containing rarely great to have reduced

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil. The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it

that tries to read from the book takes 24d6 Radiant damage. This damage ignores Resistance and Immunity, and it can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by

Dracolich

Monsters Monster Manual

it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points. If the gem is destroyed, the dracolich can create a new one by completing an 8-hour ritual using a gem worth 1,000+ GP and by expending 5,000 GP, which the

turn.Dracolich Lairs A dracolich lurks in a corrupted version of the lair it had in life. The region containing a dracolich’s lair is warped by its presence, creating the following effects: Sapping Mist

Demilich

Monsters Monster Manual

jealously guard their deathtrap-laden sanctums. The most notorious of these is the Tomb of Horrors, lair of the infamous Acererak. The region containing a demilich’s lair is twisted by its

DC 20 Constitution saving throw or have its Hit Point maximum reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Enervating Domain"}. This reduction lasts until the creature

Bag of Beans

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

takes 10d6 Force damage from an internal explosion. 91–95 A pyramid with a 60-foot-square base bursts upward. Inside is a burial chamber containing a Mummy, a Mummy Lord, or some other

the DM chooses, such as to a great view, a cloud giant’s castle, or another plane of existence.

Wish

Spells Player’s Handbook

wish for something not included in any of the other effects. To do so, state your wish to the DM as precisely as possible. The DM has great latitude in ruling what occurs in such an instance; the greater

cast a spell until you finish a Long Rest, you take 1d10 Necrotic damage per level of that spell. This damage can’t be reduced or prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength score becomes 3

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

, and you gain the following benefits: Great Strength. Your Strength becomes 20 unless it is already 20 or higher. Icy Touch. Any melee spell attack you make with the hand and any melee attack made

damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is transformed into green slime (see chapter 3) that covers the ground in its

Star Lancer

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

innards of one of these dead gods, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question

to the Great Cavern that forms the hollow heart of the dead god. There, the soul becomes housed in the body of a new, fully grown star lancer that rises magically from the cavern floor. As long as

Tower Hand

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, the tower hand deflects the missile. The damage it takes from the attack is reduced by 7 (1d10 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d10+2", "rollType":"roll

", "rollAction":"Deflect Missile"}.Tower hands belong to the Order of the Night Sky, an ancient society of martial artists who protect the sages of the Tower of the Heavens. They rarely speak and carry few

Equinal Guardinal

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

powerful, hocked legs carry them over great distances. These good-natured, boisterous Celestials boast their might in contests of strength and rarely back down from a challenge. Tough and courageous

Vargouille

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

or a dretch, fears vargouilles only if they appear in great numbers. In the Lower Planes, vargouilles rarely get the chance to eat live prey other than vermin. More often, they lap up the ichor left

vargouille along for the ride, attached like a tick. The precautions a mortal takes to control a summoned demon rarely account for a stowaway, enabling the vargouille to escape into the world. Vargouilles

Tlacatecolo

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

transforms into a Medium owl, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the tlacatecolo is reduced to 0 hit points or if it uses its action to end it. Plague

mortals. These fiends spread an affliction that leaches heat and life from the living, dispersing it upon winds that rattle like a gasp from a frozen body. Sunlight staves off the disease, but those affected rarely survive the dark of night.Cold, Poison

Reduced-threat Wyvern

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Reduced Threat. This creature has -2 penalty on all ability checks and saving throws.Multiattack. The wyvern makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its stinger. While flying, it can use

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Cousins to the great dragons, wyverns have two scaly legs, leathery wings, and a sinewy tail topped with a poison stinger that can kill a creature in seconds.

Paper Bird

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

is reduced to 0 or if it is otherwise immobilized, it turns into ash. Paper birds usually come in small, flat boxes containing 1d6 + 3 sheets of the parchment.

Demogorgon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Gaze. Demogorgon turns his

a meld of different forms. He has a saurian lower body and clawed, webbed feet; suckered tentacles sprout from the shoulders of his great apelike torso, which is surmounted by two hideous simian heads

Shago

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

having a great fear of being turned into a zombie or ghoul. Despite his fears, Shago knows that the undead must be defeated. This is why he works with the Flaming Fist; the merchant princes bemoan the

Fist, but his sympathies are with the mercenaries and he rarely provides her with any secret or useful information. Shago is 6 feet 3 inches tall and 220 pounds, with rippling muscles and a friendly

B'rohg

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

","rollAction":"Hideous Rend","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage is ripped into four pieces.B&rsquo

accustomed to eking out a meager existence in their natural habitat, and they rarely bond with other kinds of creatures. A b’rohg that benefits from a stranger’s act of kindness is at

Tlincalli

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

sun sets, the newly hatched young emerge from the lair to eat the captives alive. These predators see themselves as great hunters, and respect others with such skills. If a tlincalli encounters a more

powerful hunter, such as a blue dragon, they carefully weigh whether to serve the superior hunter, move on, or fight to the death to remove it as competition. Tlincallis rarely build cities, make

Dybbuk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Tentacle", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, its hit point maximum is also reduced by 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction

":"Tentacle"}. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Possess Corpse (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6

Ancient Deep Crow

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

cousins, the ancient deep crows. Whether these gargantuan specimens are elder deep crows grown to great size or some higher form that holds lesser deep crows in thrall remains to be determined. Ideally

of volcanic rock the creatures prize as roosts are common in such places, whose ambient warmth provides constant temperature regulation for the creature's eggs. Regional Effects The region containing

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

of savage humanoids and weird cults in untamed lands. Others gain positions of great influence, especially where elemental beings are revered. A few genasi leave the Material Plane to find refuge in

the households of their genie parents. Wild and Confident Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful

Mind Drinker Vampire

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken

, and the vampire regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Unarmed Strike. Melee

Vampirate Mage

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Explode. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation

","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow under the DM’s control. Ray of Cold

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

rot. Great bat wings sprout from his shoulders, and his head is like the skull of a goat, the flesh nearly rotted from it. In one hand, he wields the legendary Wand of Orcus, which is described in the

Monster Manual). These Undead obey his telepathic commands, which can reach anywhere in the lair. Regional Effects The region containing Orcus’s lair is warped by his magic, creating one or more

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced. Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as

affect them. They defy gravity with flight that doesn’t rely solely upon their great wings, and gravitational force empowers both their devastating breath weapon and the exploding amethyst

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 23 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts

until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. Gaze. Demogorgon turns his magical gaze toward one creature that he can see within 120 feet of him. That

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

disappear if Ogrémoch is reduced to 0 hit points.Ogrémoch can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at

creatures standing on the ground in that radius must succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. Create Gargoyle (Costs 3 Actions). Ogrémoch’s hit points are reduced by 50 as he

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

5 or more, the target falls prone. Savage (Costs 2 Actions). Yeenoghu makes a bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great battle-scarred gnoll

. Those that ate of great Yeenoghu’s kills became gnoll;gnolls, emulating their master’s ways. Few others worship the Beast of Butchery, but those who do tend to take on a gnoll-like aspect

Meletian Hoplite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ray of Frost","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the hoplite's next turn.Meletian hoplites

typically work in groups and use coordinated tactics to win victories. The three Hoplite Unit Names tables present the sorts of titles used by hoplite contingents hailing from Theros's great poleis. Consider

Bariaur Wanderer

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Barbed Javelin", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the bariaur’s next turn. Ram. Melee

. Some bariaurs sate their wanderlust by exploring their home plane, the Outlands, and the Great Wheel beyond. These bariaur wanderers often serve as guides in the Outlands, assisting visitors by

Gloamwing

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Death Link. If its specter rider is reduced to 0 hit points, the gloamwing is destroyed. Flyby. The gloamwing doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach. Sunlight

, and its leathery skin is stretched tight over its skull, where its eyes are empty sockets. Its body is mottled with bony plates, and great wings stretch from its shoulders. Undead Nature. A Nightveil

Returned Kakomantis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

lives are rarely what they expected—not that they remember what it was they expected. As a result of having followed the Path of Phenax (see chapter 4), the Returned lose their identities

’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to shadow plays without weight or substance

Gambler

Backgrounds Acquisitions Incorporated

All you need to make a lot of gold is a little gold. Except at those times when all you need to have no gold at all is a little gold. Whether you’re a good gambler or a bad one rarely matters

Proficiencies: Deception, Insight Tool Proficiencies: One gaming set Languages: Any one of your choice Equipment: One gaming set, a lucky charm, a set of fine clothes, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

belonged to a fallen comrade, a folded flag emblazoned with the symbol of your ship or company, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp FEATURE: STEADY You can move twice

;You enabled the escape of your fellow soldiers, but at great cost to yourself. Some of your past comrades may think you’re dead. 4 Juggernaut. No reasonable explanation can explain

Strahd, Master of Death House

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Strahd fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Master of the House. When Strahd is reduced to 0 hit points, he dissolves into mist and immediately

itself on a success. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until Strahd is reduced to 0 hit points, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or uses a bonus action to end the effect

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

goliath, and fewer still can claim friendship with them. Goliaths wander a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great

goliaths. If a king lacks the intelligence or leadership to lead, then clearly the most talented person in the kingdom should take his place. Goliaths rarely keep such opinions to themselves, and

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