both before distance cause rotting

Shield Guardian

Monsters Monster Manual

it, and the guardian knows the distance and direction to the amulet. If the guardian is within 60 feet of the amulet’s wearer, half of any damage the wearer takes (round up) is transferred to

cause the guardian to store one spell of level 4 or lower. To do so, the wearer must cast the spell on the guardian while within 5 feet of it. The spell has no effect but is stored within the guardian

Earthquake

Spells Player’s Handbook

the Prone condition, and its Concentration is broken. You can also cause the effects below. Fissures. A total of 1d6 fissures open in the spell’s area at the end of the turn you cast it. You

0 Hit Points, it collapses. A creature within a distance from a collapsing structure equal to half the structure’s height makes a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes

Diderius

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

magic 4th level (3 slots): fire shield, greater invisibility 5th level (2 slots): cloudkill, wall of stoneMultiattack. Diderius can use his Dreadful Glare and makes one attack with his rotting fist

. Rotting Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4","rollType

Mummy Lord Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

attack with its rotting fist. Rotting Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4

);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rotting Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rotting Fist

Gorka Tharn

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

attack with its rotting fist. Rotting Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4

);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rotting Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rotting Fist

Shield Guardian Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

travel to it, and the guardian knows the distance and direction to the amulet. If the guardian is within 60 feet of the amulet's wearer, half of any damage the wearer takes (rounded up) is transferred to

cause the guardian to store one spell of 4th level or lower. To do so, the wearer must cast the spell on the guardian. The spell has no effect but is stored within the guardian. When commanded to do

Valin Sarnaster

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

(2 slots): contagion, scrying 6th level (1 slot): harmMultiattack. Valin can use her Dreadful Glare and makes one attack with her rotting fist. Rotting Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation

":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rotting Fist","rollDamageType

Zarak

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

heritage, he might pass for an ugly, beardless dwarf were it not for his rotting tusks and grayish pallor. The only thing he loves is money, and he wouldn’t hesitate to stab allies in the back if they

prefers to hurl daggers from a distance. When targeting a lone individual, especially someone he has been hired to kill, he prefers the up-close-and-personal garrote, so that he can hear the dying breath

Black Rose Bearer

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. Suffer not their presence; destroy rose bearers on sight.” —Common saying among the Knights of Solamnia A black rose bearer is a rotting corpse animated by necromancers on Krynn to serve

as a guardian. Its name derives from the preserved black rose the bearer carries inside a delicate bell jar. The slightest jostle can cause the bearer to lose its grasp on the bell jar, destroying

Steel Predator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t stunned.A steel predator is a merciless machine with one purpose: to locate and kill its target regardless of distance and

bounds away in search of its prey. It senses the location of its target across planar boundaries, but such detection is accurate only to within a thousand yards; to close the remaining distance, the steel

Norker

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 4 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious, and lazy even by the standards of goblinoids

. They were always few in number, and their god was a cruel, merciless tyrant who kept his children close and the outside world at a distance. This long-lost god may have been Maglubiyet's first conquest

King Hekaton

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

action on his turn, Hekaton can shift his weight and cause any ship upon which he stands to heave to one side or the other. All other creatures standing on the ship must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity

him. But in recent years, King Hekaton had become convinced that the age of the giants was past, as evidenced by the growing distance between the giants and their gods. Annam the All-Father didn&rsquo

Adult Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

to cause one of the following effects: A strong wind blows around the dragon. Each creature within 60 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be pushed 15 feet away from

desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an image from a distance can tell it’s an

Adult Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

wealth of the dead intruders. 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

sinkhole can be spotted from a safe distance with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Otherwise, the first creature to step on the thin crust covering the sinkhole must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity

Ancient Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: A strong wind blows around the dragon. Each creature within 60 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC 15

image from a distance can tell it’s an illusion with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Any physical interaction with an image reveals it to be an illusion, because objects pass

Ancient Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the wealth of the dead intruders. 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

sinkhole can be spotted from a safe distance with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Otherwise, the first creature to step on the thin crust covering the sinkhole must succeed on a DC 15

Norker War Leader

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

make a single melee attack.Defensive Rebuke. If a creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 6 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious

days, norkers were found deep within the earth. They were always few in number, and their god was a cruel, merciless tyrant who kept his children close and the outside world at a distance. This long

Shield Guardian Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

, and the drone knows the distance and direction to the amulet. If the drone is within 60 feet of the drone’s wearer, half of any damage the wearer takes (rounded up) is transferred to the drone

. Regeneration. The drone regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. Spell Storing. A spellcaster who wears the drone’s amulet can cause the drone to store one

Aboleth Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

target is under the aboleth’s control and can’t take reactions, and the aboleth and the target can communicate telepathically with each other over any distance. Whenever the charmed target

. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: The aboleth casts phantasmal force (no components required) on any number

Iymrith

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

intruders. 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 a

a safe distance with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Otherwise, the first creature to step on the thin crust covering the sinkhole must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or fall

Reduced-threat Aboleth

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

each other over any distance. Whenever the charmed target takes damage, the target can repeat the saving throw. On a success, the effect ends. No more than once every 24 hours, the target can also

, an aboleth can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: The aboleth

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

them. Tritons also have a tendency to emerge from their isolation under the assumption that other folk will welcome them as respected allies and mentors. Again, distance drives much of this attitude

, organized, and unified around a common cause. A triton on the surface becomes easily confused by the bewildering array of alliances, rivalries, and petty grievances that prevent the surface folk from

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Orcus’s voice booms throughout the lair. His utterance causes one creature of his choice to

stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region, even when there is no carrion to be found. If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile of the lair, that creature must

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

), Zuggtmoy can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; she can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row. Zuggtmoy causes four gas spore;gas spores or violet fungus;violet fungi

“I see visions in the world around me that others do not.” 21–40 “I periodically slip into a catatonic state, staring off into the distance for long stretches at a time

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

bulk of this palace extends deep underwater, in chill and darkened caverns. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Demogorgon can take a lair action to cause one of the

of the next round. On his turn, Demogorgon can move the illusory duplicate a distance equal to his walking speed (no action required). The first time a creature or object interacts physically with

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

count 20 (losing initiative ties), Ogrémoch uses his lair action to cause one of the following effects: A 10-foot-radius area of rocky or earthy ground within 60 feet of Ogrémoch turns

location. A hidden sinkhole can be spotted from a safe distance by any creature with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher or spotted with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of the presence of creatures within 5 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as

Actions When fighting inside its lair, an elder brain can use lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), an elder brain can take one lair action to cause one of the following

Belashyrra

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

initiative ties), Belashyrra can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: An eye opens on a solid surface within 60 feet of

perception. Each creature of Belashyrra’s choice in the lair must make a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the affected creature perceives objects and creatures a short distance from their

Cannibals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

known to venture into Omu to hunt and deliver tribute. If this encounter occurs during the day, the characters spot 3d6 tribal warriors feeding on the rotting remains of a dismembered zombie. If the

characters remain quiet and keep their distance, they can move away without being noticed by the cannibals. If this encounter occurs at night, 3d6 tribal warriors try to sneak into the adventurers

Sage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

. You’re certain that hidden dragons and disguised fiends are manipulating governments and that the Mourning was an inside job. And sure, maybe your “library” is a collection of rotting books and old

cutting edge of arcane theory. House Cannith, Arcanix—they’re all idiots. You’re on the verge of a major discovery (The cause of the Mourning? The nature of warforged souls? Establishing a connection to new realms of existence?) but the pieces you need are out there in the world.

Unfortunate Swimmer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

body gave out just a short distance from land, and his corpse washed up on the beach with the next tide. If speak with dead is used to communicate with the body, it initially produces incoherent rambling

’ attack shattered his sanity, so that at best he can recount only that the attackers came from the sea, were humanoid in appearance, and had glowing eyes and rotting flesh.

16. Central Cavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Qurrok. If no one has raised an alarm, Qurrok the stone giant is searching the cavern floor for interesting rocks and gem deposits. Corpses. Amid the rocks on the cavern floor are the rotting corpses

turns every foot of actual distance into 12 feet of relative distance. From its perspective, the creature would seem to fall several hundred feet before suddenly growing twelve times bigger in the

5. The Arch of Mist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7

before you is filled with a veil of thick vapors. The stones on either side of the base and the keystone protrude slightly from the stones around them. As you move to within touching distance, the left

-hand base stone begins to glow yellow, the right-hand base stone orange, and the keystone seven feet above blue. Nothing will cause the vapors to clear, nor will any sort of magic allow sight into

Bad Dreams

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

wander lost through endless mazes of tunnels. Oily tentacles slide to brush up against them, while a great buzzing and howling rises in the distance. Suppurating wounds burst open in clouds of spores or

depths — something far worse than the drow. You need not explain the cause of these dreams and images at this time. Characters can chalk them up to the conditions in the slave pen, or to the aftereffects

Zarak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Zarak Zarak is an assassin without honor or conscience. Unusually short of stature for someone of orcish heritage, he might pass for an ugly, beardless dwarf were it not for his rotting tusks and

Notes When faced with multiple foes, Zarak prefers to hurl daggers from a distance. When targeting a lone individual, especially someone he has been hired to kill, he prefers the up-close-and-personal

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