before being drain cast run

Demilich

Monsters Monster Manual

its Hit Points in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undead Restoration"} days unless a Wish spell is cast on its remains.Multiattack. The demilich makes three Necrotic Burst

creature’s turn, the demilich can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The demilich regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Energy Drain. Constitution Saving

Dracolich (Gargantuan)

Monsters Monster Manual

ritual consumes.Multiattack. The dracolich makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +13

dracolich uses Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version). The dracolich can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn. Terrifying Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 19

Dracolich

Monsters Monster Manual

ritual consumes.Multiattack. The dracolich makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +13

dracolich uses Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version). The dracolich can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn. Terrifying Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 19

Reflections

Monsters Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

action. Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the reflections has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Strength Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Strength Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic

Deathlock Wight Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Innate Spellcasting. The wight's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no verbal or material components: At will: detect

., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Grave Bolt","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation

Sun Staff

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

Veins of sunstone run through this wooden staff. This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. When you hit with an attack roll

proficiency bonus when you use a spell slot to cast a spell that deals fire or radiant damage. You must use the new rolls. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn

Obzedat Ghost

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Council of Five. The ghost has a trait based on who it is, as shown below: Enezesku: Enfeebling Ray. Enezesku’s Innate Spellcasting trait includes ray of enfeeblement, which he can cast at

. Vuliev’s Innate Spellcasting trait includes misty step, which he can cast at will. Xil Xaxosz: Lingering Spite. When Xil Xaxosz is reduced to 0 hit points, his incorporeal form explodes in a

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

within 10 feet of Bavlorna uses at least 10 feet of movement to run in place counterclockwise, Bavlorna is overcome by a fit of sneezing and can’t cast spells until the end of her next turn. In

moment, is all that matters.” Bond. “I’m safe in my cottage. Why should I leave it when I can make others come to me?" Flaw. “Watching someone run widdershins makes me sneeze

Dominate Monster Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability. You

against the spell. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell ends. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with a 9th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 8 hours.

Enervation

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

A tendril of inky darkness reaches out from you, touching a creature you can see within range to drain life from it. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the target

spell deals damage to a target, you regain hit points equal to half the amount of necrotic damage the target takes. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.

Dominate Beast Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability. You can use

the spell. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell ends. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with a 5th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 10 minutes. When you use a 6th

Dominate Person Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability. You can

against the spell. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell ends. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 6th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 10 minutes. When you use a

Mister Witch

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Witchlight watch"}; on a roll of 3 or 8, Witch can’t cast the spell again until the next dawn), messageWitch, who used to go by the name Naeryx Krumple, spent his

, without informing the rest of his family, Urmius bought a run-down carnival and persuaded Naeryx to help him operate it. Naeryx and Urmius—now calling themselves Mister Witch and Mister Light

Orb of the Stein Rune

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

This orb of granite is about the size of an adult human’s fist. The stein (stone) rune appears on it in the form of crystalline veins that run across the surface. The orb has the following

saving throw or be unable to move any farther this turn. Stone Soul. You can’t be petrified. Earthen Step. You can cast meld into stone as a bonus action. Once you use this property, you can&rsquo

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect thoughts, disguise self, mage hand, minor illusion 3/day each: charm person, detect magic

signed on entry clearly stipulates their soul is forfeit. They’re required to pay off their debt through service. All such individuals fall under the effect of a geas cast as a 9th-level spell, which

Mister Light

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

spell attacks): At will: dancing lights, polymorph (after casting, roll a d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Witchlight vane"}; on a roll of 3 or 8, Light can’t cast the spell

Gloomwrought and asked Naeryx to help him run it. For Urmius, the carnival was a chance to emerge from under his family’s shadow and become the master of his own fate, but it also meant forsaking his

Tearulai

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the following spells from it without material components: fly (2 charges), polymorph (3 charges), or transport via plants (4 charges). Sentience. The sword

Myth Drannor, where it was created. If its wielder’s goals run counter to its own, Tearulai attempts to take control of its wielder and escape Undermountain, whereupon it can use its transport via plants spell to return whence it came.

Wish Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the very foundations of reality in accord with your desires. The basic use of this spell is to

could make yourself and all your companions immune to a lich's life drain attack. You undo a single recent event by forcing a reroll of any roll made within the last round (including your last turn

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bear or boar: stoic, stubborn, and thick-skinned. Longtooth shifters typically have lupine traits and prefer to run with a pack. Swiftstride are often predatory and feline, but a swiftstride could

typically more lithe and flexible. Their facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes, flat noses, and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

expend the charge to cast the spell. Drain Magic. This property affects only creatures that use spell slots. When you hit such a creature with a melee attack using the Blackstaff, you can expend 1 of the

deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a magical effect that you touch

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

other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

only breaking knees when it can plausibly be claimed as an act of personal revenge. Others join up with crews for protection, or with the Guild itself. A few former Guild members have been cast out of

tail and run when things look bad. 6 An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.

Khazan's Spell Drain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Khazan’s Spell Drain Khazan warded his tower so that he alone could cast spells near or within it. The effect is identical to an antimagic field centered on the tower and extending 5 feet from it in

15. Fountain

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

15. Fountain A low-walled marble fountain with a statue of an aboleth as its centerpiece dominates the room. Water spills from the aboleth’s mouth and splashes noisily into the stone basin. Drain

holes in the basin’s rim prevent overflow. Treasure A detect magic spell cast on the fountain reveals an aura of conjuration around the aboleth statue, contained within which is the source of the water

6. Sacrificial Chamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

the middle of this room. It has shackles bolted to its top and niches carved into its sides. Housed in each niche is a human skull. Grooves run down the altar to gutters on the floor, allowing spilled

blood to drain into the walls. Clay urns overflow with wet bones and gore. Fenthaza routinely sacrifices prisoners on the altar. As they die, their blood drains into the pool in area 9. A captured

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against

. The goblin can cast a randomly determined 1st-level wizard spell once per day. Intelligence is its spellcasting ability. Booyahg Wielder. This goblin found a magic item (a necklace of fireballs, a

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters. When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind: Strahd

curse spell cast on the target restores its natural shadow, but only if its undead shadow has been destroyed. Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

drain a unicorn’s innate magic and remove the horn from its head. What’s worse, Kelek found a tome with directions to a hidden demiplane, along with instructions to ritually cast a Wish spell there

Enervation

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

can see within range to drain life from it. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the target takes 2d8 necrotic damage, and the spell ends. On a failed save, the target

of necrotic damage the target takes. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.

No Time to Lose

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

enacted a protection ritual against all spells and effects cast against him by a faculty member. “It gets worse. Murgaxor’s influence over Dean Tullus coerced her into tainting the spell components, food

, and drinks of nearly everyone on campus last year. Anyone who came in contact with these are now threatened by the ritual Murgaxor is conducting.” “Once complete, this ritual will drain the life

Mist Walker

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

freedom comes with a price; if you remain in one area for too long, the Mists find you and drain your life force. Roll on or choose an option from the Misty Travels table to determine how you developed

memories of where you’re from. You’ve been on a quest to find your way back ever since. Misty Step. You can cast the misty step spell, requiring no spell slot, and you must finish a long rest before

M10. Shadow Theater

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

destroyed in chapter 1, it is one of the eleven shadows here, all of which are invisible while they remain hidden in the normal shadows being cast by the wooden silhouettes. One of the shadows, larger

. Shadows that are reduced to 0 hit points are destroyed and reattach to their original owners as normal shadows. A creature whose Strength is reduced to 0 by a shadow’s Strength Drain attack does not die

Deathlock Wight

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

Challenge 3 (700 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The wight’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no verbal or material

+ 3) necrotic damage. Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or its hit

Deathlock Wight

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

. The wight’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no verbal or material components: At will: detect magic, disguise self

sight. Actions Multiattack. The wight attacks twice with Grave Bolt. Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) necrotic damage. Life Drain. Melee

Running the Chase

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

Running the Chase Participants in the chase are strongly motivated to use the Dash action every round. Pursuers who stop to cast spells and make attacks run the risk of losing their quarry, and a

attacks and cast spells against other creatures within range. Apply the normal rules for cover, terrain, and so on to the attacks and spells. Chase participants can’t normally make opportunity attacks

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