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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
malevolent bent and despises the living.
With or without corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes a stench of decay that can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become
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->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->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Ghoul Ghouls roam the night in packs, driven by an insatiable hunger for humanoid flesh. Like maggots or carrion beetles, they thrive in places rank with decay and death. Ghoul
Medium undead
Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Ghoul Ghouls roam in packs, driven by an insatiable hunger for humanoid flesh. They thrive in places rank with decay and death. If they can’t gorge on dead flesh and decomposing organs, they pursue
(+0)
INT
7 (-2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
6 (-2)
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
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
16 (+3)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
15 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +7, Con +6
Skills Perception +3
Damage Resistances necrotic
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus two
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
Perception +6, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency
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->Monster Manual (2014)
dried skin stretched tight across its skeletal frame. It bears a fearsome skull-like head and the tail of a scorpion, and a foul odor of decay hangs in the air around it. Though they are devastating
from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ghoul Devourers of Flesh. Like maggots or carrion beetles, ghouls thrive in places rank with decay and death. A ghoul haunts a place where it can gorge on dead flesh and decomposing organs. When it
)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
7 (−2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
6 (−2)
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
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
−5 −5
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha 5 −3 −3
Skills Perception +5
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 15
Languages None
CR 2 (XP 450; PB +2)
Traits
Spider Climb. The
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
10 (+0)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
15 (+2)
Saving Throws Wis +5, Cha +4
Skills Deception +6, Insight +5
Senses passive Perception 13
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
blinded, deafened
Senses blindsight 120 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Corpses. When first encountered, a corpse flower contains the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: 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
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
Large
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->Monster Manual (2014)
by the banshee’s curse experience no gladness, feeling only distress in the presence of the living. As the curse takes its toll, their minds and bodies decay, until death completes their
, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Detect Life. The banshee can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
heads reanimated by wicked magic. These hateful heads vary in description and state of decay, with some possessing supernatural powers related to the beings they once were. Roll twice on or choose
Str 8 −1 −1 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 12 +1 +1 Mod Save Int 5 −3 −3 Wis 14 +2 +2 Cha 3 −4 −4
Resistances Necrotic
Immunities Poison; Exhaustion, Poisoned
Senses Passive Perception 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. A carrion crawler roams on the hunt, its tentacles probing the air for the scent of blood or decay. In tunnels or ruins, carrion crawlers scurry across the ceiling as they move toward food. In this
30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
5 (−3)
Skills Perception +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: 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
84 (8d10 + 40)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
3 (-4)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
8 (-1)
Skills Perception +5
Senses darkvision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their lairs, masking decay with illusion. A lair’s breathtaking gardens, finely decorated apartments, and numerous thralls seem at odds with its remoteness and state of ruin.
Using its intoxicating
(+3)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Deception +7, Insight +4, Stealth +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
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
; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, stunned, poisoned
Senses truesight
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
)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
12 (+1)
Saving Throws Wis +8, Cha +4
Skills Arcana +4, Medicine +8, Nature +4, Survival +8
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Aquan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
memories, their personalities, and especially their ambition. They also retain the grace and stature of living elves, but their bodies are in a constant state of slow decay. Various forms of fungus grow in
attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Common, Elvish, Kraul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Stunned, Unconscious
Senses Blindsight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 13
Languages None
CR 23 (XP 50,000; PB +7
all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Decay. The blob deals 14 (4d6) Necrotic damage to each creature engulfed by it. The blob can’t take this action again until the start of its next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ft.
STR
19(+4)
DEX
12(+1)
CON
21(+5)
INT
3(−4)
WIS
14(+2)
CHA
8(−1)
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800
catoblepas feasts on the fresh remains. Blighted Territory. A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creature’s swampy habitat. Such a wetland
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
12 (+1)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +6
Damage Immunities necrotic
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages
, Cha +4
Skills Stealth +6
Damage Resistances necrotic
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
take years, decades, or centuries to come to fruition. A lich is a gaunt and skeletal humanoid with withered flesh stretched tight across its bones. Its eyes succumbed to decay long ago, but points of
, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common plus up to five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Celebrate Destruction and Decay Factol: Pentar Headquarters: Armory Aligned Plane: Elemental Chaos Members: Entropists, soldiers, weaponsmiths Epithet: Sinkers The Doomguard understands the purpose of
everything is to crumble. Existence inevitably falls into ruin—nothing lasts forever, not even the gods. Sinkers don’t stand in the way of the multiverse’s destruction. They see decay and entropy as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, petrified, poisoned, prone
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 22
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Negative Energy Cone. The death tyrant’s central eye emits an
death tyrant uses one random eye ray.
A Death Tyrant’s Lair A death tyrant’s lair is usually the same site it held as a beholder, but it contains more trappings of death and decay. A death tyrant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
spring hold curative powers — curing disease, healing wounds, even restoring lost senses. 2 Clusters of radiant crystals sprout from the earth. A spell of 1st level or higher cast within 30 feet of
nature work to tear down anything built within the zone. Weather, vegetation, and a rapid rate of decay combine to quickly destroy structures built in the region and overgrow the ruins. 3 The zone is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
+3, Stealth +5
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common
slow, natural decay in this funereal thicket. Three spindly dryads oversee the decomposition, ensuring no one disturbs the process. The dryads allow the characters into the grove, mentioning that though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Perception +16, Stealth +9
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 26
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
Amphibious. The
(+2)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +10, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills Perception +11, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
terrace between two of the partially collapsed tunnels. When it senses movement within 30 feet of it, the mantrap releases its attractive pollen. Characters who explore the western terrace encounter
, even if their glory is dimmed by time and decay.
A character can climb the outside of the dome with a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) and peer inside through any one of a number of holes. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
appearance betrays his age. His teeth and claws are stained and blunted, his eyesight is fading, and his senses of hearing and smell have lost their acuity. He wears a large gold chain (200 gp) around his
lair, this area is not illuminated. If the characters use a light source or have some other way of seeing in the dark, read: The room smells of decay. Scattered on the floor are broken and rusted weapons