being beast diffusing captured remains

Portentia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Change Shape. Portentia magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less

search of a weapon to aid his captured sister. Whether in combat or social encounters, Portentia shifts frequently between different forms and mindsets, only some of which are fully humanoid. She fights

Warlock of the Archfey Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, dominate beast, faerie fire, fear, hold monster, misty step, phantasmal force, seeming, sleepDagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). In response to taking damage, the warlock turns invisible and teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. It remains invisible until the start of its next turn or until it attacks, makes a damage roll, or casts a spell.

Mantrap

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

False Appearance. While the mantrap remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary tropical plant.Engulf. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit

mantrap detects any creatures nearby, it releases pollen out to a radius of 30 feet. Any beast or humanoid within the area must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be forced to use all its movement

Lady Gondafrey

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

False Appearance. While the gargoyle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate statue.Multiattack. The gargoyle makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. Bite

Year of the Lost Keep. Annoyed by this invasion of his privacy and not in his right mind, Duhlark captured Lady Gondafrey, used a spell to meld her form with that of a gargoyle, and imprisoned her. If

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

5 or more, the target falls prone. Savage (Costs 2 Actions). Yeenoghu makes a bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great battle-scarred gnoll

. Those that ate of great Yeenoghu’s kills became gnoll;gnolls, emulating their master’s ways. Few others worship the Beast of Butchery, but those who do tend to take on a gnoll-like aspect

Yeenoghu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

a separate Bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great scarred gnoll, towering 14 feet tall. Yeenoghu is the Gnoll Lord, and his creations are

others worship the Beast of Butchery, but those who do tend to take on a gnoll-like aspect, hunching over and filing their teeth down to points. Yeenoghu wants nothing more than slaughter and senseless

Sewer King

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Beast Speech. The sewer king can comprehend and verbally communicate with any Beast.Rancid Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rancid Bite"} to

remains until it dies, the sewer king dies, or until the sewer king dismisses it as an action.Sewer kings are hulking, monstrous rats empowered by fiendish blood. This unholy influence gives sewer kings

Conclave Dryad

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

the dryad. The mount remains for 8 hours, until it or the dryad dies, or until the dryad dismisses it as an action. The mount uses the stat block of an elk (see the Monster Manual) with these changes

: it is a plant instead of a beast, it has an Intelligence of 6, and it understands Sylvan but can’t speak. While within 1 mile of the mount, the dryad can communicate with it telepathically

Kelpie

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Amphibious. The kelpie can breathe air and water. Seaweed Shape. The kelpie can use its action to reshape its body into the form of a humanoid or beast that is Small, Medium, or Large. Its

kelpie returns to its true form if it takes a bonus action to do so or if it dies. False Appearance. While the kelpie remains motionless in its true form, it is indistinguishable from normal

Meenlock

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Fear Aura. Any Beast or Humanoid that starts its turn within 10 feet of the meenlock must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of the creature’s next turn

and take actions and reactions as normal. This torment has no effect on a creature that is immune to the frightened condition. If the creature is susceptible and remains incapacitated for 1 hour, the

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Zelennor, watches over the wizard’s frozen remains. It uses the weasel stat block in the Monster Manual but is a fey instead of a beast. If Zelennor is reduced to 0 hit points, Nass’s

who come upon Nass’s frozen remains also find her spellbook and the orb she stole from Vellynne. Familiar. Nass’s magical familiar, a white arctic weasel acclimated to cold weather named

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god

two hunters viciously attack. A captured group of invaders might hang in a net while dozens of goblins pass by and pay them no heed until a group of gatherers shows up. Lashers. The closest thing a

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

stole something valuable. 8 I found a baby beast and sold it to a Rakdos wrangler who remains grateful to me. 9 A Selesnya druid and I share an interest in the same garden, and we have

Polukranos

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

remains. A new incarnation of the World Eater is a fearsome omen, as the monster only appears when the pillars of the world tremble and terrible things are afoot in the realm of the gods. Its rampages

the minds and lore of a people that, even after a hydra’s defeat, the beast might reappear as a Nyxborn being and begin its legend anew.Acid

Forlarren

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

might present itself as a friendly, agreeable guide that helps travelers survive the Nine Hells. Another is a howling beast that attempts to destroy all in its path. One will show mercy and empathy

. Unfortunately, when it reaches that breaking point, its diabolical nature asserts itself, and it remains in this scheming, dominating mindset until its plans are foiled and it faces defeat. Then, overwhelmed

Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

from the remains left behind when a Humanoid or a Giant is killed by russet mold (see “Russet Mold” below). One or more vegepygmies emerge from the corpse a day later. Vegepygmies

poison or cures disease kills the infestation. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by the mold dies. If the dead creature is a Beast, a Giant, or a Humanoid, one or more vegepygmies emerge from its body 24

Ephixis, Bow of Nylea

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the arrows is 18. Each arrow has a unique property: Spring. As an action, you can fire this arrow, targeting a beast or a plant creature you can see within 320 feet of you. On a hit, the arrow deals

as best it can, and it takes its turns immediately after yours. The emissary remains for 1 hour before fading away. Autumn. As an action, you can fire this arrow at a space on the ground that you can

Grim Champion of Desolation

Monsters The Book of Many Things

draconic beast with pale, leathery wings and emaciated skin; this mount uses the wyvern stat block, but it is an Undead instead of a Dragon. An eerie, hollow silence heralds the champion’s arrival

feet of itself. The champion remains invisible until the start of its next turn or immediately after it deals damage.

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

vast stores of treasure, knowledge, and captives on their islands. Some of these prisoners are the descendants of people captured generations before; they might know of no other world outside their

saving throw. On a failure, the creature has misplaced one possession (chosen by the player, if the creature is that player’s character). The possession remains nearby but concealed for a short

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe. 2 Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the

filling books, scrolls, tablets, or stranger archives—such as magical crystals that hold captured memories or the voices of those long dead. You can use this lair and the lair actions described for

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

02 Balance* 03 Beast 04 Book 05 Bridge 06 Campfire 07 Cavern 08 Celestial 09 Comet* 10 Construct 11 Corpse 12 Crossroads 13

feet. Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the

Eladrin

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

emotions captured in the Feywild in the form of seasons—affinities that affect the eladrin’s mood and appearance. An eladrin’s season can change, though some remain in one season

you what your character’s creature type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend

Guild Keyrune

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

. Gruul Keyrune (Rare). This crude keyrune is cobbled together from bits of rubble, broken glass, bone, and animal hair. One end resembles a horned beast. On command, the keyrune transforms into a

ceratok, a horned creature much like a rhinoceros (and with the same statistics). It remains in its ceratok form for 1 hour. Izzet Keyrune (Rare). Formed of carved and polished red and blue stone, the

Displacer Beast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Displacer Beast This monstrous predator takes its name from its ability to displace light so that it appears to be several feet away from its actual location. A displacer beast resembles a sleek

displacer beast’s eyes glow with an awful malevolence that persists even in death. Unseelie Origins. Displacer beasts roamed the twilight lands of the Feywild for ages, until they were captured and

The Frostmaiden's Forces

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

field around the Spire of Iriolarthas by sheer force of her divine will and watches over the city from its high balcony (area Y19p). The force field remains deactivated until the last of Auril’s

forms is destroyed or until she leaves the spire. Any of Avarice’s minions still patrolling the city are swiftly captured and dragged before the Frostmaiden. Auril murders each captive in turn and

Pantara Lodge

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

jungle. Chakuna’s home holds only the bare necessities: an armory, an infirmary, and a stable of displacer beasts. Chakuna’s displacer beast hunting partner, Yana, remains by her side here. Those who

Almiraj

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

spear enemies with its horn. Almiraj Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 13 Hit Points 3 (1d6) Speed 50 ft. STR 2 (–4) DEX 16 (+3) CON 10 (+0) INT 2 (–4

Chult long ago by merchants of the distant land of Zakhara. Skilled at evading predators, these creatures have flourished throughout the tropical peninsula. They live in earthen burrows and can be captured and domesticated. With the DM’s permission, the find familiar spell can summon an almiraj.

Oceanus (Sea Elf)

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

Oceanus (Sea Elf) Before being captured, this sea elf had been tasked with investigating the Sea Ghost’s movements in The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. Oceanus is a smart and resourceful elf who is

, Oceanus can communicate simple ideas with any beast that has an innate swimming speed. Actions Trident. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5

Bears and Bows

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

boar in a stout iron cage, bound for a noble in Waterdeep. They ate the beast, but then captured a black bear. The bandits broke the cage’s lock, so they have it spiked shut with an iron piton. Starved

Special Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things

enter shows signs of damage, like a powerful beast has rampaged through here. The group can easily tell that this damage was done by the thessalhydra. Treasure. They find the remains of an ancient

. They’re mad with hunger and immediately attack. Skeletons. Eight skeletons, the undead remains of adventurers, come shambling down the hallway to attack the characters. The Lost Knight.See details below.

28. The Arc of Nanahuatcin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

floor are several stone statues of baboon-like creatures, chipped and tipped over. The remains of a few once-living baboons, partially eaten, lie nearby, with fungus covering their corpses. As the area

is further penetrated, it is discerned that this was once a processional hall. Little remains to identify its past purpose except for a carving etched in the center of the worn floor that depicts a

Yaguara's Heart

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

borders. Only Chakuna, the displacer beast Yana, and von Kharkov’s remains know the location of Chakuna’s heart and how to claim her power.

Recluse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

. Recluses d6 Adventure Hook 1 Adventurers stumble upon a giants’ enclave where a deadly plague wiped out most of the inhabitants. One survivor remains, tending the site and trying to hold back the

decades as other creatures crowd too close to the giant’s dwelling. 3 Adventurers are hired to deal with a rampaging wild beast, but they discover the beast has a collar. The beast’s owner is a giant who

Torment of Kas

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

reality of Oerth, where Vecna has captured and imprisoned his archrival, Kas the Betrayer. Read the following to describe the scene: Your feet sink into the mucky basin of a sprawling wasteland. The

shattered remains of trees, roads, and whole mountain ranges dot the barren landscape. In the distance, a lone castle is silhouetted against the crimson horizon. Two hulking figures wander around the

Orcs

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

is a feisty old gardener named Ollie Woodhew. The orcs set fire to the Woodhew homestead and captured these family members as they tried to flee. One of the orcs even broke Ollie’s favorite walking

with a family heirloom (a magic item) hidden in the burnt remains of the family home. Roll on Magic Item Table F in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to determine the item.

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