block before disperses cause revive

Staff of Swarming Insects

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This staff has 10 charges. Insect Cloud. While holding the staff , you can take a Magic action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of harmless flying insects to fill a 30-foot Emanation originating

from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area Heavily Obscured for creatures other than you. A strong wind (like that created by Gust of Wind) disperses the swarm and ends the effect

Moonblade

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

cause the Moonblade to flash brightly. Each other creature that is within 30 feet of you and not behind Total Cover must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the Blinded condition for 1

serving you. The entity appears in an unoccupied space within 120 feet of you. It uses the Shadow stat block with these changes: it is a Fey, has a Neutral alignment, and doesn’t create new shadows

Staff of Swarming Insects Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This staff has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, a swarm of insects consumes and destroys the staff, then disperses

charges). Insect Cloud. While holding the staff, you can use an action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of harmless flying insects to spread out in a 30-foot radius from you. The insects remain

Doric

Monsters Thieves’ Gallery

she will fight tooth and nail for a cause she believes in. Doric has joined the Emerald Enclave, a network of survivalists who tend to the balance between civilization and nature. When the Lord of

reverts to her true form if she is incapacitated or dies. She can revert to her true form using a bonus action. While Doric is transformed, her stat block is replaced by the stat block of that form

Adult White Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

breath. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in

"} cold damage. A wind of at least 20 miles per hour disperses the fog. The fog otherwise lasts until the dragon uses this lair action again or until the dragon dies. Jagged ice shards fall from the

Kraken Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Amphibious. The kraken can breathe air and water. Freedom of Movement. The kraken ignores difficult terrain, and magical effects can't reduce its speed or cause it to be restrained. It can spend 5

current disperses the cloud, which otherwise disappears at the end of the kraken's next turn.A Kraken’s Lair A kraken lives in dark depths, usually a sunken rift or a cavern filled with

Ancient White Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

freezing breath. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in

":"cold"} cold damage. A wind of at least 20 miles per hour disperses the fog. The fog otherwise lasts until the dragon uses this lair action again or until the dragon dies. Jagged ice shards fall from the

Category 1 Krasis

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

creatures that can’t reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie. Creating a Krasis To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1

-radius sphere centered on a point in the krasis’s space before it moves. The sphere is heavily obscured until the ink disperses after 1 minute. A strong current also disperses the ink cloud. 7

Storm Giant Quintessent Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the giant can't use the same effect two rounds in a row: The giant creates a thunderclap centered on a point anywhere in its lair. Each

within water) centered on a point anywhere in its lair. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. The fog lasts until the giant disperses it (no action required), and it can't

Category 2 Krasis

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie. Creating a Krasis To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1 (Medium), category 2 (Large), or

point in the krasis’s space before it moves. The sphere is heavily obscured until the ink disperses after 1 minute. A strong current also disperses the ink cloud. 7 Leaping Legs. With or

Category 3 Krasis

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

creatures that can’t reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie. Creating a Krasis To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1

-radius sphere centered on a point in the krasis’s space before it moves. The sphere is heavily obscured until the ink disperses after 1 minute. A strong current also disperses the ink cloud. 7

Juvenile Kraken

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Amphibious. The kraken can breathe air and water. Freedom of Movement. The kraken ignores difficult terrain, and magical effects can't reduce its speed or cause it to be restrained. It can spend 5

","rollAction":"Ink Cloud","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A strong current disperses the cloud, which otherwise disappears at the end of

Slarkrethel

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Amphibious. Slarkrethel can breathe air and water. Freedom of Movement. Slarkrethel ignores difficult terrain, and magical effects can't reduce its speed or cause it to be restrained. It can spend 5

);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ink Cloud","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A strong current disperses the

Scissors of Shadow Snipping

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

As an action, you make a few snips with these iron shears and cause the shadow of a Humanoid creature you can see within 5 feet of you to detach from its source. If the creature is unwilling to give

next dawn. The shadow (variant);detached shadow is rooted to the spot where it was snipped until you use a bonus action to cause it to behave in one of the following ways, either of which is possible

Thessalkraken

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

Amphibious. The thessalkraken can breathe air and water. Freedom of Movement. The thessalkraken ignores difficult terrain, and magical effects can’t reduce its speed or cause it to be

);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ink Cloud","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A strong current disperses

Kyrzin's Ooze

Magic Items Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. As an action, you can speak a command word and cause your body to assume the amorphous qualities of an ooze. For the next minute, you (along with any equipment you’re wearing or carrying) can

you, turning your corpse into a black pudding allied with the daelkyr (see the Monster Manual for the black pudding;black pudding's stat block).

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

within 10 feet of Bavlorna cause her to lapse into a fit of sneezing. See the stat block for more details. Hourglass Coven The Hourglass Coven is a group of three hags, each one bound to an aspect of

","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Create Lornlings"}. Bavlorna creates one or two 1-foot-tall duplicates of herself, called lornlings (use the Quickling stat block in appendix C). Each lornling appears

Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in this stat block. Relentless Stride (Loathsome Limbs Only). The horror can move through the space of another creature. The first time on a turn that the horror enters a creature’s space

, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of

Unspeakable Horror (Oozing Organs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in this stat block. Bile Body (Oozing Organs Only). Any creature that touches the horror or hits it with a melee attack takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bile

can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result

Priest of Osybus (Dread)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers. Boons of Undeath When a priest of Osybus drops to 0 hit points, the priest might revive with a benefit from the

increases by 10 feet. 4 Priest of Osybus (Blazing);Blazing. The priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull

Priest of Osybus

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

horrific powers. Boons of Undeath When a priest of Osybus drops to 0 hit points, the priest might revive with a benefit from the Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of these

priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire damage it

Priest of Osybus (Deathly)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Boons of Undeath When a priest of Osybus drops to 0 hit points, the priest might revive with a benefit from the Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of these boons of your choice

its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire damage it deals becomes

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Grasping roots and vines

labyrinthine passages within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. The thickets act as 10-foot-high, 10-foot-thick walls that block line of sight. Creatures can move through the thickets, with every 1 foot

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

revive with a benefit from the Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of these boons of your choice before the priest faces adventurers. If you do so, the priest is Undead, rather than

priest’s speed also increases by 10 feet. 4 Priest of Osybus (Blazing);Blazing. The priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is

Priest of Osybus (Spectral)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

name, for they know it is his original deathly gift that gives them their horrific powers. Boons of Undeath When a priest of Osybus drops to 0 hit points, the priest might revive with a benefit from

also increases by 10 feet. 4 Priest of Osybus (Blazing);Blazing. The priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a

Priest of Osybus (Vampiric)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

their horrific powers. Boons of Undeath When a priest of Osybus drops to 0 hit points, the priest might revive with a benefit from the Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of

. The priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire

Gar Shatterkeel (Noncore)

Monsters Locathah Rising

collapses into a pool of inky water that rapidly disperses. Except for Wave and his claw, anything he was wearing or carrying is left behind.Multiattack. Gar makes two melee attacks, one with his claw and

action to cause one of the following effects; Gar can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row. Gar may teleport anywhere within the coral mountain, bringing up to five willing creatures with

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Grasping roots and

form labyrinthine passages within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. The thickets act as 10-foot-high, 10-foot-thick walls that block line of sight. Creatures can move through the thickets, with every

Unspeakable Horror (Malleable Mass)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in this stat block. Amorphous (Malleable Mass Only). The horror can move through any opening at least 1 inch wide without squeezing.Multiattack. The horror makes two Limbs attacks. Limbs. Melee

the stat block. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result. The results of these tables are meant to be broad, so feel free to describe the details of an unspeakable

Unspeakable Horror

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in this stat block. Amorphous (Malleable Mass Only). The horror can move through any opening at least 1 inch wide without squeezing. Bile Body (Oozing Organs Only). Any creature that touches the

the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result. The results of

Nilbog

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

that cause disorder unless they are appeased. Goblins have no name for this deity and dare not give it one, lest Maglubiyet use its name to ensnare and crush it as he did their other deities. They

. While possessed, the goblin uses the nilbog stat block. If the save succeeds, the spirit can’t possess that goblin for 24 hours. If its host is killed or the possession is ended by a spell such

Priest of Osybus (Blazing)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

to 0 hit points, the priest might revive with a benefit from the Boons of Undeath table. You can give a priest one or more of these boons of your choice before the priest faces adventurers. If you do

, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire damage it deals becomes necrotic damage. The Tattoo of Osybus now

Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result. The results of these

fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

action, you can command the servant to take one of the actions in its stat block or some other action. When a creature provokes an opportunity attack from the servant, you can use your reaction to command

soul of the mighty warlord Leuk-o was drawn into the artifact and has become its animating force. The servant has been known to attack or move of its own accord, particularly if doing so will cause

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

dust lasts until Nafas disperses it (no action required) or uses this lair action again, and it can’t be dispersed by wind. Regional Effects The region containing Nafas’s lair is warped

by the creature that slays him (see the Last Wish trait in Nafas’s stat block).Lightning, ThunderPoison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

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