before being defeated creatures revived

Narzugon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Diabolical Sense. The narzugon has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made to perceive good-aligned creatures. Infernal Tack. The narzugon wears spurs that are part of infernal tack, which allow

;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Hellfire Lance"} hours. If the creature isn't revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature's

Pudding Gremlin

monsters

widespread pest during the festive season. The pudding gremlin’s sharp green horns and claws pose an immediate threat to those trying to quash these creatures. However, it is the tiny brandy

scented inferno that resides within each pudding gremlin that provides the drama the mage had wished for. Even when defeated, these not-so-sweet treats create an unwelcome surprise, exploding and spraying clumps of sticky, scalding-hot cake over their foes.Fire

Soul Shaker

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

grasping mass of Humanoid limbs, a soul shaker is an obsessive claimer of corpses and collector of body parts. These nightmarish creatures arise from ghoulish collections of severed limbs exposed to

. If defeated, a soul shaker disperses into several skittering, animate limbs. The terror can only truly be vanquished by destroying these disembodied appendages. If more than one of these pieces

Hellfire Engine Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

effects.Flesh-Crushing Stride. The hellfire engine moves up to its speed in a straight line. During this move, it can enter Large or smaller creatures' spaces. A creature whose space the hellfire

","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures that fail

Nightwalker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

be revived except by a wish spell. Unusual Nature. The nightwalker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The nightwalker makes two Enervating Focus attacks, one of which can be

ends. Most individuals prove unequal to the task. Those not destroyed outright are sometimes drawn inside the plane and replaced by nightwalkers—terrifying Undead creatures that devour all life

Nightmare Haunt

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

hit points equal to 5 times the number of unconscious creatures within 30 feet of itself.Multiattack. The nightmare haunt makes two Claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6

is also considered difficult terrain for creatures other than the nightmare haunt for the duration of its effect. A creature that starts its turn in the area and is already restrained by the tendrils

Dolgaunt

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Xoriat to conquer Khorvaire, they captured and transformed that land's indigenous creatures to create armies of hideous warriors. Dyrrn the Corruptor shaped dolgaunts from hobgoblin stock, turning them

into intelligent, cold, and efficient killers. When the daelkyr were defeated, the dolgaunts descended into the depths of Khyber with their masters. There, they study in cavernous monasteries, forging

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

or were defeated by those who fought against their cannibalism and slavery, and the serpent folk were left in the ruins of their great capitals, far removed from other races. Cold of Heart. Humanoid

impossible to manipulate, influence, or control by nonmagical means, even as it seeks to control other creatures through terror, pleasure, and awe. Yuan-ti know that the world they hope to rule can

Hobgoblin Devastator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Army Arcana. When the hobgoblin casts a spell that causes damage or that forces other creatures to make a saving throw, it can choose itself and any number of allies to be immune to the damage caused

of the magical arts, they learn the basics of weapon use, and they measure their deeds by the enemies defeated though their magic. They have the respect of other members of the host and receive

Hellfire Engine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

can enter Large or smaller creatures’ spaces. A creature whose space the hellfire engine enters must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the creature is pushed to the

half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures that fail the saving throw are drenched in burning acid and take 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her. Auril’s worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale

, heroes must reduce each of her forms to 0 hit points one after another. After she’s defeated in her third and final form, Auril dies. As long as she has mortal followers who worship her, however

Greater Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","rollAction":"Unearthly Bile"}. The emissary expels bile that splashes all creatures in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within 120 feet of the emissary. Each creature in that area must make a DC

);{"diceNotation":"5d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Mind Cloud","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. In addition, every spell ends on creatures and objects of the emissary’s choice in

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her. Auril’s worshipers know better than to

current weakened state, Auril can assume three different forms. To destroy her, heroes must reduce each of her forms to 0 hit points one after another. After she’s defeated in her third and final

Kalaraq Quori

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

All-Around Vision. The quori can't be surprised while it isn't incapacitated. Incorporeal Movement. The quori can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes

eyes. The target can't be revived by any means short of a wish spell until the quori is destroyed. Mind Seed (1/Day). The quori touches one humanoid, which must succeed on a DC 21 Intelligence saving

Lesser Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

and just as readily appear as people, animals, or other creatures—the more unassuming, the better. Should it reveal its true form, an emissary appears as a roughly bipedal mass of agitated organs

slurry. It then instantly returns in its greater form. Only if the emissary is defeated in its greater form does the star spawn die. After finishing a long rest, a greater star spawn emissary regains

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

basic principles than those of warm-blooded creatures. Their dismal swamp homes might lie hundreds of miles from the nearest human settlement, but the gap between their way of thinking and that of the

other humanoids. Like most reptiles, their feelings largely revolve around fear, aggression, and pleasure. Lizardfolk experience most feelings as detached descriptions of creatures and situations

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures

after another. After she’s defeated in her third and final form, Auril dies. As long as she has mortal followers who worship her, however, Auril is reborn at full strength during the next winter

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

otherwise produce anything of value. They bully weaker creatures into doing their bidding, so they can take it easy. When a superior force tries to intimidate bugbears into service, they will try to escape

indolence offers no clue to how vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

spread across the world’s oceans and established protectorates to watch over deep sea trenches, portals, undersea caves, and other locations where their enemies might lurk. They defeated their

arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they expect other creatures to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference. This attitude might grate on others, but it arises from a seed

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin’s knowledge of occult phenomena to

;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal 1 Solitude. A stranger is just an intruder I haven’t dealt with yet. (Neutral) 2 Preservation. Most creatures cannot be

Luba's Tarokka of Souls

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

released and destroyed. This reveals a fifteenth soul, a lich, that inhabits the Nether card, which appears only when the fourteen souls are defeated. If this ancient entity is destroyed, the Nether card

creatures of the night. “We may wander amid the shadows,” Mother Luba said. “But we must ever serve as a light to our fellow travelers.” Some years ago, Mother Luba disappeared into

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

wizard Tasha). Although she was defeated, Iggwilv managed to damage the crook during the battle, infecting it with an insidious curse—and the potential for future victory. In the aftermath, the

from for 100 years. Failing Matrix. Whenever the Crook of Rao’s Absolute Banishment property is used, or when its last charge is expended, roll on the Extraplanar Reversal table. Any creatures

Encounters on the Way

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

except for superficial cuts and exhaustion, so she can be easily revived. She explains that she was making her way to Leilon when the wereboars spotted her and gave chase. She was in the process of

delivering terrible news: Dumathoin’s Gulch was attacked earlier that day by terrible creatures that stank of death. They might have been looking for the grenade, but Bindlemint didn’t hang around to

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are

Strength Orcs appreciate physical prowess and formidable combat ability in any form. As such, they might accept other creatures into their ranks from time to time. Orcs have been known to associate with

Fleeing with the Heart

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

warhorses (see the “Ashen Creatures” sidebar) catch up to the characters as they make their way through the dead city of Ghalasine toward their rendezvous with Naevys. While the characters battle the

knights, two ashen shambling mounds take shape and join the fray against the heroes. Once these forces are defeated, the characters can conclude their business with Naevys.

White Dragons

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

dragons ignore the plots of smaller creatures and other dragons, concerning themselves only with their own survival. White dragons create lairs to defend themselves from other deadly arctic creatures

and from dangerous natural conditions. Within these shelters, white dragons hoard testaments to their superiority, such as monstrous skulls, the gear of defeated rivals, and curiosities that capture

Intruders in the Maze

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Dissonant Psyche’s minions, or steal knowledge or treasures. The Briny Maze protects Ilvaash by inexorably pulling defeated intruders into its spongy walls. Ilvaash’s worshipers don’t suffer this fate, but

hundreds—perhaps thousands—of creatures have been absorbed by the Briny Maze since its creation. Not even Ilvaash knows how much of the maze is original material and how much is the transformed bodies of former trespassers.

Stage 2: Little Inn of Horrors

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

two failed death saving throws. Chance makes a death saving throw at the end of each round. If the chuuls are defeated and Chance is saved and revived, the spy can share that they were ambushed by

chuul room contains a rod of the pact keeper +2. Advancing to Stage 3 When the creatures in the common room and upstairs have been defeated, the characters feel the reality around them unravel as they are

Beholder

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

Beholder Infamous Many-Eyed Tyrant Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: Arcana Eric Belisle Beholders—also known as eye tyrants—number among the most notorious inhabitants of the Underdark. Few creatures

—such as petrifying creatures, disintegrating them, slaying them outright, or other effects. Beholders possess utterly alien minds. Most exhibit paranoid, narcissistic, and megalomaniacal tendencies, and

12. Boo-ty Hunters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

of the rocks, searching for buried treasure. They attack creatures they perceive as competitors and ignore any others. The ghosts can’t rest until they find hidden treasure. The characters can get the

the party or possess characters but can’t stray more than 100 feet from the River Sargauth. Once they find what they’re looking for, they cackle and dance about madly, then vanish forever. Characters who lay the ghosts to rest in this way should receive XP as if they had defeated them in combat.

Level 7: Maddgoth's Castle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

monsters on this level. Award XP for these creatures as if the characters had defeated them in combat. The level is named after a miniature, one-twelfth-scale fortress in one of its caverns. This

adventurers first arrive, but he might show up later (see “Aftermath”). Most creatures are reduced to one-twelfth their normal size as they approach Maddgoth’s castle, enabling them to better fit inside

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

village’s hospitality to the characters for as long as they wish. With Sunset-Is-Nigh defeated, the corruption lifts from the forest. Redwood Grove’s spirits quiet, and its stream is no longer poisoned. The

blighted trees and foliage heal, and any surviving wicked creatures disperse. If the characters retrieved the sword Leafwarden, the council members insist the characters keep it as a token of the

Nightwalker

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

undead creatures that devour all life they encounter. Mighty Spawn. One can reach the Negative Plane from the Shadowfell, much in the same way that it is possible to step from the Material Plane into

the Shadowfell in a place where the barrier between the planes is thin. Stepping into the Negative Plane is tantamount to suicide, since the plane sucks the life and soul from such audacious creatures

Marsh, Unmellow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Marsh, Unmellow On the marsh islands with the pagan ruins, fishers and soldiers captured by the cultists are unconscious, meant to be used as sacrifices for the water creatures that the tiefling

summoned. Monsters. Based on the number of rounds that the kraken priest chanted before being defeated, there is at least one water elemental, and a maximum of one water weird for every two characters

Narzugon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

good-aligned creatures. Infernal Tack. The narzugon wears spurs that are part of infernal tack, which allow it to summon its nightmare companion. Magic Resistance. The narzugon has advantage on

Styx as a lemure in Avernus in 1d4 hours. If the creature isn’t revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it

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