before bonus draining continual removes

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. You can dismiss or manifest the halo as a Bonus Action. While present, the halo gives you Advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks. In

minor beneficial properties 2 major beneficial properties Destroying the Book. The Book of Exalted Deeds can’t be destroyed. However, drowning the book in the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years.

Devourer Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

hit points, immediately recharges Soul Rend, and gains an additional action on its next turn. Additionally, at the start of its next turn, the devourer regurgitates the slain creature as a bonus action

only one creature at a time. Soul Rend (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Soul Rend"}. The devourer creates a vortex of life-draining energy in a 20-foot radius

Hound Archon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

, continual flame Teleport. The archon teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space it can see within 120 feet of itself.Hound archons are the foot soldiers of

transforms into any Medium or Large dog or wolf while retaining its game statistics (other than its size and losing its Shining Blade attack). The archon reverts to its true form if reduced to 0 hit points or if it uses a bonus action to do so.

Rings of Shared Suffering

Magic Items Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

suffers damage, they only suffer half of that damage and you take the rest. This effect continues until you end it as a bonus action or until you or the other creature removes their ring. This effect isn’t limited by range. A creature cannot be attuned to more than one ring of shared suffering.

These rings come in linked pairs. If you possess the Mark of Sentinel, you can use a bonus action to form a link to the creature attuned to the other ring; from then on, whenever that creature

Solar Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

greatsword to hover magically in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. If the solar can see the sword, the solar can mentally command it as a bonus action to fly up to 50 feet and either make one attack

. If the target can see it, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until magic such as the lesser restoration spell removes the blindness.Necrotic, PoisonRadiant; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Unicorn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

","rollType":"heal","rollAction":"Healing Touch"} hit points. In addition, the touch removes all diseases and neutralizes all poisons afflicting the target. Teleport (1/Day). The unicorn magically teleports

another creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The target gains a +2 bonus to AC until the end of the unicorn’s next turn. Heal Self (Costs 3 Actions). The unicorn magically regains 11 (2d8

Murgaxor

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

can’t be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors, and he adds double his proficiency bonus to Charisma (Deception) checks (included above). Sanguine Sense

using harmful magic while on campus. University officials believe Murgaxor began his illicit experiments with life-draining magic shortly after he enrolled as a student. In his third year

Harkon's Bite

Magic Items Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

A dire wolf tooth dangles from this simple cord necklace. While you wear it, the necklace grants you a +1 bonus to ability checks and saving throws. Curse. Attuning to Harkon’s Bite curses you

until either Harkon Lukas removes the necklace from you or you are targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you remain cursed, you cannot remove the necklace. Upon donning or

Scion of Surtur

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

cradle is destroyed, the scion of Surtur inside it awakens. Standing 60 feet tall, the scion’s form is shrouded in a continual cloud of billowing ash and smoke. The awakened scion forms a blade of

almost nonexistent within 6 miles of the scion, parching the land and withering most plant life. Empowered Fire Giants. Fire giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage

Devourer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

start of its next turn, the devourer regurgitates the slain creature as a bonus action, and the creature becomes an Undead. If the victim had 2 or fewer Hit Dice, it becomes a zombie. If it had 3 to

":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Soul Rend"}. The devourer creates a vortex of life-draining energy in a 20-foot radius centered on itself. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18

Cradle of the Fire Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

’s form is shrouded in a continual cloud of billowing ash and smoke. The awakened scion forms a blade of lava in its mighty hand and schemes to resume its ancient campaigns of conquest

plant life. Empowered Fire Giants. Fire giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls. If the scion dies, existing ore remains, but new veins of ore stop forming. The

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

adventurers have made careers of chasing after rumors and plundering old vaults to find it. Magic Weapon The Axe of the Dwarvish Lords is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage

dispelled), but they can be undone by any effect that removes a curse, such as a greater restoration or remove curse spell. Destroying the Axe The only way to destroy the axe is to melt it down in the

Rahadin

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Deathly Choir. Any creature within 10 feet of Rahadin that isn't protected by a mind blank spell hears in its mind the screams of the thousands of people Rahadin has killed. As a bonus action

to put Tatyana out of his mind, Strahd lured more women to the castle, taking several of them as brides before draining their lives and turning them into vampire spawn. Rahadin would see to it that

Book of Exalted Deeds Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. You can dismiss or manifest the halo as a bonus action. While present, the halo gives you advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to

disadvantage. Destroying the Book It is rumored that the Book of Exalted Deeds can’t be destroyed as long as good exists in the multiverse. However, drowning the book in the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years.

Mastix, Whip of Erebos

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Underworld. This magic whip grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. When you hit with an attack using this whip, the target takes an extra 2d8 necrotic damage and you regain hit points equal

dusk. Destroying the Whip. To destroy the whip, it must be taken to the heights of Mount Hiastos in Nyx, unraveled by a Returned, and left to bask in continual daylight for one month.

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

successful saves against the poison end it, and ending the poison removes any levels of exhaustion caused by it. Each failed save causes the target to gain another level of exhaustion. Once the target reaches

turn into short tusks. 41–45 The target’s skin develops bark-like scales, granting it a +1 bonus to AC but reducing its Charisma by 2 (to a minimum of 1). 46–50 The

Grappled

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Grappled A grappled creature's speed becomes 0, and it can't benefit from any bonus to its speed. The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated (see the condition). The condition also ends if

an effect removes the grappled creature from the reach of the grappler or grappling effect, such as when a creature is hurled away by the thunderwave spell.

Grappled

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Grappled A grappled creature's speed becomes 0, and it can't benefit from any bonus to its speed. The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated (see the condition). The condition also ends if

an effect removes the grappled creature from the reach of the grappler or grappling effect, such as when a creature is hurled away by the thunderwave spell.

Rings of Shared Suffering

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Rings of Shared Suffering Ring, uncommon (requires attunement) These rings come in linked pairs. It you possess the Mark of Sentinel, you can use a bonus action to form a link to the creature attuned

to the other ring; from then on, whenever that creature suffers damage, they only suffer half of that damage and you take the rest. This effect continues until you end it as a bonus action or until

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

pool that connects to the caldera lake via an underwater channel. When the volcano is active, the waters here bubble up into the caves before draining down nearby lava tubes. During especially active

periods, the waters surge up into the nearest halls and corridors before draining away. Underwater Cache. The dragon stashes gold and gems in an underwater cave (at the bottom of the map), the entrance

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

before draining down nearby lava tubes. During especially active periods, the waters surge up into the nearest halls and corridors before draining away. Underwater Cache. The dragon stashes gold and

transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it. Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.

Dhampir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers

their vampiric nature in various ways, including increased speed and a life-draining bite. Dhampir Traits Creature Type: Humanoid Size: Medium (about 4–7 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall

Points equal to the Piercing damage dealt. Strengthen. You gain a bonus to the next ability check or attack roll you make within the next minute; the bonus is equal to the Piercing damage dealt. You

Climbing the Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

. Light. All areas of the shrine are brightly lit by the continual flame spell cast on torches in sconces. Open First Level. The lack of doors on the first level of the shrine means that sound

a creature kills Lhammaruntosz or a Scaly Eye member while inside the temple, a spectral dragon appears and attacks the creature. The dragon makes an attack roll with a +10 bonus to hit and deals 22

Hound Archon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

, Stealth +3 Damage Immunities lightning Condition Immunities exhaustion, paralyzed Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16 Languages all Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

ability: At will: detect evil and good 1/day each: aid, continual flame Teleport. The archon teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space it can see within 120

Spawn of Kyuss

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

Immunities exhaustion, poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3

targeted by an effect that cures disease or removes a curse, all the worms infesting it wither away, and it loses its Burrowing Worm action. Unusual Nature. The spawn of Kyuss requires no air, food, drink

Grappled

Conditions

DefinitionA grappled creature's speed becomes 0, and it can't benefit from any bonus to its speed.The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated (see the condition).The condition also ends if an effect

removes the grappled creature from the reach of the grappler or grappling effect, such as when a creature is hurled away by the thunderwave spell.

Razorvine Blight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Common but can’t speak Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 False Appearance. If the blight is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. If a creature hasn’t

target is missing any of its hit points), reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage. Life-Draining Vines (Recharge 6). Snaking vines erupt from the blight. Each creature within 10

Warduke

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

, which is why he leaves the plotting and scheming to others. What does Warduke look like under his dread helm? No one knows. He never removes his helmet to reveal his face to others, but the visage

Perception 10 Languages Common Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Special Equipment. Warduke wears a dread helm (see appendix A) and wields a flame tongue longsword. Actions

Gromph's Outer Sanctum

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

drow warrior stands behind the desk against one wall. Burning red candles are set about the room in holders made from skeletal hands. Continual flame spells have been cast on the dozen candles in the

creature becomes imprisoned. A successful dispel magic (DC 19) cast on the secret door removes the trap. Opening the secret door requires a knock spell or a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check

Shadow Dragons

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

-draining breath Shadow dragons haunt forgotten, lightless places. While they might have once been other types of dragons, the influence of planar forces, negative energy, or sinister magic has stripped

under the dragon’s control and shares the dragon’s Initiative count but acts immediately after the dragon. Bonus Actions Shadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the dragon takes the Hide action.

Strigoi

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

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

Condition Immunities charmed, frightened Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15 Languages Common Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Stirge Telepathy. The strigoi can magically

Megapede

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

cavernous underground chambers. A megapede’s bite is poisonous. In addition, the creature has magical abilities that make it a superior predator. It can exude an invisible aura of life-draining energy, or it

) CHA 3 (−4) Saving Throws Con +7, Wis +4 Skills Perception +8, Stealth +4 Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18 Languages — Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4

Carrion Stalker

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

) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 6 (−2) Skills Stealth +7 Condition Immunities blinded Senses tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages — Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Any effect that cures disease or removes the poisoned condition instantly kills the larvae in the creature, ending the effect on

Underground Cave

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

into them. Ceilings. The ceilings are 10 feet high and gently curved and smoothed like the walls. Light. All areas are lit by continual flame spells cast on wall sconces. Scry-Proof. Any attempt to

. Characters who spend 5 minutes or more reading the notebooks and who succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check piece together that Murgaxor is conducting his life-draining ritual in the

Shadow

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

move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so. Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has Disadvantage on D20 Tests. Actions Draining Swipe. Melee

Shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later. Bonus Actions Shadow Stealth. While in Dim Light or Darkness, the shadow takes the Hide action.

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