being before died continuous rating

Lich Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work. A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative

the lich’s lair. The lich calls forth the spirits of creatures that died in its lair. These apparitions materialize and attack one creature that the lich can see within 60 feet of it. The

Arcturia

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work. A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing

creatures that died in its lair. These apparitions materialize and attack one creature that the lich can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, taking

Exethanter

Monsters Curse of Strahd

its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Exethanter can take a lair action to cause one of the following magical effects

creatures that died in its lair. These apparitions materialize and attack one creature that Exethanter can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, taking 52

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness. Change Shape. The Abbot magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less

nameless holy figure, whom others call the Abbot, was drawn to the abbey after Saint Markovia died by Strahd's hand. He sought to restore the abbey after it fell to corruption, but was himself

Valindra Shadowmantle Legacy

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

the lich’s work. A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the lich can take a lair action to cause

initiative count 20 on the next round or until the lich or the target is no longer in the lich’s lair. The lich calls forth the spirits of creatures that died in its lair. These apparitions

A Lich's Lair

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

shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb the lich’s work. A lich encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP). Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing

died in its lair. These apparitions materialize and attack one creature that the lich can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, taking 52 (15d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a success. The apparitions then disappear.

20. Children's Room

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

lawful good. They have 35 (10d6) hit points each. They lack the Horrifying Visage action. They speak Common and have a challenge rating of 3 (700 XP). The children don’t like it when the characters

disturb their toys, but they fight only in self-defense. Unlike the illusions outside the house, these children know that they’re dead. If asked how they died, Rose and Thorn explain that their parents

Specter

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

, invisible spirit of an individual with no sense of how he or she died. A poltergeist expresses its rage by hurling creatures and objects using the power of its shattered psyche. A poltergeist has a

challenge rating of 2 (450 XP) and gains the following additional trait: Invisibility. The poltergeist is invisible. The poltergeist has the following action options in place of the specter’s Life Drain

Astral Dreadnought

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

. What one sees reflected in that starry void is the sudden, terrifying realization of one’s own mortality. Spellcasters have cause to fear the eye more than others, since it emits a continuous

magic, most creatures arrive here only after they have died. When the dreadnought dies, its demiplane vanishes, and its contents are released into the Astral Plane. An astral dreadnought doesn’t

Hags

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

in the Monster Manual) has a challenge rating of 8 (3,900 XP). IRON TOKEN An annis hag can pull out one of her iron teeth or nails and spend 1 minute shaping and polishing it into the form of a coin

challenge rating of 9 (5,000 XP). Bheur Hag Medium fey, chaotic evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 91 (14d8 + 28) Speed 30 ft. STR 13(+1) DEX 16(+3) CON 14(+2

Mournland Environment

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

where they died, and the corpses that litter an abandoned battlefield might rise up to continue fighting whenever a living creature comes near. Some of these entities are similar to undead that might be

mutations on this table might increase a creature’s challenge rating by 1 or 2. Use the guidelines in chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to determine whether its challenge rating should increase and

Bronze Shrine Locations

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

dragon’s followers have left the shrine or died of old age, leaving only a few guardians, mostly older humans and a few dwarves and elves. Members of the Scaly Eye wear faded blue tabards displaying a

hallucinations of her friends dying, her enemies triumphing, and other unspeakable horrors. Lhammaruntosz is an adult bronze dragon, with the following additional features that increase her challenge rating to 16

Arcane Brotherhood

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

companions Dzaan, a human illusionist and Red Wizard of Thay who perished recently, but whose simulacrum lives on Nass Lantomir, a human diviner who died and now exists as a spellcasting ghost Vellynne

His hit point maximum becomes 49 (9d8 + 9), and his challenge rating becomes 2 (450 XP). His challenge rating becomes 4 (1,100 XP) if he finishes a long rest and regains his expended spells. Companion

Cove Reef

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

. The anemone has AC 10 and 45 hit points. C6. Merfolk Mass Grave Fifty merfolk skeletons are buried in a mass grave 12 feet beneath the seafloor. These bones are the remains of Ogrorlo’s slaves that died

saving throw equals 10 + the number of continuous hours spent in the cove’s water. If the hags die or leave the cove, this effect ends 1d10 days later. Elkahraal Elkahraal is a marid in search of skilled

Locations in Saltmarsh

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

from it. Kiorna is keenly interested in acquiring hides from exotic creatures to craft into expensive leather. She pays a fee in gold pieces equal to 100 times a creature’s challenge rating for the

intact hide of any beast or monstrosity of challenge rating 3 or higher. Harvesting the hide from such a creature requires an intact carcass, an hour of work, and a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of

Metallic Dragons

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

. This effect ends for a creature if the creature takes damage or someone uses an action to wake it. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating

challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the dragon’s

The Glitterhame

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

at the back of the stirge cave lies the desiccated corpse of a dwarf explorer who died here many years ago—part of the failed expedition. A leather pouch on its belt contains 35 gp. 16. High Cavern The

a troglodyte with the following changes, which increase his challenge rating to 2 (450 XP): His AC is 13 (natural armor). He has 39 (6d8 + 12) hit points. His Charisma is 15 (+2). He can speak

Encounters in the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

. A fireplace with a black marble mantelpiece has a framed family portrait mounted above it. (The portrait depicts Lord and Lady Gralhund, their three young children, and a family dog that died three

with 50 hit points remaining and has no poison coating his weapons, reducing his challenge rating to 3 (700 XP). He’s trying to kick open the door to area G15b in a desperate attempt to capture Lord

Kir Sabal

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

trait described below. She speaks Auran and Common. She has a challenge rating of 2 (450 XP). Spellcasting. Asharra is a 5th-level spellcaster who uses Wisdom as her spellcasting ability (spell save DC

and 3 hit points) are guests of the aarakocra — although “wards” might be a more accurate description. Their great-grandmother, Napaka, was the last ruling queen of Omu; their father, Omek, died in a

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Haunted Haunted environs include homes burdened by wicked deeds, the sites of mass killings, and locations where individuals died while experiencing powerful fear, sorrow, or hatred. Haunted places

notorious tyrant who died in the region. 56–60 For the next 24 hours, any humanoid killed in the region rapidly decomposes and rises as a skeleton 1d10 minutes after dying. 61–65 Over the next 24

Areas of the Water Temple

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

her into the pool. Twelve aquatic ghouls (which have a swimming speed of 30 feet) lurk in this chamber — previous victims of the cult’s obscene rite. Eight are submerged in the pools where they died

time is right to seize control of the river. Due to her reduced hit points, Bronzefume has a challenge rating of 13 (10,000 XP). If a boat ventures into her half of the lake, Bronzefume surfaces to

Locations R - U

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

, beasts with a challenge rating of 2 or lower treat the cursed creature as hostile and do everything they can to avoid it. A remove curse spell or similar magic lifts the curse. Silver Marches Also known as

ancient dwarven kingdom of Besilmer, Torhild Flametongue, died fighting a hill giant in the same location. The Stone Bridge is made of smooth, fused granite. It is only 15 feet wide and lacks railings

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