breath before death core rule

Ice Mephit

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the mephit. Failure: 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4", "rollType

":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Success: Half damage.Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5

Magma Mephit

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 11, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the mephit. Failure: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType

":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage. Success: Half damage.Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5 ft

Steam Mephit

Monsters Monster Manual

Blurred Form. Attack rolls against the mephit are made with Disadvantage unless the mephit has the Incapacitated condition. Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC

10, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the mephit. Failure: 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage

Mud Mephit

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 11, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the mephit. Failure: The target has the Restrained condition until

", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. Mud Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Mud Breath"}. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 11

Dust Mephit

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 10, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the mephit. Failure: 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4", "rollType

":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. Success: Half damage.Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw

Smoke Mephit

Monsters Monster Manual

Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 11, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the mephit. Failure: The target has the Poisoned condition until

", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Cinder Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Cinder Breath"}. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 11

Monk

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Monk Traits Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Monk level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Dexterity Skill Proficiencies Choose 2

power. Different Monks conceptualize this power in various ways: as breath, energy, life force, essence, or self, for example. Whether channeled as a striking display of martial prowess or as a subtler

Fighter

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Fighter Traits Primary Ability Strength or Dexterity Hit Point Die D10 per Fighter level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Constitution Skill Proficiencies

Armor, Scimitar, Shortsword, Longbow, 20 Arrows, Quiver, Dungeoneer's Pack, and 11 GP; or (C) 155 GP Fighters rule many battlefields. Questing knights, royal champions, elite soldiers, and hardened

Dracolich (Gargantuan)

Monsters Monster Manual

"} Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"rend", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Necrotic Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType

":"recharge", "rollAction":"Necrotic Breath"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: 52 (8d12);{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Necrotic

Dracolich

Monsters Monster Manual

"} Slashing damage plus 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"rend", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Necrotic Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType

":"recharge", "rollAction":"Necrotic Breath"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: 52 (8d12);{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Necrotic

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming

a lich. A treacherous lieutenant named Kas the Betrayer;Kas brought Vecna’s rule to an end in a terrible battle. Of Vecna, all that remained were one hand and one eye, grisly Artifacts that

Spore of Moander

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Explosive Core. When the spore is subjected to Fire damage, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the spore takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

":"Explosive Core", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage. Rolling Mass. The spore doesn’t need to expend extra movement to move through Difficult Terrain.Multiattack. The spore makes four Tendril

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Corroding Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Corroding Breath

"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 90-foot Cone. Failure: 52 (8d12) Acid;{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corroding Breath (Acid)", "rollDamageType":"Acid

Flesh Colossus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Berserk. If the core inside the colossus is destroyed, the colossus goes berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the colossus attacks the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is near

creatures grappled this way at a time. Elemental Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Elemental Breath"}. The colossus exhales a cloud swirling with

Galvanice Weird

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Death Burst. When the galvanice weird dies, it explodes in a burst of ice and lightning. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding weird must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6

);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Slam. Melee Weapon

Eater of Hope

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Breath of Hopelessness (Recharge 5–6

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Breath of Hopelessness"}. The eater of hope exhales a miasma of Underworld winds in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14

Magma Mephit Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of lava. Each creature within 5 feet of it must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage

","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. False Appearance. While the mephit remains motionless, it is

Art Elemental Mascot

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Death Burst. When the elemental dies, it explodes in a burst of colored light. Each creature within 5 feet of the elemental must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1

elemental mascot, a mage draws power from a blend of all the natural elements, extracting their vibrant colors to craft a swirling outer shell before imbuing its core with a planar spirit. As creatures of

Ice Mephit Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of jagged ice. Each creature within 5 feet of it must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType

":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. False Appearance. While the mephit remains motionless, it

Steam Mephit (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a cloud of steam. Each creature within 5 feet of the mephit must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Innate Spellcasting.(1/Day). The mephit can innately cast blur, requiring no material components. Its innate

Steam Mephit Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a cloud of steam. Each creature within 5 feet of the mephit must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Innate Spellcasting (1/Day). The mephit can innately cast blur, requiring no material components. Its innate

Breath Drinker

Monsters The Book of Many Things

and identity, ultimately drawing out and devouring the unfortunate being’s soul. Breath drinkers avoid necrotic energy because it amplifies the void at the core of their existence, rapidly

Incorporeal Movement. The breath drinker can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Greater Death Dragon

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Cataclysmic Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath

", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature dies if the breath reduces it to 0 hit points

Lesser Death Dragon

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath"}. The dragon exhales a wave of ghostly purple flames in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area

must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save

Syndra Silvane

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

Death Kiss

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Lacking the egotism of their stronger kin, a death kiss usually submits to the rule of its creator or any other beholder it encounters, but it tries to escape as soon as the beholder is preoccupied. A

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

Ice Mephit (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of jagged ice. Each creature within 5 feet of it must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType

":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. False Appearance. While the mephit remains motionless, it

Magma Mephit (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of lava. Each creature within 5 feet of it must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage

","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. False Appearance. While the mephit remains motionless, it is

Smoke Mephit Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it leaves behind a cloud of smoke that fills a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on its space. The sphere is heavily obscured. Wind disperses the cloud, which otherwise

","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Cinder Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Cinder Breath"}. The mephit exhales a 15-foot cone of smoldering ash. Each

Fume Drake

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Death Burst. When the fume drake dies, it explodes in a cloud of noxious fumes. Each creature within 5 feet of the fume drake must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or take 4 (1d8

);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Unusual Nature. The fume drake doesn’t require food, drink, or sleep.Bite. Melee Weapon

Dust Mephit (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of dust. Each creature within 5 feet of it must then succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A blinded

);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Blinding Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Blinding

Smoke Mephit (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it leaves behind a cloud of smoke that fills a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on its space. The sphere is heavily obscured. Wind disperses the cloud, which otherwise

","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Cinder Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Cinder Breath"}. The mephit exhales a 15-foot cone of smoldering ash. Each

Mud Mephit (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of sticky mud. Each Medium or smaller creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained until the

"} bludgeoning damage. Mud Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mud Breath"}. The mephit belches viscid mud onto one creature within 5 feet of it. If the target is

Dust Mephit Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of dust. Each creature within 5 feet of it must then succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute. A blinded

);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Blinding Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Blinding

Mud Mephit Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of sticky mud. Each Medium or smaller creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained until the

"} bludgeoning damage. Mud Breath (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mud Breath"}. The mephit belches viscid mud onto one creature within 5 feet of it. If the target is

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