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Monster Manual
Humanoid the ghost can see within 5 feet. Failure: The target is possessed by the ghost; the ghost disappears, and the target has the Incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. The ghost now
controls the body, but the target retains awareness. The ghost can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that specifically target Undead. The ghost’s game
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn't deprive the target of awareness. The ghost can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect
doesn't gain access to the target's knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn't deprive the target of awareness. The ghost can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its
features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn't deprive the target of awareness. The ghost can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect
doesn't gain access to the target's knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
ghost can see within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body
. The ghost now controls the body but doesn't deprive the target of awareness. The ghost can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target
until the body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the possession ends, the ghost
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the apparition; the apparition then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The apparition now controls the body but doesn&rsquo
until the body drops to 0 hit points, the apparition ends it as a bonus action, the body leaves the Astral Plane, or the apparition is forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
restoration spell, but only within 24 hours of it occurring.
Possession (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Possession"}. One humanoid that the ghost can see within 5
feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by Leedara; Leedara then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. Leedara now controls the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. Gremorly can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn Undead, and he retains his alignment, Intelligence
performed a ritual that turned Sovereign Keep into a ghost trap: anyone who dies within the castle walls rises as an incorporeal spirit, trapped within the castle. Then, he waited. When adventurers
Ghost
Legacy
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but
lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the possession ends, the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
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A fishery that specializes in a type of eel favored by a local topaz dragon is “haunted,” and shipments of the eel vanish every time the ghost appears.
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Legends claim that a
an action, the dragon can cast the clairvoyance spell, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that region.
If the dragon dies, the population of giant squid in the region
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s wrath.
3
A fishery that specializes in a type of eel favored by a local topaz dragon is “haunted,” and shipments of the eel vanish every time the ghost appears.
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’s psionic presence. As an action, the dragon can cast the clairvoyance spell, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that region.
If the dragon dies, the population of
Equipment
More rarely, the orchids produce a smaller pod holding a single white seed. Among its various magical properties, if a white seed is ground and scattered over a dead body, the body is affected by the resurrection spell. A white ghost orchid seed has no effect if consumed.
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
fishing tackle. If you have access to a body of water that sustains marine life, you can maintain a moderate lifestyle while working as a fisher, and you can catch enough food to feed yourself and up to
. You caught a sea animal whose fins were made of pure gold, but another fisher stole it.
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Ghost Fish. You are haunted by a ghostly fish that only you can see.
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Nemesis Clam. A large clam
Young Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
skin, especially around the head and neck. Their wings are attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels
deep dragon refuses to leave the cave where the dragon’s best friend—an adventurer who won the dragon’s respect and affection—lingers as a ghost.
Poison, Psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
information on how the ghost fights). Thalivar does not hesitate to abandon Gallio’s body if he feels threatened.
exhaustion and his sleep is troubled (since he doesn’t know that the ghost of Thalivar possesses him each night when he sleeps). Gallio wears an ink-stained robe and his curly black hair is tousled. His
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body, but the target retains awareness. The ghost can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that
possession lasts until the body drops to 0 Hit Points or the ghost leaves as a Bonus Action. When the possession ends, the ghost appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the target, and the target is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target of awareness. The ghost can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and
knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced out by an effect like the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
murdered him. If the characters disturb Eigeron’s body or come within 10 feet of it, the giant’s ghost rises up from the corpse (see “Eigeron’s Ghost”). The dead giant wears a golden breastplate (see
, illuminating a giant corpse lying on the floor beneath a shroud of frost in the middle of the room. The corpse looks like it has been here for some time, preserved by the cold. Next to the body rests a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Yael’s Ghost If the characters move toward the Sword of Zariel, the ghost of Yael appears before them and pulls the characters into one of Lulu’s forgotten memories to see if they are worthy of
you. As she points toward the hollyphant, Lulu’s eyes turn pure white. A whisper fills your ears and says, “I remember!” A wave of radiant energy erupts from Lulu’s body and in that blinding flash the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
the target has the Incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body, but the target retains awareness. The ghost can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other
Constitution modifiers.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 Hit Points or the ghost leaves as a Bonus Action. When the possession ends, the ghost appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
access by the militia (secretly paid off by Mr. Dory). Faced with this challenge, Refrum launched his own investigation into the Lantern Ghost killings. He describes how the killer had been on the prowl
down the killer, and how the slayings had pushed the Styes to the brink of chaos. Jarme’s arrest came after he was found looming over the body of a victim, a dagger clutched in his bloodstained hands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
father soon appeared to join the chorus of condemnation. Lord Godefroy possessed an adventurer and attempted to use the living body to put his family’s spirits to rest—but the adventurer died, and then his
ghost began to haunt Godefroy as well.
In desperation, Lord Godefroy sought out a different kind of help in the world of the living. He began haunting an alchemist named Rastinon, urging him to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
appearance that resembles its former self, but with eyes that glow. A starlight apparition is different from a ghost. While a ghost is doomed to haunt the place where it died until some promise or goal it
within 5 feet of itself must succeed on a DC 14 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the apparition; the apparition then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
body, the body is affected by the resurrection spell. A white ghost orchid seed has no effect if consumed.
Ghost Orchid Tepui before opening into a larger chamber. Read the following description when the characters enter the cavern: Glowing crystals speckle this cavern’s walls like stars in the night sky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
trouble. Never sleep with a magic object within ten feet of you. 5 When you walk through a graveyard, be sure to wear silver, or a ghost might jump into your body. 6 If an elf looks you in the eyes, she’s trying to read your thoughts.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
-vampire. Tristen died with his adopted family, but as the Mists closed in around their sacred stone circle, he rose a ghost. Unexpectedly, with the dawn, Tristen’s dhampir body was restored. Now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
DC 14 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive
body drops to 0 hit points, the ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the possession ends, the ghost reappears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
emerges fully. The ghost is friendly and tells the adventurers that Buppido killed him not too long ago, then chopped him into pieces to join the other body parts in the shrine. Pelek explains how he
, replace him with a carrion crawler feeding on the dead remains. Development When the monsters are defeated, the ghost of a deep gnome named Pelek pokes its head up out of the ground, blinks, and then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
ORZHOV SPIRITS
For the members of the Orzhov Syndicate, life as a spirit after death can be a gift, or it can mean everlasting servitude. The process of separating the soul from the body is often
decadence. These spirits begin their undead existence as ghosts and use the ghost stat block in the Monster Manual. Over time, however, they tend to shed the nuances of their personalities and become caricatures of their living selves, often turning into specters, as described in the Monster Manual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
three rods Gremorly set up to turn Harrowhall into a ghost trap. If the rod is removed from its tripod or destroyed, the necromantic energy fades and the rod becomes nonmagical. The rod and tripod
Gremorly’s ghost and this golem is still intact, it becomes their ally and defends this courtyard on their behalf. 5: Crypt Entrance This room is mostly empty. One outer wall has a stained-glass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
characters don’t proclaim that they’re investigating the Lantern Ghost case, the militia guards are fairly friendly toward them. (It’s their policy not to antagonize powerful-looking strangers.) If the guards
their commanders (all of whom were bribed by Mr. Dory) that the Lantern Ghost was executed, the murders have been solved, and anyone who wants to dig deeper into the matter must be a troublemaker
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
unoccupied space within 5 feet of the kobold’s body. On its next turn, the ghost tries to possess one of the characters—preferably one who can take up its satchel. M12. Fossilized Skull and Psi Crystal
group. If one or both of the kobolds from area M9 fled from there, they lurk deeper inside the tunnel behind Trex and his bodyguards. Trex is possessed by a ghost, though the characters won’t know this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
small mountain in the middle of the island. The ghost can’t move more than 200 feet from the place where Nass died unless it takes possession of a host. If it’s forced out of a host’s body when the body
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->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
hadozee then shudders as a horned ghost vacates his body, cackles, and disappears. Flinch blinks his eyes back into focus, then says in his normal voice, “Do I smell smoke?”
Flinch remembers nothing of
eyes widen, then narrow. “What’s this foul treachery?” he hisses.
Unbeknownst to anyone aboard the Second Wind, Agony the ghost has taken possession of Flinch. Before the players roll initiative for