Magma Mephit
Small Elemental · · CR 1/2
- Elemental
- Small
- Tier 1
Ranges across underground and planar; Magma Mephit lists at CR 1/2 as a small elemental (neutral evil). Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1/2
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Underground, Planar
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Magma mephits form on the borderlands between the Plane of Fire and the Plane of Earth, where molten stone meets solid bedrock. On the Material Plane they cluster around active volcanoes, lava tubes, and fire-sub-elemental nodes. Their presence keeps lava from cooling, locally maintaining heat in caverns where it would otherwise solidify. Other fire creatures tolerate them as nuisances; cold creatures avoid the regions they inhabit. They reproduce rarely on the Material Plane and more freely near elemental rifts.
Behaviour
Magma mephits are aggressive, mocking, and prone to small acts of arson for pure enjoyment. They speak Ignan and Terran and gossip incessantly, often spreading rumors picked up from passing fire elementals or salamanders. They flock to anything new in their environment, harass it briefly, and lose interest if it survives. Their courage is purely numerical; alone they flee, but in groups they grow bold enough to attack much larger creatures.
Origin
Magma mephits represent the most violent of the cross-element types, formed where fire's destruction meets earth's permanence. Some elemental scholars treat them as failed attempts at higher elementals, condensed from leftover material. Others view them as healthy expressions of cross-planar friction, fully entitled to existence. Their personalities, such as they are, suggest the latter: too vivid for accidental existence, too petty to be deliberately created by any thoughtful planar power.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Magma Mephit
- What is the challenge rating of Magma Mephit?
- Magma Mephit is rated CR 1/2. The rating fits parties just starting out.
- What type of creature is Magma Mephit?
- Magma Mephit is classified as a elemental in D&D 5e, small size.
- Where does Magma Mephit live?
- Magma Mephit is typically encountered in Underground, Planar.