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Storm Giant Tempest Caller

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Scrying (Requires Storm Rune). The giant can use its crystal ball to cast the scrying spell (save DC 17). Storm Rune. The giant has a storm rune

inscribed on a crystal ball. While the object bearing the rune is embedded in its body, the giant can use its Tempest Call action and its Scrying trait. The object bearing the storm rune has AC 17; 50 hit

Scion of Surtur

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Legendary Resistance (6/Day). If the scion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

. Siege Monster. The scion deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The scion makes one attack using Lava Blade or Lava Ball, as well as two Slam attacks. Lava Blade. Melee Weapon

Draconian Mastermind

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, its magical essence lashes out as a ball of lightning at the closest creature within 30 feet of it before arcing out to up to two other

, as their magical essence coalesces as a ball of lightning that arcs out at those nearby. On the world of Krynn, draconian masterminds formed from gold dragon eggs are called aurak draconians

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Zuggtmoy has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. Zuggtmoy’s weapon attacks are

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

Zuggtmoy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zuggtmoy fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Zuggtmoy has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

within the lair. They vanish after 1 hour. Unleash Spores. Zuggtmoy uses either her Infestation Spores or her Mind Control Spores, centered on a mushroom or other fungus within her lair, instead of on

Thunderbuss

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

thunder instead of piercing, and it doesn’t have the loading property. Invoking the Rune. As a bonus action, you can invoke the weapon’s rune to launch a ball of energy to a point you can see

Elise

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Immutable Form. Elise is immune to any spell or effect that would alter her form. Lightning Absorption. Whenever Elise is subjected to lightning damage, she takes no damage and instead

stitching itself into place if positioned in a cavity where the creature’s heart used to be. A creature with the device inside them is immune to disease, ceases to age, and does not die of old age

Treefolk

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: detect poison and disease, druidcraft 2/day each: enlarge/reduce, speak with plants 1

interfere with the goings-on of the faerie court. Instead, treefolk serve as guardians and shepherds of their wild groves, dispensing wisdom and blessings to travelers who wander under their branches

Dolgaunt

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Evasion. If the dolgaunt is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the dolgaunt instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw

number of hit points equal to half the necrotic damage taken.Dolgaunts are emaciated hobgoblins with disease-hued flesh. Their eye sockets gape open and empty above a mouth with a wormlike tongue

Thorny Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, instead of a bipedal vegepygmy. Thornies are less intelligent than other vegepygmies, but they are larger and more ferocious and have thorn-covered bodies. Vegepygmies Vegepygmies are fungus creatures

start of each of its turns. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Any magic that neutralizes poison or cures disease kills

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Death Ray", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target instead takes 64

disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creature’s swampy habitat. Such a wetland becomes gloomy, tangled, and more fetid than it was before. Beneficial qualities of the

Lord Soth

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Soth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Soth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Marshal

next turn. Cataclysmic Fire (1/Day). Soth hurls a magical ball of fire that explodes at a point he can see within 120 feet of himself. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point

Blue Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

acquire the gem. If the slaad fails its saving throw against imprisonment, the spell can transfer the gem to the spellcaster's open hand, instead of imprisoning the slaad. A wish spell, if cast in

":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be infected with a disease called chaos

Lynx Creatlach

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

Special Equipment. Lynx's crystal eye is a magically shrunken crystal ball of true seeing. One of her teeth is a refashioned ring of mind shielding, while another has been magicked to place her under

is subjected to lightning damage, she takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt. Magic Resistance. Lynx has advantage on saving throws against

Red Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

acquire the gem. If the slaad fails its saving throw against imprisonment, the spell can transfer the gem to the spellcaster's open hand, instead of imprisoning the slaad. A wish spell, if cast in

":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be infected with a disease—a minuscule slaad

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

not intrinsically interesting. In the tabaxi’s eyes, gathering wealth is like packing rations for a long trip. It’s important to survive in the world, but not worth fussing over. Instead

wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws

Adventures in Richemulot

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

the Plague” section later in this domain explores how to use an ongoing disease as a backdrop to your adventures, while the Richemulot Adventures table suggests other plots that might unfold in the

. 5 Doctor Temator of Mortigny believes she can create a cure for the Gnawing Plague and enlists the characters to find subjects who have never had the disease. Rumors soon spread that the doctor and

Khyber's Influence in Khorvaire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

sewers. Stop the spread of a deadly drug or strange disease flowing from a well tied to Khyber. Khyber is an ever-present threat. Any deep passage could connect to a realm of fiends or spew out an army

alongside dolgrims and dolgaunts (see chapter 6). Others can unintentionally threaten a community by releasing something from the underworld: an unnatural disease, a malevolent demon, or a strange and

22. Frictionless Trap

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

(1d12) damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or contract a disease called super-tetanus (see below). The walls, ceiling, and floor of the area between the pits are covered with a

last horizontal impetus, bouncing off the walls (if it strikes them) like a billiard ball, until it slides into a razor-pit. It is impossible for a creature even to stand still on the surface, for the

Giant Rat

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

action instead of its normal bite attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 10

Constitution saving throw or contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can’t regain hit points except by magical means, and the target’s hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6) every 24 hours. If the target’s hit point maximum drops to 0 as a result of this disease, the target dies.

Drowned Ascetic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the drowned ascetic drops to 1 hit point instead. Actions Multiattack

, the drowned ascetic must see the attacker. [Tooltip Not Found] BLUEROT This disease target humanoids. While afflicted with bluerot, a victim grows grotesque blue boils on their face and back

Angels in the Outlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

you I say, ‘Play ball!’” –Valorlayn the Adamant, hound archon Spireball player Every three hundred years, Celestials and Fiends gather to play a ballgame in observance of an ancient agreement

. “Greetings! It appears you’ve stumbled on our ballgame,” reports the modron. “Care to participate?” The quadrone, G041, is an impartial umpire appointed to observe the ball-and-stick game, which

Lost Property

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

question Dirlagraun, it quietly cautions them that some things go missing from the Witchlight Carnival and never come back. Before it can say more, Viro, the older of the two boys, picks up a mirrored ball

from the lost property wagon. In a rare moment of anger, Dirlagraun snatches the ball back with a snarl and a flick of its tentacle, causing Viro to dash away in fright. Unable to leave the younger boy

Storm Giant Tempest Caller

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

. Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Scrying (Requires Storm Rune). The giant can use its

crystal ball to cast the scrying spell (save DC 17). Storm Rune. The giant has a storm rune inscribed on a crystal ball. While the object bearing the rune is embedded in its body, the giant can use

Jacqueline Renier

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

lowborn turned instead toward non-wererats. Her first major act consisted of conferring the gift of lycanthropy upon her family. Only her twin, Louise, resisted, for which Jacqueline disfigured her and cast

incubated in the filth of the bourgeoisie. Disease was not unknown in Richemulot, but the virulence of this new Gnawing Plague sent panic through the populace. The disease killed indiscriminately

Scrying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Scrying Level 5 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a focus worth 1,000+ GP, such as a crystal ball, mirror, or water

, remaining within 10 feet of it for the duration. If something can see the sensor, it appears as a luminous orb about the size of your fist. Instead of targeting a creature, you can target a location you have seen. When you do so, the sensor appears at that location and doesn’t move.

Cleric: Death Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

are patrons of necromancers, death knights, liches, mummy lords, and vampires. Gods of the Death domain also embody murder (Anubis, Bhaal, and Pyremius), pain (Iuz or Loviatar), disease or poison

1st level, the cleric learns one necromancy cantrip of his or her choice from any spell list. When the cleric casts a necromancy cantrip that normally targets only one creature, the spell can instead

Scrying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Scrying 5th-level divination Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a focus worth at least 1,000 gp, such as a crystal ball, a silver mirror, or a font filled with holy water

it for the duration. A creature that can see invisible objects sees the sensor as a luminous orb about the size of your fist. Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose a location you have seen before as the target of this spell. When you do, the sensor appears at that location and doesn’t move.

Scrying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Scrying 5th-level divination Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a focus worth at least 1,000 gp, such as a crystal ball, a silver mirror, or a font filled with holy water

it for the duration. A creature that can see invisible objects sees the sensor as a luminous orb about the size of your fist. Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose a location you have seen before as the target of this spell. When you do, the sensor appears at that location and doesn’t move.

Scrying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Scrying Level 5 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a focus worth 1,000+ GP, such as a crystal ball, mirror, or water

, remaining within 10 feet of it for the duration. If something can see the sensor, it appears as a luminous orb about the size of your fist. Instead of targeting a creature, you can target a location you have seen. When you do so, the sensor appears at that location and doesn’t move.

Autognome Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

: cure wounds, healing word, mass cure wounds, mass healing word, and spare the dying. Mechanical Nature. You have resistance to poison damage and immunity to disease, and you have advantage on saving

throws against being paralyzed or poisoned. You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe. Sentry’s Rest. When you take a long rest, you spend at least 6 hours in an inactive, motionless state, instead of

Madness of Zuggtmoy

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

Zuggtmoy fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Zuggtmoy has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. Zuggtmoy’s weapon

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

Plant Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

. The awakened zurkhwood’s False Appearance feature allows it to be mistaken for a normal zurkhwood mushroom (instead of a tree). Bridesmaid of Zuggtmoy Medium plant, chaotic evil Armor Class 13

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 Madness of Zuggtmoy table in appendix D

Viktra Mordenheim

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

laws of nature, and sought instead to use her mind to master the world. The brain of Baron Rudolph von Aubrecker constructs a new body Eventually, Dr. Mordenheim became convinced that she could do

entranced the methodical surgeon. When Elise began showing signs of an incurable wasting disease, it was the first time either woman had felt the pangs of despair. In the months that followed, Dr

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily weakness, malformation

, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death. Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who

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