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Returning 35 results for 'body born despite current rules'.
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
Astarion's Book of Hungers
Diabolical Restoration. If the devil dies outside the Nine Hells, its body disappears in sulfurous smoke, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Nine
Each: Dimension Door, Modify MemoryDevil of Spoken Compulsion
Speaker devils are hulking, four-armed devils who discover the secrets of creatures they then compel to perform wicked deeds. Despite
Species
Lorwyn: First Light
commonly gravitate to specific areas of expertise.
In Lorwyn
Boggarts in Lorwyn are born into communal warrens where laws and hierarchies are considered suggestions. The oldest and most powerful
for body modifications, such as riveting armored plates to their flesh. Shadowmoor boggart society is chaotic and decentralized; their communities are few and likely to be found in isolated or dangerous
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
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Amphibious. Biha Babir can breathe air and water.
Elemental Restoration. If Biha Babir dies outside the Elemental Plane of Water, her body dissolves into brine, and she gains a new body in 1d4
again until the start of her next turn.Scheming Marid Ruler
The calculating Biha Babir rules the pelagic city of Maran Saya in Calimshan. Though her physical form is as fluid as the ocean itself, she
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Mutation. When the troll mutate is created, it gains one of four possible body mutations at random;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Mutation"}: 1, Elastic Body; 2, Psionic Mirror
; 3, Spell Scarred; or 4, Winged Form. This mutation determines certain traits in this stat block.
Amorphous (Elastic Body Only). The mutate can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
tunnel, the troll amalgam tears off a piece of its own body and hurls it at the creature. These body parts eventually regenerate into full troll;trolls, and sometimes they regather and combine into a new
saga further claims that trolls were born similarly when Vaprak’s blood was spilled. Whatever the truth of their origin, trolls embody life’s steadfast determination to grow and thrive
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
reduced to 0 hit points, its body turns to stone and releases a petrifying gas. Each creature within 5 feet of the draconian must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be restrained as it begins
body of the draconian crumbles to dust.Multiattack. The draconian makes two Shortsword attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
Equipment
Grievous Wound while wearing a Prosthetic that replaces the lost or wounded body part.
Some Prosthetics can be enchanted with magic, giving them even further powers. Rules for Magical Prosthetics can be found in the Grim Hollow Campaign Guide.
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Tail","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The ferocious screaming devilkin are bizarre fey creatures spawned by overwhelming moments of panic. Despite their diabolic appearance and name, are
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Wicked Tormentors. As befits creatures born from a moment of panic, screaming devilkins love to spread fear and confusion across the world. They gather in small flocks, lurking along lonely forest roads
Darkling
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
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
chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins.
The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light
Darkling Elder
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
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
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The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every
Lizardfolk
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
smooth-skins is far greater.
Despite their alien outlook, some lizardfolk make an effort to understand and, in their own manner, befriend people of other races. Such lizardfolk make faithful and
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
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
object.
Crew of the Last Breath. The following rules apply to Agony the ghost:
As long as the Last Breath has at least 1 hit point, the ghost can’t be permanently slain. If the ghost is reduced
ghost can see within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body
Magic Items
Curse of Strahd
one.
Suffused with confidence born of righteous victory, Markovia advanced on Castle Ravenloft. A great battle raged from the catacombs to the parapets. In the end, Markovia never returned to Barovia
;s saintliness passed partly into her bones as the rest of her body decomposed. Her remaining thighbone is imbued with power that inflicts grievous injury on the undead.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
spell, it must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw or have its consciousness swapped with the carrionette. The carrionette gains control of the target’s body, and the target is unconscious
for 1 hour, after which it gains control of the carrionette’s body. While controlling the target’s body, the carrionette retains its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. It
Shapechange
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
rules for the original form, with one exception: if your new form has more hit points than your current one, your hit points remain at their current value.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To
, the Kindly Lord. Talion is as strange, ancient, and fickle as the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from their followers. But despite their austere demeanor, the Kindly
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
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
reduced to 0 hit points, its body turns to stone and releases a petrifying gas. Each creature within 5 feet of the draconian must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be restrained as it begins
body of the draconian crumbles to dust.
Draconic Devotion. While the draconian can see a Dragon that isn’t hostile to it, the draconian has advantage on attack rolls.Multiattack. The draconian
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be
followers. Despite having an austere demeanor, the Kindly Lord is also known for following mysterious whims, journeying to the farthest reaches of Eldraine out of an insatiable curiosity.Bludgeoning
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must
the wilds of Eldraine, and the Kindly Lord demands fealty and respect from followers. Despite having an austere demeanor, the Kindly Lord is also known for following mysterious whims, journeying to
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Bottom Treader. The drowned ascetic cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being
cloth, the drowned ascetic moves with alarming speed for an undead creature. This martial artist, rising from the ocean in Tammeraut's Fate, retains its fighting reflexes despite its rotting flesh.Poison
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
scales. Their hair can resemble seaweed, waving as if in a current, or it can even be like water itself.
Genasi
Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental Planes, each genasi can tap into
others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genie’s magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, and hippopotamus parts. Despite its ungainly physiology, a catoblepas resembles a natural animal in its behavior, ambling through its marshy home, munching choice vegetation, eating the occasional bit
tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its body.
Blighted Territory
A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water
Blessing of the Sea (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dragon turtle would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total
table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
the area of effect, the rules for heavy precipitation apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. If there is a substantial body of water in the area, it floods after 2d10 hours
batter it. The wind is strong enough to uproot weak trees and destroy light structures after at least 10 minutes of exposure. Otherwise, the rules for strong wind apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Shrapnel Explosion. When the giant drops to 0 hit points, its armor explodes, destroying the giant’s body and scattering the armor as shrapnel. Creatures within 10 feet of the giant when its
Wisdom saving throw or have the frightened condition until the end of the target’s next turn.A fire giant is born around flame, works with flame, and lives among flames, but a fire giant who
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
comatose. Over the course of hours, the creature is dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate.
Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
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out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
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I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on
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
original forms. Mongrelfolk that are born are true mongrelfolk and not the subjects of a spell or an effect that can be undone.
Mongrelfolk can breed with other humanoids, but nearly all children born to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for
making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
collectors, neh-thalggu consume the brains of Humanoids and use them as receptacles to enhance their magical abilities.
Neh-thalggu are born in the nightmarish Far Realm, but they spread across the
Astral Plane and find their way onto the various worlds of the Material Plane, where brains are much more abundant. A neh-thalggu has a bulbous body and six legs resembling those of a crustacean. Four
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
their life and rebirth remains a mystery even to them. Each fleeting snowborn lives for up to 20 years.
A snowborn’s body is formed of compacted snow. They have a small sphere for a head, branch
-like limbs, and they can harden into ice to protect themselves. Despite their coal eyes and carrot noses, they perceive the world as keenly as any other species. Snowborn enjoy using clothing as self