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Dungeon Master’s Guide
blood. If the sword doesn’t taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes
3d6 Psychic damage. On a failed save, the wielder is dominated by the sword, as if by the Dominate Monster spell, and the sword demands blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met
Species
Astarion's Book of Hungers
Dhampirs are living people who possess vampiric prowess but are cursed with macabre hunger. Most dhampirs thirst for blood, but some gain sustenance from dreams, life energy, or other vital sources
their vampiric nature in various ways, including increased speed and a life-draining bite.
Dhampir Traits
Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 35 feet
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
-Draining Vines (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Life-Draining Vines"}. Snaking vines erupt from the blight. Each creature within 10 feet of it must make a DC 12
Dexterity saving throw, taking 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life-Draining Vines", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on failed save, or half as much damage
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Blood Aegis. The AC of Murgaxor includes his Constitution modifier while he isn’t wearing armor or wielding a shield.
Oriq Mask. Murgaxor wears an Oriq mask. While wearing the mask, Murgaxor
other phenomena that would prevent sight.Multiattack. Murgaxor makes two Blood Lash attacks.
Blood Lash. Melee Spell Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Blood Lash
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the creature while also draining it of blood.
Achieving
revenge against its target doesn’t end a slithering tracker’s existence or its hunger for blood. Some slithering trackers remain aware of their purpose and extend their quest for vengeance to
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
results of similar spellcraft, as the byproducts of outlandish scientific experiments, and from stirges draining well-fed vampires. When a strigoi arises, the unnatural creature is overwhelmed by
instinctual hunger that drives it to undertake bloodthirsty rampages along with swarms of emboldened, bloodsucking pests.
Strigoi drain the blood, marrow, and soft tissues from their victims, leaving behind
Spells
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
While casting the spell, you place a vial of quicksilver in the chest of a life-sized human doll stuffed with ash or dust. You then stitch up the doll and drip your blood on it. At the end of the
casting, you tap the doll with a crystal rod, transforming it into a magen clothed in whatever the doll was wearing. The type of magen is chosen by you during the casting of the spell. See appendix C for
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Charisma becomes 2, it dies, and its head tears from its body and becomes a new vargouille. Casting remove curse, greater restoration, or a similar spell on the target before the transformation is
away from the body in a fountain of blood, becoming another vargouille, which often then eagerly laps up the blood spilling from its former body. Sunlight or the brilliant illumination of a daylight
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
before then, it can be restored to life only by a wish spell or by killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body.Multiattack. The hellion makes two Morningstar
sometimes leads the giants to a fascination with the Blood War—the endless conflict between demons and devils across the Lower Planes. Such a giant might enter into a pact with a powerful devil
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
, mirror imageFae Counterspell. The high fae interrupts a creature it can see that is casting a spell with verbal, somatic, or material components. The caster takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6
, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rest within 30 feet of it, meditating on the mythallar. Up to eight creatures can be attuned to it at one time; otherwise, the Ythryn mythallar follows the attunement rules in the Dungeon Master&rsquo
can use the Ythryn mythallar to cast the control weather spell without requiring any components and without the need for you to be outdoors. This casting of the spell has a 50-mile radius. For the
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
rounds if it still has hit points.
As part of casting the spell, you can form a circle on the ground with the blood used as a material component. The circle is large enough to encompass your space
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
casting the spell, you can form a circle on the ground with the blood used as a material component. The circle is large enough to encompass your space. While the spell lasts, the summoned demons can
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
. To do so, you cast the spell while holding the gem. The spell is stored in the gem instead of having any effect. Casting the spell must require either 1 action or 1 minute or longer, and the spell
Spell Gem (Quartz);Quartz
Rare
13
+5
3rd
Spell Gem (Bloodstone);Blood Stone
Rare
15
+7
4th
Spell Gem (Amber);Amber
Very rare
15
+9
5th
Spell Gem (Jade);Jade
Very rare
17
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite.
With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters
restraint. In any case, temptation haunts dhampirs, and circumstances conspire to give them endless reasons to indulge.
While many dhampirs thirst for blood, your character might otherwise gain
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, but not without casting a spell that made Isolde forget about Zybilna and her Feywild domain, thus preventing the eladrin from divulging the archfey’s secrets. As a further punishment, Zybilna
than blood. Choose well who you share the road with, lest you carry them forever.”
Flaw. “For my victories and scars, I deserve more than a nursemaid’s duty.”Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Prince of Undeath, known as the Blood Lord. He takes some pleasure in the sufferings of the living, but far prefers the company and service of the undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the
chapter 7, "Treasure” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.Orcus’s Lair
Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
known as the Blood Lord. While he takes pleasure in the sufferings of the living, he far prefers the company and service of Undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed
Dungeon Master’s Guide.Orcus’s Lair
Orcus makes his lair in the fortress city of Naratyr, which is on Thanatos, the layer of the Abyss that he rules. Surrounded by a moat fed by the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply
those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I speak slowly and deliberately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Damage Types Attacks and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on the types. The Damage Types table
water, icy blasts Fire Flames, unbearable heat Force Pure magical energy Lightning Electricity Necrotic Life-draining energy Piercing Fangs, puncturing objects Poison Toxic gas, venom Psychic Mind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Damage Types Attacks and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on the types. The Damage Types table
water, icy blasts Fire Flames, unbearable heat Force Pure magical energy Lightning Electricity Necrotic Life-draining energy Piercing Fangs, puncturing objects Poison Toxic gas, venom Psychic Mind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
its next meal.
Stirges feed on the blood of living creatures, attaching and draining them slowly. Although they pose little danger in small numbers, packs of stirges can be a formidable threat
, reattaching as quickly as their weakening prey can pluck them off.
Blood Drain. A stirge attacks by landing on a victim, finding a vulnerable spot, and plunging its proboscis into the flesh while using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Stirge This horrid flying creature looks like a cross between a large bat and an oversized mosquito. Stirges feed on the blood of living creatures, attaching and draining them slowly. Although they
., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Blood Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and the stirge attaches to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
blood, they cast him out, but Tristen grew enraged and slaughtered the druids, draining them all. The sacred waters of the druids’ rituals had infused their blood, though, making it poison to the half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Blight 4th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous Necromantic energy washes over a creature of your choice that you can see within range
, draining moisture and vitality from it. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. The target takes 8d8 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. This spell has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Blight 4th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous Necromantic energy washes over a creature of your choice that you can see within range
, draining moisture and vitality from it. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. The target takes 8d8 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. This spell has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
for removing the heart, draining the body of blood, and wrapping the remains in linen. These methods preserve the body so the pharaoh might call it to service. It is a crime to burn the dead. Akirrans
land is ruled by Pharaoh Ankhtepot, the immortal intermediary between the mortals and the gods. The pharaoh rules from his pyramid, Pharaoh’s Rest, in the City of the Dead. The people worship a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gulthias Blight Ancient plants twisted by evil, Gulthias blights feed on blood and despoil the surrounding land, often giving rise to subservient blights. These cursed plants take their name from the
Blight; on 5–6, Needle Blight; on 7–8, Vine Blight.
Actions
Multiattack. The blight makes two attacks, using Slam or Thorn Volley in any combination. It also uses Life-Draining Root.
Slam. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. (The hook horrors pose no danger in their current state. Casting a greater restoration spell or similar magic on one restores it to flesh and blood, whereupon it attacks.)
The mirror looks like one of
Halaster’s magic gates and functions similarly (see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: If a creature stands atop the dais and says something flattering about Halaster, the mirror vanishes, revealing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This section provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
distinctive ways of learning and preparing their spells, and monsters use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a spell follows the rules here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This chapter provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
distinctive ways of learning and preparing their spells, and monsters use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a spell follows the rules here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Casting a Spell When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules are followed, regardless of the character's class or the spell's effects. Each spell description begins with a block of
information, including the spell's name, level, school of magic, casting time, range, components, and duration. The rest of a spell entry describes the spell's effect.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
wizard’s spell. The sharp tang of blood in the air, cutting through the stench of vile monsters. Roars of fury, shouts of triumph, cries of pain. Combat in D&D can be chaotic, deadly, and thrilling
. This section provides the rules you need for your characters and monsters to engage in combat, whether it is a brief skirmish or an extended conflict in a dungeon or on a field of battle. Throughout this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
wizard’s spell. The sharp tang of blood in the air, cutting through the stench of vile monsters. Roars of fury, shouts of triumph, cries of pain. Combat in D&D can be chaotic, deadly, and thrilling. This
chapter provides the rules you need for your characters and monsters to engage in combat, whether it is a brief skirmish or an extended conflict in a dungeon or on a field of battle. Throughout this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Spells This chapter gives rules for casting spells. It also includes descriptions of common spells in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons. Those spells are used by many class features, magic items, and monsters.