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Hold Back The Dead

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Hold Back The Dead Aurore Folny Ironspine Keep is all that stands before a monstrous horde sent by the villainous lich Szass Tam. The heroes must defend a section of the fortress walls from

encroaching monsters and internal spies, or the region will fall to Szass Tam’s tide of death. “Hold Back the Dead” is part of a yearlong celebration of Dungeons & Dragons and its 50th anniversary. The

Resurrection

Spells Player’s Handbook

Hit Points. This spell also neutralizes any poisons that affected the creature at the time of death. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead

With a touch, you revive a dead creature that has been dead for no more than a century, didn’t die of old age, and wasn’t Undead when it died. The creature returns to life with all its

Raise Dead

Spells Player’s Handbook

integral for its survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to D20 Test;D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0.

With a touch, you revive a dead creature if it has been dead no longer than 10 days and it wasn’t Undead when it died. The creature returns to life with 1 Hit Point. This spell also

Blue Slaad

Monsters Monster Manual

least 1 Hit Point.Multiattack. The slaad makes three Mutating Claw attacks. Mutating Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mutating Claw"}, reach 10 ft

. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mutating Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage

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

its plane of origin (if it isn’t there already) and can’t return to the current plane for 24 hours by any means short of a Wish spell. Divine Word Effects Hit Points Effect

Ghast Gravecaller

Monsters Monster Manual

next turn. Success: The target is immune to this ghast’s Stench for 24 hours.Multiattack. The ghast makes two Horrific Necrosis attacks. It can replace one attack with a Claw attack. Claw. Melee

Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType

Night Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

released. The hag can create a new bag after 7 days.Multiattack. The hag makes two Claw attacks. Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach

5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Nightmare Haunting (1/Day; Requires Soul Bag). While on the

Dancing Sword

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

you. As part of the same Bonus Action, you can cause the weapon to attack one creature within 5 feet of the weapon. After the hovering weapon attacks for the fourth time, it flies back to you and

tries to return to your hand. If you have no hand free, the weapon falls to the ground in your space. If the weapon has no unobstructed path to you, it moves as close to you as it can and then falls to the ground. It also ceases to hover if you grasp it or are more than 30 feet away from it.

Magic Jar

Spells Player’s Handbook

take a Magic action to return from the host body to the container if it is within 100 feet of you, returning the host creature’s soul to its body. If the host body dies while you’re in it

, the creature dies, and you make a Charisma saving throw against your own spellcasting DC. On a success, you return to the container if it is within 100 feet of you. Otherwise, you die. If the

Arch-hag

Monsters Monster Manual

). Otherwise, the hag drops to 1 Hit Point and teleports to a harmless demiplane, and it can’t return to the plane it left for 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spiteful

hag knows its location anywhere in the multiverse.Multiattack. The hag makes two Spectral Claw attacks and uses Crackling Wave. Spectral Claw. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20

Apparatus of Kwalish

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

the apparatus’s levers up or down. After each use, a lever goes back to its neutral position. Each lever, from left to right, functions as shown in the Apparatus of Kwalish Levers table

side). 4 Two claws extend from the front side of the apparatus. The claws retract. 5 Each extended claw makes the following melee attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (2d6) Bludgeoning

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Animate Dead Circle of Death Dominate Monster Finger of Death Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t

person, you can take a Magic action to recite words from its pages in a foul, dead language. Each time you do so, you take 1d12 Psychic damage, and each creature within 15 feet of you takes 3d6 Psychic

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

, the vampire uses Shape-Shift to become mist (no action required). If it can’t use Shape-Shift, it is destroyed. While it has 0 Hit Points in mist form, it can’t return to its vampire form

sunlight. While in sunlight, it has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Multiattack (Vampire Form Only). The vampire makes two Hellfire Claw attacks and uses Bite. Hellfire Claw (Vampire

Raise Dead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You return a dead creature you touch to life, provided that it has been dead no longer than 10 days. If the creature's soul is both willing and at liberty to rejoin the body, the creature returns to

. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Every time the target finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears.

Resurrection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

removed prior to casting the spell, they afflict the target on its return to life. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal

You touch a dead creature that has been dead for no more than a century, that didn't die of old age, and that isn't undead. If its soul is free and willing, the target returns to life with all its

Troglodyte Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw

"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Violent and ever-hungry, troglodytes squat

Gynosphinx Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, tongues 4th level (3 slots): banishment, greater invisibility 5th level (1 slot): legend loreMultiattack. The sphinx makes two claw attacks

. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"damage

Night Caller

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

under the night sky, it allows you to cast the animate dead spell. The target can be affected through up to 10 feet of soft earth or similar material, and if it is, it takes 1 minute to claw its way to

Blood-Toll Harpy

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

upon travelers or claw open fresh graves, stripping bodies of riches and flesh. Then they carry back any treasures or appealing bones they find to reeking nests situated in cramped caves or rotten trees.

to as a “blood toll.” Cruel, corpse-eating creatures, harpies endlessly seek their next meal, careless of whether it comes from the living or the dead. With equal zeal, these vicious scavengers set

Dragonflesh Grafter

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Multiattack. The grafter makes one Claw attack and one Greatclub attack. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one

target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious (Hybrid Form Only). The deep scion can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The deep scion makes two Battleaxe attacks, or it makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Battleaxe. Melee

":"1d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claw (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit

Arkhan the Cruel

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

many allies as possible. Should one or more of his comrades fall in battle, Arkhan uses revivify and raise dead spells to bring them back to life as soon as possible. If Arkhan finds himself overwhelmed

teleport (3 charges). Innate Spellcasting. Arkhan's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). He can cast the following spells, requiring no material components: 3/day each: animate dead

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

invisible to her. She can’t remember seeing the creature or perceive it using her truesight until the end of her next long rest.Multiattack. Skabatha makes two Claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon

Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 25 (6d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw

Enhanced Sphinx

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Intelligence saving throws.Multiattack. The sphinx makes two claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The sphinx can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options

Farastu Demodand

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

, without an ability check.Multiattack. The farastu makes two Claw attacks and one Bite attack. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead

Berbalang Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

":"2d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Berbalangs creep across the petrified remains of dead gods adrift on the Astral Plane. Obsessed with

, requiring no material components: At will: speak with dead 1/day: plane shift (self only)Multiattack. The berbalang makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon

Divine Word Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

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.

Berbalang

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Multiattack. The berbalang makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4

Barghest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

is trapped in the barghest, any magic that tries to restore the soul to life has a 50 percent chance of failing and being wasted.Multiattack. The barghest makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8

Werebear Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Shapechanger. The werebear can use its action to polymorph into a Large bear-humanoid hybrid or into a Large bear, or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its statistics, other than its size

) checks that rely on smell.Multiattack. In bear form, the werebear makes two claw attacks. In humanoid form, it makes two greataxe attacks. In hybrid form, it can attack like a bear or a humanoid. Bite

Moloch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. Moloch makes one Bite attack, one Claw attack, and one Many-Tailed Whip attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 26 (4d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"4d8+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Claw

Young Red Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit

: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge

Velomachus Lorehold

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Velomachus fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Velomachus makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +18

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 6 (1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation

Yeth Hound

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hound in the Border Ethereal can return to the Material Plane as an action. Telepathic Bond. While the yeth hound is on the same plane of existence as its master, it can magically convey what it senses

hunting dogs. They race in pursuit of their prey, running it down until it’s too exhausted to fight back. Only the threat of dawn drives the pack back into hiding. A pack of yeth hounds can be

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