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Monsters
Monster Manual
Death Throes. The balor explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the balor. Failure: 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType
":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage plus 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage
Monsters
Monster Manual
the target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken. Failure or Success: The death knight can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Lunge. The death knight moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Dread Blade attack.Necrotic, Poison
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the death knight fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The death knight has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other
Monsters
Monster Manual
Death Burst. The magmin explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 11, each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the magmin. Failure: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType
":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage. Success: Half damage.Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Touch"}, reach 5
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
blood. If the sword doesn’t taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes
detrimental property
Spells. While the sword is on your person, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it:
Call Lightning
Divine Word
Finger of Death
Once you use the sword to
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming
a lich.
A treacherous lieutenant named Kas the Betrayer;Kas brought Vecna’s rule to an end in a terrible battle. Of Vecna, all that remained were one hand and one eye, grisly Artifacts that
Classes
Player’s Handbook
Armor, Scimitar, Shortsword, Longbow, 20 Arrows, Quiver, Dungeoneer's Pack, and 11 GP; or (C) 155 GP
Fighters rule many battlefields. Questing knights, royal champions, elite soldiers, and hardened
mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it.
Fighters master various
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
instead.Multiattack. Karas makes two attacks using Dread Dagger or Tyrant’s Blade in any combination.
Dread Dagger. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit
after a ranged attack.
Tyrant’s Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tyrant's Blade"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d6+5
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Death Throes. Camlash explodes when reduced to 0 hit points, and each creature within 30 feet of Camlash must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6);{"diceNotation":"20d6", "rollType
":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in that area that aren
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
three Enervating Blade or Throwing Axe attacks in any combination.
Enervating Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Enervating Blade"} to hit, reach
5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Enervating Blade", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and if the target is a creature, it
Magic Items
Curse of Strahd
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Strahd employed a powerful wizard named Khazan to destroy the weapon after Sergei’s death. The first part of the process required the hilt and the blade to be separated, which Khazan accomplished
The Sunsword is a unique blade once possessed by Strahd’s brother, Sergei von Zarovich. In its original form, it had a platinum hilt and guard, and a thin crystal blade as strong as steel
Magmin
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried in that
Death Burst. When the magmin dies, it explodes in a burst of fire and magma. Each creature within 10 feet of it must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6
Balor
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Death Throes. When the balor dies, it explodes, and each creature within 30 feet of it must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6);{"diceNotation":"20d6","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Death Throes","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in that area that aren’t being worn
Balor (Summoner Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Death Throes. When the balor dies, it explodes, and each creature within 30 feet of it must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6);{"diceNotation":"20d6","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Death Throes","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in that area that aren't being worn or
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
spells on herself before combat.
Death Curse. Syndra’s hit point maximum has been reduced to 79 by the Soulmonger’s death curse, and it decreases by 1 every midnight. If her hit point
maximum drops to 0, Syndra dies and can’t be brought back from the dead until the death curse has ended (and if her soul hasn’t been devoured). Destroying the Soulmonger is the only way to halt
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Lacking the egotism of their stronger kin, a death kiss usually submits to the rule of its creator or any other beholder it encounters, but it tries to escape as soon as the beholder is preoccupied.
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Lightning Blood. A creature within 5 feet of the death kiss takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Blood", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Death Throes. When the balor dies, it explodes, and each creature within 30 feet of it must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6);{"diceNotation":"20d6","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Death Throes","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in that area that aren't being worn or
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Magic Weapon. The Blade of Avernus is a magic weapon that functions as a vorpal sword.
Random Properties. The sword has the following randomly determined properties, as described in chapter 7 of the
ruler of Avernus, or a sanctuary you designate if you rule Avernus.
Destroying the Sword. The sword can be destroyed by casting it into the River Styx or melting it down in the forge that created it.
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Death Burst. When the stonemelder dies, it turns to stone and explodes in a burst of rock shards, becoming a smoking pile of rubble. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding stonemelder must
make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Fiery Death and Rebirth. If the phoenix dies, it explodes. Each creature in 60-foot-radius sphere centered on the phoenix must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation
":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fiery Death and Rebirth", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The fire ignites flammable objects
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Aura of Murder. As long as the night blade is not incapacitated, hostile creatures within 5 feet of it gain vulnerability to piercing damage unless they have resistance or immunity to such
upon their god’s power to blend into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment.
Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blade;night blades, whom Bhaal
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes two Leeching Blade attacks and uses Hollow Void.
Leeching Blade
. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Leeching Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6", "rollType":"damage
Death Tyrant
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Negative Energy Cone. The death tyrant’s central eye emits an invisible, magical 150-foot cone of negative energy. At the start of each of its turns, the tyrant decides which way the cone faces
. The death tyrant shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Eye Rays"} (reroll duplicates), choosing one to three targets it can see
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. “I came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
attacks with Blade Storm, if available.
Blazing Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Blazing Morningstar"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target
", "rollAction":"Blazing Morningstar", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage.
Blade Storm (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Blade Storm"}. The champion
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. “I came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
Equipment
and are often carried (and revered) by that urdefhan’s descendants. If you score a Critical Hit against a creature that isn’t a Construct or Undead while using this weapon, you deal an
extra 1d4 Slashing damage. This extra damage isn’t doubled. Urdefhans can train to drink blood through hollow parts of a shauth blade for a moment after hitting.
This weapon has the following
Phoenix
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Fiery Death and Rebirth. When the phoenix dies, it explodes. Each creature within 60-feet of it must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage
","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The fire ignites flammable objects in the area that aren’t worn or carried.
The explosion
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Thuranni, Regalport (Lhazaar Principalities)
Elves have carried the Mark of Shadow for thousands of years. The mark’s bearers left Aerenal after the conflict that wiped out the Mark of Death
espionage in the lands west of the Mournland, while Thuranni operates in the eastern lands. As a rule, Phiarlan elves are the better spies and Thuranni agents are superior assassins. Thuranni and Phiarlan
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the death rune on a prized skull from this grisly collection. Abandoning armor in favor of gloomy robes, the shrouded one uses rune magic to create a shadowy scythe blade at the end of a staff and to
Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giant’s skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the giant can use its Reaping Scythe action and
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Soul Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2
);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Soul Blade","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and if the target is a creature, it is paralyzed until the start of the priest’s
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
it is immune to poison and psychic damage. It has 15 hit points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee
Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Soul Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit
","rollAction":"Soul Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Soul Blade","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and if the
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Caerys held her double blade in the falcon guard, level with her shoulders and spreading out like wings. “I came in search of legends. Ten thousand years ago Daealyth of Taeri stood this
his flail flashed in the firelight. The chain wrapped around Caerys’ blade but she twisted away. The flail flew into the darkness. She spun forward, her double blade weaving a circle of fire as
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and psychic damage. It has 15 hit points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Soul Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Soul Blade
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
15, and it is immune to poison and psychic damage. It has 15 hit points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade
. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Soul Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2","rollType":"damage