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Returning 35 results for 'corpse start'.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Regeneration. The revenant regains 10 Hit Points at the start of each of its turns. If the revenant takes Fire or Radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Its
and Good is cast on its corpse. If it revives, it animates a Humanoid corpse elsewhere on the same plane of existence; it now looks different but uses the same stat block and returns with all its Hit
Monsters
Monster Manual
damage dies, and a Shadow rises from the corpse. The shadow is under the dragon’s control and shares the dragon’s Initiative count but acts immediately after the dragon.Legendary Action
Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollAction":"Swallow", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage at the start of each of the behir’s turns.
If the behir takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from the swallowed creature, the
behir dies, a swallowed creature is no longer Restrained and can escape from the corpse by using 15 feet of movement, exiting Prone.
Monsters
Monster Manual
start of each of the remorhaz’s turns.
If the remorhaz takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the remorhaz must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw at the
has the Restrained condition and can escape from the corpse by using 15 feet of movement, exiting Prone.
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"damage", "rollAction":"Swallow", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage at the start of each of the worm’s turns.
If the worm takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it
condition. If the worm dies, any swallowed creature no longer has the Restrained condition and can escape from the corpse using 20 feet of movement, exiting Prone.
Monsters
Monster Manual
damage dies, and a Shadow rises from the corpse. The shadow is under the dragon’s control and shares the dragon’s Initiative count but acts immediately after the dragon.Legendary Action
Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Swallow", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage at the start of each of its turns.
If the kraken takes 50 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the kraken must succeed on a DC 25
swallowed creature no longer has the Restrained condition and can escape from the corpse using 15 feet of movement, exiting Prone.Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another
Monsters
Monster Manual
at the start of each of its turns.
Onslaught. The tarrasque moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Claw or Tail attack.
World-Shaking Movement. The tarrasque moves up to its Speed. At the end
condition. The tarrasque can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.Fire, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, SlashingSwallow. Strength Saving Throw: DC 27, one Large or smaller
Monsters
Monster Manual
imperceptible, magical wave of negative energy in a 150-foot Cone. Creatures in that area can’t regain Hit Points until the start of the death tyrant’s next turn. An intact Humanoid corpse
direction. The target has the Restrained condition until the start of the death tyrant’s next turn or until the death tyrant has the Incapacitated condition. The death tyrant can also exert fine
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the corpse flower or one of its zombie;zombies must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, unless the creature is a Construct or an Undead. On a failed save, the creature is poisoned until the start
Corpses. When first encountered, a corpse flower contains the corpses of 1d6 + 3;{"diceNotation":"1d6 + 3", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Humanoids"} Humanoids. A corpse flower can hold the
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
False Appearance. While the creeper remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary flowering vine.
Regeneration. The creeper regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the
creeper takes fire, necrotic, or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. The creeper dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Corpse Stride. Once on its turn, the lampad can use 10 feet of its movement to step magically into one creature's corpse within its reach and emerge from a second creature's corpse within 60 feet of
the first corpse, appearing in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the second corpse. Both corpses must be Medium or bigger.
Innate Spellcasting. The lampad's spellcasting ability is Charisma (+6
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Corpse Burst. Gore, offal, and acid erupt from a corpse within 20 feet of Yestabrod. Creatures within 10 feet of the corpse must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity
Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Caustic Spores","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of Yestabrod’s turns. A
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Plant Camouflage. The vegepygmy has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring vegetation.
Regeneration. The vegepygmy regains 3 hit points at the start of
its turn. If it takes cold, fire, or necrotic damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the vegepygmy’s next turn. The vegepygmy dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
creature poisoned in this way takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Larval Burst","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage at the start of each of its turns as larvae
instantly kills the larvae in the creature, ending the effect on it.
If a creature is reduced to 0 hit points by the infestation, it dies. The larvae remain in the corpse, and one survives to become a fully
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Plant Camouflage. The vegepygmy has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring vegetation.
Regeneration. The vegepygmy regains 5 hit points at the start of
its turn. If it takes cold, fire, or necrotic damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the vegepygmy’s next turn. The vegepygmy dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
temporary hit points.
Skeletonize. If the swarm starts its turn in the same space as a dead creature that is Large or smaller, the corpse is destroyed, leaving behind only equipment and bones (or
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage, causing 1 damage of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Plant Camouflage. The thorny has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring vegetation.
Regeneration. The thorny regains 5 hit points at the start of its
turn. If it takes cold, fire, or necrotic damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the thorny’s next turn. The thorny dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
another creature’s turn. The false lich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Spiteful Teleport. The false lich, along with anything it is wearing or carrying, teleports to an
nefarious magical copies of themselves to fool enemies, to guard treasure, or for other inscrutable reasons.
To create a false lich, a lich binds a shred of its life force to a corpse in a profane
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Bloodheart Stake. The impaler is magically bound to the ceremonial stake and the sacrificed corpse the ritual caster used to create it. If the impaler is reduced to 0 hit points, it disappears, then
if it is reduced to 0 hit points while either the ceremonial stake is removed from the sacrifice’s corpse or the impaler is on a different plane of existence from that corpse.
Legendary
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
saving throw or be swallowed by the hertilod. A swallowed creature has the blinded and restrained conditions, and it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the hertilod. At the start
prone condition. If the hertilod dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained and can escape from the corpse by using 10 feet of movement, exiting with the prone condition.
Claw. Melee Weapon
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the worm's turns.
If the worm takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the worm must succeed on a DC 21
it and can escape from the corpse by using 20 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Tail Stinger. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tail Stinger"} to hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
+ 3);{"diceNotation":"6d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Frost Shard", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the hag’s
next turn.
Horrific Feast. The hag feeds on the corpse of one enemy within reach that died within the past minute. Each creature of the hag’s choice that is within 60 feet and able to see the
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
cover against attacks and other effects outside the skyswimmer, and it takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the
regurgitate the creature, which falls prone in a space within 10 feet of the skyswimmer. If the skyswimmer dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 15
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the whale's turns. If the whale takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from a
the whale dies, a swallowed creature can escape from the corpse by using 20 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the wormling’s turns.
If the wormling takes 10 damage or
space within 10 feet of the wormling. If the wormling dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Tail Stinger
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the lizard's turns. The lizard can have only one target
swallowed at a time.
If the lizard dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 10 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the necrotic centipede's turns.
If the necrotic centipede takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from
feet of the necrotic centipede. If the necrotic centipede dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 15 feet of movement, exiting prone.Fire, Necrotic
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and force it to succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the start of the walker's next turn.
Icy Doom. Any creature killed by the walker freezes for 9 days, during which time it
life can be.
When a coldlight walker dies, its light goes out, leaving behind a frozen, inanimate corpse that can never be raised from the dead.Cold
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that amount.When a gem dragon kills an aberrant creature from the Far Realm, the dragon sometimes reshapes the alien corpse into a gem stalker—a cunning predator capable of traversing the
roll it makes before the start of the gem stalker’s next turn.
Sapphire. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be pushed horizontally up to 10 feet away from the gem
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Cloying Miasma. The abomination is surrounded by a noxious stench. At the start of the abomination’s turn, any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or
be poisoned until the start of the abomination’s next turn.
Regeneration. The abomination regains 10 hit points at the start of its turns if it has at least 1 hit point.Multiattack. The
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Amorphous. The flesh meld can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing.
Aura of Death. At the start of each of the flesh meld’s turns, each creature within 5 feet of it must
poisoned condition until the start of the flesh meld’s next turn.
Magic Resistance. The flesh meld has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spider Climb. The flesh
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage at the start of each of the toad’s turns. The toad can have only one target swallowed at a time.
If the toad
dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone.Cold
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
this trait. If the tyrannosaurus zombie still has this trait when it dies, 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Disgorge Zombie"} normal zombie;zombies erupt from its corpse at
the start of its next turn. These zombies act on their own initiative count.
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the tyrannosaurus zombie to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swallow","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at the start of each of the remorhaz's turns.
If the remorhaz takes 30 damage or more on a single turn
the remorhaz. If the remorhaz dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse using 15 feet of movement, exiting prone.Cold, Fire