body before devourer current ruins

Intellect Devourer

Monsters Monster Manual

Stunned condition until the end of the intellect devourer’s next turn. Steal Body. Intelligence Saving Throw: DC 12, one Small or Medium creature within 5 feet that has the Incapacitated

can voluntarily leave the body, teleporting to the nearest unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. The body then dies unless its brain is restored before the end of the intellect devourer’s next turn.Psychic

Gibbering Mouther

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

Ancient Spirit Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave (level 2 version). Unearth Ruins. The dragon magically raises broken, ancient ruins in a 20-foot-radius, 60-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point it can see within 120 feet

":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Unearth Ruins", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Prone condition. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this

Zlan

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

Intellect Devourer Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Intelligence. Body Thief. The intellect devourer initiates an Intelligence contest with an incapacitated humanoid within 5 feet of it that isn’t protected by protection from evil and good. If it wins

the contest, the intellect devourer magically consumes the target’s brain, teleports into the target’s skull, and takes control of the target’s body. While inside a creature, the

Devourer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

appear in the Monster Manual) are particularly attracted to the presence of a devourer. Devourers hunt Humanoids with the intent of consuming them body and soul. After a devourer brings a target to the

brink of death, it pulls the victim’s body in and traps the creature within its own ribcage. As the victim tries to stave off death (usually without success), the devourer tortures its soul with

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

magic pervading the Underdark twists deep dragons as they grow, so few adult deep dragons look alike. Their skin is usually pitted by fungal growths that spread across the body. Although lacking the

dragons lair in fungus-encrusted caverns of the Underdark or old, forgotten ruins, preferring locations near subterranean bodies of water. The region containing an adult or ancient deep dragon&rsquo

Relic Sloth

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

relic sloth is subjected to an effect that would move it out of its current space or knock it prone, it is neither moved nor knocked prone.For long expeditions, Lorehold mages often employ relic sloths

moving only when necessary. But this caution makes these hulking creatures perfect for traversing treacherous and crumbling ruins, where other beasts of burden would falter. The distinctive sickle

Kalaraq Quori

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

incapacitated and loses control of its body. The quori now controls the body but doesn't deprive the target of awareness. The quori can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, and it retains its

features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the quori ends it as a bonus action, or the quori is forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

environments abundant with life. They share apes’ adeptness at climbing, although few trees can support the weight of these half-ton creatures. The ruins of cities, especially those found in deep

of several individuals and their offspring, usually led by a dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body

Tlincalli

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Tlincallis, also called scorpion folk, are chitin-covered creatures with a humanlike upper body

and the lower body of an enormous scorpion, complete with a stinger at the end of a long tail. These desert creatures range across arid lands, hunting at dawn and dusk. In the hours between, they wait

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

spells and other magical effects. Malison Type. The yuan-ti malison (type 3) has a Human head and upper body with a serpentine lower body instead of legs.Multiattack (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti makes

or were defeated by those who fought against their cannibalism and slavery, and the serpent folk were left in the ruins of their great capitals, far removed from other races. Cold of Heart. Humanoid

Elf

races Player’s Handbook

, including worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need

shaped by it. Some drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of

Hashalaq Quori

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

Jiangshi

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

within their tombs and hidden ruins to avoid the attention of the living. At night, they emerge to drain life from other creatures, these vital energies sustaining their unnatural existences and granting

Naiad

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, naiads gather to revel in nature’s might. Individual naiads often grow fixated with a single type or body of water, potentially preferring a deep sea trench, coastline, or river system above

personality. Aquatic Collectors. Curious by nature, naiads often seek out what the seas and rivers claim. As a result, they might be found among sunken ruins and shipwrecks, sifting through the remains

Nightmare Haunt

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

minds of Eldraine’s sleeping citizens, made tangible by the planeswalker Ashiok. These creatures can hurt the body and also attack the minds of dreamers afflicted by the Wicked Slumber. Nightmare

, Eriette and Ashiok conspire to build a nightmare realm in the ruins of Castle Ardenvale at the heart of the Wicked Slumber, replacing the virtuous court with one composed of sleepwalkers and dreamers

Auril (First Form)

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

Aboleth Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. When the creature is outside a body of water, it takes 6 (1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tentacle","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage every 10 minutes unless

points equal to the damage the creature takes.Aboleths lair in subterranean lakes or the rocky depths of the ocean, often surrounded by the ruins of an ancient, fallen aboleth city. An aboleth spends

Valindra Shadowmantle Legacy

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Valindra fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. If she still has a phylactery and is destroyed, Valindra gains a new body in 1d10

;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery. Spellcasting

Auril (Second Form)

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

Brigganock

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.

Jabberwock

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

":"Confusing Burble"} to determine what it does during its current turn: 1–2. The creature does nothing. 3. The creature does nothing except use all its movement to move in a random direction. 4. The

Attack","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.A jabberwock is a solitary, temperamental predator that haunts pristine forests and ancient ruins. Accurate descriptions of

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species 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

Intellect Devourer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

intellect devourer consumes a creature’s mind and memories, then turns the host body into a puppet under its control. An intellect devourer typically uses its puppet host to lure others into the

regains at least one point of Intelligence. Body Thief. The intellect devourer initiates an Intelligence contest with an incapacitated humanoid within 5 feet of it that isn’t protected by protection from

Mongrelfolk

Monsters Curse of Strahd

example, one mongrelfolk might have the basic body shape of a dwarf with a head that combines the features of a cat and a lizard, one arm that ends in a crab’s pincer, and one leg that ends in

live on the fringes of civilization in ruins, deserted buildings, or other places that other humanoid races once lived in or built. They tend to be timid and skittish outside their homes and fiercely

Reduced-threat Aboleth

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

only by heal or another disease-curing spell of 6th level or higher. When the creature is outside a body of water, it takes 6 (1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tentacle

":"psychic"} psychic damage, and the aboleth regains hit points equal to the damage the creature takes.Aboleths lair in subterranean lakes or the rocky depths of the ocean, often surrounded by the ruins of

Cloistered Scholar

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

Intellect Devourer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Intellect Devourer Brain-Eating Body Thief Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: None Intellect devourers serve their mind flayer creators by consuming other creatures’ brains and puppetizing the mindless

intellect devourer can voluntarily leave the body, teleporting to the nearest unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. The body then dies unless its brain is restored before the end of the intellect devourer’s

Devourer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

presence of a devourer. Tormentors of Souls. Devourers hunt humanoids, with the intent of consuming them body and soul. After a devourer brings a target to the brink of death, it pulls the victim’s

body in and traps the creature within its own ribcage. As the victim tries to stave off death (usually without success), the devourer tortures its soul with telepathic noise. When the victim expires, it

Devourer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

particularly attracted to the presence of a devourer. Devourers hunt Humanoids with the intent of consuming them body and soul. After a devourer brings a target to the brink of death, it pulls the victim’s

body in and traps the creature within its own ribcage. As the victim tries to stave off death (usually without success), the devourer tortures its soul with telepathic noise. When the victim expires

Intellect Devourer (p. 191)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

Intellect Devourer (p. 191) Body thief: Appended this to the first sentence: “… that isn’t protected by protection from evil and good.” Later, “the host body drops to 0 hit points” is now “the host body dies.”

Aspect of Tiamat

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

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Nafas drops to 0 hit points, his body disintegrates into a whirl of multiversal dust that surrounds one creature responsible for his demise. That creature then hears Nafas’s last wish: for the

retains its name, alignment, and personality. The creature also inherits Nafas’s palace and all it contains. If the creature refuses, Nafas gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

has the charmed condition until the end of its next turn. A creature charmed in this way treats its allies as foes, and the colors of its body and equipment become shades of gray. On a successful save

primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding

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