during melee affect

Ghost

Monsters Monster Manual

object.Multiattack. The ghost makes two Withering Touch attacks. Withering Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Withering Touch"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability. The ghost is visible on the Material Plane while on the Border Ethereal and vice versa, but it can’t affect or be affected by anything on

Portentia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of Portentia that isn't incapacitated and Portentia doesn't have disadvantage on the attack roll.Multiattack. Portentia makes three melee

attacks. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4

Sinensa

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

rolls, and saving throws. The myconid dies if it spends more than 1 hour in direct sunlight.Multiattack. The myconid makes one Fist attack and uses its Hallucination Spores. Fist. Melee Weapon Attack

spores can go around corners, and they affect only creatures with an Intelligence of 2 or higher that aren’t Undead, Constructs, or Elementals. Affected creatures can communicate telepathically

Nereid

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

spellcasting ability for it is Charisma. This use of the spell has a range of 30 feet and can affect a cube of water no larger than 30 feet on a side. Speak with Animals. The nereid can comprehend and

verbally communicate with beasts.Blinding Acid. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Blinding Acid"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one target

Thorn Durst

Monsters Curse of Strahd

object.Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Withering Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d6+3

the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Possession (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType

Hollyphant

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Aura of Invulnerability. An invisible aura forms a 10-foot-radius sphere around the hollyphant for as long as it lives. Any spell of 5th level or lower cast from outside the barrier can't affect

(with no chance of error) Magic Weapons. The hollyphant's weapon attacks are magical.Tusks. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tusks"} to hit, reach 5 ft

Cloud Giant Ghost

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

the ghost’s next turn. The ghost dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. The ghost makes two melee attacks. Spectral Weapon. Melee Weapon

Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Spellcasting. The ghost casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting

Eigeron's Spirit

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

object. If it is destroyed, it re-forms after 24 hours. To truly destroy the ghost, characters must lay Eigeron's spirit to rest by killing Blagothkus.Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5

, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Possession (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Possession"}. One humanoid or giant

Rose Durst

Monsters Curse of Strahd

object.Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Withering Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d6+3

the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Possession (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType

Boneless

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Crushing Embrace. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType

scraps of failed experiments, necromantic slurries, heaps of discarded hair, abattoirs, and charnel concoctions. These origins don’t affect a boneless’s statistics but lend it distinct forms

Time Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4

time dragon;Ancient time dragons can create temporal gates connected to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate

Young Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5

creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck

Molydeus (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effects.Multiattack. The molydeus makes one Demonic Weapon attack, one Snakebite attack, and one Wolf Bite attack. Demonic Weapon. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16","rollType":"to hit

","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage from the hit. Snakebite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Snakebite"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (2d6

Brigganock

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

in its wake.Pickaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Pickaxe"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2", "rollType

Long Rest). The brigganock accelerates the passage of time around itself, enabling it to accomplish up to 1 hour of work in a matter of seconds. This work can’t affect any creature other than the

Eye Monger

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

spends suppressed counts against its duration. No spell or magical effect that originates outside the eye monger’s gullet, except one created by an artifact or a deity, can affect a creature or an

’t require air.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5

Phantom Warrior

Monsters Curse of Strahd

. Spectral Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spectral Longsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3

visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.A phantom warrior is the spectral remnant of a willful

Ebondeath

Monsters Divine Contention

object. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

. Etherealness. Ebondeath enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discern that the carrionette is animate. Unusual Nature. The carrionette doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Silver Needle. Melee

malicious toys are skilled deceivers and, despite some having existed for generations, often affect unsettlingly childlike personalities. Among the most notorious of these terrors is the carrionette Maligno, Darklord of the domain of Odaire (detailed in chapter 3).Poison, Psychic

Yeth Hound

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, but it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Once it is adjacent to its master or a pack mate that is on the Material Plane, a yeth

to its master, and the two can communicate telepathically with each other.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

Leedara

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

object.Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Withering Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d6+3

the Material Plane while she is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet she can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60

Molydeus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effects.Multiattack. The molydeus makes one Demonic Weapon attack, one Snakebite attack, and one Wolf Bite attack. Demonic Weapon. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16","rollType":"to hit

","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage from the hit. Snakebite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Snakebite"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (2d6

Agony the Ghost

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

lower cargo hold or a location it can see. Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Withering Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17

Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Horrifying Visage

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

): arcane eye, blightVampiric Touch (3rd-Level Spell; Requires a Spell Slot). Melee Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Vampiric Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

—a nervous disorder that manifests as trembling. It can affect her balance and her stride, but she has learned to cast her spells unimpeded by it. Despite her firm grasp of the dark arts, she

Mister Light

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

’s hands, the vane is a finesse weapon.Multiattack. Light makes two Witchlight vane attacks. Witchlight Vane. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

scepter, but its power is far greater than he lets on. With this magic vane, he can affect the mood of everyone in the Witchlight Carnival. Roleplaying Notes Mister Light is the face of the

Adult Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Weapon Attack: +13;{"diceNotation

to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As

Ancient Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17", "rollType":"to hit

dragons can create temporal gates connected to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, message, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): — 3rd level (3 slots): counterspellWithering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +6

Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of the ghost that can see it must succeed on

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling