bearing before decay creatures relation

Blob of Annihilation

Monsters Monster Manual

Astral Implosion. If the blob is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it implodes and ejects any creatures and objects engulfed by it into the Astral Sea. The blob itself vanishes, leaving behind a layer of

moves up to its Speed and can move through the spaces of Huge or smaller creatures and objects. Strength Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature or object whose space the blob enters for the first time

Spore of Moander

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

moves, the Grappled target moves with it, costing it no extra movement. The spore can have one Large creature or up to nine Medium or smaller creatures Grappled at a time.A spore of Moander is a

rotting mass of vegetation infused with the divine power of Moander, dead god of corruption and decay. Spores arise on the Material Plane where Moander’s influence can still be felt: primordial swamps

Swanmay

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

along well with dryads and other creatures devoted to protecting the wilderness. Roll or choose a result from the Swanmay’s Charge table as inspiration for what a swanmay protects. Swanmay

. 4 A dryad whose tree is recovering from illness. 5 A Humanoid ignorant of the swanmay’s true nature. 6 A handful of seeds bearing primal power. Shape-Shift. The swanmay Shape

Ogre Howdah

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Howdah. The ogre carries a compact fort on its back. Up to four Small creatures can ride in the fort without squeezing. To make a melee attack against a target within 5 feet of the ogre, they must

use spears or weapons with reach. Creatures in the fort have three-quarters cover against attacks and effects from outside it. If the ogre dies, creatures in the fort are placed in unoccupied spaces

Shadar-kai Shadow Dancer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the following effects (choose one or roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spiked Chain"}): 1–2: Decay. The target takes 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType

":"damage", "rollAction":"Spiked Chain: Decay", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. 3–4: Grapple. The target is grappled (escape DC 14) if it is a Medium or smaller creature. Until the

Harrow Hawk

Monsters The Book of Many Things

corpses to eat and living creatures to hunt. A harrow hawk can even travel the multiverse, flying magically from one world to another. The Grim Harrow—a band of Undead beings created by the Deck

of Many Things (see chapter 19)— seeks out harrow hawks, capturing them and training them as hunting animals. The Grim Harrow dispatches these Undead companions from the Gardens of Decay to

Murgaxor's Orb

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

creatures bearing the curse. This aura is distinctive, but in a way detect magic offers no further details about. Destroying the Orb. Murgaxor’s orb has AC 18; 20 hit points; immunity to necrotic

effects, targeting one or more creatures it has cursed: Unconsciousness. The cursed creature falls unconscious for 1 hour. The creature is roused if it takes damage or someone uses an action to shake

Berbalang Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in life. Speakers of the Dead

these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain. Spectral Spy. The pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren&rsquo

Witherbloom Professor of Growth

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

nature through their magic. They brew infusions of plants, fungi, and insects or other minuscule creatures that thrum with the essence of life, using these infusions to fuel their magic instead of using

the philosophy from different directions, with one methodology focusing on decay and the other dealing with growth.Poison

Berbalang

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Astral Plane. Obsessed with gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in

to these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain. Pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above

Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Cloud Rune. The giant has a cloud rune inscribed on a mask in its possession. While holding or wearing the mask bearing the rune, the giant has truesight within a range of 30 feet and can use its

Thunderous Clap action and Negate Spell reaction. The mask bearing the cloud rune has AC 15; 45 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The mask regains all its hit points at

Beledros Witherbloom

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

resumes her true form. During this movement, she can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. If she moves through a creature, it must succeed on a DC 23 Constitution saving

decay. Her mastery of this magic sustains her own life force even without the sustenance of food, drink, or even air. She founded Witherbloom College to pass on her understanding of the natural cycle

Mark of Scribing Gnome

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bears the mark can feel words as though they are living creatures, struggling to make their meaning known. The mark provides a range of gifts. It translates languages, but it also allows its bearer to

communicate with others at a distance. House Sivis Leader: Lysse Lyrriman d’Sivis Headquarters: The Labyrinth (Korranberg, Zilargo) Bearing the emblem of the cockatrice, the gnomes of House

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Decay While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood

creatures. 8 I secretly enjoy conversing with lesser beings, although I usually do so only to find their weaknesses. Topaz Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll

Topaz Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

’s mood. Embodiment of Decay While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest

hone them on other creatures. 8 I secretly enjoy conversing with lesser beings, although I usually do so only to find their weaknesses. Topaz Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation

Corpse Flower

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

malevolent bent and despises the living. With or without corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes a stench of decay that can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become

necromancer or the remains of powerful Undead creatures. Unless it is uprooted and burned while it is still a seedling, the corpse flower grows to enormous size over several weeks, then tears itself free

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creature’s swampy habitat. Such a wetland becomes gloomy, tangled, and more fetid than it was before. Beneficial qualities of the

. Degenerate creatures are likely to take up residence near a catoblepas’s territory, as are those seeking to avoid notice. Catoblepases in Folklore Ordinary folk rarely see a catoblepas, but

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form. This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is

might die. If it is freed from its specific duties, a wood woad might roam to find another place of natural beauty or fey influence to watch over. Wood woads are drawn to creatures that have close ties

Death Tyrant Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

it contains more trappings of death and decay. A death tyrant encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 15 (13,000 XP). Lair Actions When fighting inside its lair, a death tyrant can invoke

cube within 120 feet of the tyrant is filled with spectral eyes and tentacles. To creatures other than the death tyrant, that area is lightly obscured and difficult terrain until initiative count 20 on

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Aura of Death. Creatures within 30 feet of Skall have disadvantage on death saving throws. Cosmic Annihilation. A creature killed by Skall can be restored to life only by means of a true

eternal nature has eroded any memory of mortal life. As a result of his decay, Skall’s power has waned considerably, but challenging him in combat is as much a death sentence as ever. Factol Skall

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the dragon’s mood. Embodiment of Decay While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth

to meet one, I hone them on other creatures. 8 I secretly enjoy conversing with lesser beings, although I usually do so only to find their weaknesses. Topaz Dragon Ideals d6

Ancient Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood. Embodiment of Decay While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new

bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I hone them on other creatures. 8 I secretly enjoy conversing with lesser beings, although I usually do so only to find their weaknesses. Topaz

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently see hallucinations of long-dead friends and comrades that vanish after only a brief glimpse. Roads and paths within 6 miles of the lair twist and turn back on

elaborate fantasies that have no bearing on reality. When I return my focus to the world, I have a hard time remembering that it was just a daydream.” 61–80 “I convince myself that

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

attack against a target that she designates.The Demon Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her

(see the Monster Manual) to appear in unoccupied spaces that she chooses within the lair. They vanish after 1 hour. Up to four plant creatures that are friendly to Zuggtmoy and that Zuggtmoy can see

Zuggtmoy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her mindless servants and, eventually, into

;t take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Rally Plants. Up to four Plant creatures that are friendly to Zuggtmoy and that Zuggtmoy can see can use their reactions to move up to their speed

Gardens of Decay Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Gardens of Decay Features Unless otherwise noted, the areas within the Gardens of Decay have the following features: Brink of Death. Creatures within the Gardens of Decay have disadvantage on death

can’t be returned to life by any means. Fettered Souls. If a creature bound to the Gardens of Decay travels to a different plane, that creature vanishes after 24 hours, reappearing in the Gardens of

Studies and Philosophy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, using concoctions of noxious ingredients for withering magic Decay 2 Bleed doctor, drain the essence of living creatures to fuel sinister spells Decay 3 Boon witch, brewing drafts to empower the living

Growth 4 Boughcaller, summoning creatures from bogs Growth 5 Dreadbones, infusing dead tissue with magic to create Undead servants Decay 6 Earthcroucher, connecting directly with the land to power

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs. — Volo Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a

a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo

The Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

are realms of spirituality and thought. They are the spheres where celestials, fiends, and deities exist. The plane of Elysium, for example, isn’t merely a place where good creatures dwell, and not

even simply the place where spirits of good creatures go when they die. It is the plane of goodness, a spiritual realm where evil can’t flourish. It is as much a state of being and of mind as it is a

Goals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

, including powerful magic items, rare spells, and depositories of ancient lore. Since making the Gardens of Decay their home, the creatures of the Grim Harrow can leave it only for limited periods (see

the “Gardens of Decay” section later in this chapter for more information), so they seek out ordinary mortals or unusual extraplanar allies to be their agents on other worlds. The leaders of the Grim

Dungeon Decay

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Dungeon Decay The States of Ruin table can help you determine the general conditions of a dungeon area. States of Ruin 1d6 Features 1 Perilous. The area is dangerously worn and prone to collapse

break down doors, open locks, or carry out similar activities have Disadvantage. 6 Thriving. The dungeon is heavily populated. Any loud noises draw the attention of nearby creatures.

Black Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Black Dragon Lairs Black dragons lurk in dismal ruins, polluted bogs, or other sites gripped by decay. The region containing an adult or ancient black dragon’s lair is warped by its presence

, creating the following effects: Acrid Haze. Odorous and stifling fog covers the area within 1 mile of the lair, rendering that area Lightly Obscured. Travel for creatures other than the dragon and its allies

Black Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Black Dragons Dragons of Decay and Despair Habitat: Swamp; Treasure: Relics Black dragons delight in suffering and ruin. While other chromatic dragons scheme for power and wealth, these dragons seek

to tear down all they see and rule over what remains. Black dragons are terrifying creatures with curved horns and withered visages suggestive of fiendish skulls. They typically inhabit stagnant

Zombies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, reanimated corpses, often gruesomely marred by decay and lethal traumas. They serve whatever supernatural force animates them—typically evil necromancers or fiendish spirits. Zombies are relentless

creatures can also become zombies. Such monstrous zombies might possess the strength they had in life or a measure of their supernatural abilities, but they employ such abilities haphazardly at best.

Witherbloom Faculty

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

creatures for personal gain. Valentin’s classes focus on dissection and decay. He and Dean Lisette often clash over his cavalier treatment of animals, but that hasn’t stopped her from using his discoveries

colorful metaphors. Lisette believes in preserving nature and life, and she instills in her students a respect for all living things. While Dean Valentin’s exploitation of living creatures disgusts her

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