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", "rollAction":"Chitin Slam", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and have the stunned condition until the end of the mutate’s next turn.Rising from piles of carrion and filth
fell powers they worship. Creatures that become mutates often inexplicably change back to their previous forms once the Far Realm influence abates.
Forcing a transformation on creatures inexplicably
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
from their backs, and the hair falls from their heads, leaving their beaked faces bare and wrinkled. Werevultures feed on carrion, as ordinary vulture;vultures do, and they have a covetous nature
werevulture polymorphs into a vulture-humanoid hybrid, into a vulture, or back into its humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. It reverts to its humanoid form if it dies.
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
dozen adopted grandparents inviting you in for a meal.
3
Seeing a lost patriar after dark in the Outer City, you guided the wayward noble through back streets to safety. The patriar repaid your
help by paying for improved roofs and lamps in your neighborhood, causing the entire community to celebrate your deed.
4
Fueled by alcohol, you faced down a carrion crawler that slunk out of the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tulkhesh magically polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than his own, or back into his true form. He reverts to his true form if he dies. Any equipment he
fosters hatred unwittingly serves Rak Tulkhesh, and countless soldiers in the Five Nations are devoted to the Rage of War. Many of the Carrion Tribes of the Demon Wastes likewise serve Rak Tulkhesh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
points as well.
Radiant Rebirth (Recharges after a Long Rest). If the archon is reduced to 0 hit points, it regains 30 hit points and springs back to its feet with a burst of radiance. Each
Dexterity saving throw or take 22 (4d10) radiant damage.
(CHRIS RAHN) Ashen Rider The fall of the ancient archon empires left some archons bitter and resentful. Seeking to avoid the spread of human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
nears, she yells, “They’re coming! Evacuate now! The Dragon Ar—” The message is cut short as a squat, hooded figure launches from the nearby clifftops and slams into the rider’s back, sending horse
and rider tumbling.
The rider is a scout sent by Becklin to alert Vogler to evacuate immediately. When the characters arrive, the rider’s horse is dead and she is locked in battle with her attacker, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Wandering Monsters Monsters wander this level in search of food or treasure. These creatures include carrion crawlers, ghouls, giant spiders, goblins, grells, gricks, oozes of all kinds, stirges, and
wererats. If your game session needs a jolt, try using one of the following encounters or an encounter of your own design. Carrion Crawlers Three carrion crawlers, one creeping along the floor and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
fighting back. He was killed by the awakened zurkhwoods and left behind. The duergar’s scale mail is not salvageable. The carrion crawler plans to spend the next several hours quietly devouring its
. Between the towering fungi lie a few toppled zurkhwoods, as well as several stumps.
Monsters. Near the edge of the forest, feeding on a duergar carcass, is a lone carrion crawler. The deeper forest is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, winged shapes gliding toward you — giant vultures! Each bird carries on its back a warrior in dull blue armor with a dirty white cloak.
The attackers include one Feathergale knight and two Howling
reduced to half its hit points or less, its rider disengages and retreats. If any two riders are killed or retreat, the third flees. Treasure None of the riders carry treasure, but one of them has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mask. The rider barely manages to stay in the saddle, his body bristling with cruel black arrows.
Blind with panic, the horse plows on, threatening to trample travelers in its path. Before it can
, though, the beast’s legs give way. Both mount and rider topple, crashing into the dust with a piercing whinny and a sound like snapping branches.
Give the characters a moment to react, encouraging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of the floor on its back, its shriveled tongue hanging out and all six feet sticking up in the air. Clutched in one of its clawed feet is a transparent orb. The basilisk was killed by previous
, and two male halflings) and six unlucky monsters (two kobolds, three goblins, and a carrion crawler). Treasure. A copper crown with six arrowhead-shaped malachite spires (75 gp) hangs from one of the carrion crawler’s stony tentacles.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
(see chapter 2, area L), the Vistani return Lady Wachter’s gold to Ernst and do nothing. Otherwise, a Vistana bandit watches the road east of Vallaki and reports back to camp if the characters are
sighted leaving. The Vistani, worried that the characters might be more than a match for them, send one emissary on horseback to race ahead of the characters and inform Strahd. If Arrigal is alive, he makes the ride himself. Otherwise, the rider is a young Vistana bandit named Alexei (see area N9c).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
backgrounds: you know little about the ways of civilization, but you have have insights and the skills to survive in the harshest environments. Carrion Tribes. Why have you left the Wastes? Have you
turned your back on the vile traditions of your demon-worshipping clan? Or are you the champion of one of the fiendish Overlords—but sworn to hunt down and destroy the servants of a different archfiend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
that grows at the back of the cave. 2c. Fungus Gardens The creature in area 2a comes here to feed, as do other creatures dwelling in the caverns. The cave has the following features: Fungi. Gardens
of fungus sprout from mounds of offal on the uneven floor. The fungi release clouds of dimly luminescent spores that fill the cave like a fine, hanging mist.
Carrion Crawlers. Four carrion crawlers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
rowboats are tied off to a short dock. North of the camp is a ridge, built into which is an 80-foot-tall stone statue carved to look like a man with a crocodile on his back. Between the statue’s feet is a
hillside, its entrance lies between the feet of an 80-foot-high stone statue depicting a man carrying a crocodile on his back. Any Chultan can identify this as a figure from local mythology and can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
mount the carrion crawler without being attacked by succeeding on a DC 13 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. While in the saddle and harness, a rider can remain mounted on the carrion crawler as it crawls
if the characters are resting 3 Carrion crawler 4–5 Escaped slaves 6–7 Fungi 8–9 Giant fire beetles 10–11 Giant “rocktopus” 12 Mad creature 13 Ochre jelly 14–15 Raiders 16 Scouts 17 Society of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
through that part of the city without your dozen adopted grandparents inviting you in for a meal.
3 Seeing a lost patriar after dark in the Outer City, you guided the wayward noble through back
down a carrion crawler that slunk out of the sewer, knocking it out with a single punch. Since then, however, the ale you once credited with your heroism has drowned it, and even your most patient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. It pauses before the figure, who climbs onto the undead terror’s back. Together, they rise into the air and circle the city before flying south and out of sight.
The character with the highest
passive Wisdom (Perception) score recognizes the Undead dragon’s rider from Kalaman’s catacombs—this is the knight Lord Soth, whose image they saw there. The temple the characters see is detailed in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
unleashed during a battle or a raid. The stench that exudes from a hill giant den might attract monstrous scavengers such as oozes, ropers, carrion crawlers, or otyughs. Hill giants don’t domesticate
or tend these creatures but do tolerate their presence. A visit from a gelatinous cube or a carrion crawler probably is the only “housekeeping” a hill giant’s den ever sees. Ghouls are known to lurk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
part of the city without your dozen adopted grandparents inviting you in for a meal. 3 Seeing a lost patriar after dark in the Outer City, you guided the wayward noble through back streets to safety
. The patriar repaid your help by paying for improved roofs and lamps in your neighborhood, causing the entire community to celebrate your deed. 4 Fueled by alcohol, you faced down a carrion crawler that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
hornlike protrusion on its head. An armored figure rides on its back. The rider says, “Hail to you. I’ve come to retrieve something that is of interest to my employer. Please produce the human named Miken
hit points remaining, Qitru orders the star lancer to retreat. On its next turn, the star lancer uses Invisibility Cloak and flies back toward the asteroid. If the star lancer dies before it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Arauthator seeks a way to gain her commitment. At one time, Arveiaturace served a wizard named Meltharond, whose corpse remains strapped to a saddle on the dragon’s back. She has never accepted his death
the Cult of the Dragon. When the proud, ambitious Maccath the Crimson arrived in Arauthator’s lair, the dragon enticed her with the prospect of becoming Arveiaturace’s master and rider.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Unicorns and the actual goddess of their kind. But most tales depict Mielikki as a beautiful woman whom Lurue allows upon her back as a rider, and the two are thought to be boon companions. Mielikki’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Arauthator seeks a way to gain her commitment. At one time, Arveiaturace served a wizard named Meltharond, whose corpse remains strapped to a saddle on the dragon’s back. She has never accepted his death
the Cult of the Dragon. When the proud, ambitious Maccath the Crimson arrived in Arauthator’s lair, the dragon enticed her with the prospect of becoming Arveiaturace’s master and rider.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hear Arveiaturace board it, as her massive form makes the entire vessel shake and the ice around it crack. If Arveiaturace notices the characters, she immediately says to the rider on her back, “We know
Arveiaturace Arrives Arveiaturace, an ancient white dragon whose vision is hampered by cataracts, carries the body of her former master, the wizard Meltharond, in a saddle on her back (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
head to the Trades Ward, where the sweepers spend the day cleaning up waste in the streets. It’s boring work. On the ninth day, around highsun, a carrion crawler emerges from a nearby alley, pursued
by two City Watch guards. The characters can help slay the carrion crawler, which came up from the sewers. Reward: Each Lords’ Alliance character gains 1 renown. 3rd “Harko Swornhold, an evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
takes it back to its nest to be devoured.
The peryton is a bizarre creature that blends the body and wings of a bird of prey with the head of a stag. Its strangest feature is its shadow, which appears
until the woman’s villainy was exposed. She was hanged for her crime, but the lingering magic of her foul ritual caused the carrion birds that feasted on her corpse to transform into the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
brother.”
Xeleth doesn’t deny his sister’s accusation, nor do her words change the present situation. Xedalli sees no better option than to accompany her brother back to Xaryxispace. As the encounter
dropped the ring in the sand. Keep it safe. I’ll be waiting for you in Xaryxispace.”
After giving up her ring, Xedalli moves back into the space occupied by her illusory image and ends her mislead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-feathered ravens tear into the flesh of the desolate creature caged within. Underneath the bridge is a worg with a rider on its back. The rider, swathed in cold weather clothing, appears to be a rather fat
. The goblin riding the worg is Snubsuk, the courtyard warden. His job is to lock and unlock the main gate at area K2. The worg charges toward intruders, causing Snubsuk to tumble off the worg’s back and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
wouldn’t take much to provoke her into doing so. At one time, Arveiaturace served a wizard named Meltharond, whose frozen corpse remains strapped to a saddle on the dragon’s back. Arveiaturace has
never acknowledged his death and still speaks to his body as if he were alive. He was, while he lived, her only friend and confidant. Arveiaturace the White Wyrm and Her Mysterious Rider Running the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
sivak draconian (see appendix B) stands guard in human guise. It’s using its Shape Theft reaction to take the form of a Kalaman soldier it killed. If slain, it shifts back to its true form. Two
its rider, a Dragon Army officer, are in this stable (see appendix B for both stat blocks). If the characters enter, the dragonnel recognizes them as intruders and attacks. This is likely the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
rider 9 Trinket 10 Hidden bundle 11 1d4 swarm of ravens (50%) or 1 wereraven (see appendix D) in raven form (50%) 12 1d6 dire wolves 13 3d6 wolves 14 1d4 berserkers 15 Corpse 16 1d6 werewolves in human
Corpse 7 Hidden bundle 8 Skeletal rider 9 1d8 swarm of bats 10 1d6 dire wolves 11 3d6 wolves 12 1d4 berserkers 13 1 druid and 2d6 twig blights 14 2d4 needle blights 15 1d6 werewolves in wolf form 16 3d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Hadrosaurus A hadrosaurus is a semi-quadrupedal herbivore with bony head crests. If raised from a hatchling, it can be trained to carry a rider
heavily built dinosaur has rows of plates on its back and a flexible, spiked tail held high to strike predators. It tends to travel in herds of mixed ages. Stegosaurus
Huge Beast (Dinosaur), Unaligned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dominates the southeast corner of the forge. The ettins’ latest trophies — two dead and rotting carrion crawlers — lie atop it.
The ettins lived in the Underdark until Xanathar’s minions found them
. The brands on the ettins’ foreheads signify their servitude under the beholder. Treasure. Stored at the back of the forge are two large sacks. One sack contains 1,400 cp and 350 sp. The other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
-quadrupedal herbivore recognizable by its bony head crests. If raised as a hatchling, it can be trained to carry a Small or Medium rider. Hadrosaurus
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 12 (3d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Stegosaurus This heavily built dinosaur has rows of plates on its back and a flexible, spiked tail held high to strike