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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
effect on itself on a success.
6: Death Ray. The target must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"", "rollDamageType":"necrotic
;beholder's eye rays.
An eyedrake left to its own devices exhibits much of the stereotypical behavior of a young dragon, attempting to establish a lair and a hoard. Driven by instinct to jealously
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
esthetic becomes a nearly mindless entity with an instinct for self-preservation.
Reigar use their esthetics as spelljamming warships. When a hostile reigar in its esthetic encounters another
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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack.
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2
.
A Taste of Undeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Monk Few monks are found on Krynn, but those active in the world fall into two camps. The Way of the Long Death provides a good match for those evil monks who worship Sargonnas. The minotaurs who
, passion, fighters, and fire. Sirrion is said to sculpt the fire of the soul, and these monks seek to sculpt their minds and bodies so that all three act in unison, making instinct and action one and the same.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
all the gods of the First Circle in their turn, and see them as embodiments of the natural world, which moves in cycles: creation and destruction, waxing and withering, life and death. Thus, Grumbar
isn’t just god of the earth to a druid; he is the fertile soil and the rolling hills themselves. Malar isn’t just the Beastlord, but the hunger and the hunting instinct of a predatory beast. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed into a vast necropolis populated solely by undead creatures under his command. Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a
the dead, emulating their dread master. Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat, and a humanoid upper body with a corpulent belly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed into a vast necropolis populated solely by undead creatures under his command. Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a
the dead, emulating their dread master. Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat, and a humanoid upper body with a corpulent belly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Represents Artifact The importance of some physical object that must be obtained, protected, or destroyed at all costs Beast Great rage or passion; something bestial or malevolent hiding in plain sight
past; the return of an old enemy or the discovery of a secret buried long ago Executioner The imminent death of one rightly or wrongly convicted of a crime; false accusations and unjust prosecution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
mortality, whether embodied in undead monsters or expressed through the death of loved ones. A campaign revolving around an insidious evil, whether dark gods, monstrous races such as the yuan-ti, or
confront not only the savagery of the bestial creatures of the world, but also the beast within — the rage and fury that lies in their own hearts. A campaign exploring the insatiable thirst for power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
exile and chooses to remain in Shadowdusk Hold despite every instinct telling her to flee. Melissara is a human archmage, with these changes: Melissara is neutral. She speaks Common, Deep Speech, Draconic
to destroy Dezmyr and Zalthar before they can enact their plan to conquer Waterdeep, not realizing that death knights are not so easily vanquished. Melissara asks that she and Derrion be left out of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and a hoard. Driven by instinct to jealously defend its hoard, an eyedrake fights to the death if anything threatens even the smallest trinket it claims as its own. Eyedrake
Large Aberration
throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
6: Death Ray. The target must make a DC 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed into a vast necropolis populated solely by Undead creatures under his command. Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a
murder the living and then manipulate the dead, emulating their dread master. Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
shambling mound to seek out new sources of food.
The Weed that Walks. The instinct that drives a shambling mound is its central root-stem, buried somewhere inside its ponderous form. The rest of a
Resurgent Menace. If a shambling mound faces defeat before an overwhelming foe, the root-stem can feign death, collapsing the remains of its mound. If not subsequently killed, the root-stem beds down in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Halflings I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count the times I saw our little rogue cheat death, but I remember them all. Let’s see … there was the enraged roper, the flaming lava stream, the
catapulted gelatinous cubes, the Ten Tilting Corridors of Death, the exploding toad trap, the Hall of the Spinning Scimitars …
— Magnificus, wizard extraordinaire
Anyone who has spent time around
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
long without courting death. Anatomical Diversity. Sea spawn come in a wide variety of forms. An individual might have a tentacle for an arm, the jaws of a shark, a sea urchin’s spines, a whale’s fin
, leaving them semi-bestial until their full transformation when they reach old age. These wretches are hidden until their final change, to keep the secret of the Purple Rocks.
Kraken priests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
222, a fetid realm of ooze and fungi, obeys the whims of Juiblex and Zuggtmoy. The Death Dells Yeenoghu and his gnoll servants prowl layer 422—a cruel, desolate realm. The Endless Maze Layer 600’s
, Orcus yearns to make the multiverse a place of death and despair, forever unchanging except by his will, and to turn all creatures into Undead under his control. Orcus’s realm of Thanatos is a land of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
fire and the half-remembered arcana of dead spellcasters. They rise from the remains of dead magic-users who were reanimated by sinister necromancers or whose magical pursuits drive them beyond death
for most components.
Flameskulls take various forms, from skulls with humanlike features to ones with fearsome or bestial alterations. Their flames vary in color and grow more intense when they’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
one individual leads the Hands of Havoc. To confuse enforcers, the mantle of factol is passed between members. Whenever it seems the faction’s leader is on the verge of arrest or death, another
simply the first stage of death. Dusters seek to understand and experience the stages of death, the last of which they hold is True Death: a transcendence to a state of being beyond the multiverse. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
were sacrificed. Close to death, Elmo can no longer work or even walk. The sahuagin have not even bothered to kill him for food, considering his sparse frame not worth the effort. Elmo’s mind is too
his pain but do little to reverse his body’s deterioration. Elmo’s Death. Elmo dies as the conversation concludes. Just before he passes, he recalls the summoning of the avatar of Sekolah in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
, the path opens onto a wide ledge and then doubles back sharply into the mountainside.
Two bestial humanoids in hide armor stand watch on the ledge. They appear inattentive and bored.
Creatures
the forests north of Blasingdell. They keep their captives in a small pen until they put them to death or ransom them. A row of rough-hewn sapling trunks forms a crude but serviceable barrier across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
wildroots (see appendix C) 18–19 Yahcha beetle (see appendix C) 20 The rotting corpse of a human mage who was strangled to death by an assassin vine. A search of the corpse yields a scholar’s pack, a
blow through, and overlooking the silent pool below. But time, decay, and some bestial presence have given it a sinister air. It smells foul, and dark stains cover the floor and seep down the white
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
for an expected reason. Worried about the punishments the fanatics will inflict upon them for letting invaders into Illithinoch, the two mind flayers fight to the death. Dripping Statue. The infected
attack intruders, but Ahooshathan has a strong survival instinct. If both nothics are slain, or if Ahooshathan is badly injured and plainly outmatched, the mind flayer surrenders. Ahooshathan offers what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
rage. It channels this demonic fury in its death throes, falling within a blast of fire that can destroy even the hardiest foes. Balor
Huge fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 19 (natural
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 19 (22,000 XP)
Death Throes. When the balor dies, it explodes, and each creature within 30 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, a black dragon does anything it can to save itself, but it accepts death before allowing any other creature to claim mastery over it. Foes and Servants. Black dragons hate and fear other dragons
with the stench of death and decay. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same






