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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
cover. The Tome of the Dragon contains the secret ritual to transform a dragon or a dead dragon’s body into a dracolich.
To decipher and use the Tome of the Dragon, you must be either a
requirements to use the tome.
To create a dracolich using a Tome of the Dragon, you must have continuous access to the body of an adult or ancient dragon (either living or dead), as well as 80,000 GP worth of
Monsters
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Death Burst. When the fume drake dies, it explodes in a cloud of noxious fumes. Each creature within 5 feet of the fume drake must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or take 4 (1d8
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Fume drakes are mischievous creatures that arise from the lingering magical energy of a dead dragon. They resemble small, legless dragons formed from clouds of greenish smoke. They delight in causing pain and confusion in other creatures.Fire, Poison
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Explode. When the vampirate is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (1d10
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Vampirates are the walking, talking husks of dead pirates who refused to go quietly into the afterlife. They ply the void in their ships, plundering unsuspecting
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Explode. When the captain is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 16 (3d10
as a crawling claw or a Will-o'-Wisp;will-o'-wisp.
Vampirate
Vampirates are the walking, talking husks of dead pirates who refused to go quietly into the afterlife. They ply the void in their
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Explode. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes in a cloud of ash. Any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation
Vampirates are the walking, talking husks of dead pirates who refused to go quietly into the afterlife. They ply the void in their ships, plundering unsuspecting vessels and feeding on the life
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
. Vuliev’s Innate Spellcasting trait includes misty step, which he can cast at will.
Xil Xaxosz: Lingering Spite. When Xil Xaxosz is reduced to 0 hit points, his incorporeal form explodes in a
traditionally called patriarchs, though they can be male or female. They are the oldest, wealthiest, and most influential oligarchs of the Orzhov Syndicate. They have been dead for centuries, but they refuse to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Guardian of the Gulch When the dwarves abandoned their mine, a particularly devout priest of Dumathoin called Sister Silvergranite insisted that she stay behind to guard the buried dead. She lived a
in the light.
As a bonus action, a creature can turn a special key to arm the grenade. Once armed, the grenade explodes in a matter of seconds. As an action, the wielder can hurl the grenade up to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
and feeding on the dead 66–70 1 djinni 71–75 1d3 young bronze dragons 76–80 A beached whale, dead and bloated. If it takes any damage, it explodes, and each creature within 30 feet of it must make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Zombie Clot Play-Along Pack
Zombie Clot An Encounter for Level 5 Characters Situation. In the village of Hroth, a grieving doctor broke the town’s forbidden law and carried his dead family into a magical bog that has the power
to resurrect the dead. Now zombies have risen and endanger the village. Hook. The characters arrive as townsfolk drag Dr. Reginald Remus (Elf Commoner) toward the gallows. His execution is momentarily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Fume Drake Fume drakes are mischievous creatures that arise from the lingering magical energy of a dead dragon. They resemble small, legless dragons formed from clouds of greenish smoke. They delight
Perception 10
Languages Draconic, Ignan
Challenge 1/4 Proficiency Bonus +2
Death Burst. When the fume drake dies, it explodes in a cloud of noxious fumes. Each creature within 5 feet of the fume
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
amethyst that that explodes at a point it can see within 60 feet of it. Each creature within a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or take 13 (3d8
. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
around Ironspine Keep. “I shall make an end to these meddlesome defenders. Once they are dead, the fortress shall be ours!”
The warlord is a Wraith. Four Zombies trail behind it. The Wraith flies to
form explodes into three Shadows, each of which looks like a more insubstantial version of the warlord. The Shadows fight until destroyed, preferring to attack whichever character defeated the warlord
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon makes one claw attack.
Psionics (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon uses Psychic Step or Spellcasting.
Explosive Crystal (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon spits an amethyst that that explodes at a
, preferring caverns with at least one entrance submerged underwater. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Gas Spore The first gas spores are thought to have been spawned from dead beholders, whose moldering corpses fed a parasitic fungus with aberrant magic. Having long since adapted into a unique plant
dead within a day. Its corpse then becomes the spawning ground from which new gas spores arise. Beholder Memories. A gas spore that sprouts from a beholder’s corpse sometimes carries within it memories
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
fire erupts in the dead hearth and assumes a draconic form. It hisses, crackles, and unfurls its smoky wings. Have the player characters roll initiative. The fire acts on initiative count 10 and has
AC 15, 1 hit point, and immunity to fire, poison, and psychic damage. If it is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes and fills the room with fire, setting fire to the dry furnishings. Each creature in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
horrors, dead or alive, in areas F6 and area F7. If any treasure is missing, the deep gnomes shrug and continue on their way. After setting the machines in the workshop (area F8) to overload, the kagu
workshop explodes, causing area F8 to cave in and dealing 70 (20d6) bludgeoning damage to any creatures still in that room. Death from Above Olivier Bernard The pitiless red dragon Grisdelfawr delights in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
gem of seeing is embedded in her left eye socket. The gem can be removed only if Kansaldi is dead. When used, the gem grows uncomfortably warm to the touch. If Kansaldi is dead, this gem of seeing
from the ground to the top. There are ample handholds in the rock, making it easy to climb. Citadel Rubble and Dragon Skeletons. The squares with fallen rubble or bones of dead dragons are difficult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
unnaturally cold. As you step onto the flagstones, a voice from nowhere whispers:
“Who is dead but cannot die, the Lord of Bones, whose embrace is patient but sure?”
A detect magic spell reveals that
the voice is an illusion. Characters who succeed on a DC 20 Intelligence (Religion) check recognize the “Lord of Bones” as one of the ancient titles given to Myrkul, god of the dead. If a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Reanimator (Artificer) Reassemble Corpses and Raise the Dead Ignatius Budi Reanimator Artificer Reanimators defy the laws of nature in pursuit of gruesome experiments. These grim Artificers stitch
Blindness/Deafness, Enhance Ability 9 Animate Dead, Lightning Bolt 13 Blight, Death Ward 17 Antilife Shell, Raise Dead Level 3: Reanimator’s Skill Set You gain the following benefits. Jolt to Life. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
come before her. The Uthgardt are likewise forbidden to enter, as are the characters. The fossilized remains of three long-dead thanes stand in alcoves carved into the west wall, their eyes fixed on a
adamantine weapons. It has AC 15, a damage threshold of 10, and 100 hit points. When the Steinfang drops to 0 hit points, it explodes, and each creature on or above the island must make a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the hatch’s glass panes. Four dead seagulls lie on the deck and two ravens squawk at you from the crow’s nest, a forty-foot climb up the ship’s rigging.
The ravens are two imps in shapechanged form
are always littered with seagull carcasses. A character who examines a dead seagull and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check ascertains that the bird was stung to death. If the imps see Amrik
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
container, the orb thrums. If it is removed from the container after the time when it was supposed to detonate, it explodes 1d6 rounds later, unless it is returned to the container. Regardless of the type
effects, the spell is cast on the turn that the orb explodes. Fire Orb. When this orb detonates, it creates a dry heat wave that lasts for 24 hours. Within the area of effect, the rules for extreme heat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
of the Orzhov Syndicate. They have been dead for centuries, but they refuse to let go of the fortunes they amassed in life. Addicted to power and prestige, these patriarchs continue to dominate the
explodes in a burst of necrotic energy. Each creature within 5 feet of him must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage plus 14 (4d6) fire damage.
Hellfire. Green flame explodes in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on a point
warlock casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: detect magic, guidance, levitate, mage armor (self only), mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation, speak with dead
1/day each: arcane gate, detect thoughts, true seeing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
but now has only one battered tower near the south road. A wraith—the tormented remnant of a long-dead garrison commander—stands watch. When it detects visitors, the wraith lets out a shriek that
and explodes on impact. Any creature within a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on the point of impact must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 35 (10d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the blade down. The Companion then explodes in a flash of light and sound, as described in “Shattering the Companion” later in this chapter. With the destruction of the Companion, the people of Elturel
Elturel, the planetar once bound within the Companion remains in the city for as long as it is needed, using its ability to raise the dead to restore as many of those lost to the destruction as it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
this moss-covered maze of tunnels, luring them into dead-end caves using hallucinations (such as the sound of someone calling for help). M8. Pools This dead-end cavern opens wide, and the lingering
source, it explodes (as described below). The meenlocks trigger the explosives as a last resort. If a meenlock starts its turn with 10 hit points or fewer, it moves to the nearest trigger, uses its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
explodes from an ice-covered cyst lets out a howl that can be heard across the island, and hunts the characters until it or they are dead. This fearsome yeti can’t be mollified by a character with the
Lantomir is dead, but her weasel familiar yet lives I3. Nass Lantomir’s Ghost Nass Lantomir outsmarted her rivals in the Arcane Brotherhood by partnering with a pirate captain before leaving Luskan for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the treasure automatically. Crypt 6 Saint Markovia: Dead for all time The 10-foot-square section of floor in front of this crypt is a pressure plate that releases four poison darts hidden in tiny holes
following to that character’s player: A flash of light explodes around you, and then you are plunged into absolute darkness, suddenly lying in a confined space choked with dust. This vault contains fifteen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to avoid waking the stirges. Treasure. Three blue quartz gems worth 25 gp each are scattered across the floor. The leather pouch contains another five gems of the same value. The dead Cynidicean’s
in dust: a soiled bed, a chest, and a writing desk with a wooden chair. A dead hobgoblin is sprawled on the floor, her left arm swollen and discolored.
This room was once the quarters of a priest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. If a creature carrying a fruit is hit by an attack or is otherwise jostled, the fruit explodes. Tapping Noise. A character who stands on the ledge or domed ceiling and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom
dead end. P50: East Cell of the High Priest Three wraiths float within this room. When the characters enter, the wraiths are hissing at a holy-looking mace on the floor. The wraiths attack the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
-stained wooden coffer containing three teeth from a red dragon wyrmling, a dead tomato plant in a ceramic pot adorned with images of dancing cherubs, and nine gnoll skulls. S9. Digging Demons At this
poison and psychic damage. If the statue is destroyed, it explodes. Each creature within 30 feet of the exploding statue must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) piercing damage on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
than those three is placed in a divot, the statue explodes with violent force. Each creature within 10 feet of the statue must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) bludgeoning damage
. Treasure. Claugiyliamatar’s treasure hoard contains a +2 war pick, a wand of magic detection, a spell scroll of speak with dead, seven emeralds worth 1,000 gp each, 1,339 pp, and 14,235 gp. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Bavlorna stuffs dead creatures and stitches them together to create chimeric horrors. Crate. Bavlorna’s name is scrawled on one side of the crate. Lifting the lid releases a harmless swarm of flies
, and materials Stray cutlery (all from different sets) Unopened love letters (not written or addressed to Bavlorna, but to long-dead people with whom Bavlorna has had dealings) Old, frayed, coiled-up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
anymore, their terse agents are a constant sight around the city, picking up the dead and using hand-drawn wagons to haul their shrouded loads to the Shrine of the Suffering or outlying cemeteries, funded
track down and recover the missing kegs of smokepowder before it’s too late. If smokepowder is set on fire, dropped, or otherwise handled roughly, it explodes and deals fire damage to each creature or