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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, taking (4d8) Necrotic;{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":" (Necrotic)", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A
urges its wearer to spread dread and destruction wherever possible.
Destroying the Crown. The crown is destroyed if it is worn by Myrkul's successor, Kelemvor, while he sits on the throne of Myrkul's former realm, the Bone Castle.
Half-Orc
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
shared elements among these folk.
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced
fierceness, and his wits. Human ancestry was no blemish against a warrior—provided he was every bit as strong, enduring, and bloodthirsty as his full-blooded kin. Half-orcs who were weaker than their
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
Evasion. When the chwinga is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only
half damage if it fails.
Unusual Nature. The chwinga doesn’t require air, food, or drink. When it dies, it turns into a handful of flower petals, a cloud of pollen, a stone statuette resembling
Reincarnate
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14-21
Dwarf, mountain
22-25
Elf, dark
26-34
Elf, high
35-42
Elf, wood
43-46
Gnome, forest
47-52
Gnome, rock
53-56
Half-elf
57-60
Half-orc
61-68
Halfling, lightfoot
69-76
Halfling, stout
77-96
Human
97-100
Tiefling
The reincarnated creature recalls its former life and experiences. It retains the capabilities it
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Thwad has more than half of his total hit points remaining.Thwad Underbrew is a former champion of Gorm Gulthyn (the dwarven god of vigilance) who long ago set out to rid Undermountain of the evil that is
damage, plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Maul","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage if Thwad has more than half of his total hit points remaining
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature dies if the breath reduces it to 0 hit points. Additionally, any Medium or smaller Humanoid killed by the breath’s damage, as well as every
dragon’s turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.Most death dragons are pale imitations of their former selves. They remember flashes and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Withering Gaze", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
former allies and enemies alike to destroy them, as its warped soul seeks to erase anything connected to its former life. Minions of Orcus are the one exception to this compulsion; a bodak recognizes
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Retch", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.An ordinary dragonflesh grafter is
scarred or dead, a few survive as wretched horrors. Their minds become twisted by magical malevolence, with only a shadow of their former selves remaining. In the most extreme cases, the resulting
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A hill giant who dies with an empty stomach, full of rage and regret, might become suffused with energy from the Negative Plane and rise as
the barrowghast a noxious stench.
Barrowghasts no longer hunger for physical food and instead crave life energy drained from living creatures. They often target former family members and allies, but
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature dies if the breath reduces it to 0 hit points
spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Claw. The dragon makes one Claw attack.
Cataclysmic Rush (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon moves up to half its flying speed without provoking opportunity
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Evasion. When the chwinga is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only
half damage if it fails, provided it isn’t incapacitated.
Unusual Nature. The chwinga doesn’t require air, food, or drink. When it dies, it turns into a tiny pile of moondust, a cloud of
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Evasion. If Viari is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half
thinking of his older brother as the successful one.) But he can be quick to show self-consciousness when talking of where he came from, and he never speaks of the name he bore in that former life.
After
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
discovered something that I think could eliminate half the life on Ravnica.
3
The other researchers in my clade are my family — a big, eccentric family including members and parts of many species
members are former members of other guilds.
Roll twice on the Simic Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Simic Contacts table.
Simic Contacts
d8
Contact
1
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
until the start of the champion’s next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only. If a creature is reduced to 0 hit points by this effect, the creature dies, and
Actions). The champion emits a magic wave in a 60-foot cone. Every spell of 5th level or lower ends on creatures and objects of the champion’s choice in that area.Jyn Corvis, a former adventurer
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, taking 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Belch", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A dragonflesh
their former selves remaining. In the most extreme cases, the resulting abomination holds no remnant of the person it once was and is utterly ruled by a dragon’s lust for treasure.
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
","rollAction":"Necrotic Ink","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails this saving throw is blinded until the end of its next
head retain their former shapes, but its legs have split into shadowy tentacles. The drowned master is tethered to a source of powerful magic that prevents it from traveling far. It commands other drowned ones, compelling them to serve as agents in its dark plots.Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
half as much damage on a successful one. The save DC is 10 + the number of meenlocks participating in the torment, considering only those that remain within sight of the victim for the entire hour and
’s control. Only a wish spell or divine intervention can restore a transformed creature to its former state.Shadow Teleport (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Ideal
1
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Creativity. Half the world’s troubles come from stodgy thinking, stuck in the past. We need innovative
laboratories.
3
A sibling is the head of a laboratory doing exotic research.
4
A former colleague is now an attendant in a laboratory in the central guildhall.
5
I’m in regular
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
unfamiliar with work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be an honest, hard-working
nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps.
This combination of worldly savvy and local blindness characterizes
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Avoidance. If the demilich is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half
can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The demilich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Flight. The demilich flies up to half its flying
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silvered Sword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (silvered sword).Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a
in search of new actors, he began regaling locals with tales of distant lands.
Monster Hunter. The half-elf ringmaster is, in fact, a legendary human vampire hunter named Rudolph van Richten. Van
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
DC 26 Dexterity saving throw, taking 60 (11d10);{"diceNotation":"11d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incinerating Beam","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as
Cyre and Breland, but still explorable and potentially salvageable.
“Norr” (Colossus WX-5) is slumped amid the ruins of Metrol, the former capital of Cyre.
“Tymber&rdquo
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Flame","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components
drow makes one Demon Staff attack.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The drow uses Spellcasting.Some Drow Matron Mother;matron mothers renounce Lolth and join the war against their former goddess
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Flame","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components
;Mothers of Rebellion
Some matron mothers renounce Lolth and join the war against their former goddess. Such drow could be of any alignment, and they lose the following abilities in the stat block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced exile. Any half-orc who has lived among or near orcs has scars, whether they are marks of humiliation or of pride, recounting their past exploits and injuries.
Scarred and Strong Half-orcs exhibit a blend of orcish and human characteristics, and their appearance varies widely. Grayish skin tones and prominent teeth are the most common shared elements among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced exile. Any half-orc who has lived among or near orcs has scars, whether they are marks of humiliation or of pride, recounting their past exploits and injuries.
Scarred and Strong Half-orcs exhibit a blend of orcish and human characteristics, and their appearance varies widely. Grayish skin tones and prominent teeth are the most common shared elements among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Apprentice’s Quarters Like her former master Halaster, Arcturia takes on apprentices of her own from time to time, but they seldom survive for long. This room contains a moldy quilt draped over a
stone bier against the north wall and a wooden desk with a high-backed chair in the southeast corner. On one corner of the desk rests a yellowed human skull topped with a half-melted wax candle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
A22. Upper Bastion This large chamber extends over the outer gauntlet of the main entrance (area A1) and contains many former defensive measures. Arrow slits to the north allow outside light to enter
, filling the northern half of the room with sunlight or moonlight depending on the time of day or night. Thick webs are strung between the walls and pillars. Lurking among them are several giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Whiteshell Mine Blingdenstone’s largest salt mine is half a day’s travel to the south. Like many of Blingdenstone’s resource sites, the road to the mine is easy to miss by casual travelers, but
that the more the mine produces, the more he can export, and the quicker Blingdenstone can be returned to its former glory.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, dark 26–34 Elf, high 35–42 Elf, wood 43–46 Gnome, forest 47–52 Gnome, rock 53–56 Half-elf 57–60 Half-orc 61–68 Halfling, lightfoot 69–76 Halfling, stout 77–96 Human 97–00 Tiefling The reincarnated
creature recalls its former life and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it exchanges its original race for the new one and changes its racial traits accordingly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, dark 26–34 Elf, high 35–42 Elf, wood 43–46 Gnome, forest 47–52 Gnome, rock 53–56 Half-elf 57–60 Half-orc 61–68 Halfling, lightfoot 69–76 Halfling, stout 77–96 Human 97–00 Tiefling The reincarnated
creature recalls its former life and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it exchanges its original race for the new one and changes its racial traits accordingly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
pollen, a stone statuette resembling its former self, a marble of smooth stone, or a puddle of fresh water. Chwinga
Tiny elemental
Armor Class 15
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft
take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.
Unusual Nature. The chwinga doesn’t require air, food, or drink. When it dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Crumbling Tower When the characters approach the tower site, read the following: Amid a grove of gnarled scrub trees stands a half-fallen stone tower. Rough workers’ tents, piles of timbers, and
tools scattered about show that the site appears to be under reconstruction, though little headway seems to have been made in restoring the tower to its former glory.
As the characters draw closer, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
them of their former color or luster. In place of any former breath weapon, shadow dragons exhale caliginous gouts that saps life from everything it touches. Those slain by a shadow dragon’s breath
30-foot Cone. Failure: 17 (5d6) Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: A Humanoid reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage dies, and a Shadow rises from its corpse. The shadow is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Nothic Witness to the Weird Consumed by their thirst for forbidden knowledge, nothics are cursed lore seekers transformed by secrets never meant to be known. The bodies of these former scholars are
damage. Success: Half damage.
Bonus Actions
Weird Insight (Recharge 6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 14, one creature the nothic can see within 120 feet. Failure: The nothic magically learns one fact or secret about the target.