devour increase are bodies

Nabassu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

which it gains a number of Hit Dice ((d8s);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"heal","rollAction":"Devour Soul"}) equal to half the creature’s number of Hit Dice. Roll those dice, and increase the

Demonic Shadows. The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can’t illuminate this area of dim light. Devour Soul. A nabassu can eat the soul of a

Tortle

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can’t take reactions, and the only

cover most of their bodies. Because they carry their homes on their backs, tortles feel little need to stay put for long. Most tortles like to see how other folk live. A tortle can spend decades away

Rutterkin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

mobs, constantly searching for intruders to surround and devour. These Fiends protect the Abyss from non-demons. When they spot any interlopers, they gather in a crowd and surge forward, emitting a

influence of the Abyss. Victims afflicted with the disease experience tremendous pain as their bodies become disfigured, flesh twisting around the bones, until they transform to join the mass of

Tortle Druid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

AC and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can

around them. Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like bipeds with shells that cover most of their bodies. Because they carry their homes on their backs, tortles feel little need to stay put for

Barghest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Yet when the time came to honor his part of the compact, Maglubiyet reneged on the deal. In vengeance, the General of Gehenna created the soul-devouring barghests to devour goblinoid souls. The

mission of every barghest, implanted in it by the General of Gehenna, is to consume souls. It eats these souls by devouring the bodies of those it kills, preferring goblinoids. A barghest hungers for the

Carrion Stalker

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Carrion stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawler;carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as

Dire Troll

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

resulting dire trolls crave more and more troll flesh to fuel their continued growth. Dire trolls also increase their size by grafting flesh onto themselves. When a slab of quivering troll flesh is bound

regenerate in the presence of magical emanations, planar energy, disease, or death on a vast scale, or if their bodies were damaged by elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

willing creature the living portent can see within 30 feet of itself. The target’s hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"roll

;s choice). Their spells might also be different. Some known Elder Evils include the following: Acamar. A dead star that consumes other stars or sidereal bodies it encounters. Caiphon, the Dream

Hythonia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. After encouraging them to engage in wild rituals, Hythonia began turning her followers to stone, weaving their forms to create a grisly throne made of their petrified bodies. While the medusa&rsquo

become part of her throne. Hythonia as a Mythic Encounter Hythonia serves as a potent threat against even high-level characters, but you can increase the challenge by using the Shed Skin trait. When

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

often decorated with the petrified bodies of creatures that raised arms against the medusa or its followers. The lair is typically a rich repository of knowledge, with lore both worldly and esoteric

DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a target’s speed is reduced to 0 and can’t increase. On a successful save, its speed is halved. The target’s speed returns to normal

Nabassu Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Demonic Shadows. The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can’t illuminate this area of dim light. Devour Soul. A nabassu can eat the soul of a

which it gains a number of Hit Dice (d8s) equal to half the creature’s number of Hit Dice. Roll those dice, and increase the nabassu’s hit points by the numbers rolled. For every 4 Hit

Shifter

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a shifter

scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

taper to sharp talons. Feathers cover their bodies—usually red, orange, yellow, brown, or gray. Their heads are also avian, often resembling those of parrots or eagles. Creating Your Character

. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms. Although they don’t realize

. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1

Thri-kreen

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Thri-kreen have insectile features and two pairs of arms. Their bodies are encased in protective chitin. They can alter the coloration of this carapace to blend in with their natural surroundings

Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of the bushes and strangle you. If you stray too far from the house at night, bugbears will scoop you up to devour you in their den. If a bugbear cuts off your head, your soul stays trapped inside

indolence offers no clue to how vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core

Plasmoid

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

internal organs of the usual sort. Their bodies are composed of cells, fibers, plasma-like ooze, and clusters of nerves. These nerves enable a plasmoid to detect light, heat, texture, sound, pain, and

vibrations. Plasmoids can stiffen the outer layers of their bodies to maintain a humanlike shape, so they can wear clothing and accessories. They speak by forcing air out of tubular cavities that

Centaur

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

waist up, they resemble elves, displaying all the elf varieties of skin tone. From the waist down, they have the bodies of horses. Creating Your Character At 1st level, you choose whether your

character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine

Fire Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

lines tracing over their bodies like cracks. Fire genasi hair can resemble threads of fire or sooty smoke. Genasi Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental Planes, each genasi can tap into

determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use

Nabassu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Nabassu The insatiable nabassus prowl the multiverse in search of souls to devour. If they think they can kill a creature and consume its soul, they attack — even if that other creature is a demon

embark on a feast of souls there. If a nabassu is summoned, it tries to break free so that it can devour the soul of its summoner and then set out to feed on the souls of whatever creatures it can

Disposing of Evidence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

are twenty feet away from the tree trunk and pushing a wheelbarrow filled with bodies toward it. Two black puddings reside within the hollow, petrified tree. Bak Mei uses these oozes to dispose of

their stat block later in the adventure). Their wheelbarrow contains four bodies—the remains of two adult humans (monks) who were killed in training exercises, and the remains of two forest gnomes who

Intellect Devourer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

bodies. These quadrupedal brains seek to ambush sapient beings, then drain their thoughts until they’re mindless. Then, if their victims are Humanoids, they enter the creatures’ skulls. With access to

the victims’ knowledge and control of their bodies, intellect devourers use their perfect disguises to pass as the people they’ve replaced and further mind flayer plots. Intellect Devourer Tiny

Nabassu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Nabassu The insatiable nabassus prowl the multiverse in search of souls to devour. If they think they can kill a creature and consume its soul, they attack—even if that other creature is a demon

can embark on a feast of souls there. A summoned nabassu seeks to break free so that it can devour the soul of its summoner and then feed on the souls of whatever other creatures it can catch. One way

Earth Genasi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

earth genasi always have bits of dust falling from their bodies and mud clinging to their clothes, never getting clean no matter how often they bathe. Others are as shiny and polished as gemstones

embedded crystals. The most arresting have fissures in their flesh, from which faint light shines. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1. Earth Walk. You can move across

Centaur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

the next wall looms in their path and brings them to a stop. Nature’s Cavalry Centaurs have the upper bodies, down to the waist, of muscular humans, displaying all the human variety of skin tones and

features. Their ears are slightly pointed, but their faces are wider and squarer than those of elves. Below the waist, they have the bodies of small horses, with a similar range of coloration — from

Tortles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like humanoids with leathery skin and bulky shells that cover most of their bodies. An adult tortle stands about 6 feet tall and weighs between 450 and 500

on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can’t take reactions, and the

Carrion Stalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as they root among filth. The

Tortles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like humanoids with shells that cover most of their bodies. Tortles have a saying: “We wear our homes on our backs.” Consequently, tortles feel little need to

AC and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can’t

Tortles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Tortles Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like bipeds with shells that cover most of their bodies. Because they carry their homes on their backs, tortles feel little need to stay put for long. Most

, it gains a +4 bonus to AC and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity

Rutterkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Rutterkin The rutterkins, a breed of warped demon, roam the Abyss in mobs that constantly search for intruders to surround and devour. Abyssal Defenders. Rutterkins protect the Abyss from non-demons

bodies become disfigured, flesh twisting around the bones, until they transform to join the mass of abyssal wretches that follow in the wake of the rutterkin mob that laid them low. Rutterkin Medium

Lower Decks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

other detritus to their bodies for protection. These slugs scour the wreck for organic matter to feed on, clinging to torn sections of wall, floor, and ceiling while taking shelter from the searing

. Nesting inside the cistern at the top of the pipe is a monster resembling a 30-foot-long centipede that exudes necrotic sludge. If it hears one of the hatches open, it slinks down the pipe to devour any

Dire Troll

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

crave more and more troll flesh to fuel their continued growth. Dire trolls also increase their size by grafting flesh and organs onto themselves. When a slab of quivering troll flesh is bound against a

devour those on the brink of death, but only if the troll is already cooked or digested (slain by fire or acid). Otherwise, the god spits the soul back into the world to regenerate a new body, no matter

Gibbering Mouther

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

former victims. Tormented by the destruction of their bodies and absorption into the mouther, those victims gibber incoherently and are forced to consume everything in reach. Amoeboid Form. The gibbering

paralyzed, fixated on the horrific creature as it oozes forward to consume them. All-Consuming. Driven to devour any creature it can reach, a gibbering mouther flows over victims transfixed by its ranting

Barghest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Maglubiyet. Yet when the time came to honor his part of the compact, Maglubiyet reneged on the deal. In vengeance, the General of Gehenna created the soul-devouring barghests to devour goblinoid souls. The

mission of every barghest, implanted in it by the General of Gehenna, is to consume souls. It eats these souls by devouring the bodies of those it kills, preferring goblinoids. A barghest hungers for

Salamander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Salamander As salamanders age, they increase in size and status, rising to positions of power as cruel nobles among their kind. Nobles rule wandering bands of salamanders, which move across the

Elemental Plane of Fire like desert nomads, raiding other communities for treasure. Living Forges. Salamanders generate intense heat, and when they fight, their weapons glow red and sear the bodies of

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