manner scythe with only are for for life

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. The avatar targets only you with its attacks, appearing as a ghostly skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. The avatar disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or you

ally with its attacks. You and your allies can each summon only one avatar as a consequence of this draw. A creature slain by an avatar can’t be restored to life. Avatar of Death Medium Undead

Specter of Night

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

effects.Multiattack. The specter uses Mournful Keening if available, then makes one Hooves attack and one Reaping Scythe attack. Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType

the creature is targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. Reaping Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Reaping Scythe"} to hit

Death Giant Reaper

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Multiattack. The giant makes two Scythe or Soul Bolt attacks. Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Scythe"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target

. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"3d8+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Scythe", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage

Death Giant Shrouded One

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giant’s skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the giant can use its Reaping Scythe action and

long rest.Multiattack. The giant makes three Soul Burst attacks. Alternatively, if the giant has its death rune, it can make three Reaping Scythe attacks. Soul Burst. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +11

Vampiric Mist Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Life Sense. The mist can sense the location of any creature within 60 feet of it, unless that creature’s type is construct or undead. Forbiddance. The mist can’t enter a residence

":"damage","rollAction":"Life Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, the mist regains 10 hit points, and the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic

Staff of the Forgotten One

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

destroys both the staff and the life force trapped within it. The staff doesn’t explode if destroyed in this manner, but its destruction causes the sphere to be destroyed as well.

, remove curse, or similar spell ends the curse on the target. The Forgotten One. The bodiless life force of a dead archmage empowers the staff and is imprisoned within it. The rune carved into the

Skulk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

a vague likeness of its master. Cruel and chaotic, skulks carry out their orders in the most violent manner possible. A summoned skulk can’t return to the Shadowfell until it dies, so many

throw themselves into creating bloodshed and mayhem with no regard for their own lives. After killing a person on the Material Plane, some skulks take up a silent imitation of that person’s life

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.Carrionettes arise from innocent intentions. Heartfelt wishes breathe life into a beloved toy and

porcelain dolls are the most common, all manner of deadly stuffed animals, crawling jack-in-the-boxes, bloodthirsty poppets, murderous jewelry box ballerinas, and so forth might be carrionettes. These

Mercion

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

natural leader and a protective caregiver. She has a direct manner that reassures and inspires those around her. Mercion does not worship a deity, but rather an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry

Zodar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Disembodied Voice. Up to three times in its life, the zodar can cause a message of up to twenty-five words to issue from the air around it. It speaks only when it has something profoundly important

exist or where they came from, but the most popular hypothesis is that they are the creations of some long-forgotten god. Zodars interact with other sapient creatures in a manner that goes beyond mere

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

humanoid shape, including the skeletal-thin figure depicted in grimoires and ancient art, draped and veiled in mycelium and lichen. Indeed, much of her appearance and manner, and that of her servants

’, is a soulless mockery of mortal life and its many facets. Zuggtmoy’s cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most are fungi-infected to some degree, whether through inhaling her mind

Ulitharid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

in this manner. Magic Resistance. The ulitharid has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Psionic Hub. If an elder brain establishes a psychic link with the ulitharid

staff; when the ulitharid is ready to give up its life, it attaches the staff to the back of its head, and the staff cracks open its skull, enabling its brain to be extracted. The brain and the staff

Rahadin

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, found Tatyana. Tatyana was Strahd's type—a woman of exquisite beauty and gentle manner. When Strahd returned to Ravenloft, the young woman instantly caught his eye, and Rahadin had the pleasure of

haunted by them if he could. The only thing he cares about is Strahd von Zarovich, for whom he would gladly give his life. Rahadin's Traits Ideal. “Loyalty is everything.” Bond. “I am a son of King Barov

Zuggtmoy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

-thin figure depicted in grimoires and ancient art, draped and veiled in mycelia and lichen. Indeed, much of her appearance and manner, and that of her servants, is a mockery of mortal life and its many

Ygorl, Lord of Entropy

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

;symbol (death only), weird* Spell from Xanathar’s Guide to EverythingMultiattack. Ygorl makes three attacks: two with its scythe, and one with its Entropic Touch. Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +14

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scythe"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d10+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Scythe

Devourer Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

is teleported inside the devourer's ribcage and imprisoned there. A creature imprisoned in this manner has disadvantage on death saving throws. If it dies while imprisoned, the devourer regains 25

only one creature at a time. Soul Rend (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Soul Rend"}. The devourer creates a vortex of life-draining energy in a 20-foot radius

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

becomes your enemy. The devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil dies. Fool. You lose 10,000 XP

. Skull. You summon an avatar of death--a ghostly humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. It appears in a space of the GM's choice within 10 feet of you and attacks

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

smooth-skins is far greater. Despite their alien outlook, some lizardfolk make an effort to understand and, in their own manner, befriend people of other races. Such lizardfolk make faithful and

skilled allies. Alien Minds The lizardfolk’s reptilian nature comes through not only in their appearance, but also in how they think and act. Lizardfolk experience a more limited emotional life than

Mark of Shadow Elf

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

The illusions that I weave dazzle and deceive. Sometimes that deception eases your burdens, letting you forget your troubles for a moment. But I can also ease your burdens by ending your life

and established House Phiarlan in Khorvaire. These elves are expert entertainers, giving them access to all manner of places and secrets. Known to few, there has always been an elite force of spies and

Dhampir

races

Dhampirs are living people who possess vampiric prowess but are cursed with macabre hunger. Most dhampirs thirst for blood, but some gain sustenance from dreams, life energy, or other vital sources

others are partially transformed by a vampire’s bite. All manner of macabre bargains and necromantic influences might also give rise to a dhampir. Regardless of their origins, dhampirs exhibit

Grung

Species One Grung Above

caste for life. On rare occasions, an individual that distinguishes itself with great deeds can earn an invitation to join a higher caste. Through a combination of herbal tonics and ritual magic, an

lookout for creatures they can capture and enslave. Grungs use slaves for all manner of menial tasks, but mostly they just like bossing them around. Slaves are fed mildly poisoned food to keep them

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

bodies. Whatever their origins, reborn know a new life and seek experiences and answers all their own. Faded Memories Reborn suffer from some manner of discontinuity, an interruption of their lives or

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

homeland, content to dwell in small, tight clans. These tabaxi hunt for food, craft goods, and largely keep to themselves. However, not all tabaxi are satisfied with such a life. The Cat Lord, the divine

stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant

Dhampir

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or raw meat 3 Cerebral spinal fluid 4 Psychic energy 5 Dreams 6 Life energy Dhampir Origins Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires, but all manner of

Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a vampire

Specter of Night

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

its essence to the dead body, giving the corpse the semblance of life as a rider. The two function as a single creature, more powerful for their unnatural union. Humans of Eldraine view specters as

Reaping Scythe attack. Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage plus 28 (8d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller

Death Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Death Giants Long ago, a large band of cloud giants traveled to the Shadowfell in search of a way to preserve their collapsing empire. Desperate to save themselves and their way of life, they

Perception 17 Languages Giant Challenge 12 (8,400 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4 Actions Multiattack. The giant makes two Scythe or Soul Bolt attacks. Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 15 ft

Greyhawk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

, goddess of woodlands NG Life, Nature Unicorn horn Erythnul, god of envy and slaughter CE War Blood drop Fharlanghn, god of horizons and travel NG Knowledge, Trickery Circle crossed by a curved horizon

with three strands Iuz, god of pain and oppression CE Death Grinning human skull Nerull, god of death NE Death Skull with either a sickle or a scythe Obad-Hai, god of nature N Nature Oak leaf and acorn

Orzhov Angels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

followers who owe it life debts. Debt and Indenture. Those who receive favors from a deathpact angel incur a debt that they carry with fervent devotion. They regularly bring trinkets and offerings to the

Magic Resistance. The angel has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Actions Multiattack. The angel makes two attacks with its scythe. It can substitute Chains of

Screaming Devilkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

creatures that have attempted to parley with Ygorl are known to have been driven to madness in the process. Death and Destruction. Ygorl’s most notable possession is an adamantine scythe with the slaad

Everything Actions Multiattack. Ygorl makes three attacks: two with its scythe, and one with its Entropic Touch. Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10

Skeletons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Skeletons Ossified Evil Habitat: Planar (Shadowfell), Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Andrey Kuzinskiy Adventurers face an onslaught from all manner of skeletons Skeletons rise at the summons of

with other skeletons, despite being hacked to animate splinters. 3 Mimics ways it entertained itself in life, such as acting, dancing, or reading. 4 Performs a familiar task, such as cleaning, cooking, mining, or praying. 5 Repeats its final moments of life. 6 Stands guard at the post it protected in life.

Alien Minds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

fight and that can’t be dealt with in some other manner. They are aggressive toward prey they want to eat, creatures that want to harm them, and so on. Pleasurable people and things make life easier

Alien Minds The lizardfolk’s reptilian nature comes through not only in their appearance, but also in how they think and act. Lizardfolk experience a more limited emotional life than other humanoids

The God-Brain's Powers and Dominion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

that itself functions as a Mist talisman. Life Support. The illithids of Bluetspur toil to save their elder brain through all manner of outlandish scientific and medical means. Among the most bizarre of

knows anything that they know. The God-Brain delegates broad goals to its most effective servants, encouraging them to indulge all manner of radical experiments. Mist Vibrations. Through the awesome

Wandering Outcasts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

tabaxi are satisfied with such a life. The Cat Lord, the divine figure responsible for the creation of the tabaxi, gifts each of his children with one specific feline trait. Those tabaxi gifted with

curiosity are compelled to wander far and wide. They seek out stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant of the world beyond their home.

Upper Dura

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Upper Dura This ward is full of life, home to talented artisans and successful merchants. There’s a seedy edge to Upper Dura, and in general it has the qualities of a middle ward. But it’s a place

that welcomes all manner of suspicious customers… which makes it a haven for adventurers. Clifftop is a home away from home for explorers and mercenaries. The Sharn Watch maintains a fortress garrison

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc. Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their

represents both life and the grave. It is her worshipers that raise young orcs to be warriors, and then, at the end of their lives, take them to Yurtrus and Shargaas to be carried into death and the

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