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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, foul rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud.
Vile Speech. While the book is on your
attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it:
Animate Dead
Circle of Death
Dominate Monster
Finger of Death
Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
combat, you have Advantage on Death Saving Throws for 1 year. If someone else reduces your chosen foe to 0 Hit Points or you don’t choose a foe, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear
effect.
Comet. The next time you enter combat against one or more Hostile creatures, you can select one of them as your foe when you roll Initiative. If you reduce your foe to 0 Hit Points during that
Classes
Player’s Handbook
mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it.
Fighters master various
weapon techniques, and a well-equipped Fighter always has the right tool at hand for any combat situation. Likewise, a Fighter is adept with every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity
Spells
Player’s Handbook
an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you
None (XP 0; PB equals your Proficiency Bonus)
Traits
Death Throes (Demon Only). When the spirit drops to 0 Hit Points or the spell ends, the spirit explodes. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC equals your
Classes
Player’s Handbook
, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles
regions of unspoiled nature, but when a significant danger arises, Druids take a more active role as adventurers who combat the threat.
Becoming a Druid...
As a Level 1 Character
Gain all the
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Befuddlement, Clone, Finger of Death, Mind Blank (cast before combat), SimulacrumProtective Magic. Manshoon casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s
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
Feed on Death. When a creature within 30 feet of the kraul drops to 0 hit points, the kraul or another creature of its choice within 30 feet of it gains 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
damage.Skeletal knights are powerful Undead that arise to serve even more wicked beings—often death knight;death knights. Those who become skeletal knights were typically virtuous in life but betrayed
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured
Death isn’t always the end. The reborn exemplify this, being individuals who have died yet, somehow, still live. Some reborn exhibit the scars of fatal ends, their ashen flesh or bloodless
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
the living portents impact the earth, they carve great craters, yet miraculously, none who live in the impact zone are harmed. These beings of light then assume Humanoid forms to blend in with the
inhabitants of the world.
Living portents seek out beings who will play a part in the prophecies they serve, and as the living portents search, they relate fragments of the prophecies to those they
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High up beyond the snowline is a stark realm where many magical beings reside. One of them is the legendary snow dragon, Nokumai, whose icy
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
tentacles retracted when on the hunt, then lashes out with them to catch opponents off guard.
A death kiss lacks the combat finesse and intelligence of a true beholder. In most cases, it simply latches on
Lightning Blood. A creature within 5 feet of the death kiss takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Blood", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
rank are the death’s heads, who can take on the skull-faced guise of their deity to terrify their prey. In combat, they intimidate foes by shrugging off the deadliest attacks with ease, showing that resisting Bhaal’s schemes is futile.
charming and disarming when they wish, but in combat their true, bloodthirsty nature comes to the fore.
Bloodletters. All cultists of Bhaal learn to call upon their god’s power to leave their
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
firsthand the paths of ambition and the routes past the doors of death. They eagerly share this profane knowledge, along with other secrets, with those who work their will among the living.
Beings of this
You’ve made a pact with a deathless being, a creature that defies the cycle and life and death, forsaking its mortal shell so it might eternally pursue its unfathomable ambitions. For such
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
spells on herself before combat.
Death Curse. Syndra’s hit point maximum has been reduced to 79 by the Soulmonger’s death curse, and it decreases by 1 every midnight. If her hit point
maximum drops to 0, Syndra dies and can’t be brought back from the dead until the death curse has ended (and if her soul hasn’t been devoured). Destroying the Soulmonger is the only way to halt
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
treasures—often by gambling. While many cloud giants are content with risking their wealth in games with each other, those who aim for the top of their ordning challenge all manner of beings in
games of chance and wit. A destiny gambler is a cloud giant who has won increasingly high-stakes wagers against other giants, smaller folk, and even beings from the Outer Planes.
Destiny gamblers wear
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Axiomatic Mind. The nonaton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The nonaton has advantage on initiative rolls.
Disintegration. If
have wormlike bodies studded with nine mechanical arms.
Modrons
Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Axiomatic Mind. The octon can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The octon has advantage on initiative checks.
Disintegration. If the
themselves, spinning them in a bludgeoning whirlwind.
Modrons
Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron dutifully
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
eternal nature has eroded any memory of mortal life.
As a result of his decay, Skall’s power has waned considerably, but challenging him in combat is as much a death sentence as ever. Factol Skall
Aura of Death. Creatures within 30 feet of Skall have disadvantage on death saving throws.
Cosmic Annihilation. A creature killed by Skall can be restored to life only by means of a true
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
firsthand the paths of ambition and the routes past the doors of death. They eagerly share this profane knowledge, along with other secrets, with those who work their will among the living.
Beings of this
You’ve made a pact with a deathless being, a creature that defies the cycle and life and death, forsaking its mortal shell so it might eternally pursue its unfathomable ambitions. For such
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Axiomatic Mind. The septon can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The septon has advantage on initiative checks.
Disintegration. If
identified by their seven flexible limbs.
Modrons
Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron dutifully obeys commands
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of the Warriors of Madarua wear bronze masks that depict the determined the face of Madarua, an ancient Cynidicean god of birth, death, and the seasons. Each member bears a small tattoo of a sickle on
the inside of their left wrist.
Warriors of Madarua recognize and respect the ever-changing complexity of life. In combat, they strive to be as fierce and unpredictable as nature itself.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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
Axiomatic Mind. The decaton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The decaton has advantage on initiative rolls.
Disintegration. If
electricity from each of its ten eyes, synchronizing them to deadly effect.
Modrons
Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, death, and the seasons. Each member bears a small tattoo of a sickle on the inside of their left wrist.
Warriors of Madarua recognize and respect the ever-changing complexity of life. In combat
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
Golgari, no fear of death or taboo about the dead, just a fierce affirmation of the cycle.
Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s kit
Languages
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
island domain.
Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites
, polymorph
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, cone of cold, hold monster, scrying
6th level (2 slot): chain lightning, circle of death, create undead
7th level (2 slot): finger of death, forcecage
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
lifetimes pass like the seasons, like the flicker of endless days and nights. It has the secrets of the ages to share, secrets of life and death. Beings of this sort include Vecna, Lord of the Hand and
Death holds no sway over your patron, who has unlocked the secrets of everlasting life, although such a prize—like all power—comes at a price. Once mortal, the Undying has seen mortal
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
lifetimes pass like the seasons, like the flicker of endless days and nights. It has the secrets of the ages to share, secrets of life and death. Beings of this sort include Vecna, Lord of the Hand and
Death holds no sway over your patron, who has unlocked the secrets of everlasting life, although such a prize—like all power—comes at a price. Once mortal, the Undying has seen mortal
Deck of Many Things
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30 feet of you. The fighter is of the same race as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the fates have drawn him or her to you. You control this character.
Moon. You are granted the
.
Skull. You summon an avatar of death--a ghostly humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. It appears in a space of the GM's choice within 10 feet of you and attacks
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Strahd takes 20 radiant damage at the start of his turn, has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and can’t use his Change Shape bonus action.Multiattack. Strahd makes two Death Strike
attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with Blighted Fire if available.
Death Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Death Strike"} to hit
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, its magical essence lashes out as a ball of lightning at the closest creature within 30 feet of it before arcing out to up to two other
":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage and is stunned until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
folly, but Zargash is twisted beyond any hope of redemption. His hobbies include slaying the living and animating the dead.
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait. “I do not fear death
;
Bond. “Praise Orcus! May he give me the power to spread death, decay, and undeath in his name!”
Flaw. “I see living people as the corpses they are doomed to become and t reat them
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Axiomatic Mind. The hexton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The hexton has advantage on initiative rolls.
Disintegration. If the
which end in powerful pincers.
Modrons
Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron dutifully obeys commands from the
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
False Appearance. If the blight is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the blight move or act, that creature must
with its heavy branches and crushes prey to death with its roots. It can open its gaping, tooth-filled mouth and bite a creature caught in its roots. The roots of a tree blight can be severed, though