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Volo's Guide to Monsters
lucky if their only punishment is demotion to the pariah caste. Sometimes another creature assumes control of a goblin tribe, by killing or subjugating the current boss and cowing most of the rest of
, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on other goblins with whips
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
target doesn’t have. During any night when there’s a full moon in the sky, the target becomes an NPC under the DM’s control and remains so until the night ends. A Remove Curse spell
few words. He shares leadership of the guild with Boss Delour and has a knack for planning heists. Guild members consider him a brutal but fair leader. Some perceptive guild members—like Kathra
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
under the DM’s control and remains so until the night ends. A Remove Curse spell or similar magic ends this curse.
Shortsword (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8
"} poison damage.Delour the wererat is a sly trickster and consummate thief who rules the Moonstalkers alongside his friend Boss Augustus;Augustus. Delour’s honeyed words and calculating mind make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
start combat. When a fight breaks out, see the “Combat” section in the D&D Beyond Basic Rules. The following stat blocks are used in this section: Animated Flying Sword Bugbear Warrior Carrion Crawler
Copper Dragon Wyrmling Cultist Gelatinous Cube Giant Centipede Giant Fire Beetle Giant Spider Gnoll Warrior Goblin Boss Goblin Warrior Gray Ooze Glob Hobgoblin Warrior Ivlis Kobold Warrior Kuo-Toa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
30. Hideous Transmutation Carrion Ogre. Lying on the floor in the middle of the room, held down with chains, is a creature that has the body of an ogre and the head of a carrion crawler.
Body Parts
. The ogre’s severed head and the carrion crawler’s decapitated body lie discarded in the northern corner of the room, where they have begun to putrefy and emit a dreadful stench.
Key Ring. Hanging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Carrion Tribes The Carrion Tribes descend from explorers and refugees twisted by the evil in this realm. Explorers usually encounter these savage folk as enemies, but occasionally a hero emerges
from the shadows. When creating a character from the Carrion Tribes, consider the following:
Sworn to an Overlord. Your tribe is devoted to an archfiend. This can serve as the roots of a warlock’s pact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
everywhere.
Rope Ladder. The crumbling remains of a ramp lie below the precipice. A slimy rope ladder has been anchored with spikes to its western edge.
The rope ladder has been smeared with
carrion crawler mucus. Any creature climbing down the ladder must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. A creature poisoned in this way is also paralyzed and falls from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, remains intact and appears to be made of glistening black stone. (The sheen is due to a black pudding that coats the statue.)
The black pudding has 120 hit points and is held in stasis by Halaster’s
, and two male halflings) and six unlucky monsters (two kobolds, three goblins, and a carrion crawler). Treasure. A copper crown with six arrowhead-shaped malachite spires (75 gp) hangs from one of the carrion crawler’s stony tentacles.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
+ 2 magma mephits 08 1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins 09 2d4 darkmantles 10 2d8 + 1 drow 11 2d10 piercers 12 1d4 minotaur skeletons 13–14 3d6 deep gnomes 15 1 druid with 1 polar bear (cave bear) 16–17
4d4 hobgoblins 31–32 1d4 carrion crawlers 33–34 1 black pudding 35 1d4 ochre jellies 36–40 A patch of mold that appears yellow when light is directed toward it 41 1d4 nothics 42–43 2d8 + 1 gas spores
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
types. Contact. Contact poison can be smeared on an object and remains potent until it is touched or washed off. A creature that touches contact poison with exposed skin suffers its effects. Ingested. A
, and other parts of the body. Injury. Injury poison can be applied to weapons, ammunition, trap components, and other objects that deal piercing or slashing damage and remains potent until delivered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Important Members Here are some of the Moonstalkers’ most powerful and respected members. Boss Augustus Augustus is a hulking human werewolf of few words. He shares leadership of the guild with Boss
Your Campaign” section later in this chapter for more details.) Boss Augustus Medium Monstrosity, Neutral
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 150 (20d8 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.; 40 ft. in wolf or hybrid form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Demotion. When the soul of an evil mortal sinks into the Nine Hells, it takes on the physical form of a wretched lemure. Archdevils and greater devils have the power to promote lemures to lesser devils
Greater devils
horned devil erinyes ice devil pit fiend Archdevils
duke or duchess archduke or archduchess
Demotion is the customary punishment for failure or disobedience among the devils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, replace him with a carrion crawler feeding on the dead remains. Development When the monsters are defeated, the ghost of a deep gnome named Pelek pokes its head up out of the ground, blinks, and then
carpeted with humanoid remains in varying stages of decomposition, arranged in a spiral pattern around the cave’s center. An off-key humming comes from a hunched figure working busily at something on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Corpse Flower A corpse flower can sprout atop the grave of an evil necromancer or the remains of powerful undead. Unless it is uprooted and burned while it is still a seedling, the corpse flower
grows to enormous size over several weeks, then tears itself free of the earth and begins scavenging humanoid corpses from battlefields and graveyards. Using its fibrous tentacles, it stuffs the remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
40–41 2d4 grimlocks 42–43 1d4 + 3 swarms of bats 44 1 dwarf prospector (scout) looking for gold 45 1 carrion crawler or 1 gelatinous cube 46 1d8 darkmantles or 2d4 piercers 47 1 hell hound 48 1d3
specters 49 1d4 bugbears 50 1d10 + 5 winged kobolds 51 1d4 fire snakes 52 2d8 + 1 troglodytes 53 1d6 giant spiders 54 3d6 kuo-toa 55 1 goblin boss with 2d4 goblins 56 4d4 grimlocks 57 1 ochre jelly 58
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
lucky if their only punishment is demotion to the pariah caste.
Sometimes another creature assumes control of a goblin tribe, by killing or subjugating the current boss and cowing most of the rest of
-building, beast taming, mining, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Toad, Goblin Boss, Kuo-toa Whip, Lacedon Ghoul, Myconid Spore Servant, Ogrillon Ogre, Psychic Gray Ooze, Salamander Fire Snake, Specter 2 Carrion Crawler, Gargoyle, Gelatinous Cube, Ghast, Gibbering
Boss 5 Cambion, Flesh Golem, Gladiator, Half-Dragon 6 Mage, Performer Maestro, Pirate Captain 7 Bandit Deceiver 8 Aberrant Cultist, Assassin, Berserker Commander, Death Cultist, Elemental Cultist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Battle Aftermath The party stumbles upon the remains of one or more creatures slaughtered by rampaging demons. Roll a d10 and consult the Corpses table to determine what they find. A thorough search of
dead gricks 8–9 2d4 dead kuo-toa 10 1 dead purple worm Roll a d6 and consult the Scavengers table to determine what scavengers, if any, are feasting on the remains. Scavengers d6 Scavengers 1–2 1d3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
successive failed save, the creature takes 3 (1d6) Poison damage. After three successful saves, the poison ends. Carrion Crawler Mucus (200 GP) Contact Poison A creature subjected to Carrion Crawler
failed save. The damage the poison deals can’t be healed by any means while the creature remains Poisoned. After seven successful saves against the poison, the creature is no longer Poisoned. Purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
successive failed save, the creature takes 3 (1d6) Poison damage. After three successful saves, the poison ends. Carrion Crawler Mucus (200 GP) Contact Poison A creature subjected to Carrion Crawler
failed save. The damage the poison deals can’t be healed by any means while the creature remains Poisoned. After seven successful saves against the poison, the creature is no longer Poisoned. Purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
if the characters are resting 3 Carrion crawler 4–5 Escaped slaves 6–7 Fungi 8–9 Giant fire beetles 10–11 Giant “rocktopus” 12 Mad creature 13 Ochre jelly 14–15 Raiders 16 Scouts 17 Society of
gp gems and one or more random magic items (roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) Carrion Crawler The characters encounter a carrion crawler scouring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
) Bugbear, duergar, fire snake, ghoul, giant spider, giant toad, goblin boss, half-ogre, kuo-toa whip, quaggoth spore servant, specter 1 (200 XP) Carrion crawler, druid, gargoyle, gelatinous cube, ghast
insects, vine blight, worg 1/2 (100 XP) Brown bear, bugbear, dire wolf, dryad, faerie dragon (yellow or younger), giant hyena, giant spider, giant toad, goblin boss, half-ogre, harpy, tiger, yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to use these remains in a ritual to summon the demon lord Baphomet. If the characters fought any minotaurs in area 7b, Maku and his followers cannot be surprised here. 8a. Keep Calm and Carrion The
8. Shrine of the Horned King Maku, a minotaur shaman, has been busily collecting the remains of slaughtered drow, fallen troglodytes and quaggoths, and unfortunate adventurers in this area. He plans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
there right now!
Two goblins and one goblin boss are stationed here. If the goblins notice intruders in area H1, they open fire with their bows, shooting through the thickets and probably catching
them. Development. When the goblin boss is defeated, any remaining goblins attempt to flee to area H3 and release the wolves there. Treasure. The goblin boss has a belt pouch containing 16 sp. H3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
structure in the center of town. Surrounded by silvery ash—said to be all that remains of those who challenged archdevils and lost—the fiery pillar transports entrants to the desolate wastelands of
in the gymnasium’s humid, ruby-tiled chambers, plotting the demise or demotion of their neighbors. Meanwhile, invisible imps spy on the resort’s patrons on behalf of high-ranking devils, gleaning the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
would rather risk death than demotion to a lower form of devil and the scorn of its peers. A devil might be persuaded to void a contract in exchange for one of the following: One or more soul coins
the contract, the devil and the character making the deal must sing or play the discordant song, which remains stuck in their heads until the deal is fulfilled. Soaking the sheet music in holy water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
unfortunate NPC whose choices have set the adventure in motion. A year ago, a group of adventurers led by a dwarf named Caerhan Coalsmith found a strange object buried in the remains of a ruined tower. The
encounter with a carrion crawler. Caerhan pressed on. But when he activated the shrine, he caused a minor earthquake that opened a sinkhole in Waterdeep’s Dock Ward, and which cracked walls and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
) Piercing damage.
Tough Boss Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 16 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 82 (11d8 + 33)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 17 +3 +5
Dex 14 +2 +2
Intelligence and Charisma scores of 1, it can’t speak, and it lacks this action. The tree takes its turn immediately after the treant on the same Initiative count, and it obeys the treant. A tree remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
marshy home, munching choice vegetation, eating the occasional bit of carrion, and wallowing in mire. A catoblepas might be found with the one mate it chooses for life and, on occasion, a calf
catoblepas feasts on the fresh remains. Blighted Territory. A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creature’s swampy habitat. Such a wetland
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
otyugh is a friend to the goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears of Azrok’s Hold (area 21), who supply it with plenty of carrion. It won’t ordinarily attack goblinoids or anyone escorted by them. It will
, however, attack any creature that dares to root through its garbage pile. The corpses in the garbage pile are the remains of drow, quaggoths, bugbears, goblins, and hobgoblins that were killed in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
“Blizzards”). Oobok’s Remains When the characters arrive at the location where the dwarves were forced to abandon their sled, read: You crest a snow-covered ridge and see a frozen, dismembered corpse
are two roaring polar bears that don’t look happy.
These goblins were rolling across the tundra when their advance scout, a trained hawk, spotted the abandoned sled. The one-eared goblin boss, Izobai
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
your nose. What looks like the remains of an underground river snakes through this cavern, though a pile of dark rocks blocks its headstream. In the far corner is the source of that scent: a pile of
carrion and sewage being dragged by a fleshy, three-legged creature.
An otyugh lurks in the cavern, feasting on a pile of trash it has gathered from the town above. A falling character immediately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
sit askew in this chamber, their lids chewed through and tossed aside. Near them lie the bubbling remains of a giant rat. Piled in the southwest corner of the room is a mound of rubble.
This burial
approaches the mound or remains in this room for longer than 1 minute, the ankheg erupts from the floor and attacks, eager for its next meal. Treasure. The mound obscures a narrow dead-end tunnel in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
are the remains of a group of adventurers who fell victim to the carrion crawler months ago. A backpack and a belt pouch hold 47 gp and a large polished red garnet worth 50 gp. Sticking out of the
drops into a 10-foot-deep pit and takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. The lid remains open, and the pit begins filling with water flowing up from grates in the floor — along with small, glowing blue fish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
remains sticky even in the extreme cold. The ship’s interior is a mess. The walls are crusted with patches of flaky plaque, and the floor is splattered with sticky blots of an inky-black substance that
to bury its immense bulk in the snow.
Two carrion crawlers, Vorryn’s trained pets, scuttle through the snow near the ship. Characters who have passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 11 or higher are