before behind days corpse reflection

Speak with Dead

Spells Player’s Handbook

Undead when it died. The spell also fails if the corpse was the target of this spell within the past 10 days. Until the spell ends, you can ask the corpse up to five questions. The corpse knows only what

You grant the semblance of life to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer questions you pose. The corpse must have a mouth, and this spell fails if the deceased creature was

Cauldron of Rebirth

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

shunting anything that can’t fit inside to the nearest unoccupied space. If you place the corpse of a Humanoid into the cauldron and cover the corpse with 200 pounds of salt (which costs 10 GP

) for at least 8 hours, the salt is consumed and the creature returns to life as if by Raise Dead at the next dawn. Once used, this property can’t be used again for 7 days.

Gentle Repose

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a corpse or other remains. For the duration, the target is protected from decay and can’t become Undead. The spell also effectively extends the time limit on raising the target from

the dead, since days spent under the influence of this spell don’t count against the time limit of spells such as Raise Dead.

Mirror of Life Trapping

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

reflection in the activated mirror while within 30 feet of the mirror must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be trapped, along with anything it is wearing or carrying, in one of the mirror’s

Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate and not behind Total Cover is sucked through it to a random location on the Astral Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-way only and can’t be reopened.

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

this damage disappears in a flash and is destroyed, leaving its possessions behind. The book then vanishes, and the creature’s Attunement to it ends. Benefits granted by the Book of Exalted Deeds

last only as long as you strive to do good. If you fail to perform at least one act of kindness or generosity within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform an evil act, you lose all the

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

general chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter how many pages are removed, and

successful save, the Fiend can’t try to possess you again for 7 days (but another Fiend trapped in the book can certainly try). When the tome is discovered, it has 1d4 Fiends occupying its pages&mdash

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Jiangshi Weaknesses. The jiangshi has the following flaws: Fear of Its Own Reflection. If the jiangshi sees its own reflection, it immediately uses its reaction, if available, to move as far away

from the reflection as possible. Susceptible to Holy Symbols. While the jiangshi is wearing or touching a holy symbol, it automatically fails saving throws against effects that turn Undead. Unusual

Gentle Repose Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a corpse or other remains. For the duration, the target is protected from decay and can't become undead. The spell also effectively extends the time limit on raising the target from the

dead, since days spent under the influence of this spell don't count against the time limit of spells such as raise dead.

Speak with Dead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

spell fails if the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. Until the spell ends, you can ask the corpse up to five questions. The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including

You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The corpse must still have a mouth and can't be undead. The

Skulk Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Fallible Invisibility. The skulk is invisible. This invisibility can be circumvented by three things: The skulk appears as a drab, smooth-skinned humanoid if its reflection can be seen in a mirror

or on another surface. The skulk appears as a dim, translucent form in the light of a candle made of fat rendered from a corpse whose identity is unknown. Humanoid children, aged 10 and under, can see

Skulk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

fat rendered from a corpse whose identity is unknown. Children. Humanoid children, aged 10 and under, can see through this invisibility. Reflective Surfaces. The skulk appears as a drab, smooth

-skinned biped if its reflection can be seen in a mirror or on another surface. Trackless. The skulk leaves no tracks to indicate where it has been or where it’s headed.Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6

Coldlight Walker

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

life can be. When a coldlight walker dies, its light goes out, leaving behind a frozen, inanimate corpse that can never be raised from the dead.Cold

and force it to succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the start of the walker's next turn. Icy Doom. Any creature killed by the walker freezes for 9 days, during which time it

Corpse Flower

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

nauseated. The stench, which serves as a defense mechanism, fades 2d4;{"diceNotation":"2d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days after the corpse flower dies.Digest. The corpse flower digests

Corpses. When first encountered, a corpse flower contains the corpses of 1d6 + 3;{"diceNotation":"1d6 + 3", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Humanoids"} Humanoids. A corpse flower can hold the

Cauldron of Rebirth Legacy

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

fit inside to the nearest unoccupied space. If you place the corpse of a humanoid into the cauldron and cover the corpse with 200 pounds of salt (which costs 10 gp) for at least 8 hours, the salt is

consumed and the creature returns to life as if by raise dead at the next dawn. Once used, this property can’t be used again for 7 days.

Brown Scavver

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 10 feet of movement, exiting prone.Brown scavvers are 10 feet long and range in color from sun-dappled brownish gold to dark

umber. It takes them days to digest a meal, during which time they attack only in self-defense. A brown scavver likes to swallow its prey whole. The creature’s stomach is filled with poisonous

Maurezhi

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the appearance of any Medium Humanoid it eats. It remains in this form for 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Assume Form"} days, during

24 hours later as a ghoul (see the Monster Manual), unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit

Swarm of Scarabs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

temporary hit points. Skeletonize. If the swarm starts its turn in the same space as a dead creature that is Large or smaller, the corpse is destroyed, leaving behind only equipment and bones (or

eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass 4 Occupies and animates a corpse or other debris as if it were alive Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing

Psurlon Ringer

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

corpse in a safe place. As the corpse decays, the psurlons lay one or more eggs inside it. These eggs hatch 24 hours later, each one producing a Tiny worm. For the next seven days, the worms feed on the

corpse and on each other until only one remains. This worm crawls out of the putrescent remains of its dead host as an adult psurlon.Psychic

Psurlon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

psurlons store the corpse in a safe place. As the corpse decays, the psurlons lay one or more eggs inside it. These eggs hatch 24 hours later, each one producing a Tiny worm. For the next seven days, the

worms feed on the corpse and on each other until only one remains. This worm crawls out of the putrescent remains of its dead host as an adult psurlon.Psychic

False Lich

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

nefarious magical copies of themselves to fool enemies, to guard treasure, or for other inscrutable reasons. To create a false lich, a lich binds a shred of its life force to a corpse in a profane

ritual. This transforms the corpse into a near-identical copy of the lich with immense necrotic power and some of its creator’s arcane prowess. The creator then embeds enchanted gemstones into the

Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

from the remains left behind when a Humanoid or a Giant is killed by russet mold (see “Russet Mold” below). One or more vegepygmies emerge from the corpse a day later. Vegepygmies

hours later: one from a Small corpse, two from a Medium corpse, four from a Large corpse, eight from a Huge corpse, or sixteen from a Gargantuan corpse. Destroying the Mold Russet mold can be hard

Maurezhi Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the appearance of any Medium humanoid it has eaten. It remains in this form for 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Assume Form"} days

to 0. It rises 24 hours later as a ghoul, unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws

Psurlon Leader

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

producing a Tiny worm. For the next seven days, the worms feed on the corpse and on each other until only one remains. This worm crawls out of the putrescent remains of its dead host as an adult psurlon.Psychic

wherever they are found. When a psurlon dies, other psurlons store the corpse in a safe place. As the corpse decays, the psurlons lay one or more eggs inside it. These eggs hatch 24 hours later, each one

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. Rejuvenation. If Caradoc dies, he reforms within Dargaard Keep in 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. Unusual Nature. Caradoc doesn’t require air, food, drink

;The safest place to be is behind the toughest warrior in the room.” Bond. “In life and in death, I’m the only one who matters.” Flaw. “Who can resist a little drama

Cult Fanatic (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

flame, thaumaturgy 1st level (4 slots): command, inflict wounds, shield of faith 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, spiritual weapon Icy Doom. When the cultist dies, its corpse freezes for 9 days

Fractine

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

causing harm to anyone or anything. A fractine that doesn’t consume light or magical energy for ten days begins to flicker. A day later, it folds in on itself and self-destructs, leaving no trace

of itself behind. The destruction of a fractine is accompanied by a loud sound reminiscent of shattering glass. A fractine attacks by falling on its targets, dealing damage as it passes through them

Cultist (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Dark Devotion. The cultist has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Icy Doom. When the cultist dies, its corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be

Wurm

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

it and can escape from the corpse by using 20 feet of movement, exiting prone.Wurms are huge creatures that resemble limbless, wingless dragons. They burrow through the earth and eat virtually

earth in front of it and swim through the area. The soil resolidifies and closes behind it. Moving through rock is slower and more difficult, and the wurm leaves a tunnel in its wake. The Gruul Clans

Ceremony

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. Funeral Rite. You touch one corpse, and for the next 7 days, the target can’t become undead by any means short of a wish spell. Wedding. You touch adult humanoids willing to be

bonded together in marriage. For the next 7 days, each target gains a +2 bonus to AC while they are within 30 feet of each other. A creature can benefit from this rite again only if widowed.

Phoenix

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

in the area that aren’t being worn or carried. The explosion destroys the phoenix’s body and leaves behind an egg-shaped cinder, which weighs 5 pounds. The cinder deals 21 (6d6

is immune to all damage, and after 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days, it hatches a new phoenix. Fire Form. The phoenix can move through a space as narrow as 1

Allip

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

annihilates its body and leaves behind a spectral being composed of fragments from the victim’s psyche and overwhelming psychic agony. Every allip is wracked with a horrifying insight that

what spawned this monstrosity. Strange phrases echo through their minds, and weird visions occupy their dreams. The sense that some colossal truth sits just outside their recall plagues them for days

Nabassu Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

creature it has killed within the last hour, provided that creature is neither a construct nor an undead. The devouring requires the nabassu to be within 5 feet of the corpse for at least 10 minutes, after

Dice the nabassu gains in this way, its attacks deal an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Devour Soul"} damage on a hit. The nabassu retains these benefits for 6 days. A

Vladimir Horngaard

Monsters Curse of Strahd

destroyed only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate. Rejuvenation. When Vladimir body is destroyed, its soul lingers. After 24 hours, the soul inhabits and animates another corpse

. When Strahd became a vampire, Vladimir and his revenants should have gone to their eternal rest. But Strahd's deeds were so heinous that Barovia and the knight's spirits became trapped behind

Madcap

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap must soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. If the blood isn’t replenished at least once every three days, the redcap vanishes as if it had never

, the word “cool,” or the color blue. When a madcap drops to 0 hit points, its hateful existence comes to an end in spectacular fashion as it bursts into flames, reducing itself, its ichor-soaked hat, and its pants to ashes instantly while leaving behind its weapon and smoldering iron boots.

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.The forest-loving green dragons sometimes compete for territory with black dragons in marshy woods and with white dragons in subarctic

out cave mouths concealed behind waterfalls, or partly submerged caverns that can be accessed through lakes or streams. Others conceal the entrances to their lairs with vegetation. Lair Actions On

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