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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Savage Predators. Predatory beasts within 6 miles of the lair become unusually savage, killing far more than what they need for food. Carcasses of prey are left to rot in an unnatural
most devoted followers gain the Gnashing Jaws action and the Rampage bonus action, while cult leaders gain the Aura of Bloodthirst trait.
Gnashing Jaws. Melee Weapon Attack: bonus to hit equal to
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Out of the Abyss
. When Yeenoghu reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on his turn, Yeenoghu can take a bonus action to move up to half his speed and make a bite attack.Multiattack. Yeenoghu makes three
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Predatory beasts within 6 miles of the lair become unusually savage, killing far more than what they need for food. Carcasses of prey are left to rot in an unnatural display of wasteful slaughter.
If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Swarm of Rot Grubs Rot grubs are finger-sized maggots that eat living and dead creatures, although they can survive on vegetation. They infest corpses and piles of decaying matter and attack anyone
that disturbs them. After burrowing into a creature, rot grubs instinctively chew their way toward vital parts. Rot grubs recoil from flames, and fire is the main weapon against rot grubs once they’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
more languages
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
Multiattack. The rot blade makes two Entropic Blade or Entropic Javelin attacks.
Entropic Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to
Doomguard Rot Blade Rot blades are the entropic levers through which the Doomguard quickens the natural decay of the multiverse. These members wield weapons immersed in necrotic energy, which can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kraken’s Grave When krakens die, their bodies often rot on the seafloor. In such cases, the ground absorbs the decaying kraken’s supernatural energy, marking the area with a dark stain in the shape
) check or it disturbs the grave. If a creature disturbs the grave, a tendril made of lightning stretches from the ground and attacks the creature with a +7 bonus to hit. On a hit, the target takes 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
) Piercing damage.
Bonus Actions
Rampage (2/Day). Immediately after dealing damage to a creature that is already Bloodied, the gnoll moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Bite attack
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Yeenoghu claims gnolls not as his brood but as maggots purposefully released to infest a despised carcass. They are a pernicious rot the Beast of Butchery spreads across mortal worlds. Whatever they once were, they were remade and are now his.
—Iggwilv, Demonomicon of Iggwilv
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Trolls Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere scraps of flesh can display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot trolls, spirit trolls, and venom
) Proficiency Bonus +5
Regeneration. The troll regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the troll takes acid or fire damage, it regains only 5 hit points at the start of its next turn. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one glare from its bloodshot eyes can rot flesh. At the end of its tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving
and its head held low, is a baleful heraldic figure signifying death or doom. Sages say that gods of pestilence and rot created catoblepases as embodiments of their influence, while other stories link
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
endless pursuit of hidden mysteries and uncanny truths. They seek revelations amid the rubble of forgotten ruins, and they use their supernatural sight to pierce magical deceptions, rot the flesh of
feet. Failure: 17 (5d6) Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage.
Bonus Actions
Weird Insight (Recharge 6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 14, one creature the nothic can see within 120 feet. Failure: The nothic magically learns one fact or secret about the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
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Challenge 18 (20,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +6
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the amnizu’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The amnizu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The amnizu uses Blinding Rot or Forgetfulness, if available. It also makes two Taskmaster Whip attacks.
Taskmaster Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
foul stench. This reek is outdone only by the creature’s breath, which issues from a maw that drips fluid corrupted with rot and digestive juices. In place of fangs, a leucrotta has bony ridges as hard
Abyssal, Gnoll
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Mimicry. The leucrotta can mimic Beast sounds and Humanoid voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations only with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
(+2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
8 (−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Pack Tactics. The kobold
) acid damage at the start of each of its turns. Rot Grub Pot. The kobold throws a clay pot into a 5-foot-square space within 20 feet of it, and it breaks open on impact. A swarm of rot grubs (in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 24 (62,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +7
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Yeenoghu fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Yeenoghu
3/day each: dispel magic, fear, invisibility
1/day: teleport
Bonus Actions
Rampage. When Yeenoghu reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack, he moves up to half his speed and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
) bludgeoning damage plus 21 (6d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed target can’t regain hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
begins to rot away over the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A maurezhi is contagion incarnate. Its bite can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is allowed
, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Abyssal, Elvish, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Deep Speech; telepathy 30 ft.
CR 8 (XP 3,900; PB +3)
Actions
Multiattack. The cultist makes two Tentacle Lash attacks. It can replace any attack with a use of Mind Rot.
Tentacle Lash. Melee
tentacles, and it has the Restrained condition until the grapple ends.
Mind Rot. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature the cultist can see within 90 feet. Failure: 27 (6d8) Psychic damage, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
issues from a maw that drips fluid corrupted with rot and digestive juices. In place of fangs, a leucrotta has bony ridges as hard as steel that can crush bones and lacerate flesh. These plates are so
(Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Kicking Retreat. If the leucrotta attacks with its hooves, it can take the Disengage action as a bonus action.
Mimicry. The leucrotta can mimic animal sounds and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of rot is strong in this room, coming from a large depression at the center, where dozens of fungi of many species grow. A barrel-shaped copper tank sits at the edge of the pit. Attached to the tank
. As an action or a bonus action, a creature can turn the pipe 90 degrees in any direction. Crates The crates along the north wall are made of zurkhwood and stacked 5 feet high, and climbing on top of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of one of the pools like an oil slick. M9. Transformation Chamber New scents greet you here: the musty funk of decaying fabric and old furs, and the smell of rot lingering in the stagnant air. Thick
action to set off the explosion, and then uses its Shadow Teleport bonus action to escape. The pillar is destroyed in the explosion. The last meenlock detonates any remaining pillars before it flees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
a thick layer of rot and debris, within which can be seen scraps of leather, the husks of countless dead insects, and bits of rusted metal. A doorway in the far wall has collapsed and is fully blocked
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Clearing the dust from the furniture shows that all the pieces are constructed of heavily lacquered wood. Half are afflicted with dry rot, but the other pieces are in good condition. The side table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, Insight +3, Intimidation +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Orc
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Aggressive. As a bonus action, the orc can move up to its speed toward
bonus action, the orc can move up to its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see.
Spellcasting. The orc is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
humanlike upper body with a belly swollen with rot. Great bat wings sprout from his shoulders, and his head is like the skull of a goat, the flesh nearly rotted from it. In one hand, he wields the legendary
, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 26 (90,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +8
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Orcus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
a pile of bones. 2. Antechamber The scent of warm, humid rot smothers this dismal chamber. Mosaics cover the walls, their colors faded and images scrambled by lost tiles. A thick layer of mud covers
sorrowful silver burial mask worth 50 gp. 6. Shrine of Phenax Much of the ceiling in the southwestern part of this chamber has collapsed into the rot-tinged water partially filling this room. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
underwater, its walking speed is 0 feet, and its swimming speed is 40 feet. It has a +4 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks. It doesn’t have the Constrict action option. C7. Cove Gorge This gorge goes
described in detail after the table. Cove Reef Encounters d4 Encounter Level 1 Tentacle Trap 3rd 2 Worshipers of Koolooshidoop 5th 3 Coven of Wet Rot 7th 4 Elkahraal 9th Tentacle Trap Two female
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
after a Short or Long Rest). When the firefist or one creature it can see within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll, the firefist grants a +10 bonus to that roll.
JAMES RYMAN
Frontline Medic The
Savant. Lazav can use a bonus action to polymorph into a Small or Medium humanoid he has seen. His statistics, other than his size, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
cookery and plates has begun to rot. Chimney. A fireplace in the middle of the east wall contains a black iron pot hung on a hook. The chimney is too narrow for Medium or Small characters to climb, but
, which functions as a potion of poison but has an additional property. When the poison effect ends, the imbiber sprouts a tentacle made of inky shadow. This shadowy tentacle lasts for 1 hour. As a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chains ability to attack foes with the chains draping the room. Cages. As a bonus action on its turn, the chain devil can throw a Small or Medium creature restrained by it or by an animated chain into one
walls are magical traps. Whenever a creature starts its turn in the hallway or uses its movement, action, bonus action, or reaction here, one of the traps in the hallway triggers. When that occurs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
conclude an eons-long struggle: Bowolg the Cosmic Rot and Volsheez the Ever-Empty. Amber notes that a character can place a bet of 1 platinum chip on either of these primordials. If the chosen
it beneath her. However, she won’t retreat and uses defensive spells, her Teleport bonus action, and her Fell Counterspell reaction while she mocks intruders and uses her domain to act against foes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hag When the characters enter this 30-foot-wide chamber, read the following boxed text to the players: A pool of blood fills the center of this chamber. Five goat-headed demons reeking of rot crouch
character’s proficiency bonus applies to the check if the character is proficient with the poisoner’s kit. The only other valuable items are three 3-pound orbs of polished obsidian (100 gp each) that can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
rot disease (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) from minute parasites. 66–70 Dung-colored bugs cover the ground. Creatures that move at half their normal walking speed can ignore the bugs. Those that move
or take 2d4 bludgeoning damage from the flung objects. 19–24 Memories become sharp and clear for 1 hour. During this time, each creature in the region adds double its proficiency bonus to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
). Hidden in the floor is a secret trapdoor. While in this room, Xanathar uses its ring of invisibility to remain unseen and can use a bonus action to activate or deactivate a psychedelic display of
devourers. The process is far from perfect. A full 90 percent of the brains left in the brine rot and die, while the remaining 10 percent transform after marinating for 1d4 + 1 days. Nihiloor and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
blows up from below, bringing with it the scent of dust and a faint trace of rot.
3. Crumbled Courtyard The narrow stairs empty into a small courtyard, apparently the top of what was once a
splint armor (AC 19) and has 18 hit points, a +4 bonus to hit, a +1 bonus to damage, and Strength 15 (+2). These changes raise his challenge rating to 1 (200 XP). When not in combat, Durnn sits on the