back based defeat construct result

Divine Word

Spells Player’s Handbook

effect based on its current Hit Points, as shown in the Divine Word Effects table. Regardless of its Hit Points, a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, or a Fiend target that fails its save is forced back to

Whelm

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

if the target is a Construct, an Elemental, or a Giant. Immediately after hitting or missing, the weapon flies back to your hand. Shock Wave. You can take a Magic action to strike the ground with

Planar Ally

Spells Player’s Handbook

adjust these payments based on the circumstances under which you cast the spell. If the task is aligned with the creature’s ethos, the payment might be halved or even waived. Nonhazardous tasks

task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the creature returns to its home plane after reporting back to you if possible. If you are unable to agree on a price for the creature’s service, the creature immediately returns to its home plane.

Aranea

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

their foes long enough to skitter to safety. Roll or choose a result from the Aranea Crafts table as inspiration for an aranea’s crafting talent. Aranea Crafts 1d6 The Aranea Is

humanoid-spider hybrid form, or back into its true spider form. Its game statistics are the same in each form, except where noted. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.

Mechanical Wonder

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger. The domestic wonderis destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points. Domestic Wonder Medium Construct, Unaligned AC 9 Initiative -1

. The flying wonderis destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points. Flying Wonder Tiny Construct, Unaligned AC 12 Initiative +2 (12) HP 2 (1d4) Speed 5 ft., Fly 30 ft. Mod

Returned Sentry

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its

work well together, sharing the unified goals of overcoming their foes and getting back to the task at hand. Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their

Returned Kakomantis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its

lives are rarely what they expected—not that they remember what it was they expected. As a result of having followed the Path of Phenax (see chapter 4), the Returned lose their identities

Returned Drifter

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the living once more, but their second lives are rarely what they expected—not that they remember what it was they expected. As a result of having followed the Path of Phenax (see chapter 4

shadow plays without weight or substance. Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth

Thessalheart Construct

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

unconscious while poisoned in this way.A thessalheart construct is created with a connection to the life energy of another creature, allowing that creature to regenerate back from the dead as long as the

Telepathic Bond. While the construct is on the same plane of existence as its master, it can magically convey what it senses to its master, and the two can communicate telepathically.Claws. Melee

Eye of Fear and Flame

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

living, commanding individuals to perform evil deeds of the undead's choosing or be destroyed. If its commands are not obeyed, an eye of fear and flame throws back its hood to reveal its skull—set

remains unknown. Cruel Puppet Masters. An eye of fear and flame often chooses to appear during times of uncertainty, such as after a group's devastating defeat or when an individual contemplates some

Draconic Bloodline Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that was mingled with your blood or that of your ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent back to a mighty sorcerer of ancient

times who made a bargain with a dragon or who might even have claimed a dragon parent. Some of these bloodlines are well established in the world, but most are obscure. Any given sorcerer could be the first of a new bloodline, as a result of a pact or some other exceptional circumstance.

Divine Word Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a creature suffers an effect based on its current hit points: 50 hit points or fewer: deafened for 1 minute 40 hit points or fewer: deafened and blinded for 10

fiend that fails its save is forced back to its plane of origin (if it isn't there already) and can't return to your current plane for 24 hours by any means short of a wish spell.

Returned Palamnite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its composition and craftsmanship

expected—not that they remember what it was they expected. As a result of having followed the Path of Phenax (see chapter 4), the Returned lose their identities, which manifest as separate beings

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You assume the form of a different creature for the duration. The new form can be of any creature with a challenge rating equal to your level or lower. The creature can't be a construct or an undead

had before you transformed. If you revert as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't reduce your normal form to 0

Zarak

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

heritage, he might pass for an ugly, beardless dwarf were it not for his rotting tusks and grayish pallor. The only thing he loves is money, and he wouldn’t hesitate to stab allies in the back if they

of his hapless prey. If defeat seems likely, he quaffs his potion of invisibility and flees. League of Malevolence The League of Malevolence is an odious assemblage of villains united in one purpose

Spear of Backbiting

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

. Whenever you roll a 1 on an attack roll using this weapon, the weapon bends or flies to hit you in the back. Make a new attack roll with advantage against your own AC. If the result is a hit, you take damage as if you had attacked yourself with the spear.

. After you throw it and it hits or misses, it flies back to your hand immediately. Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you. Until the curse is broken with remove

Javelin of Backbiting

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

. Whenever you roll a 1 on an attack roll using this weapon, the weapon bends or flies to hit you in the back. Make a new attack roll with advantage against your own AC. If the result is a hit, you take damage as if you had attacked yourself with the spear.

. After you throw it and it hits or misses, it flies back to your hand immediately. Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you. Until the curse is broken with remove

Zindar

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

7th level (1 slot): fire storm Dragon Wings. As a bonus action on his turn, Zindar can sprout a pair of dragon wings from his back, gaining a flying speed of 30 feet until he dismisses them as a

must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage on Strength based attack rolls, Strength checks, and Strength saving throws for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Fire

Sanctum Amulet

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

A black opal pendant hangs at the base of this pearlescent chain. The sacred rune is inscribed on the back of the pendant. While wearing this item, you have resistance to necrotic damage

. Additionally, you can cast the spare the dying cantrip using either an action or a bonus action. Invoking the Rune. When a creature you can see within 60 feet of you is reduced to 0 hit points as a result of

Deathless Rider

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Queen, who rules from a castle called Dynnistan. It isn’t known whether these legends are based on any true experience or are simply the result of imagination trying to account for a terrifying and

Zargash

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Cling to Life (Recharges after a Long Rest). The first time Zargash would drop to 0 hit points as a result of taking damage, he instead drops to 1 hit point. Special Equipment. Zargash wears a bat

defeat seems inevitable, he casts gaseous form on himself and flees, leaving his allies to fend for themselves. League of Malevolence The League of Malevolence is an odious assemblage of villains

Elder Brain Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

much damage on a successful one. On a success or failure, if the creature isn’t a Construct or an Undead, it becomes infested with illithid tadpoles. While infested, the creature takes 16 (3d10

away when a colony manages to capture a dragon. Teams of mind flayers bind the dragon, which is subject to a gruesome transformation as the elder brain latches onto the dragon’s back and digs its

Duergar Xarrorn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

carries is invisible with it.Xarrorn are specialists who construct weapons using a mixture of alchemy and psionics. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless

in size, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. While enlarged, the duergar is Large, doubles its damage dice on Strength-based weapon attacks (included in the attacks), and makes Strength

Category 1 Krasis

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

characteristics. The potency of some adaptations varies based on the category of the krasis, as indicated in the descriptions of those adaptations. Just a few examples of krasis are the battering

surprised, as a result of having sensitive barbels like a catfish, stereoscopic vision like a chameleon, a tongue like a snake, eye stalks like a lobster, or an array of several eyes. 6 Ink Cloud

Spitting Mimic

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Shapechanger. The mimic can use its action to polymorph into an object or back into its true, amorphous form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't

damage on a successful one.Mimics are shape-shifting monsters described in the Monster Manual. The variant presented here is a particularly large and voracious specimen—the result of Netherese experiments on ordinary mimics—that spits acid.Acid

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

by an undersea power: surrender, body and soul, or drown. Those who submit are subjected to an ancient ritual widespread among evil aquatic creatures. Its methods are painful and the result never

deep scion’s duty to infiltrate the air-breathing world and report back to their master. When set to this task, a deep scion worms their way into the life of an unsuspecting enemy as a new friend

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

We had a tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was

on a particularly interesting item when an owner refuses to sell or trade it. Tabaxi Names Each tabaxi has a single name, determined by clan and based on a complex formula that involves astrology

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

violet eyes. In a breeze or when aloft, the creature’s scales and hair appear to blaze with a holy, golden fire. Beyond their coloration, ki-rins vary in appearance based on the deity each one

working behind the scenes, or they might be champions of their master’s cause, out to defeat villainy wherever it is found. When viewed from the outside, a ki-rin’s lair is indistinguishable

Category 2 Krasis

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

of some adaptations varies based on the category of the krasis, as indicated in the descriptions of those adaptations. Just a few examples of krasis are the battering krasis (a fusion of hammerhead

. The krasis can change color to match its surroundings. It has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. 5 Heightened Awareness. The krasis can’t be surprised, as a result of

Category 3 Krasis

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

characteristics. The potency of some adaptations varies based on the category of the krasis, as indicated in the descriptions of those adaptations. Just a few examples of krasis are the battering

surprised, as a result of having sensitive barbels like a catfish, stereoscopic vision like a chameleon, a tongue like a snake, eye stalks like a lobster, or an array of several eyes. 6 Ink

Planar Ally Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

10,000 gp per day. The GM can adjust these payments based on the circumstances under which you cast the spell. If the task is aligned with the creature's ethos, the payment might be halved or even

creature completes the task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the creature returns to its home plane after reporting back to you, if appropriate to the task and if possible. If you

Retriever

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

for the spell), webThe retriever is a potent, spider-like Construct conceived and built by Underdark followers of Lolth for one original purpose—to prowl the Abyss and capture demons for these

, they are sometimes dispatched when a powerful devotee of Lolth needs some creature or object captured and brought back alive and intact. Only under the rarest of circumstances is a retriever handed

Adult Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. Weakening Breath. The dragon exhales gas in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage on Strength-based attack rolls, Strength checks

polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

wereraven polymorphs into a raven–humanoid hybrid or into a raven, or back into its humanoid form. Its statistics, other than its size and speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing

already higher. Attack and damage rolls for the wereraven’s bite are based on whichever is higher of the character’s Strength and Dexterity. The bite of a wereraven in raven form deals 1

Feylost

Backgrounds The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

under the Feywild’s spell and learned a little about the nature of the mercurial tricksters that dwell there. When you finally returned to your home plane, you did not come back unchanged. You

with each passing day, your heart swells with a mixture of fear and joy at the prospect of one day venturing back to the Plane of Faerie—your home away from home. Skill Proficiencies: Deception

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