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Arch-hag

Monsters Monster Manual

hag’s next turn. The target can’t take Reactions until the curse ends. Spellcasting. The hag casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the

Escape"} days. When the hag teleports away, each creature within 60 feet of the space it left is cursed. Until the curse ends, a creature has Disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws, and the

Deathwolf

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

saving throw or have disadvantage on saving throws against the frightened condition. This curse lasts until removed by the Remove Curse spell or other magic. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation

each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.The deathwolf can take up to two reactions per round but only one per turn. Imposing Slash. When a creature within 5 feet of the deathwolf

Malaxxix

Monsters The Book of Many Things

damage, and the target can’t take reactions until the end of Malaxxix’s next turn. Hit or Miss: The hammer then magically returns to Malaxxix’s hand. Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +12

worthwhile. When Malaxxix deigns to speak with others, the fiend displays grandiloquent diction and a pompous demeanor—a stark contrast to the yugoloth’s usual fury. Curse of Malaxxix A creature

Drow Matron Mother Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

, resistance, sacred flame, thaumaturgy 1st level (4 slots): bane, command, cure wounds, guiding bolt 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, silence, spiritual weapon 3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance

effects for 1 minute: the target's speed is halved, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, and it can't use reactions. Moreover, on each of its turns, it can take either an action or a bonus

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

(as an action), TeleportThe Gardener can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Pacification. When a creature within 120 feet of the Gardener damages the Gardener, that creature

or the Palace of Spires. On a successful save, the creature’s memories remain intact, but they’re hazy and dreamlike. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell restores the creature

Reaction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

seen. When your sorcerer’s powers appeared, how did the world around you respond? Were other people supportive, fearful, or somewhere in between? Reactions d6 Reaction 1 Your powers are seen as a

your powers are a curse levied on your family for a past transgression. 6 Your powers are believed to be tied to an ancient line of mad kings that supposedly ended in a bloody revolt over a century ago.

Deathwolf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

saving throws against the frightened condition. This curse lasts until removed by the Remove Curse spell or other magic. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5

target at the start of each of the target’s turns. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Reactions The

Necromancer Wizard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

ability (spell save DC 15): At will: Dancing Lights, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 2/day each: Bestow Curse, Dimension Door, Mage Armor, Web 1/day: Circle of Death Bonus Actions Summon Undead (1

immediately after the necromancer. Each lasts for 1 hour, until it or the necromancer dies, or until the necromancer dismisses it as a bonus action. Reactions Grim Harvest. When the necromancer kills a creature with necrotic damage, the necromancer regains 9 (2d8) hit points. Nikki Dawes

Kartakass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

a way of life in this forested domain, with everyone from the bards of Skald to the actors of Emherst pursuing dazzling dreams. Here, the people live by a simple rule: never let an audience grow bored

mentor? What do you use your talents, work, or travels to hide? Does insecurity or doubt drive you to excel? Did someone best you in your field of mastery? Does a vice, curse, or rumor color your

Arch-hag Lairs

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

damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target is cursed until the end of the hag’s next turn. The target can’t take Reactions until the curse ends. Spellcasting. The hag casts one of

away, each creature within 60 feet of the space it left is cursed. Until the curse ends, a creature has Disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws, and the hag knows its location anywhere in the

Viari

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

vengeance. Viari’s career as an adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a

. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage. Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5) piercing damage. Reactions Uncanny Dodge. Viari halves the damage that he takes from an attack that hits him. He must be able to see the attacker.

Peryton

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale

Using Malaxxix in a Game

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

to present the party with one or more of Malaxxix’s custom-made cursed items, exposing characters to the curse of Malaxxix. Sample cursed items and rules for the curse of Malaxxix are included below

character becomes afflicted with the yugoloth’s curse. Malaxxix can spy upon any creature so afflicted and can teleport to a cursed creature at will. Malaxxix typically reserves this attention for creatures

Goliaths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage. Reactions Stone’s Endurance (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When the goliath takes damage, it reduces the damage taken by 9 (1d12 + 3). Goliath

smiles and tests their mettle. Those who impress her with their fighting skills are bitten and become goliath werebears themselves—goliaths who carry Oyaminartok’s curse of lycanthropy. Contrary to

Why a Monstrous Character?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

role these races play in your setting should determine the kinds of reactions that such characters meet. Don’t be afraid to push things to an extreme. An orc character might have to venture into town

to the campaign. Monstrous Origin d8 Origin 1 You are a spy sent to undermine your enemies from within. 2 You are the victim of a curse or polymorph spell. 3 You were raised by humans, elves, or

Black Pudding

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

An ancient black dragon’s acidic saliva. 2 The blood or extreme emotions of a foul deity. 3 Cosmic entropy or ruinous planar forces. 4 A curse that transformed a forgotten tyrant

offers. The armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the armor. Reactions Split. Trigger: While the pudding is Large or

Dusk Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

extra 10 (3d6) psychic damage and is cursed until the hag dies or the curse is removed. The cursed creature’s hit point maximum decreases by 5 (1d10) whenever it finishes a long rest. Reactions Dream

4. Fungi Thicket

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

save, the creature lapses into a state of euphoric bliss. While in this state, the creature can’t take actions, bonus actions, or reactions, and must use all of its movement to dance and twirl about. At

the end of its turn, the creature can repeat the saving throw, ending the euphoric bliss effect on a success. A remove curse or greater restoration spell rids a creature of Zuggtmoy’s gift.

Amidor and Gleam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

to see that Gleam casts no shadow. While she has no shadow, Gleam is cursed (see the “Shadowless” sidebar). SHADOWLESS A shadowless creature is one that carries the curse of having no shadow—a fact

evident only when the creature is in bright or dim light. A remove curse spell or similar magic ends the curse on a shadowless creature, reuniting it with its shadow instantly. Creatures native to

Awarding Magic Items

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

bears a curse. Characters and monsters are built to face each other without the help of magic items, which means that having a magic item makes a character more powerful or versatile than a generic

the Armaments tables for Barbarians, Fighters, Paladins, and Rangers. Use the Implements tables for Bards, Monks, and Rogues. Use the Relics tables for Clerics and Druids. Feel free to vary the tables

Island Theme

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

hunters (see appendix C) and 3d10 locathah (see appendix C) Alien Inhabitant Reactions d6 Reaction 1 The inhabitants try to force the characters to serve their leader. 2 The inhabitants demand the

why it was cursed, or all trace of those who brought down the affliction might have been scoured away. Island Curses d6 Curse 1 When a creature dies on the island, its spirit rises as a specter

Warriors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Crossbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +3, range 100/400 ft. Hit: 12 (2d10 + 1) Piercing damage. Reactions Parry. Trigger: The warrior is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The

a Werebear under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werebear’s curse for 24 hours. Handaxe (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7

Drow Matron Mother

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, thaumaturgy 1st level (4 slots): bane, command, cure wounds, guiding bolt 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, silence, spiritual weapon 3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance, dispel magic

DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer the following effects for 1 minute: the target’s speed is halved, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, and it can’t use reactions. Moreover, on

Hlam

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

level (4 slots): detect evil and good, healing word, sanctuary, shield of faith 2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, prayer of healing, silence 3rd level (2 slots): protection from energy, remove curse

) necrotic damage. Wholeness of Body (Recharges after a Long Rest). Hlam regains 60 hit points. Reactions Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, Hlam deflects the

Monsters (L)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, and the target is cursed for 1 hour. Until the curse ends, the target has the Charmed and Poisoned conditions. Spellcasting. The lamia casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material

Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, Scrying Reactions Protective Magic. The lich casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as

Black Earth Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

) Actions Multiattack. The guard makes two melee attacks. Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. Reactions Unyielding. When the guard

. Glaive. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) slashing damage. Reactions Unyielding. When the priest is subjected to an effect that would move it, knock it

Wizards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

, globe of invulnerability, invisibility, wall of force Reactions Arcane Ward (Recharge 4–6). When the abjurer or a creature it can see within 30 feet of it takes damage, the abjurer magically

, message, prestidigitation 2/day each: arcane eye, detect magic, detect thoughts, fly, lightning bolt, locate object, mage armor, Rary’s telepathic bond 1/day: true seeing Reactions Portent (3

Orcs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage. Ilneval’s Command (Recharge 4–6). Up to three allied orcs within 120 feet of this orc that can hear it can use their reactions to each make

the tribe, and most are skilled in the healing arts. The most powerful among Luthic’s disciples are the claws of Luthic, which can use the Cave Mother’s magic to heal, protect, and curse. Orc Claw of

Temples of Extraction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

fight goes badly for him, he surrenders. He offers his skeleton key and one piece of lore if he’s allowed to flee to the gatehouse. Curse of Fortune. High and low d20 results matter more in this area

) has command over two dread warriors (see appendix B) here. A shadow lurks at each pillar on the shrine of binding, for a total of four. Curse of Bloodlust. If combat occurs in this area, a creature

Random Encounters

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

spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: Prestidigitation, Speak with Animals 1/day each: Bestow Curse, Command, Crown of Madness Bonus Actions Unerring

existence. The link ends if Brusipha has the incapacitated condition or uses this ability on a different target. Reactions Baphomet’s Blessing. When Brusipha reduces a hostile creature to 0 hit points, she gains 8 temporary hit points.

Monsters F - M

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

until the end of its next turn: its speed is halved, it takes a −2 penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, it can’t use reactions or Multiattack, and on its turn, it can use either an action or a

the mouther and can hear the gibbering must succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the creature can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn and rolls a d8 to determine what it

Sphinxes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Object, Plane Shift, Remove Curse, Tongues Legendary Actions Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the sphinx can expend a use to take one of the

. Actions Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Radiant damage. Reactions Burst of Ingenuity (2/Day). Trigger: The sphinx or another creature

Appendix B: Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

attacks. Restless Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) Psychic damage, and the target is cursed for 24 hours or until the incubus dies. Until the curse ends, the target gains

) Radiant damage. Reactions Parry. Trigger: The knight is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The knight adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss

Quori

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

immune to this quori’s Possession for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or after the possession ends. Reactions Empathic Feedback. When the quori takes damage from a creature it can see

Intelligence saving throw or be cursed. The curse lasts until it’s removed by a remove curse or greater restoration spell. The cursed target suffers 1 level of exhaustion every 24 hours, and finishing

The Dreaming Dark

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition. Actions Pummel. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) Bludgeoning damage. Reactions

Mind Curse. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature hit by the infiltrator’s Mind Blade attack this turn. Failure: The target takes 14 (4d6) Psychic damage and is cursed. While cursed in this way

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