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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
bloodthirsty rampages along with swarms of emboldened, bloodsucking pests. Strigoi drain the blood, marrow, and soft tissues from their victims, leaving behind nothing but empty husks. Due to the horrifying
drain living victims. Others, though, embrace their new forms and mimic vampires. These would-be bloodsucker aristocrats create stirge courts amid scabrous husk-decorated villas and drain the life from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
from nonmagical weapons that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
. Naergoth makes three attacks, either with his longsword or longbow. He can use Life Drain in place of one longsword attack.
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
nonmagical weapons that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 11
three attacks, either with his longsword or longbow. He can use Life Drain in place of one longsword attack.
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 20 (5d6 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
nonmagical weapons that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 11
three attacks, either with his longsword or longbow. He can use Life Drain in place of one longsword attack.
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 20 (5d6 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Perception +3, Stealth +4
Resistances Necrotic
Immunities Poison; Exhaustion, Poisoned
Gear Studded Leather Armor
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus one other
, using Necrotic Sword or Necrotic Bow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Life Drain.
Necrotic Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) Slashing damage plus 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
-devouring spirits drawn to darkness and negative emotions. Having lost all connection to the beings they once were, these hateful spirits drain mortal essence to steal fleeting tastes of life and warmth
; Charmed, Exhaustion, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Unconscious
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Understands Common plus one other language but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
wasting illness. A warlock offends some dark power and contracts a strange affliction that spreads whenever he casts spells. A simple outbreak might amount to little more than a small drain on party
specifics of how a disease works aren't bound by a common set of rules. Diseases can affect any creature, and a given illness might or might not pass from one race or kind of creature to another. A plague
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Languages Common, Infernal
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Incorporeal Movement. The wraith can move through an object or another creature, but can’t stop there.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the
wraith has disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
with Replicate Magic Item and that uses charges. You expend a level 1+ spell slot and recharge the item. The number of charges the item regains is equal to the level of spell slot expended. Drain Magic
. The slot is level 1 if the item is Common or level 2 if the item is Uncommon or Rare. Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest. Any spell slot you create with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
practice that can drain life from the world. Much of Athas’s magic lies in the hands of evildoers. Conversely, in the world of Eberron, magic is as commonplace as any other commodity. Mercantile houses sell
: Is some magic common? Is some socially unacceptable? Which magic is rare? How unusual are members of each spellcasting class? How common are those who can cast high-level spells? How rare are magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
free from oppression by the elite. The group’s name originates from its members’ desire to drain the greed from Zinda like blood from a wound. Under the leadership of Captain Adann, the group works in
displaying magic. The poor eat grains and roots served on palm leaves spread upon straw floors. Faith and Ancestors Though Zinda welcomes the practices of all citizens, the city’s one common faith involves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +3
Immunities Cold
Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 6 (2,300 XP; PB +3)
Traits
Ice Walk. The
Wis 12 +1 +6
Cha 12 +1 +1
Skills Perception +11, Stealth +5
Immunities Cold
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 21
Languages Common, Draconic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Exhaustion
Senses Blindsight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 23
Languages Common plus three other languages
CR 15 (XP 13,000, or 15,000 in lair; PB +5)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in
).
Bonus Actions
Sanguine Drain. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 18, one creature the vampire can see within 30 feet that isn’t a Construct or an Undead. Failure: 14 (4d6) Necrotic damage. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Slashing
Immunities Necrotic, Poison; Charmed, Exhaustion, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Unconscious
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wraith has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.
Actions
Life Drain. Melee Attack Roll: +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
+3
Immunities Charmed
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages Common plus three other languages
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The doppelganger makes two Slam
15 +2 +2
Immunities Frightened
Gear Greatsword, Heavy Crossbow, Plate Armor
Senses Passive Perception 10
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9
Languages Understands Common plus one other language but can’t speak
CR 1/4 (XP 50; PB +2)
Actions
Shortsword. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit
Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages Understands Common plus one other language but can’t speak
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2)
Traits
Incorporeal Movement. The specter can move through other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
from a wasting illness. A warlock offends some dark power and contracts a strange affliction that spreads whenever he casts spells.
A simple outbreak might amount to little more than a small drain
the specifics of how a disease works aren’t bound by a common set of rules. Diseases can affect any creature, and a given illness might or might not pass from one race or kind of creature to another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, nonnutritive runoff from the troughs in the adjacent rooms. It smells terrible but isn’t harmful to eat. It drains through tiny vents in the floor, dribbling into other parts of the Far Realm. F2: Common
of the Feeder Trenches, Feedkeeper Naruv. Naruv speaks Common, Deep Speech, and Grell. The grells are enraged at the interruption of their private meal, but none more so than Naruv. The passageway to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
before withdrawing to a planar lair in the Outlands. The red greatwyrm Ashardalon worked with a balor to ritually drain the power of his echoes, then infused their power into himself by implanting
, frightened, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 31
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 27 (105,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +8
Chromatic Awakening (Recharges after a Short or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Constitution saving throw or gain 1 Exhaustion level. Soul Drain. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair have Disadvantage on Death Saving Throws. If the dracolich is destroyed or moves its lair elsewhere
120 ft.; Passive Perception 24
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 17 (XP 18,000, or 20,000 in lair; PB +6)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dracolich fails a saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Shapechanger. The quasit can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a bat (speed 10
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Sylvan
Challenge 1 (100 XP)
Blurred Movement. Attack rolls against the quickling have disadvantage unless the quickling is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
save, the spell dissipates with no effect, and the action, Bonus Action, or Reaction used to cast the spell is wasted, but any resources used to cast it aren’t expended. Soul Drain. Creatures within 1
; Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned
Senses Truesight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 19
Languages Common plus three other languages
CR 15 (XP 13,000, or 15,000 in lair; PB +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
magic of shadow, which lets them take on a ghastly appearance and disappear, as well as twist shadow into terrifying bolts of energy that drain the vigor of their victims. Death Giant Reaper Huge Giant
, Wis +8, Cha +8
Skills Arcana +11, Perception +8, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities necrotic
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Common
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8) necrotic damage, and the ghost regains hit points equal to half the amount of damage the target takes. The target must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
a larger sheet, containing a few lines of handwritten text in the Common tongue. Dampness has spoiled it so that only two words are legible: “beyond skeletons.” The books can be sold for 7 gp each
, valueless documents, all written in Common — receipts for purchases of various chemicals and laboratory equipment. A character who makes a successful DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check uncovers a small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The aboleth makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Tail Swipe. The aboleth makes one tail attack.
Psychic Drain (Costs 2 Actions). One creature
Throws Dex +7, Con +10, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills Perception +11, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 21
Languages Common, Draconic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
you.
Skeleton Staff. The staff of Lottie’s Palace are all skeletons with the power of magical speech. The skeleton that approaches the characters greets them in Common, suggests they get some
stat block with these changes: It speaks Common, though its responses are programmed. A successful DC 11 Wisdom (Perception) check notes a small clockwork device attached to the inside of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
to the surprise of this room’s occupant, Umberto Noblin. Water leaks down the walls of this cell and pools on the floor near a rusty drain. A dejected gnome sits on a sodden mattress in one corner
. Arriving cultists ring specific bells in a predetermined pattern, based on their rank, so cultists in the common room (area C14) can prepare an appropriate welcome. If the characters ring the bells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Property. No Trespassing!” in Common. A lookout is stationed on a second-floor balcony above the western end of the porch.
Any character who approaches the porch in plain view is spotted by the bandit
. Development. If Laris is here when the stable hand in area G2b bangs his pail, Laris heads to the stables to find out what’s going on. It takes her 1 minute to get there. G17: Small Common Room This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
each pool keeps its water from draining out. Numerous tiny drain holes near the tops of the sunken pools prevent them from overflowing. D3. South Massage Room This room contains a massage table draped
weaponless. He speaks Common and Elvish, but has no useful information to share. Klim guarantees that his family will pay a generous reward for his safe return to their estate in the Upper City — but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
transform her into a crone with skin like a shriveled apple. Feenia speaks Common and Goblin. If the characters approach her, she shares the following information while the kite taunts her from above
any harm. If they are attacked, the shadows attack in turn. If one shadow is destroyed, the other tries to flee. A creature whose Strength is reduced to 0 by a shadow’s Strength Drain attack does not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
wrecked furniture. A pouch on her belt contains 670 sp. 46. Common Area The open courtyard in the east end of the residential area was the site of a pitched battle between dwarves and orcs. The
kiss and drain the hapless dupe. The succubus is an adept liar and mixes in just enough of the truth to be convincing; see the “Idalla’s Story” sidebar. If the characters attack, Idalla attempts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
three concentric, gilded rings. The pool has no visible drain.
The painted mural on the ceiling depicts the Prince of Frost, an archfey of Zorhanna’s acquaintance. Pool. The pool is 10 feet long, 5 feet
(marked C on map 12.2). She is a chaotic good, elf archmage who speaks Auran, Common, Draconic, Elvish, and Sylvan. She has expended all her 6th-level and higher spell slots trying to escape from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
consented, but before he could drain all life from Patrina, her own people stoned her to death in an act of mercy to thwart Strahd’s plans. Strahd demanded, and got, Patrina’s body. She then became the
. An invisible imp is perched atop the owlbear. If someone tries to open the sarcophagus, the imp says in Common, “I wouldn’t do that if I were you!” The imp is magically bound to King Dostron’s remains






