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Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollAction":"Gibbering"} to determine what it does during the current turn:
1–4. The target does nothing. 5–6. The target takes no action or Bonus Action and uses all its movement to move in a
. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition. The target dies if it is reduced to 0 Hit Points by this attack. Its body is then absorbed into the mouther, leaving only
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, with little grasp of metaphor or nuance.
The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon
crippling necromantic magic, and the presence of death seems to fortify them. They draw power from the defeat of their enemies and channel it to their followers, ensuring the continuation of the cycle.
The current leader of the kraul is a death priest named Mazirek.
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Memories table to inspire its details.
Lost Memories
d6
Memory
1
You recall a physically painful moment. What mark or scar on your body does it relate to?
2
A memory brings
resurrected, but something went wrong.
2
Stitches bind your body’s mismatched pieces, and your memories come from multiple different lives.
3
After clawing free from your grave, you realized
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
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Rejuvenation. When he is destroyed, Nafik gains a new body in 24 hours if his heart is intact, regaining all his hit points. The new body appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of Nafik’s
"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the Remove Curse spell or
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Regeneration. The spawn of Kyuss regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in sunlight or a body of running water. If the spawn takes acid, fire
Orcus who plundered corpses from necropolises to create the first spawn of Kyuss. Even centuries after Kyuss’s death, his malign disciples continue performing the horrific rites he perfected
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
);{"diceNotation":"10d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Eradication Gaze", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If this damage reduces a creature to 0 hit points, its body becomes a
pile of fine violet dust.Gzemnid is a beholder god of deception, gases, and obscurement.
The realm of the beholder deity Gzemnid lies beneath the Outlands. Most entrances into these mysterious, gas
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
, the target is incapacitated, loses control of its body, and is unaware of its surroundings. The yakfolk now controls the body and can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, and it
, feats, and proficiencies.
The possession lasts until either the body drops to 0 hit points, the yakfolk ends the possession as an action, or the yakfolk is forced out of the body by an effect such as the
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
, the target is incapacitated, loses control of its body, and is unaware of its surroundings. The yakfolk now controls the body and can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, and it
, feats, and proficiencies.
The possession lasts until either the body drops to 0 hit points, the yakfolk ends the possession as an action, or the yakfolk is forced out of the body by an effect such as the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
jiangshi’s choice). It reverts to its true form if it dies.When a soul becomes trapped within its corpse, its bitterness can reanimate its body, creating a jiangshi. These vengeful dead stalk
their descendants and the communities they knew in life, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously
Elder Brain
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
that loom large in its mind (including things the target worries about, loves, or hates). The elder brain can also make a Charisma (Deception) check with advantage to deceive the target’s mind
into thinking it believes one idea or feels a particular emotion. The target contests this attempt with a Wisdom (Insight) check. If the elder brain succeeds, the mind believes the deception for 1 hour
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
inscribed on a crystal ball. While the object bearing the rune is embedded in its body, the giant can use its Tempest Call action and its Scrying trait.
The object bearing the storm rune has AC 17; 50 hit
inscribed with the storm rune into their foreheads or eye sockets, allowing them to see through magical deception. They can also create a momentary vortex of freezing winds and storm clouds around themselves, engulfing their foes in elemental fury.Lightning, ThunderCold
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the quori; the quori then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The quori now controls the body but doesn't
. It otherwise uses the possessed target's statistics, but doesn't gain access to the target's knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points
races
Memories table to inspire its details.
Lost Memories
d6
Memory
1
You recall a physically painful moment. What mark or scar on your body does it relate to?
2
A memory brings
resurrected, but something went wrong.
2
Stitches bind your body’s mismatched pieces, and your memories come from multiple different lives.
3
After clawing free from your grave, you
magic-items
number of temporary hit points equal to 2 + your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
Construct Flesh. The first attack you make each turn that hits deals 4 bonus lightning damage.
Egg (Any). Your body
to make other attacks. Use the tentacle’s Strength modifier (+0) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have
magic-items
number of temporary hit points equal to 2 + your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
Construct Flesh. The first attack you make each turn that hits deals 3 bonus lightning damage.
Egg (Any). Your body
to make other attacks. Use the tentacle’s Strength modifier (+4) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have
magic-items
blood you consumed, the attack deals 1d6 bonus damage to the target. The damage is of the same type as the attack.
Egg (Any). Your body undergoes interesting morphological changes.
Creature
modifier (+2) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have advantage on saving throws against environmental effects of
magic-items
number of temporary hit points equal to 2 + your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
Construct Flesh. The first attack you make each turn that hits deals 2 bonus lightning damage.
Egg (Any). Your body
to make other attacks. Use the tentacle’s Strength modifier (+2) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have
monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
inches long, it re-forms from that piece of chardalyn in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Next of the Seven"} days, regaining all its Hit Points. The new body appears in the
unoccupied space nearest to the piece of chardalyn, and another lich’s mind in the body seizes psychic control of the body.Multiattack. Zlan makes three attacks, using Slam or Bewildering Bolt
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will.
Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body turns to slush and melts
Frost.First Form
In her first form, Auril appears as a hunched, 7-foot-tall biped with the head of a snowy owl, black talons, cloven hooves, and grayish-white wolf fur covering her body from the neck down
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
needed to create an animated object. Other uses are possible as well.
A brigganock’s soul lives outside its body, manifesting as a bulb of pale light that floats alongside it and helps the
size and never turn down a good meal.Move Soul Light. The brigganock moves its soul light up to 30 feet in any direction to an unoccupied space it can see. At the end of the current turn, the light returns to the brigganock.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Divine Being. Auril can’t be surprised and can’t be changed into another form against her will.
Divine Rejuvenation. When Auril drops to 0 hit points, her body collapses into shards of
icicle from her body and hurls it into an unoccupied space she can see within 20 feet of her, where it magically transforms into an ice mephit (see its entry in the Monster Manual). The mephit acts
magic-items
body undergoes interesting morphological changes.
Creature Type
Morphological Change
Aberration
You grow a tentacle that can be used to hold non-armour items, or to grapple a
current environment. You have advantage on saving throws against environmental effects of the GM’s discretion. For example, if you are in a cold biome, you might grow fur and have advantage on
magic-items
whose type matches the creature type of the blood you consumed, the attack deals bonus damage (determined by rarity) to the target. The damage is of the same type as the attack.
Egg (Any). Your body
not to make other attacks. Use the tentacle’s Strength modifier (determined by rarity) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current
magic-items
number of temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
Construct Flesh. The first attack you make each turn that hits deals 1 bonus lightning damage.
Egg (Any). Your body undergoes
make other attacks. Use the tentacle’s Strength modifier (+0) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have
magic-items
blood you consumed, the attack deals 1d10 bonus damage to the target. The damage is of the same type as the attack.
Egg (Any). Your body undergoes interesting morphological changes.
Creature
modifier (+6) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have advantage on saving throws against environmental effects of
magic-items
blood you consumed, the attack deals 1d4 bonus damage to the target. The damage is of the same type as the attack.
Egg (Any). Your body undergoes interesting morphological changes.
Creature
modifier (+0) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have advantage on saving throws against environmental effects of
magic-items
blood you consumed, the attack deals 1d8 bonus damage to the target. The damage is of the same type as the attack.
Egg (Any). Your body undergoes interesting morphological changes.
Creature
modifier (+4) instead of your own when grappling with it.
Beast
Your morphology changes to adapt to the current environment. You have advantage on saving throws against environmental effects of
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
effects.
Rejuvenation. Illmarrow’s body turns to dust when she drops to 0 hit points, and her equipment is left behind. She gains a new body after 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll
","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all her hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within two hundred miles of the location at which she was destroyed.
Spellcasting. Illmarrow
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
this demon lord is a warning that not all that is beautiful is good. Every plane and curve of his nine-foot-tall body, every glance of his burning eyes, promises a mixture of pleasure and pain. Graz
ecstatic expressions and ostentatious dress and body ornamentation to their secret assignations.
Although he prefers charm and subtle manipulation, Graz’zt is capable of terrible violence when
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a meld of different forms. He has a saurian lower body and clawed, webbed feet; suckered tentacles sprout from the shoulders of his great apelike torso, which is surmounted by two hideous simian heads
disadvantage, and all Charisma (Deception) and Charisma (Intimidation) checks have advantage.
Frenzied Animals. Beasts within 1 mile of the lair become frenzied and violent—even creatures that are
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
:
Beguiling Realm. Within 6 miles of the lair, all Charisma (Persuasion) and Charisma (Performance) checks have disadvantage, and all Charisma (Deception) and Charisma (Intimidation) checks have advantage
traveled.
Unerring Tracker. As a bonus action, this creature magically creates a psychic link with one creature it can see. For the next hour, as a bonus action this creature learns the current
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants.
Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future
once been a warrior or hunter, but now the body is just freshly killed meat.
A lizardfolk who lives among other humanoids can, over time, learn to respect other creatures’ emotions. The
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sensitive. Ablon’s scales fell from his body, and his kin would forever bear this soft-skinned nature as a reminder to always be aware of how your actions might affect the world around you. In
bronze dragon, Chionthan the Forgetful, lotol of the Chion Valley snuck upon the cruel and pernicious Ulvik the Black. There they delivered a mighty electric current into his lair, causing him to flee
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
assume roles of greater responsibility and prominence. You might be one of Candlekeep’s own, dedicated to the curatorship of what is likely the most complete body of lore and history in all the
your cloister, a writing kit (small pouch with a quill, ink, folded parchment, and a small penknife), a borrowed book on the subject of your current study, and a pouch containing 10 gp
FEATURE
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Chromatic Wrath (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the aspect would be reduced to 0 hit points, her current hit point total instead resets to 500 hit points, she recharges her Chromatic
the dragon queen on a world.
The aspect of Tiamat has the body of a titanic dragon with five heads, each the shape and hue of a different chromatic dragon. Each head might speak separately and have