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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Shapechanger. Baba Lysaga can use an action to polymorph into a swarm of insects (flies), or back into her true form. While in swarm form, she has a walking speed of 5 feet and a flying speed of 30
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Summon Swarms of Insects (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or other magic.
Dreadful Glare. Diderius targets one creature he can see within 60 feet of him. If the target
the start of his turn.
Attack. Diderius makes one attack with his rotting fist or uses his Dreadful Glare.
Blinding Dust. Blinding dust and sand swirls magically around the Diderius. Each creature
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Hit Point Reduction"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse
attack with her rotting fist or uses her Dreadful Glare.
Blinding Dust. Blinding dust and sand swirls magically around Valin. Each creature within 5 feet of Valin must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or other magic.
Dreadful Glare. The mummy lord targets one creature it can see within 60
mummy lord makes one attack with its rotting fist or uses its Dreadful Glare.
Blinding Dust. Blinding dust and sand swirls magically around the mummy lord. Each creature within 5 feet of the mummy lord
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
unable to break the enchantment that bound her.
Time passed and so did Miirym, whose corpse has long since crumbled into dust. Unfortunately for Miirym, the enchantment remains in effect on her spirit
role as Candlekeep’s defender, Miirym can move anywhere within the library fortress, passing through walls and other solid barriers. She can’t enter extradimensional spaces, since they
Mummy Lord
Legacy
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or other magic.
Dreadful Glare. The mummy lord targets one creature it can see within 60 feet
spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Attack. The mummy lord makes one attack with its rotting fist or uses its Dreadful Glare.
Blinding Dust. Blinding dust and sand swirls magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 1/2 Ape
Black Bear
Cockatrice
Crocodile
Darkmantle
Dust Mephit
Gas Spore Fungus
Giant Goat
Giant Seahorse
Giant Wasp
Gnoll Warrior
Gray Ooze
Hobgoblin Warrior
Ice Mephit
Jackalwere
Magma Mephit
Magmin
Modron Tridrone
Myconid Adult
Performer
Piercer
Reef Shark
Rust Monster
Sahuagin Warrior
Satyr
Scout
Shadow
Swarm of Insects
Tough
Troll Limb
Vine Blight
Warhorse
Warhorse Skeleton
Worg
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Ape
Black bear
Cockatrice
Crocodile
Darkmantle
Deep gnome (Svirfneblin)
Dust mephit
Gas spore
Giant goat
Giant sea horse
Giant wasp
Gnoll
Gray
ooze
Hobgoblin
Ice mephit
Jackalwere
Lizardfolk
Magma mephit
Magmin
Myconid adult
Orc
Piercer
Reef shark
Rust monster
Sahuagin
Satyr
Scout
Shadow
Swarm of insects
Thug
Tridrone
Vine blight
Warhorse
Warhorse skeleton
Worg
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Desert Encounters (Levels 5–10) d100 Encounter 01 1d6 scouts 02 2d4 jackalweres 03 2d6 hobgoblins 04 1d4 + 3 dust mephits 05 1d6 swarms of insects 06 1 giant constrictor snake 07–08 1 lion 09–10
–72 1 cyclops 73 1d4 couatls 74–75 1d4 yuan-ti malisons 76–80 Strong winds that kick up dust and reduce visibility to 1d6 feet for 1d4 hours 81–83 1 revenant with 1d3 wights 84–85 1d8 + 1 phase spiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
copper, come crashing down, sealing off the indicated area. These barriers are a foot thick; each has an AC of 15 and 100 hit points. Lifting a door requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check
grating on stone. Small panels near the ceiling move to expose four holes the size of a human fist on each wall. Dust trickles from the holes. After another 5 rounds passes, golden sand starts to pour
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
swarm of insects 36–40 An oasis surrounded by palm trees and containing the remnants of an old camp 41–44 3d6 bandits 45–46 1d4 constrictor snakes 47–48 2d4 winged kobolds 49–50 1 dust mephit 51–52
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(Perception) check can hear the faint yet grotesque scuttling of insects from within. Hundreds of tarantula-sized undead spiders crawl through these warrens. Nepartak’s Skull The skull in the crystal box
the warrens within the walls of the tomb. They are treated as swarms of insects (spiders), except that they are susceptible to effects that can target undead. The warrens are too narrow for Medium and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, becoming mere dust and bones in a matter of seconds. Baba Lysaga’s Traits Ideal. “No love is greater than a mother’s love for her son.” Bond. “I am the mother of Strahd. Anyone who disputes this fact can
passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Giant
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Shapechanger. Baba Lysaga can use an action to polymorph into a swarm of insects (flies), or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
poisonous snake, giant wolf spider, pseudodragon, winged kobold 1/4 (50 XP) Dust mephit, gnoll, hobgoblin, jackalwere, scout, swarm of insects 1/2 (100 XP) Death dog, giant hyena, giant spider, giant toad
insects, vine blight, worg 1/2 (100 XP) Brown bear, bugbear, dire wolf, dryad, faerie dragon (yellow or younger), giant hyena, giant spider, giant toad, goblin boss, half-ogre, harpy, tiger, yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ground counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 3 You run through a swarm of insects (see the Monster Manual for game statistics, with the DM choosing whichever kind of insects makes the most sense). The
ones in this section. Otherwise, improvise as you play. Complications can be barriers to progress or opportunities for mayhem. Characters being chased through a forest by bugbears might spot a wasp nest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, Giant Wolf Spider, Pseudodragon, Winged Kobold 1/2 Dust Mephit, Gnoll Warrior, Hobgoblin Warrior, Jackalwere, Swarm of Insects 1 Brass Dragon Wyrmling, Death Dog, Giant Hyena, Giant Spider, Giant
, Pseudodragon, Sprite, Swarm of Bats, Swarm of Rats, Winged Kobold, Wolf 1/2 Ape, Black Bear, Giant Wasp, Gnoll Warrior, Hobgoblin Warrior, Satyr, Swarm of Insects, Vine Blight, Worg 1 Brown Bear, Bugbear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Cloak of Protection 14 Cloak of the Manta Ray 15 Decanter of Endless Water 16 Deck of Illusions 17–18 Driftglobe 19–20 Dust of Disappearance 21 Dust of Dryness 22 Dust of Sneezing and Choking 23–24
Charming 78–79 Staff of Swarming Insects 80–81 Staff of Withering 82 Stone of Controlling Earth Elementals 83–84 Wand of Binding 85–86 Wand of Fear 87–90 Wand of Fireballs 91–94 Wand of Lightning Bolts 95
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. As long as its shriveled heart remains intact, a mummy lord can’t be permanently destroyed. When it drops to 0 hit points, the mummy lord turns to dust and re-forms at full strength 24 hours later
, rising out of dust in close proximity to the canopic jar containing its heart. A mummy lord can be destroyed or prevented from re-forming by burning its heart to ashes. For this reason, a mummy lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Ankheg Burrowing Insectile Predator Habitat: Forest, Grassland; Treasure: None Oversize insects, ankhegs burrow close to the surface, creating sprawling underground labyrinths. From these tunnels
Immunity to Necrotic, Poison, and Psychic damage. The tome regains all its Hit Points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points or when the arcanaloth dies. If the tome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, at which point he tries to flee the castle. 5 A dead Barovian that serves as host to a swarm of insects (spiders). The baby giant spiders (each one the size of a tarantula) crawl out of the
castle, stirring the dust and cobwebs. You hear a voice: “Good evening.” Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score lower than 19 is surprised as Strahd appears seemingly out of nowhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Infestation Many-legged bugs swarm over the north and south walls of this long cavern.
Two Swarms of Insects (centipedes) and two Giant Centipedes crawl across these walls. The insects fight any
GP each) Jade orb (worth 100 GP) engraved in Infernal with the name of Stygia Golden cup (worth 50 GP) Hand mirror in a silver frame (worth 40 GP) Ivory comb (worth 35 GP) Dust of Disappearance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
spots. Cracks and crevices are common, but are too small to admit anything but insects and other tiny vermin. Automatic Doors. A number of doors in the super-secret basement are activated by placing
Disintegration trait results in the replica falling into a pile of parts — gears, plates, screws, and wires — rather than turning to dust. Each collapsed modron also spits out a six-inch-diameter magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
diligently dig a staired tunnel up into the mountain, decorating its walls with carvings This tunnel has been worked recently, judging by the stone chips and dust covering the floor. Roughly carved
glow with a faint blue light. Pale, dog-sized insects chitter among the fungus.
Three ghost-white cave crickets (use the giant frog stat block) nibble at the glowing mushrooms in this cave, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
line the walls, as do mounted collections of insects and reptiles. Three pteranodons form the room’s centerpiece—all of them magically immobile in midair, positioned as if engaging in a strange dance
. Beyond the door is a secondary storage area that is much better organized, though a thick layer of dust on the boxes and crates here indicates that no one has accessed it in a while. Characters who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
light in the fireplace from a small, highly reflective object.
Two swarms of insects (spiders) infest this room. One swarm descends on anyone who approaches the fireplace, and the other descends
) check discovers small clues to this fact: fresh scratches on the sill where the signaling lantern has been placed, scuffing of the floor dust immediately near the window, and so forth. These signs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
denying that death giants can make excellent use of it.
—Bigby
Death Giant Reaper Death giant reapers wield massive scythes and wear armor that resembles the carapaces of giant insects. They wield the
regains all its hit points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points or when the giant dies. If the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a death rune on another skull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
been worked recently, judging by the stone chips and dust covering the floor. Rough-carved images of cave-dwelling creatures decorate the smooth, stone walls.
The sounds of mining tools echo from the
six feet, fill this moist cavern. The caps of the mushrooms sprouting from the floor and walls glow with a faint blue light. Pale, dog-sized insects chitter among the fungus.
Three ghost-white cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
ward, moving constantly to evade Sigil’s enforcers. Heralds of Dust. The Heralds of Dust are Sigil’s undertakers. They conduct funerary rites for creatures from all places, ensuring their souls pass to
Vigils in the Mortuary The Heralds of Dust look after Sigil’s dead in the Mortuary, the city’s morgue. Situated between Blackshade Lane and Ragpicker’s Square, the menacing stone structure rises above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
highest tier of the step pyramid holds a musty forty-foot-square chamber. Dust and sand coat its floor. Three bronze cylinders, each inset with a small door, span floor to ceiling in the middle of the
room.
Footprints of several humanoids are visible in the dust, stopping in front of the center cylinder. Shortly after all characters enter the chamber, the corpse (or anything propping the door open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
debris and dead insects coats the floor of this area, its contents remain largely intact. Four trestle tables, a side table set with what looks like cups, and two dozen chairs stand covered in dust
a thick layer of rot and debris, within which can be seen scraps of leather, the husks of countless dead insects, and bits of rusted metal. A doorway in the far wall has collapsed and is fully blocked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
might wither the grass under their feet or cause underground insects and worms to burrow to the surface. Birds chirp merrily in the presence of those who are joyous and squawk angrily at those who are
form of a giggling sprite that materializes next to the caster, fires off a barrage of tiny, glowing arrows, and disappears in a puff of sparkling fairy dust. Here are some other examples of how spells
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
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You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to communicate only with insects.
Disturbing whispers on the edge of hearing haunt all creatures within 30 feet of you
storm of rocks and dust to surround you in a 10-foot radius for 1 minute. Each creature hostile to you that enters the area must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the bowls spread their leaves like wings and take flight in all directions like insects. There are fifty flying fruits in all. A character more than 20 feet off the ground—such as one climbing a palm
-old dried blood mar the walls and floor. P40: West Kitchen This room is a long-abandoned kitchen, its counters and cutlery coated in a thick layer of dust. In the center of the room, a heavy wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
endless loop. The modrons are indifferent to other creatures and ignore creatures they trample or creatures that try to communicate. If faced with barriers, the modrons create simple structures (like
body becomes a pile of fine violet dust.
The eyestalks can bite with fang-like lashes and swallow creatures in its massive pupil. The stalk devours the ancient beholder and then attacks the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
plants and insects, and launching complex flying toys made of wood and folded paper out the window of his room and watching them glide lazily across the jungle. Na would laugh, and then be aghast, if
guardian figure (the statues of Ubtao as a tabaxi). 2A. Washroom. The lower chamber contains a wash basin for performing ablutions and smaller vessels of salt, powdered chalk, and gold dust (50 gp






