body before dealt construct ritual

Lizardfolk Sovereign

Monsters Monster Manual

(1d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. If the target is a creature that isn’t a Construct or an Undead, the

lizardfolk gains Temporary Hit Points equal to the damage dealt. Earthen Maul. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Earthen Maul"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6

Master's Amulet

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

guardian to attack its enemies or to guard the wielder against attack. If an attack threatens to injure the wearer, the construct can magically absorb the blow into its own body, even at a distance.

Dracolich

Monsters Monster Manual

the gem is on the same plane of existence as it, the dracolich gains a new body in 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Soul Gem"} days, regaining all its Hit Points and

it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points. If the gem is destroyed, the dracolich can create a new one by completing an 8-hour ritual using a gem worth 1,000+ GP and by expending 5,000 GP, which the

Summon Construct

Spells Player’s Handbook

You call forth the spirit of a Construct. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Construct Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose a material: Clay

slot’s level for the spell’s level in the stat block. Construct Spirit Medium Construct, Neutral AC 13 + the spell’s level HP 40 + 15 for each spell level above 4 Speed 30 ft

Tome of the Dragon

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

cover. The Tome of the Dragon contains the secret ritual to transform a dragon or a dead dragon’s body into a dracolich. To decipher and use the Tome of the Dragon, you must be either a

supplied for the ritual. If the target was a dead dragon’s body, the body reanimates, and the gem is inhabited by an evil dragon spirit from the Outer Planes. The dracolich is under no obligation toward its creators and acts according to its nature.

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

course it is. —Astarion on Vampire Infernalists Vampire Infernalist Lairs Vampire infernalists lurk in gloomy libraries or ritual chambers, far from the sun’s light. The region

sap the body and mind. Creatures (excluding the vampire and its allies) that finish a Short or Long Rest while within 1 mile of the lair make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature

Clockwork Kraken

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

tentacle can be attacked independently, with damage dealt to tentacles applied to the clockwork kraken's hit point total. A tentacle is destroyed if it takes more than 20 damage. Reducing the construct to

treated as a Medium creature, moves independently on the construct's turn, and has a flying speed of 40 feet. The clockwork kraken's senses operate through its tentacles as well as its main body. Each

Slithering Tracker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

slithering tracker can grapple only one target at a time. While grappling the target, the slithering tracker takes only half any damage dealt to it (rounded down), and the target takes the other

half.The quest for revenge sometimes leads those terribly aggrieved to undergo a ritual whereby they transform into bodies of semiliquid sentience known as slithering trackers. Innocuous and insidious at

Darkling Elder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Death Burn. When the darkling elder dies, magical light flashes out from it in a 10-foot radius as its body and possessions, other than metal or magic objects, burn to ash. Any creature in that area

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The darkling elder casts darkness, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.A wise and respected darkling can undergo a ritual to

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the

Death Flash. When the darkling dies, nonmagical light flashes out from it in a 10-foot radius as its body and possessions, other than metal or magic objects, burn to ash. Any creature in that area

Bearded Devil Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

undead or a construct, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or lose 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Glaive"} hit points at the start of each of its

turns due to an infernal wound. Each time the devil hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction

Horned Devil Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead or a construct, it must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or lose 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Tail"} hit points at the start of each of its turns due to an infernal wound. Each time the devil hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the darkling grows into a tall and fair form, like that of a gray-skinned elf. The darkling perishes if the ritual fails.

Death Burn. When the darkling elder dies, magical light flashes out from it in a 10-foot radius as its body and possessions, other than metal or magic objects, burn to ash. Any creature in that area

Relentless Impaler

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Bloodheart Stake. The impaler is magically bound to the ceremonial stake and the sacrificed corpse the ritual caster used to create it. If the impaler is reduced to 0 hit points, it disappears, then

);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Spike Burst"}. Twisted, spectral spikes shoot out from the impaler’s body. Each creature within 30 feet of the impaler must make a DC 19

Nabassu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Demonic Shadows. The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can’t illuminate this area of dim light. Devour Soul. A nabassu can eat the soul of a

creature it has killed within the last hour, provided that creature is neither a Construct nor an Undead. The devouring requires the nabassu to be within 5 feet of the corpse for at least 10 minutes, after

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

everlasting guardian. The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isn’t necessarily an

evil act if the victim-to-be is a willing sacrifice. In the ritual, a living person’s chest is pierced and the heart removed. A seed is pushed into the heart, which is then placed in a tree

Bearded Devil (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

undead or a construct, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or lose 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Glaive"} hit points at the start of each of its

turns due to an infernal wound. Each time the devil hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction

Summon Construct

spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

You call forth the spirit of a construct. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. This corporeal form uses the Construct Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose

spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, use the higher level wherever the spell’s level appears in the stat block. CONSTRUCT Spirit Medium construct Armor Class 13 + the level of the

Horned Devil (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead or a construct, it must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or lose 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Tail"} hit points at the start of each of its turns due to an infernal wound. Each time the devil hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound

Murgaxor

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

. While Murgaxor isn’t blinded, he can see any creature that isn’t an Undead or a Construct within 60 feet of himself, even through total cover, heavily obscured areas, invisibility, or any

use that action again until he finishes a long rest: Clay Behemoth. A clay golem erupts from the floor in an unoccupied space within 15 feet of the ritual circle. The golem obeys Murgaxor's commands

Necrichor

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

":"recharge","rollAction":"Blood Puppeteering"}. The necrichor targets a creature it can see within 5 feet of it that is missing any of its hit points. If the target isn’t a Construct or an Undead, it

dealt to it (round down), and the target takes the remaining damage. The necrichor can attach to only one creature at a time. The attached necrichor can telepathically control the target’s move

Tempest Spirit

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

hit point maximum is reduced to 0.A storm giant can escape death through a mystical ritual that transforms the giant into a semiconscious storm. However, if the giant performs the ritual in a place

where the barrier between the Material Plane and the Shadowfell is thin, the seeping negative energy drastically alters the ritual’s outcome. The giant’s soul becomes infused with negative

Stone Cursed

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

repeat the saving throw. The effect ends if the second save is successful; otherwise the target is petrified for 24 hours.Stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a Humanoid

that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes from the burned feathers of a cockatrice, awakens a dim echo of the petrified victim’s spirit

Nabassu Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Demonic Shadows. The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can’t illuminate this area of dim light. Devour Soul. A nabassu can eat the soul of a

creature it has killed within the last hour, provided that creature is neither a construct nor an undead. The devouring requires the nabassu to be within 5 feet of the corpse for at least 10 minutes, after

Brain in Iron

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

operate a new mechanical body. The brains share insights and knowledge with one another, and have typically been taken from creatures that desired to prolong their consciousness — or that were tasked

with controlling a construct for all time as punishment. If this adventure is played as a sequel to Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, this creature began as the Brain in a jar;brains in jars encountered in the

Corpse Flower Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

at least one humanoid corpse in its body, the corpse flower can use a bonus action to do one of the following: The corpse flower digests one humanoid corpse in its body and instantly regains 11 (2d10

);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"healing","rollAction":"Digest Humanoid"} hit points. Nothing of the digested body remains. Any equipment on the corpse is expelled from the corpse flower in its

Flesh Golem Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt. Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons

body parts stitched and bolted together into a muscled brute imbued with formidable strength. Powerful enchantments protect it, deflecting spells and all but the most potent weapons.Lightning, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine

Dracolich (Gargantuan)

monsters Monster Manual

the gem is on the same plane of existence as it, the dracolich gains a new body in 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Soul Gem"} days, regaining all its Hit Points and

it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points. If the gem is destroyed, the dracolich can create a new one by completing an 8-hour ritual using a gem worth 1,000+ GP and by expending 5,000 GP, which the

Boneclaw

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Rejuvenation. While its master lives, a destroyed boneclaw gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Hours"} hours, with all its hit points. The new body

ritual occurs when the soul of the aspiring lich migrates to a prepared phylactery. If the wizard is too physically or magically weak to compel the soul into its new home, the soul instead seeks out a

Nafik

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. 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

Lynx Creatlach

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

is subjected to lightning damage, she takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt. Magic Resistance. Lynx has advantage on saving throws against

body is destroyed only if she starts her turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate. Turn Immunity. Lynx is immune to effects that turn undead.Multiattack. Lynx makes two shortsword attacks

Shield Guardian Amulet

Magic Items Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

its enemies or to guard the wielder against attack. If an attack threatens to injure the wearer, the construct can magically absorb the blow into its own body, even at a distance. A humanoid that

Lunar Sorcery (SotDQ)

Classes Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

On many worlds, the moon is a revered celestial body with magical properties. On Krynn, the gods of magic are associated with the world’s three moons. On the world of Toril, the god Selû

from your lineage has been exposed to the concentrated magic of the moon (or moons) of your world, imbuing you with lunar magic. Perhaps your ancestor was involved in a druidic ritual involving an

Deathwolf

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

necromancy are prevalent. To create a deathwolf, a necromancer reanimates the body of a powerful werewolf by conducting a profane ritual fueled by lunar magic. The result is an Undead abomination that

god Lunitari is a trickster and master of illusions; necromancers perform the ritual to create a deathwolf under the light of her moon to instill the deathwolf with powers of illusion and trickery. Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Rot Troll

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

necrotic energy as it regenerates can develop a symbiotic relationship with that deathly power. The troll’s body withers, and the flesh falls away from the body as quickly as it forms. Eventually a

their bodies were damaged by elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire

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