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Zuggtmoy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
infected by these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of madness (determined by rolling on the Madness
of Zuggtmoy table) that lasts until the creature is cured of the disease or dies. While infected in this way, the creature can’t be reinfected, and it must repeat the saving throw at the end of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her mindless servants and, eventually, into
facets.
Zuggtmoy’s cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most are fungus-infected to some degree, whether through inhaling her mind-controlling spores or being transformed to the point where
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, the dragon has resistance to damage that isn’t force, psychic, or radiant.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the dragon can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Sunlight
snakes infest the lair, which is filled 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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth
dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new
transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Death Tyrant
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Monster Manual (2014)
minute. In addition, the creature can’t take reactions, and it can take either an action or a bonus action on its turn, not both. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
it contains more trappings of death and decay. A death tyrant encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 15 (13,000 XP).
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, a death tyrant can invoke
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
humanoids that become infected by the plague. Foodstuffs that are exposed to the plague’s spores decay or go sour within 2d12 hours, leaving behind a lurid magenta mass of oozing fungi. Eating infected
within 10 feet of a creature infected by the saprophytic plague must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or become infected as well. On a successful save, a creature is immune to the plague
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
surroundings to appear reflected in the blade as if in a state of decay.
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When you hit an undead creature with it, the attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
” with Zuggtmoy’s gift must make a Constitution saving throw, with a save DC of 8 + the myconid’s Constitution modifier + the myconid’s proficiency bonus. A creature that forgoes or fails the saving throw
becomes infected. While infected with Zuggtmoy’s gift, the creature gains the ability to cast a special version of the tree stride spell that has no components. This spell allows the infected creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bonus. Infestation Spores (1/Day). The myconid releases spores that burst out in a cloud that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on it, and the cloud lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood
creature in the cloud when it appears, or that enters it later, must make a Constitution saving throw. The save DC is 8 + the myconid’s Constitution modifier + the myconid’s proficiency bonus. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zuggtmoy The Demon Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her mindless servants and
life and its many facets. Zuggtmoy’s cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most are fungi-infected to some degree, whether through inhaling her mind-controlling spores or being transformed to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
enters it later, must make a Constitution saving throw. The save DC is 8 + the myconid’s Constitution modifier + the myconid’s proficiency bonus. On a successful save, the creature can’t be infected by
these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Brackish Trudge Brackish trudges are lumbering masses of sentient fungus and vegetation that thrive in the bayou. They are living examples of the conflicting forces of life and decay existing in a
harmonious cycle. Flowers and other plant life grow on their backs, necks, and heads. When these plants die, they decay and become the ideal habitat for fungi. The older a trudge is, the wilder and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Harrow dispatches these Undead companions from the Gardens of Decay to search for Decks of Many Things. On harrowing hunts, harrow hawks scout for the prey and accompany the Grim Harrow in battle. Harrow
Bonus +2
Actions
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) necrotic damage.
Plane Shift (2/Day). The hawk casts Plane Shift on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Ghoul Ghouls are Undead that roam the night in packs, driven by insatiable hunger for flesh. Like maggots, they thrive in places rank with decay and death. Ghoul
Medium Undead, Typically Chaotic
Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 1 Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Bite. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Zuggtmoy The Demon Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her mindless servants and
life and its many facets. Zuggtmoy’s cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most are fungi-infected to some degree, whether through inhaling her mind-controlling spores or being transformed to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Doomguard Rot Blade Rot blades are the entropic levers through which the Doomguard quickens the natural decay of the multiverse. These members wield weapons immersed in necrotic energy, which can
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Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
Multiattack. The rot blade makes two Entropic Blade or Entropic Javelin attacks.
Entropic Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the power to spread death, decay, and undeath in his name!” Flaw. “I see living people as the corpses they are doomed to become and treat them accordingly.” Combat Notes War is Zargash’s domain. He
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Cling to Life (Recharges after a Long Rest). The first time Zargash would drop to 0 hit points as a result of taking damage, he instead drops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
energy to give healing and life or to bring death and decay. Her mastery of this magic sustains her own life force even without the sustenance of food, drink, or even air. She founded Witherbloom
of her philosophy and magic, she views the more dangerous aspects of nature, including the inevitability of death and decay, as natural and integral parts of existence. Beledros Witherbloom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
dementia and death. The results were vampiric mind flayers, feral atrocities spawned from mind flayer tadpoles infected with vampirism. These specialized but flawed terrors serve a single purpose: to drain
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages telepathy 120 ft. but can only project emotions
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Spider Climb. The mind flayer can climb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
remains into its body to sustain and repair itself. The plant has a malevolent bent and despises the living. With or without corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes a stench of decay that
) Proficiency Bonus +3
Corpses. When first encountered, a corpse flower contains the corpses of 1d6 + 3 Humanoids. A corpse flower can hold the remains of up to nine Humanoids. These remains have total
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
to go far enough, the victim is infected with an unholy hunger for flesh that overpowers their personality and transforms them into a ghoul. Maurezhi
Medium Fiend (Demon), Typically Chaotic Evil
, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Abyssal, Elvish, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. It opens as described in the “Illithinoch Features” section. Once the characters open this door and trigger its jarring mental pulse, the infected elder brain in area X15 takes notice of their
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the pool, the waterfall, and the stream that feeds them in area A4 has been magically tainted, causing creatures that touch it to rapidly decay. Any creature that enters the water for the first time on
and has a faint green tinge. This mist is 50 feet thick and extends 100 feet from the cliff wall. Creatures that enter the mist must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become infected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Carrion Crawler Catacomb-Scouring Necrophage Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Brian Valeza Ravenous corpse eaters, carrion crawlers gravitate toward places of slaughter and decay. In such
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Spellcasting. The centaur casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At Will: Druidcraft, Speak with Animals
Bonus Actions
Entangling Trail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
a stench of decay that can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become nauseated. The stench, which serves as a defense mechanism, fades 2d4 days after the corpse flower dies
corpse flower dies, the corpses within it can be pulled free.
While it has at least one humanoid corpse in its body, the corpse flower can use a bonus action to do one of the following:
The corpse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
blade always appears ruined and rusting, and causes its surroundings to appear reflected in the blade as if in a state of decay. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its body. Blighted Territory A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creature’s swampy
60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Stench. Any creature other than a catoblepas that starts its turn within 10 feet of the catoblepas must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Aleron resents his fellow Undead in the Grim Harrow, considering himself better than all of them and unjustly condemned to the Gardens of Decay for an act of altruism. Though the weakest of the
, frightened, poisoned, stunned, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Infernal
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Halo of Pestilence. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
touching my stuff, though.
Tasha
Druids of the Circle of Spores find beauty in decay. They see within mold and other fungi the ability to transform lifeless material into abundant, albeit somewhat
regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest. Spreading Spores 10th-level Circle of Spores feature You gain the ability to seed an area with deadly spores. As a bonus action while your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
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Languages Vegepygmy
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Plant Camouflage. The vegepygmy has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring
. Other vegepygmies defer to these so-called chiefs. A chief can expel its spores in a burst, infecting nearby creatures. If a creature dies while infected, its corpse produces vegepygmies the same way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
its ramparts — undead guards in various states of decay.
Arkhan the Cruel has claimed this tower as his base. Here, with the help of a tortle death-priest of Tiamat named Krull, the dragonborn
hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8) necrotic damage.
Shell Defense. Krull withdraws into his shell. Until he emerges as a bonus action, he has a +4 bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
. Subtle social cues are lost on the factol, whose eternal nature has eroded any memory of mortal life. As a result of his decay, Skall’s power has waned considerably, but challenging him in combat is as
120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages all
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +6
Aura of Death. Creatures within 30 feet of Skall have disadvantage on death saving throws.
Cosmic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Common, Elvish
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Burden of Time. Beasts and Humanoids (except elves) have disadvantage on saving throws while within 10 feet of the shadar-kai.
Fey Ancestry
) Proficiency Bonus +3
Fey Ancestry. The shadar-kai has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put it to sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The shadar-kai makes three Spiked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
outside her small hut. The hag uses the flying monkeys to gather food and supplies, but they won’t fight for her. The golem will, however; it erupts from the earth as a bonus action if commanded to
, drink, sleep, or breathe. The character’s hit point maximum is reduced by 1d4 at dawn each day, representing the physical decay of the body. No spell or effect can halt or counteract this decay. If the