before body death casting reduces

Resurrection

Spells Player’s Handbook

Hit Points. This spell also neutralizes any poisons that affected the creature at the time of death. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead

is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to D20 Test;D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0. Casting this spell to revive a

Black Pudding

Monsters Monster Manual

by the target takes a −1 penalty to the AC it 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.Split

penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the weapon. In 1 minute, the pudding can eat through 2 feet of nonmagical wood or metal. Spider Climb. The pudding

Gray Ooze

Monsters Monster Manual

":"Acid"} Acid damage. Nonmagical armor worn by the target takes a −1 penalty to the AC it 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.Acid, Cold, Fire

the penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the weapon. The ooze can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical metal or wood in 1 round.Pseudopod. Melee Attack

Sea Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

spell’s normal casting time, and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11): Augury, Find Familiar, Identify, Locate Object, Scrying, or Unseen Servant. The hag must

":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Death Glare (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Death Glare"}. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 11, one Frightened creature the hag can see within

Raise Dead

Spells Player’s Handbook

neutralizes any poisons that affected the creature at the time of death. This spell closes all mortal wounds, but it doesn’t restore missing body parts. If the creature is lacking body parts or organs

Rust Monster

Monsters Monster Manual

creature with the object. Failure: The object takes a −1 penalty to the AC it offers (armor) or to its attack rolls (weapon). Armor is destroyed if the penalty reduces its AC to 10, and a weapon

is destroyed if its penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the armor or weapon. Destroy Metal. The rust monster touches a nonmagical metal object within

Death Tyrant

Monsters Monster Manual

: Half damage. Failure or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust. Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17. Failure: 55 (10d10

);{"diceNotation":"10d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Ray", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target dies if the ray reduces it to 0

Death Knight

Monsters Monster Manual

can’t use this trait if it has the Incapacitated condition. Undead Restoration. If the death knight is destroyed before it atones for its evil, it gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10

", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undead Restoration"} days, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in a location significant to the death knight.Multiattack. The death knight makes

Balor

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Throes. The balor explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the balor. Failure: 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType

":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage plus 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage

Otiluke's Freezing Sphere

Spells Player’s Handbook

damage on failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. If the globe strikes a body of water, it freezes the water to a depth of 6 inches over an area 30 feet square. This ice lasts for 1

against your spell save DC to break free. You can refrain from firing the globe after completing the spell’s casting. If you do so, a globe about the size of a sling bullet, cool to the touch

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

combat, you have Advantage on Death Saving Throws for 1 year. If someone else reduces your chosen foe to 0 Hit Points or you don’t choose a foe, this card has no effect. Donjon. You disappear

yourself. The knight has the same alignment as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory for this NPC

Beholder

Monsters Monster Manual

or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust. 10: Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16. Failure: 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Ray", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target dies if the ray reduces it to 0 Hit

Dracolich

Monsters Monster Manual

the gem is on the same plane of existence as it, the dracolich gains a new body in 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Soul Gem"} days, regaining all its Hit Points and

Constitution saving throw or gain 1 Exhaustion level. Soul Drain. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair have Disadvantage on Death Saving Throws. If the dracolich is destroyed or moves its lair elsewhere

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming

your body, devours it, and then takes control of the body like a puppet. If that happens, you become an NPC under the DM’s control. Eye of Vecna Spells Spell Charge Cost

Lich

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spirit Jar"} days if it has a spirit jar, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in an unoccupied space within the lich’s lair.Multiattack. The lich

Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. The lich casts Counterspell or Shield

Sword of Kas

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

detrimental property Spells. While the sword is on your person, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Call Lightning Divine Word Finger of Death Once you use the sword to

Kas, provided the sword is within 30 feet of the spell’s caster. Upon casting Wish, the creature makes a DC 18 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, nothing happens, and the Wish spell is wasted. On a successful save, the Sword of Kas is destroyed.

Tome of the Dragon

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

cover. The Tome of the Dragon contains the secret ritual to transform a dragon or a dead dragon’s body into a dracolich. To decipher and use the Tome of the Dragon, you must be either a

requirements to use the tome. To create a dracolich using a Tome of the Dragon, you must have continuous access to the body of an adult or ancient dragon (either living or dead), as well as 80,000 GP worth of

Dirge

Spells Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

save only once per turn. Casting as a Circle Spell. Casting this as a Circle spell requires a minimum of two secondary casters. If the spell is cast as a Circle spell, its duration becomes

lost Hit Points nor reduces the creature’s Exhaustion level. When the spell is cast, each secondary caster must expend a level 4+ spell slot; otherwise, the spell fails.

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spirit Gem"} days if her spirit gem is intact, reviving with all her Hit Points. The new body appears in an unoccupied space within her lair.Multiattack. Valindra makes

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Cone of Cold (level 8 version), Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. Valindra casts Counterspell or Shield in response

Death Tyrant Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

take 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollAction":"Death Ray","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target dies if the ray reduces it to 0 hit points. The death

Negative Energy Cone. The death tyrant’s central eye emits an invisible, magical 150-foot cone of negative energy. At the start of each of its turns, the tyrant decides which way the cone faces

Mummy Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target's hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or other magic. Dreadful

of all mummies (but not mummy lords) for the next 24 hours.Raised by dark funerary rituals and still wrapped in the shrouds of death, mummies shamble out from lost temples and tombs to slay any who disturb their rest.Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksFire

False Lich

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

effects.Multiattack. The false lich makes two Death Rend attacks and uses Bloodcurdling Lament if available. Death Rend. Melee Spell Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit

", "rollAction":"Death Rend"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 23 (3d10 + 7);{"diceNotation":"3d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Rend", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage

Death Dog Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

failure. This reduction lasts until the disease is cured. The creature dies if the disease reduces its hit point maximum to 0.A death dog is an ugly two-headed hound that roams plains, and deserts

. Hate burns in a death dog's heart, and a taste for humanoid flesh drives it to attack travelers and explorers. Death dog saliva carries a foul disease that causes a victim's flesh to slowly rot off the bone.

Flesh Meld

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

turns. If this damage reduces a swallowed creature to 0 hit points, the creature dies, and the flesh meld consumes its body. If the flesh meld takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from the

Amorphous. The flesh meld can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing. Aura of Death. At the start of each of the flesh meld’s turns, each creature within 5 feet of it must

Astral Projection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You and up to eight willing creatures within range project your astral bodies into the Astral Plane (the spell fails and the casting is wasted if you are already on that plane). The material body you

enter a new plane or return to the plane you were on when casting this spell, your body and possessions are transported along the silver cord, allowing you to re-enter your body as you enter the new

Kraul Death Priest

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Feed on Death. When a creature within 30 feet of the kraul drops to 0 hit points, the kraul or another creature of its choice within 30 feet of it gains 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType

":"roll","rollAction":"Feed on Death"} temporary hit points, provided the kraul isn't incapacitated. Hive Mind. The kraul is immune to the charmed and frightened conditions while within 30 feet of at least

School of Necromancy (PHB) Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

The School of Necromancy explores the cosmic forces of life, death, and undeath. As you focus your studies in this tradition, you learn to manipulate the energy that animates all living things. As

you progress, you learn to sap the life force from a creature as your magic destroys its body, transforming that vital energy into magical power you can manipulate. Most people see necromancers as

Jarad Vod Savo

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

(3 slots): blight, giant insect, grasping vine 5th level (2 slots): cloudkill, insect plague 6th level (1 slot): circle of death, create undead 7th level (1 slot): finger of death, forcecage Spore

":"poison"} poison damage to a creature he can see within 10 feet of him. Turn Resistance. Jarad has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces

Night Hag (Coven Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

For casting these spells, each hag is a 12th-level spellcaster that uses Intelligence as her spellcasting ability. The spell save DC is 15, and the spell attack bonus is +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7

":"roll","rollAction":"Nightmare Haunting"}. If this effect reduces the target's hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and if the target was evil, its soul is trapped in the hag's soul bag. The

Raise Dead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You return a dead creature you touch to life, provided that it has been dead no longer than 10 days. If the creature's soul is both willing and at liberty to rejoin the body, the creature returns to

, curses, or similar effects; if these aren't first removed prior to casting the spell, they take effect when the creature returns to life. The spell can't return an undead creature to life. This spell

Dust of the Mummy (Inhaled)

Equipment

saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed creature can’t regain hit points, and its hit point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6) for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the

creature’s hit point maximum to 0, the creature dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or similar magic.

Beholder Zombie Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

damage reduces the creature to 0 hit points, its body becomes a pile of fine gray dust. If the target is a Large or smaller nonmagical object or creation of magical force, it is disintegrated without a

Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a

Vargouille Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

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 complete can end the curse. Doing so

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Aura of Death. Creatures within 30 feet of Skall have disadvantage on death saving throws. Cosmic Annihilation. A creature killed by Skall can be restored to life only by means of a true

has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns Undead.Multiattack. Skall makes one Withering Touch attack or uses Spellcasting. He also uses Death Knell twice. Withering Touch. Melee

Devourer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

brink of death, it pulls the victim’s body in and traps the creature within its own ribcage. As the victim tries to stave off death (usually without success), the devourer tortures its soul with

creature is restrained and has disadvantage on death saving throws. If the creature dies while imprisoned, the devourer regains 25 hit points and immediately recharges Soul Rend. Additionally, at the

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