before body diffusing chanting retreats

Swarm of Scarabs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

of its hit points or fewer. If the target is a creature, scarabs burrow into its body, and the creature takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ravenous Bites

manifest. Swarm Behavior d4 Behavior 1 Crawls on walls in a vaguely bipedal shape 2 Makes skittering noises that sound like whispered chanting 3 Skeletal visages, giant

Aerisi Kalinoth

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Fey Ancestry. Aerisi has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put her to sleep. Howling Defeat. When Aerisi drops to 0 hit points, her body disappears in a howling

Hatred, Aerisi retreats to the Howling Caves, the air node. Within this node, Aerisi gains one additional use of her Legendary Resistance trait. Lair Actions If Aerisi is in the air node while Yan-C

Gar Shatterkeel

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

stand and move on liquid surfaces as if they were solid ground. Watery Fall. When Gar drops to 0 hit points, his body collapses into a pool of inky water that rapidly disperses. Anything he was wearing

retreats to the Plunging Torrents, the water node. Within this node, Gar gains one additional use of his Legendary Resistance trait. Lair Actions If Gar is in the water node while Olhydra isn’t, he

Clockwork Bronze Scout

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A bronze scout seldom emerges from underground. Its telescoping eyestalks observe foes at close range while most of its segmented body remains buried

. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockworks Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed

Marlos Urnrayle

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Earthen Defeat. When Marlos drops to 0 hit points, his body transforms into mud and collapses into a pool. Anything he is wearing or carrying is left behind. Earth Passage. Marlos can move in

threatened, Marlos Urnrayle retreats to the Black Geode, the earth node. Within this node, Marlos gains one additional use of his Legendary Resistance trait. Lair Actions If Marlos is in the earth node

Defeating Skabatha

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

Defeating Skabatha In dire circumstances, Skabatha flees Loomlurch on her flying rocking horse mount (see area L6) and retreats to Motherhorn, the lair of her youngest sister, Endelyn (see chapter 4

: “Endelyn fears eclipses, not just real ones but symbolic ones as well. If you want to kill her, best do it during an eclipse, or her body will re-form.”

7. Halls of Worship

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

7. Halls of Worship Cultists gather in this area to worship Shar and suffer Keresta’s tests of devotion. 7a. Crawling Rats Characters hear human voices chanting as they approach this chamber, which

kneel on rough woven mats in the center of this area, chanting in low tones. A human cult fanatic engulfed in a swarm of rats stands quietly in their midst. The kneeling cultists are named Caradoc

Tell Us In Song!

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

you may choose another student from the “Fellow Students” section in chapter 3. Read or paraphrase the following: You hear enthusiastic chanting and clapping. In the library’s main area, students ring

characters: “That’s the other Mage Tower team! They’re trying to steal your fans!” The opposing Mage Tower team challenges the characters to a singing contest to win over the student body. This event

Bronze Scout

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

Bronze Scout A bronze scout seldom emerges from below ground; thanks to its telescoping eyestalks, it can observe enemies at close range while most of its segmented, wormlike body remains buried. If

it is detected, the bronze scout deters pursuers by sending electrical shocks through the ground while it retreats to safety. Bronze Scout Medium construct, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points

Dracolich

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

a dracolich is on the same plane of existence as its soul gem, the dracolich can survive the destruction of its physical body. Its spirit retreats into the gem if the dracolich’s body is destroyed

The body of a servant or an ancestor. 3 The core of a dracolich’s melted hoard. 4 A corrupted dragon egg. 5 A dragon horn a hero took as a trophy. 6 A nation’s royal or religious treasure. 7 A powerful

14. Chapel of Evil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

14. Chapel of Evil The chanting heard throughout the tomb originates in this chapel, whose pews are filled with more than two dozen worshipers — and, oddly, with two large chunks of rough black stone

opalescent blue. The priest is missing his left eye and hand, but has a second set of arms grafted to his body. All three of his arms gesture as if directing the worshipers like a conductor. Two

L5. Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

near the passage serve as tables for human corpses. Severed body parts sit in baskets by the corpses, covered in dry gore. A figure in a dark hood stands by the third table, its back to you. Matted

the west. The hooded figure is a zombie, and five crawling claws hide among the other body parts in the baskets. If intruders do anything other than turn back, the monsters attack. The “Lord of

3. Shrine of the Sea Mother

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

3. Shrine of the Sea Mother When the characters arrive here, on their own or escorted, read the following to the players: A nine-foot-tall statue stands here. Its body is roughly carved from some

the statue, alert and on guard, while a few others mill about, gazing up at the statue and bowing repeatedly while chanting. All creatures that come here are expected to make an offering to the

8. Shrine of the Horned King

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

. The fog swirls through this cavern, agitated by the dancing of eleven chanting minotaurs. Offal Pile. Low stone barriers constrain a massive pile of rotting, dismembered body parts. Altar. Behind

stench of death that permeates the dungeon is strongest here. As the characters approach this 50-foot-high cave, they hear minotaurs chanting and stomping. This area contains the following: Minotaurs

Battlefield Events

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

. Mark one victory and advance to Event 2: “The Storm Breaks.” The party retreats. The undead spill into the town. Proceed to Event 5: “Streets of Rage.” Event 2. The Storm Breaks If the defenders hold

docks! The party holds the line. Mark one victory and advance to Event 6: “Rolling Thunder.” The party retreats. The cultists of Talos surge into the town. Go to Event 5: “Streets of Rage.” Event 4

Swarms

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

skittering noises that sound like whispered chanting 3 Skeletal visages, giant eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass 4 Occupies and animates a corpse or

body, and the creature takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage

5. Pagoda

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

poison and the characters inside. He uses Earth Glide to sink into the boulder. With his body safe beneath the ground, his soul jumps into the tea kettle, and he monitors the characters’ escape

returns to his body, emerges from the stone, drops the wall of stone (because he can’t breathe the poison either), and attacks. If characters attack the dao before his trap is sprung, he fights back

5. Pagoda

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

), trapping the poison and the characters inside. He uses Earth Glide to sink into the boulder. With his body safe beneath the ground, his soul jumps into the tea kettle, and he monitors the characters

to his body, emerges from the stone, drops the wall of stone (because he can’t breathe the poison either), and attacks. If characters attack the dao before his trap is sprung, he fights back, making

Delphi Mansion Locations

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

body of one of Elra’s companions is missing (and can be found in area D27). If Elra is with the characters (see “Meeting Elra” earlier in this adventure), she mourns her dead companions and hopes there

that cast this otherwise empty room in dim light. On the far side of the room, a spiral staircase descends into darkness. From below, you hear a human voice chanting in a blasphemous tongue. The

S15. Madhouse

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

treated to a terrifying, 7-foot-tall assemblage of human body parts. This flesh golem attacks anyone who isn’t in the company of the Abbot or Clovin Belview. None of the doors leading from the hall are

marks. S15c. Incanting Mongrelfolk Seven mongrels are seated in the middle of this room, forming a ring. They appear to be chanting a spell. These seven mongrelfolk are trying to cast a spell that

Mysterious Passengers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

faces of the guests. Not all of them are amused. 31–32 A shifter glowers in a corner booth, looking angry at the world. 33–34 A warforged bard uses its body as a percussion instrument to entertain the

guardian. 83–84 A nervous goblin holds traveling papers out to anyone passing by, as if expecting to be challenged at any moment. 85–86 Four kalashtar monks meditate, burning incense and chanting quietly. 87

Death House Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. Treasure. Inside the toy chest is a doll that resembles a tall, pale human with black hair and a pronounced widow’s peak. Something papery rattles inside the doll’s hollow body. A character who removes the

tunnel stretches southward before branching east and west. Chanting. From the moment they arrive in the dungeon, the characters hear an eerie, incessant chant echoing throughout the chambers. It’s

Clockworks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

segmented body remains buried. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockwork Bronze Scout Medium Construct, Unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit

a d6. If you roll a 1, it retreats from combat if possible. It otherwise keeps fighting. 7 Overheats. Roll a d6 at the start of the clockwork’s turn. If you roll a 1, the clockwork is incapacitated

Forge Level (X16-X26)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

than normal, use ropes to restrain a hulking biped with an insectoid body. A large sack has been pulled over the creature’s bulbous head. A team of four duergar recently captured an umber hulk in the

, including Xardorok if he’s present, use Enlarge before joining the fight. If defeat seems likely, Xardorok retreats to area X22 and uses the elevator to make his way toward area X8, where he hopes

Fortress Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

contain a total of 300 gp and twenty leather harnesses with silver buckles (10 gp each). 28. Wave Shaper’s Quarters This room is adorned with a colorful mosaic of a sahuagin with a twisted body creating a

engraved into the walls of this place, casting an eerie light throughout the chamber. Three chanting sahuagin dressed in ceremonial robes float near the altar, their arms raised toward the ceiling, which

Lair Locations

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

, Heldalf proves chatty. He shares the following information in conversation: Giants’ Arrival. A group of frost giants followed their leader, Ralvald, to the dragon’s lair to recover the body of

in areas D3 and D4 refuse to confront the dragon. Share the Ritual. If the characters admit they’re after the ritual tattooed on Elakdras’s body, Ralvald offers a solution. Ralvald doesn’t want the

Harrowhall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

around the altar, chanting an ancient prayer in Dwarvish. They must stay on the Material Plane for the duration of the ritual. Shortly after the ghosts begin praying, three shadow demons seep from the

rounds, if all the ritual’s participants are still chanting, the ritual succeeds, and the necromancy suffusing the chapel vanishes. If a ghost is reduced to 0 hit points, a character trained in the

Encounters (A-C)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

never acknowledged his death and still speaks to his body as if he were alive. He was, while he lived, her only friend and confidant. Arveiaturace the White Wyrm and Her Mysterious Rider Running the

beast retreats to a safe distance. If it’s cornered and doesn’t like its chances of survival, it bargains or pleads for its life. An awakened beast knows its territory well and can point characters to

The Cellar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

off other visitors. The corpse is infested with two swarms of rot grubs (see appendix C). Any creature that touches the body comes under attack by the swarms as they spill out of gaps in the armor

door hears them and retreats through the southern secret door, which connects area 21 with the caverns. 21. Cellar If the party makes a lot of noise while exploring area 20, the smuggler here has already

Maelstrom Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

nowhere else to go, Mirran retreats to her quarters (area 30), refusing to abandon the stronghold she believes is rightfully hers, while Nym retreats to area 6 and wisely tries to flee Maelstrom on the

thinks that giants and small folk can learn to coexist peacefully, though Iymrith and Uthor would have her believe otherwise. Serissa is mourning the death of her mother. Queen Neri’s body was recovered

Lair Locations

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

of the statue: the head, the wings, the body, or the tail. Once all four sections are improved, the kobolds are satisfied, praise the characters’ artistic abilities, and become Friendly. Treasure. Each

it’s worth 750 GP. If the genie dies, her body dissolves into mist, leaving behind her silk clothing (worth 250 GP), two black pearl gemstones (worth 500 GP each), and a Wand of Lightning Bolts. N11

Mr. Dory's Warehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

appearance, but he must spend as much time as possible in a hot, wet environment to maintain his physical form. Otherwise, he develops lesions as the aboleth’s magic causes his body to rot away. After a few

minutes away from a wet environment, his skin takes on a waxy sheen, while boils and ulcers form on his body. Anywhere other than the Styes he would have been ostracized long ago, but in this squalid

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

their leader. If reduced to fewer than 50 hit points, the water elemental retreats to the basin’s bottom with any surviving water weirds. The water elemental enjoys conversation but speaks Aquan only

at the opposite end. C26: Sacrifice Gallery This enormous room features raised galleries at the east and west ends. Six chanting figures ring the east gallery, their hands raised toward a spherical

Tyrant's Spiral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

up to three beholder zombies (mindless, chanting followers of Gzemnid) appear after 2 rounds. Gzemnid’s Gaze. One of Gzemnid’s massive, aberrant eyes opens on the celling. It is a Huge object with AC

body becomes a pile of fine violet dust. The eyestalks can bite with fang-like lashes and swallow creatures in its massive pupil. The stalk devours the ancient beholder and then attacks the characters

Howling Hatred Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the Temple of Howling Hatred, Aerisi retreats to the Howling Caves, the air node. Within this node, Aerisi gains one additional use of her Legendary Resistance trait. Lair Actions If Aerisi is in the

sleep. Howling Defeat. When Aerisi drops to 0 hit points, her body disappears in a howling whirlwind that disperses quickly and harmlessly. Anything she is wearing or carrying is left behind

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