being being dead causes range

Creation

Spells Player’s Handbook

You pull wisps of shadow material from the Shadowfell to create an object within range. It is either an object of vegetable matter (soft goods, rope, wood, and the like) or mineral matter (stone

component causes the other spell to fail. Materials Material Duration Vegetable matter 24 hours Stone or crystal 12 hours Precious metals 1 hour Gems 10 minutes

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

from it (save DC 18). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Animate Dead 1 Blight 2 Circle of Death 3 Finger of

Death 3 Power Word Kill 4 Speak with Dead 1 While attuned to the wand, Orcus or a follower blessed by him can cast each of the wand’s spells using 2 fewer charges (minimum of 0

Death Cultist

Monsters Monster Manual

Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Deathly Ray"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Deathly Ray

", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At Will: Speak with Dead

Archpriest

Monsters Monster Manual

. or range 60 ft. Hit: 27 (4d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Burst", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage. Holy Word (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation

Each: Flame Strike (level 6 version), Greater Restoration, Raise Dead, Zone of TruthDivine Aid (3/Day). The priest casts Bless, Dispel Magic, Healing Word, or Lesser Restoration, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.

Ghast Gravecaller

Monsters Monster Manual

+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Horrific Necrosis"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Horrific Necrosis

components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability: At Will: Speak with Dead, ThaumaturgyNecrotic, Poison

Lich

Monsters Monster Manual

Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 31 (4d12 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d12+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Eldritch Burst", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage. Paralyzing Touch. Melee

Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. The lich casts Counterspell or Shield

Mummy Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

. Channel Negative Energy. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Channel Negative Energy"}, range 60 ft. Hit: 25 (6d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d6+4

":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks): At Will: Dispel Magic, Thaumaturgy 1/Day Each: Animate Dead, Harm, Insect Plague (level 7 version)Whirlwind of

Astral Projection

Spells Player’s Handbook

You and up to eight willing creatures within range project your astral bodies into the Astral Plane (the spell ends instantly if you are already on that plane). Each target’s body is left

spell ends for all the targets if you take a Magic action to dismiss it. When the spell ends for a target who isn’t dead, the target reappears in its body and exits the state of suspended animation.

Cultist of Myrkul

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Nearer to the Dead. While Bloodied, the cultist has Immunity to the Frightened and Poisoned conditions.Multiattack. The cultist makes three Necrotic Burst attacks. Necrotic Burst. Melee or Ranged

Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Necrotic Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 27 (5d10);{"diceNotation":"5d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Cultist of Bhaal

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

), reach 5 ft. or range 20/80 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cursed Blade", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Hit or Miss: The blade magically

adventurers Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul seized divinity but were slain for their hubris. All three have been reborn and are now known as the Dead Three. Each of the Dead Three has inspired wicked cults that

Cultist of Bane

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Burst. Ranged Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Oppressive Burst"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage

their hands as a sign of devotion. Cultists The adventurers Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul seized divinity but were slain for their hubris. All three have been reborn and are now known as the Dead Three

Curate

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

Magic Resistance. The curate has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Raise the Dead (1/Day). In a ritual that takes 8 hours, the curate touches a creature that has

. Celestial Radiance. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Celestial Radiance"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8

Dead Three Scion

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Mindwrack Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mindwrack Bolt"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6

Myrkul and gained a portion of malevolent divine power from each. A scion of the Dead Three might have seized this power in a sinister ritual or had it thrust on them by an evil Artifact or a god’s

Narthus

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 8 (1d12 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d12+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fateful Bolt", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage, and the next attack roll made against the target

fascinations. He grows the cult’s ranks through macabre rituals, conscripting the dead to serve the cult’s depraved goals.

Karas Chembryl

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollAction":"Dread Dagger"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d4+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dread Dagger", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 4

, Bhaal, and Myrkul has earned her the title Auspice of the Dead Three.Karas Chembryl’s Lair Karas operates from a hideout deep beneath the city of Baldur’s Gate. The hideout contains

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Spellcasting. Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst"}, reach 5 ft., or range 120 ft. Hit: 32 (4d12 + 6);{"diceNotation

. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Corrosive Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 38 (5d12 + 6) Acid;{"diceNotation":"5d12+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corrosive Burst (Acid

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Ranged Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Eldritch Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 31 (4d12 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d12+5", "rollType":"damage

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Cone of Cold (level 8 version), Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, ScryingProtective Magic. Valindra casts Counterspell or Shield in response

Reincarnate Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a dead humanoid or a piece of a dead humanoid. Provided that the creature has been dead no longer than 10 days, the spell forms a new adult body for it and then calls the soul to enter that

body. If the target's soul isn't free or willing to do so, the spell fails. The magic fashions a new body for the creature to inhabit, which likely causes the creature's race to change. The GM rolls

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

kill. Orcus needn’t see the creature, but he must be aware that the individual is in the lair. Grasp of the Dead. Orcus causes skeletal arms to rise from an area on the ground in a 20-foot square

. Master of Undeath. Orcus can cast animate dead (at will) and create undead (3/day). He chooses the level at which the spells are cast, and the creatures created by them remain under his control

Robe of Eyes Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

that rely on sight. You have darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. You can see invisible creatures and objects, as well as see into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet. The eyes on

cast within 5 feet of the robe causes you to be blinded for 1 minute. At the end of each of your turns, you can make a Constitution saving throw (DC 11 for light or DC 15 for daylight), ending the blindness on a success.

Autumn Eladrin Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

material components: At will: calm emotions, sleep 3/day each: cure wounds (as a 5th-level spell), lesser restoration 1/day each: greater restoration, heal, raise dead Magic Resistance. The eladrin has

"} psychic damage. Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Longbow"} to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak

with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2

Orb of Gonging

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

notches requires an action, and doing so causes the orb to gong loudly until the notches are no longer aligned. The sounds are spaced 6 seconds apart and can be heard out to a range of 600 feet.

Knight Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow"} to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10

knight must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.Knights are warriors who pledge service to rulers, religious orders, and noble causes. A knight's alignment determines the extent to which

Mastix, Whip of Erebos

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Erebos wields Mastix, a whip capable of extending like an impossibly long shadow. In the hands of the god of the dead, the whip snares the reluctant dead and drags them into his realm. When Erebos

grants his weapon to a mortal follower, it’s typically to reclaim a powerful soul or to humiliate Heliod. Whip of the Dead. Erebos’s whip seethes with the enervating energy of the

Merregon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

"} slashing damage. Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow"} to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2

, the merregon causes itself to be hit instead.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Tree Blight

Monsters Curse of Strahd

a tree blight is a particularly enormous variety. It looks like a dead tree or treant, 30 feet tall, with spongy wooden flesh, thorny branches, and rubbery roots that trail behind it. It has blood

cutting them causes the blight no harm. Blight Animosity. A tree blight will often fight alongside other kinds of blights, but it hates other tree blights and will attack them given the chance. Tree

Necromite of Myrkul

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Claws of the Grave. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3","rollType

that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten lore. They seek out arcane secrets in ancient ruins, and attempt to steal

Creation Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You pull wisps of shadow material from the Shadowfell to create a nonliving object of vegetable matter within range: soft goods, rope, wood, or something similar. You can also use this spell to

Precious metals 1 hour Gems 10 minutes Adamantine or mithral 1 minute Using any material created by this spell as another spell's material component causes that spell to fail

Returned Kakomantis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Underworld Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Underworld Bolt"} to hit, range 120 ft

Bolt","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.Although the dead typically recall little of their lives, some have an obsession with magic that survives both death and rebirth as a Returned. These

Whelm Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

first make an attack roll with Whelm, you develop a fear of being outdoors that persists as long as you remain attuned to the weapon. This causes you to have disadvantage on attack rolls, saving

throws, and ability checks while you can see the daytime sky. Thrown Weapon Whelm has the thrown property, with a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet. When you hit with a ranged weapon

Spare the Dying

spells Player’s Handbook

Choose a creature within range that has 0 Hit Points and isn’t dead. The creature becomes Stable. Cantrip Upgrade. The range doubles when you reach levels 5 (30 feet), 11 (60 feet), and 17 (120 feet).

Master of Souls

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

): darkness, misty step, scorching ray (see “Actions” below) 3rd level (2 slots): animate dead, fireballMultiattack. The master of souls attacks twice with its flail. Silvered Skull Flail. Melee

","rollAction":"Chill Touch"} to hit, range 120 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Chill Touch","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and

Orcus Figurine

Magic Items Candlekeep Mysteries

in the other. The figurine smells like decaying flesh, and this scent is detectable out to a range of 5 feet. The figurine is a Tiny object with AC 17, 3 hit points, and immunity to all types of

properties: Undead within 30 feet of the figurine can’t be turned. Dead creatures within 30 feet of the figurine can’t be brought back to life. A creature that holds the figurine while

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