubs. A
typical lair contains a single adult male, one
to three adult females, and one to four
young. Many adult males live alone.
Gorilla bears are daylight hunters
with a stronger taste for fresh
meat than either bears or gorillas.
Theyve been known to actually
trail and hunt both goblins and elves,
presumably because they enjoy the taste of those
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Gray Nisp
This creature is a tall, hairless humanoid with smooth, slick skin; its hands and feet are
webbed and clawed, and its face has large, dark eyes with no visible pupils.
It likewise has no nose or ears, and its wide, fishlike mouth is filled with sharp teeth.
Gray Nisp
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
CN Large fey
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 95 (10d10 + 40)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A gray nisp bites once and attacks twice with
claws.
Hit: 1d10 + 3 slashing damage. If both claws hit the same
target, it takes an additional 1d10 + 3 slashing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 17 (+3), Con 19 (+4),
Int 5 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: Unique (Gray Nisp)
TRAITS
Keen Scent: A gray nisp can taste blood in the surrounding
water from a distance of up to 1 mile.
Spell-like Abilities: A gray nisp can use the
following spell-like abilities, using Wisdom as
its casting ability (DC 12, attack +4). The gray
nisp doesnt need material components to use
these abilities.
At Will: confusion, detect thoughts, minor illusion (auditory
only), hold monster, slow
Water Dependent: A gray nisp can survive out of water for
only 10 minutes. After that, it begins suffocating.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm aquatic
Nisps are a race of water-based fey creatures that dwell in oceans,
seas, lakes, rivers, and occasionally swamps, provided they can find deep
enough water there. They are aggressive hunters that dine on anything
they can catch and kill. This fearsome creature is 9 feet tall, with light gray
skin and a white underbelly. It has large, wicked talons and a frighteningly
large mouth that is filled with daggerlike teeth.
Gray nisps dwell alone in deep water; caves on the ocean floor or
hollows at the bottom of large lakes are where they usually hide their
lairs. They are solitary and territorial, and they have a keen sense of smell
while underwater.
Nisps do not reason the way most creatures do. They have no concepts
of love, duty, or hatred, and they seem completely unsympathetic to the
pain and suffering of others. While they seldom leave their watery homes
or interact with creatures on land, tremendous curiosity drives them to
investigate whenever creatures stray too close to their lairs. To satisfy their
curiosity, nisps are more likely to pull intruders apart limb by limb to see
how they are built than to ask questionsor they will ask their questions
as they are pulling someone apart, and become annoyed when the person
doesnt answer clearly. They have enough intelligence to realize that
most other humanoids are smarter than them, and this understanding also
makes them irritable and unpredictable. Even other aquatic creatures such
as kuo-toa and sahuagin tend to leave gray nisps alone, although sahuagin
have been known to enlist their aid on rare occasions.
Gray nisps surprise intruders if they can. They are unpredictable in
all things, including combat. They can be engaged in conversation if the
stranger has something the gray nisp wants that cant easily be snatched
away. Sadly, their innate stupidity usually leads to increasing frustration,
and finally a burst into violence. It is never wise to goad or even drift too
close to a nisp that is showing signs of impatience.
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Green Brain
This creature resembles a walking cauliflower headbut instead of white cauliflower,
its leaves wrap around a pulsing, fleshy brain.
Green Brain
XP 200 (CR 1)
LE Small plant
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 17 (5d6)
Immunity: Psychic damage; fright, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Ranged AttackPsychic Bolt: automatic
hit (range 50 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d8
+ 3 psychic damage, or half damage if
the target makes a successful DC 13 Int
saving throw.
STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 10 (+0),
Int 7 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Telepathy
TRAITS
Psychic Waves (1/day): As an action, a
green brain can emit a pulse of psychic
energy to debilitate and disarm potential
foes. The pulse affects all creatures with
Int 3 or higher within 50 feet of the green
brain.
Every creature in the affected area
must make a successful DC 13 Int saving
throw or be affected as if poisoned until
the start of the green brains next turn.
This is a psychic effect, not poison, so
resistance to poison provides no defense
against it.
Every creature in the affected area must
make a successful DC 13 Dex saving
throw or drop everything it is holding in its
hands.
Every spellcaster in the affected area
must make a successful DC 13 Con
saving throw or be unable to cast spells
for 1d4 rounds.
ECOLOGY
Green brains are plant creatures grown by myconids and other
malevolent races with aptitudes for magically altering and breeding plants.
Green brains are reasonably intelligent, psychically potent, and entirely
free of personal ambitions or thoughts of freedom, traits that make them
useful to their masters for supervising and overseeing the activities of
mindless or semi-intelligent creatures. Often the supervised species will
be other plant creatures of some kind, but a green brain can also supervise
brutish humanoids and other non-plant creatures of low intelligence.
The telepathy of green brains allows them to project mental commands
and communication at a deep enough level that the brains demands
are clear even to mindless creatures such as oozes or monstrous plants.
Indeed, the less intelligent the recipient of the orders, the stronger the
green brains hold over it.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Grimm
This enormous humanoid stands well over 9 feet tall. Its flesh is a very dark blue-green and glistens
as if coated with oil. Its head is oval and pointed, and its eyes show as dull, ivory-colored pits without
visible pupils. Its mouth is almost too wide for its face and is crowded with two rows of fanglike teeth
and a long, snaky tongue that flicks in and out past its thin, scaly lips. The monsters powerful arms
and legs end in wicked claws that sport broken, jagged, yet incredibly sharp and tough fingernails.
Devour: If both of a grimms claw attacks and its bite attack
hit the same target in a single turn, the grimm gains
temporary hit points equal to the piercing damage
done by its bite.
Ethereal Jaunt (recharge 5, 6): A grimm can shift
between the Ethereal Plane and the Material Plane as
a bonus action when it moves. It can remain on the
Ethereal Plane only until ethereal jaunt recharges; it
must return to the Material Plane on the first turn it can
(but not necessarily as the first thing it does that turn;
the grimm could move in the Ethereal Plane before
returning to the Material Plane). While in the Ethereal
Plane, the grimm cant be seen or harmed by anyone
on the Material Plane except by magical effects that
cross the planar boundary. It can see and hear what
is around it (within 60 feet) on the Material Plane, but
it cant harm anything in the Material Plane. While
Ethereal, the grimm can move in any direction,
even up or down and through solid objects, but
it treats all space as difficult terrain.
Spell-like Abilities: A grimm can use the
following spell-like abilities, using Charisma
as its casting ability (DC 14, attack +6). The
grimm doesnt need material components to
At Will: blur
3/day: call lightning, darkness, detect fey (as detect
evil and good but detects fey only)
Grimm
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
NE Large fey
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 104 (11d10 + 44)
weapons that arent silver or
good-aligned
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A grimm attacks
twice with its claws, then
bites once.
slashing damage. If both
claw attacks hit the same
target, the grimm gains tactical
advantage on its bite attack
if it makes that attack
immediately against the
same target.
5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 3d10 + 5 piercing damage. Also
see devour, below.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Mountains
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 14 (+2), Con 19 (+4),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Understands Common and Sylvan but cant
speak
Skills: Stealth +5
Senses: Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.
TRAITS
Aura of Evil: A grimm constantly exudes a miasma of evil
around itself. Any creature that begins its turn within 5 feet
of a grimm takes 2d6 radiant damage. Creatures of evil
alignment are immune to this effect.
Diehard: A grimm does not die when it reaches 0 hit points.
Instead, the creature continues fighting, but it must make
a Con saving throw every time it takes damage while at 0
hit points. The DC of the saving throw equals the damage
from the attack. The first time the grimm fails this saving
throw, it gains tactical disadvantage on all its attack rolls
and ability checks, but it keeps fighting. When it fails this
saving throw for a second time, it dies instantly.
A grimm is one of the most evil of all fey. Conceived and created by members
of the Unseelie Court, the monsters only purpose seems to be the destruction
of life and that which is beautiful. Legends among the fairy folk say powerful
members of the Unseelie Court created this fell beast (legends say a circle of
powerful quickling sorcerers are responsible) to avenge the death of their kin
who were slain when the Seelie and Unseelie Courts did battle.
Grimms dwell in the deepest and darkest mountains, making their lairs
in deep recesses or hard to access caves and caverns, venturing forth only
to kill and to eat. They eat only meatthe fresher the better, and the flesh
of good-aligned fey creatures is their top choice. Any creature that crosses
their path, however, is fair game. These creatures are highly territorial and
do not associate with other creatures, even their own kind, for long without
some force such as a powerful Unseelie noble compelling them to.
A grimm stands 9 feet tall and is stout and powerfully built. Its body
ripples with muscles and is always covered in a glossy sheen.
In combat, grimms focus their attacks on single opponents, hoping to
gain temporary hit points by devouring part of their foe. If the tide of
battle turns against it, a grimm will try to flee through the Ethereal Plane,
but this is an unreliable gambit.
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Grippli
This creature looks like a bipedal tree frog, smaller than a halfling, and with delicate, dexterous hands
in place of its forepaws. Its skin is grayish-green with dark green swirls and stripes.
poisoning, the target repeats the saving
throw. A successful save means the
target recovers, but a failed save
means the target becomes
paralyzed for 1d6 rounds. A
successful saving throw does not
make the target immune to later
poisonings.
Swamp Stride: Gripplis can move
across mud, muck, shallow water,
and any other difficult terrain that
arises from the presence of water without
penalty.
Grippli
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
N Small humanoid
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 9 (2d6 + 2)
OFFENSE
30 ft., swim 20 ft.
Melee Attack
Shortsword: +5
to hit (reach
5 ft.; one
creature). Hit:
1d6 + 3 piercing
damage.
Ranged Attack
Dart: +5 to
hit (range 20
ft./60 ft.; one
creature).
Hit: 1d4 +
3 piercing
damage. If
poison is used, see
grippli poison, below.
Ranged AttackNet: +5 to hit
(range 5 ft./15 ft.; one creature).
Hit: The target is restrained until
it makes a successful DC 10 Str
check or until 5 slashing damage is
done to the net (AC 10). Targets of Huge size or larger are
not affected.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 16 (+3), Con 12 (+1),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Common, Unique (Grippli)
Skills: Perception +2, Stealth +4, Survival +4
TRAITS
Grippli Shaman: Any large group of gripplis (12 or more) will
be accompanied by one or more tribal shamans. A grippli
shaman has heightened Wisdom (13) and the ability to
cast the following spells, using Wisdom as its spellcasting
ability (DC 11, attack +3). It doesnt need material
components to cast these spells.
Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, guidance
1st level (x4): animal friendship, entangle, fog cloud,
goodberry
2nd level (x2): lesser restoration, pass without trace
Grippli Poison: A target hit by a poisoned grippli dart must
make a successful DC 11 Con saving throw or become
poisoned for 1d4 rounds. At the end of the last turn of
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm forests and marshes
Organization: Gang (25), pack (611), or
village (2030 plus 611 noncombatants)
Gripplis are short, froglike humanoids that dwell
in swamps, marshes, and rainforests. They can move
upright or on all fours. They spend most of their time
scooting about their community doing many of the same
tasks that humans perform in their own towns.
A grippli stands 2 to 21/2 feet tall. Its eyes are yellow with
vertical pupils of black. Gripplis often wear brightly colored
clothes and gaudy, decorative jewelry and other adornments.
They are fond of brightly colored items of all kinds.
Gripplis are peaceful, thoughtful, nonaggressive,
creatures who attack only when threatened or frightened. They
prefer to keep their distance and attack using their nets and
darts. If engaged in melee, gripplis employ short swords. Some
gripplis coat their darts with paralytic poison before entering battle,
but this practice is not universal; it largely depends on how much
trouble this tribe of gripplis has experienced from outsiders recently.
A grippli village is organized much like a human village. Each grippli
family maintains its own dwelling. Their huts are small, constructed of
wood and mud. Gripplis build them beneath the branches of large trees
to shade themselves from long, hot, tropical days. Every grippli village
is led by a tribal leader (usually a female) who is considered the wisest
among them, and has one or more shamans (always female) who cast
spells similar to druids.
Gripplis are enthusiastic traders with other more gregarious races
such as elves and halflings and with peaceful fey. They are also skilled
hunters in their swampy or forested territory. Gripplis are fond of fruit and
insects (including the giant varieties), and they are very responsible about
collecting and storing supplies in their villages against seasonal shortages
and lean times.
Gripplis reproduce by laying eggs. They reproduce slowly, with a
typical clutch containing but one egg. For this reason, the normally
peaceful gripplis defend their young with a ferocity that surprises even
those races of humanoids with a reputation for cherishing their children.
Credit
The grippli originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual II
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Grue (Type 1)
This creature is seldom seen as anything more than an indistinct shape in the darkness,
until a stray beam of light glints off its enormous, fang-lined mouth.
A type 1 grue is a nasty, large thing with dark gray or green skin,
rather like a half-filled water balloon ten feet long, with a huge
mouth filled with needlelike teeth. Inside its leathery skin, the
grue is mostly gelatinous goo surrounding an enormous
stomach. Its rubbery hide is deceptively thick and tough.
Grues cant coexist with light; if they are exposed
to a light source, they instantly retreat into
the darkness. In the dark, however, they are
dangerous.
Once a grue swallows a victim, it is
satisfied. It will leave with a full stomach
if it is permitted to do so. They are
unintelligent, despite their evil
appearance, and they eat people
for nourishment, not out of malice.
Although they dont accumulate
treasure, valuable items can
sometimes be found in their
guts, depending on how
recently theyve eaten a wellsupplied adventurer.
Grue, Type 1
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 75 (10d10 + 20)
Immunity: Bludgeoning
and piercing damage from
nonmagical weapons; prone,
paralysis
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
damage and the
target must make a
successful DC 11
Str saving throw or
be swallowed (see
below).
Credit
Author Matt Finch
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 10 (+0),
Con 15 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 8 (1),
Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +2
TRAITS
Amorphous: A type 1 grue can move
through gaps as small as 6 square
inches without penalty.
Blends Into Darkness: A grue has tactical
disadvantage on Stealth checks when not in darkness or
dim light.
Extinguish Light: As a bonus action, a grue can extinguish
one normal (nonmagical) light within 100 feet.
Swallow: A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained.
It takes 1d8 + 1 bludgeoning damage plus 1d8 acid
damage automatically at the start of each of the grues
turns. Up to two Medium creatures or four Small creatures
can be inside the grue at one time. A swallowed creature
is unaffected by anything happening outside the grue
or by attacks from outside it. A swallowed creature can
get out of the grue by using 5 feet of movement, but only
after the grue is dead.
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Grue (Type 2)
What can only be described as a blob of darkness moves menacingly up the corridor,
seeming to swallow all light as it advances.
Grue, Type 2
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 36 (8d8)
Immunity: Bludgeoning,
weapons; grappling,
paralysis, petrification,
poison, prone, restrained
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft.
piercing damage and
the grue heals half as
many hit points.
STATISTICS
Str 3 (4), Dex 16 (+3),
Con 10 (+0), Int 8 (+0),
Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
TRAITS
Aura of Darkness: A type
2 grue is permanently
enveloped by a sphere
of darkness with a 15-foot
diameter. Other than the auras
size and duration, it behaves
exactly as the darkness spell.
Extinguish Light: As a bonus action,
a grue can extinguish one normal
(nonmagical) light within 100 feet.
Soul Devourer: The body of any creature killed by
a grue, along with everything it wore or carried, fades
from existence 1d6 x 10 minutes after its death unless it is
protected by magic such as a gentle repose spell. Four
days later, the vanished persons soul returns as a grue,
and it becomes impossible for the slain creature to ever
be raised.
Spell Immunity: The only spells that affect a type 2 grue are
those that do radiant damage.
ECOLOGY
138
Found in the darkest recesses of dungeons or in the

deepest corners of attics, grues are the essence of Chaos
and Darkness given form and a ravenous appetite for
living souls.
Grues are chaotic spirits that exist in a blot
of pure darkness. Unlike type 1 grues, a
type 2 grue does not flee from a light
source; it extinguishes it and then attacks
the light wielder.
Because of the nature of their
darkness aura, grues are effectively
invisible to anyone without magical
sight. All that anyone typically sees
is the blot of darkness surrounding
the entity. With magical senses
such as truesight, a grue can
be seen for what it is: a set of
grinning, slavering jaws filled
with multiple rows of pointed
teeth, with no other physical
presence at all.
On rare occasions, type 2
grues have been known to
converse with adventurers
rather than attacking them. They
have shown remarkably deep
knowledge about tremendously
narrow topics, and they seem
to have a great sense of pride
in this. They are also cruel and
malicious, zeroing in on someones
fears and insecurities for use as
conversational weapons. Its possible
that adventurers could actually learn
something from a type 2 grue, if they
can establish communication with it and
discover the subject of its interest.
Credit
Author Chgowiz
Fifth Edition Foes
Hanged Man
This creature has pale skin pulled tight over its bones. Its head hangs at an odd angle,
unsupported by a broken neck. A rotted noose and many feet of rope hang from its neck
and trail behind it. Its lifeless eyes stare unblinking into eternity.
victims, although it seems to draw no sustenance from them.
Hanged men are always encountered near the area where they were
executed or where they were interred in a way that shames them (in
unsanctified ground or in a mass grave for criminals, for example). Its
lair is either this final resting place, if it is an accessible mausoleum, or
a secluded area near the place of its death that is overgrown and choked
with brush, thorns, and ancient trees. Its lair is marked by the scattered
remains of its victims, including any treasure a former meal happened to
be carrying.
The rope around the hanged mans neck is imbued with necrotic energy
to such an extent that it acts like an extension of the undead creature. It
is also the creatures weakness, however, because if the rope is cut, the
creature is also destroyed.
Hanged Man
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

CE Medium undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 22 (4d8 + 4)
Resistance: Piercing damage from nonmagical weapons;
necrotic damage
Immunity: Charm, fright, poison, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A hanged man attacks once with claws and
once with its rope.
Ranged AttackRope: +3 to hit (range 20 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d4 + 1 necrotic damage and the target is entangled
(see below).
Copyright Notice
Author Erica Balsley
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 13 (+1), Con 12 (+1),
Int 9 (1), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 13 (+1)
TRAITS
Entangle: The hanged mans noose is a 20-foot length of
rope that moves on its own like an animated object to
entangle opponents of any size. An entangled creature
is grappled and restrained. If it is not already adjacent
to the hanged man, the rope initiates a Str contest
against the entangled creature on each of the hanged
mans turns. If the rope wins the contest, it pulls the
entangled creature 10 feet closer to the hanged man. If
the entangled creature wins the Str contest, it stays at its
current range from the hanged man. Only one creature
can be entangled at a time. The rope can be attacked
directly (AC 13); it is destroyed by 15 points of slashing
or fire damage but is immune to all other damage. If
the rope is severed, both it and the hanged man are
destroyed. The rope becomes nothing more than 20 feet
of rotted rope if removed from the hanged man.
ECOLOGY
A hanged man is the corpse of a hanged humanoid who was too evil
to rest peacefully in the grave or who was wrongfully hanged for a crime
that was actually committed by one of his or her executioners. It is a
malevolent and vengeful entity that attacks living creatures on sight; it
cant be reasoned with or placated. Like a ghoul, it devours the flesh of its
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Hangman Tree
A giant oak tree with few leaves and branches stands nearby.
hangman tree in darkness affect it as the slow spell for 1d4
rounds.
Vines: The vines of a hangman tree have AC 15 and 10
hit points. Only slashing damage affects them. Damage
done to a vine is not subtracted from the hangman trees
overall total and does not reduce its number of vine
attacks (the tree has plenty of vines to replace any that
are severed).
Hangman Tree
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
NE Huge plant
Initiative 2
DEFENSE
hp: 92 (8d12 + 40)
unconsciousness
Vulnerability: Lightning damage
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm forests
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft.
Multiattack: A hangman tree attacks four times with vines
and constriction in any mix, or it can release hallucinatory
spores (see below).
Melee AttackVine: +8 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 + 5 bludgeoning damage and the target
must make a successful DC 16 Dex saving throw or be
grappled. Because the tree seizes targets by the neck, a
creature grappled by the hangman tree cant speak or
cast spells with verbal components.
Melee AttackConstriction: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by the hangman tree at the start of the
trees turn). Hit: 1d8 + 5 bludgeoning damage and the
target must make a successful DC 16 Str saving throw or
be lifted off the ground and hanged (see below).
Area AttackHallucinatory Spores: automatic hit (range
50 ft. cloud centered on tree; creatures in range). Hit:
creatures must make successful DC 16 Wis saving throws
or be charmed by the tree for 2d6 minutes. Affected
creatures believe the tree to be of some ordinary sort (or
to be a treant or other friendly tree creature). An affected
creature wont attack the hangman tree for any reason
while charmed. A successful saving throw renders
a creature immune to this trees hallucinatory
spores for 24 hours.
The hangman tree looks like any other tree in its part of the forest. It is
always a broadleaf hardwood; hangman trees never live among conifers
or trees with needle-shaped leaves. Hidden among the trees branches and
leaves are its ropelike appendages that it uses to trap and strangle prey.
Strangled victims are hoisted high into the branches and then lowered
into the creatures mouth: an opening at the top of the trunk through
which the tree eats. The tree also appears to have a horizontal scar in
its bark near the ground, but close inspection reveals it to be an orifice
through which the tree expels bones, gear, and other undigestible bits of
the creatures it eats.
Being plants, hangman trees are not subject to any of the emotions or
sentiment of humanoids. They are not malicious killers, but they place no
value on animal life beyond the food it provides. Most of them believe
that animals (including humanoids) dont actually feel pain, so they see
no reason to be gentle with their food.
Credit
The hangman tree originally appeared in EX1 Dungeonland ( TSR/
Copyright Notice
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 7 (2), Con 20 (+5),
Int 6 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Hang: When a creature fails the saving
throw from a constriction attack, the
hangman tree hoists it off the ground
by the vine around the targets neck.
The creature is still grappled, and it runs
out of breath and begins suffocating.
Paralyzed by Cold: A hangman tree is
paralyzed for 1 round if it fails a Con
saving throw after taking cold damage.
The DC of the saving throw equals the
spellcasters standard DC.
Slowed by Darkness: Spells that engulf the
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Hawktoad
The creature you see resembles a three-foot-long toad, but instead of hopping on the ground,
it swims through the air, propelled by a swishing, tadpole-like tail instead of back legs.
Its foreclaws are long and hooked, and its tongue lashes menacingly.
creature is being strangled by the
hawktoad; it runs out of breath
and begins suffocating. As long
as the hawktoad continues
strangling it, the unconscious
creature cant stabilize
by making successful
death saving throws. If
the hawktoad is killed or
its stranglehold is broken,
the victim can recover
normally. A creature has
tactical disadvantage on
attacks against a hawktoad
that has grappled it and
is clinging to its back. A
hawktoad uses its Dex in
contests to maintain its
grapple, instead of Str.
Hawktoad
XP (CR 1/4)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 5 (2d4)
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft.
Multiattack: A
hawktoad
attacks once
with claws
and once
with its
tongue.
Melee Attack
Claws: +4
to hit (reach
5 ft.; one
creature). Hit:
1d4 + 2 slashing
damage.
Melee Attack
Tongue: +4 to
creature). Hit: the
target is grappled and
strangled (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 14 (+2),
Con 10 (+0), Int 2 (5),
Wis 10 (+0), Cha 3 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Strangling: When a hawktoad hits a target with its tongue,
the monster wraps its tongue around the victims neck. It
then quickly maneuvers itself behind the target, landing
on the targets back. The hawktoad digs in its claws and
tries to strangle the victim with its tongue. If the targeted
creature makes a successful DC 12 Dex saving throw, it
gets an arm, a hand, or some other limb or object under
the hawktoads tongue and avoids any further danger
from this specific tongue attack; the hawktoad can try
again on coming turns. If the Dex saving throw fails, the
ECOLOGY
and warm forest and swamp
Organization: Army (212)
Hawktoads are amphibians with
the body of a very large toad, but
their front paws have very long,
hooked claws. Instead of back legs,
they have a thick tail like that of a
tadpole. The full length of a hawktoad
is about 3 feet.
These bizarre creatures float in air and
swim through it by lashing their tails,
exactly the way a tadpole swims through
water. Their sharp claws are dangerous, but the
real threat comes from their tongues, with which
they can strangle creatures up to Large size. Once
a hawktoad gets its tongue around a potential
victims neck and latches onto the victims back,
it quickly transitions from pest to lethal threat.
A single hawktoad would be easy to deal with, but they always move
and attack in packs. Hawktoads are most dangerous in spring, when they
can be ravenous if the winter was particularly long or harsh.
There are rumors that some wizards have attained hawktoads as
familiars, but most scholars discount them as legend. Even if such stories
were true, the hawktoads foul temper would make it an unpleasant
companion.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Fifth Edition Foes
Helix Moth Adult

This 20-foot-long insect has a black abdomen wrapped with spiraling bands of varied color and a white
underbelly. Three sets of translucent, bluish-violet wings extend from its body. A small black swordlike
stinger protrudes from the end of its abdomen, and its maw clatters with large mandibles.
Helix Moth Adult

XP 2,300 (CR 6)
Unaligned Huge beast
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 114 (12d12 + 36)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: An adult helix moth bites once and stings once.
Hit: 2d8 + 2 piercing damage plus 1d8 acid damage
and the target is grappled. If the helix moth has a target
grappled at the start of the moths turn, it can do 2d8 +
2 piercing damage plus 1d8 acid damage to that target
automatically if it does not try to bite another target.
Melee AttackSting: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 + 2 piercing damage and the target must make
a successful DC 14 Con saving throw or take 2d8 poison
damage (see Helix Moth Poison below).
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 15 (+2), Con 16 (+3),
Int 1 (5), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Drone: The rapid beating of the helix moths wings creates
an incessant droning sound that clouds the minds of
creatures capable of hearing it. All such creatures
within 30 feet of the moth must make a successful DC
14 Wis saving throw or suffer a penalty identical to being
poisoned (this is not a poison effect, however, so poison
resistance and immunity dont apply). The effect lasts for 1
minute (10 rounds); at the end of that time, if the droning
can still be heard, the saving throw can be repeated. A
successful save renders a creature immune to the droning
of helix moths for 12 hours.
Helix Moth Poison: If a player character drops to 0 hit points
from a helix moth sting that caused poison damage (the
character failed the saving throw), the character stabilizes
automatically but remains unconscious for 2d6 hours.
The character must attempt the saving throw even if the
stings piercing damage alone was enough to drop the
character to 0 hit points. Healing the character above
0 hit points wont awaken the character before the 2d6
hours have elapsed. The character can awaken early only
if the poison is neutralized by lesser restoration or similar
magic.
ECOLOGY
Helix Moth Larva

A monstrously large insect with a segmented
body crawls on scores of stumpy legs.
Its fleshy gray exterior glistens with slime,
and its great gray mandibles click wildly.
Helix Moth Larva

XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 65 (10d10 + 10)
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft.
1d10 + 2 piercing damage plus 1d8 acid damage.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 10 (+2), Con 12 (+1), Int 1 (5), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 2 (4)
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Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or nest (212)
The lair of an adult helix moth usually can be found in a cave, a tunnel,
a volcanic lava tube, or some other, similar structure. The entrances are
difficult, if not impossible, for nonflying creatures to reach.
Helix moths are solitary creatures, though on rare occasions a mated
pair might be encountered. When the time comes for a female helix moth
to lay her eggs, she digs a tunnel down into the floor of her lair that is at
least 15 feet long or longer. At its end, she hollows out a chamber at least
20 feet square, then she coats every surface of the tunnel and the chamber
with thick, slightly acidic slime. The acid in the slime is weak enough
to be harmless, but it tingles unpleasantly when it comes in contact with
skin. In that chamber, she deposits up to twelve eggs.
The eggs hatch after just two weeks. If the mother is still around, she
brings them food to keep them alive for the first few weeks. Otherwise,
the hungry larvae attack and eat each other; this typically results in only
half the larvae surviving their first weeks of life.
On rare occasions (1-in6 chance), the secretions of the larvae react
with the slime covering their chamber to form a vapor thats poisonous to
other creatures who inhale it. Creatures other than helix moths breathing
the fumes must make a successful DC 11 Con saving throw or take 1d8
poison damage. The saving throw must be repeated after every minute of
continued exposure.
Despite their imposing size and ferocious appearance, helix moths are
normally inoffensive creatures toward humanoids. They are nocturnal
hunters, and their usual prey is deer, elk, pheasant, and boar. A helix moth
journeys up to a mile from its lair in search of prey. Slain prey is carried
back to the lair to be eaten.
The exception to this behavior is when a mother helix moth has a brood
of larvae to feed. At those times, she becomes quite aggressive, attacking
anything made of meat. Ideally, the mother brings something back for her
larvae that is unconscious but still alive.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene
Hieroglyphicroc
This creature has the size and shape of a crocodile, but it is shrunken, as if its insides
are dried out or even removed entirely. Its eyes shine with an eerie yellow glow,
and the rough scales of its sides and back are covered with faded hieroglyphs.
start of each of the hieroglyphicrocs turns. Only one
Medium creature or two Small creatures can be inside
the hieroglyphicroc at one time. A swallowed creature
is unaffected by anything happening outside
the hieroglyphicroc or by attacks from outside
it. A swallowed creature can get out of the
hieroglyphicroc by using 5 feet of movement,
but only after the hieroglyphicroc is destroyed.
A humanoid that dies inside a hieroglyphicroc
reanimates as a zombie 1d4 rounds later, and is
regurgitated by the hieroglyphicroc.
Unholy Fortitude: Hieroglyphicrocs are highly resistant
to turning. They have tactical advantage on saving
throws against being turned.
Hieroglyphicroc
XP 700 (CR 3)
LE Large undead
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 52 (7d10 + 14)
nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Necrotic and poison
damage; charm, exhaustion,
fright, paralysis, poison
ECOLOGY
Environment: Arid tombs
Organization: Solitary or troop (27)
OFFENSE
Hit: 2d10 + 3 piercing damage. If the attack causes 16
or more damage to a Medium or smaller creature, the
target must make a successful DC 13 Str saving throw or
be swallowed by the hieroglyphicroc (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 11 (+0), Con 15 (+2),
Int 5 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +2
TRAITS
Swallow: A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained. It
takes 1d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage automatically at the
Raised by ancient methods long forgotten or suppressed,

hieroglyphicrocs resemble zombie crocodiles. They are actually more
akin to mummies than to zombies, largely because they are created by a
similar process. A hieroglyphicrocs eyes glow with a yellow light, and
they have rudimentary intelligence. Often they are created to serve as
defenders of tombs where mummies are also found.
Because of their animal origin, these creatures are resistant to clerical
turning. A tomb defended by hieroglyphicrocs is also likely to contain at
least a few wandering zombiesthe remains of unfortunate tomb robbers
who ran afoul of the hieroglyphicroc guardians.
The skin of these undead creatures is often painted with hieroglyphs
describing the terrible fates that await those who plunder the tomb and
meant to give the hieroglyphicrocs endurance and resolve in their duties.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Hippocampus
This strange creature appears to be half horse and half fish. The front half resembles a
sleek stallion with a flowing mane and long, powerful legs ending in wide fins rather than hooves.
The hindquarters are that of a great fish
Hippocampus
XP 200 (CR 1)
CG Large monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 34 (4d10 + 12)
OFFENSE
Speed: swim 60 ft.
Melee AttackTail Slap: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 2d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage and the target is
pushed 5 feet away from the hippocampus if it is Medium
size or smaller.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 14 (+2), Con 16 (+3),
Int 3 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Water Dependent: A hippocampus can breathe air for up to
15 minutes, but after that time, it begins suffocating.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, or herd (38)
A hippocampus is often called a merhorse or sea horse, for it is indeed
half horse/half fish and lives entirely in the sea. The hindquarters of the
animal are that of a great fish. The front (horse) portion of its body is
covered in fine scales, and the rear (fish) portion is covered in large scales.
The scales vary in color from ivory to deep green, mixed with shades of
blue and silver.
Aquatic races sometimes tame these animals, because hippocampi
make fine steeds. They are strong, swift, and smarter than horses; they
can be taught hundreds of words, and some actually learn to speak the
language of their riders. Hippocampi are docile creatures that fight only if
they or an ally is threatened.
Credit
The hippocampus originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Copyright Notice
Authors Scott Greene and Erica Balsley, based on original material by
Gary Gygax.
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Training a Hippocampus
A hippocampus requires training before it will carry a rider, in

combat or otherwise. To be trained, a hippocampus must have a
friendly attitude toward the trainer (this can be achieved through a
successful Diplomacy check). Training a friendly hippocampus as
a mount takes six weeks of work concluding with a successful DC
15 Wis (Animal Handling) check. A failed check can be retried
after another three weeks of remedial training. If that fails, the
hippocampus is untrainable.
Riding a hippocampus requires an exotic saddle. Riding a
hippocampus in combat involves the rules for mounted combat
and for fighting underwater.
Hippocampus eggs are worth 1,000 to 1,500 gp apiece,
depending on local demand. A young, untrained hippocampus
can fetch twice as much. Professional trainers (tritons sometimes
specialize in this) charge 1,000 gp to rear or train a hippocampus.
Fifth Edition Foes
Hoar Fox
This creature appears to be a silvery gray fox with sapphire-colored eyes.
Hoar Fox
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
Immunity: Cold damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A hoar fox bites once or
use its cold breath.
piercing damage.
Area AttackCold Breath (recharge
5, 6): automatic hit (range 30 ft.
cone; creatures in cone). Hit: 2d8
+ 2 cold damage, or half damage
with a successful DC 13 Dex saving
throw.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 17 (+3), Con 14 (+2),
Int 3 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Winter Hunter: In natural, wintry
surroundings, a hoar fox has tactical
advantage on both Perception and
Stealth checks.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Cold hills and forest
Hoar foxes live and hunt in stable packs of up to eight
animals. Although they are shy and generally not aggressive toward
humanoids, they are also curious creatures, and their curiosity (and taste
for easy food like chickens and young sheep) too often lead them to build
their underground dens near humanoid settlements. They are hunted for
their remarkably warm fur, which brings a handsome sum on the market.
When threatened, hoar foxes tend to bite a foe in an attempt to scare
it away. Only if that fails (or they have prior experience with it failing
against similar attackers) do they use their breath weapon.
While attacking a hoar fox with fire seems like an effective tactic, given
their vulnerability to it, any fire damage destroys the foxs pelt and renders
it worthless for sale.
Credit
The hoar fox originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Graeme Morris
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Horsefly, Giant
This creature looks like a common, hairy, black and green horsefly, except it is 8 feet long.
Giant Horsefly
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 30 (4d10 + 8)
OFFENSE
Hit: 1d8 + 2 piercing damage and the target is
grappled.
Melee AttackFluid Drain: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by the giant horsefly at the start of the
horseflys turn). Hit: 1d6 + 2 piercing damage and the
target must make a successful DC 12 Con saving throw
or become paralyzed until it is no longer grappled by the
giant horsefly.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, or nest (1020)
Giant horseflies are aggressive relatives of the smaller, common

horsefly, and they generally frequent the same types of habitats. Their
underground lairs are always dug near water, where the lair will stay damp
from water in the surrounding ground. A typical nest contains one female
and up to 20 males.
During warmer months but especially when the temperature is high,
a flurry of activity can be noticed around the nest. This is the horseflies
preparing for the colder months and for the time when the female lays her
eggs. One male is taken as a mate, and during the spring or fall months,
the female lays a clutch of five to eight eggs. Larvae hatch within a few
weeks and resemble giant grubs with segmented bodies. Each segment of
the larvaes body has short protuberances that are used like stiff, unjointed
legs to aid in movement.
Giant horseflies sustain themselves on a diet of nectar, pollen, blood, and
other bodily fluids. Their hunting territory covers a range of several square
miles around their nest. Any and all animals are targeted for their blood,
from wild creatures to domesticated livestock to unlucky humanoids.
Except for their size, giant horseflies look like large, black, hairy flies.
Their bodies are thick and their multifaceted eyes reflect many dark colors.
Their wings are translucent and their legs are long and bristly. Females
have a slightly longer mouth tube than males.
Giant horseflies attack by delivering a painful bite to their opponent
that amounts to gripping it with their forelegs and stabbing it with
their needlelike proboscis. The fact that an area is inside a nest of giant
horseflies hunting territory can sometimes be recognized by the bodies of
animals and people that have been drained of fluid and left to rot on the
ground; giant horseflies siphon out their victims body fluids but do not
eat any other part of them.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene
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Fifth Edition Foes
Huggermugger
This small humanoid stands no more than 4 feet tall. Its cropped, black hair is hidden beneath a floppybrimmed black hat thats pulled low to hide its face. A long, dark robe conceals the rest of its body.
bearings in any setting, they are never surprised,
and they can automatically follow any trail thats
less than 24 hours old. They have tactical
advantage on Wis (Survival) checks to
follow a trail thats more than 24
hours old.
Huggermugger
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
CE Small humanoid
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 7 (2d6)
ECOLOGY
Organization: Band (49) or swarm
(1020)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackShortsword:
+5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Ranged AttackSling: +5 to hit (range
30 ft./120 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d4 +
3 bludgeoning damage.
STATISTICS
Str 11 (+0), Dex 16 (+3), Con 10 (+0),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Unique
Skills: Stealth +5, Survival +5
TRAITS
Confusion Aura (1/
day): When three
huggermuggers
gather in a group,
they automatically
generate an aura
of confusion. All
creatures within 40
feet of any one of
the huggermuggers
must make a
successful DC 11 Wis
saving throw or be
affected the same
as if by a confusion
spell for 1d6 rounds. Each
of the huggermuggers generating the effect must
be no more than 30 feet from both of the other two;
if one of them moves outside that range or is killed,
incapacitated, or knocked unconscious, the aura and
the effect end immediately. If another huggermugger
is within range of the other two, however, it can
instantly assume the fallen huggermuggers role in
maintaining the confusion aura, so there is no break
in the auras effect. An individual huggermugger can
contribute to creating one confusion aura per day.
A creature that successfully saves against the aura is
immune to all huggermugger confusion auras until the
end of their next long rest.
Cunning: Huggermuggers possess cunning and logical
ability far beyond what their nominal Intelligence
and Wisdom scores imply. They never lose their
Huggermuggers are small humanoids

that dwell underground. They relish
chaos, disorder, trickery, and the
fine art of thieving. Outside their
own
subterranean
territory,
these degenerate humanoid
creatures have only been
encountered in large
cities with extensive
sewer systems for
them to hide in and travel
through
secretly.
Nothing
is known about how their race
developed or how widely spread
they are. Unkind observers compare
them to rats, swarming up from the
filth to feed on human society like
scavengers or parasites. A few fearmongering city dwellers loudly
speculate that the huggermuggers
maintain vast tunnel complexes
that connect all the large cities of
the world and that some day this
vile race will scramble up from the
depths as an invading army. They
have been known occasionally
to work as bounty hunters; their
tracking ability makes them amazing
manhunters.
Huggermuggers chatter and mumble
incessantly, but their sounds might or
might not constitute an actual language.
If it is a language, it has yet to be translated by sages, so what they call
themselves remains a mystery. The term huggermugger is akin to
boogeyman, being a name used in stories to scare children into keeping
close to home and not exploring the sewers and dark alleys of the city.
Curiously, the skin of a huggermugger is pale and cold to the touch,
regardless of the actual temperature in the surrounding area. They are
believed to be cold-blooded mammals.
A band of huggermuggers circles its opponents, chattering and
mumbling so as to cause confusion. They seldom reveal themselves to a
foe unless they have a significant advantage in numbers. If outnumbered
or clearly outclassed, huggermuggers prefer to attack from ambush,
confusing their opponents before robbing or slaying them.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene
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Igniguana
If not for its glowing eyes and flickering skin that makes this creature look as if its insides are all
glowing coals, this creature could be mistaken for any other giant lizard.
Igniguana
XP 200 (CR 1)
Unaligned Medium elemental
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
Immunity: Fire damage; prone
Vulnerability: Thunder damage
OFFENSE
piercing damage plus 1d8 fire
damage.
Area AttackFire Breath (recharge
4, 5, 6): automatic hit (range 20 ft.
cone; creatures in cone). Hit: 2d8
fire damage, or half damage with a
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 11 (+0), Con 15 (+2),
Int 3 (4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Earth Glide: The igniguana can move
through any sort of earth or mineral
except metal as easily as a fish
swims through water. This movement
leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor
does it create any ripple or other
sign of the igniguanas presence.
It provokes an opportunity attack
if it leaves a creatures reach while
on the surface, but not if it does so
while gliding through solid earth.
The igniguana cant breathe while
surrounded by solid stone or earth, so
it can remain underground only for
as long as it can hold its breath (15
minutes).
ECOLOGY
Environment: Underground, Elemental
Plane of Fire
Organization: Solitary or group (25)
Igniguanas resemble lizards, though whether there is a true relationship
or the resemblance is only coincidence is unknown. Its been postulated
that they could be relatives of the fire salamander.
An adult igniguana has a body thats about 4 feet long, plus a tail that
adds another 3 to 5 feet. It has reddish hide that flickers live embers
and glowing eyes. They are undoubtedly elemental in origin, coupling
attributes of fire and earth, as evidenced by their ability to crawl through

solid rock without digging even faster than they move on the surface and
leaving no tunnel behind to mark their passage. They can exhale small
but intense blasts of fire even more frequently than most dragons, making
them a bit more dangerous than their size implies.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Fifth Edition Foes
Jackal of Darkness
This creature appears to be a jackal with jet-black skin, wearing gold ornaments on its collar
and with intricate designs traced on its face and flanks with light-colored ink. Most striking of all
is the aura of shadow that surrounds it, like flickering flames of translucent darkness.
Jackal of Darkness
XP 200 (CR 1)
NE Small undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 21 (6d4 + 6)
Saving Throws: Wis + 4
weapons
charm, exhaustion, fright, paralysis,
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A jackal of darkness bites once
and attacks once with black fire.
damage.
Melee AttackBlack Fire: automatic
hit (reach 50 ft.; one creature). Hit:
the target must make a successful DC
12 Dex saving throw or take 1d6 + 2
necrotic damage immediately and
again at the start of each of the jackal
of darknesss turns until the jackal is
destroyed, the jackal attacks a different
target with black fire, the jackal is turned,
or the jackal and the target are more
than 50 ft. apart.
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 4 (3), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Black Fire: Bright light fades to dim light,
and dim light fades to darkness, within 5
feet of a jackal of darkness.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Arid tombs
These creatures resemble black-furrred jackals, but they are limned
with a flickering fire that appears to be burning shadow, and casts shadow
instead of light. They haunt ancient tombs. Possibly they are shackled to
such tombs as guardians by ancient magic, or possibly they are just drawn
to the aura of death that permeates such places; the precise relation of the
jackals to their tomb-lairs is not known. They are undead, but they do not
decay like normal undead and they are fully corporeal.

These jackals are surrounded by a nimbus of shadow that looks exactly
like flickering flames but casting only darkness instead of light. In combat,
a 5-foot sphere of this darkness can detach itself from each creature and
wander the battlefield almost like an independent entity. It engulfs the
jackals foes with necrotic energy and saps their life relentlessly.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Jaculi
This creature appears as serpent with a long, muscular body and a squarish, flat head.
Its head is encased in bony armor, and a fringe of sharp bone spikes rings its head like a mane.
Jaculi
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Initiative +3
Jaculi average 8 feet long, but they can grow to a length of 12 feet. Its
natural coloration is a deep green with dark brown stripes across its back;
its underbelly is light gray.
Jaculi typically find a hiding spot high up in trees or on a rock wall
above a pathway or game trail, then wait for prey to stroll beneath them.
The jaculi then drops silently onto its victim and bites.
DEFENSE
hp: 4 (1d8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 16 (+3), Con 11 (+0),
Int 2 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +5
Credit
The jaculi originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio ( TSR/
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Philip Masters.
TRAITS
Ambush Leap: A jaculi can drop or fall as far as 30
feet without taking any damage. It takes normal
damage for falling farther than 30 feet. A jaculi
gets tactical advantage on an attack roll
immediately after dropping 10 feet or
more.
ECOLOGY
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Jelly, Mustard
This creature appears to be an enormous, yellowish-brown amoeba.
should have caused.
Poison Aura: A mustard jelly exudes a poisonous vapor.
Every creature that ends its turn within 10 feet of a mustard
jelly must make a successful DC 15 Con saving throw or
be restrained for as long as it remains within 10 feet of any
mustard jelly and for 1d4 rounds afterward. This is a poison
effect, not physical restraint.
Mustard Jelly
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 14
hp: 85 (10d8 + 40)
from nonmagical weapons; cold damage
Immunity: Acid, lightning, and poison damage; grappling,
paralysis, poison, restraint, stun, unconsciousness; magic
missile
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate marshes
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A mustard jelly makes one slam attack, plus up
to five constriction attacks against grappled creatures.
Melee AttackSlam: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 2d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage plus 1d6 acid damage
and the target must make a successful DC 13 Str saving
throw or be grappled. A mustard jelly can have up to five
creatures grappled at once and still make slam attacks;
it can grapple a sixth creature, but it cant make slam
attacks while it has six creatures grappled.
Melee AttackConstrict: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by the mustard jelly at the start of the
jellys turn). Hit: 2d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage plus 1d10
acid damage.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 10 (+0), Con 18 (+4),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
Mustard jelly appears to be a yellowish-brown form of the ochre jelly,

and its thought to be a distant relative of that creature. The mustard
jelly, however, is more dangerous than its supposed relative, thanks to its
intelligence. Though it possesses intelligence, a mustard jelly cant speak.
They seem to have no inherent means of communication, but they do
respond when contacted telepathically or with magic. Their intelligence
is quite alien to that of most humanoids, but those whove conversed
with mustard jellies say they have a surprisingly robust sense of humor.
The mustard jelly gives off a faint odor similar to that of the mustard
plant, detectable to a range of 20 feet.
It attacks by forming a pseudopod from its body and either bashing
or enveloping its foes. Mustard jellies prefer to attack from ambush, or
at least in a situation where they have the upper hand. If combat goes
against a mustard jelly, it does not hesitate to fleeafter dividing to gain
the speed bonus. They have also been known to feign a panicky retreat to
lure overconfident or rash foes into prepared traps.
Credit
The mustard jelly originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Copyright Notice
TRAITS
Blind: A mustard jelly has no eyes, so it is immune to effects
that depend on sight such as illusions or gaze attacks.
Divide: As an action, a mustard jelly with more than 10 hit
points can split itself into two identical jellies, each with
half of the originals current hit points (rounded down).
For the first minute (10 rounds) after dividing, the newly
divided jellies have speed 40 feet.
Energy Absorption: When a mustard jelly is targeted by a
magic missile spell or when it would take lightning
damage, it takes no damage but instead
gains temporary hit
points equal to
the damage
the attack
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Jupiter Bloodsucker
This plant is a man-sized tangle of leaves and roots. Four large, dark green,
serrated leaves top the roots laced with pulsing red veins.
Jupiter Bloodsucker
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative 3
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 5 ft.
Multiattack: A Jupiter bloodsucker makes five melee
attacks.
Melee AttackVine: +3 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d8 + 1 piercing damage and the target is
grappled.
Melee AttackSmother: +3 to hit (one creature
grappled by the Jupiter bloodsucker). Hit: The
target must make a successful
DC 11 Con saving throw
or it begins suffocating.
Suffocation continues for as
long as the creature is grappled
by the Jupiter bloodsucker.
are stabbed into a victim, the plant can siphon off the creatures blood.
The Jupiter bloodsucker attacks with its vines, trying to grapple a foe
with the ropy vine and then gulp down its blood through the leaves. At the
same time, leaves cover the victims face to smother it and prevent it from
escaping the plants weak grip.
Credit
The Jupiter bloodsucker originally appeared in the adventure module
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981)
and is used by permission. It appears in the orange-covered version (the
original), not the revised green-covered module.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Jean Wells.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 5 (3), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0),
Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, patch (25),
or bed (610)
The Jupiter bloodsucker, or vampire plant,
is a seemingly ordinary plant. A creature
looking closely at the roots may notice
that the stems are transparent and that
blood seems to course through them.
The vines are lined with leaves, and on
the underside of each leaf are many small
but very sharp, hollow thorns. When these
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Kamadan
This creature resembles a large, leopardlike cat with green eyes. From its shoulders sprout
six serpents that are blackish-green in color, each about twice the length of an adult human.
The serpents eyes are reddish-yellow.
Kamadan
XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 30 (4d10 + 8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: The kamadan attacks once with claws, twice
with snake appendages, and either bites once or uses
sleep breath.
Melee AttackSnakes: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Area AttackSleep Breath (recharge 5, 6): automatic hit
(range 30 ft. cone; creatures in the cone). Hit: every
creature in the cone must make a successful DC 12 Con
saving throw or become unconscious for 2d4 rounds.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 15 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 5 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +6
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Temperate and
warm land
The kamadan is a felinelike
predator. It is highly territorial and
a fierce hunter that pursues just about anything that lingers in
its territory, which encompasses an area of five to six square miles. A
kamadans lair usually is a shallow cave or a sheltered area surrounded
by rocks.
The kamadans body is identical to a standard leopards, but it is much
larger, being almost 9 feet long. It is covered with coarse yellow fur with
brown spots. The snakelike appendages that protrude from the kamadans
shoulders can be up to 6 feet long.
The kamadan almost always uses its sleep breath as soon as possible,
usually from ambush.
Poisonous Kamadan
A rare, poisonous kamadan is rumored to exist in remote regions. The

poisonous kamadan has the same statistics as the normal kamadan, but
creatures struck by its snake attack must make a successful DC 12 Con
saving throw or take an additional 1d6 poison damage.
Credit
The kamadan originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Nick Louth.
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Kampfult
This creature is a human-sized monster resembling nothing so much as a tree trunk with six thick,
twisting, barren branches that are as flexible as vines. Six smaller roots at the base of the
trunk drag it around slowly. Its coloration is similar to any trees, but it has no leaves.
Kampfult
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 32 (5d8 + 10)
Resistance: Bludgeoning damage from
nonmagical weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft.
Multiattack: A kampfult attacks six times with
branches. Each branch can either slam or constrict.
make a successful DC 13 Str saving throw or be
grappled.
Melee AttackConstriction: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by the kampfult at the start of the
kampfults turn). Hit: 1d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage and
the target is grappled and restrained.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 12 (+1), Con 14 (+2),
Int 6 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Understands Sylvan but cant speak
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or grove (212)
The kampfult is a plant creature that resembles a tree thats had all its
leaves and secondary branches stripped off. It hunts subterranean realms
for living creatures that it crushes to death and then slowly absorbs the
liquids from their bodies for nourishment.
A kampfult stands 6 feet tall, but smaller and larger specimens have
been encountered. They have no organs with which to speak, but they
can be communicated with telepathically. They are not deep thinkers and
they seldom have anything interesting to say, but they can provide useful
information about the types of creatures roaming nearby tunnels.
A kampfult usually stands completely still, looking like nothing more
than an oddly out-of-place dead tree, until potential prey approaches
within reach. Then it lashes out and tries to get as many grappling tendrils
as possible around a single target. They rarely attack creatures larger or
more dangerous than themselves unless theyre extremely hungry, since
they cant run from a fight thats going against them. For a kampfult, every
battle is to the death.
Credit
The kampfult originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual
II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
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Kech
This man-sized, humanoid creature resembles a monkey, but it has sapphire blue eyes and its
body is covered is covered in short, coarse fur that blends easily into foliage.
Kech
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 27 (5d8 + 5)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A kech bites once and attacks once with claws.
Hit: 1d6 + 2 slashing damage. If the claw and bite
attacks hit the same target, the second attack does
an additional 1d6 damage.
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1),
Dex 15 (+2),
Con 12 (+1),
Int 10 (+0),
Wis 13 (+1),
Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: Unique
Skills: Perception +3, Stealth +4, Survival +3
TRAITS
Leafy Camouflage: In leafy surroundings (trees,
brush), a kech has tactical advantage on Stealth
checks.
Mobility: Opponents have tactical disadvantage on
opportunity attacks against a kech.
Pass Without Trace: A kech moving through natural terrain
leaves no detectable trail.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any forest
Organization: Pack (25) or band (28 plus 14
noncombatant young)
Kechs are monkeylike humanoids that stand about 6 feet tall and weigh
as much as a lanky human. They make their homes in trees, and they spend
most of their time in the branches, seldom coming down to the ground.
Their society and organization closely resembles that of primitive,
tribal humans. Family units dwell in a single lair (usually a hollowed tree
or a hut built on the branches of a leafy tree).
At a quick glance, a kechs leathery skin resembles a covering of leaves
and foliage. Their coloration acts as natural camouflage in their typicaly

surroundings.
Kechs are notorious for surrounding their small villages with pits,
snares, tripwires, and other types of traps and alarms. Their trapmaking
skill rivals that of kobolds. It would be unfair to call them sadistic,
because they dont derive any joy from causing pain. Even so, they have
no concern for the suffering of creatures they capture, so being caught
alive in a kech trap is a harrowing experience. Their traps are typically
designed to maim and incapacitate rather than to kill or restrain.
Credit
The kech originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual II (
Copyright Notice
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Kelpie
A beautiful human female with long, flowing dark hair, emerald eyes, and milky-white skin sits nearby.
She is cloaked in a robe of green seaweed.
person from the waist up but from the hips down, she is
still a tangle of seaweed. The third form is a hippocampus
(see that entry). The fourth form is a Large horse. In
each form, the kelpie retains all of her special abilities.
Kelpies do not polymorph as true shapechangers do,
they simply reshape the seaweed of their bodies. In
all of her forms, a kelpies flesh or fur has a greenish
cast and her features are slightly distorted, but
this distortion is usually perceived as a strikingly
beautiful exoticness. A nearby observer can spot
the true nature of the creature with a successful
DC 13 Wis (Perception) check, provided
theyre suspicious in the first place and
are not charmed.
Telepathy: A kelpie can
communicate telepathically to a
range of 1 mile with any creature
shes touched who is not immune to
her charm.
Kelpie
XP 200 (CR 1)
NE Medium plant
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 27 (5d8 + 5)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackClaws: +4
slashing damage and
a humanoid target must
13 Wis saving throw or be
charmed by the kelpie.
The effect is the same as
the kelpies charm ability
(see below), but a humanoid
charmed by this attack can
repeat the saving throw at the
end of each of its turns; the
charm is broken by a successful
save. Charming from the claw
attack is unlimited.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or bed
(25)
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 8 (1), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 17 (+3)
Languages: Common, Sylvan,
telepathy
Skills: Deception +5, Persuasion +5
TRAITS
Amphibious: A kelpie can breathe equally well in air or
underwater.
Charm (1/day): As an action, a kelpie can force a
humanoid who can see the kelpie or hear her voice to
make a DC 13 Wis saving throw. If the save succeeds,
the creature is immune to kelpie charm for 24 hours. If
the save fails, the victim is charmed by the kelpie for 24
hours (the saving throw is not repeated each round, as
it is with the kelpies claw attack). A charmed creature
perceives the kelpie as a beautiful and alluring creature
and wants nothing more than to sit adoringly by its
side, even if that means diving underwater and staying
there forever. The charm is broken if the kelpie is killed or
knocked unconscious, or if dispel magic, lesser restoration,
or comparable magic is used on the charmed creature.
Reshape Form: A kelpie can assume four different physical
forms. The first is simply a mass of tangled seaweed. The
second is a female of any Small or Medium humanoid
race, or a semihuman form in which she appears as a
In their true form, kelpies are

indistinguishable from seaweed. They
live in saltwater and freshwater, lakes
and swamps, flowing water and stagnated
pools. Sages and scholars believe kelpies
were created by an evil water goddess or
an unusually powerful elemental entity.
In her human guise, a kelpie appears as
a beautiful woman of any humanoid
race, with flowing dark hair, emerald
eyes, and soft, pale skin with a slight
greenish tint. She is cloaked in robes
of seaweed or wears nothing at all,
and has normal humanoid limbs.
Kelpies can pose as merfolk if they
stay in the water so their legs are hidden.
Kelpies enjoy luring people to a
drowning death. They lie in wait along regular shipping lanes or the
banks of rivers and lakes. When a vessel or a shore party approaches, they
reshape themselves as women and begin acting as if theyre drowning, or
floating unconscious on a piece of wreckage from a lost ship. If the ruse
is not detected and observers come to their aid, they try to charm their
rescuers. Kelpies arent interested in fighting to the death; their method is
to charm a few victims, lure them into the water, then dive and swim down
into deep water while their victims swim down after them and drown.
Credit
The kelpie originally appeared in the First Edition module S2 White
Plume Mountain ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1979) and later in the First
Edition Fiend Folio ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and is used by
permission.
Copyright Notice
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Khargra
This creature resembles a man-sized cylinder covered in metallic scales. It sports three large fins
spaced even around its circumference. Between each fin is a metal sheath from which slide long,
clawlike arms. A large hole in the front of the cylindrical body is lined with many small,
inward-curving, metallic teeth; this appears to function as the creatures mouth.
sign of its presence. A move earth spell cast on an area
containing a burrowing khargra flings the khargra back 30
feet and stuns the creature for 1 round unless it makes a
successful Con saving throw.
Metal Attunement: A khargra has tactical advantage on
attack rolls against targets wearing metal armor (chain
shirt or better) or carrying a metal shield.
Vulnerable to Heat: A khargra takes maximum damage
from a heat metal spell.
Khargra
XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Small fiend
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 33 (6d6 + 12)
Immunity: Cold, fire, and poison damage;
paralysis, poison, stun, unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment: Elemental Plane of Earth
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A khargra
attacks once with claws
and bites once.
Melee AttackClaws:
one creature). Hit:
1d6 + 2 piercing
damage and the
target is grappled.
If the target is
using a shield, it
is not grappled
but it must make
a successful DC
12 Str saving throw
or the khargra pulls
the shield away and
drops it.
piercing damage, plus 1d8 fire
damage if the target is grappled by
the khargra.
Khargras are native to the

Elemental Plane of Earth
and they seldom leave
there willingly. When one
is encountered on the
Material Plane, it probably
was summoned there.
Occasion, however, a
khargra slips through a
tear in the planar fabric
and enters the Material
Plane to digest ores and
metals not normally found
on its native plane. It
especially loves coins and
other refined metal; a single
khargra loose in a counting
house can cause tremendous
trouble.
A khargra is little more than
a 5-foot long metal cylinder that weighs
about 300 pounds. It is believed that khargras speak
(or at least understand) Ignan and Common, but no one
is certain as they seem immune to telepathy and they
have no apparent means of forming speech. Khargras
seldom attack people unless someone attacked them
first, or at least did something that the khargra disliked,
such as trying to prevent it from devouring valuable metal.
When they attack, it is usually from ambush while hiding
inside the wall of a dungeon, cavern, or castle.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Common, Ignan (understands but cant
speak)
TRAITS
Earth Glide A khargra can glide through stone, dirt, and
almost any other sort of earth, including metal, as easily
as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves behind
no tunnel or hole and does not create a ripple or other
Credit
The khargra originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio
Copyright Notice
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Korred
This creature has the upper torso of a small humanoid and the lower torso of a goat,
giving it an appearance similar to a satyrs. It has a long, flowing beard that, like its hair,
is dark and wild, tangled and matted into frightful knots. It wears a simple leather tunic
and a large leather pouch. Its brown eyes have an almost feral gleam.
8 hp, is immune to all but slashing damage, and flies with
a speed of 30 feet. When it attacks its target, the target
creature must make a successful DC 12 Dex or Str saving
throw or be restrained. A restrained creature can repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns. The hair
rope is destroyed by a successful Str saving throw, but a
successful Dex save leaves it unaffected and it continues
attacking.
Korred
XP 200 (CR 1)
CN Small fey
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 13 (leather armor)
hp: 27 (6d6 + 6)
from nonmagical weapons.
Immunity: Charm, stun, unconsciousness
Target Size
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackClub: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
Melee AttackShears: +4 to hit (reach 5
damage. A korred scores a critical
hit with shears if its attack roll is a
natural 18, 19, or 20.
Ranged AttackStone: +4
to hit (range 20 ft./60 ft.;
bludgeoning damage.
Area AttackLaugh (recharge
5, 6): automatic hit (range 60
ft.; all creatures in range). Hit:
creatures in range that can
hear the laugh must make a
successful DC 12 Wis saving
throw or be stunned for 1d3
rounds.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 15 (+2),
Con 12 (+1), Int 12 (+1),
Wis 12 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Common,
Sylvan
Skills: Sleight of Hand +4,
Stealth +4
Time to Create
Duration
Up to Tiny
1 round
9 rounds
Small or Medium
2 rounds
6 rounds
Large
3 rounds
3 rounds
Mobility: An opponent has tactical

disadvantage on opportunity attack
rolls against a korred.
Spell-like Abilities: Korreds can use
the following spell-like abilities,
using Charisma as their casting
ability (DC 12). A korred doesnt
need material components to use
these abilities.
At Will: animate objects (stones only),
shatter, speak with stone (functions
identically to speak with plants, but
with stones instead), stone shape
Stone Stride: A korred can step
into a stone and emerge from any
other stone within 30 feet as part
of normal movement. The stones
must be at least as large as the
korred. It cant end its turn inside a
stone.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forests and
hills
A korred is a satyrlike creature that dwells
deep in the forest or in remote, stony hills.
Korreds keep all their meager belongings in a
large, leather pouch. The contents of every korreds
pouch varies with the tastes of the individual, but one
thing all korreds carry is a pair of shears with which to
cut their fast-growing, matted hair when it becomes too
long.
Laughing is typically the first thing and the last thing a
korred does in combat. It laughs at the start of the fight to
stun its foes and gain the upper hand. It laughs at the end
either to rub the losers face in it, or to make possible a quick
retreat. They prepare their entangling hair ropes just before
the fight begins, if given the chance, but the limited duration
TRAITS
Animated Hair: A korred carries
cuttings of its own hair, braided
into ropes, in its leather pouch. It can
quickly splice these short hair ropes into
a longer rope and magically animate
it to entangle foes. The time it takes to
weave together enough rope for the
job depends on the size of the creature
to be entangled, as shown below. A
korreds animated hair rope has AC 14,
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of their animating magic makes it impossible for them to create these
weapons any more than a few seconds in advance.
If korreds snare foes with their hair ropes, they love to administer a
quick, embarrassing haircut with their shears before laughing in their
victims faces and quickly escaping through the stones while triumphantly
waving the captured locks of hair.
Credit
The korred originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual II
Copyright Notice
Kurok-spirit
This ghostly creature resembles an enormous crocodile burning with
flames of unlife as it swims out of the darkness toward you.
Kurok-spirit
XP 200 (CR 1)
CN Large fiend
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 19 (3d10 + 3)
Immunity: Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage from nonmagical or nonsilver weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft.
creature). Hit: 1d8 necrotic damage and the
target must make a successful DC 11 Wis saving
throw or take 1d6 + 3 psychic damage.
STATISTICS
Str 1 (5), Dex 16 (+3), Con 13 (+1),
Int 7 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Abyssal
TRAITS
Ghost Flames: Every creature that ends its turn within
5 feet of a kurok-spirit must make a successful DC
11 Con saving throw or take 1d4 necrotic damage.
The creatures maximum number of hit points is
reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic
damage, and the kurok-spirit gains the same
number of temporary hit points.
Incorporeal: A kurok-spirit can move through solid
objects and other creatures as if they were difficult
terrain. The kurok-spirit takes 1d10 force damage if
it is still inside something solid at the end of its turn.
Soul Eater: A creature slain by a kurok-spirit cant be
raised from the dead; its soul was devoured by the
kurok-spirit and no longer exists.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary or bask (25)
A kurok-spirit is a fiendish spirit that manifests as a ghostly crocodile,
seeming to swim through the air. Its most startling feature is the gray,
ghostly fire that swirls and churns around it constantly. This fire drains life
from living beings and transfers it to the kurok, which is ravenous for the stuff.
The most frightening aspect of the kurok-spirit, however, is that they
devour the souls of the dead. A person slain by a kurok is lost forever; no
magic short of divine intervention can return them to life. Its hypothesized
that the souls consumed by a kurok arent really destroyed but would be
released if the kurok itself was tracked down and destroyed. These creatures
are so rare, however, that this notion has never been tested or confirmed.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Land Lamprey
This creature is a 3-foot-long, blackish-green eel with a large mouth lined with sharpened teeth that
look as if theyd be hard to extract from flesh once they were sunken in.
Land Lamprey
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +2
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate land or underground
Organization: Solitary, pack (25), or swarm (611)
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 2 (1d6 1)
Land lampreys can be found in all but the hottest and the coldest
environments. They prefer the darkness and dampness of the underground
world and are most often encountered there, but they also hunt on the
surface near fissures and caves that lead into deeper subterranean realms.
A school of land lampreys wriggling across the ground as if theyre
swimming can be a startling sight the first time theyre encountered.
Some people find them amusing, even comical, until the creatures leap
onto people, bite through their clothing and armor, and start sucking out
a persons blood, fluids, and other organs. Thankfully, they hate fire, and
will often release a victim if theyre struck with a torchassuming the fire
doesnt kill the creature outright.
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Hit: 1d4 + 2 piercing damage and the lamprey enters the
targets space and attaches itself to the target. While
attached, the lamprey doesnt attack but automatically
inflicts 1d4 + 2 piercing damage at the start of its turn.
The lamprey cant move on its own while attached, but
it moves with the other creature. To get free from the
lamprey, the target creature uses its action to make a Str
(Athletics) check contested by the lampreys Dex check.
The lamprey has tactical advantage on this check. It
cant use its bite attack again until it is pulled free or it
releases the target, either of which automatically moves
it out of that creatures space. A lamprey detaches
immediately if it caused 5 or 6 damage that turn.
Credit
The land lamprey originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
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STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 9 (1),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
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Lava Child
This creature is a stocky humanoid standing 5 or 6 feet tall with sooty black hair,
green eyes, and flesh that ranges from pink to crimson. It sometimes wears clothing
crudely fashioned from hides, and sometimes goes naked. Its face has a curious, almost
childlike appearance and seems to be imprinted with a permanent, unchanging smile.
this, a lava child also has tactical advantage on
melee attack rolls against targets wearing armor
that is predominantly metal.
Lava Child Shaman: Every band of lava
children includes one arcane spellcaster.
A lava child spellcaster has heightened
Charisma (13) and the ability to cast the
following spells, using Charisma as its
spellcasting ability (DC 11, attack +3). It
doesnt need material components to cast
these spells. The shaman is CR 1 (200 XP).
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, dancing lights
1st level (x4): burning hands,
comprehend languages, magic missile
2nd level (x2): continual flame,
scorching ray
Lava Child
XP 200 (CR 1)
N Medium humanoid (elemental)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 22 (4d8 + 4)
Immunity: Fire damage; damage from
metal weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 25 ft.
Multiattack: A lava child bites
once and attacks once with
claws.
Melee AttackClaws: +3
slashing damage.
Melee Attack
Bite: +3 to hit
(reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d6
+ 1 bludgeoning
damage. If the
lava child bites the
same creature that
it hit with its claws
this turn, its bite does
an additional 1d8 fire
damage.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Gang (36) or band
(714 plus 1 shaman and 18
noncombatants)
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 11 (+0),
Con 13 (+1), Int 10 (+0), Wis 11 (+0),
Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: Ignan
TRAITS
Elemental Vulnerability: Lava children take 1
extra damage per damage die from spells of the tempest
domain. They are unaffected (either directly or indirectly)
by spells of the transmutation school.
Metal Immunity: Lava children are completely unaffected
by metal. They can walk through metal doors or bars as if
the metal wasnt there, and metal objects and weapons,
including magic weapons, pass right through a lava
childs body without affecting it in any way. Because of
Lava children make their lairs deep

underground and usually in warm
areasthe warmer, the better.
Volcanoes, hot springs, thermal
vents, and other geothermal areas
are the most likely to attract lava
children. They are reclusive and
rarely have dealings with other
races. The exceptions are those
races with a similar elemental
structure and tolerance for extreme
heat, such as magmin, salamanders,
and azers.
When theyre drawn into combat,
lava children attack with their
clawed hands and vicious bite. When
they claw and bite the same target, their
red-hot breath causes extra damage. Their
melee fighters dont shy away from enemies
in heavy armor, because metal armor offers little
protection against lava children claws and teeth. Quick-moving, agile
foes and those that dish out cold damage are among their chief worries.
Credit
The Lava Children originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Jim Donohoe.
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Leng Spider
This creature resembles an enormous spider with the glint of malevolent intelligence in its multifaceted
eyes. Its bloated, purple body moves with surprising grace on seven legs.
Leng Spider
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
CE Huge aberration
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 97 (15d12)
Resistance: Cold damage
Immunity: Poison damage; poison, suffocation
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A Leng-spider bites once and attacks once with
web flails.
successful DC 11 Con saving throw or be poisoned by
Leng venom (see below).
Melee AttackWeb Flails: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 16 (+3), Con 10 (+0),
Int 18 (+4), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Deep Speech, Unique
Skills: Arcana +7, Stealth +6
TRAITS
Leng Venom: A Leng spiders venom causes flesh to blister
and rot, reducing the targets Charisma score by 1 point.
It also triggers vivid and horrific hallucinations. A poisoned
creature suffers the effect of the poisoned condition
and must act as if affected by the confusion spell. The
confusion effect ends the second time the creature rolls
a 9 or 10 at the start of its turn (allowing it to act normally
that turn). The poisoned condition persists until after the
creatures next long rest, or until the poison is neutralized
magically. Lost Charisma can be regained through magic.
Spell-like Abilities: A Leng-spider can use the following spelllike abilities, using Intelligence as its casting ability (DC
16, attack +8). The Leng-spider doesnt need material
components to use these abilities. It can cast dispel magic
as a bonus action.
At Will: dispel magic
3/day: invisibility, phantasmal force
1/day: dominate monster
ECOLOGY
The immense purple spiders of Leng are hideously bloated, yet they
move with a fluid grace. A Leng-spiders body can grow up to 15 feet
long, and they weigh several tons. Most leng-spiders possess seven legs,
but some have nine, eleven, or five. They never have an even number, and
the legs are positioned according to the rules of some alien symmetry that
is unfathomable to human minds.

The spiders of Leng have long warred with that realms more humanoid
denizens, but this does not make the spiders allies of sane life. Lengspiders see themselves as the only entities truly deserving of power.
The only creatures they do not continually plan to destroy, apart from
their kin, are their magically controlled slavesmost of whom probably
would prefer death to the nightmare of servitude to the spiders of Leng.
Fortunately, Leng-spiders have no intrinsic way to travel to the Material
Plane. They must use meticulously-constructed portals or other methods
to visit this world.
Despite their legendary cruelty, Leng-spiders build lairs with haunting
beauty from their own webbing and other natural material. Their webs
are similar to those of ordinary giant spiders, but they dont burn easily.
The spiders artistry extends to traps as well; their homes are laced with
devices that are doubly deadly to the unwary because of their disarming
beauty.
In addition to their poisonous bite, a Leng-spiders webs are also used
as weapons. The spider attaches a weight (often nothing more complicated
than a rock or a skull) to a length of webbing, which it then swings like a
flail. Leverage from the spiders long limbs turn these makeshift flails into
deadly weapons.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Leopard, Snow
Grayish fur covers this large cat, allowing it to blend in with the
high-contrast light and shadow of snow drifts.
Snow Leopard
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 16 (3d8 + 3)
OFFENSE
Speed: 50 ft.
Multiattack: A snow
leopard attacks
once with its claws.
If that attack hits,
it bites the same
target.
Melee AttackClaws:
+4 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature).
damage.
Melee AttackBite: +4 to
2 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 15 (+2),
Con 12 (+1), Int 3 (4),
Wis 14 (+2), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Snow Camouflage: A snow leopard has tactical advantage
on Stealth checks in an arctic or snowy environment.
Snow Mobility: Because of its large, fur-covered paws, a
snow leopard never treats snowy or icy ground as difficult
terrain.
ECOLOGY
Environment: cold forests, plains, and mountains
Organization: Solitary, pair, or den (12 adults plus 14 cubs)
Snow leopards are relatives of the common leopard. Theyre found in
the coldest regions of the world, inhabiting mountain ranges, taiga, and
snowy coniferous forests. Their lairs are typically rocky shelters lined
with their own fur for warmth.
Snow leopards are strong, agile, nocturnal hunters. Their diet consists
of livestock, wild boars, hares, and deer. Like most other big cats, they
stalk and ambush their prey. Slain prey is dragged back to the lair and
devoured over a period of several days.
Snow leopards are generally solitary, but a pair can be encountered
during mating season. A den typically contains up to four cubs. Captured
snow leopard cubs can be sold on the exotic-animal market for up to 500
gp.
A snow leopard is about five feet long, with light gray or smoky gray fur
that turns to white on its underbelly. Its fur is marked with large rings that
contain smaller and darker spots of dark gray or black. The fur is over an
inch thick, providing the snow leopard with warmth against the extreme
cold of its environment. Eyes are gray or dark blue. The cats paws are
large and thickly furred, enabling it to maintain its footing on normally
treacherous ice and to move quickly across deep snow.
Snow leopards are hunted by many races for their fur, which is both
visually striking and warm.
Unlike other great cats, snow leopards do not roar. Their only
vocalization is a low, soft moan.
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Leucrotta
This hideous, staglike creature has the head of a badger,
yellow-gray fangs, and demonically glowing eyes.
Adult Leucrotta
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 39 (6d10 + 6)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A leucrotta bites once and kicks once.
Melee AttackKick: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature
behind the leucrotta). Hit: 1d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage
and the target is knocked prone.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 8 (1), Wis 9 (1), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Unique (Leucrotta)
Skills: Acrobatics +4, Deception +5, Stealth +4
TRAITS
Armor-Piercing Bite: The bony ridges that a leucrotta has for
teeth can chew through metal or wood. When a leucrotta
scores a critical hit with its bite attack, the targets armor
or shield (GMs choice), if any, loses one point of armor
protection; e.g., a damaged shield provides just one point
of AC instead of two, or a chain shirt provides AC 12 +
Dex mod instead of AC 13 + Dex mod. This damage is
cumulative, but it can be repaired by an armorer for 20%
of the armor or shields new cost per critical hit inflicted on
it. Magical properties continue to function while the armor
or shield is damaged.
Kicking Retreat: When a leucrotta turns to flee, it instinctively
kicks with both rear legs as a bonus action before racing
away. The leucrotta still provokes an opportunity attack
when it leaves a characters reach.
Mimic Voice: A leucrotta can mimic the voice of a man,
woman, child, or a domestic animal in pain. This is often
used to lure a victim into attack range. To mimic a voice,
the leucrotta must make a Cha (Deception) check
opposed by the passive Wis (Perception) of any listeners.
Characters who expressly try to determine whether the
sound is mimicry can make an active Wis (Perception)
check instead.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate or tropical forests or hills
Young Leucrotta
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 10 (3d8 3)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
1d4 piercing damage.
Melee AttackKick: +2 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature
behind the leucrotta). Hit: 1d6 bludgeoning damage and
the target must make a successful DC 10 Str saving throw
or be knocked prone.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 15 (+2), Con 8 (1),
Int 8 (1), Wis 9 (1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Unique (Leucrotta)
Skills: Acrobatics +4, Deception +4, Stealth +4
TRAITS
Armor-Piercing Bite: Armor-piercing Bite: The bony ridges
that a leucrotta has for teeth can chew through metal or
wood. When a leucrotta scores a critical hit with its bite
attack, the targets armor or shield (GMs choice), if any,
loses one point of armor protection; e.g., a damaged
shield provides just one point of AC instead of two, or a
chain shirt provides AC 12 + Dex mod instead of AC 13
+ Dex mod. This damage is cumulative, but it can be
repaired by an armorer for 20% of the armor or shields
new cost per critical hit inflicted on it. Magical properties
continue to function while the armor or shield is damaged.
Kicking Retreat: When a leucrotta turns to flee, it instinctively
kicks with both rear legs as a bonus action before racing
away. The leucrotta still provokes an opportunity attack
when it leaves a characters reach.
Mimic Voice: A leucrotta can mimic the voice of a man,
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woman, child, or a domestic animal in pain. This is often
used to lure a victim into attack range. To mimic a voice, the
leucrotta must make a Cha (Deception) check opposed by
the passive Wis (Perception) of any listeners. Characters who
expressly try to determine whether the sound is mimicry can
make an active Wis (Perception) check instead.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate or tropical forests or hills
A leucrotta is a horrible, unbearably ugly beast. It has the body of a stag,

the head of a badger, and a leonine tail. It has bony, yellow-gray ridges for
teeth and burning, feral red eyes. Their bodies are tan, darkening to black at
the head. The stench of rotting corpses surrounds the beast, and its breath
reeks of the grave. A full-sized male can reach seven feet tall at the shoulder,
though they average six feet. Other animals shun this foul creature.
Leucrotta are intelligent and speak their own language. They are evil
and malicious. Because of their mountain goat-like surefootedness,
leucrotta normally make their lairs in treacherous, rocky crags accessible
only to them.
Lithonnite
What appeared to be a submerged, moss-covered boulder turns out
to be some type of monstrous crustacean, with slashing, crushing tentacles.
Lithonnite
XP 700 (CR 4)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 68 (8d10 + 24)
Resistance: Psychic damage
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A lithonnite attacks twice with tentacles.
creature). Hit: 1d10 + 3 slashing damage. If both
attacks hit the same target, it takes an additional 2d6
bludgeoning damage and is grappled and restrained.
While the lithonnite has a target grappled, it can attack
only that target.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 13 (+1), Con 17 (+3),
Int 4 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +3
TRAITS
Soft Underbelly: A lithonnites shell has AC 18. If it can be
attacked from underneath, where its body is exposed, its
AC is only 11. Its soft body has resistance to bludgeoning
damage from nonmagical weapons.
Stony Camouflage: While sitting motionless in water, a
lithonnite is impossible to distinguish visually from a mosscovered boulder.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm aquatic, underground
Lithonnites are enormous creatures related to mollusks. They live in
shallow water both on the surface and underground. When the lithonnites
body is at rest in shallow water (2 to 6 feet of depth is its preferred
environment), the shell is nearly indistinguishable from any other boulder
or natural rock. A lithonnite is always covered with barnacles, moss,
seaweed, starfish, and other aquatic life, adding to its camouflage.
Most of a lithonnites body is encased in a hard shell that rivals plate

armor for toughness. Even its eyes are protected by heavy, rocklike
protrusions. This shell is nearly as hard as stone, giving the lithonnite
excellent protection against enemies. The creatures tentacles are long
enough to reach around the shell and strike effectively in any direction.
It is not possible for the lithonnite to draw its soft body entirely into
the shell. If attackers can get underneath the lithonnite, where its squishy
flesh is exposed, its quite vulnerable. The lithonnite tries to protect itself
by staying in shallow water, where it can use the stony lake bottom or a
coral reef for protection. A lithonnite can be rolled onto its back with a
successful DC 25 Str (Athletics) check, but it will right itself again on its
next turn unless its somehow prevented from doing so.
Credit
Author Matt Finch
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Magmoid
This elemental appears to be a massive sphere of swirling fire and superheated, liquid rock.
neither advantage nor disadvantage. Missiles
are destroyed automatically. Creatures
that attack a magmoid unarmed
or with natural weapons take 1d8
fire damage each time one of their
attacks hits.
Magmoid
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Unaligned Large elemental
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 75 (10d10 + 20)
Resistance: Bludgeoning and
slashing damage from
nonmagical weapons
Vulnerability: Cold
damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Melee Attack
Slam: +5 to hit
(reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d8
+ 3 bludgeoning
damage plus 1d8
fire damage, and
the creature takes
1d8 fire damage at the
start of its next turn.
Area AttackMagma
Blast (recharge 5, 6):
automatic hit (range 40 ft.
line; creatures in line). Hit:
Each target must make a
successful DC 12 Dex saving
throw or take 2d8 + 2 fire
damage plus 1d8 fire
damage at the start of its
turn for 1d3 turns.
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 14 (+2), Con 15 (+2),
Int 4 (3), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Ignan (understands but
cant speak)
TRAITS
All-Around Awareness: A magmoid sees
perfectly in all directions. Attackers never gain tactical
advantage or bonus damage against it from the
presence of nearby allies.
Magma Body: Every time a magmoid is struck by a melee
weapon, the weapons wielder must make a successful
DC 12 Dex saving throw or the weapon is destroyed by
the heat of the magmoids body. Magical weapons
and bludgeoning weapons have tactical advantage
on the saving throw, piercing weapons have tactical
disadvantage, and magical piercing weapons have
ECOLOGY
Environment: Elemental
Plane of Fire
Magmoids are giant balls of
elemental fire and magma that
burn everything they come in
contact with. Though they are
typically found only on the
Elemental Planes of Fire
and Earth, or the Plane of
Molten Skies (see the City
of Brass by Necromancer
Games for details on this
demiplane), one occasionally
slips through a portal or
nexus into the Material
Plane (usually in the
heart of a volcano)
where it wreaks havoc
on everything that cross
its path until something
destroys it. The magmoid
leaves a scorched wake of
flaming buildings, seared foliage,
burned creatures, and even melted
rocks wherever it rolls across the landscape.
Attempts by arcane spellcasters (foolish ones,
some would say) to control or harness the
power of a magmoid thus far have failed.
Magmoids are thought to be living
extensions of the Elemental Plane of Fire. A
giant magmoid measuring 30 feet across is
rumored to exist near the Sea of Fire, but no
one has ever brought back a first-hand account
of having actually seen it. What role these
creatures fulfill in their native environment is
unknown.
Bubbling pockets and glowing blisters on
the magmoids form serve as sensory organs,
but they change size and position continually.
A magmoid can eject a spray of superheated
magma, or it can simply hurl itself against foes.
It has no fear of opponents who fight with melee
weapons, for obvious reasons. Theyve been known to attack humanonids
armed with swords and spears first, and to ignore them entirely while
seeking out spellcasters with their magma blasts. In short, they are
unpredictable and dangerous.
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Mandragora
This small, vaguely humanoid plant-creature is mottled green and brown.
Its body, if it could be called that, is a solid mass of vegetable matter covered in lumps.
Beneath that, its roots twist into ropy, grasping arms and gangly legs with splayed feet.
Mandragora
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
NE Small plant (fungus)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 4 (1d6 + 1)
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
target must make a successful DC 11 Dex saving throw or
be grappled.
Melee AttackStrangulation: automatic hit (one
creature already grappled by the mandragora
at the start of the mandragoras turn). Hit: 1d6
+ 1 bludgeoning damage.
The mandragora is a small, vaguely humanoid fungus that prefers to

hunt and kill its own carrion rather than scavenging for creatures that are
already dead. If the mandragora goes more than three days without fresh
meat, it burrows into the ground and attaches to local tree roots, from
which it draws sustenance until living prey wanders nearby.
The mandragora stands about 4 feet tall. Most of them have two arms
and two legs, but that isnt universal; some have more than four limbs,
and the frequently have unequal numbers of arms and legs.
This creatures chief attack is by strangulation. Once it wraps its
arm-roots around a foes throat, it hangs on until the prey is dead or the
mandragora itself is killed. They tend to strip off all of a slain creatures
clothing and belongings to lighten the body before dragging it away to a
quiet spot, where it is covered in a thick layer of slime and dissolved at
the mandragoras leisure. The digestive process leaves behind a pile of
softened, rubbery bones that are the tell-tale spoor of mandragoras.
Credit
STATISTICS
Str 11 (+0), Dex 13 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 8 (1), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, gang (25), or colony
(318)
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The mandragora originally appeared in the First Edition Monster

Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is
used by permission.
Copyright Notice
based on original
material by Gary
Gygax.
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Mandrill
This brightly-colored primate has a bushy mane, dense fur, and a long ridged snout.
Mandrill
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 9 (2d6 + 2)
OFFENSE
piercing damage.
Ranged AttackThrown
Object: +4 to hit
(range 20 ft./50 ft.; one
bludgeoning damage.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 15 (+2),
Con 12 (+1), Int 4 (3),
Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, foraging
pack (25), group (49 adults plus
410 young) or colony (1040 adults
plus 15160 young)
Mandrills are primates found in warm
forests. They are active during the day, when
mandrills spend their time hunting and
foraging on the forest floor. At night,
the animals seek shelter in the trees.
They subsist on a diet of fruits, nuts,
berries, small insects, seeds, roots, and
occasionally grass. The typical group
has a foraging territory of 5 to 8
square miles. A mandrill often stores
food in its cheeks while it continues
hunting or climbing; it can store an
entire meal in its pouchy cheeks.
The average adult mandrill reaches
a height of just under 3 feet tall and weighs
around 35 pounds. A mandrills fur is olive brown
fading to a paler color on its underbelly. Adult males
have a bright blue and red snout and a yellowish beard. Females and
young mandrills have similar but duller coloration.
Mandrills are generally passive creatures that rarely fight. When danger
threatens, they prefer to climb into the trees and either dash away or pelt
the intruder with fruit and branches. That situation can change suddenly if
mothers believe that their young are threatened. Likewise, a foraging pack
defends its food tenaciously.
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Mantari
This creature looks like a man-sized flying manta ray, dark gray in color.
Mantari
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 4 (1d8)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackTail Sting: +4 to hit (reach 5
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 2 (4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Mantari appear as large manta rays, gray in color, with
a long smooth tail that ends in a sharpened barb. The
mantari flies silently through its underground world in
search of prey, and when encountered, it is often hungry
and immediately attacks.
Mantari sustain themselves on a diet of rats, carrion, and
subterranean plants, but prefer the taste of fresh meat
particularly humans and gnomes.
The mantari attacks by slashing and stinging with its tail.
Its preferred method of attack is to circle in the air near the
ceiling of a high cavern, where it is hidden by darkness, and
then dive onto a target by surprise.
Credit
The mantari originally appeared in the First Edition
Fiend Folio ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and is
used by permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by
David Wormell.
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Midnight Peddler
This creature appears as a human cloaked in a gray, hooded robe. A long sharp jaw protrudes from
under the hood. It moves with a shuffling gait, pushing a wooden cart that squeaks as it rolls along.
prices for his items and sometimes refuses to sell for any pricebut will
accept a favor.
Even more valuable than the items in his cart is the knowledge in the
midnight peddlers head. He will answer one question for someone who
buys an item from his cart, and the answer is invariably correct. The
answer is likely to be cryptic, and the midnight peddler doesnt advertise
this ability at all; its up to customers to ask questions.
The midnight peddler shuns combat. If forced into battle, his chief
concern will be simply plane shifting to safety. Afterward, characters who
attacked the midnight peddler might find themselves oddly unwelcome
in certain taverns and markets, and beggars and street thieves will be
distinctly unfriendly toward them.
Midnight Peddler
XP 100 (CR 1/2)
N Medium fey
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 45 (7d8 + 14)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Melee AttackDeathly Touch: +3 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 1 necrotic damage.
The targets maximum number of hit points is
reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic
damage, and the midnight peddler gains the
same number of temporary hit points.
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STATISTICS
Str 11 (+0), Dex 13 (+1), Con 15 (+2),
Int 15 (+2), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Divination: The peddler
provides good advice
or a correct answer to
one question asked of
him by a creature who
buys something from his
cart. This ability functions
similarly to a divination
spell.
Plane Shift: The midnight
peddler can use the
plane shift spell at will. He
can shift only himself, his cart,
and the nonliving contents of
his cart; he cant bring along
willing companions or banish other
creatures.
ECOLOGY
The midnight peddler wanders city streets, where he is most often
encountered on fog-shrouded nights. He is first detected by the audible
squeaking of the cart he pushes. The midnight peddler moves with a slow
gait as he pushes his noisy wooden cart. The contents of the cart vary
each time he visits the Material Plane, and anyone looking into the cart
sees nothing but junk: dented pots and pans, dull utensils, tattered gloves,
chipped crockery. With a few moments of searching beneath the junk,
however, the midnight peddler can find any item on the Adventuring Gear,
Tools, Trade Goods, and Trinkets lists with a value of 50 gp or less. No
one else will ever find anything but junk. He sometimes charges standard
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Mite
This creature is an ugly humanoid about 2 feet tall.
It has long, pointed ears, a large round nose, and grayish-brown skin.
creatures and can give them simple commands such as
attack and enter that building.
Mite
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
LE Small fey
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 3 (1d6)
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, band (28), or mob (920 plus 26
summoned vermin)
Descended from even smaller fey, mites are among the most
pitiful and craven dwellers of the dark. They are so ugly that
even goblins mock mites for their appearancemockery that the
insecure mites take to heart and brood on for weeks, months, or
even years until their distress and anger finally overcome their
natural cowardice and launch them on short-lived bouts of
bloody vengeance.
Their diminutive stature places them at the bottom of
the pecking order in the dangerous caverns where they
live. Their traditional enemies are dwarves, gnomes,
and especially svirfneblin. The one thing that gives
them an edge in a fight is their ability to summon
certain types of vermin. Since they live in areas
infested with such vermin, this is a handy
ability.
Mites make their homes underground in
deep, dark dungeons and caverns, where
they survive largely by stealing from other
creatures that live nearby or that wander
near their lair. A mite lair consists of a
large central chamber from which many
small, winding tunnels lead. All mite
lairs are littered with garbage and refuse.
Cleanliness and sanitation are virtually
unknown among mites. A typical lair
contains young mites but they are almost
never encountered; they scatter into deep
hiding places whenever intruders appear.
Mites have a reputation for almost
animal-like stupidity, but they are more
canny than their reputation suggests.
Trickery and surprise are the forte of the
OFFENSE
Melee AttackDagger:
piercing damage.
Ranged AttackDart: +3
to hit (range 20 ft./60 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d4 +
1 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 13 (+1),
Con 11 (+0), Int 8 (1),
Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Skills: Stealth +3
TRAITS
Hatred: Mites have
tactical advantage
on attack rolls against
dwarves, gnomes, and
svirfneblin.
Spell-like Abilities:
A mite can use
the following spelllike abilities, using
Charisma as its casting
ability (DC 10). The mite
doesnt need material
components to use
these abilities.
At Will: prestidigitation
1/day: fear
Vermin Empathy (1/
day): As an action,
a mite can
summon a swarm
of bats, a swarm
of rats, 1d4 giant
centipedes, 1d4 giant
wasps, or 1d2 giant
wolf spiders. The summoned
creatures arrive 1d4 rounds after
being summoned and stays near
the mite for one hour. The mite has
telepathic communication with the
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mite. They avoid melee, preferring to attack from ambush with thrown
darts and stones, or better yet, with traps. The first telltale sign that mites
may be nearby often is the plethora of traps, snares, and tripwires in
an area. Mites focus their attacks on the weakest foes first. Powerful
opponents are more likely to be allowed through an area without
interference.
A typical mite ambush involves the creatures digging narrow tunnels
parallel to a dungeons corridors. When a foe traverses these corridors,
the mites burst from the walls and strike quickly with their daggers.
Opponents are rarely killed; instead they are knocked unconscious and
relieved of coins, weapons, and other items of value. If forced into an

ongoing or disadvantageous melee, mites try to escape at the first possible
opportunity.
Although they have lost the supernatural ability to tinker with magic
items or mechanical objects possessed by their more sinister and dangerous
gremlin kin, mites retain the ability to perform minor magical tricks.
When faced with dangerous foes, a mite uses its fear ability, primarily to
give itself an opportunity to escape. A mites eyes bulge hideously when it
uses this ability. A single mite using fear isnt greatly effective, but six or
eight using it at once can drive off much more powerful threats.
Mite, Pestie
This creature is an ugly humanoid about 3 feet tall. It has long, pointed ears,
a large round nose, and grayish-brown skin wrapped in filthy rags.
Pestie
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
LE Small fey
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 7 (2d6)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackDagger: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Ranged AttackDart: +4 to hit (range 20 ft./60 ft.; one
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 15 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 6 (2), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Deep Speech (understands but cant speak)
Skills: Acrobatics +4, Sleight of Hand +6, Stealth +6
TRAITS
pestie always have tactical disadvantage.
Hatred: Pesties have tactical advantage on attack rolls
against dwarves, gnomes, and svirfneblin.
Sneak Attack: A pesties dagger attack does an extra 1d6
piercing damage if the pestie has advantage on the
attack or if one of its allies is within 5 feet of the target.
Spell-like Abilities: A pestie can use the following spell-like
abilities, using Charisma as its casting ability (DC 10). The
pestie doesnt need material components to use these
abilities.
At Will: prestidigitation
1/day: fear
Pesties are the larger cousins of the mites. They stand talleras much
as 3 feet tallbut also tend to be leaner, with elongated limbs, slender
fingers, and large, pointed ears.
Pesties communicate only through body language and crude hand
signals, even with others of their own race. Sages whove examined
pesties state that the creatures have vocal chords, but they remain silent
except when terrified or in terrible pain. Whether their lack of speech is
caused by a mental condition or is a cultural choice is unknown.
Where mites focus on stealth and surprise in combat, pesties rely on
their speed and agility to evade and bewilder their foes.
Pesties are found working with and living among common mites and
(less often) goblins. They seldom band together into large communities
of their own.
All pesties are kleptomanics. This tendency often leads to pesties
being driven out of whatever community they were living in when their
allies patience with their pilfering finally reaches an end. However, the
trapmaking skills of the mites complement the pesties agility and speed,
so that invariably the two groups end up cooperating again. Pesties who
wear out their welcome in a goblin community face a grimmer fate;
either they succeed at outrunning their pursuers or they end up in a
goblin cook pot.
Credit
The mite and pestie originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio
( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and are used by permission.
Copyright Notice
Authors Scott Greene and Skeeter Green, based on original material by
Ian Livingstone and Mark Barnes.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or squad (28)
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Mummy of the Deep

This rotting and bandaged humanoid shuffles and slides as it moves. Its body is covered in tattered and
torn bandages. Seaweed hangs from its limbs and water drips constantly from its desiccated form.
Mummy of the Deep
XP 450 (CR 2)
NE Medium undead (aquatic)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 33 (6d8 + 6)
Immunity: Necrotic and poison damage; charm, exhaustion,
fright, paralysis, poison
OFFENSE
Melee AttackFist: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
1d10 + 3 bludgeoning damage and a target of Medium
size or smaller must make a successful DC 13 Dex saving
throw or be grappled; see Curse of the Deep below.
A mummy of the deep is an undead creature that resides in the depths of

the sea, a lake, or a slow-moving river, usually in the ruins of a submerged
and forgotten city, palace, or tomb. It is the corpse of an evil creature that
was cursed for its sins in life and buried in shame, possibly while still
alive, and the wickedness of its life revived the soul as a mummy of the
deep.
Although most mummies of the deep were created accidentally
and thus are solitary, there are cases of these mummies being created
intentionally to guard a sunken treasure or flooded tomb. They are much
more dangerous en masse than individually, of course, but the presence of
a group of mummies of the deep is a clue that something of great value
might be hidden nearby.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott
Greene
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 12 (+1),
Int 6 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Control Water (1/day): A mummy of the
deep can control water as the spell by
using an action.
Curse of the Deep: When a mummy of the
deep grapples a creature, it immediately
uses a bonus action to press its mouth
against the opponents and spew sea water
into the opponents lungs. It then releases its
grapple. The affected creature must make
a successful DC 11 Con saving throw at the
start of each of its turns. An affected creature
can act normally on a round when it makes a
successful saving throw; if the saving throw fails,
the creature takes 1d6 necrotic damage and is
stunned until the start of its next turn. The effect ends
when the affected creature makes a third successful
save. It can also be ended by a spell or other magical
effect that neutralizes a curse.
Despair: At the sight of a mummy of the deep within 60
feet, the viewer must make a successful DC 11 Wis
saving throw or be frightened for 1d4
rounds. If the saving throw result is
5 or less, the creature is paralyzed
instead. A successful saving throw
renders the creature immune to any
mummy of the deeps despair for 24
hours.
ECOLOGY
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Murder Crow
This creature appears to be a massive crow about 4 feet tall. Its feathers are tattered, blood-soaked,
and matted against its rotting form. A stench of decay emanates from it as it circles overhead.
Murder Crow
XP 700 (CR 3)
CE Medium undead
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 52 (8d8 + 16)
Resistance: Piercing damage from nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Necrotic and poison damage; charm, exhaustion,
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A murder crow attacks once with claws and
once with its beak. If both attacks hit the same target, see
Eye Rake below.
Melee AttackBeak: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 17 (+3), Con 14 (+2),
Int 2 (4), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: None
TRAITS
murder crow always have tactical disadvantage.
Death Throes: If a murder crow is reduced to 0 hit points,
it explodes into a swarm of ravens that continues to

relentlessly attack all living creatures within sight. These
ravens are undead, and they have tactical advantage
on saving throws against being turned.
Eye Rake: If a murder crow hits the same target with its
claws and beak in the same round, the target must make
a successful DC 13 Dex saving throw or be blinded for 1d4
rounds. If a creature is blinded more than once during an
encounter, the condition lasts until the creature is healed
of all damage or the blindness is removed magically.
ECOLOGY
Murder crows are undead avians that haunt cemeteries, graveyards, and
charnel houses, where they dig up and feast on carcasses. These creatures
arise where the formless souls of birds condense into a single creaturea
murder crow. Murder crows attack with their gore-spattered beaks and
sinister talons. Rarely does a murder crow face its adversaries on the
ground, preferring instead to fight on the wing.
Murder crows might be mistaken for normal crows from a long distance,
where their astounding size cant be accurately judged. Standing 4 feet tall
and with a wingspan of 9 feet, they cant be mistaken for normal crows
once someone gets a good look at one.
Their tattered feathers are black and carry the stench of death. The
eyes of a murder crow are bleak and hollow, showing no signs of emotion
or life. There is no indication that the murder crow actually comprises
hundreds of smaller creatures until it dies and bursts into a cloud of
normal-sized but undead ravens.
Copyright Notice
Author Lance Hawvermale.
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Naga, Hanu-naga
The creature twined around a crumbling stone obelisk resembles an enormous python,
but instead of the head of a great serpent, its body is topped by the head of a great ape.
It stares at you with deep, intelligent, almost human eyes, then begins a hypnotic dance.
Hanu-naga
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 39 (6d10 + 6)
Immunity: Poison damage; charm, poison
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
1d8 + 3 piercing damage plus 2d6 poison damage, or
half as much poison damage with a successful DC 11 Con
saving throw. A creature has tactical disadvantage on this
saving throw if it is grappled by the hanu-naga.
Melee AttackConstrict: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d6 + 3 bludgeoning damage and the target is
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 16 (+3), Con 12 (+1),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common, telepathy (with charmed primates)
TRAITS
Dominate Apes: A hanu-naga can dance in a writhing,
hypnotic way that charms apes, baboons, mandrills,
and other primates with Intelligence scores of 5 or
less (including humanoids). It can perform this dance
even while fighting. When it dances, all primates
within 60 feet are charmed by the hanu-naga, and
all other primates within one mile are drawn to the
hanu-nagas location at top speed. It can have up
to 20 creatures charmed this way at one time. The
hanu-naga has telepathic communication with the
creatures its charmed, and they do their utmost to
carry out its simple commands as if they are affected
by a dominate beast spell. Its control lasts for as long
as the hanu-naga continues dancing. Humanoids of
Intelligence 5 or less who are within 60 feet of a dancing
hanu-naga must make a successful DC 12 Cha saving
throw to avoid the hanu-nagas charm. One successful
save renders a humanoid immune to this charm effect
for 24 hours.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Tropical and subtropical forest and mountains
Organization: Pack (14)
Hanu-nagas are a form of naga with the head and face of an ape instead
of a human or other creature. They are less magical than the humanheaded variety but more savage.
These nagas lair in jungles and rainforests, where they haunt overgrown
temples and ancient ruins. In these remote regions, many hanu-nagas are
worshipped by tribes of wild primates. The most intelligent hanu-nagas
sometimes even have followings of more advanced humanoids such as
cavemen and primitive tribesmen.
The stylized, writhing dance of a hanu-naga allows it to exert a mystic
control over nearby primates, including simple-minded humanoids. This
might explain their influence over tribes of primitive humans.
Although theyre no geniuses, hanu-nagas are more intelligent than
their brutish features suggest they are. They also live for centuries,
meaning they sometimes have first-hand knowledge about the history of
the ruins they inhabit. Theyve been known to teach themselves to read the
inscriptions carved on crumbling temple walls and vine-choked edifices.
Such knowledge makes hanu-nagas excellent allies for adventurers
looking to explore or plunder ancient jungle sites, if a way can be found to
placate the creatures bloodlust and their deep mistrust of strangers.
Copyright Notice
Author Matt Finch
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Olive Slime
The walls, ceiling, and floor of the cavern ahead are coated with glistening, dripping slime.
with olive slime. The olive slime gains
hit points equal to the number of
Constitution points lost by the victim.
The host must double its normal
food intake or lose 1 extra point of
Constitution after each 24 hours. Also,
the host does not recover hit points
or hit dice after a long rest if it didnt
double its food intake.
If the hosts Constitution drops to 0,
the host dies. Five minutes later, its body
reanimates as an olive slime zombie.
Olive slime can be burned, cut away,
or frozen. Anything that damages the
olive slime deals half damage to its host
(before doubling for vulnerability in the
case of acid, cold, or fire damage).
Greater restoration ends the olive slimes
charm effect for two minutes; during
that time, the victim can cooperate with
attempts to remove the slime.
Olive Slime
XP 0 (CR 0)
Unaligned Large
plant (fungus)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 14 (4d10 8)
Immunity: Lightning,
piercing, and psychic
damage; charm,
fright, prone, stun,
unconsciousness
Vulnerability: Acid, cold, and fire
damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 0 ft.
Melee AttackDrop: +3 to hit
(reach 30 ft.; one creature
beneath the olive slime). Hit:
target creature must make a
successful DC 15 Wis saving throw
to notice the olive slime that dripped onto it. If the
olive slime is noticed and removed immediately, it has
no effect. If the olive slime is not noticed and removed
within two minutes, the creature loses 1 point of
Constitution and is infested with olive slime; see below.
ECOLOGY
STATISTICS
Str 1 (5), Dex 12 (+1), Con 6 (2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +5
TRAITS
Olive Slime Defenses: The armor class and hit points listed
above are for a Large patch of olive slime in its native
environment. Olive slime on a victim has the victims AC
and hit points equal to the number of Constitution points
the victim has lost.
Olive Slime Infestation: Any amount of olive slime that
remains in contact with a potential victim for more than
two minutes charms the victim and alters his or her thinking
patterns so that the hosts main concern becomes
feeding and protecting the olive slimeincluding keeping
the slime hidden from companions. If anyone tries to
remove the olive slime from the host, the host does
whatever is required to protect the slime, whether its
running away or fighting back. As long as the host is alive
and conscious, it will do everything in its power to protect
the slime, including knocking out or even killing its friends.
An infested creature suffers the following effects.
It loses 1 point of Constitution immediately when the
infestation begins and another 1d6 points of Constitution
at the end of each 24-hour period, as the growing olive
slime replaces the creatures skin, muscle, and organs
Olive slime is a fungal growth that thrives in dark,

damp, underground areas. It is sticky, gloppy, and drab
green in color. It grows across ceilings, floors, and walls,
waiting for live prey to pass nearby. Olive slime detects
vibrations and drops gobs the size of a chicken egg from
ceilings and walls when it detects movement beneath it, or
oozes up the sides and over the tops of boots and shoes that step
in it. Once on a victim, the gob of slime oozes through gaps in armor and
clothes until it contacts skin, where it immediately secretes a numbing
poison to hide its presence from its new host. As time goes by, the olive
slime slowly digests the victims body, replacing its flesh and organs with
olive slime, until the victim is entirely transformed into an olive slime
zombie.
The slime instinctively seeks a patch of flesh thats hidden from view
to begin its work of transformation: the small of the back and the armpit
are favorite spots. Unless the victim strips to bathe, other characters arent
likely to notice the infestationat least, not right away.
The GM should keep track of the victims Constitution loss. Other
characters can notice the change taking place in their companion with
passive Perception. The DC for noticing the creeping transformation is 8
plus the number of Constitution points the victim has left. For example, if
an infested character has been reduced to Con 7, characters with passive
Perception 15 notice the olive slime growing across his or her skin; when
the characters Con drops to 3, the condition can be noticed by characters
with passive Perception 11.
Credit
Olive slime originally appeared in the First Edition module S4 Lost
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Olive Slime Zombie

This creature appears humanoid, but its skin is translucent
and its face has no features beyond asymmetrical lumps.
Olive Slime Zombie

XP 100 (CR 1/2)
NE Medium plant
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
AC 9
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
Immunity: Lightning, piercing, and psychic damage; charm,
fright, stun, unconsciousness
Vulnerability: Acid, cold, and fire damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
make a successful DC 15 Wis saving throw to notice the
olive slime smeared on it. If the olive slime is noticed
and removed immediately, it has no effect. If the
olive slime is not noticed and removed within
two minutes, the creature loses 1 point of
Constitution and is infested with olive slime;
see below.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 8 (1), Con 14 (+2),
Int 3 (4), Wis 6 (2), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Death Throes: When a slime zombie
is reduced to 0 hit points, it
collapses into a full-strength
puddle of olive slime.
Telepathic Bond: A
slime zombie is linked
telepathically with the
patch of olive slime that
created it and with all
other slime zombies
linked to that patch
of olive slime.
This link has a
maximum range of
20 miles. The slime
zombie and olive
slime must be on the same
plane of existence.
Olive Slime Infestation:
Any amount of olive
slime that remains
in contact with a
potential victim for
more than two minutes charms
the victim and alters his or her
thinking patterns so that the
hosts main concern becomes
feeding and protecting the olive slimeincluding keeping

the slime hidden from companions. If anyone tries to
remove the olive slime from the host, the host does
whatever is required to protect the slime, whether its
running away or fighting back. As long as the host is alive
and conscious, it will do everything in its power to protect
the slime, including knocking out or even killing its friends.
An infested creature suffers the following effects.
It loses 1 point of Constitution immediately when the
infestation begins and another 1d6 points of Constitution
at the end of each 24-hour period, as the growing olive
slime replaces the creatures skin, muscle, and organs with
olive slime. The olive slime gains hit points equal to the
number of Constitution points lost by the victim.
The host must double its normal food intake or lose
1 extra point of Constitution after each 24 hours.
Also, the host does not recover hit points or hit dice
after a long rest if it didnt double its food intake.
If the hosts Constitution drops to 0, the host dies.
Five minutes later, its body reanimates as an olive
slime zombie.
Olive slime can be burned, cut away, or
frozen. Anything that damages the olive
slime deals half damage to its host
(before doubling for vulnerability in the
case of acid, cold, or fire damage).
Greater restoration ends the olive
slimes charm effect for two minutes;
during that time, the victim can
cooperate with attempts to remove
the slime.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Mob (120)
Olive slime zombies (or slime
creatures) are created when a living
creature dies from olive slime
infestation. The slime zombies sole
purpose in existence is to capture or
kill new prey for its master (i.e., the
olive slime that created it).
A slime zombie resembles a
humanoid blob, olive drab in color.
The creature has no distinguishing
marks or facial features; its face has the
rough shape of a humanoid face, but it is
lumpy and gelatinous. The same applies
to its entire body; the skin is translucent,
revealing outlines of interior shapes
that resemble the creatures original
bones and organs, but it is olive
slime throughout.
An olive slime zombie can
communicate telepathically with
the olive slime that controls it and with
others of its kind, but it never speaks or
makes any other sound.
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Ooze, Glacial
What appeared at first glance to be a snow bank or mound of snow
reveals itself to be a sentient creature formed of clear ice.
14 Str check, and the creature making
the check takes 2d6 cold damage
whether it succeeds or fails. A
glacial ooze can contain up to
four creatures that are Medium or
smaller, or one Large creature.
Superchilled: A glacial oozes form is
extremely cold. Creatures that hit a
glacial ooze with natural weapons
or with an unarmed attack take
1d6 cold damage per hit.
Transparent: A glacial ooze
is hard to spot, even under
ideal conditions. A DC 15
Wis (Perception) check
is needed to notice one,
and if the ooze is drifting in
water or is surrounded by
blowing snow (as it usually
is), this check is made
with tactical disadvantage.
Creatures who blunder into
the glacial oozes space are
treated exactly as if the ooze
had attacked them with its
freezing embrace, but they
make the Dex saving throw
with tactical disadvantage.
Glacial Ooze
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative 5
DEFENSE
AC 5
hp: 57 (6d10 + 24)
damage from
nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Cold and
psychic damage;
blindness, exhaustion,
fear, paralysis, poison,
prone, stun
Vulnerability: Fire
damage
OFFENSE
Melee AttackSlam:
one creature). Hit:
2d6 + 2 bludgeoning
damage plus 1d6
cold damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any cold
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 1 (5),
Con 19 (+4),
Int 0 (5), Wis 1 (5),
Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
Senses: Tremorsense
60 ft.
TRAITS
Amorphous: A glacial ooze can move through gaps as small
as 1 square foot as if its difficult terrain.
Freezing Embrace: As it moves, a glacial ooze can enter
spaces occupied by Large or smaller creatures. If
the creature whose space is being entered makes a
successful DC 12 Dex saving throw, the creature can
move safely out of the glacial oozes path. If the saving
throw fails, the creature is engulfed: it takes 2d6 cold
damage immediately, is restrained, cant breathe,
and takes 4d6 cold damage at the start of each of the
glacial oozes turns. An engulfed creature can use an
action on its turn to try to escape from the glacial ooze;
the creature escapes if it makes a successful DC 14 Str
check. A creature adjacent to the glacial ooze can use
an action to try to pull one engulfed creature free. The
rescue succeeds if the creature makes a successful DC
A glacial ooze is an arctic

relative of the gelatinous ooze.
Like its cousin, the glacial ooze
is nearly invisible. When it can
be seen, it appears as no more than
a block or wall of clear ice. The
desiccated, shriveled remains of creatures can sometimes be seen frozen
inside.
Glacial oozes of Huge or even Gargantuan size have been conjectured,
but their existence is so far only a rumor.
The glacial ooze is equally at home in an ice cave, prowling the
blizzard-riven tundra, or drifting in frigid arctic seas and rivers like a
small iceberg. Like most oozes, the glacial ooze is a scavenger that feeds
primarily on whatever frozen carcasses it findsbut it doesnt see much
difference between a frozen carcass and a living creature. A glacial ooze
doesnt digest its food, but rather absorbs all fluids and liquids from the
body, leaving behind a frozen, shrunken husk.
A glacial ooze prefers to acquire food by just moving onto it and
engulfing it. If the food resists, the ooze forms a pseudopod and batters
the meal into submission.
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Ooze, Magma
This creature appears to be no more than a normal pool of bubbling and churning molten rock.
attack take 1d6 fire damage per hit. If a hit from a metal
weapon causes the minimum possible damage, the
weapon melts and is destroyed. A creature grappled by a
magma ooze takes 2d6 fire damage at the start of its own
turn.
Magma Ooze
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
Initiative 5
DEFENSE
hp: 115 (10d10 + 60)
Immunity: Fire, poison, and psychic damage; blindness,
exhaustion, fear, paralysis, poison, prone, stun
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm mountains, underground
OFFENSE
2d6 + 3 bludgeoning damage plus 2d6 fire damage, and
the target must make a successful DC 14 Dex saving throw
or be grappled (see Superheated, below).
Magma oozes are thought to have originated on the Plane of Fire,

but they are now encountered primarily on the Material Plane. They
are found in or near volcanoes, hot geysers, sulfuric springs, and other
uncomfortably warm places where the world vents its internal heat. They
never approach water and are never found near it. Magma oozes can
grow to a length of 10 feet, and they can squeeze themselves down to a
thickness of about 6 inches.
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STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 1 (5), Con 23 (+6),
Int 1 (5), Wis 1 (5), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Amorphous: A magma ooze can move
through gaps as small as 6 square inches
as if its difficult terrain.
Split: If an attack does 10 or more slashing
damage to a magma ooze, a chunk
of the ooze is sliced off and becomes
an independent
magma
ooze.
The new
ooze has
hit points
equal
to the
slashing
damage
caused by
the attack,
and the parent
oozes hit points
are reduced by
an equal amount (in
addition to the damage
caused by the attack). The
new ooze makes one slam
attack immediately as a reaction
against one adjacent foe, then joins the
initiative order at the same point as its parent.
Superheated: A magma oozes form is extremely hot and
composed entirely of magma. Creatures that hit a
magma ooze with natural weapons or with an unarmed
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Origami Warrior
The creature appears to be an armed and armored human warrior,
but it is made entirely of folded paper.
Origami Warrior
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 9 (2d8)
Resistance: Bludgeoning damage from nonmagical
weapons
Immunity: Necrotic, piercing, poison, and psychic damage;
disease, fright, poison, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Melee AttackPaper Longsword: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 16 (+3), Con 10 (+0),
Int 8 (1), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Skills: Acrobatics +5
TRAITS
Mobility: An opponent has tactical disadvantage on
opportunity attack rolls against an origami warrior.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Squad (110)
An origami warrior is a magical creation made of intricately folded
paper with the shape and size of a humanoid warrior. They can be made
to resemble any type of humanoid, but humans and elves are the most
common. Except in dim light or darkness, however, no one would ever
mistake an origami warrior for a living creature. They are flat and angular,
just like the small paper sculptures theyre named for. They range from
very simplistic in their structure to tremendously complex and intricate,
but all have the same statistics.
The magic for creating origami warriors is not widely known, but it
doesnt seem much of a leap from making origami creatures that resemble
humans to making origami trolls, ogres, bulettes, or even dragons.
Somewhere, an ambitious or curious wizard undoubtedly is working on
that, if it hasnt been done already.
Like most constructs, origami warriors have limited autonomy. They
wait for orders from their creators, then follow those orders narrowly and
to the letter, but also patiently and for as long as they survive.
A typical origami warrior is armed with a longsword, but they can be
given any weapon. The only restriction is that their creator must be able to
fold paper into the appropriate shape.
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Pech
This small humanoid has the same height and rough build of a dwarf, but with gangly arms and legs.
Its hands are broad and its skin is ochre-colored with lighter shades on its palms and feet. Its hair is a
mix of reds and light browns. Its large, bulbous eyes are stark white with no apparent pupil or iris.
feet of all other members of the group, and all must use
an action simultaneously to trigger the spell-like effect. An
individual pech can use each ability once per day. Only
one pech needs to maintain concentration to keep an
effect ongoing.
4 pechs: wall of stone
8 pechs: greater restoration (only to remove petrification)
Stone Knowledge: A pechs extensive knowledge of
stone gives it tactical advantage on attack rolls against
creatures made of stone, earth, or clay.
Pech
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
NG Small fey
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 18 (4d6 + 4)
Immunity: Petrification
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A pech attacks twice with its pick or twice with
stones, or uses one spell-like ability.
Melee AttackPick: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
Ranged AttackStone: +3 to hit (range 30 ft./90
ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d4 + 1 bludgeoning
damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Underground, Elemental Plane of Earth
Organization: Gang (24), pack (520), or tribe (2140 plus
1120 noncombatants)
A pech is a fey creature believed to have its origins on the Elemental
Plane of Earth. On the Material Plane, peches dwell deep underground
in places rarely seen even by dwarves, drow, or other subterranean
races.
They are unexcelled as stonemasons, a talent that leads to them
sometimes being employed by other subterranean races for their
skill at stoneworking. Peches seek isolation for their lairs, however,
and their skill at stonecarving lets them blend their dwellings into
the natural surroundings so perfectly that they are almost
impossible to find.
Peches never wear armor; most are arrayed
in nothing more than a simple leather apron
or a loincloth of brown or black fur.
Peches speak Terran as their primary
language, but a few in any group
will also be able to communicate in
Undercommon or, much more rarely,
Common.
Peches are a peaceful folk. They avoid
combat and hostile encounters if possible. If they are
forced to fight, peches rely on their picks and their magic
to dispatch opponents or to escape. Their favorite trick is to
cooperate in rapidly erecting a wall of stone around attackers
to trap them, or across a narrow tunnel to prevent pursuit as
the peches and their families escape into the caverns they
know perfectly.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 12 (+1), Con 12 (+1),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: Terran, Undercommon
Skills: Perception +3, Survival +3
TRAITS
Earthbound: A pech has tactical
disadvantage on attack rolls
against targets that are entirely
surrounded by an element
other than earth; i.e., foes that
are flying or swimming.
Light Blindness: A pech has
tactical disadvantage on
attack rolls and Wis (Perception)
checks in bright light.
Spell-like Abilities: A pech can use the
following spell-like abilities, using Wisdom
as its casting ability (DC 11, attack
+3). The pech doesnt need material
4/day: stone shape, speak with stone
(functions identically to speak with plants, but
with stones instead)
A pech can also use the following spell-like abilities as part
of a group. All members of the group must be within 20
Credit
The pech originally appeared in S4 Lost Caverns of
Tsojcanth ( TSR/ Wizards of the Coast, 1982) and is used by permission.
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Phycomid
A small blob of decomposing matter covers the ground, with mushrooms sprouting from the patch.
dagger or other edged weapon. Scraping or burning
causes 1d4 slashing or fire damage per round. A creature
cant take any other actions during a round when it
is destroying a spore infection. If a creature dies while
infected, its body immediately sprouts a new, full-strength
phycomid.
Phycomid
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

NE Small plant (fungus)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 10
hp: 22 (5d6 + 5)
unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft.
Ranged AttackFluid Glob: +2 to hit (range 20 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 acid damage and the target must
make a successful DC 11 Con saving throw or be infected
by phycomid spores (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 8 (1), Dex 10 (+0), Con 13 (+1),
Int 0 (5), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Spore Infection: A creature that fails the DC 11 Con saving
throw against a phycomids fluid glob attack is infected
with the plants spores. Tiny mushroomlike growths sprout
from the creatures body. These look like fine, white hairs
at first, but after 10 minutes they become recognizable
as distinct mushroom shapes. An infected creature
takes 1 acid damage and its maximum number of hit
points declines by 1 at the start of each of its turns, until
the infestation is ended with a lesser restoration spell or
comparable magic, or by spending 2d4 rounds burning
away the phycomid spores or scraping them off with a
A patch of phycomids is often found growing in garbage heaps, refuse

pits, and other such dark, moist places with plenty of rotting organic
material for the phycomid to feed on. A typical patch covers an area of
4 to 5 square feet. The exact number of mushroom growths making up a
patch varies wildly.
Phycomids themselves are highly variable. The caps of phycomid
mushrooms can be white, red, purple, or yellow, but the stalk of the plant
is always milky white or off-white. The mushrooms range from less than
an inch tall to a foot or more, with an average of 8 inches.
What all phycomids have in common, and what makes them unique
among fungi, is that the body of the plant forms a hollow tube, similar
in some ways to a clams siphon. This tube opens through the cap of
the mushroom, but the opening usually is kept tightly closed. It opens
only when the phycomid attacks by spitting an oozy, liquidy glob
of slime at a nearby living creature. This slime contains the phycomids
reproductive spores. The acid of the slime eats into the target, allowing the
spores to take root in the wound and then spread quickly throughout the
creature, inside and out.
Credit
The phycomid originally appeared in Dragon #68 ( TSR/Wizards of
the Coast, 1982) and later in the First Edition Monster Manual II ( TSR/
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Pleistocene Animals
Pleistocene animals, also known as megafauna, are from a time just prior to recorded history.
Pleistocene Animal, Brontotherium

This massive beast vaguely resembles a rhinoceros with a forked horn on its nose.
Its powerful body is covered in tough hide with short, bristly hair.
brontotheriums path and can make
an opportunity attack if its allowed to
react. A brontotherium can attempt
to trample any number of creatures
during its move, but it cant trample
the same creature more than
once per round and it cant
end its movement in another
creatures space.
Brontotherium
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 128 (10d12 + 50)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Melee AttackGore: +9
piercing damage.
ECOLOGY
STATISTICS
Str 23 (+6), Dex 10 (+0),
Con 20 (+5), Int 2 (4),
Wis 13 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Wounded Fury: While
a brontotheriums hit
points are below half
of its starting number,
the brontotherium has
tactical advantage
on attack rolls, the DC
to avoid its trample
increases to 19, and it
rerolls all 1s, 2s, and 3s
rolled on its damage dice.
Trample: As the brontotherium
moves, it can enter spaces
occupied by enemies up
to Large size. Creatures in
spaces the brontotherium enters can attempt DC 17 Dex
saving throws. On a failed save, the creature takes 2d10
+ 6 bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone; on a
successful save, the creature moves 5 feet out of the
Brontotheriums (also called thunder

beasts by some primitive tribes) are found
on lost continents and large islands far
from civilization. They dwell in primeval
forests bordering broad plains where there
is plenty of vegetation for these herbivores
to feast on. They generally forage at
night, in the early morning hours, or early
evening hours so as to avoid the midday
heat.
Herds are highly territorial and tend to
keep to themselves. Occasionaly, they
clash with other herds of their kind, except
on mutual common ground (water holes,
foraging areas, and so on). When two
herds meet on ground that both consider
theirs, the males quickly charge, butting
heads and goring with their horns in an
attempt to force the other herd to leave
the area.
A brontotherium is about 14 feet
long and stands eight feet tall at the
shoulder. Its fur is dark brown or
grayish-brown. When a herd is
in danger, they charge, tearing
up everything in their path and
trampling any creatures that stand in their way.
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Pleistocene Animal, Hyaenodon

This spotted canine resembles a normal hyena, but it has a blunt face, longer teeth,
and is overall much larger and more vicious than its cousin.
Hyaenodon
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 44 (8d10)
OFFENSE
Speed: 50 ft.
Hit: 2d6 + 4 piercing damage
and the target must make a
successful DC 14 Dex saving
throw or be grappled; see
Scrapping for Food, below. A
hyaenodon cant bite while it has a
target grappled.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 14 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 7 (2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Keen Senses: Hyaenodons have tactical
advantage on Perception checks
based on smell.
Pack Tactics: A hyaenodon has tactical
advantage on its attack roll if the target
is already grappled by at least one other
hyaenodon.
Scrapping for Food: A creature
that is grappled by one or more
hyaenodons takes damage
automatically at the start of its turn.
It takes 1d6 + 4 piercing damage
from the first grappling hyaenodon,
2d6 + 4 from the second hyaenodon,
3d6 + 4 from the third hyaenodon, and so
on. Up to four hyaenodons can grapple the same Small
or Medium creature. Up to six can grapple a Large
creature.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and arid plains
The hyaenodon, sometimes called the short-faced hyena, is a larger
relative of the common hyena. Hyaenodons (and hyenas) are generally
thought of as scavengers, but they are skilled hunters capable of taking
down large preyvery large prey, in the case of the hyaenodon. When
food is scarce, hyaenodons cover large areas individually in search of
food, relying primarily on their sense of smell to locate potential prey.
Hyaenodons hunt both alone and in packs led by a single leader. They
eat carrion they find lying on the ground or abandoned by other carnivores,
but such treasure is scarce in the hyaenodons world, and their size and
ferocity enable them to fill their bellies with their own kills. Favored
meals include deer, elk, moose, zebras, bison, lions, brontotheriums, and
even mastodons.
Hyaenodons up to Huge size have been reported, but never in packs.
They are solitary hunters. Aside from these monsters, the largest typical
hyaenodons grow to lengths of 8 feet.
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Pleistocene Animal, Mastodon

This elephantine beast has a coat of thick fur and stands longer and lower to the ground
than a typical pachyderm. Its long, curved tusks are formidable natural weapons.
Mastodon
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
hp: 105 (10d12 + 40)
OFFENSE
Speed: 35 ft.
Melee AttackGore: +8
piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 22 (+6), Dex 9 (1),
Con 19 (+4), Int 3 (4),
Wis 12 (+1), Cha 5 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Trample: As the
mastodon moves,
it can enter
spaces occupied
by enemies up
to Large size.
Creatures in spaces
the mastodon enters
can attempt DC 16
Dex saving throws.
On a failed save, the
creature takes 3d10 + 6
bludgeoning damage and
is knocked prone; on a successful
save, the creature moves 5 feet out
of the mastodons path and can make an opportunity
attack if its allowed to react. A mastodon can attempt
to trample any number of creatures during its move, but
it cant trample the same creature more than once per
round and it cant end its movement in another creatures
space.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Cold forests, hills, and plains
Organization: Solitary or herd (520 plus 530 calves)
The great mastodon is a distant relative of the elephant, and is linked
to that creature through the woolly mammoth. It is a herbivore that lives
primarily in northerly, forested areas. Its diet includes grasses, fruit, and
berries, but also leaves, twigs, and branches of trees. A mastodon herd
stays in an area long enough to deplete it of food, then moves on.
The mastodon has few natural predators, thanks to its great size.
Humanoids who hunt the creatures for meat, for their tusks, or to train
them as beasts of burden or war pose the greatest threat.
Young mastodons taken into captivity can be trained to drag great

loads and to carry riders. With enough training, they can even serve as
war leviathans, but they are unpredictable and impossible to control when
injured.
The mastodon is slightly longer and lower than its distant relative,
the elephant. Its head is longer and taller than an elephants, and the
mastodons entire body is covered in thick fur.
Mastodons are generally peaceful creatures that avoid combat. They
have no natural fear of any creature. If threatened, and especially if their
young are threatened, mastodons fight by goring with their tusks and
trampling. They are ferocious combatants when angered or wounded.
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Pleistocene Animal, Wooly Rhinoceros

This creature has massive legs and a stout body covered with a thick coat of brown fur.
From the tip of its elongated nose rise two curving horns.
Woolly Rhinoceros
Languages: None
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
Initiative 1
TRAITS
Nearsighted: A woolly rhinoceros has tactical disadvantage
on Perception checks involving sight.
DEFENSE
hp: 136 (13d10 + 65)
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and cold forests, marshes, and
plains
Organization: Solitary or herd (28)
OFFENSE
Speed: 35 ft.
Multiattack: A woolly rhinoceros attacks once by goring. If
the target is knocked prone, the rhino stomps the same
creature as a bonus action.
Melee AttackGore: +9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
successful DC 17 Dex saving throw or be knocked prone
and stomped.
Melee AttackStomp: +9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
STATISTICS
Str 23 (+6), Dex 8 (1), Con 20 (+5),
Int 3 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 5 (3)
The woolly rhino is an herbivore of the Pleistocene era and of remote,

lost worlds. It always lives near areas with plentiful water, such as along
rivers, near lakes, and even in marshes and swamps. It does most of its
foraging in the morning, so encounters are more common at this time.
Although these beasts spend much time on their own, they gather in herds
around watering holes when females have young that need protection.
The woolly rhino averages 11 feet long. The two horns on its snout
grow to three feet in length. Its body is covered in a thick, dark fur that
enables it to withstand harsh climates. The creature has poor eyesight,
which only makes it more likely to overestimate the threat from an
intruder and attack.
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Pudding, Blood
A three-foot-tall spherical blob of blood-red protoplasm seeps a sticky, foul smelling slime.
Blood Pudding
XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Medium ooze
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 10
hp: 42 (5d8 + 20)
Immunity: Poison and psychic damage; blindness,
exhaustion, fright, paralysis, poison, prone, stun
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Hit: 1d6 + 1 bludgeoning damage plus 1d6 acid damage
and a Medium or Large target is grappled and restrained
(see Infusion below). A blood pudding can grapple one
creature at a time.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 11 (+0), Con 18 (+4),
Int 0 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Amorphous: A blood pudding can move through gaps as
Cold Vulnerability: A blood pudding that takes cold
damage has its speed halved, it cant grapple (a
grappled creature is immediately released), and damage
from disgorgement is halved.
Disgorgement: When a blood pudding starts its turn infused
in a host creature (see Infusion), it uses its action to force
out the creatures blood and bodily fluids through the
creatures eyes, ears, nose, mouth, open wounds, and
pores. The host creature takes 2d6 + 4 bludgeoning
damage. If the creature dies, the blood pudding stays
put, feeding on the corpse from the inside. When sated,
the pudding oozes out; to onlookers, it appears as if the
slain creature is bleeding profusely.
Infusion: A blood pudding that starts its turn grappling a
creature forces itself into that creatures body through
osmosis. The blood pudding quickly disappears as it oozes
into wounds and through skin. This is an action on the part
of the blood pudding. It causes no damage to the target
but does turn the hosts eyes blood red and gives it an
overall swollen, flushed appearance.
A creature infused with a blood pudding can use an action
on its turn trying to eject the creature by coughing it up,
vomiting, and so on. The blood pudding is expelled with a
successful DC 14 Con saving throw. Lesser restoration and
comparable magic gives the host tactical advantage on
its next Con saving throw to expel the pudding. Drinking
alcohol has the same effect. If the host creature takes
damage from an external cause (not from the blood
pudding), the blood pudding takes half as much. It does
not get saving throws against attacks that allow them, but
simply takes half as much damage as the host creature. If
a blood pudding is killed while inside a host creature, the
creature is considered poisoned until greater restoration is

cast on it.
If the blood pudding is still infused in the creature at the start
of the puddings turn, it disgorges (see Disgorge).
Vinegar Vulnerability: Drinking vinegar forces an infused
blood pudding to abandon a hosts body immediately.
The host takes 2d6 + 4 bludgeoning damage from the
pudding rapidly forcing itself out and must make a
successful DC 14 Con saving throw or be stunned for 1d4
rounds. The blood pudding is poisoned for 2d6 rounds.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate marshes and underground
This monster rolls through dark corridors and marshes looking for
sustenance. Its method of eating is repulsive and alarming to see. In
marshes and swamps, the blood pudding feeds on whatever living
creatures wander by. In underground settings, it tends to hunt for vermin
and for the humanoid denizens that share its environment.
A blood pudding strikes by forming a long pseudopod that winds
around a creature multiple times, pinning the creatures limbs. Unless the
pudding can be forced out of the victims body quickly, it will kill the
host and then consume the corpses soft organs from the inside out. Its an
unpleasant way to die.
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Pyrolisk
This creature resembles a rooster with thinning feathers and leathery, batlike wings covered thinly in
red-tinged feathers. Its tail feathers are yellow-brown save for one bright red feather.
Pyrolisk
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

NE Small monstrosity
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 21 (6d6)
Vulnerability: Cold
damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft., fly
40 ft.
Melee Attack
Beak: +4 to
hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature).
Hit: 1d4 + 2
piercing damage
and the target must
12 Con saving throw or burst
into flames, taking 1d6 fire damage
immediately plus 1d6 fire damage
at the start of each of the pyrolisks
turns for as long as the flames
burn. A creature can extinguish
flames on itself or on an adjacent
creature by using an action to make
a successful DC 10 Dex (Survival) check.
STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 3 (4), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 9 (1)
TRAITS
Pyrotechnics (1/day): As an action, a pyrolisk can
cause an ordinary fire within 120 feet of it to flare
into a burst of sparks and light. This burst is so bright
that all creatures able to see the fire and within
60 feet of it must make a successful DC 10 Wis saving
throw or be blinded for 1d4 rounds. Pyrolisks are
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm lands, underground
Organization: Solitary, flight (24), or flock (613)
The pyrolisk closely resembles a cockatrice and is often mistaken for

that creature. A character who makes a successful DC 15 Int (Nature)
check spots the difference, which lies in the coloration of the pyrolisks
tail feathers and wings. The pyrolisk has a single red feather in its tail
and a reddish tinge to its wings. Otherwise, it appears identical to the
cockatrice.
Pyrolisks are attracted to firelight, such as campfires at night and
glowing forges in dimly-lit blacksmiths shops. If it detects other creatures
around the fire, it uses its pyrotechnics ability to blind them before entering
the circle of light and attacking. These birds are intelligent enough to
take turns causing a fire to flare round after round, guaranteeing that the
maximum number of foes are blinded for as long as possible.
Credit
The pyrolisk originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual II
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Quadricorn
This creature is a two-headed bull-like monstrosity, armed with four sharp-tipped, glistening horns.
Quadricorn
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 59 (7d10 + 21)
Immunity: Charm, stun
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A quadricorn attacks twice with
its horns. The two attacks must be made
against separate targets.
Melee AttackHorns: +6 to hit (reach 5
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 12 (+1), Con 17 (+3),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 9 (1)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Charge: A quadricorn does extra damage
with a horn attack if it moved at least 20
feet in a straight line toward the target of
the attack. It can trample another target
during this move. If the horn attack hits, the
target creature takes an extra 3d8 piercing
damage and must make a successful DC
14 Str check or be pushed 5 feet away
from the quadricorn and knocked prone.
Magic Horns: A quadricorns horns are
treated as magic weapons.
Trample: As it moves, a quadricorn can
trample one Medium or smaller creature.
The target creature must make a DC 14
Dex saving throw when the quadricorn
moves adjacent. If the saving throw
succeeds, the target can move 5 feet
to either side, the quadricorn continues
moving, and the trample attack has no
effect. If the saving throw fails, the target is
knocked prone, takes 1d8 + 4 bludgeoning damage, and
the quadricorn can move through the targets space but
cant end its turn there.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm hills and prairies
Quadricorns resemble two-headed bulls, although the body is more
massive than that of a normal bull, to accommodate the two heads. Unlike
unicorns, with their attraction toward virgins, quadricorns have somewhat
the reverse propensity; they are known to sometimes charge into towns to
find houses of ill repute, where they batter through walls and doors in an
attempt to carry off one or two captive soiled doves.
In general, quadricorns live in barren wilderness areas, and can even be
found making their lairs in caves, although they are not generally found
in deep catacombs. The wilderness around a quadricorns lair shows signs
of the creatures presence: stretches of ground that are heavily trampled
and torn up by hooves, trees with their bark torn off and with deep gouges
from horns, even boulders split cleanly in half from unimaginably heavy
impact.
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Quickwood
This creature resembles an oak tree with a humanlike visage on its trunk. Its bark is dark and
withered with age. A great maw filled with jagged teeth opens in its trunk.
Quickwood
XP 3,900 (CR 8)
N Huge plant
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 149 (13d12 + 65)
Immunity: Lightning and psychic damage; charm, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft.
Multiattack: A quickwood bites once and attacks four times
with its roots.
Hit: 3d8 + 5 piercing damage. This attack roll has tactical
advantage against a target thats grappled by the
quickwood.
Melee AttackRoot: +8 to hit (reach 30 ft.; one creature).
make a successful DC 16 Dex saving throw or be grappled
and dragged 15 feet closer to the quickwood. This attack
roll has tactical advantage against a target thats already
grappled by the quickwood.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 7 (2), Con 20 (+5),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 11 (+0)
TRAITS
Fear Aura: If a quickwood
makes a successful
saving throw against
a spell that would
have damaged it, the
quickwood takes no
damage but instead
absorbs some of the
spells energy and
immediately releases
it as a fear spell in a
30-foot radius instead
of a cone. Saving
throws against this
fear are made
against DC 12.
Grasping Roots: A
creature grappled
by a quickwood
can break free with a successful DC 16 Str (Athletics)

or Dex (Acrobatics) check or by inflicting 10 slashing
damage against the grappling root, thereby severing it
from the plant. Roots have AC 14. Damage done to a root
is not subtracted from the plants overall hit points, and
severing a root doesnt reduce the quickwoods number
of root attacks. If a creature is grappled by more than
one root, each root must be severed or overpowered
individually.
Remote Sensing: A quickwood can see and hear through
any normal oak tree within 360 feet of the quickwood. It
can see and hear through up to ten oak trees at a time,
and it can drop one tree and add another as a bonus
action once per round. An oak tree utilized as a magical
sensor develops a vaguely humanlike visage on its trunk
that seems to peer around itself.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forests, hills, and mountains
Quickwoods appear as nothing more than common oak trees, and are
indistinguishable from them at distances greater than 30 feet. Closer
inspection can reveal a humanlike visage in the trunk, but unless the
quickwood moves, even this face is likely to be dismissed as nothing
more than an unusual arrangement of bark and knots.
Quickwoods are carnivorous, and they prefer the taste of human and
elven flesh above all others.
Quickwoods usually root themselves to a particular location and
rarely move. When they do move, they pull themselves
along slowly with their roots.
Quickwoods use their remote sensing ability
to keep close tabs on their surroundings. If
trespassers are detected, the creature simply
waits until one or more potential victims come
within range of its roots before striking. A
grabbed opponent is pulled close enough
for the quickwood to bite it.
Four root attacks matches up to the
typical quickwood, but larger and
smaller versions can make more or
fewer attacks.
Credit
The quickwood originally
appeared in the First
Edition Monster Manual
II ( TSR/Wizards of the
Coast, 1983) and is used
by permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott
Greene, based on
original material
by Gary Gygax.
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Rat, Shadow
This creature appears as a rat with rotting flesh, torn and matted fur, and blazing red eyes.
Its semitranslucent skin reveals the rats discolored bones and muscles.
Shadow Rat
XP 10 (CR 0)
Unaligned Tiny undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 1 (1d4 1)
Immunity: Poison
damage;
exhaustion,
fright, poison,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
15 ft.
Melee AttackBite:
+4 to hit (reach
5 ft.; one
creature).
Hit: 1
piercing
damage
and the target
may be infected with
cadaver fever (see
below).
STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 9 (1),
Int 2 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Cadaver Fever: At the end of a battle against shadow rats,
anyone who was bitten by a shadow rat must make a
DC 9 Con saving throw against disease. Failure indicates
the character is infected with cadaver fever. An infected
character gains one level of exhaustion immediately
and must repeat the saving throw at the end of every
long rest. Each failed saving throw adds one more level
of exhaustion; a successful saving throw at the end of
a long rest means only that the characters condition
doesnt worsen. The character recovers fully when he
or she makes successful saving throws at the ends of
two consecutive long rests or when lesser restoration or
comparable magic is used on the character.
Shadow Form (1/day): As an action, a shadow rat can

assume shadow form for up to 1 hour. While in shadow
form, its AC increases to 14, it gains immunity to damage
from nonmagical weapons, and it can move through solid
objects and other creatures as if they were difficult terrain.
The shadow rat is destroyed if it is still inside something solid
Shadow Blend: A shadow rat becomes invisible when it
moves into darkness, dim light, or any other space where it
is heavily obscured.
ECOLOGY
Shadow rats are undead rats that can blend effortlessly into shadows
and even reduce their physical form to shadows for a limited time. Other
than their semitranslucent skin (which they have even in shadow form),
they resemble normal rats in every other aspect.
Shadow rats attack relentlessly with their bite attack. Unlike normal
shadows, shadow rats do not create spawn.
Copyright Notice
Authors Clark Peterson and Scott Greene.
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Red Jester
A horrid walking corpse appears, arrayed in brightly colored clothes, floppy shoes, and a
bright red jesters hat complete with jingling bells sewn to the ends of the cap.
Rigor mortis has permanently pulled the creatures face into a broad yet horrifying grin.
Red Jester
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
CN Medium undead
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 67 (15d8)
Immunity: Necrotic and poison damage; exhaustion, fright,
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A red jester attacks twice with fists, or once with
its jesters deck, or twice with its mace.
Melee AttackFist: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
Ranged AttackJesters
Deck: +6 to hit (range
20 ft.; one creature). Hit:
the target creature is
affected as if he or she
drew a random card
from the Deck of Many
Things. In the hands of
anyone but a red jester,
the jesters deck acts as a
normal, nonmagical deck
of playing cards.
Melee Attack +2 Mace of
Merriment: +7 to hit (reach
5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d8
+ 4 bludgeoning damage
and the target must make a
successful DC 14 Wis saving
throw or be paralyzed with
merriment for 1d3 rounds. In
the hands of anyone but a
red jester, the weapon acts
as a +1 mace.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 17 (+3),
Con 10 (+0), Int 15 (+2),
Wis 14 (+2), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Common and
any two others
Skills: Acrobatics +6, Deception
+6, Sleight of Hand +6
action, a red jester can unleash a fear-inducing cackle. All

creatures within 60 feet that hear the cackle must make
a successful DC 14 Wis saving throw or be frightened for
2d4 rounds. A frightened creature has a 50% chance of
immediately dropping everything it holds in its hands.
Unassailable Mind: The mind of a red jester is a twisted and
dangerous place to peer into. If a living creature targets
a red jester with an attack that normally causes psychic
damage, or tries to use telepathy on a red jester, that
creature must make a successful DC 13 Int saving throw
or be cursed, with an effect identical to a permanent
confusion spell. The confusion effect can be ended only
by magic that lifts the curse.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Red jesters are thought to be the undead form of court jesters who were
executed for telling bad jokes, for making fun of their lord and master, or
who died in some other violent, untimely manner. Legend speaks of the
red jesters as being the court jesters of Orcus, Demon Prince of the
Undead, sent to the Material Plane to entertain those the
demon prince singled out for special attention. The real
truth behind their origin remains a mystery.
While they can be encountered from the coldest to
the warmest regions of the world and on any type
of terrain, a red jester is generally encountered near
civilization. They are the only undead that show
any sign of retaining a sense of humor that living
persons might relate to (as opposed to the sorts of
things some undead appear to find amusing, such
as sadism, horror, and death). Red jesters seem
to actually enjoy entertaining the living, at least
briefly. They can turn murderous at the drop of a
hat, however, if their act doesnt get exactly the
reaction the red jester expected or hoped for.
Most red jesters don masks or wear heavy
makeup to disguise their deathly features.
They engage in humorous patter during their
acts, lapsing between languages apparently
without regard for the audienceand failing
to get a laugh is sure to send a red jester
into a rampage, even if its his own fault
for telling the joke in a language no one
in the audience understands. This patter
of jokes, riddles, and bad puns keeps up
even while the red jester is murdering
everyone within reach.
The trouble usually begins when
the strange entertainer does something
inexplicable that fails to get a laugh,
then grits his teeth and says, Maybe
youd prefer to see . . . a card trick?
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TRAITS
Fear Cackle (1/day): As an
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Ronus
A horrific creature steps forth, its body that of a great gray wolf and its
head resembling a tremendous falcon covered with light brown feathers.
It sits poised to pounce, gnashing its black, razor-sharp beak.
Ronus
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 16 (3d8 + 3)
OFFENSE
Speed: 60 ft.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 16 (+3), Con 12 (+1),
Int 4 (3), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 7 (2)
Languages: None
A ronus lair is always hard to find, being camouflaged with boulders,

leaves, fallen trees, and broken tree limbs. Although they hunt in forests,
they prefer rocky areas for their lairs, because stony ground makes it
harder for enemies to follow the ronuses tracks to their lairs entrance.
In areas where hunting is good, several ronus packs might share the same
lair. They are smart enough to understand that theres safety in numbers.
Ronuses are blazingly fast sprinters. They use their speed to great
advantage when hunting. While one portion of the pack stalks prey noisily
to keep it moving and to keep its attention focused on whats behind,
another portion races ahead at top speed and waits for the prey to stumble
into their ambush, where theyll be caught with no way forward and no
way back.
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ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forest
Organization: Pack (38) or lair (614)
When the sound of a falcons shriek and a wolfs howl
mix together in the night air, chances are good
that a ronus is nearby and about to strike.
Turning and running wont help; that only
incites the pack, because they know few
normal creatures can outrun them.
Ronuses always hunt in packs. The
only time a runus is encountered alone
is if it is injured, sick, old, or cast out
of its pack. Such a creature wont attack
unless provoked and fights only to
defend itself.
Ronuses live by hunting for
fresh meat. They will eat anything
from mice to rabbits to goblins
to ogres; anything they can
catch and kill is food. Prey is
attacked and dispatched as
quickly as possible, before
it has a chance to mount a
defense against the pack.
Prey is eaten where it falls.
The pack ravenously devours
most of the meat, but enough
is left behind on the bones for
other
scavengerswhich
encourages creatures the
ronuses can eat to live in
their territory.
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Russet Mold
This plant appears to be a normal rust stain formed by iron-rich water trickling across the stone for ages.
and caves. On closer inspection (within 10 feet), it can
be identified with a successful DC 15 Int (Nature) check.
Once characters are familiar with it (theyve had a
prior encounter with russet mold), it can be identified
automatically, but this identification still requires close
inspection.
Russet Mold
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Initiative +2
AC 8
hp: 9 (2d8)
Immunity: Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage;
Cold, fire, necrotic, poison, and psychic damage; all
conditions
Vulnerability: Acid damage
Speed: 0 ft.
Area AttackSpores: automatic hit (range 5 ft. radius;
all creatures in radius). Hit: each target must make a
successful DC 12 Con saving throw or take 2d6 poison
damage and become poisoned. While poisoned, a
creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns. On a successful save, the poisoned condition ends;
on a failed save, the creature takes another 2d6 poison
damage. A creature that dies from this poison damage
reanimates 24 hours later, transformed into a vegepygmy
commoner. The spores remain active in a dead
creatures body, so if a creature is restored to life before it
reanimates, it is still poisoned and it continues taking
poison damage until the poison is neutralized
magically or by a successful save.
ECOLOGY
Russet mold thrives in dark, wet areas. It looks nearly identical to the
rust streaks and stains that can be found in every cave or dungeon where
water trickles down the walls and forms puddles on the floor. When a
living creature gets within 5 feet, however, the russet mold coughs out
a burst of spores that forms a cloud 15 feet in diameter, centered on the
russet mold. This cloud contains a deadly, mutagenic poison that not only
kills creatures unfortunate enough to be caught in it, but transforms them
into vegepygmies.
A patch of russet mold is 5 to 7 feet in diameter.
Acid is by far the most effective way to kill a patch of russet mold. If
none is available, alcohol can also be used, but it does just 2 points of
damage per gallon, or 1 point per gallon if beer or wine are used.
TRAITS
Camouflage: From a distance of
10 feet or more, russet mold
is indistinguishable from
the normal rust stains
that are often seen
in damp dungeons
Credit
Russet mold originally appeared in the First
Edition module S3 Expedition to the Barrier
Peaks ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1980) and
later in the First Edition Monster Manual II (
TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by
permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on
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Ryven
This humanoid resembles an anthropomorphic badger. It stands nearly as tall as a human,
but its body is broader and covered with gray fur, with a white stripe running across the top of its head
and down its back to its bushy tail. A ryven has long, sharp claws on its fingers and toes alike.
ability (DC 13, attack +5). It doesnt need
material components to cast these spells.
The listed spells are suggestions only;
others can be chosen instead. Ryven
shamans are immune to rage.
Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, guidance,
resistance
1st level (x4): cure wounds, faerie fire,
goodberry, speak with animals
2nd level (x2): beast sense, moonbeam
White and Black Death: Some ryven
(approximately 1 in 5) coat their
weapons and claws with a poison
known as the white and black
death. A living creature struck by
a poisoned weapon or claw must
make a successful DC 12 Con saving
throw or take 1d6 poison damage
immediately and be poisoned for 1d6
rounds.
Ryven
XP 200 (CR 1)
Neutral Medium humanoid
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 19 (3d8 + 6)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A ryven normally
makes one melee attack or
one ranged attack. When
berserk, it bites once and
1d6 + 2 slashing damage; also
see White and Black Death,
below.
Melee AttackShortsword: +4 to
1d6 + 2 piercing damage; also
see White and Black Death, below.
Ranged AttackLight Crossbow: +4
to hit (range 80 ft./320 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 2 piercing
damage; also see White and
Black Death, below.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, raiding party (4
9), or tribe (1130 plus 216 noncombatants,
13 shamans, and 26 giant badgers)
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2),
Con 14 (+2), Int 8 (1),
Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Common
Skills: Perception +3, Survival +3
TRAITS
Rage: When a ryven is reduced to 12 or fewer hit points in
combat, it flies into a berserk rage lasting ten rounds (one
minute). While berserk, the ryven has tactical advantage
on bite attacks, it uses both its bite and claw attacks,
all of its attacks do 2 extra points of damage, and it
gains resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage. It drops whatever it held in its hands and fights
solely with tooth and claw. Ryven shamans are immune to
rage.
Ryven Shaman: Any large group of ryvens (seven or more)
will be accompanied by one or more tribal shamans. A
ryven shaman has heightened Wisdom (16) and the ability
to cast the following spells, using Wisdom as its spellcasting
Ryven are known as badger-folk by other races.

They resemble man-sized, bipedal badgers. They
are a battle-hardened race, having waged war
for generations with elves and centaurs. Ryven
warriors carry the scars from their battles with
pride.
Most ryvens carry weaponsshortswords and
spears are among their favoritesbut their use
of weapons is really a type of cultural shorthand
that tells other ryvens, I am under control;
see, Im using a sword! When berserk
rage seizes them, they instinctively
drop whatever weapons they held and
resort to their teeth and claws: the old
weapons, as they refer to them.
Some (mostly those whove been in the wars for a long time) coat their
weapons, crossbow bolts, and sometimes even their claws with a specially
formulated poison called the white and black death. These poison-users
are not casual killers but a distinct cult within ryven society. The feelings
of other ryven toward them is complicated. They are admired for their
prowess in battle and their ability to protect the pack, but at the same
time, most ryven have a general unease about the use of poison as being
somehow less than courageous.
Ryvens attack with surprise whenever possible. Theyve been known to
burrow into ambush positions, then burst up out of the ground in a blast of
rock and dirt when an enemy enters their killing zone.
As tribal folk, ryvens dig extensive burrows deep into hillsides and
riverbanks. The largest, strongest members of a tribe invariably become
its leaders, and the wiliest become its shamans. It is not uncommon to
find more than one tribe sharing the same burrow complex. Each usually
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has its own, sometimes secret, entrances and living chambers, but all of
the tunnels are interconnected for rapid movement and defense. Entrances
and exits are well camouflaged so enemies and predators cant easily find
them. Although ryvens arent especially religious, they consider their
shrines and temples to be the most important chambers in their warrens,
so they are always guarded. In most cases, the temple doubles as a final
redoubt in case the burrow is overrun.
Thanks to the efforts of their shamans, all ryven tribes count giant
badgers among their friends. Sometimes giant badgers live in a warren
alongside the ryvens; other times, they live nearby.
The favorite meals of ryvens include sheep, goat, deer, and snakes,
but they arent above consuming the flesh of humanoid enemies. They
consume massive quantities of meat, much more than one would expect
for creature of their size.
Ryvens are primarily nocturnal, so most encounters with them occur at
night. They have no difficulty hunting and fighting during the day; they
just prefer nighttime.
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Sandling
This creature appears to be a large snake formed of earth and sand.
A simple slit functions as the creatures mouth.
Sandling
XP 200 (CR 1)
Unaligned Large elemental
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d10 + 4)
weapons
Immunity: Poison damage; paralysis, poison, prone, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 13 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 4 (3), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 11 (+0)
Languages: Understands Terran but cant speak
Sandlings are creatures from the Elemental Plane of Earth. A sandling

in its natural form resembles a mound of sand that covers a 10-foot area.
A typical sandling is 10 feet long but can grow to a length of 20 to 25 feet.
If one visits the Material Plane, it probably was summoned by a
spellcaster of some type. Occasionally a sandling slips through a vortex
between the planes, but thats a rare occurrence. Sandlings live on a
diet of minerals only. They cant digest plants, herbs, meat, or any other
substance that has ever been alive. Creatures killed by a sandling are left
where they fall.
Sandlings are entirely solitary, and they have no societal structure of
any kind. Though they harbor no ill-will toward others of their kind, it is
very rare to find two or more sandlings even near one another, let alone
cooperating. It is believed that a new sandling is created when one grows
large enough to divide in half.
Credit
The sandling originally appeared in the First Edition module A4 In the
Dungeons of the Slave Lords ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and
Copyright Notice
TRAITS
Vulnerability to Water: A sandling that
is hit by at least two gallons of
water has its speed halved,
its AC reduced by 2, and
it cant use reactions
for one round.
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Elemental Plane
of Earth
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Screaming Devilkin
This winged creature is humanoid in appearance, with frail, spindly arms and legs.
It also has a long, thick tail that ends in a wicked barb.
Screaming Devilkin
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
LE Small fiend
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 13 (3d6 + 3)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackTail Barb: +4 to hit
STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 13 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 6 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Infernal
TRAITS
Scream: A screaming devilkin
continuously emits a painful howl.
Creatures with hearing must make a
successful DC 11 Con saving throw every
time they start their turn within 60 feet of
a screaming devilkin or be incapacitated
and deafened until the start of their
next turn. It doesnt matter how many
screaming devilkin are within range; only
one saving throw needs to be made each round.
A silence spell can negate devilkin screaming for the
duration of the spell.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Shrill wails echoing through the night signal the arrival of a screaming
devilkin. Screaming devilkins are small creatures, humanoid in
appearance but with frail, spindly arms and legs. These weak limbs are
nearly useless for combat and locomotion, but the screaming devilkin
makes up for this disability by flying everywhere with its batlike wings.
Screaming devilkins are fast fliers but not particularly agile on the wing.
Screaming devilkins also have a long, muscular, barbed tail that is their
primary means of physical attack.
Screaming devilkins are tireless foes. They attack mortals on sight and
never back down no matter how a fight is progressing.
A typical screaming devilkin is 3 feet tall and has a wingspan of about 5
feet. Its skin is reddish-brown and its eyes are entirely black. Their barbed
tails are up to 4 feet long.
Credit
The screaming devilkin originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Philip Masters.
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Scythe Tree
This twisted tree has many branches but few leaves. In the center of its trunk is a long, deep scar.
Its roots are twisted and blackened as if by fire.
Scythe Tree
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
CE Huge plant
Initiative 1
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forest
Organization: Solitary or grove (47)
DEFENSE
hp: 76 (8d12 + 24)
nonmagical weapons
unconsciousness
Scythe trees are malevolent plants that live in dense forest, where they
blend in with normal trees around them. Scythe trees are carnivorous by
nature and draw very little sustenance from sun, air, or earth, preferring a
diet of dryad or elf flesh.
Scythe trees average 20 feet in height, but they can reach or even exceed
heights of 30 feet, with a trunk diameter of 3 feet. Their bark is dark brown,
becoming darker near the roots. What few
leaves a scythe tree has are reddish-brown
year-round; they dont change color or
fall off as the seasons change.
The branches of a scythe tree
curve like scythes (hence the
trees name). The scar on its trunk
is the trees mouth.
Scythe trees hate treants and
dryads. They attack dryads on
sight, but they steer clear of treants
unless the scythe trees have a
significant numbers advantage.
A scythe tree stands
motionless, appearing to be a
normal tree, until prey comes
within range. Then it slashes
with its scythe-like limbs in
an effort to cut its foe into
bite-size pieces.
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A scythe tree
attacks three times with
branches.
Melee AttackBranch:
one creature). Hit:
2d6 + 5 slashing
damage. A
scythe tree
scores a
critical hit if
the attack
roll is a natural
19 or 20.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 8 (1),
Con 17 (+3), Int 10 (+0),
Wis 13 (+1), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: Sylvan, Treant
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Sea Serpents
The sea serpents, great snakelike creatures that have roamed the oceans
for ages, are nearly as old as the dragons that roam the sky. Unlike dragons,
these great, scaly, serpentine beasts are products of natural evolution,
though many scholars suspect magical influence, either deliberate or
natural, somewhere in their evolution.
Sea serpents display great variation in size, color, intellect, and
temperament. All of them, however, bear certain similarities. They
are long, serpentine, warmblooded creatures that resemble snakes in
appearance, though they also have two sets of flippers. On some sea
serpents, these flippers are large and powerful, while on others they are
so small and atrophied as to be almost unnoticeable. All sea serpents are
aquatic, as their name implies, but they can survive for extended times out
of water and some can even make their way about on land. Furthermore,
all sea serpents are sentient, with intellects ranging from that of a smart
dolphin to levels rivaling the smartest humans.
One trait that sea serpents share with dragons is a sense of innate superiority,
a feeling that they are unequalled, unchallenged masters of the sea.
Unlike dragons, sea serpents are not distinguished by color or age. A few
species are as acquisitive as dragons, but most have no interest in hoarding
wealth or surrounding themselves with worshipful, lesser creatures. All
sea serpents can speak and understand Aquatic, and many know Draconic
as well. The more intelligent among them often learn the languages of
nearby marine civilizations or the languages of seagoing surface dwellers.
In combat, most sea serpents use similar tactics. All have venomous
bites, and all have the ability to trap prey in their coils and crush the life
out of them the way a giant constrictor snake does. The largest sea serpents
can even crush ships this way; mariners in their smoky dens delight in
recounting tales of horror about great serpents that splintered mighty hulls
and then gulped down the helpless sailors as they splashed in the water or
sank into the brine.
Because they are intelligent, sea serpents can often be reasoned with
or bargained with, if the bargainer has something the sea serpent wants
and approaches as a supplicant, not an equal. They are adaptable to
circumstances and never throw themselves into battle rashly.
Sea Serpent, Brine

This serpentine creature is about 20 feet long from nose to tail, with two sets of large flippers
and a body thats somewhat wider side-to-side than top-to-bottom. A finned crest runs the
length of its back. The body is dark blue with a lighter underbelly, often tinged with
rust or green highlights, and the head is marked with notable, almost batlike ears.
Brine Sea Serpent
XP 5,900 (CR 10)

CE Huge dragon (aquatic)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 168 (16d12 + 64)
Saving Throws: Dex +6, Con +8, Str +9
Immunity: Paralysis, prone, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: swim 60 ft.
Multiattack: A brine sea serpent attacks once with its tail and either
bites or uses its brine blast.
Melee AttackBite: +9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d10 + 5
piercing damage plus 2d6 poison damage, and the target must
make a successful DC 17 Str saving throw or be grappled and
restrained. If the target of this attack is already grappled by the sea
serpent, the attack hits automatically but the target repeats the
saving throw, escaping from the grapple and restraint if the save
succeeds. A brine serpent can have one creature grappled at a time.
Melee AttackTail Slap: +9 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d8
+ 5 bludgeoning damage and the target is pushed 10 feet away
from the sea serpent.
Area AttackBrine Blast (1/day): automatic hit (range 50-ft. cone;
creatures in cone). Hit: 10d8 acid damage, or half damage with a
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STATISTICS
Str 21 (+5), Dex 15 (+2), Con 18 (+4),
Int 7 (2), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Aquan, Draconic
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
The sea serpent can take up to three legendary actions per
turn.
Coiling Maneuver: +9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
or be grappled and restrained by the sea serpent. A brine
serpent can have one creature grappled at a time.
Concentrate Brine: The sea serpent can try to recharge its
brine blast attack. Roll 1d6; the attack recharges on a roll
of 5 or 6.
Tail Attack: The sea serpent uses its tail attack against a
target within reach.
ECOLOGY
The brine sea serpent is an aggressive but relatively stupid (compared

to other sea serpents) predator of the deeps. It is the only sea serpent
able to attack in a manner similar to a dragons breath weapon. The brine
sea serpent has a special organ that harvests sodium from seawater and
stores it in concentrated form in a gland in its cheek. Unlike a dragons
breath, this weapon takes an hour or more to recharge after its used, but
the brine serpent can speed the process by gulping enormous quantities
of seawater.
The brine serpent lives in a cave on the ocean floor, where it maintains a
hoard, much as a dragon does. The brine serpents hoard is scavenged from
sunken ships, so it often lives in seas known for their storm dangerous
storms; besides the potential for treasure, storms also send tasty sailors
sinking down into the brine serpents territory. A brine serpent will attack
a ship directly if it is hungry enough.
The eyes of a brine serpent are small, but it possesses large ears that
give it exceptional hearing. In quiet seas, it can detect sounds from many
miles away.
Against lone prey, the brine serpent likely just rushes in and attack with
its bite, saving the brine blast in case a bigger target becomes available.
When confronting a group, it uses its brine blast first.
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Sea Serpent, Deep Hunter

The serpent is about 60 feet long and 10 feet thick. Its body scales are smooth,
each about the size of a large shield, and the entire serpent is deep green to jet black in color,
with eyes a nearly solid, deep scarlet.
Deep Hunter Sea Serpent
XP 11,500 (CR 14)

LN Gargantuan dragon (aquatic)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 232 (16d20 + 64)
Saving Throws: Str +10, Dex +7, Con +9
OFFENSE
Speed: swim 60 ft.
Multiattack: A deep hunter attacks once with its tail and either bites or
uses its swallow attack.
Melee AttackBite: +10 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d12
+ 5 piercing damage plus 2d10 poison damage, and the target
must make a successful DC 18 Str saving throw or be grappled and
restrained. If the target of this attack is already grappled by the
sea serpent, the attack hits automatically but the target repeats
the saving throw; if the save succeeds, the target escapes from the
grapple and restraint, but if the save fails, the target is swallowed (see
below). A deep hunter can have up to two creatures grappled at a
time.
Melee AttackSwallow (recharge 5, 6): automatic hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature grappled by the deep hunter). Hit: the target must make
a successful DC 18 Str saving throw or be swallowed. A swallowed
creature is blinded and restrained. It takes 2d12 +5 piercing damage
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immediately, and another 3d8 bludgeoning damage plus
2d8 acid damage automatically at the start of each of
the sea serpents turns. Up to two Large creatures and
any number of smaller creatures can be inside the deep
hunter at one time. A swallowed creature is unaffected
by anything happening outside the deep hunter or by
attacks from outside it. A swallowed creature can get out
of the deep hunter by using 15 feet of movement, but
only after the sea serpent is dead.
Melee AttackTail Slap: +10 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one
target is pushed 10 feet away from the sea serpent.
STATISTICS
Str 21 (+5), Dex 15 (+2), Con 18 (+4),
Int 7 (2), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
turn.
or be grappled and restrained by the sea serpent. A deep
hunter can have up to two creatures grappled at a time.

Unhinge Jaw: The sea serpent can try to recharge its swallow
attack. Roll 1d6; the attack recharges on a roll of 5 or 6.
ECOLOGY
The immense deep hunter sea serpent lives in the deepest parts of the
ocean, where it delights in hunting down and killing the most fearsome
creatures of the sea. Its preferred prey is giant squids, the largest whales,
and sometimes even other sea serpentsonly the long-slumbering kraken
is more feared than this monstrous predator of the sea. Its lair usually
is near thermal vents or underwater volcanoes, where the water is very
warm. When hunting, however, it can be encountered anywhere at sea.
Thankfully, the deep hunter seldom comes to the surface, because its
favorite prey sticks to deep water. When one is sighted on the surface,
rumors of its presence can cause shipping to reroute thousands of miles
out of its way to avoid deep hunter-infested water, or to not venture out
of port at all. Such a sighting is a calamity for commerce, but also a great
opportunity for the few sea captains brave enough to risk a trip through
a deep hunters territory (and charismatic enough to find a crew that will
share the risk).
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Sea Serpent, Fanged

This serpent is 12 to 15 feet long and 5 feet thick. Its body scales are thick and hard,
making it somewhat slower than other sea serpents but also giving it excellent armor.
This serpents most notable feature, however, is multiple rows of long,
sharp teeth that line its jaws beneath large, lidless red eyes with white pupils.
Skills: Athletics +7,
Perception +3
Fanged Sea Serpent
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
NE Large dragon (aquatic)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 18
hp: 85 (10d10 + 30)
OFFENSE
Speed: swim 30 ft.
1d12 + 4 piercing damage plus 2d6 poison damage. The
target must make a successful DC 14 Con saving throw
or be poisoned for 1d4 rounds. The fanged sea serpent
scores a critical hit if its attack roll is a natural 18, 19, or 20;
see Impale, below.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 5 (3), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
TRAITS
Impale: When a
fanged sea
serpent delivers
a critical hit, it
drives its fangs
completely
through the
creatures
body or limbs.
An impaled
creature is
grappled and
takes 1d12
+ 4 piercing
damage at
the start of
each of the
fanged sea
serpents
turns. It
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also takes 1d12 piercing damage when it escapes from
the grapple. A fanged sea serpent can have up to one
Medium or two Small creatures impaled at one time.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, or swarm (320)
The fanged sea serpent is a vicious predator of the sea. Although it is
much smaller than other sea monsters such as the bine serpent or the deep
hunter, it is greatly feared for its tendency to travel in packs that swarm over
creatures or vessels much larger than any individual member of the pack.
Fanged sea serpents are nomadic. They follow the ocean currents yearround, which means they can be found all around the worldbut only for
part of the year. Fishermen often take their vacations during the season
when fanged sea serpents are swarming in nearby water.

An attack by fanged sea serpents is a terrifying sight. They close in on
selected prey from all sides, and the water boils and foams red from the
writhing, splashing bodies tearing at the unfortunate victim. Fanged sea
serpents have been known to attack their own kind, but only when starving.
Fanged sea serpents on their own usually live on large fish and avoid
confronting intelligent creatures of any kind unless they are desperate
or believe its a fight they cant lose. They are fearless and aggressive
in a group, however. Packs of fanged sea serpents are known to attack
creatures much larger than themselves. Once a target is surroundedand
in water, all sides includes above and below, toofew marine creatures
can stand up to a determined assault by these ferocious predators.
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Sea Serpent, Shipbreaker

This devastating serpent is over
120 feet long and 15 feet thick.
Its scales are dark gray or
brown, festooned with seaweed,
barnacles, lampreys, and
other sea life. Its maw is
the size of a wagon, with teeth
the size of greatswords.
Shipbreaker Sea Serpent
XP 25,000 (CR 20)

CN Gargantuan dragon (aquatic)
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 310 (20d20 + 100)
Saving Throws: Dex +7, Con +11, Str +14
Immunity: Paralysis, prone, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A shipbreaker can bite
once, attack with its tail, and ram a
ship (if its ram attack is available).
piercing damage plus 2d10 poison
damage, and the target must
make a successful DC 22 Str
saving throw or be grappled
and restrained. A ship breaker
can have up to two creatures
grappled at a time. This attack
scores a critical hit if the attack roll is
a natural 19 or 20.
Melee AttackTail Slap: +14 to hit
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+ 8 bludgeoning damage and the target is pushed 20 feet
away from the sea serpent.
Melee AttackRam (recharge 6): automatic hit (one ship).
Hit: the vessel makes a Hull saving throw, using the most
appropriate DC from the table below, based on the ships
type. The vessel sinks when it has failed the listed number of
saving throws. The proficiency bonus of the ships captain
can be added to the saving throw.
Ship Type
Hull DC
Sinks after
Rowboat
20
1 failed save
Barge
19
1 failed save
Oared Galley, small
18
2 failed saves
Oared Galley, large
16
2 failed saves
Sailing Merchant, small
17
2 failed saves
Sailing Merchant, large
15
3 failed saves
Sailing Warship
13
3 failed saves
STATISTICS
Str 26 (+8), Dex 13 (+1), Con 21 (+5),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 17 (+3), Cha 17 (+3)
Languages: Understands Aquan and Draconic but seldom
speaks
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
turn.
or be grappled and restrained by the sea serpent.
Its Coming Round!: The shipbreaker can try to recharge its
ram attack. Roll 1d6; the attack recharges on a roll of

5 or 6.
ECOLOGY
The legendary shipbreaker is believed (and hoped!) to be the largest
of the sea serpents, a true behemoth that rules the seas. It is a fearless
hunter that enjoys attacking seagoing vessels and tearing out their hulls or
capsizing them by ramming. It is believed by many sailors and seafarers
that only one of these mighty beasts exists. Thankfully, it seems to spend
most of its time hibernating.
A shipbreaker attacks ships and huge-sized creatures as its primary
prey. It ignores smaller creatures except as snacks, or if directly
threatened by one. Its favorite tactic is to either smash a ships hull with
the shipbreakers massive snout or armored spine, or to crush the vessel
by coiling the shipbreakers massive body around it, or to swamp it with a
might slap of the creatures tail. Once the vessel is destroyed and sinking,
the shipbreaker feasts on the drowning sailors in the water.
The shipbreaker is most often sighted well out of sight from land. It has
been known to shadow a ship for hours or days, letting its mere presence
instill terror in the crew, as they know theres no escape from the coming
calamity.
It is unknown what language the shipbreaker speaks or understands,
if any, because no one has ever reported hearing anything but terrifying
bellows from it. In fact, the creature understands and can speak both Aquan
and Common, but it almost never does. What could a mortal possibly say
that would merit a response from the shipbreaker?
A shipbreaker can drag itself across reefs and even onto dry land with
its broad, flat flippers, but it seldom has any reason to. If the shipbreaker
is bent on destroying a ship and its crew, even taking shelter in a shallow
lagoon or abandoning the ship entirely to seek safety on an island wont
stave off the shipbreakers fury.
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Sea Serpent, Spitting

The bodies of these serpents are 15 to 18 feet long, with a girth of up to 3 feet. They are covered with
serrated scales of brown, green, or blue, giving their hides a mottled, shimmery appearance.
Their heads are short, with thick, muscular necks concealed beneath a webbed fringe.
Spitting Sea Serpent
XP 1,800 (CR 5)
CE Large dragon (aquatic)
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
AC 14
hp: 97 (13d10 + 26)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A spitting sea serpent spits
once and bites once, or it can make a
constrict attack.
creature). Hit: 2d8 + 4 piercing damage and
the target must make a successful DC 13 Con
saving throw or take 1d8 poison damage.
Ranged AttackSpit: +7 to hit (range 60 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 3d6 + 4 acid damage. This attack
functions underwater with no penalty.
Melee AttackConstrict: +7 to hit (range 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: the target must make a successful
DC 15 Dex saving throw or be grappled and
restrained and take 4d8 + 4 bludgeoning damage.
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 18 (+4), Con 14 (+2),
Int 8 (1), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Understands Aquan but seldom speaks
ECOLOGY
Spitting sea serpents are a fiercely territorial if not terribly intelligent
species that can be a great hazard along coastlines. They are renowned
for their ability to spit gobs of acidic spittle onto creatures that threaten
them. Their spittle is just as dangerous underwater as through the air
and they have been known to spit at people on the decks of ships and on
docks, wharfs, and beaches. Being able to move (slowly) on land, they
sometimes hunt along the shore, killing creatures with their spit and then
crawling onto land to retrieve the carcass and drag it back to the sea.
Spitting sea serpents dwell in shallow coastal water and and avoid deep
water, where they sometimes fall prey to larger sea serpents and other
gigantic sea predators such as giant squids or octopi. They are most often
found in water well away from high-traffic shipping lanes, because sailors
kill them on sight, too. Remote stretches of coast are where spitting sea
serpents are most likely to be encountered.
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Seahorse, Giant
This aquatic creature resembles an ordinary seahorse with a vaguely equine-shaped head, fins
emerging from the base of its head, and a curling tail that extends to a length of 8 feet or more.
Giant Seahorse
Training a Giant Seahorse
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 26 (4d10 + 4)
OFFENSE
Speed: swim 30 ft.
Melee AttackTail Slap: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 13 (+1),
Int 2 (4), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm aquatic
Organization: Solitary, pair, or herd (2040)
Giant seahorses are larger versions of the common seahorse that spend
their days swimming slowly while dining on crustaceans and other small,
aquatic life. The average giant seahorse is about eight feet long and
weighs 300 pounds.
Giant seahorses reproduce four times a year through internal
fertilization. During reproduction, the female giant seahorse lays between
300 and 700 eggs in the males incubation pouch (which resembles the
pouch of a kangaroo). After 20 days, the eggs hatch, and the young
remain in the pouch until they are capable of swimming on their own
(about ten days). Newborn giant seahorses are about 1-foot long and
reach maturity in 8 months. Giant seahorses are monogamous and mate
for life.
A giant seahorses body is covered in fine scales. Its head has a long
snout that gives it an eerie resemblance to a horse. Its back is lined with
small dorsal fins. Giant seahorses range in color from yellow to dull green
to brown. Their eyes are almost always brown; the rare seahorse with blue
eyes is prized by mermen, tritons, and other underwater races.
Giant seahorses are not aggressive. They attack only if cornered or if
a member of the herd is threatened. In combat, a giant seahorse slaps an
opponent with its powerful tail or occasionally butts with its bony head.
Most simply flee when confronted.
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A giant seahorse requires training before it can bear a rider,

and even more training before it can serve as a mount in combat.
Creatures who train giant seahorses (mermen and tritons, mainly)
like to start with a seahorse that shows curiosity about other
creatures rather than fear. Training a seahorse as an aquatic mount
takes six weeks of work followed by a successful DC 20 Wis
(Animal Handling) check. Riding a seahorse calls for an exotic
saddle.
Seahorse eggs are worth 500 gp apiece on the animal market,
while young are worth 800 gp each. Professional trainers charge
1,000 gp to rear or train a giant seahorse.
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Sepulchral Guardian
A humanoid wearing iron armor stands before you. In its hands it holds a wickedly sharp halberd.
Its eyes show no signs of life.
or halberds, and the touch of the weapon transmits a wasting disease from
the guardian into the target of the attack. When creatures are affected by
a sepulchral guardians dread, the guardian tries to corner the victim so it
can attack from 10 feet away with its pole weapon while the frightened
creature cowers under the blows, unable to get close enough to use its
weapons. These constructs are intelligent enough to pursue an intruder
through nearby corridors and chambers of a tomb, but they seldom leave
the immediate structure theyve been set to guard, even to chase down a
thief who stole something.
Sepulchral guardians cant speak; they are incapable of uttering any
sound, but their armor scrapes and grinds loudly when they move. As they
stand perfectly still on guard, however, they are also perfectly silent.
A sepulchral guardian body is constructed from 500 pounds of iron
mixed with rare chemicals totaling 1,000 gp and fashioned into armor
that is fused to the preserved corpse of a humanoid.
Sepulchral Guardian
XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 14 (scale mail)
hp: 65 (10d8 + 20)
Resistance: Acid and lightning damage; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from nonadamantine weapons
Immunity: Cold, fire, necrotic, poison, and psychic
damage; charm, disease, fright, paralysis,
petrification, poison, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackGlaive: +5 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d10 + 3 slashing damage and the target
must make a DC 12 Con saving throw or be infected with
crypt fatigue (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 17 (+3), Dex 10 (+0), Con 14 (+2),
Int 5 (3), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 12 (+1)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Crypt Fatigue: A creature infected with crypt fatigue gains
one level of exhaustion immediately, and gains one more
level every time it fails the DC 12 Con saving throw after
taking damage from a sepulchral guardian. An infected
creature must make a DC 12 Con saving throw at the end
of every long rest; with a successful save, it recovers from
one level of exhaustion, but with a failed save, it gains one
level of exhaustion. The disease is cured when the victim
no longer has any levels of exhaustion.
Dread: Living creatures with line of sight to one or more
sepulchral guardians and within 50 feet of them must
make a successful DC 11 Wis saving throw or be
frightened for 2d4 rounds. A successful save renders the
target immune to any guardians dread for 24 hours.
ECOLOGY
Sepulchral guardians are constructs created from the preserved corpses
of dead humanoids that have been encased in iron. They are created for
one purpose only: to guard the final resting place of a dead creature. Once
activated, a sepulchral guardian performs its task until it is destroyed.
Even the death of its creator does not disrupt a sepulchral guardian: many
are created to guard the final resting places of their creators.
A sepulchral guardian appears as a humanoid standing just over 6 feet
tall. Its entire body except for its face is encased in a suit of banded iron.
Its face, while humanoid, shows no sign of life, and its eyes are filled with
the emptiness of an automaton. Most sepulchral guardians wield glaives
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Shadow Mastiff
This creature resembles an enormous dog, but with shadow-stuff for flesh.
Shadow Mastiff
XP 100 (CR 1/2)
CE Medium fiend
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 22 (5d8)
weapons
poison
OFFENSE
Speed: 45 ft.
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 10 (+0),
Int 4 (3), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +6
TRAITS
Frightful Howl: As an action, a shadow
mastiff can emit a terrifying, otherworldly
howl that conjures nightmare visions in
those who hear it. All living creatures
within 300 feet of the shadow mastiff
that hear its howl must make a
successful DC 12 Wis saving throw or
be frightened for 3d6 rounds. While
frightened, the creature must move
away from the shadow mastiff as rapidly
as possible, until its far enough away
that it cant hear the howling at all (not
just beyond the howls effective 300-foot
range).
Shadow Affinity: A shadow mastiff has
tactical advantage on Dex (Stealth)
checks in dim light or darkness, and it
can make a Stealth check to become
hidden as a bonus action anytime it is in
darkness or dim light. A shadow mastiff suffers the effect of
being poisoned while in bright light.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Hunting pack (416)
Shadow mastiffs are large dogs resembling normal mastiffs but
seemingly composed of solid shadow. The existence of these and similar
shadow creatures leads some scholars to posit the existence of an entire
Plane of Shadow, but such conjectures are scoffed at by more experienced
travelers of the multiverse. Theres no denying, however, that the glossy

black coats and powerful jaws of these creatures have the look of shadow
about them. Whats more, when a shadow mastiff is killed, its body rapidly
evaporates into wisps of ectoplasmic darkness that flow into any nearby
shadows and disappear.
Shadow mastiffs are hunters of the night. They always travel in packs,
and except when they are trying to sneak up on prey, their fearful howling
is constant. On a quiet night, they can be heard baying from more than a
mile away; farther if the wind is right.
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Shadow, Lesser
This creature appears to be a humanoid constructed of living darkness.
Lesser Shadow
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
CE Medium undead
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 7 (2d8 2)
Resistance: Acid, cold, fire, lightning, and thunder
damage; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage
Immunity: Necrotic and poison damage; poison, prone,
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 40 ft.
Melee AttackStrength Damage: +4 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 2 necrotic damage and
the targets Strength is reduced by 1. If its Strength is
reduced to 0, the target dies. Lost Strength is recovered
fully after a long or short rest.
STATISTICS
Str 5 (3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 9 (1),
Int 5 (3), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Shadow Affinity: A lesser shadow has tactical
advantage on Dex (Stealth) checks in dim
light or darkness, and it can make a Stealth
check to become hidden as a bonus action
anytime it is in darkness or dim light.
ECOLOGY
According to ancient texts, an arcane creature
known only as the Shadow Lord created beings
of living darkness to aid him and protect him.
These beings, called shadows, were formed
through a combination of darkness and evil. He also
created lesser beings of darkness, not as powerful as his favored creations.
These creatures are known as lesser shadows. Though not as powerful
as shadows, lesser shadows are every bit as evil. Until it moves, a lesser
shadow is indistinguishable from any mundane shadow.
Lesser shadows hide in darkness, springing to attack when living
opponents wander too close. They are often led in combat by a shadow.
Unlike full shadows, lesser shadows do not spawn additional shadows.
It is rumored that such a lesser shadow might exist, but none have been
proven.
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Shroom
This creature is about the size and stature of a gnome, but for the enormous
mushroom cap atop a cylindrical head. Two dark, piercing eyes drill into you from beneath
flaring eyebrows on an otherwise featureless face.
must make a DC 13 Con saving throw. If the
save succeeds, the creature detects the
poison and spits out the morsel before
any damage is done. If the save fails,
the character is overwhelmed by the
deliciousness of the shroom and immediately
downs a mouthful, then continues eating in a
normal manner until full or until someone stops
him or her. An hour after consuming even one
bite of shroom flesh, the eater is affected as if by a
feeblemind spell. The effect of the toxin can actually
turn out to be beneficial in the long run; there is a
5 percent chance that a character who recovers
or is restored to sanity after being feebleminded
by shroom flesh permanently gains 1 point of
Intelligence from the experience. A character can
gain this benefit only once.
Shroom
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
CE Small plant (fungus)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
hp: 49 (11d6 + 11)
Saving Throws: Int +7, Cha +5
weapons
Immunity: Psychic damage; charm,
OFFENSE
Speed: 25 ft.
Melee AttackSlam: +2 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6 bludgeoning
damage.
Ranged AttackPsychic Thrashing: +6
to hit (range 100 ft.; one creature). Hit:
2d10 + 4 psychic damage and the
target must make a successful DC 14 Int
saving throw or be stunned until the end
of its next turn.
IN-LAIR ACTIONS
At 20 in the initiative countdown, a shroom
defending its lair can take one of the following
actions.
Entangle: The shroom selects a 20-foot-by20-foot
area of ground, and entangling roots and vines
erupt from it, turning it into difficult terrain. Every
creature in the area when the effect is triggered
must make a successful DC 15 Str saving throw
or be restrained until it uses an action on its turn
to make a successful DC 15 Str saving throw. The
plants wither and die after five minutes.
Plant Stride: The shroom can step into a Medium
or larger plant it is adjacent to and emerge
immediately from another Medium or larger
plant within 50 feet of the first plant.
STATISTICS
Str 9 (1), Dex 10 (+0), Con 12 (+1),
Int 19 (+4), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common, Deep Speech,
Sylvan, Undercommon
Skills: Arcana +6, Nature +6, Medicine +5,
Perception +5, Persuasion +4
TRAITS
Animate Plants (1/day): As an action, a shroom can
magically animate plants within 50 feet of itself. The effect
is identical to the animate objects spell, but only live plants
can be animated and the duration is 24 hours.
Awaken Plants (1/month): A shroom can magically awaken
one plant it touches. The effect is identical to the awaken
spell, but only live plants can be awakened.
Spellcasting: The shroom is an arcane and divine spellcaster
that uses Intelligence as its spellcasting ability (DC 14,
attack +6). It doesnt need material components to cast
spells. The spells listed below are suggestions; individual
shrooms can have different spell selections.
Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, poison spray, thorn whip
1st level (x4): charm, detect magic, entangle, sleep,
thunderwave
2nd level (x3): barkskin, enlarge/reduce, pass without trace,
spike growth
3rd level (x2): plant growth, speak with plants, stinking cloud
Toxic Flesh: Any creature that tastes the flesh of a shroom
ECOLOGY
Environment: Underground, temperate and warm forests
Organization: Solitary (but usually accompanied by 27
animated plants or charmed, feebleminded adventurers)
Shrooms are evil toadstool creatures with genius intellects and
considerable magical power. They lurk in the deep places of the earth and
in dank forests, plotting ruin against surface dwellers and scheming to
gain power for themselves by any means possible. They are highly adept
with magic that influences plants, and most of them are knowledgeable
in various forms of arcane study of other kinds, such as alchemy. Many,
too, will surround themselves with strange minions that they have created,
grown, or bred.
Shrooms are highly individual and their schemes are wide-ranging,
but always sinister. They can be gracious hosts, but they always want
something in return for their hospitality. They are master manipulators;
many adventurers have stumbled upon the lair of a shroom and
been treated to an evening (or several days) of fine dining, engaging
conversation, and whimsical entertainment, only to discover later that the
shroom pre-arranged all of itright down to their traveling through that
area to begin withbecause it wanted to enlist their unwitting aid in one
of its intricate plots.
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The flesh of a shroom is delectable but deadly. Shrooms have been
known to slice off portions of their own bodies (painful, but it grows
back) and feed these morsels to unsuspecting diners, then charm the
feebleminded victims into acting as their bodyguards.
Although one might expect to find an affinity between shrooms and
myconids, they are not natural allies. Shrooms have little patience
for or understanding of the myconids spirituality and introspection. If

myconids could be hammered into a conquering army, the situation might
be different.
Copyright
Author Matt Finch
Skeleton Warrior
The armor clanks loosely against the bony form that wears it, an ancient warrior in archaic harness.
It raises its sword in salute and assumes a fighting stance.
necrotic damage, and the target must make a successful
DC 16 Con saving throw or be infected with crypt fatigue
(see below).
Skeleton Warrior
XP 11,500 (CR 14)
NE Medium undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 19 (splint mail +2)
hp: 150 (20d8 + 60)
Saving Throws: Con +8, Wis +6, Cha +7
weapons
Immunity: Necrotic and poison damage; exhaustion, fright,
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A skeleton warrior attacks three times with its
greatsword or twice with its longbow.
Melee AttackGreatsword +2: +12 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d6 + 7 slashing damage plus 2d6 necrotic
damage.
Ranged AttackLongbow: +6 to hit (range 150 ft./600 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d12 + 1 piercing damage plus 2d6
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 13 (+1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Common, any other language the warrior knew
in life
Skills: Insight +6, Intimidate +7, Perception +6
TRAITS
Crypt Fatigue: A creature infected with crypt fatigue gains
one level of exhaustion immediately, and gains one more
level every time it fails the DC 16 Con saving throw after
taking damage from a skeleton warriors longbow. An
infected creature must make another DC 16 Con saving
throw at the end of every long rest; with a successful save,
it recovers from one level of exhaustion, but with a failed
save, it gains one level of exhaustion. The disease is cured
when the victim no longer has any levels of exhaustion.
Legendary Resistance (3/day): The skeleton warrior can
Skeleton Warriors Circlet

In the process of transforming into a skeleton warrior, the dying
warriors soul is trapped in a golden circlet. Anyone possessing one
of these circlets can exert control over the skeleton warrior whose
soul the circlet contains. To establish control, the controller must
be within 300 feet of the skeleton warrior, must wear the circlet,
and must spend one full round doing nothing but concentrating on
the skeleton warrior. If the controller is not interrupted during this
time, resolve a Cha (Intimidation) contest between the skeleton
warrior and the creature with the circlet (note that the skeleton
warrior adds its proficiency bonus to Intimidation skill checks). If
the wearer of the circlet wins the contest, the skeleton warrior is
charmed, views that character as an ally, and interprets any of the
characters suggestions in the most positive light. It is not dominated
or controlled, but it doesnt feel the urge to immediately kill the
wearer of the circlet and recover its soul, either. It would like its soul
back eventually, but it can wait until its new ally is slain by some
other creature or dies naturally.
While within 300 feet of the charmed skeleton warrior, a person
wearing the circlet can exert the following types of influence over the
skeleton warrior. He or she can:
choose to see through the skeleton warriors eyes;
try to force the skeleton warrior to attack something by making

a successful DC 15 Cha check (failing the check means the skeleton
warrior acts as it chooses);
try to force the skeleton warrior to take some other actionsearch
an area, move across a room, etc.by making a successful DC 10 Cha
check (failing the check means the skeleton warrior acts as it chooses);
try to place the skeleton warrior in inert mode by making a
successful DC 15 Cha check. If this check succeeds, the skeleton
warrior stands motionless, effectively unconscious and paralyzed,
until the wearer of the circlet wills it back into wakefulness. If this
check fails, the skeletal warrior is no longer charmed.
While forcing the skeleton warrior to do anything, the circlet wearer
cant move or take any other action. If the circlet wearer moves more
than 300 feet away from the skeleton warrior or removes the circlet
from his or her head while the skeleton warrior is active (not inert),
the skeleton warrior is no longer charmed. If someone else becomes
the circlets owner, the skeleton warrior knows instantly; if it was
charmed, its not anymore, and if it was inert, it becomes active again.
If a skeleton warrior ever gains control of the circlet containing its
soul, it places the circlet on its head and dies, vanishing in a flash of
light. The circlet falls to the ground and crumbles to dust.
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choose to change a failed saving throw to an automatic
success.
Track Circlet: A skeleton warrior can track and find its
circlet unerringly. It can also find the last person
who possessed the circlet.
Unholy Fortitude: Skeleton Warriors are highly
resistant to turning. They have tactical
advantage on saving throws
against being turned.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
The skeleton warrior can take
up to three legendary actions
per round. Legendary actions
are taken at the end of another
creatures turn, and only one can be
taken after each turn.
Attack: The skeleton warrior attacks once
with its greatsword or longbow.
Drain Life: +10 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: the target must make a successful DC 16
Con saving throw or be infected with crypt fatague.
If already infected, a failed saving throw causes the
creature to gain another level of fatigue.
Instill Dread: One living creature within 50 feet of the
skeleton warrior, which the skeleton warrior can see,
must make a successful DC 15 Wis saving throw or be
frightened for 2d4 rounds. A successful save renders the
target immune to this skeleton warriors dread for 24 hours.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land, underground
The skeleton warrior is an undead creature that was once a powerful
fighter of at least 8th level. Legend says that skeleton warriors were forced
into their undead state by a powerful demon prince who trapped each
of their souls in a golden circlet. A skeleton warriors only purpose is to
search for and regain the circlet containing its soul.
A skeleton warrior appears as a desiccated humanoid corpse dressed in
the same armor and clothes it wore during life, but showing the signs of
great age and wear. Aside from its armor and weapons, a skeleton warrior
could easily be confused for a lich.
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Stygian Skeleton
This creature looks like a skeleton with glistening black bones, seemingly constructed of blackened
steel. Small red pinpoints of light burn in its hollowed eye sockets.
weapons are caked with Stygian poison. A creature
affected by Stygian poison has the poisoned condition
and takes 1d12 + 3 necrotic damage at the start of the
Stygian skeletons turn. At the end of each of its turns while
poisoned, the creature makes a DC 13 Con saving throw;
a successful save ends the poisoning.
Stygian Skeleton
XP 2,900 (CR 7)
CE Medium undead
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 16 (chain mail)
hp: 97 (15d8 + 14)
Immunity: Poison damage; exhaustion, fright, poison,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 35 ft.
Multiattack: A stygian skeleton makes two melee
attacks or two ranged attacks.
Melee AttackShortsword: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 3d6 + 3 piercing damage
plus 1d8 necrotic damage and the target
must make a successful DC 13 Con saving
throw or be poisoned by Stygian
poison (see below).
plus 1d12 necrotic damage
and the target must
13 Con saving throw or
be poisoned by Stygian
poison (see below).
Ranged AttackShortbow:
+6 to hit (range 80 ft./320
ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d6
+ 3 piercing damage
plus 1d8 necrotic
damage and the
target must make a
successful DC 13 Con
saving throw or be
poisoned by Stygian
poison (see below).
STATISTICS
Str 11 (+0), Dex 17 (+3),
Con 14 (+2),
Int 12 (+1),
Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Abyssal,
Common
Senses:
Darkvision 60 ft.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Squad (212) or troop (10100)
Stygian skeletons were first encountered in Rappan Athuk (see the
adventure, Rappan Athuk from Necromancer Games and Frog God
Games). Much more powerful than standard skeletons, these minions
of evil are often employed as guardians over ancient knowledge that is
best left undiscovered. They are intelligent, free-willed monsters, unlike
zombies and lesser skeletons. They are known
to sometimes act against the commands of
those they serve, if doing so benefits the
Stygian skeleton, preserves its existence,
or furthers its mission.
Stygian skeletons are the remnants
of creatures that were slain in an area
saturated with evil. The bodies of
fallen heroes become contaminated
and polluted by the ambient evil and,
within days after their death, rise
as Stygian skeletons, leaving their
former lives and bodies behind.
Stygian skeletons maintain some
memories of their former lives, but
the retention is random and the
skeletons themselves are often not
aware of the memories significance
(undead, as a group, are not known
for deep introspection) until an
event or a person reminds them.
Stygian skeletons wear whatever
clothes and armor they wore in life.
Some still carry the same ancient
gear and weapons, but they tend
to swap their deteriorating weapons
for newer ones taken from victims
whenever they can. For an unknown
reason, Stygian skeletons favor fighting
with two short swords or with one short
sword and their own filthy, infected claws.
Having been veteran warriors in life, Stygian
skeletons are excellent tacticians. They employ
enveloping maneuvers, timing, and even ruses
in combat. They are smart enough to know
when a battle is lost and withdraw to save
themselves. Most, however, simply fight until
one side or the other is destroyed, driven by
some unseen hatred for the living.
TRAITS
Stygian Poison: A
Stygian skeletons
Copyright Notice
Authors Scott Greene and
Bill Webb.
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Skelzi
This creature is humanoid but shorter and slighter than a human, and its face is birdlike with a long,
sharp beakbut you only get a glimpse before it fades from view and blends into the background!
Skelzi
XP 200 (CR 1)
CE Medium humanoid
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 44 (8d8 + 8)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A skelzi attacks once with claws and once with
its blood whip.
Melee AttackBlood Whip: +4 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d4 + 2 slashing damage and the target
must make a successful DC 12 Con saving throw or take
continuing damage from bleeding (see Blood Whip,
below).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 15 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Common, Unique
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Blood Whip: A skelzis vicious blood whip causes wounds that
bleed profusely. A creature must make a DC 12 Con saving
throw every time it takes damage from a blood whip. If
the saving throw fails, the wound is bleeding freely and the
creature takes 1d4 + 2 damage at the start of each of its
turns. Bleeding continues for 1d6 rounds unless it is ended
early with magical healing. Bleeding is also stopped if the
affected creature or another creature adjacent to it binds
the wound by spending an action and making a successful
DC 12 Wis (Medicine) check. Every bleeding wound causes
additional damage and must be treated separately; a
character that was struck three times by blood whips, for
example, takes 3d4 + 6 damage at the start of its next turn
if none of those wounds are treated before then. A blood
whip behaves as a normal whip when wielded by anyone
who is not a skelzi.
Chameleonic Hide: If they shed their garments, skelzis can
hide when they are lightly obscured, their Stealth bonus
increases to +6, and they have tactical advantage on
Stealth checks and on initiative rolls.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, flight (1013), or squadron (20120)
Skelzis originate from beyond the Material Plane. They have humanoid
bodies with leathery skin, but their human appearance is rendered alien by
the long, sharp beak that protrudes from the birdlike skelzi face. Moreover,
a skelzis hide is chameleonic, changing to blend with its surroundings. The
creatures usually travel robed and masked so that they are less alarming to
other races and to conceal their chameleonic power until the need for it arises.
A typical skelzi stands 6 feet tall and weighs 160 pounds. They speak
their own language (a strange patter of clicks and whispered crooning), the
language of skulks, and the Common tongue.

They often employ skulks and doppelgangers as spies or even as trusted
agents in skelzi plans. Every skelzi outpost, colony, and expedition is wellsupplied with weredactyls.
Skelzis are aggressively expansionistic, so countless colonies and more
than a few empires exist across the infinite planes of existence. Many of
these domains are located in pocket dimensions and limited offshoots of the
Material Plane. Great skelzi empires tend to be decadent, corrupt, torpid, and
slow to respond to threatsbut when they do respond, it is likely to be with
overwhelming force. Smaller and younger societies are more energetic. All
skelzi societies are organized around a many-tiered caste system in which
lower-ranking skelzis serve those above them. Promotion is possible and
highly sought. The fact that skelzis are willing to serve other skelzis who
outrank them should not be confused with an attitude of obedience or with
any sense of loyalty. Death creates openings for advancement, whether it
comes naturally or through an assassins poison. On the rare occasions when
skelzis serve another race as mercenaries or spies, it is purely for monetary
gain; they never swear allegiance to anyone who is not a skelzi.
Noble skelzis make it a point to wear extravagant headdresses and rich
clothing, deliberately drawing attention to themselves and to their high
positions (emphasizing the fact that many skelzis are below them and few are
above them). Skelzis of lower rank prefer to avoid notice as much as possible.
Skelzi hide is surprisingly tough. It is possible, although somewhat
gruesome, to fashion thin, flexible leather armor from skelzi skin so that it
retains a vestige of the living skelzis chameleonic properties.
Copyright Notice
Author Matt Finch, in Cyclopean Deeps, Vol. II
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Skulk
This creature appears to be a human, but entirely hairless and with slender, graceful limbs.
Their skin, however, can change color like a chameleons.
turns ugly, and they are almost impossible to track. They speak their own
whispered language and the Common tongue.
Skulks have also been enslaved in great numbers by the warlike skelzi
race, with whom they share their chameleonlike blending ability. These
creatures live across all across the multiverse and in many nooks and
crannies between the worlds.
Skulk
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

CN Medium humanoid
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 18 (4d8)
Credit
The skulk originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio ( TSR/
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackShortsword: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
Ranged AttackSling: +5 to hit (range 30 ft./120 ft.; one
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Simon Muth.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 16 (+3), Con 10 (+0),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Unique
TRAITS
Chameleonic Hide: If they shed their garments,
skulks can hide when they are lightly obscured,
their Stealth bonus increases to +7, and they have
tactical advantage on Stealth checks and initiative
rolls.
Sneak Attack: A skulks attack does an extra 1d6
damage if the skulk has advantage on the attack
or if one or more of its allies is within 5 feet of the
target.
Untrackable: Anyone trying to follow skulks
through forest or underground territory
has tactical disadvantage on skill
checks for trailing or tracking.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land,
underground
Organization:
Solitary or gang
(220)
Skulks are a race of
humanoids that dwell
on the fringe of other societies. They are a parasitic racethe humanoid
equivalent of rats that survive by theft, subterfuge, and the occasional
outright murder. Skulks are consummate cowards, sneaking into
humanoid communities under cover of darkness to take what they desire
but fleeing if they are interrupted or spotted. Skulks are physically very
close to human in appearance, but they are hairless and lightly built with
slender, graceful arms and legs. Their eyes are usually pale blue or pink.
In its relaxed state, the leathery skin of a skulk is a medium gray
color. All skulks have a natural, chameleonic ability to vary their skin tone
to match almost any environment. This gives them a tremendous ability to
infiltrate areas with minimal cover and to disappear when the situation
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Slithering Tracker
This creature looks like a long, thin, transparent protoplasm, almost snakelike in form.
slithering tracker is attacked while it is engulfing a victim,
damage is split evenly between the slithering tracker and
the engulfed victim. A slithering tracker cant make melee
attacks while it is engulfing a creature.
Transparent: A slithering tracker is hard to spot even under
ideal conditions. Spotting one that is sitting still takes a
successful DC 15 Wis (Perception) check. The creature is
spotted automatically if it moves, attacks, or is engulfing
someone. Creatures that blunder into an unseen slithering
tracker are automatically hit by its slam attack.
Slithering Tracker
XP 200 (CR 1)
Unaligned Small ooze
Initiative +4
DEFENSE
AC 14
hp: 32 (5d6 + 15)
Immunity: Poison and psychic damage; blindness, charm,
exhaustion, paralysis, poison, prone, stun
OFFENSE
2d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage and the target must make
a successful DC 13 Con saving throw or be paralyzed for
1d4 hours.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 18 (+4), Con 16 (+3),
Int 8 (1), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
Skills: Stealth +6
TRAITS
Amorphous: A slithering tracker can move through gaps as
Engulf: As an action, a slithering tracker can enter the
space of a Medium or smaller paralyzed creature and
completely cover it with a thin, transparent film. The
engulfed creature loses 1 point of Constitution every 5
minutes. The creature dies if its Constitution drops to 0. If a
ECOLOGY
The slithering tracker is an amorphous and transparent creature that
inhabits dark underground areas. Unlike other oozes, the slithering tracker
does not feed on carrion. It eats only living tissue.
A typical slithering tracker is 3 to 4 feet long and has a thickness of
about 6 inches. Very old ones can grow to a length of 8 feet.
A slithering tracker prefers to attack helpless or immobile opponents.
Theyve been known to ooze through tiny cracks between stones into
an underground campsite thats foolishly believed to be secure against
attack, where they paralyze a sleeping victim, engulf it, drain it of life,
and ooze away again, leaving behind the shrunken husk of the victim to
be discovered in the morning by its alarmed comrades.
Credit
The slithering tracker originally appeared in the Strategic Review #5 (
TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1975) and later in the First Edition Monster
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Soul Reaper
This sinister figure appears shrouded in a long, black, hooded robe. Its face is hidden
from view and its wickedly-curved claws are night-black in color. The gleaming, silver-bladed
scythe in its grip completes the image of death.
Soul Slash: If a soul reaper scores a critical
hit with its scythe, the target must make a
successful DC 18 Con saving throw or its
soul is torn from its body and into the
soul reapers scythe, and the creature
dies immediately. A victims soulless
body collapses into a desiccated husk and
crumbles to dust after 24 hours. To release a
captured soul, the reaper must be destroyed
and its scythe shattered on consecrated
ground. When the scythe is shattered, all
trapped souls are released. If a souls body
hasnt crumbled into dust, the soul returns to
the body and the body returns to life. Souls
without a body are left to wander formlessly,
but they can be returned to life through
powerful magic (wish, true resurrection).
Spell-like Abilities: The soul reaper can
attack +10). The soul reaper doesnt need
material components to use these abilities.
At Will: darkness, bane, inflict wounds
1/Day: contagion, hold person, insect
plague
Soul Reaper
XP 15,000 (CR 16)

NE Large undead
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 152 (16d10 + 64)
Saving Throws: Con +9, Wis +9,
Cha +10
weapons
Immunity: Necrotic and
poison damage; exhaustion,
fright, poison, restraint, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 40 ft.
Multiattack: A soul reaper attacks
three times with its scythe.
Melee AttackScythe +1: +10 to
2d8 + 5 slashing damage plus 1d10
necrotic damage. If this attack hits a
creature with 0 hit points, the target
dies instantly. The scythe scores a
critical hit if the attack roll is a natural 19
or 20. A critical hit causes an additional 1d8
slashing damage and 1d10 necrotic damage, and see
Soul Slash below.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 17 (+3), Con 18 (+4),
Int 16 (+3), Wis 19 (+4), Cha 20 (+5)
Languages: None
Skills: Insight +9, Intimidation +10, Perception +9
TRAITS
Aura of Evil: A soul reaper constantly exudes a miasma of
evil around itself. Any creature that begins its turn within
15 feet of a soul reaper takes 2d6 necrotic damage.
Creatures of evil alignment are immune to this effect.
Inseparable Weapon: If separated from its scythe, the soul
reaper can summon the weapon back into its hands as
a bonus action. If someone else is holding the weapon
when the reaper summons it, that opponent and the
soul reaper engage in a contest pitting the opponents
Strength (Athletics) against the soul reapers Charisma
(Intimidation). If the soul reaper wins the contest, the
scythe returns to its hands and the opponent takes
damage as if struck by the scythe. If the opponent wins
the contest, it takes 2d8 + 5 slashing damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Soul reapers are vile undead with a fierce hatred for the living. They take
great pleasure in slaying any living creature they encounter. They kill without
guilt, without remorse, and without emotion, trapping the souls of their
victims to insure they never return to life.
Soul reapers have no ties to the world of the living. Their origins are
shrouded in unknowable antiquity, but scholars speculate that soul reapers
stepped directly from the great void at the beginning of creation. It is
believed that very fewperhaps only six or sevenof these creatures
exist (and most living beings are thankful for that).
A soul reaper has a mystic connection to its scythe. Barring incredible
circumstances, it cant be separated from the weapon for more than a few seconds.
Soul reapers are humanoid creatures shrouded in long, black, hooded
cloaks, but standing 12 feet tall. Though they are corporeal, their form is
either shrouded in utter darkness or formed of the stuff of shadows. They
are not skeletal; no discernible facial features of any kind are visible under
the hood. The creatures hands are wicked claws of inky blackness that
are always wrapped tightly around its gleaming scythe.
These creatures never speak; no one knows if they even can. If they
could, what would one say to a soul reaper?
Soul reapers haunt civilized lands, searching for the next victim who
will fall prey to the deadly, soul-drinking scythe. They have been known to
attack lone travelers in remote areas, and to wade through towns or cities,
reaping souls left and right. No one knows why a soul reaper appears in a
certain area, or why it leaves.
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Stegocentipede
This creature resembles a gigantic centipede covered with plates of chitin with spikes that can be raised
or lowered along its back and flanks. Its tail ends in a wicked, whiplike stinger.
Stegocentipede
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 76 (9d12 + 18)
Immunity: Charm, prone, restraint
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A stegocentipede bites once and stings
once.
Melee AttackSting: +6 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 2d8 + 4 piercing damage and the
target must make a successful DC 12 Con saving
throw or be poisoned for 2d4 rounds. While
poisoned, the creature takes 2d6 poison damage at
the start of each of its turns
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 15 (+2), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Spines: Creatures adjacent to a stegocentipede must
make a successful DC 12 Dex saving throw each time
they make a melee attack against it or take 1d8 + 2
slashing damage from spines on the stegocentipedes
carapace.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forest, underground
Stegocentipedes are arthropods that have grown to stunning size. They
are rumored among sages to have come to the Material Plane from another
plane or dimension, though no proof has been found to support this theory.
It is based chiefly on the fact that nothing else like it exists. Whatever their
origin, they are greatly feared by adventurers and dungeon dwellers.
A stegocentipede raises its spines instinctively when it enters combat,
and it moves constantly in a back-and-forth, sawing motion as it fights.
A typical stegocentipede is 18 feet long, but there is much variety
among the species. The color of a stegocentipedes carapace depends on
its environment; in wooded areas, they tend toward green and brown, but
in underground areas, they tend toward gray and black.
Credit
The stegocentipede originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
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Strangle Weed
This mass of writhing vines and leaves looks like a large patch of seaweed.
Several long fronds protrude from the center of it.
grapple equals 10 plus
2 per frond restraining
the creature. A
restrained creature
takes 1d8 + 2
bludgeoning damage
at the start of each
of its turns, and it can
also be targeted by
frond attacks. Strangling
fronds have AC 10
and can be severed
individually by 4 slashing
damage each.
Strangle Weed
XP 450 (CR 2)
Unaligned Large
plant (aquatic)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 10
hp: 34 (4d10 + 12)
Resistance: Fire
damage
Immunity: Psychic
damage; charm,
unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and
warm aquatic, underground
aquatic
Organization: Solitary or patch
(25)
OFFENSE
Speed: Swim 5 ft.
Multiattack: A strangle weed
makes 1d4 melee attacks.
The number of attacks is
determined each round.
Melee AttackFrond: +4
target must make a successful DC 12
Dex saving throw or be grappled. Also see
Strangling, below.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 10 (+0), Con 16 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Camouflage: Because strangle weed looks like normal
seaweed, it can be recognized as hazardous before it
attacks only with a successful DC 20 Int (Nature) or Wis
(Survival) check.
Strangling: As a bonus action, a strangle weed can
strangle one creature that was already grappled at
the start of the strangle weeds turn. The strangle weed
drags the grappled creature underwater and wraps 1d6
additional fronds around the target, which becomes
grappled and restrained. The DC to escape from this
Strangle weed is an extensive,

floating plant that resembles a patch
of seaweed. Strangle weed, however, is
an ambush predator. It floats quietly and
inconspicuously until prey wanders near, then
lashes out with fronds to grapple foes and drag them into
the water, where they are strangled and drowned.
This deadly plant thrives in warm and temperate bodies of water,
and also in underground seas and pools.
A typical strangle weed is 10 feet in diameter, dark green, and slimy.
Suspended beneath the central mass of seaweed are dozens of long,
ropelike prehensile fronds up to 20 feet long.
Although strangle weed has no interest in treasure, coins and valuable
items can sometimes be found among the bones and rotted gear of the
plants victims that sink into the muck where creatures were killed.
Strangle weed drifts on the current, however, so victims wont necessarily
be found at the plants current location. Finding this lost treasure might
take many hours or days of underwater searching.
Credit
Strangle weed originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual
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Tabaxi
This creature appears as a tall, thin, felinelike humanoid with cinnamon-colored fur with
black stripes like those of a tiger. It wears no clothing or armor. Its eyes are a piercing yellow,
and it has pointed ears and a long tail.
attack rolls with one-handed weapons and thrown
weapons. This bonus is included in the attack modifiers
listed above.
Tabaxi
XP 25 (CR 1/2)
CN Medium humanoid
Initiative +2
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or pride (28)
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 11 (2d8 + 2)
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A tabaxi attacks twice with claws or once with
a weapon.
Hit: 1d4 + 2 slashing damage. If both attacks hit the same
target, the second attack does an additional 1d6 slashing
damage.
Melee AttackShortsword: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
Ranged AttackJavelin: +5 to hit (range 30 ft./120 ft.; one
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
TRAITS
Weapon Aptitude: Tabaxis have an instinctive affinity for
weapons. They add twice their proficiency bonus to
The tabaxi (called cat-people or tigerfolk by some) are a reclusive race

of feline humanoids that dwell far from settled areas, making their homes
deep in remote forests and jungles. They rarely engage in trade or dealings
with other races, preferring to keep to themselves most of the time.
Tabaxis are catlike and very graceful in their movements. They
resemble humanoids with feline characteristics akin to tigers. Their hands
and feet sport vicious claws that can inflict significant damage.
Although tabaxis have little use for clothing or most other material
possessions, they have a great fascination for and aptitude with weapons.
A tabaxi can pick up almost any weapon and immediately use it with
great skill.
Tabaxis are also skilled at fighting with their claws. They specialize in
a one-two attack that involves striking with both claws and then raking
the target with the claws of one foot.
Tabaxis live in small groups called prides. A typical pride consists of
one to three each of adult males, adult females, and young. Females tend
to be slightly larger than males and usually are the dominant members
of a pride. Tabaxis live a nomadic lifestyle, prowling through their
chosen range and hunting in groups of three to five. They carry little in
the way of possessions, other than the small armory of weapons theyve
captured from enemies and intruders. Unless they are desperately hungry,
most tabaxi prides leave other intelligent creatures alone. They might
attack, however, if intruders are carrying especially interesting-looking
weaponry.
Credit
The tabaxi originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
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Taer
This hulking, shaggy brute has a large, sloping head, icy blue eyes, and overall apelike appearance.
Its body is covered in thick, snow-white fur, and its fists are massive and powerful.
Taer
XP 200 (CR 1)
N Medium humanoid
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 26 (4d8 + 8)
Immunity: Cold damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 35 ft.
Multiattack: A taer bites once and attacks once with fists, or
it throws two stones or two javelins.
Melee AttackFists: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
Ranged AttackJavelin or Stone: +5 to hit (range 20
ft./60 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 3 piercing (javelin) or
bludgeoning (stone) damage.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 15 (+2),
Con 15 (+2),
Int 6 (2),
Wis 12 (+1),
Cha 6 (2)
Languages:
Unique
Skills: Athletics
+5, Survival +3
ECOLOGY
Environment:
Cold
mountains
Organization:
Solitary, band
(212), or
clan (1040)
Taers are primitive, fur-covered humanoids that may be related to yetis.

They resemble apelike, bestial, prehistoric ancestors of humans. Taers
never wear clothing, although they do sometimes wear necklaces and
bracelets made of tooth and horn. Their fur is coated with an oily, fatty
substance that keeps out moisture and increases their furs insulation
very important advantages in the frigid, snowy environments where taers
live.
Taers can see clearly even in heavy snowstorms thanks to a second,
transparent eyelid that protects their eyes from icy wind and blowing
snow.
Taers do not have a fully-developed verbal language; they communicate
through grunts, hooting, and yelling, as well as with body language similar
to that used by apes.
Taers attack by punching and biting. Rarely, they use heavy clubs
or even stone-tipped spears in combat. Being both fearless and highly
territorial, they attack any creature that wanders into their tundra. Taers use
their knowledge of the land to great advantage during combat by creating
avalanches, burrowing under the snow to set up ambushes, and digging
pits in the snow and ice that are skillfully camouflaged with branches and
snow to trap the unwary. Despite their ferociousness, taers prefer to drive
away intruders rather than kill them.
Bands of taers are nomadic hunters and gatherers. They follow herds
of game animals and ripening fruits and nuts across their harsh landscape.
Though they do eat meat, taer do not hunt or eat humanoids.
Taer are extremely superstitious. They have an irrational fear of metal
and of clothing, and they also fear creatures
that use metal weapons and wrap
themselves in clothing. No taer will
use metal weapons or tools or wear
any sort of cloth.
Taer clans worship a snow god to
whom they offer sacrifices (of food,
which is precious in their world)
for protection and guidance. Each
clan has a stone idol of this snow
god that is hidden somewhere in its
territory, often near a warm spring,
a sheltered valley, or a hidden cave.
Credit
The taer originally appeared in the
First Edition Monster Manual II (
TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and
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Tangtal
A large feline creature approaches, covered in stiff, short, brown fur. Small white flecks cover its head,
throat, neck, and shoulders, and its long, upward curving tail ends with a white tip.
It stands on muscular legs with huge paws and razor claws.
Tangtal
XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 19 (3d8 + 6)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A tangtal bites once and attacks once with
claws.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 17 (+3), Con 15 (+2),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Tangtals, or dupli-cats, have the appearance and ferocity of normal

panthers, but they are far more intelligent and they have a magical ability
to project illusory images of themselves. They roam haunted woodlands
or plains, but also often lair near civilized areas.
Tangtals are solitary creatures; no recorded encounter has ever been
with more than one of these creatures. Tangtal young are unknown; none
have ever been killed, captured, or even seen.
Tangtals are carnivores that prefer to dine on rabbits, squirrels, grouse,
and other small game. When food is scarce, it is not unheard of for a
tangtal to sneak into a civilized area and carry off chickens, sheep, calves,
dogs, cats, and even children.
A tangtal is about 7 feet long from nose to tail and weighs 350 to 400
pounds.
Tangtals are ferocious on the attack, but they are also smart enough
to know when a fight is lost. If combat goes against one, it flees, usually
while it still has images remaining to distract the enemy.
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TRAITS
Duplicate (1/day): As an
action, a tangtal creates
2d4 images of itself. The
images can move up to
30 feet away from the
tangtal, but each must stay
within 10 feet of at least one
other image. Images have the
same AC and speed as the tangtal
and 1 hit point apiece; an image
disappears when it takes any damage.
An image can be damaged only
by an attack that targets and
damages it specifically;
images arent affected
by area attacks
or nondamaging
effects. An attack that
targets the tangtal
has a chance to hit an
image instead, in exact
proportion to the number
of images; e.g., if there are
six images, an attack against
the tangtal has a 1-in7 chance
to hit it and a 6-in7 chance to hit
an image.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate forests and plains
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Tazelwurm
This creature looks like a long serpent with grayish scales and a leonine head resembling
a female lion with gray and tan fur. Two long, powerful humanoid arms extend from
its serpentine body, each ending in vicious talons.
Tazelwurm
XP 450 (CR 2)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 45 (7d10 + 7)
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft.
Multiattack: A tazelwurm bites once and attacks once with
claws.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 16 (+1),
Int 2 (+0), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common
Skills: Stealth +6
the morning hours. Their hunting grounds cover several square miles of
rocky terrain. Should a tazelwurm be detected in anothers territory, it is
quickly driven away. Tazelwurms eat just about anything, but they are
especially fond of mountain lions and mountain goats. Downed prey is
dragged to the tazelwurms lair, which is usually a well-hidden and nearly
inaccessible depression or cave. The kill is devoured over a period of
several days.
Tazelwurms rarely interact with other creatures, including their own
kind. When more than one is encountered, they will be a mated pair.
Young are born live and left to the care of the mother. Young tazelwurms
reach maturity and are driven out of their parents territory after two years.
After choosing a likely ambush spot, a tazelwurm conceals itself among
stones and scree along a path or a game trail, then waits for a meal to pass
by. Being lone hunters, tazelwurms generally ignore large groups; they
prefer to attack lone travelers, a single straggler from a large group, or
a one-or-two-member scouting party moving ahead of a larger body. A
hungry or desperate tazelwurm will attack just about anything, however.
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TRAITS
Ambush: A tazelwurm has tactical advantage on initiative
rolls. Against an opponent that hasnt yet taken a turn
in the current combat, the tazelwurm has tactical
advantage on attack rolls and each of its attacks causes
an additional 1d6 damage.
Frightening Exuviation: If an attack that hits a tazelwurm
includes fire damage, the tazelwurm takes no damage.
Instead, its skin, scales, and flesh burn away in just a few
seconds, reducing the tazelwurm to a living skeleton.
A creature viewing this (other than another tazelwurm)
must make a successful DC 12 Wis saving throw or
be frightened for 1d4 rounds. A creature that saves
successfully cant be affected by this ability until after its
next long rest. If the tazelwurm survives the encounter, it
regenerates all of its flesh and organs in 24 hours.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any mountains
A tazelwurm is an aggressive, flesh-eating monster with a serpentine
body, a feline head, and two long, powerful arms equipped with razorsharp claws. Their flesh has the mottled appearance of stone and gravel,
giving them excellent camouflage. They haunt mountain passes and prey
on travelers passing through their territory.
Tazelwurms are masters of camouflage. Very old tazelwurms
sometimes have lichens and mosses growing on them, enhancing their
rocky appearance. They plan elaborate ambushes to gain devastating first
strikes against intruders. They are diurnal hunters and are most active in
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Temporal Crawler
A six-foot-long, hairy, gray spider crawls from the darkness. An hourglass-shaped patch of silver fur
stands out on its back, and light reflects from its silvery, metallic mandibles beneath red-glowing eyes.
suffer the effects of a slow spell. The slowing effect
ends 1d4 rounds after the creature leaves the
affected area.
Webbing Trap (1/day): The approach
to a temporal crawler lair usually is
trapped by a concealed net of
webbing. The trap, which covers
a 20-foot-by20-foot area,
can be spotted with a DC 15
Int (Nature) or Wis (Survival)
check. Each creature entering
the trapped area has a 1-in3
chance to set it off. When
the trap is triggered, the
webbing drops and each
creature in the trapped
area must make a successful
DC 12 Dex saving throw or
be restrained. A restrained
creature can escape by using
an action to make a successful
DC 12 Str (Athletics) check.
Alternatively, the webs
restraining one creature
can be destroyed by
10 points of slashing
or fire damage (AC
10).
Temporal Crawler
XP 450 (CR 2)
NE Medium aberration
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 14 (foresight bonus)
hp: 45 (7d8 + 14)
OFFENSE
piercing damage and
the target must make
a successful DC 12 Con
saving throw or take 1d6
poison damage and be
paralyzed for a number of
rounds equal to the poison
damage.
Ranged AttackWebs (recharge
5, 6): automatic hit (range 50 ft.;
one creature. Hit: the target
must make a successful DC
12 Dex saving throw
or be restrained. A
restrained creature
can escape by
using an action to
make a successful
DC 12 Str (Athletics)
check. Alternatively, the
restraining webs can be destroyed by 10 points of slashing
or fire damage (AC 10).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 17 (+3), Con 14 (+2),
Int 5 (3), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Unique, telepathy
Skills: Stealth +5
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 30 ft. while in webs
TRAITS
Foresight: A temporal crawler can see a few seconds into
the future. This ability prevents a temporal crawler from
ever being surprised and grants it an AC bonus equal
to its Wisdom modifier (already factored into its AC). In
addition, attackers never gain tactical advantage or
bonus damage against it from the presence of nearby
allies.
Immunity to Temporal Magic: Temporal crawlers are
unaffected by magic that alters or manipulates time in
any way.
Slowing Webs: Creatures other than temporal crawlers that
are within 10 feet of the webbing in a temporal crawlers
lair must make a successful DC 12 Con saving throw or
ECOLOGY
Environment: Elemental
Plane of Time, any land
Temporal crawlers are man-sized spiders from the distant and littleknown Elemental Plane of Time. How and why they first came to the
Material Plane is unknown; some sages believe they jumped through a
portal opened by a time elemental.
These carnivorous aberrations prey on the flesh of intelligent creatures.
They build their well-hidden lairs near populated areas where the food
supply is plentiful. They can be found in the decaying slums and sewers
of large, old cities, along remote stretches of well-traveled caravan routes,
near lawless boom-towns of all sorts, and anywhere else that people can
disappear without causing much alarm or triggering a well-organized
search.
Because of their manner of hunting, their distant origins, the magical
nature of their lairs, and their deep, piercing eyes, it is easy for victims
to conclude that these creatures are more intelligent than they are. Sadly,
all efforts to communicate with them have met with failure, and scholars
have concluded that they are not reticent geniuses but just very clever
beasts.
The silver hourglass-shaped marking on a temporal crawlers back is
animated: sand actually appears to flow from one chamber to the other.
If a temporal crawler is slain, the marking fades and the sand stops
flowing.
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Tendriculos
What you thought was nothing more than another haystack in the field
just sprouted tentacles and a fanged mouth!
Tendriculos
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
Initiative 2
DEFENSE
AC 8
hp: 93 (11d10 + 33)
Resistance: Bludgeoning and slashing damage
Immunity: Poison and psychic damage;
charm, fright, poison, prone, restraint, stun,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Multiattack: A tendriculos attacks twice with
tendrils and makes one swallow attack, if it can.
Having creatures grappled doesnt reduce the
tendriculoss number of tendril attacks.
Melee AttackTendril: +4 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 2 bludgeoning damage and
the target must make a successful DC 12 Dex
saving throw or be grappled. A creature grappled
by more than one tendril is also restrained.
Melee AttackSwallow: automatic hit (one
creature already grappled by the tendriculos
at the start of the tendriculoss turn). Hit: the
grappled creature is dragged to the tendriculoss
mouth and swallowed (see Swallow, below).
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 6 (2), Con 16 (+3),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Camouflage: Until it attacks or is set afire, a
tendriculos is indistinguishable from a normal
haystack.
Swallow: A swallowed creature is blinded and
restrained. It takes 1d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage
plus 1d8 acid damage automatically at the start of each
of the tendriculoss turns. One Medium creature or two
Small creatures can be inside the tendriculos at one
time. A swallowed creature is unaffected by anything
happening outside the tendriculos or by attacks from
outside it, with one exception; if the tendriculos takes
fire damage, creatures inside it take half as much fire
damage. A swallowed creature can get out of the
tendriculos by using 5 feet of movement, but only after the
tendriculos is dead.
ECOLOGY
A tendriculos is a plant creature with an uncanny resemblance to

a haystack (or in rare cases, a grassy hillock). In fact, it is a voracious
predator that uses powerful tendrils to grab creatures and stuff them
into its enormous maw. These creatures are the bane of remote farming
communities. Any creature that wanders too near, whether its a sheep,
a dog, a cow, a child, or a farmer, can be snatched and swallowed so
quickly that even people standing nearby wont realize that something
terrible just happened behind their backs. When the disappearance is
noticed, all that will be seen is a broken pitchfork or a dropped toy and a
seemingly normal, harmless haystackprobably just one of many that all
look identical. Most of them will be normal and harmless, but even one
tendriculos hidden in a field can eat many animals and people before its
caughtif it ever is.
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Tentacled Horror
Four tentacles emerge from the torso of this massive, misshapen creature. Above these are a tooth-lined
maw and a single glaring, red eye. Atop the hideous head is a glistening, black horn.
Tentacled Horror
Die
XP 7,200 (CR11)
CE Huge aberration
Initiative 1
Result
DEFENSE
hp: 171 (18d12 + 54)
Saving Throws: Cha +7, Con +7, Str +10
Resistance: Acid damage
IncapacitatedThe creature wanders aimlessly,

dropping its items, staring at whatever catches
its fancy, giggling and weeping, incapable of
speech or intelligent action.
Poisoned
Blinded
Stunned
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A tentacled horror attacks three times with
tentacles.
Melee AttackTentacle: +10 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one
target must make a successful DC 18 Dex saving throw or
be grappled.
DominatedThe creature falls completely under

the tentacled horrors control and does its best
to kill any creatures that arent worshiping the
tentacled horror.
Overcome by Self-LoathingThe creature draws

a dagger or similar weapon and inflicts the
weapons damage to itself automatically on
each of its turns. If the creature has no suitable
weapon or cant use weapons, it bashes its
head against a wall or floor instead, doing 1d4
+ Str mod damage. Aside from performing this
attack against itself, the creature is effectively
stunned.
STATISTICS
Str 22 (+6), Dex 8 (1), Con 16 (+3),
Int 7 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Telepathy
TRAITS
Horn: The source of a tentacled horrors power is its horn.
If a tentacled horrors horn is removed or destroyed,
the creature loses its regeneration ability, cant take
legendary actions, and has disadvantage on attack
rolls. The horn can be attacked specifically with targeted
attacks but not area affects; it has AC 20, 30 hit points,
and is immune to all damage types except slashing,
bludgeoning, and force damage from spells or magic
weapons. The horn can be torn off with a successful
DC 25 Str (Athletics) check made by a creature that is
grappling the tentacled horror. Damage done to the
horn does not reduce the tentacled horrors hit points.
Regeneration: A tentacled horror heals 10 hit points at the
start of each of its turns. This ability doesnt function if it
took cold or fire damage since its previous turn or if its
horn is destroyed or removed. If the horn is damaged,
regeneration heals it first.
Insanity Toxin: Creatures poisoned by insanity toxin must roll
1d10, add their Intelligence modifier, and find the result
on the table below. Affected creatures can repeat the
saving throw if the tentacled horrors horn is torn off. A
successful save ends the insanity. Otherwise, these effects
are permanent until removed by magic that can end a
curse.
Die
3-
Result
FrightenedThe creature flees from the tentacled
horror and from any creature not of its own
species.
10+
Overcome by WorshipfulnessThe creature wants

nothing but to worship the tentacled horror.
It prostrates itself and tosses one possession
on each of its turns to the tentacled horror,
beginning with the most valuable possession
and working down. Aside from making these
offerings, the creature is effectively stunned.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
A tentacled horror can take up to three legendary actions
per round. Legendary actions are taken at the end of
another creatures turn, and only one can be taken after
each turn.
Bite: +10 to hit (one creature grappled by the tentacled
horror). Hit: 1d12 + 6 piercing damage and the target must
make a successful DC 15 Con saving throw or suffer the
effect of insanity toxin (see above).
Escape: The tentacled horror attempts to escape from a
grapple.
Tail Slap: +10 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d8 + 6
bludgeoning damage.
ECOLOGY
Ancient and evil, a tentacled horror is a monstrosity from unknown
depths of the earth. This monster is most often found inhabiting deep
dungeons or ancient ruins far from the reaches of civilization.
Tentacled horrors are egotistical creatures that themselves above
all others they encounter. A tentacled horror that finds its way into a
subterranean society tries to set itself up as a god. Lesser creatures such
as troglodytes, kuo-toas, and kobolds sometimes accept this false god and
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offer it living victims as sacrifices. Once ensconced as a ruler-deity, a
tentacled horror is content to remain in one place and be served by its
subjects. A tentacled horror that has been in power for a long time is
surrounded by a pool of its own filth and the heaped bones of its victims.
A tentacled horror has a bloated but powerful, vaguely humanoid torso
sitting atop a thick, sluglike foot. Sprouting from the torso are four tentacles
lined with suction cups and tipped with cruel barbs. Most horrifying of all
is its face. A tentacled horror has a lumpy, asymmetrical head dominated
by a yawning chasm of a mouth, filled with spiky and broken teeth eager
to sink into living flesh. Somewhere above it is a single, huge, unblinking
eye that seems to drift languidly through the flesh of the head. Above the
eye is a glistening, black 2-foot-long hornthe source of much of the

tentacled horrors power.
Although the origins of these horrors are unknown, their physical
similarity to aboleths suggests that they may be mutant, idiotic relatives
of that creature. Unlike the aboleth, the tentacled horror lacks both the
intelligence and the ambition to dominate much more than it can see.
Unfortunately, what it lacks in mental prowess, it makes up for with
physical ferocity.
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Therianthropes
Therianthropes (sometimes called anthromorphs or weretherions) are

creatures whose natural form is of a normal animal, but they can also assume
human form or a hybrid form that combines traits of both forms. Although
they are shapechangers like lycanthropes, therianthropes are not cursed or
diseased and they cant infect anyone else with their ability. In human
form, therianthropes have slightly feral characteristics, such as slightly
larger than normal canine teeth, extended fingernails, slightly pointed ears,
or a barely noticeable covering of very fine hair on their entire bodies.
Therianthrope, Foxwere
This fox-headed humanoid stands 5 feet tall and is covered in reddish fur.
A sleek, white stripe runs along its back.
the foxweres gaze for one complete round.
If it targets the foxwere while averting its
gaze, it suffers all the usual penalties for
attacking an unseen target. Creatures
that are blind, unconscious, or unable
to see the foxwere for any other
reason are immune to this attack.
Shapechanger: The foxwere can
change from its fox form or
human form to its hybrid form
as a bonus action. Changing
from fox form directly to
human form or vice versa takes
an action. The foxwere is Small
in fox form but Medium in
human or hybrid form. In fox
form, it is indistinguishable from
a normal fox, but is noticeably
larger than other foxes.
Foxwere
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

LE Small monstrosity (shapechanger)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 13 (3d8)
damage from nonmagical or nonadamantine
weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft. in fox form, 30 ft. in human or hybrid
form
Multiattack: In hybrid form, a foxwere bites
once and attacks once with its shortsword.
In human or fox form, it makes one melee
attack and can also use its charming
gaze.
Melee AttackBite (fox and hybrid form):
+4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
Melee AttackShortsword (human and
hybrid form): +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 2 piercing
damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and
cold forests, and underground
Organization: Solitary, gang
(25), pack (1 plus 58 foxes)
Foxweres in humanoid form
are indistinguishable from normal
humanoids. Most have red hair.
Foxweres are very aggressive creatures;
when hunting, they usually chase and attack
potential prey on sight. They spend most of
their time in fox form, switching to humanoid
form chiefly to trick humanoids and lure
them into traps. Once within range, they
assume hybrid or animal form and attack.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 14 (+2), Con 10 (+0),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 14 (+2)
Languages: Common
Skills: Deception +4
TRAITS
Charming Gaze: As a bonus
action, a foxwere in fox
or human form can target
one living creature within 30 feet and line of sight
with its charming gaze. If the targeted creature
can see the foxwere, then the targeted creature
must make a successful DC 12 Cha saving throw
or be charmed for one hour. A creature
that is capable of taking actions can, at
the start of its turn, look away to avoid
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Therianthrope, Lionwere
This powerful creature appears as a lion-headed humanoid with a large, golden mane.
Its body is covered in golden-brown fur and its piercing eyes are greenish-gray.
Lionwere
XP 450 (CR 2)
CE Large monstrosity (shapechanger)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 30 (4d10 + 8)
Resistance:
Bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing damage from
nonmagical or nonadamantine weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 40 feet in lion form, 30 ft. in human or hybrid form
Multiattack: In hybrid form, a lionwere attacks twice with
claws or once with its greatsword. In human form, it
attacks once with its greatsword. In lion form, it makes
two melee attacks and can also use its lethargy ability.
Melee AttackBite (lion form): +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
Melee AttackClaws (lion and hybrid form): +6 to
hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 4 slashing
damage.
Melee AttackGreatsword (human and hybrid form):
+6 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 2d8 + 4
slashing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 17 (+3), Con 14 (+2),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 15 (+2)
Languages: Common
Skills: Deception +4, Stealth +5
TRAITS
Lethargy: By speaking, singing, or roaring,
the lionwere causes all creatures
that can hear it and that are within
60 feet of it to make a successful
DC 12 Con saving throw or suffer
the effect of a slow spell lasting
1d6 rounds. A creature that saves
successfully is immune to lethargy until after its next long
rest. Therianthropes are immune to lethargy.
Shapechanger: The lionwere can change from its lion
form or human form to its hybrid form as a bonus action.
Changing from lion form directly to human form or vice
versa takes an action. The lionwere is Large in lion form
but Medium in human or hybrid form. In lion form, it is
indistinguishable from a normal lion.
Lionweres appear as very stocky, muscular humanoids when in

humanoid form. They have a tendency to brag and to bully people who
cant fight back; the more helpless the victim, the more vicious the bullying
will be and the more it will amuse the lionwere. A lionwere bullies because
its sadistic, not because its cowardly, so a lionwere doesnt back down
when challenged by someone; in fact, it relishes the fight. They sometimes
seek work in civilized areas as bodyguards and bouncers, where their size,
strength, and lack of empathy come in handy.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm plains and underground
Organization: Solitary, gang (25), or pack (1 plus 58 lions)
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Therianthrope, Owlwere
This creature appears as a small, lithe, owlheaded humanoid with
brownishyellow feathers and large white eyes.
Owlwere
XP 25 (CR 1/2)
CE Small monstrosity
(shapechanger)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 13 (3d8)
Resistance:
Bludgeoning,
piercing,
and slashing
damage
from
nonmagical or
nonadamantine
weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 10 ft., fly 60 ft. in owl
form; 30 ft., fly 30 ft. in hybrid
form; 30 ft. in human form
Melee AttackBeak (owl form): +7 to
hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d4
+ 3 piercing damage.
Melee AttackTalons (owl and hybrid
form): +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1d6 + 3 slashing damage and the
target must make a successful DC 10
Con saving throw or be poisoned for
1d4 rounds.
Melee AttackShortsword (human and
hybrid form): +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit:
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 17 (+3), Con 11 (+0),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 12 (+2)
Languages: Common
Skills: Deception +4, Perception +4
TRAITS
Shapechanger: The owlwere can change from its owl
form or human form to its hybrid form as a bonus action.
Changing from owl form directly to human form or vice
versa takes an action. The owlwere is Small in owl form
but Medium in human or hybrid form. In owl form, it is
indistinguishable from a normal owl, but is noticeably

larger than other owls.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm plains and underground
Organization: Solitary, gang (25), or flock (1 plus 58 owls)
Owlweres appear as normal humanoids in human form. They tend to
have large eyes, and they are shy and quiet. In settled areas, they can be
found working as aides to scholars or as crafters in trades where their high
dexterity and amazing eyesight are assets, such as jewelry-making and
clockwork. But most owlweres prefer solitude over any sort of town life.
The sometimes rent their services as independent mercenaries specializing
in scouting out enemy forces, a function at which they excel.
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Therianthrope, Wolfwere
This humanoid has a wolfs head and a body covered in short gray fur.
Its hands bear sharp, lupine claws.
and line of sight with its mesmerizing gaze. If the targeted
creature can see the wolfwere, then the targeted
creature must make a successful DC 12 Cha
saving throw or be stunned for 1d4 rounds. A
creature that is capable of taking actions
can, at the start of its turn, look away
to avoid the wolfweres gaze for
one complete round. If it targets
the wolfwere while averting
its gaze, it suffers all the usual
penalties for attacking an unseen
target. Creatures that are blind,
unconscious, or unable to see the
wolfwere for any other reason are
immune to this attack.
Shapechanger: The wolfwere can
change from its wolf form or
human form to its hybrid form
as a bonus action. Changing
from wolf form directly to
human form or vice versa
takes an action. In wolf
form, it is indistinguishable
from a normal wolf.
Wolfwere
XP 200 (CR 1)
(shapechanger)
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
hp: 19 (3d8 + 6)
piercing, and
slashing damage
from nonmagical or
nonadamantine weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 50 ft. in wolf form, 30 ft.
in hybrid or form
Multiattack: In hybrid form, a
wolfwere makes two melee
attacks, one of which can be
with its scimitar. In human or fox
form, it makes one melee attack
and can also use its mesmerizing
gaze.
Melee AttackBite (wolf form): +5
to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 2d4 + 3 piercing damage and
the target must make a successful
DC 11 Str saving throw or be knocked
prone.
Melee AttackClaws (hybrid form): +5 to hit
slashing damage.
Melee AttackScimitar (human and
hybrid form): +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 1d6 + 3 slashing
damage.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Cold or
temperate plains and
underground
gang (25), or pack (1
plus 58 wolves)
STATISTICS
Str 13 (+1), Dex 17 (+3), Con 11 (+0),
Int 12 (+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 12 (+2)
Languages: Common
Skills: Deception +4, Perception +4
TRAITS
Mesmerizing Gaze: As a bonus action, a wolfwere in wolf or
human form can target one living creature within 30 feet
In humanoid form, a wolfwere

appears as a normal humanoid,
often with gray or gray-streaked
hair and dark gray eyes. Unlike most
other therianthropes, wolfweres are
social and gregarious. They love
boisterous company, whether their
companions are other wolfweres,
normal wolves, or a tavern full
of humanoids. They never stay in one
place for very long (an attribute they share with many adventurers),
because theyre afflicted with incurable wanderlust, always wondering
whats beyond the bordering forest or in the next valley across the hills.
Fortunately for them, their sense of direction is unerring. A wolfwere
might not always know precisely where it is, but it can always find its way
back to where it came fromassuming its ever interested in retracing its
steps and seeing the same sites twice.
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Treant, Lightning
This creature looks like an animated, yet dead, moss-covered tree.
Its bark is darkened with age, and no leaves cling to its branches.
Lightning Treant
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
NE Huge plant
Initiative 2
DEFENSE
hp: 105 (10d12 + 40)
Resistance: Bludgeoning, fire, and piercing
damage
Immunity: Lightning and psychic damage; charm,
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A lightning treant attacks twice with
limbs.
Melee AttackLimb: +8 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 5 bludgeoning damage plus
1d6 lightning damage.
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 7 (2), Con 19 (+4),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Common, Deep Speech, Sylvan
TRAITS
Electric Healing: A lightning treant is immune to
lightning damage, but for every 3 points of
lightning damage an attack should cause, the
lightning treant heals 1 hit point. Excess healing is
gained as temporary hit points.
Regeneration: A lightning treant heals 5 hit points at
the start of each of its turns.
Spell-like Abilities: The lightning treant can use the
following spell-like abilities, using Wisdom as its casting
ability (DC 13, attack +5). The lightning treant doesnt
need material components to use these abilities.
At Will: enlarge/reduce, faerie fire
3/day: call lightning, lightning bolt, protection from energy
1/day: chain lightning
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, pair, or grove (38)
This creature appears to be a dead, moss-covered tree, with bare,
tangled branches stretching toward the sky. Often living in the shade
of larger trees or in the wasteland of a destroyed or burned-over forest,
lightning treants are strange, angry creatures whose powers and talents
are almost elemental in nature. Especially twisted, stunted examples of
this creature have been confused with shambling mounds, but lightning
treants are much larger, and the mossy vegetation covering them is only a
thin layer over their hard, barklike flesh.
While treants are generally willing to talk to strangers, hear what they
have to say, and consider their requests or their plight, lightning treants
tend to attack first and never ask questions at all. These creatures can be
a serious bane to travelers who must cross the lightning treants territory,
especially those who dont recognize the nature of the danger facing them.
Lightning treants have an inherent hatred of all humanoids. Anyone
armed with an axe is especially likely to anger them and incite them to
violence just by being in their neighborhood. If combat goes against
them, lightning treants will happily toss lightning at each other, to gain
its healing benefits.
Copyright Notice
Author Casey Christofferson.
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Tri-flower Frond
This man-sized plant is deep green with trumpet-shaped flowers
of red, yellow, and orange topping its stalks.
flowering plant. Until it attacks, its dangerous nature can
be recognized only with close inspection and a successful
DC 15 Int (Nature) check. Once characters have fought
these plants, they can be recognized again on sight.
Tri-flower Frond
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 19 (3d8 + 6)
Immunity: Psychic damage; charm, fright,
prone, stun, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 0 ft.
Multiattack: A tri-flower frond makes
two melee attacks.
Melee AttackTranquilizing
Tendrils: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
piercing damage and
the target must
make a successful
DC 12 Con saving
throw or become
unconscious.
This is a poison
effect; resistance
or immunity to
sleep effects
dont apply
against it. The
creature remains
unconscious for
one hour or until
wakened with a
successful DC 10 Wis
(Medicine) check.
Melee AttackDigestive
Juice: automatic hit (reach
5 ft.; one unconscious
creature). Hit: 1d6 acid
damage.
Melee AttackFluid
Drain: automatic
unconscious creature).
Hit: the target is grappled
and its Constitution score is
reduced by 1d3 points. A creature
dies if its Constitution is reduced to 0.
STATISTICS
Str 14 (+2), Dex 10 (+0), Con 14 (+2),
Int 0 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 2 (4)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Environment: Warm forests and hills
Organization: Solitary, patch (25), or grove (611)
Tri-flower fronds are carnivorous plants found in warm
forests and hilly regions. Rarely, they extend their range
into mild temperate zones. They are immobile, but they
reproduce readily by releasing seeds into the air. The
seeds drift on the wind or hitch rides on passing
creatures. They take root rapidly once they touch
the ground, and reach full maturity within a
few months.
These creatures are active round the
clock. They dine on fresh meat of any
kind, having no preference for one
kind over any other. When a potential
meal falls victim to the tri-flowers
narcotic poison, the plant droops
a frond over the fallen creature,
allowing its yellow bloom to drip a
shower of highly caustic digestive
enzymes onto the sleeping victim. It
then inserts a needlelike tendril from
its red bloom deep into the victims body
and drains its fluids and dissolving organs.
A tri-flower frond stands 5 to 8 feet tall.
A combination of orange, red, and yellow
flowers is most common, but varieties with
other color combinations exist, including white,
gray, and pearly silver-gray, and golden brown,
deep brown and russet.
Tri-flower fronds are popular in the gardens of
wizards and alchemists, because their narcotic poison
and digestive juices are useful in many concoctions.
They are also planted defensively around the homes
of many magic-users, wealthy merchants, and
potentates in areas where theyll flourish, because
they never sleep and thieves or assassins trying to
creep silently past them make perfect targets for
their tranquilizing tendrils.
Credit
The tri-flower frond originally appeared in the
First Edition module S3 Expedition to the Barrier
Peaks ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1980) and later in the
First Edition Monster Manual II ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast,
Copyright Notice
TRAITS
Camouflage: A tri-flower frond looks like a normal, if exotic,
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Triton, Dark
This creature has the upper body of a giant human, but from the waist down,
its all squirming tentacles.
Dark Triton
XP 200 (CR 1)
CE Large monstrosity (aquatic)
Initiative +0
DEFENSE
AC 12 (studded leather)
hp: 30 (4d10 + 8)
OFFENSE
Melee AttackTrident: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 11 (+0), Con 14 (+2),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: Aquan
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft. in water
TRAITS
Summon Sea Creatures (1/day): All triton leaders (those
with 50 or more hit points) have the ability to summon sea
creatures as an action. Roll 2d6: one die indicates how
many rounds later the creatures arrive, and the other
determines what type of creatures respond.
Die
Creatures
13 giant octopi
310 sharks
1 fanged sea serpent
36 aquatic ghouls
14 aquatic trolls
1 drowned wight (a standard wight with a swim

speed of 30 ft.) leading 38 aquatic ghouls
Triton Shaman: Any group of 10 or more dark tritons can be

accompanied by one or more triton shamans. A triton
shaman has heightened Wisdom (15) and the ability to
cast the following spells, using Wisdom as its spellcasting
ability (DC 12, attack +4). It doesnt need material
components to cast these spells. The spell selection listed
below is only a suggestion; different shamans can have
different spell lists.
Cantrips (at will): guidance, mending, resistance,
thaumaturgy
1st level (x4): bane, inflict wounds, protection from evil and
good, sanctuary
2nd level (x3): blindness/deafness, hold person, protection
from poison, spiritual weapon
3rd level (x2): bestow curse, dispel magic, mass healing
word

ECOLOGY
Organization: Squad (28) or school (660)
Dark tritons resemble their more benevolent cousins, the normal tritons,
but they are malevolent creatures. Just as the normal tritons are rumored to
be servants of a sea god, the dark tritons are servants of oceanic demons of
various types, most commonly the demon-prince Thalasskoptis.
Dark tritons have tentacles rather than the fishlike legs of normal
tritons. They often ride giant moray eels as mounts when traveling in the
dark depths of the sea, where they dwell in their castlelike lairs on the sea
floor.
For every 10 dark tritons, either in their lair or in a hunting party, there
will be a lieutenant with 50 hit points and two melee attacks per round (CR
3). For every two lieutenants, there will be a captain with 70 hit points and
three melee attacks per round (CR 5). Roll a die for each leader; for each
even result, add one triton shaman to the group (CR 2).
Copyright Notice
Author Matt Finch
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Troll, Spectral
Spectral trolls resemble normal trolls but are jet-black in color, and translucent.
By nature, they are creatures of darkness. Direct, bright sunlight
banishes a spectral troll to an unknown realm. When daylight fades, the
spectral troll returns, near the same spot but not necessarily at the exact
location.
Its impossible to destroy a spectral troll through simple combat. Even
the most potent spells (wish, true resurrection) offer temporary solutions
at best. The spectral trolls spirit is so powerfully compelled by hatred
to regenerate that it restores itself to unlife in 2d4 days. The only way
to destroy a spectral troll permanently is to determine the reason for its
existence and set right whatever prevents it from resting in peace or from
traveling on to whatever spirit realm would claim it. The exact means for
doing this vary with each spirit and usually can be discovered only with
extensive researchincluding long hours of searching and investigating
in the obviously dangerous area the spectral troll haunts.
Spectral Troll
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
CE Large undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 52 (8d10 + 8)
Immunity: Necrotic and poison damage; all nonmagical
damage; exhaustion, fright, poison, unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Melee AttackCorrupting Touch: +6 to hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature). Hit: 4d8 + 4 necrotic damage. Creatures
immune to aging are immune to this attack.
Credit
The spectral troll originally appeared in the Second Edition Monstrous
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 13 (+1), Con 20 (+5),
Int 7 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: Understands Giant but doesnt speak
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Wizards of the
Coast.
TRAITS
Create Spawn: A humanoid killed by a spectral troll rises one
to three days later as a free-willed specter unless a cleric
of the victims religion casts gentle repose or comparable
magic on the corpse before it rises.
Incorporeal: A spectral troll can move through gaps as small
as 1 square inch without penalty. It can also move through
solid objects and other creatures as if they were difficult
terrain. The spectral troll takes 1d10 force damage if it is
still inside something solid at the end of its turn.
Rejuvenation: Unless it is permanently destroyed by having
its spirit laid to rest, a destroyed spectral trolls spirit
restores itself to unlife in 2d4 days.
Silent: A spectral troll makes no sound whatsoever; it is
undetectable by purely audial means.
Unholy Fortitude: Spectral trolls are highly resistant to turning.
They have tactical advantage on saving throws against
being turned.
Vanish in Sunlight: A spectral troll that begins its turn in
bright sunlight is banished to a remote, unknown
dimension. It returns, near the same spot, when that
location is no longer in direct sunlight. Only true
sunlight has this effect; magical light does nothing.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Spectral trolls are a unique form of undead. They are the
undying spirits of slain trolls whose regenerative ability, for
unknown reasons, continues functioning long after the trolls
physical form is utterly destroyed. Such undead creatures are
tormented by snatches of memory from their former lives.
They detest all living creatures, including other trollspossibly
other trolls more than anything else.
Being undead, spectral trolls can be turned, but not easily.
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Troll, Two-headed
The most distinctive feature of this massive brute is the fact that it has two heads. Each head is
identical: red eyes, drooping nose, and yellow fangs. Its arms and legs end in razor-sharpened claws,
and its hide is mottled green-gray and covered in coarse, splotchy, dark hair.
The two-headed troll is thought to be the hideous offspring of an ettin
and a female troll. Sages contend that no other explanation is
possible (or bears thinking about) concerning this monster.
They do not associate with ettins, but two-headed
trolls are often found leading normal trolls
during raids or wars. They are
greatly feared, being bigger
than and twice as cruel as
other trolls.
Two-headed trolls make
their lairs underground
and, thankfully, far from
civilization.
A two-headed troll
stands 10 feet tall. Its
hide is mottled green or
gray, and its facial features
resemble that of a standard
troll. They dress in rags and
uncured hides, and adapt
battered armor from
fallen foes to their
own piecemeal use.
Their feet and hands
sport
enormous
claws. The twoheaded troll has the
gait of a normal troll but
walks fully upright, not
hunched over, so they tower
above other trolls.
On occasion, two-headed
trolls have been known to wield
captured or crudely-made clubs, axes,
longswords, or even greatswords (onehanded).
Two-headed Troll
XP 2,300 (CR 6)
CE Large giant
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 105 (10d10 + 50)
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Multiattack: A two-headed
troll attacks twice with
claws or weapons and
bites twice.
piercing damage.
Melee AttackClaw:
one creature).
Hit: 2d6 +
4 slashing
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 19 (+4), Dex 12 (+1),
Con 20 (+5), Int 8 (1),
Wis 8 (1), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: Giant
TRAITS
Regeneration: A two-headed
troll heals 5 hit points at the start
of each of its turns. This ability
doesnt function if the troll took
fire damage since its previous
turn. To be killed, the troll
must be prevented from
regenerating for at least
one round while it has 0
hit points.
Credit
The two-headed troll originally
appeared in the First Edition Fiend
Folio ( TSR/Wizards of the
Coast, 1981) and is used by
permission.
Copyright Notice
by Oliver Charles MacDonald.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any mountains and underground
Organization: Solitary, gang (25), or warband (12 twoheaded trolls plus 26 trolls)
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Tunnel Prawn
You hear the clicking sound first for several moments, Then the walls and ceiling
are suddenly crawling with dozens of what appear to be enormous lobsters.
Tunnel Prawn
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 7 (2d6)
OFFENSE
Speed: climb 25 ft.
Melee AttackPincers: +4 to hit
+ 2 slashing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 1 (5), Wis 9 (1), Cha 3 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Crowding: Up to five tunnel prawns
can occupy a single 5-foot-square
space.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Group (14) or cluster
(212)
Tunnel prawns are scavengers resembling
very large lobsters. These creatures wander
through subterranean caverns eating bugs
and fungi from the wall, floor, and ceiling. A
tunnel prawn can scale walls and move along
ceilings with no more difficulty than walking
along a floor.
These dungeon vermin consider everything
food, and they are easily antagonized. They
attack almost any creature they encounter,
alive or dead, regardless of its size.
Tunnel prawns are edible, and each one is
large enough to provide a days rations for
a Small or Medium humanoid. The meat
is tough and chewy, but tasty (somewhat
surprisingly, considering their diet). It
becomes inedible after 24 hours, however.
Some tavernsusually those located near
well-known dungeon entrancesserve
tunnel prawns, and will pay up to 3 gp apiece
for fresh ones. An adult tunnel prawn weighs
up to 20 lbs.
Copyright Notice
Author Matt Finch
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Tunnel Worm
This massive creature is a 30-foot-long, sleek black centipede with segmented armor covering its body.
Its huge mandibles are serrated and razor-sharp. Heavy plates of chitin protect its oversized head.
worms offspring incubate in carrion.
The favorite tactic of the tunnel worm is to lurk in a spot where one of
its tunnels passes very near a dungeon passage until it senses live prey
passing nearby. Then it cuts through the last remaining bit of wall, snatches
a creature, and retreats into the tunnel so that only its well-armored head is
exposed to attack. Thus protected, it chews through its preys protective
covering before devouring the gooey portions inside.
A tunnel worm that has lost more than half its hit points retreats to its
lair if possible, taking along anything its grappled. If it cant retreat, it
fights to the death.
A typical tunnel worm is 30 feet long, but theyve been known to grow
to a length of 60 feet.
Tunnel Worm
XP 3,900 (CR 8)
Unaligned Huge monstrosity
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 115 (11d12 + 44)
OFFENSE
Hit: 3d8 + 5 piercing damage and the target must make a
DC 16 Dex saving throw or be grappled.
Melee AttackSevering Bite: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by the tunnel worm at the start of the
tunnel worms turn). Hit: 4d10 + 5 slashing damage and
the targets armor class is reduced by 2. A successful
DC 15 Dex or Str saving throw reduces damage by half
and reduces armor loss to 1. Armor reduced to AC 10 is
destroyed. If the target isnt wearing armor, its armor
class is not affected in any case.
Credit
The tunnel worm originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
Copyright Notice
STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 13 (+1), Con 19 (+4),
Int 1 (5), Wis 8 (1), Cha 4 (3)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Armored Skull: Only the tunnel
worms head has resistance
to bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage. Attacks
against any other portion of its
body arent affected by that
resistance.
ECOLOGY
The tunnel worm is a burrowing creature
related to certain other enormous,
subterranean monstrosities (the monstrous
centipede, the purple worm). It can
sustain itself by scavenging, but it is a very
aggressive predator and hunter. Its preferred
food is fresh, raw meat.
Tunnel worms attack anything that enters
their territory. They live in winding, disorienting
complexes of 3-foot-wide tunnels that theyve
chewed through earth and stone. These burrows are
often filled with the rotting remains of past prey; the
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Vampire Rose
This bush has many flowering white bulbs and petals, green stems lined with
tiny thorns, and small, viny branches of greenish-brown.
Vampire Rose
TRAITS
Camouflage: A vampire rose is indistinguishable
from a normal rose bush until it moves or
attacks.
XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Unaligned Small plant
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
AC 9
hp: 27 (5d6 + 10)
Resistance: Bludgeoning
weapons
Immunity: Piercing and
psychic damage; charm,
unconsciousness
Vulnerability: Slashing
damage
OFFENSE
Speed: 5 ft.
Multiattack: A
vampire rose
makes one thorn
attack, and it
drains blood
from every
creature it has
grappled.
Melee Attack
Thorns: +3 to
hit (reach 5 ft.;
one creature).
is grappled. The vampire rose
can have any number of creatures
grappled and still make one thorn attack
per turn. The DC to escape this grapple is 11.
Melee AttackBlood Drain: automatic hit (all creatures
grappled by the vampire rose at the start of the vampire
roses turn). Hit: 1d6 + 1 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 8 (1), Con 14 (+2),
Int 1 (5), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: None
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate land
Organization: Solitary, patch (25), or
tangle (318)
Vampire roses look like normal white rose
bushes and are often mistaken for such. The
typical vampire rose bush stands about 3
feet tall. The plant remains motionless
until its prey moves within range,
when it strikes with a thorny stalk.
This attack is almost imperceptible
and easily mistaken for simply
becoming snagged by the thorny
vines of a normal rose bush. Its
only on the vampire roses next turn,
when the vine tightens its grip and
thorns really dig into the victims
flesh and begin siphoning out blood,
that the true nature of the plant
becomes apparent.
When fully sated with blood, a
vampire roses petals flush red.
Vampire roses spreading out of
control have been known to render
entire valleys and stretches of forest
impassable. Because they can uproot
themselves and move to find fresh
sources of food, its possible for fully grown vampire roses to appear
literally overnight in areas that were clear the day before, closing roads or
even encircling a farm or a hamlet and cutting it off from its neighbors.
Credit
The vampire rose originally appeared in the First Edition module
(revised edition) B3 Palace of the Silver Princess ( TSR/Wizards of the
Coast, 1981) and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice
Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Tom Moldvay and
Jean Wells.
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Vegepygmy
This creature has a humanoid shape, but it otherwise appears to be composed entirely of vegetable
matter. It has a wide mouth, large yellow eyes, and a topknot of dark leaves. In addition to two arms
and two legs, leafy tendrils protrude from its shoulders, midsection, arms, and legs.
Ranged AttackJavelin: +4 to hit (range 30 ft./120 ft.; one
Vegepygmy Commoner and Worker

XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Unaligned Small plant (fungus)
Initiative +2
STATISTICS
Str 12 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 13 (+1),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Unique; understands Undercommon but doesnt
speak
Skills: Stealth +4
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 10 (3d6)
Immunity: Lightning and psychic damage; charm, fright,
OFFENSE
Speed: 25 ft.
Melee AttackJavelin: +2 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 14 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 7 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
speak
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
Camouflage: A vegepygmy has tactical advantage on
Stealth checks in areas with dense vegetation.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Gang (25) or work crew (510)
Vegepygmy Guard
XP 100 (CR 1/2)

Unaligned Small plant (fungus)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 13 (plant fiber armor)
hp: 28 (6d6 + 6)
OFFENSE
Speed: 25 ft.
Multiattack: A vegepygmy guard makes two melee attacks
or two ranged attacks.
Melee AttackJavelin: +3 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
TRAITS
ECOLOGY
Organization: Pair or patrol (28)
Vegepygmy Chief
XP 700 (CR 3)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 14 (wicker armor)
hp: 60 (8d8 + 24)
OFFENSE
Speed: 25 ft.
Multiattack: A vegepygmy chief makes two melee attacks,
or two ranged attacks, or one spores attack.
Melee AttackSpear: +5 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Ranged AttackSpear: +5 to hit (range 20 ft./80 ft.; one
Area AttackSpores (recharge 5, 6): automatic hit (40
ft. cone; creatures in cone). Hit: targets must make
successful DC 13 Con saving throws against poison or be
paralyzed for 2d6 rounds. When paralysis ends, affected
creatures take 3d6 poison damage, or half damage with
a successful DC 13 Con saving throw. Creatures that die
from the poison damage reanimate 24 hours later as
vegepygmy guards. The paralysis can be ended early by
magic that neutralizes poison; ending the effect early also
eliminates the second saving throw. Plant creatures are
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 14 (+2), Con 16 (+3),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 14 (+2)
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speak
Skills: Stealth +4
TRAITS
ECOLOGY
Organization: Band (1 chief, 216 guards, and 324 workers)
or tribe (24 chiefs, 324 guards, 3300 commoners and
workers, 14 patches of russet mold)
Vegepygmies are low-intelligence
plant creatures that make their homes
deep in forests or underground regions
far from areas settled by humanois.
They are carnivorous hunter/scavengers,
but their usual prey is small game. They
dont bother larger creatures or other
intelligent species except in times of great
need.
Vegepygmies are most dangerous when
they experience a sudden surge in population.
At those times, their growing numbers outstrip
the local food supply and force them to march into
new territory. Although they are capable of fighting
larger, stronger creatures for dominance, they prefer to
let russet mold do most of the work, converting the prior
inhabitants of their new territory into more vegepygmy
commoners and workers.
Most vegepygmies are 2 to 4 feet tall. They continue growing
throughout their lives, maturing from commoners to workers to
guards. Only chiefs grow to 5 feet or more. Its logical to assume
that chiefs are the ultimate developmental form of guards, but their
rarity calls this into question. Some scholars hypothesize that
chiefs are created when needed, in a manner similar to the way
ants create queens when needed.
They have no apparent ears, but its well known that
vegepygmies can hear. Their mouths are used only for eating.
Vegepygmies never speak; they communicate with others of
their kind by thumping their chests and rapping their spears on
rocks, earth, or some other solid surface. They appear to understand
Undercommon, but whether they have some means of communicating
with other species is unknown.
Credit
The vegepygmy originally appeared in the First Edition module S3
1983), and is used by permission.
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Volt
This repulsive creature appears to be a small, spherical beast with a long, sinewy tail.
Its body is covered with thick gray bristles. Two large eyes resembling those of a fly dominate its head.
Small horns protrude above these from its head.
The origin of the volt is unknown, despite the effort of many learned
scholars to trace its roots. They are referred to as bolt wurms in certain
old grimoires for their ability to deliver a jolt of electricity with their
whiplike tail. Volts were once thought to be from another plane or another
planet, but recent evidence suggests they are from the Material Plane.
Other than that, the volt remains largely a mystery.
Volts inhabit very deep caverns and caves, preferring to lair in areas
with plentiful water. They are never found alone, and usually travel in
threateningly large groups.
Its anyones guess which are volts are male and which are female, if
such a distinction actually means anything where volts are concerned.
A volts head (its actually both head and body) is about 2 feet in
diameter. The tail is 3 feet long and is mostly tough cartilage and thin,
powerful muscles. Its mouth is impossible to
see until it opens; then it can be spotted on
the underside of the body. It resembles the
circular mouth of a lamprey or certain
types of blood-sucking worms, and is
lined with multiple rows of needlesharp teeth.
Volts are very aggressive.
They attack by latching
onto a foe, then shocking
the creature repeatedly
with their electrified tails
until it passes out. Once the
creature is unconscious, they
suck out its blood and other
fluids at their leisure.
Volt (Bolt Wurm)

XP 50 (CR 1/4)
Unaligned Small
aberration
Initiative +3
DEFENSE
AC 13
hp: 13 (3d6 + 3)
Immunity: Lightning
damage
OFFENSE
Speed: fly 30 ft.
Melee AttackBite:
+5 to hit (reach 5
ft.; one creature).
damage and the
volt enters the targets
space and grapples the
target. The volt cant use its
bite attack while it is grappling
a creature.
Melee AttackTail Slap: automatic hit (one creature
already grappled by the volt at the start of the
volts turn). Hit: 1d6 + 2 lightning damage. A
creature reduced to 0 hp by this attack is
unconscious and stable, not dying.
Credit
The Volt originally
appeared in the First Edition
Fiend Folio ( TSR/ Wizards
of the Coast, 1981) and is used
by permission.
STATISTICS
Str 10 (+0), Dex 16 (+3), Con 12 (+1),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
Skills: Acrobatics +5
TRAITS
Agile Grappler: A volt uses its Dex (Acrobatics) score to
oppose attempts to escape from its grapple. The volt
cant move a creature it grapples, but it moves with
the grappled creature. If the grapple is broken, the volt
immediately moves 5 feet into an adjacent, empty space.
ECOLOGY
Organization: Mob (212) or swarm (1020)
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Vorin
This creature is an immense, greenish-black, wormlike thing with intense yellow eyes.
It is 30 feet long and a foot thick. The body is a ropy mass of pulpy flesh with several gill-like
apertures along its length with which the creature propels itself through the water. The front of the
beast has a long trunk similar to that of an elephant. Its skin glistens as if coated with oil.
Vorin
Water Breathing: A vorin breathes equally well in air or water.
XP 5,000 (CR 9)
CE Huge monstrosity (aquatic)
Initiative +4
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any marsh
Organization: Solitary or knot (25)
DEFENSE
AC 14
hp: 149 (13d12 + 65)
Resistance: Fire and bludgeoning damage
Immunity: Acid damage; charm, prone
Vorins live in dismal swamps and bogs, where they lurk in the murk and
the mire. Only its slightly bulging eyes protrude above the water or the
mud as it watches for potential prey.
A vorin is difficult to injure with blunt force; its squishy, boneless body
gives easily under heavy blows that dont break its thick hide.
The vorins proboscis contains muscular tubes that are used to spit
gobs of sticky, poisonous saliva up to 25 feet. Each gob is the size of a
small melon, and the substance seems almost to have a mind of its own
as it oozes across an armored surface seeking a way through to the soft,
vulnerable flesh underneath.
A vorin relies heavily on its spit attack in combat, hoping to incapacitate
opponents before emerging from the slime to finish them off with its
bite and its stinger. If its spit attacks arent having the desired effect, it
submerges and appears to swim away. In fact, it probably is shadowing its
prey from a distance while keeping out of sight, waiting for an opportunity
to try again under more favorable circumstances. Although the creature is
dumb as a post in most ways, it is a wily hunter.
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A vorin attacks three times. It spits, then bites,
directing both attacks at the same target if it can. It also stings,
and that attack can be aimed at any target within reach.
Ranged AttackSpit: +8 to hit (range 25 ft.; one creature). Hit:
the target must make a successful DC 17 Con saving throw
or be incapacitated. An incapacitated creature repeats
the saving throw at the end of its next turn. A successful
save ends the incapacitation, but if the saving throw
fails, the creature is paralyzed for 1d4 hours. If the target
creature is wearing armor, see Seeping Poison, below.
Melee AttackSting: +9 to hit (reach 10 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 3d10 + 5 piercing damage and the target must make
a successful DC 17 Con saving throw or be incapacitated.
An incapacitated creature repeats the saving throw
at the end of its next turn. A successful save ends the
incapacitation, but if the saving throw fails, the creature is
paralyzed for 1d4 hours.
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STATISTICS
Str 20 (+5), Dex 18 (+4), Con 21 (+5),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 6 (2)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Camouflage: A vorin thats submerged in
water or mud can be spotted with a
successful DC 15 Int (Nature) or Wis
(Survival) check.
Seeping Poison: If the target of the
vorins spit attack is wearing armor,
then the poison needs one round to
seep through gaps in the armor and
contact the targets skin. The target or
an adjacent ally can use an action to
make a DC 15 Dex check; success indicates
the poison was scraped off completely before it
penetrated the armor. An edged weapon or tool
must be used. Any slashing weapon and most piercing
weapons will do the job. Note that only the vorins spit
needs to seep through armor; poison from its sting does not.
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Vulchling
This creature looks like a man-sized vulture with inky black feathers, a gray beak, and jet black talons.
Vulchling
XP 25 (CR 1/8)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 9 (2d8)
OFFENSE
piercing damage. The vulchling uses
this attack when it is grounded.
Melee AttackTalons: +4 to hit (reach
slashing damage. The vulchling uses
this attack when it is flying.
STATISTICS
Str 9 (1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 11 (+0),
Int 7 (2), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Unique, Undercommon
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary or flock (216)
Vulchlings are a malevolent race of avian creatures akin to
vultures, but larger and much more intelligent. Their faces are
clearly birdlike, yet something about them seems oddly human.
Vulchlings are scavengers and predators. They hunt any creatures they
believe they can kill. They tend to avoid hunting intelligent humanoids
not from any sense of ethics or revulsion over killing intelligent beings,
but simply because intelligent prey is more dangerous.
Vulchlings can be found in the company of harpies and vrocks,
sometimes as servitors and sometimes as mercenaries. Most of their time
is spent in their large nests hidden deep inside the earth.
Vulchlings always attack from ambush if possible. They hide on
shadowy ledges high up on cavern walls, then dive silently onto
unsuspecting prey.
Credit
The vulchling originally appeared in the First Edition Monster
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Weird, Lava
This serpentine horror coils beneath a haze of shimmering heat waves. As the outer layer of its form
cools into hard, black plates, the cracks between these plates give off the cherry glow of molten rock.
is established, it has no range limitation, provided
the lava weird and the elemental remain on
the same plane of existence. Lava weirds are
Lava Pool: A creature thats dragged into
a lava pool (or that falls in, or winds up in
lava for any reason at all) is restrained
and takes 2d8 fire damage at the start
of each of its turns. To escape from
the lava, the creature or an adjacent
ally must use an action and make a
successful DC 15 Str (Athletics) check. If
the check succeeds, the creature moves
5 feet out of the lava pool, is prone,
and is on fire. While on fire, the creature
takes 1d8 fire damage at the start of
each of its turns. The fire is extinguished
automatically when the creature or an
adjacent ally spends an action to put it
out.
Reform: When reduced to 0 hit points, a
lava weird dissolves into its lava pool. One
minute later, it reforms with full hit points
minus any hit points it lost to cold damage
in the preceding 24 hours.
Camouflage: Until it attacks, a lava weird in its lava
pool is treated as invisible.
Lava Weird
XP 1,100 (CR 4)
CE Large elemental
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
hp: 76 (9d10 + 27)
Resistance: Piercing and
slashing damage from
nonmagical weapons
Immunity: Fire and poison
damage; paralysis, poison,
OFFENSE
Speed: 35 ft.
creature). Hit: 2d8 + 2 fire
must make a successful
DC 12 Dex saving throw or
be grappled. A grappled
creature takes 1d8 + 2 fire
damage at the start of its turn. If
the save succeeds, the target is not grappled but it does
catch fire if it is wearing or carrying combustible material
or is itself flammable. While the fire burns, the creature
takes 1d8 fire damage at the start of each of its turns. The
fire is extinguished automatically when the creature or an
adjacent ally spends an action to put it out.
Melee AttackDrag Into Lava: automatic hit (one creature
grappled by the lava weird). Hit: the lava weird and
the grappled creature engage in a Strength (Athletics)
contest. If the lava weird wins, the grappled creature is
dragged into the lava pool; see Lava Pool below.
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 16 (+3),
Int 11 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 16 (+3)
Languages: Ignan, Terran
TRAITS
Control Elemental: Lava weirds have the ability to dominate
elementals of the earth or fire type. When the lava
weird uses an action to issue a command to an elemental
within 50 feet, the elemental must make a successful
DC 13 Wis saving throw or be dominated. The effect is
permanent, but the elemental is allowed to repeat the
saving throw if it is commanded to do something that
will clearly result in its own destruction. An elemental that
makes a successful save is not dominated and is immune
to this effect for 24 hours. Theres no limit to the number of
elementals a lava weird can control. Once domination
ECOLOGY
Environment: Elemental Plane of Fire, Plane of Molten Skies
Organization: Solitary, pack (25)
Weirds are creatures from the elemental planes. They are sometimes
encountered on the Material Plane, often in the employ of a powerful
spellcaster. They are much more intelligent than typical elementals,
however, and they do not take kindly to deception or forced servitude, so
summoning these creatures against their will is a risky undertaking. Even
so, their ability to command elementals is legendary and highly useful to
anyone who has a need for an army of such beings.
Weirds speak the elemental languages of earth and fire. Those that spend
time on the Material Plane usually pick up enough words of Common to
engage in simple conversations.
Lava weirds have serpentine bodies about 10 feet long formed of
elemental magma. No matter what plane they reside on, they spend their
time swimming in pools of molten rock and liquid fire. On the Material
Plane, they are only found in active volcanoes and other sources of
magma. The air of the Material Plane is painfully cold to them, so they
never leave their lava pools willingly or for very long. Anyone who hopes
to employ these creatures as guards or as elemental commanders must
provide them with lava pools to swim in. Because their range of control
over elementals is unlimited, they can control any number of them from
the safety of their lava pools in a remote volcano while the elementals
wreak havoc halfway across the world.
A lava weird hides in its bubbling lava pool, where it is effectively
invisible, until enemies come within range. Once a target is within reach,
the weird lashes out. If it can, it will pull an intruder into the lava pool and
let the molten rock do most of its dirty work. Being of a naturally vicious
and malign nature, lava weirds are prone to attack just about any creature
that wanders too close to their pools.
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Were-mist
An unusual mist flows across the ground and swirls around your companions feet before seeming to
climb up his body and envelop him. Then, as the mist takes on the vague outline of a wolflike monster,
your companion begins changing into a werewolf!
Were-mist
XP 450, 700, or 1,100 (CR 2, 3, or 4)

CE Large aberration
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 7
hp: 16 (3d10)
Immunity: Bludgeoning and slashing damage from
nonmagical or nonsilver weapons; acid, necrotic,
piercing, and poison damage; all conditions
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee AttackDomination: automatic hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: the target must make a successful DC
13 Cha saving throw or the were-mist enters the target
creatures space and the target is dominated and
transformed by the were-mist; see Transformation, below.
STATISTICS
Str 0 (5), Dex 4 (3), Con 10 (+0),
Int 10 (+0), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 10 (+0)
Languages: Common
TRAITS
Transformation: A dominated creature is completely under
the were-mists control. At the start of its next turn, as a
bonus action, the dominated creature transforms into
the hybrid form of a wereboar, wererat, or werewolf
(the form is chosen by the were-mist). The transformed
creature has the stats and abilities of its new form, but
it cant cause lycanthropy. Transformation into a beast
heals all lost hit points the same as a long rest, but doesnt
affect damaging conditions such as poisoning or disease.
The domination and transformation are permanent until
the were-mist is killed, is driven off, or leaves voluntarily.
The were-mist can be attacked with weapons and with
targeted spells without endangering the enveloped
creature, but the transformed victim is subject to area
affects as normal. The were-mist leaves the transformed
creature and seeks a new victim when the transformed
creature drops to 10 or fewer hit points. When the
were-mist leaves or is killed, the transformed creature
immediately transforms back into its normal form, with
the same number of hit points it had in were-form. The
creature is also stunned until it makes a successful DC 13
Con saving throw at the start of its turn. Killing or knocking
out the transformed creature has no effect on the weremist; it simply moves on to another victim.
Variable CR: The challenge rating of a were-mist is the
same as the type of beast it transforms victims into; CR 2
for wererats, CR 3 for werewolves, or CR 4 for wereboars.
If it transforms victims into more than one type in an
encounter, use the highest value.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Any
Despite its name, a were-mist is not a true lycanthrope, but is a monster than
can inflict involuntary shapechange upon other creatures. The were-mist attacks
by enveloping its chosen victim and trying to transform it. If the surrounded
creature fails to resist the were-mists assault, the creature transforms into a
ravening, wolflike beast completely under the were-mists control.
The only clue that the victim is not a real lycanthrope is that the were-mist
remains wrapped around the victim, giving the creature an eerie, almost
ethereal appearance. The mist can be attacked without risk to the controlled
creature, but it is resistant to many types of attack. Magic is the best offense.
When the were-mists victim is weakened by combat, the mist simply
abandons it and moves on to a new victim. As soon as it departs, its control
is broken and the slave returns to normal shape, but it usually takes several
moments before it recovers from the shock of the experience. In battle, the
were-mist moves from victim to victim, transforming them and forcing
them to attack their allies, discarding each puppet when it becomes weak
and moving to another.
Were-mists are solitary because of their rarity more than through any
unwillingness to congregate. In rare instances, a lair containing more than
one of these creatures might be found. They have no known means of
reproduction, so such a lair probably could exist only near whatever force
or source creates these malign entities.
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Weredactyl
This creature closely resembles a pterodactyl, but for the human fingers rather than claws
extending from its wing joint, and its very human-lookiing eyes.
Weredactyl
XP 450 (CR 2)
NE Medium humanoid (shapechanger)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 44 (8d8 + 8)
Immunity: Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
damage from nonmagical and nonsilver
weapons
OFFENSE
Speed: 30 ft. in human or hybrid form; 10 ft., 50 ft.
flying in pterodactyl form
Multiattack: A weredactyl makes two melee
attacks.
Melee AttackPeck (pterodactyl form): +5
to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6
+ 3 piercing damage.
Melee AttackClaws (hybrid form): +5 to
hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature). Hit: 1d6 +3
slashing damage. If both claw attacks hit
the same target, the creature must make
a successful DC 12 Dex saving
throw or be grappled.
Melee AttackHandaxe
(human or hybrid form):
creature). Hit: 1d6 + 3 slashing
damage.
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3), Dex 15 (+2), Con 12 (+1),
Int 7 (2), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 8 (+0)
ECOLOGY
Organization: Solitary, patrol (25),
or one per skelzi when encountered
with their masters
Weredactyls in their human form are fat, slouching humanoids
with protruding faces, low foreheads, and sagittal crests. Their wereform is a pterodactyl with long human fingers at the wing-joint and
human eyes. In hybrid form, their arms and legs are more developed,
and their wings and beaks are small; too small to enable flight, in the
case of the wings.
Weredactyls live in servitude to the evil skelzis. They are naturally
stupid even in human form. Weredactyls without skelzis to command
them have been known to throw all their axes at approaching enemies,
leaving themselves weaponless in the following melee. If they spend more
than six continuous hours in pterodactyl form, they go completely feral
and must be retrained from scratch to be of any use to their skelzi masters.
Obviously, the skelzis go to great lengths to prevent this from happening

just one reason why weredactyls are almost never encountered without
skelzis nearby.
All but a few of the many skelzi hegemonies and empires use weredactyls
as aerial mounts. They are most useful only in astral, ethereal, and other
extraplanar environments, however, because in those planes, a weredactyl
can carry a skelzi rider aloft. In the Material Plane, a weredactyl can fly
with a Small rider, but it isnt strong enough to carry a Medium rider in
flight. Enlarge/reduce potions are highly valued by skelzis visiting the
Material Plane, because they can use the potions to become small enough
for their weredactyl mounts to carry them, then return to normal size at the
conclusion of their journey.
Copyright Notice
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Widow Creeper
This creature resembles a monstrous spider about twice the size of a human, but constructed
of weeds, vines, and leaves. Two writhing tentacles sprout from its eight-legged body, each ending
in a sharpened talon. An hourglass-shaped pattern of leaves and brush can be seen on its back.
This ability functions identically to tremorsense, but uses
plants as its medium instead of earth.
Woodland Stride: A widow creeper can move through
thorns, briars, dense brush, and similar terrain at its normal
speed without being hindered, slowed down, or injured.
This includes terrain that is magically manipulated.
Widow Creeper
XP 7,200 (CR 10)

Initiative +1
DEFENSE
hp: 133 (14d10 + 56)
nonmagical weapons
unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
OFFENSE
Multiattack: A widow creeper attacks twice.
Melee AttackVines: +9 to hit (reach 15 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 3d10 + 5 piercing damage. If both vine attacks hit the
same target, the creature must make a successful DC 17
Dex saving throw or be grappled.
Melee AttackBrain Fluid Drain: +9 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
restrained or grappled creature). Hit: 3d8 + 5 piercing
damage and the target loses 1 point of Intelligence.
Ranged AttackWebs (recharge 5, 6): +5 to hit (range 30
ft./60 ft.; one creature). Hit: The target is restrained by
plant-fiber webs. A webbed creature can use its action
to attempt a DC 17 Str (Athletics) check to escape.
The web can also be destroyed by 15
points of slashing or fire damage
against AC 10.
Widow creepers are spiderlike plant creatures that make their lairs
deep in tangled forests. When widow creepers are in a region, they are a
constant danger to woodsmen, foresters, and other denizens of the forest.
Widow creepers spend much of their time in their nests, which are built
of plant-fiber webs strung high in the trees and stretching to a diameter
of 50 yards or more. When they venture out for food, however, they can
cover a tremendous amount of territory in their lethal hunt.
A widow creeper sustains itself on a diet of brain fluid and blood.
Corpses drained of fluids are left where they fell; the widow creeper does
not devour the flesh, bones, or muscle of its prey.
A widow creeper looks like a giant (8 feet tall) black widow spider, but
it is a plant, not an animal. Its body is formed from stems, small leaves,
and tightly twisted vines, all dark green or brown in color. Two long,
sinewy, tentacle-like vines protrude from its body and serve as both the
creatures primary weapons and its primary manipulative limbs.
A widow creeper utters no sounds; it is believed they neither speak nor
understand any humanoid languages.
STATISTICS
Str 21 (+5), Dex 12 (+1),
Con 18 (+4), Int 5 (3),
Wis 10 (+0), Cha 13 (+1)
Languages: None
Skills: Perception +8,
Stealth +3
Senses:
Darkvision 60 ft.,
plantsense 120 ft.
TRAITS
Charm Plants: All
plant creatures with
Intelligence 3 or higher
that come within 50 feet
of a widow creeper must
12 Wis saving throw or be
charmed by it for 24 hours.
Entangle (recharge 6): As a bonus action, a widow creeper
can cast the spell entangle (DC 13 to escape).
Plantsense: A widow creeper can pinpoint the location of
anything within 120 feet that is in contact with vegetation.
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Witch Grass
These plants, growing to a height of about 2 feet, have a bulbous root
and a bushy, leafy crown of purple leaves.
Witch Grass
XP 0 (CR 0)
Unaligned Small plant
AC 5
hp: 3 (1d6)
Immunity: All
conditions
Speed: 0 ft.
TRAITS
Defenseless: Witch grass
plants automatically fail
saving throws.
Magic Damping: When
an arcane spellcaster
tries to cast an
arcane spell within
20 feet of a patch
of witch grass, the
caster must make an
Int or Cha saving throw;
use the ability most
appropriate to the
spellcasters class.
The DC equals 10 +
the size of the patch
in 10-ft. squares (see
Organization, below).
For example, if a wizard
tries to cast a spell
near a 30-square-foot
patch of witch grass,
she must make a
successful DC 13 Int
saving throw. If the save
succeeds, the spell is cast normally. If the
saving throw fails, the spell is not cast but
the spell slot is not expended. Only arcane
magic is affected.
Seeds: Witch grass seeds attach themselves
to anything they come in contact
with. Seeds have the same magic damping effect as
the plants, but their range is only 10 feet and the DC
to overcome their effect is always 11. The effect lasts
for 12 hours, then the seeds lose their potency. A close
inspection of clothing and gear, plus a successful DC 8 Int
(Nature) check, reveals the presence of the seeds. Once
theyre identified, seeds can be eliminated by spending
an hour washing and thoroughly cleaning clothes,
animals, and equipment.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate or warm forests, hills, and plains
Organization: Patch (1d6 x 10 sq. ft.)
h u e that extends to the plants base and roots. A patch of witch grass
covers an area of 10 to 60 square feet. It is only found in temperate or
warm forests, hills and plains.
Witch grass is completely harmless in most ways, but it has an
inhibiting effect on arcane magic. Something about the plant causes the
intricate memorization patterns in an arcane spellcasters mind to become
muddled, making it difficult for them to cast spells properly. Only arcane
magic is hampered; divine spellcasters arent bothered by the plants.
When anything brushes past a witch grass plant, the plants tiny seeds
attach themselves to clothing, fur, boots, saddles, hooves, and whatever
else they come in contact with. Once they get into a spellcasters clothing
or gear, or that of his or her companions, they can cause almost as much
trouble as an entire patch of witch grass. The seeds are easily eliminated
by cleaning, but the job must be thorough.
Witch grass is a summer-blooming, broad leaved plant that stands 2 feet

tall at maturity. Its leaves and branches are very bushy, with a purplish
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Witherstench
This creature resembles a mangy yellow skunk with very little fur, whose body is splotched
with tiny purple spots. Patchy, dark fur grows here and there across its body.
(except witherstenches) that start their turn within 30
feet of a witherstench must make a successful DC 8
Con saving throw or be incapacitated for as long as
they remain within 30 feet of the creature. Even after
leaving the affected area, the creature has tactical
disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the
end of its next turn. Creatures that save successfully are
immune to this stench until after their next long rest. Spells
and effects that neutralize poison are effective against
stench. Creatures that are immune to poison are immune
to this effect, and those that are resistant to poison have
tactical advantage on their saving throw.
Witherstench
XP 0 (CR 0)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 1 (1d6 2)
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Hit: 2 slashing damage.
ECOLOGY
STATISTICS
Str 6 (2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 6 (2),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 3 (4)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Stench: A witherstench has a putrid stench that nearly
every form of animal life finds offensive. All living creatures
A witherstench (also called a skunk beast) is a mutant relative of the

common skunk. It grows to the size of a large dog. Its diet consists of
carrion, and the creature is always found in areas where such food is
plentiful.
Witherstenches shun combat, but they will fight if cornered.
Credit
The 2itherstench originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (
Copyright Notice
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Yellow Musk Creeper

This plant is a large, clinging ivy with leaves of dark green.
Small, dark bulbs and bright yellow flowers with purple mottling adorn the plant.
the yellow musk creeper is slain before the transformation
is complete, the transformation can be prevented by
lesser restoration, protection from poison, or comparable
poison-negating magic.
Rejuvenation: A yellow musk creeper can be killed only if
its root is dug up and burned, hacked apart, or otherwise
destroyed. Reducing the creeper to 0 hit points puts it out
of commission so that its root can be dug up safely. The
root is a Small bulb with AC 5 and 10 hit points. If the root is
not destroyed, the plant regrows in two weeks.
Yellow Musk Creeper

XP 200 (CR 1)
Initiative +2
DEFENSE
AC 12
hp: 25 (3d10 + 9)
unconsciousness
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm forests and underground
Organization: Patch (1 yellow musk creeper plus 16 yellow
musk zombies)
OFFENSE
Speed: 5 ft.
Multiattack: A yellow musk creeper attacks twice with
tendrils and sprays pollen once.
Melee AttackTendril: +6
piercing damage. If
the target is charmed
by the yellow musk
creeper, it also loses
1d4 Intelligence
points; see Create
Yellow Musk
Zombie, below.
Ranged Attack
Pollen: automatic
hit (range 30 ft.;
one creature).
Hit: the target
must make a
successful DC 13
Con saving throw or
be incapacitated
and charmed by the
yellow musk creeper
for 1d4 minutes.
Charmed creatures
must approach the
yellow musk creeper
and dont resist its
attacks; the creepers
tendril attacks have
tactical advantage
against them.
The yellow musk creeper is a

slow-moving plant that attacks
living creatures and feeds on
their intelligence, eventually
turning them into yellow musk
zombies. Creepers can be found
in moderate to warm climates
and underground, but are rarely
encountered elsewhere.
The root of the plant is a
bulbous, brown sac that lies
deep beneath the ground where
the yellow musk creeper
grows. When a potential
humanoid victim approaches
within 10 feet, the flowers
of the creeper shoot out a
seed pod that bursts into a
puff of musky-smelling,
fine powder when it hits a
target. These spores have
a mesmerizing effect on
living creatures. Once
entranced, they want only
to stand as near to the
yellow musk creeper as
possiblewhich is exactly
what the plant needs them to
do, so it can insert its strands
into their braincase and draw
out their cerebral fluid.
Yellow musk creepers are never
encountered alone. They always have at least one yellow musk
zombie somewhere nearby. These creatures remain hidden for as long
as possible, to avoid tipping off potential victims to the danger the plant
presents.
STATISTICS
Str 18 (+4), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3),
Int 0 (5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 8 (1)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Create Yellow Musk Zombie: A creature that is charmed
by a yellow musk creeper and reduced to Intelligence 0
becomes a yellow musk zombie under the control of the
creeper that created it. The transformation takes 1 hour. If
Credit
The yellow musk creeper originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend
Folio ( TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and is used by permission
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Yellow Musk Zombie

This shambling corpse has pale yellow skin and stark white eyes.
Its clothes hang in tatters around its decaying form.
Yellow Musk Zombie

XP 50 (CR 1/4)
NE Medium plant
Initiative 1
DEFENSE
AC 9
hp: 19 (3d8 + 6)
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Speed: 20 ft.
Melee AttackFist or Weapon: +4 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one
creature). Hit: 1d8 + 2 bludgeoning damage (type can
vary by weapon)
STATISTICS
Str 15 (+2), Dex 8 (1), Con 14 (+2),
Int 2 (4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 1 (5)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Link to Creator: A yellow musk zombie can never move
more than 200 feet away from the yellow musk creeper
that created it. If it is forced to do so, it dies. The
exception to this restriction is when the yellow
musk creeper separates from the zombie
so the zombie can seek out a location for a
new creeper to take root.
ECOLOGY
Environment: Temperate and warm forests and
underground
Organization: Solitary (when spreading) or
patch (1 yellow musk creeper plus 16 yellow
musk zombies)
Yellow musk zombies are creatures that have been
transformed into their current state by a yellow musk
creeper. The yellow musk zombie appears much as it did in
life, wearing the same clothes and carrying the same weapons
it had at the time of its transformation. Yellow musk zombies
have pale yellow skin and stark white eyes. They are attuned to
the yellow musk creeper that created them by the many thin, ivylike
vines growing from their flesh. This attunement prevents them from
moving more than 200 feet away from the creeper. If a zombie is forced
to exceed that distance, it dies.
About two months after its transformation, the zombie is ripe. At that
time, the yellow musk creeper turns it loose, and the zombie wanders up
to a mile away from its parent creeper and dies. Where it falls, new yellow
musk seedlings sprout from the corpse, and within one hour, a fully grown
yellow musk creeper blooms.
Credit
The yellow musk zombie originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend
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Zombie Raven
Among the flock of ravens passing overhead are many birds that appear tattered,
rotted, and eyelessflying zombie ravens!
Zombie Raven
XP 10 (CR 0)
CE Tiny undead
Initiative +1
DEFENSE
AC 11
hp: 3 (1d4 + 1)
Immunity: Poison damage; exhaustion, fright, poison,
unconsciousness
OFFENSE
Melee AttackBeak: +3 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).
Hit: 1 piercing damage.
STATISTICS
Str 4 (3), Dex 12 (+1), Con 10 (+0),
Int 3 (4), Wis 6 (2), Cha 5 (3)
Languages: None
TRAITS
Disintegration: Zombie ravens disintegrate into dust
and feathers when destroyed. Whenever five zombie
ravens have been destroyed in a confined space (or
10 in the open), all living creatures involved in the fight
must make successful DC 10 Con saving throws. The
saving throw must be repeated every time another
five (or 10 in the open) zombie ravens are destroyed.
The first failed saving throw causes a creature to have
tactical disadvantage on attack rolls against targets
that are more than 5 feet away (if the attack is a spell
that relies on a saving throw, the target has tactical
advantage on the saving throw). The second failed
saving throw applies tactical disadvantage to all
attacks, regardless of range. The third failed saving
throw blinds the creature. These penalties last until the
affected creature leaves the confined space (or the
area) where the fight occurred, or until five minutes
have passed.
Mobility: An opponent has tactical disadvantage on
opportunity attacks against a flying zombie raven.
Unholy Fortitude: Zombie ravens care nothing about the
deities of humanoids, so they have tactical advantage on
saving throws against being turned.
ECOLOGY
Zombie ravens are created en masse by certain necromantic spells.

They make excellent aerial scouts for undead armies and evil wizards,
because they can fly tremendously long distances without tiring. Although
they arent very dangerous individually, they present some danger in a
flock. Theres very little to a zombie raven, and what there is amounts to
little more than brittle bones, feathers, and dust. When theyre destroyed
by weapons or spells, they tend to explode into small clouds of filthy
feathers and choking dust. Kill enough of them in a small space, and the
air becomes clouded with obscuring feathers and stinging, burning dust.
Zombie ravens do most of their fighting on the wing, instinctively
understanding that this gives them an advantage against foes on the
ground. Theyve been known to fall in with flocks of live ravens and fly
with them, to make their presence harder to notice by observers on the
ground, or to flock around one or several murder crows.
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Appendix A:
Monsters by Type
Aberrations
Creature................................................CR
Adherer.................................................... 2
Artificer of Yothri...................................... 5
Blood Orchid............................................ 5
Blood Orchid Grand Savant.................. 9
Blood Orchid Savant.............................. 7
Bone Cobbler.......................................... 2
Bonesucker.............................................. 4
Brume....................................................... 6
Carbuncle.............................................1/8
Cerebral Stalker....................................... 5
Clamor...................................................... 2
Crimson Mist............................................. 7
Decapus................................................... 2
Denizen of Leng...................................... 5
Dust Digger.............................................. 3
Encephalon Gorger................................ 4
Froghemoth........................................... 11
Gohl (Hydra Cloud)................................ 8
Gorbel...................................................1/4
Grue, Type 2............................................ 2
Leng Spider.............................................. 6
Temporal Crawler................................... 2
Tentacled Horror................................... 11
Volt.........................................................1/4
Were-mist................................................. 2
Beasts
Creature................................................CR
Ant Lion.................................................... 4
Assassin Bug............................................. 5
Beetle, Giant Rhinoceros....................... 4
Beetle, Giant Slicer.................................. 3
Beetle, Giant Water.............................1/2
Boalisk....................................................... 1
Boneneedle, Greater............................. 1
Boneneedle, Lesser..............................1/4
Catfish, Giant Electric............................. 3
Cave Cricket........................................1/4
Cave Eel................................................1/4
Cave Leech............................................. 6
Centipede Nest....................................1/2
Chain Worm........................................... 12
Clam, Giant..........................................1/4
Crayfish, Monstrous................................. 2
Eel, Giant Moray...................................... 2
Eel, Gulper................................................ 3
Gillmonkey............................................1/4
Golden Cat.............................................. 0
Helix Moth, Adult..................................... 6
Helix Moth, Larva..................................... 2
Horsefly, Giant......................................1/2
Land Lamprey......................................1/4
Leopard, Snow.....................................1/4
Mandrill..................................................1/8
Pleistocene: Brontotherium.................... 6
Pleistocene: Hyaenodon........................ 1
Pleistocene: Mastodon........................... 4
Pleistocene: Woolly Rhinoceros............. 6
Seahorse, Giant....................................1/2
Stegocentipede...................................... 4
Tunnel Prawn........................................1/8
Constructs
Creature................................................CR
Amphoron of Yothri: Juggernaut.......... 6
Amphoron of Yothri: Warrior.................. 2
Amphoron of Yothri: Worker...............1/2
Brass Man................................................. 6
Caryatid Column.................................... 1
Exoskeleton: Giant Ant........................1/2
Exoskeleton: Giant Beetle...................... 2
Exoskeleton: Giant Crab........................ 3
Golem, Flagstone.................................... 7
Golem, Furnace...................................... 9
Golem, Stone Guardian......................... 2
Golem, Wooden..................................... 3
Origami Warrior....................................1/8
Sepulchral Guardian.............................. 3
Dragons
Creature................................................CR
Dracolisk................................................... 7
Drake, Fire................................................ 1
Drake, Ice................................................. 1
Sea Serpent, Brine................................. 10
Sea Serpent, Deep Hunter................... 14
Sea Serpent, Fanged.............................. 5
Sea Serpent, Shipbreaker..................... 20
Sea Serpent, Spitting............................... 5
Elementals
Creature................................................CR
Igniguana................................................. 1
Lava Child................................................ 1
Magmoid................................................. 4
Sandling................................................... 1
Weird, Lava.............................................. 4
Fey
Creature................................................CR
Fyr...........................................................1/4
Gray Nisp.................................................. 6
Grimm....................................................... 7
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Korred....................................................... 1
Midnight Peddler..................................1/2
Mite........................................................1/8
Mite: Pestie............................................1/4
Pech......................................................1/4
Fiends
Creature................................................CR
Aerial Servant.......................................... 9
Astral Shark............................................... 5
Burning Dervish........................................ 3
Chaos Knight........................................... 4
Dagon.................................................... 20
Demon: Teratashia................................ 17
Demon: Thalasskpotis........................... 10
Demonic Knight....................................... 5
Fire Snake, Poisonous...........................1/2
Genie: Hawanar...................................... 7
Giant Slug of Pnakh............................... 4
Khargra..................................................... 2
Kurok-spirit................................................ 1
Screaming Devilkin..............................1/4
Shadow Mastiff.....................................1/2
Giants
Creature................................................CR
Biclops...................................................... 6
Giant, Jack-in-Irons................................. 7
Troll, Two-headed.................................... 6
Humanoids
Creature................................................CR
Aaztar-Ghola........................................... 4
Chupacabra........................................... 1
Dark Creeper........................................1/4
Dark Stalker.............................................. 2
Grippli....................................................1/4
Huggermugger.....................................1/4
Ryven........................................................ 1
Skelzi.......................................................... 1
Skulk.......................................................1/2
Tabaxi....................................................1/2
Taer........................................................... 1
Weredactyl.............................................. 2
Monstrosities
Creature................................................CR
Ape, Flying............................................... 2
Aranea..................................................... 3
Arcanoplasm........................................... 4
Astral Moth............................................1/8
Aurumvorax............................................. 5
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Basilisk, Crimson....................................... 3
Basilisk, Greater....................................... 5
Bat: Doombat.......................................... 3
Blood Hawk...........................................1/4
Borsin......................................................... 3
Caterprism............................................... 4
Catoblepas.............................................. 5
Cave Fisher.............................................. 2
Church Grim............................................ 1
Churr......................................................... 4
Cooshee................................................... 1
Corpse Rook............................................ 4
Corpsespinner......................................... 5
Crabman................................................. 1
Death Dog............................................1/2
Death Worm............................................ 3
Dire Corby.............................................1/2
Eblis........................................................1/2
Elusa Hound............................................. 1
Fen Witch................................................. 2
Fire Crab, Greater................................... 2
Fire Crab, Lesser...................................1/8
Flail Snail................................................... 2
Foo Dog.................................................... 2
Gargoyle, Four-Armed........................... 4
Gargoyle, Green Guardian................... 1
Gargoyle: Margoyle............................... 5
Gloom Crawler...................................... 10
Gorgimera............................................... 7
Gorilla Bear.............................................. 1
Hawktoad.............................................1/4
Hippocampus.......................................... 1
Hoar Fox................................................... 1
Jaculi.....................................................1/8
Kamadan................................................. 3
Kech......................................................1/2
Lithonnite.................................................. 4
Mantari..................................................1/8
Naga: Hanu-naga.................................. 2
Pyrolisk...................................................1/2
Quadricorn.............................................. 4
Ronus.....................................................1/4
Tangtal..................................................... 1
Tazelwurm................................................ 2
Therianthrope: Foxwere.......................1/2
Therianthrope: Lionwere........................ 2
Therianthrope: Owlwere......................1/2
Therianthrope: Wolfwere........................ 1
Triton, Dark............................................... 1
Tunnel Worm............................................ 8
Vorin.......................................................... 9
Vulchling...............................................1/8
Witherstench............................................ 0
Oozes
Creature................................................CR
Ectoplasm................................................ 2
Grue, Type 1............................................ 4
Jelly, Mustard........................................... 5
Ooze, Glacial........................................... 1
Ooze, Magma......................................... 5
Pudding, Blood........................................ 2
Slithering Tracker..................................... 2
Plants
Creature................................................CR
Algoid....................................................... 3
Ascomoid................................................. 3
Bloodsuckle.............................................. 3
Cobra Flower........................................... 2
Flowershroud........................................... 1
Foresters Bane........................................ 5
Fungoid.................................................... 2
Fungus Bat.............................................1/4
Gallows Tree.......................................... 13
Gallows Tree Zombie.............................. 2
Gargoyle, Fungus.................................... 3
Gnarlwood............................................... 8
Green Brain.............................................. 1
Hangman Tree......................................... 7
Jupiter Bloodsucker................................. 1
Kampfult................................................... 2
Kelpie........................................................ 1
Mandragora.........................................1/8
Olive Slime................................................ 0
Olive Slime Zombie...............................1/2
Phycomid..............................................1/2
Quickwood.............................................. 8
Russet Mold...........................................1/2
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Scythe Tree.............................................. 5
Shroom..................................................... 4
Strangle Weed......................................... 2
Tendriculos............................................... 4
Treant, Lightning...................................... 6
Tri-flower Frond......................................1/2
Vampire Rose.......................................1/4
Vegepygmy Chief.................................. 3
Vegepygmy Commoner, Worker......1/8
Vegepygmy Guard.............................1/2
Widow Creeper..................................... 10
Witch Grass.............................................. 0
Yellow Musk Creeper.............................. 1
Yellow Musk Zombie............................1/4
Undead
Creature................................................CR
Bloody Bones........................................... 2
Cadaver................................................1/2
Cadaver Lord.......................................... 3
Cat, Feral Undead...............................1/8
Cimota..................................................... 2
Cimota Guardian.................................... 4
Cimota, High............................................ 6
Coffer Corpse.......................................... 2
Corpsespun.............................................. 1
Crypt Thing............................................... 3
Darnoc..................................................... 2
Fear Guard.............................................. 3
Fetch......................................................... 1
Ghost-Ammonite..................................... 2
Hanged Man........................................1/2
Hieroglyphicroc....................................... 3
Jackal of Darkness.................................. 1
Mummy of the Deep.............................. 2
Murder Crow............................................ 3
Rat, Shadow............................................ 0
Red Jester................................................ 5
Shadow, Lesser.....................................1/8
Skeleton Warrior.................................... 14
Skeleton, Stygian..................................... 7
Soul Reaper............................................ 16
Troll, Spectral............................................ 4
Zombie Raven......................................... 0
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Appendix B:
Monsters by CR
CR 0
Creature.............................................Type
Golden Cat...................................... beast
Olive Slime......................................... plant
Rat, Shadow................................ undead
Witch Grass....................................... plant
Witherstench...........................monstrosity
Zombie Raven............................. undead
CR 1/8
Creature.............................................Type
Astral Moth..............................monstrosity
Carbuncle................................aberration
Cat, Feral Undead...................... undead
Fire Crab, Lesser.....................monstrosity
Jaculi.......................................monstrosity
Mandragora..................................... plant
Mandrill............................................. beast
Mantari....................................monstrosity
Mite........................................................fey
Origami Warrior.........................construct
Shadow, Lesser............................ undead
Tunnel Prawn................................... beast
Vegepygmy Commoner, Worker.. plant
Vulchling.................................monstrosity
CR 1/4
Creature.............................................Type
Blood Hawk.............................monstrosity
Boneneedle, Lesser......................... beast
Cave Cricket................................... beast
Cave Eel........................................... beast
Clam, Giant..................................... beast
Dark Creeper........................... humanoid
Fungus Bat......................................... plant
Fyr...........................................................fey
Gillmonkey....................................... beast
Gorbel......................................aberration
Grippli....................................... humanoid
Hawktoad...............................monstrosity
Huggermugger........................ humanoid
Land Lamprey................................. beast
Leopard, Snow................................ beast
Leucrotta, Young...................monstrosity
Mite, Pestie............................................fey
Pech......................................................fey
Ronus.......................................monstrosity
Screaming Devilkin.......................... fiend
Vampire Rose................................... plant
Volt............................................aberration
Yellow Musk Zombie........................ plant
CR 1/2
Creature.............................................Type
Amphoron of Yothri (Worker)...construct
Beetle, Giant Water........................ beast
Cadaver....................................... undead
Centipede Nest............................... beast
Death Dog..............................monstrosity
Dire Corby...............................monstrosity
Eblis..........................................monstrosity
Exoskeleton, Giant Ant.............construct
Fire Snake, Poisonous....................... fiend
Hanged Man............................... undead
Horsefly, Giant................................. beast
Kech........................................monstrosity
Midnight Peddler..................................fey
Olive Slime Zombie........................... plant
Phycomid.......................................... plant
Pyrolisk.....................................monstrosity
Russet Mold....................................... plant
Seahorse, Giant............................... beast
Shadow Mastiff................................. fiend
Skulk.......................................... humanoid
Tabaxi....................................... humanoid
Therianthrope, Foxwere.........monstrosity
Therianthrope, Owlwere........monstrosity
Tri-Flower Frond................................. plant
Vegepygmy Guard......................... plant
CR 1
Creature.............................................Type
Boalisk............................................... beast
Boneneedle, Greater..................... beast
Caryatid Column......................construct
Chupacabra........................... humanoid
Church Grim...........................monstrosity
Cooshee..................................monstrosity
Corpsespun.................................. undead
Crabman................................monstrosity
Drake, Fire..................................... dragon
Drake, Ice...................................... dragon
Elusa Hound............................monstrosity
Fetch............................................. undead
Flowershroud.................................... plant
Gargoyle, Green Guardian..monstrosity
Gorilla Bear.............................monstrosity
Green Brain....................................... plant
Hippocampus.........................monstrosity
Hoar Fox..................................monstrosity
Hyaenodon...................................... beast
Igniguana................................. elemental
Jupiter Bloodsucker.......................... plant
Kelpie................................................. plant
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Korred....................................................fey
Kurok-spirit......................................... fiend
Lava Child................................ elemental
Ooze, Glacial.....................................ooze
Ryven........................................ humanoid
Sandling................................... elemental
Skelzi.......................................... humanoid
Taer........................................... humanoid
Tangtal....................................monstrosity
Therianthrope, Wolfwere.......monstrosity
Triton, Dark..............................monstrosity
Yellow Musk Creeper....................... plant
Jackal of Darkness...................... undead
CR 2
Creature.............................................Type
Adherer....................................aberration
Amphoron of Yothri (Warrrior).construct
Ape, Flying..............................monstrosity
Bloody Bones............................... undead
Bone Cobbler..........................aberration
Cave Fisher.............................monstrosity
Cimota......................................... undead
Clamor......................................aberration
Cobra Flower.................................... plant
Coffer Corpse.............................. undead
Crayfish, Monstrous......................... beast
Dark Stalker.............................. humanoid
Darnoc......................................... undead
Decapus...................................aberration
Ectoplasm..........................................ooze
Eel, Giant Moray.............................. beast
Exoskeleton, Giant Beetle........construct
Fen Witch................................monstrosity
Fire Crab, Greater..................monstrosity
Flail Snail..................................monstrosity
Foo Dog...................................monstrosity
Fungoid............................................. plant
Gallows Tree Zombie....................... plant
Ghost Ammonite......................... undead
Golem, Stone Guardian...........construct
Grue, Type 2............................aberration
Helix Moth Larva.............................. beast
Kampfult............................................ plant
Khargra.............................................. fiend
Leucrotta, Adult.....................monstrosity
Mummy of the Deep.................. undead
Naga, Hanu-naga.................monstrosity
Pudding, Blood..................................ooze
Slithering Tracker...............................ooze
Strangle Weed.................................. plant
Tazelwurm...............................monstrosity
Temporal Crawler...................aberration
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Therianthrope, Lionwere.......monstrosity
Weredactyl.............................. humanoid
Were-Mist.................................aberration
CR 3
Creature.............................................Type
Algoid................................................ plant
Aranea....................................monstrosity
Ascomoid.......................................... plant
Basilisk, Crimson......................monstrosity
Bat, Doombat.........................monstrosity
Beetle, Giant Slicer.......................... beast
Bloodsuckle....................................... plant
Borsin........................................monstrosity
Burning Dervish................................. fiend
Cadaver Lord.............................. undead
Catfish, Giant Electric..................... beast
Crypt Thing................................... undead
Death Worm...........................monstrosity
Dust Digger..............................aberration
Eel, Gulper........................................ beast
Exoskeleton, Giant Crab..........construct
Fear Guard.................................. undead
Gargoyle, Fungus............................. plant
Golem, Wooden.......................construct
Hieroglyphicroc........................... undead
Kamadan................................monstrosity
Murder Crow................................ undead
Sepulchral Guardian................construct
Vegepygmy Chief........................... plant
CR 4
Creature.............................................Type
Aaztar-Ghola........................... humanoid
Ant Lion............................................ beast
Arcanoplasm..........................monstrosity
Beetle, Giant Rhinoceros............... beast
Bonesucker..............................aberration
Caterprism..............................monstrosity
Chaos Knight.................................... fiend
Churr........................................monstrosity
Cimota, Guardian....................... undead
Corpse Rook...........................monstrosity
Encephalon Gorger................aberration
Gargoyle, Four-Armed..........monstrosity
Giant Slug of Pnahk........................ fiend
Grue, Type 1......................................ooze
Lithonnite.................................monstrosity
Magmoid................................. elemental
Mastodon......................................... beast
Quadricorn.............................monstrosity
Shroom.............................................. plant
Stegocentipede.............................. beast
Tendriculos........................................ plant
Troll, Spectral................................ undead
Weird, Lava.............................. elemental
CR 5
Creature.............................................Type
Artificer of Yothri......................aberration
Assassin Bug..................................... beast
Astral Shark........................................ fiend
Aurumvorax............................monstrosity
Basilisk, Greater......................monstrosity
Blood Orchid............................aberration
Catoblepas.............................monstrosity
Cerebral Stalker.......................aberration
Corpsespinner........................monstrosity
Demonic Knight................................ fiend
Denizen of Leng......................aberration
Foresters Bane................................. plant
Gargoyle, Margoyle..............monstrosity
Mustard Jelly......................................ooze
Ooze, Magma...................................ooze
Red Jester.................................... undead
Scythe Tree....................................... plant
Sea Serpent, Fanged................... dragon
Sea Serpent, Spitting.................... dragon
CR 6
Creature.............................................Type
Amphoron of Yothri (Juggernaut)...........
construct
Biclops............................................... giant
Brass Man...................................construct
Brontotherium.................................. beast
Brume.......................................aberration
Cave Leech..................................... beast
Cimota, High................................ undead
Gray Nisp...............................................fey
Helix Moth Adult.............................. beast
Leng Spider..............................aberration
Treant, Lightning............................... plant
Troll, Two-Headed............................ giant
Wooly Rhinoceros........................... beast
CR 7
Creature.............................................Type
Blood Orchid Savant..............aberration
Crimson Mist.............................aberration
Dracolisk........................................ dragon
Genie, Hawanar............................... fiend
Giant, Jack-in-Irons.......................... giant
Golem, Flagstone......................construct
Gorgimera..............................monstrosity
Grimm....................................................fey
Hangman Tree.................................. plant
Stygian Skeleton.......................... undead
CR 8
Creature.............................................Type
Gnarlwood........................................ plant
Gohl..........................................aberration
Quickwood....................................... plant
Tunnel Worm...........................monstrosity
CR 9
Creature.............................................Type
Aerial Servant................................... fiend
Blood Orchid Grand Savant..aberration
Golem, Furnace........................construct
Vorin.........................................monstrosity
CR 10
Creature.............................................Type
Demon: Thalasskoptis...................... fiend
Gloom Crawler.......................monstrosity
Sea Serpent, Brine........................ dragon
Widow Creeper................................ plant
CR 11
Creature.............................................Type
Froghemoth.............................aberration
Tentacled Horror.....................aberration
CR 12
Creature.............................................Type
Chain Worm..................................... beast
CR 13
Creature.............................................Type
Gallows Tree..................................... plant
CR 14
Creature.............................................Type
Sea Serpent, Deep Hunter.......... dragon
Skeleton Warrior.......................... undead
CR 15
Creature.............................................Type
Demon: Thalasskpotis...................... fiend
CR 16
Creature.............................................Type
Soul Reaper.................................. undead
CR 20
Creature.............................................Type
Dagon............................................... fiend
Sea Serpent, Shipbreaker............ dragon
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Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
System Reference Document. Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.;
Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on material by E.
Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
Tome of Horrors, Copyright 2002, Necromancer Games, Inc.
Tome of Horrors, Copyright 2005, Necromancer Games, Inc.;
Swords & Wizardry Core Rules, Copyright 2008, Matthew J. Finch
Swords & Wizardry Complete Rules, Copyright 2010, Matthew J. Finch
Monster Compendium: 0e, Copyright 2008, Matthew J. Finch
Pathfinder RPG Bestiary, 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason
Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2, 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors Wolfgang Baur, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Graeme Davis, Crystal Frasier, Joshua J. Frost, Tim Hitchcock, Brandon Hodge, James Jacobs, Steve Kenson,
Hal MacLean, Martin Mason, Rob McCreary, Erik Mona, Jason Nelson, Patrick
Renie, Sean K Reynolds, F. Wesley Schneider, Owen K.C. Stephens, James L.
Sutter, Russ Taylor, and Greg A. Vaughan, based on material by Jonathan Tweet,
Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.
Monstrosities, 2012, Frog God Games LLC; Authors Andrew Trent
(the Venomous Pao), Trent Foster, Salvatore Macri (Skathros), Scott Wylie
Roberts (Myrystyr), Sean Stone (Stonegiant), Sean Wills (Geordie Racer),
Cameron DuBeers, Matt Hoover (Random), Mike Davison, Russell Cone
(Grim), Mudguard, Old Crawler, Michael Shorten (Chgowiz), Mark Ahmed,
Scott Casper (Scottenkainen), The Lizard of Oz, James Malizsewski,
Michael Kotschi, J.D. Jarvis, John Turcotte, Guy Fullerton, Michael Cot,
Thomas Clark, Tanner Adams, and Matt Finch (Mythmere).
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Eel, Gulper
Elusa Hound
Encephalon Gorger
Exoskeleton:
Giant Ant
Exoskeleton:
Giant Beetle
Exoskeleton: Giant Crab
Fear Guard
Fetch
Fire Crab, Greater
Fire Crab, Lesser
Flowershroud
Fungoid
Fungus Bat
Fyr
Gallows Tree
Gallows Tree Zombie
Gargoyle, Fungus
Genie: Hawanar
Ghost-Ammonite
Giant Slug of Pnakh
Giant, Jack-in-Irons
Gillmonkey
Gloom Crawler
Gnarlwood
Gohl (Hydra Cloud)
Golden Cat
Golem, Flagstone
Golem, Furnace
Gray Nisp
Green Brain
Grimm
Grue, Type 1
Grue, Type 2
Hanged Man
Hawktoad
Helix Moth
Hieroglyphicroc
Horsefly, Giant
Huggermugger
Igniguana
Jackal of Darkness
Kurok-spirit
Lava Weird
Leng Spider
Leopard, Snow
Leucrotta, Adult
Leucrotta, Young
Lithonnite
Magmoid
Mandragora
Mandrill
Murder Crow
Naga: Hanu-naga
Ooze, Glacial
Ooze, Magma
Origami Warrior
Pleistocene Animals:
Brontotherium
Hyaenodon
Mastodon
Woolly Rhinoceros
Pudding, Blood
Quadricorn
Red Jester
Ronus
Ryven
Sea Serpent, Brine
Sea Serpent,
Deep Hunter
Sea Serpent, Fanged
Sea Serpent,
Shipbreaker
Sea Serpent, Spitting
Sepulchral Guardian
Shadow Mastiff
Shroom
Skeleton, Stygian
Skelzi
Soul Reaper
Tangtal
Tazelwurm
Temporal Crawler
Tendriculos
Tentacled Horror
Treant, Lightning
Triton, Dark
Tunnel Prawn
Vorin
Were-mist
Weredactyl
Widow Creeper
Witch Grass
Zombie Raven
Special Open Game Content
Reusing the Monsters in

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The following monsters contain Open Game Content that is subject to additional
rules about how to use the Open Game Content in a publication (see below for
instructions):
This book contains two types of Open Game Content. Some of the Open Game
Content was originally released under a specific license from Wizards of the Coast
for Necromancer Gamess Tome of Horrors and Tome of Horrors Revised, and contains restrictions that are not applicable to normal Open Game Content. Other Open
Game Content in the book is ordinary Open Game Content, unrestricted by anything other than the provisions of the Open Game License.
Ordinary Open Game Content

The following monsters not subject to any special, pre-existing license with Wizards of the Coast, and the Open Game Content portions of these monsters may be
used as normal, subject to our designation of Open Game Content and Product
Identity:
Aaztar-Ghola
Savant
Chain Worm
Amphoron of Yothri:
Bloodsuckle
Chaos Knight
Worker
Boneneedle, Greater
Church Grim
Amphoron of Yothri:
Boneneedle, Lesser
Churr
Warrior
Borsin
Cimota
Amphoron of Yothri:
Brass Man
Cimota Guardian
Juggernaut
Brume
Cimota, High
Ape, Flying
Burning Dervish
Clamor
Aranea
Cadaver
Corpse Rook
Arcanoplasm
Cadaver Lord
Corpsespinner
Artificer of Yothri
Cat, Feral Undead
Corpsespun
Astral Moth
Caterprism
Crimson Mist
Basilisk, Crimson
Catfish, Giant Electric
Demon Prince:
Beetle, Giant Water
Catoblepas
Teratashia
Biclops
Cave Eel
Demon Prince:
Blood Orchid
Cave Leech
Thalasskoptis
Blood Orchid Savant
Centipede Nest
Denizen of Leng
Blood Orchid Grand
Cerebral Stalker
Ectoplasm
Adherer
Aerial Servant
Algoid
Ant Lion
Ascomoid
Assassin Bug
Astral Shark
Aurumvorax
Basilisk, Greater
Bat: Doombat
Beetle,
Giant Rhinoceros
Beetle, Giant Slicer
Blood Hawk
Bloody Bones
Boalisk
Bone Cobbler
Bonesucker
Carbuncle
Caryatid Column
Cave Cricket
Cave Fisher
Clam, Giant
Cobra Flower
Cooshee
Crabman
Crayfish, Monstrous
Crypt Thing
Dagon
Dark Creeper
Dark Stalker
Darnoc
Death Dog
Death Worm
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Decapus
Demonic Knight
Dire Corby
Dracolisk
Drake, Fire
Drake, Ice
Dust Digger
Eblis
Eel, Giant Moray
Fen Witch
Fire Snake
Flail Snail
Foo Dog
Foresters Bane
Froghemoth
Gargoyle:
Four-Armed
Gargoyle,
Green Guardian
Gargoyle: Margoyle
Golem,
Stone Guardian
Gorbel
Gorgimera
Grippli
Hangman Tree
Hippocampus
Hoar Fox
Jaculi
Jelly, Mustard
Jupiter Bloodsucker
Kamadan
Kampfult
Kech
Kelpie
Khargra
Korred
Land Lamprey
Lava Child
Mantari
Midnight Peddler
Mite
Mite, Pestie
Mummy of the Deep
Olive Slime
Olive Slime Zombie
Pech
Phycomid
Pyrolisk
Quickwood
Rat, Shadow
Russet Mold
Sandling
Screaming Devilkin
Scythe Tree
Shadow, Lesser
Skeleton Warrior
Skulk
Slithering Tracker
Stegocentipede
Strangle Weed
Tabaxi
Taer
Therianthrope:
Foxwere
Therianthrope:
Lionwere
Therianthrope:
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Owlwere
Therianthrope:
Wolfwere
Tri-flower Frond
Troll, Spectral
Troll, Two-headed
Tunnel Worm
Vampire Rose
Vegepygmy Commoner,
Worker
Vegepygmy Guard
Vegepygmy Chief
Volt
Vulchling
Witherstench
Yellow Musk Creeper
Yellow Musk Zombie

How to Use the Special

Open Game Content
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for each monster used (remember: this does not apply to the ordinary Open Game
Content):
[Insert the name of monster used incorporated here by this reference in place of this bracketed text, with each monster used
requiring a separate entry in Section 15], from the Tome of Horrors
Complete, Copyright 2011, Necromancer Games, Inc., published and
distributed by Frog God Games.
Does that mean you have to do a whole new entry in your Section 15 for every
monster you use? Yes: this is because our agreement many years ago with Wizards of the Coast provided that the original authors of the material would be credited, and this is how it was done.
Important Reminder
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do not have the right to contribute it as Open Game Content. If you use any content
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Disclaimer
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prevent third parties from possibly making such a claim. If you have concerns,
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