during implanted are both

Red Slaad

Monsters Monster Manual

is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14. Failure: The target is cursed unawares, and a minuscule slaad egg is implanted in it. Removing the curse destroys the egg. Over

Cranium Rat

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon the swarm

Yellow Musk Creeper

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

","rollAction":"Touch","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. If the target is a humanoid that drops to 0 hit points as a result of this damage, it dies and is implanted with a yellow musk creeper bulb

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

tooth replaces one of your teeth as if you implanted it (potentially replacing another implanted tooth, see below). Each tooth can only be used once. Track which teeth have been used. If a tooth’s

your own teeth falls out, and the drawn tooth takes its place, resizing to fit in your mouth. Once the tooth is implanted, you gain the effect noted in the Implanted Effect column. The tooth can

Swarm of Cranium Rats

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

constituents. The rats become smarter as a result, and retain their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium

Neothelid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

larger than a few inches in length without being implanted in a brain so they can’t become such threats. Neothelids are not intelligent enough for elder brains to detect, so mind flayers are

Gnome Ceremorph

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

previous existence. For reasons unknown, ceremorphosis can go awry when an illithid tadpole is implanted in the brain of a gnome. This deviation might be due to the quasi-magical nature of gnomes, or

Barghest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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

Ulitharid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, plane shift (self only), project image, scrying, telekinesisVery rarely, when a tadpole from the brine pool of an elder brain is implanted into a creature, that creature transforms into an ulitharid

Blue Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

point. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to

trait. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to

Gray Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. Regeneration. The slaad regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad’s brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey

attracted to the Spawning Stone, so most end up with a gem. A slaad with a control gem in its brain has the following additional trait. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad’s brain is a magic

Death Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to acquire the

are attracted to the Spawning Stone, so most end up with a gem. A slaad with a control gem in its brain has the following additional trait. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic

Green Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Regeneration. The slaad regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. Control Gem. Implanted in the

Stone, so most end up with a gem. A slaad with a control gem in its brain has the following additional trait. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey

Red Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

point. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to

attracted to the Spawning Stone, so most end up with a gem. A slaad with a control gem in its brain has the following additional trait. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control

Shield of Far Sight Legacy

Magic Items Volo's Guide to Monsters

. The shield becomes a magic item once the eye is implanted, whereupon the mind flayer can give the shield to a thrall or hang it on a wall in its lair. As long as the shield is on the same plane of

Slaad Host

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Slaad Host A red slaad implanted a pellet-sized egg in me shortly before I started my adventuring career. If I can’t get rid of it in the next two months, the egg will gestate inside me, and a slaad

6. Temple of Dumathoin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. T’rissa is as malevolent as the demonic god she worships and refuses to speak to non-drow, let alone negotiate with them. T’rissa stabilizes dying characters so that they can be implanted with spider

defeated, stabilized characters awaken after 1d4 hours to find themselves cocooned in sticky webs and suspended 10 feet off the floor, with spider eggs implanted in their bodies. A cocooned character

Aberrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

never tasted before. 3 A dejected red slaad wishes to be reunited with its slaad tadpole, but it isn’t certain where—or in what—it implanted its egg. 4 A hirsute, axe-wielding flumph influenced by Ysgard quests across the land, seeking legendary beasts to slay and epic songs to sing.

Xanathar Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

to kidnap one of the leaders of the Undertakers and take that person back to Skullport to have an intellect devourer implanted in their skull, so that Xanathar can take control of the bandit gang. The

Slaad Tadpole

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

Slaad Tadpole Slaad tadpoles are ravenous, newborn slaadi. They hatch from eggs implanted into living hosts by red slaadi, but they also appear in great numbers in Limbo and other chaotic realms

Anvilwrought

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. 5 Purphoros intended me to carry on his work by making even greater creations of my own. 6 Someone in Mount Velus implanted a terrible secret within me in order to smuggle it out into the world.

Red Slaad

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

following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14. Failure: The target is cursed unawares, and a minuscule slaad egg is implanted in it. Removing the curse destroys the egg. Over 2d4 × 10 days, the

Yellow Musk Zombie

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

Yellow Musk Zombie Humanoid Hosts. A yellow musk creeper destroys the minds of humanoids, then implants bulbs in those it kills. Twenty-four hours after being implanted, a bulb sprouts a creeper vine

Cranium Rats

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

intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon the swarm psionic powers. Cranium

Yellow Musk Creeper

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

) psychic damage. If the target is a humanoid that drops to 0 hit points as a result of this damage, it dies and is implanted with a yellow musk creeper bulb. Unless the bulb is destroyed, the corpse

Echoing Soul

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

was removed from my original body and implanted in this one. 4 I was physically and spiritually merged with another being. 5 I share my body with an intangible, otherworldly force. 6

Background

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

back to the beginning of the song before playing the last stanza. That means the last stanza of Shemshime’s rhyme doesn’t get implanted in the minds of those who hear the song until the music box is

Mind Flayer Magic Items

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

nonmagical shield. The shield becomes a magic item once the eye is implanted, whereupon the mind flayer can give the shield to a thrall or hang it on a wall in its lair. As long as the shield is on the

Neothelid

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

without being implanted in a brain so they can’t become such threats. Neothelids are not intelligent enough for elder brains to detect, so mind flayers are always alert for signs of their presence

Barghest

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

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

Cranium Rats

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

retain their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon

The Role of Dreams

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

dreamer and free them from whatever is preventing them from communicating. A villain has implanted some kind of psychic lock in a character’s mind, which prevents them from accessing some knowledge or

Slaadi

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

trait. Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad’s brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be

16. Old Dwarven Halls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

passage to area 8a is blocked by an invisible wall of force that is generated from area 16c. The mind flayers gained control of two scaladar (see appendix A) and implanted duergar brains in them

Legion of Azrok

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

cover up her husband’s blindness, but her efforts were undone by a mind flayer acting as Skullport’s ambassador. This mind flayer secretly implanted intellect devourers in the skulls of several goblins

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