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Returning 35 results for 'goblins cause living'.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that cause disorder unless they are appeased. Goblins have no name for this deity and dare not give it one, lest Maglubiyet use its name to ensnare and crush it as he did their other deities. They
a chance that a goblin will become possessed by a nilbog, particularly if the goblins have been mistreated by their betters. The possessed goblin turns into a wisecracking, impish creature fearless
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Spawned from deep rancor, the firegaunt seeks out living creatures to destroy. Like a specter, it doesn’t seek redemption; it just hopes to cause as much destruction as possible before attaining
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. The firegaunt can cause the maul to erupt with crimson flames, and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the tempest fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Storm. The
tempest is always at the center of a storm 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Living Storm"} miles in diameter. Heavy precipitation in the form of either rain or snow
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
“Their existence mocks the living. Their roses mock the knights
as a guardian. Its name derives from the preserved black rose the bearer carries inside a delicate bell jar. The slightest jostle can cause the bearer to lose its grasp on the bell jar, destroying
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Prince of Undeath, known as the Blood Lord. He takes some pleasure in the sufferings of the living, but far prefers the company and service of the undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the
. The least of these become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies who serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate the dead
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 16 (15,000 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the mummy lord takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects
; the mummy lord can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
Each undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Hit: 35 (4d12 + 9);{"diceNotation":"4d12+9", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Crystal Club", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Hit or Miss: The scion can cause the club to flare with
, seeking to mold and shape stone into beautiful elegance. If it needs more raw materials, the scion can transform a living creature in its palm into stone.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a scion
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness
eggs.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
The dragon creates fog as though it had cast the fog
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
extraordinarily long, spindly limbs. She must submerge herself in a briny concoction for an hour each day, or her body will dry out until it locks up in a kind of living rictus, and she remains that way until
within 10 feet of Bavlorna cause her to lapse into a fit of sneezing. See the stat block for more details.
Hourglass Coven
The Hourglass Coven is a group of three hags, each one bound to an aspect of
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness
snakes infest the lair, which is filled with the stench of death and decay.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Sarnaster’s Lair
Valin can use her lair actions in any area of the tomb.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Valin takes a lair action to cause one of the following
effects; Valin can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
Each undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20
Zuggtmoy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
attack against a target that she designates.The Demon Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her
), Zuggtmoy can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; she can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
Zuggtmoy causes four gas spore;gas spores or violet fungus;violet fungi
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the mummy lord can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
Each undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each
living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20 on the next round.
Each undead in the lair has advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead until initiative count 20 on the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
within the Palace of Sinew, Dyrrn can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Dyrrn can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it
;s an illithid parasite living in my brain!”
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“I can feel myself evolving into an aberration.”
3
“Aberrations are the only natural things.”
4
“A
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
lasts for 24 hours or until you break it.
3
The Golden Age of Dhakaan (golden goblin bicuspid)
10 goblin;goblins, 1 goblin boss
When you are hit by an attack and an ally is within 5 feet of you
, you can use your reaction to cause them to be hit instead. You can’t use this reaction again until you finish a short or long rest.
4
The Mill Road Murders (halfling canine)
3 green hag
Juiblex
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
others of its kind. It exists only to consume, digesting and transforming living matter into more of itself.
A true horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring
initiative ties), Juiblex can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Emerald Claw, but her motives for founding the order are buried in her past. Lady Illmarrow has no interest in ruling the living. Rather, she seeks to become Queen of the Dead.
The Mark of Death
Death.
Trapped in Undeath. When Minara restored Erandis as a lich, she hid her daughter’s phylactery, weaving enchantments into it that cause Erandis to be reborn in a random safe haven after she
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
given form by the fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further
details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are commanded; a ki-rin from an Upper Plane might venture to the Material Plane on a mission, usually as a scout, a messenger, or a spy. A ki-rin living on the Material Plane claims a territory to watch
working behind the scenes, or they might be champions of their master’s cause, out to defeat villainy wherever it is found.
When viewed from the outside, a ki-rin’s lair is indistinguishable
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist
horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This
might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a wolf with snakes for eyes or a drowned giant that resembles an estranged parent. Mist horrors
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the fears of those they encounter. Mist horrors use the unspeakable horror stat block with the Malleable Mass body option, which makes them appear to be composed of living mist. Further details of a
mist horror’s appearance are drawn from the fears of those within 100 feet of it. This might cause a mist horror to take on a form that combines multiple fears when it encounters a group, like a
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 4 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious, and lazy even by the standards of goblinoids
alone, hobgoblin warlords are loath to use these creatures, preferring to keep them around as disposable labor in mines and quarries.
Nasty, Brutish, and Short. Even goblins bully and harass norkers
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air into fresh air).
A living ship can float on water and sail across it, but it can’t land safely on the ground (its keel would cause it to roll on its side). Its standard weaponry is an aft-mounted ballista.
Druids, rangers, and clerics devoted to gods of nature are often found aboard living ship;living ships, as are Wildspace explorers who don’t want to have to worry about their ship’s air
Elder Tempest
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the tempest fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Living Storm. The tempest is always at the center of a
storm 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Living Storm"} miles in diameter. Heavy precipitation in the form of either rain or snow falls there, causing the area to be lightly
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
make a single melee attack.Defensive Rebuke. If a creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 6 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious
, and Short. Even goblins bully and harass norkers, as hobgoblins place the norkers at the bottom of the goblinoid ranks, yet the norkers' ferocity, tough hides, and sharp fangs allow them to rise up and
feats
Living in the Scorched Grove or other areas touched by elemental fire can sometimes cause strange abilities to manifest among their inhabitants. Known as “flamewoken” by the Tenders
can cause these flames to either grow by 5 feet in a single direction, provided there is fuel of some sort present in the new location, or you can extinguish the flames present in this space.
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But
of the goblins were places of terror to the new creatures those goblins became, and the verdan quickly fled to the surface and into the sunlight.
When they arrived in the new lands of the surface
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
corbies range across the Underdark, stripping the tunnels and caverns they traverse of all living things. Even the mightiest creatures of the Underdark hide within fortified lairs or step aside from a dire
inevitably emerge on the surface, the dire corbies’ voracious appetites cause them to quickly strip their new environment—including any nearby settlements—of life.Thunder
Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
picks and hammers in deep mines and blazing forges, a commitment to clan and tradition, and a burning hatred of goblins and orcs—these common threads unite all dwarves.
Short and Stout
Bold
dwarves value their beards highly and groom them carefully.
Long Memory, Long Grudges
Dwarves can live to be more than 400 years old, so the oldest living dwarves often remember a very different world
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
living, commanding individuals to perform evil deeds of the undead's choosing or be destroyed. If its commands are not obeyed, an eye of fear and flame throws back its hood to reveal its skull—set
combat, it targets not only its opponents but also innocent bystanders, seeking to cause the greatest amount of confusion and destruction. If the creature is destroyed, these gems can be recovered
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
tell the sun about them, and ask endless questions about the sun's actions, its anger, and its attitudes. But surface folk who attempt to soothe the blindheims' fears often cause these creatures great
of the surface rouses their anger.
Pitiable Slaves. Some Underdark creatures, particularly the drow and kuo-toa, raid blindheim settlements in search of slaves. Although the light from these creatures' eyes is a formidable threat to these raiders, a captured blindheim is a useful living weapon.
Valindra Shadowmantle
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monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
her shriveled flesh and appear to be a living elf. This magical illusion lasts until she ends it as a bonus action or until she uses her Frightening Gaze legendary action. The effect also ends if
half as much damage on a successful one.With her ability to appear as a living elf, Valindra can easily conceal her lichdom and her association to Thay. She presents herself as a scholarly wizard who
Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
structures.
Relentlessly Loyal
Loxodons believe in the value of community and life, and thus are most often found in the Selesnya Conclave. Some find fulfillment in the cause of order by joining
guilds is their sense of the size of the community they belong to. For loxodons in the Selesnya Conclave, their community is the world and all living beings in it—everything valuable, meant to live