manner since with only advanced form for life

Speak with Dead

Spells Player’s Handbook

You grant the semblance of life to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer questions you pose. The corpse must have a mouth, and this spell fails if the deceased creature was

it knew in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are usually brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if you are antagonistic toward it

Programmed Illusion

Spells Player’s Handbook

occurs, the illusion springs into existence and performs in the manner you described. Once the illusion finishes performing, it disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes, after which the illusion

create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A

Reincarnate

Spells Player’s Handbook

life. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it loses the traits of its previous species and gains the traits of its new one.

Move Earth

Spells Player’s Handbook

Choose an area of terrain no larger than 40 feet on a side within range. You can reshape dirt, sand, or clay in the area in any manner you choose for the duration. You can raise or lower the area

’s elevation, create or fill in a trench, erect or flatten a wall, or form a pillar. The extent of any such changes can’t exceed half the area’s largest dimension. For example, if you

Rod of Lordly Might

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

push a different button or until you push the same button again, which causes the rod to revert to its normal form: Button 1. A fiery blade sprouts from the end opposite the rod’s flanged head

apart, forming a ladder. The pole can bear up to 4,000 pounds. More weight or lack of solid anchoring causes the rod to revert to its normal form. Button 5. The rod transforms into a handheld battering

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

). Call Undead. While holding the wand, you can take a Magic action to conjure 15 Skeleton;Skeletons and 15 Zombie;Zombies. These Undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in

skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties. The Book of Vile Darkness

disappears, your Attunement to it ends immediately, and you lose all benefits granted by it. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life

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

without an invitation from one of the occupants. Misty Form. The mist can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa. In addition, if air can pass through a space, the mist can pass through it

Nightwalker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

sucks the life and soul from creatures, annihilating most at once. The few who survive by sheer luck or by harnessing some rare form of protective magic soon discover that they can’t leave as easily

","rollAction":"Annihilating Aura","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Undead are immune to this aura. Life Eater. A creature dies if reduced to 0 hit points by the nightwalker and can’t

Skulk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Fallible Invisibility. The skulk is invisible. This invisibility can be circumvented by three things: Charnel Candles. The skulk appears as a dim, translucent form in the light of a candle made of

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

Sirac of Suzail

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

father since he was a baby. Ideal: “Without duty or loyalty, a man is nothing.” Bond: “Icewind Dale is where I belong for the rest of my life.” Flaw: “I am honest to a fault.”

Vampiric Mist

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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

without an invitation from one of the occupants. Misty Form. The mist can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa. In addition, if air can pass through a space, the mist can pass through it

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

Flapjack the Flumph

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Advanced Telepathy. Flapjack can perceive the content of any telepathic communication used within 60 feet of it, and it can’t be surprised by creatures with any form of telepathy. Prone

Snapping Hydra

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

, the hydra dies. At the end of its turn, the hydra grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken cold damage since its last turn. The hydra regains 10 hit

shorelines where the wilds meet the ocean. These monstrous creatures are aptly named; their bites are known to snap giants’ arms cleanly in half. Snapping hydras have naturally long life spans and

Nonaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Axiomatic Mind. The nonaton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions. Combat Ready. The nonaton has advantage on initiative rolls. Disintegration. If

":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pillar of Truth", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and the creature reverts to its original form (if it’s in a different form) and can’t

Witherbloom Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

ward, pass without trace, speak with plantsWither Burst. When the pledgemage sees a creature within 30 feet of itself drop to 0 hit points, the pledgemage channels the expended life essence and targets

—study the cycle of life and death. Their magic is fueled by what they call life essence: the ubiquitous energy that runs through living things. Witherbloom students learn how to concoct

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious (Hybrid Form Only). The deep scion can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The deep scion makes two Battleaxe attacks, or it makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Battleaxe. Melee

with two hands. Bite (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4);{"diceNotation

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut

Monsters Curse of Strahd

furnishings have been bolted to the floor, since the hut lurches from side to side when it walks. Heart of the Hut. The gemstone that has given life to Baba Lysaga's hut was previously buried in the

with a semblance of life. When she wills it to do so, the hut pulls its gigantic roots free of the earth and shambles around like a spidery behemoth, shaking the ground with every step. The hut

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the initiative order. If this wight slays a Humanoid with its Life Drain, the wight transforms into a jiangshi 5 days later. Change Shape. The jiangshi polymorphs into a Beast, a Humanoid, or an Undead

that is Medium or Small or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the

Snow Golem

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

brought to life through magic. Nonmagical weapons pass through its snowy form without dealing any appreciable damage to it, though heat is its doom.Cold, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksFire

Cold Absorption. Whenever the golem is subjected to cold damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the cold damage dealt. Immutable Form. The golem is immune to

Aspect of Bahamut

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

hoard or even the follower’s own life—might convince the god to send aid to the world in the form of a divine aspect. This aspect is a physical manifestation of the Platinum Dragon

than 1 hour is restored to life with all its hit points. Platinum Breath. The aspect exhales radiant platinum flames in a 300-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 26 Dexterity saving

Gingwatzim

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

gingwatzim reverts to its true form and then vanishes.A gingwatzim is a peculiar form of life created by a spell or a ritual. The magic that brings it into being draws on spirit energy from the

Alternate Forms. The gingwatzim has two alternate forms, both of which are chosen by its creator when the gingwatzim comes into being. One form is an exact duplicate of a Tiny nonmagical object (such

Pudding King

Monsters Out of the Abyss

with spell attacks). The Pudding King knows the following sorcerer spells: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, light, mage hand, poison spray, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): false life, mage armor

, ray of sickness, shield 2nd level (3 slots): crown of madness, misty step 3rd level (3 slots): gaseous form, stinking cloud 4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion 5th level (1 slot): cloudkillWar

Werevulture

Monsters The Book of Many Things

. Beak (Vulture or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Beak"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6

", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Longbow (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Longbow"} to hit, range 150/600

Viari

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

attacker.A product of life on a small-town farm, the rogue known as Viari carries fond memories of those childhood days and his loving family. (Well, except for that thing where his parents insist on

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

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

can be permanently slain. Mahadi acts as the eyes and ears of Asmodeus in Avernus. As a deal broker and moderator, he’s privy to all manner of dealings that might otherwise escape the attention

Infernal Rapture, a restaurant and spa. Since the establishment exists within a demiplane, patrons can comfortably visit it at any time, even while the caravan is on the move. As long as they can pay for

Boss Augustus

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Magic Longsword attacks. Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 26 (5d8 + 4

or similar magic ends this curse. Claw (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21

Tressym

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

experimentation on house cats, tressym are intelligent and have been known to form strong friendships with humanoids, particularly rangers and wizards. Tressym get along well with others of their kind

eggs. Tressym mate with others of their kind, but they don’t mate for life. A tressym can also mate with a normal cat, though only one out of every ten of their offspring will be a tressym; the

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Aura of Death. Creatures within 30 feet of Skall have disadvantage on death saving throws. Cosmic Annihilation. A creature killed by Skall can be restored to life only by means of a true

: The Mortuary). After eons of existence, Skall is in an advanced state of deterioration. Once a spry lich with a wrinkled frame, he now drifts listlessly through the Mortuary’s forlorn halls

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

infected by these spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy and also gains a random form of madness (determined by rolling on the Madness

mindless servants and, eventually, into decomposing hosts for the mushrooms, molds, and other fungi that she spawns. Utterly inhuman, Zuggtmoy can mold her fungoid form into an approximation of a

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

, the elder brain can form a psychic link with any other creature the ulitharid can detect using its Creature Sense. Any such link ends if the creature falls outside the telepathy ranges of both the

Minotaur Living Crystal Statue

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Immutable Form. The statue is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.Multiattack. The statue makes two attacks: one with its greataxe and one gore attack. Greataxe. Melee Weapon

deals 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Flying Shards","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage to the attacker.Given life through powerful magic, a large, crudely carved crystal minotaur guards the tunnels in Isle of the Abbey.Lightning, PoisonForce

Maurezhi

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

instantly assumes the creature’s appearance as it was in life. The new appearance begins to rot away over the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A maurezhi is

Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the appearance of any Medium Humanoid it eats. It remains in this form for 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Assume Form"} days, during

Death Giant Reaper

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the 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 collectively made a bet with the Raven Queen, a mysterious

their wager, the Shadowfell became their home, and they have grudgingly served the Raven Queen ever since. Over time, the Shadowfell transformed these giants; their bodies shriveled, and their

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