before body destroy contract reason

True Resurrection

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. The creature is revived with all its Hit Points. This spell closes all wounds

restored to its non-Undead form. The spell can provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature’s name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

Marid

Monsters Monster Manual

Amphibious. The marid can breathe air and water. Elemental Restoration. If the marid dies outside the Elemental Plane of Water, its body dissolves into brine, and it gains a new body in 1d4

one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At Will: Create or Destroy Water, Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

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

the Sword of Kas, both the eye and the hand burst into flame, turn to ash, and are destroyed. Any other attempt to destroy the eye or hand seems to work, but the Artifact reappears in one of Vecna

Harvester Devil

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

dies outside the Nine Hells, its body disappears in sulfurous smoke, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Nine Hells. Magic Resistance. The devil has

", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. If the target is a creature, it can’t make Opportunity Attack;Opportunity Attacks until the start of the devil’s next turn. Compelling Contract (1/Day

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Amphibious. Biha Babir can breathe air and water. Elemental Restoration. If Biha Babir dies outside the Elemental Plane of Water, her body dissolves into brine, and she gains a new body in 1d4

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At Will: Create or Destroy Water, Detect Magic, Major Image 2/Day Each: Control Water (Flood, Part Water, or Redirect Flow

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

rank most highly in his esteem. Of course, guests leaving Infernal Rapture are expected to pay their bills in full prior to departure. If a guest cannot pay for whatever reason, the contract they

rest. The curse lasts until it is lifted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. Summon Erinyes (1/Day). Mahadi summons Ilzabet, an erinyes bound to him by an infernal contract. The erinyes appears

Drowned Blade

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned blade cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

Longsword","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).Assaulting the hermitage in

Drowned Assassin

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned assassin cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

","rollAction":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar

True Resurrection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. If the creature's soul is free and willing, the creature is restored to life with all

limbs. If the creature was undead, it is restored to its non-undead form. The spell can even provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature's name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

Drowned Ascetic

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned ascetic cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).Dexterous Target. The

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every part of their body with clothing when exposure to light is a risk. The light a darkling

Death Flash. When the darkling dies, nonmagical light flashes out from it in a 10-foot radius as its body and possessions, other than metal or magic objects, burn to ash. Any creature in that area

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every

Death Burn. When the darkling elder dies, magical light flashes out from it in a 10-foot radius as its body and possessions, other than metal or magic objects, burn to ash. Any creature in that area

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. Caradoc now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target of awareness. Caradoc can’t be targeted by any

action. He otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body

Marid Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Amphibious. The marid can breathe air and water. Elemental Demise. If the marid dies, its body disintegrates into a burst of water and foam, leaving behind only equipment the marid was wearing or

with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: create or destroy water, detect evil and good, detect magic, fog cloud, purify food and drink

Eigeron's Spirit

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

object. If it is destroyed, it re-forms after 24 hours. To truly destroy the ghost, characters must lay Eigeron's spirit to rest by killing Blagothkus.Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5

its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn't deprive the target of awareness. The ghost can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

;s body and all the equipment it is carrying cease to exist. On a successful save, the target takes 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Trap Soul", "rollDamageType

exist. If the demilich drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed and turns to powder, leaving behind its gems. Crushing a gem releases any soul trapped within, at which point the target’s body re

Eye and Hand of Vecna Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

would allow him to live on as a lich. Beyond death, he became the greatest of all liches. Even though his body gradually withered and decayed, Vecna continued to expand his evil dominion. So formidable

’s lieutenant Kas coveted the Spider Throne for himself, or that the sword his lord made for him seduced him into rebellion. Whatever the reason, Kas brought the Undying King’s rule to an

Dolgrim

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

":"piercing"} piercing damage.Dolgrims are squat, deformed things. Warped by the daelkyr, a dolgrim is essentially two goblins crushed into one creature, their misshapen body boasting four arms and a pair of

, and undertaking missions advancing the inscrutable schemes of their malevolent masters. But great hordes of dolgrims remain clustered in Khyber with the daelkyr, dreaming of the day when they will be released into Eberron to feast and destroy.

Giff Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can sit out a battle rather than wage war against their kin. A giff prizes the reputation of its unit above its

brighter the flash, and the thicker the smoke it produces, the more giff love a weapon. Their skill with gunpowder is another reason for their popularity as mercenaries. Giff revel in the challenge of

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will. Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body turns to slush and melts

Frost.First Form In her first form, Auril appears as a hunched, 7-foot-tall biped with the head of a snowy owl, black talons, cloven hooves, and grayish-white wolf fur covering her body from the neck down

Gnome Squidling

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, the result is a gnome squidling—a deformed mind flayer with weak, spindly limbs and oversized tentacles. It relies on levitation to keep its body aloft and uses its tentacles like legs, to

propel it along whatever surface it’s floating above. Most mind flayers destroy squidlings on sight, so it’s rare to see one or more of these creatures. Squidlings eat brains for sustenance, just like other mind flayers do, and they don’t care where the brains come from.

Headless Iron Golem

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

iron golem's shape can be worked into any form, though most are fashioned to look like giant suits of armor. Its fist can destroy creatures with a single blow, and its clanging steps shake the earth

beneath its feet. Iron golems wield enormous blades to extend their reach, and all can belch clouds of deadly poison. An iron golem's body is smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures. Though other

Unspeakable Horror

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Formed by the Mists. When created, the horror’s body composition takes one of four forms: Aberrant Armor, Loathsome Limbs, Malleable Mass, or Oozing Organs. This form determines certain traits

in this stat block. Amorphous (Malleable Mass Only). The horror can move through any opening at least 1 inch wide without squeezing. Bile Body (Oozing Organs Only). Any creature that touches the

Lich Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation

":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Days"} days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery. Spellcasting. The lich is an 18th-level

Unspeakable Horror (Malleable Mass)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Formed by the Mists. When created, the horror’s body composition takes one of four forms: Aberrant Armor, Loathsome Limbs, Malleable Mass, or Oozing Organs. This form determines certain traits

vaporous visions amid the fog, mysterious eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable

Kraken Priest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

save DC 13): At will: command, create or destroy water 3/day each: control water, darkness, water breathing, water walk 1/day each: Evard's black tentacles Voice of the Kraken (Recharges after a

one differs in how their reverence is displayed. One kraken priest might have ink-black eyes and a suckered tentacle for a tongue, while another has a featureless face and a body covered in eyes and

Stone Giant Dreamwalker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, the target becomes petrified, and the giant can adhere the target to its stony body. Greater restoration spells and other magic that can undo petrification have no effect on a petrified creature

themselves become lost in the dream. Other stone giants are banished to the surface as punishment. Regardless of the reason they ended up on the surface, if they don’t take shelter under stone

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will. Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body collapses into shards of

icicle from her body and hurls it into an unoccupied space she can see within 20 feet of her, where it magically transforms into an ice mephit (see its entry in the Monster Manual). The mephit acts

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

figure, known only to the most learned infernal scholars. He has no cults of his own, and his servants are few in number. The reason is simple: Hutijin hates mortals. When summoned from the Hells, he

assail Mephistopheles. Hutijin sends devils into the Material Plane to eradicate mention of his name and destroy those who have learned of him, but the summonings still occur. When called from his post

Unspeakable Horror (Oozing Organs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Formed by the Mists. When created, the horror’s body composition takes one of four forms: Aberrant Armor, Loathsome Limbs, Malleable Mass, or Oozing Organs. This form determines certain traits

in this stat block. Bile Body (Oozing Organs Only). Any creature that touches the horror or hits it with a melee attack takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bile

Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Formed by the Mists. When created, the horror’s body composition takes one of four forms: Aberrant Armor, Loathsome Limbs, Malleable Mass, or Oozing Organs. This form determines certain traits

eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty

Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Formed by the Mists. When created, the horror’s body composition takes one of four forms: Aberrant Armor, Loathsome Limbs, Malleable Mass, or Oozing Organs. This form determines certain traits

unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

breaks off a chunk of his body and places it on the ground in an unoccupied space within 15 feet of him. The chunk of rock instantly transforms into a gargoyle and acts on the same initiative count

tremors are strong enough to destroy flimsy structures. After 10 days, they are strong enough to destroy ordinary wooden buildings. After 20 days, they can seriously damage or destroy reinforced or

Exethanter

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Exethanter fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation

":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery. Spellcasting. Exethanter is an

Necrichor

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

involves regaining a body. To do this, they seek servants to exact their will, coercing even the most stubborn potential minions by turning their own blood against them. Necrichors prove exceptionally

difficult to destroy, since they leave a trace of their essence within the veins of every creature they’ve controlled and can regenerate themselves from those creatures’ blood. Unable to

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