many start with only alive for for linked

Ring of Elemental Command

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Each Ring of Elemental Command is linked to one of the four Elemental Planes. The DM chooses or randomly determines the linked plane. For example, a Ring of Elemental Command (air) is linked to the

a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the Elemental has the Charmed condition until the start your next turn, and you determine what it does with its move and action on its next turn

Vampire Umbral Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage, and the target has the Poisoned condition until the start of the vampire’s next turn. Hunger of Hadar (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType

Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the vampire can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The vampire regains all expended uses at the start of each

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

from the eye (save DC 18). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Each time you cast a spell from the eye, there is a 5 percent chance that Vecna tears your soul from

Spells table from the hand (save DC 18). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Each time you cast a spell from it, the hand casts Suggestion on you (save DC 18; no

Kithkin

Species Lorwyn: First Light

Kithkin are short folk with stout legs, long arms, and sturdy torsos. Their broad faces; round ears; and large, expressive eyes lend them a vaguely ursine appearance. Most kithkin are linked by an

empathic web that lets them sense the feelings of nearby kithkin. Because of this connection, many kithkin trust each other implicitly. Some kithkin remove themselves from this empathic web

Ancient Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Pounce

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.Ancient

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Pounce. The

, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.The strange

Cultist of Bane

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Determined Survivor. The cultist regains 10 Hit Points at the start of each of its turns if it is Bloodied and has at least 1 Hit Point.Multiattack. The cultist makes three attacks, using Gauntlet or

", "rollAction":"Oppressive Burst", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target can’t take Reactions until the start of the cultist’s next turn. Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of

Orb of Damara

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

the start of its next turn. A creature that succeeds on this save is immune to the aura’s effects for 24 hours. Flight. You have a Fly Speed of 60 feet and can hover. Random Properties. The

table from it (+10 spell attack modifier, spell save DC 18). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Disguise Self 0 Fire

Adult Spirit Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

start of each of its turns. Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack. Shattering Wave. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave. Unearth Ruins. The dragon

":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Prone condition. Failure or Success: The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.An adult spirit dragon

Ancient Spirit Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack. Shattering Wave. The dragon uses

action again until the start of its next turn.Ancient spirit dragons have outgrown the petty concerns of the current age. After centuries of studying the culture and beliefs of an ancient empire, a

Dohwar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

affairs in secrecy, preferring to meet in dark alleys and out-of-the-way places even when their business isn't illegal or dangerous. They tend to dress in a garish mishmash of clothing, but many of them

call merging, in which two dohwars stay in mental contact while both are telepathically linked with a third creature.

Dragonbone Golem

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

creature is frightened until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature is immune to this golem’s Fear Aura for the next 24 hours. Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on

, each of which can restrain one target. If a creature is restrained by one of the pinions, the golem can’t attack with it. Any creature restrained by a pinion can free itself at the start of its

Failed Dragonpriest

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Keen Smell. The Failed Dragonpriest has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Regeneration. The Failed Dragonpriest regains 5 hit points at the start of its turn. If the Failed

Dragonpriest takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of the Failed Dragonpriest's next turn. The Failed Dragonpriest dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and

Soul Shaker

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Reconstruction"}) days, if at least two of those crawling claw;crawling claws are alive, they teleport to the location of the soul shaker’s death and merge

its many arms. However, should a soul shaker encounter someone with an impressionable mind, the creature attempts to charm the individual, using them as a lure to tempt others into its hunting grounds

Selenelion Twin

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

points at the start of her turn as long as both twins are alive and within 60 feet of each other. A twin dies only if she starts her turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Twin Bond

. While both Selenelion twins are alive and on the same plane of existence, each is aware of the other’s emotions.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

grappled (escape DC 15) and takes 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tentacle","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage at the start of each of its turns until the

of another creature’s turn. The elder brain regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Break Concentration. The elder brain targets one creature within 120 feet of it with which

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn't in sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy

water, this trait doesn't function at the start of the vampire's next turn. Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage at the start of each of its turns until the grapple ends. The elder brain can have up to four targets grappled at a time. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6

trait and establishes a psychic link with that creature. Until the psychic link ends, the elder brain can perceive everything the target senses. The target becomes aware that something is linked to its

Squirt the Oilcan

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

False Appearance. If Squirt is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed Squirt move or act, that creature must succeed

elf used her magic to animate the oilcan in jest. Having come alive at a party, Squirt was imbued with the urge to seek out fun wherever it can be found. Alignment. Chaotic neutral. Personality

Korred Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

at the start of each of the korred’s turns while it has at least 1 hit point and the korred is alive. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed. Innate Spellcasting. The korred’s

Ice Troll

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Cold Aura. While it's alive, the troll generates an aura of bitter cold that fills the area within 10 feet of it. At the start of the troll's turn, all nonmagical flames in the aura are extinguished

ice troll has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Regeneration. The ice troll regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the troll takes acid or fire damage, this

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

treasure or start a new hoard—by any means possible. Beleaguered Moguls. Though they live as ruthless raiders, fog giants remain tasteful and refined in their desires. They remember their former

down the gate of a backwater duke’s castle, slaying a dozen or more guards, then calling for parley is a typical fog giant strategy—followed by an offer to leave the duke alive in return

Swarm of Scarabs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage, causing 1 damage of

eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass 4 Occupies and animates a corpse or other debris as if it were alive Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing

Reghed Great Warrior

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

kept them alive through countless harsh winters. The Reghed wear heavy furs as well as gloves, boots, and masks made of animal hide, to protect themselves from the bitter cold. Although they originally

Reghed tribes, but the others have all disbanded over the past century, with many of their former members settling in Ten-Towns and abandoning their traditional ways. The Reghed tribes rely on a nomadic

Moloch

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Moloch regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn. Attack. Moloch makes one Bite, Claw, or Many-Tailed

. Regeneration. Moloch regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Moloch dies only if he starts his turn

Splugoth the Returned

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

you get taken prisoner by a group of sociopathic adventurers who end up letting you die after you save their sorry lives. One minute, you’re a dead goblin named Splug. And then you’re alive

staff. When that happens, the collateral damage sometimes inspires some collateral damage of its own. No one is entirely sure how many times Splugoth the Returned has actually returned from the dead

Retriever

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cultists to enslave or use in their rituals. The automatons proved so effective and so fearsome that they now perform many different missions. Though retrievers were created to operate only in the Abyss

, they are sometimes dispatched when a powerful devotee of Lolth needs some creature or object captured and brought back alive and intact. Only under the rarest of circumstances is a retriever handed

Pest Mascot

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Regeneration. The pest regains 5 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point. If it takes fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the pest’s next

turn. Spiny Hide. At the start of each of its turns, the pest deals 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spiny Hide", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage to any

Brain Breaker

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

(1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tentacle", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage at the start of each of its turns until the grapple ends. The brain breaker

ends, the brain breaker can perceive everything the target senses. The target becomes aware that something is linked to its mind once it no longer has the incapacitated condition, and the brain breaker

Infected Elder Brain

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tentacle", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage at the start of each of its turns until the grapple ends. The elder brain can have up to

and establishes a psychic link with the target. Until the link ends, the elder brain can perceive everything the target senses. The target becomes aware that something is linked to its mind once it

Unicorn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

legendary actions at the start of its turn. Hooves. The unicorn makes one attack with its hooves. Shimmering Shield (Costs 2 Actions). The unicorn creates a shimmering, magical field around itself or

surrounded by mighty oaks, a flower-covered hilltop alive with butterflies, or some other serene woodland location. Regional Effects Transformed by the creature’s celestial presence, the domain of

Moloch Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

other magical effects. Magic Weapons. Moloch's weapon attacks are magical. Regeneration. Moloch regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn't function

at the start of his next turn. Moloch dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.Multiattack. Moloch makes three attacks: one with his bite, one with his claw, and one

Wastrilith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious. The wastrilith can breathe air and water. Corrupt Water. At the start of each of the wastrilith’s turns, exposed water within 30 feet of it is befouled. Underwater, this effect

wastrilith risk their very souls. Those who drink the poisonous liquid might wither away until they finally die, or they remain alive only to become thralls of chaos and evil. To represent this

Reghed Chieftain

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

people of the wild, as revealed by their tribal names—the Elk, the Tiger, the Wolf, the Bear. They are the tribes of Icewind Dale, proud and strong, bound to ancient traditions that have kept them alive

the others have all disbanded over the past century, with many of their former members settling in Ten-Towns and abandoning their traditional ways. The Reghed tribes rely on a nomadic lifestyle to

Kansaldi Fire-Eyes

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

is alive. When she dies, a creature can remove the gem as an action. The gem then functions as a gem of seeing.Multiattack. Kansaldi makes two Pike attacks and uses Flame Burst. Pike. Melee Weapon

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flame Burst", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage at the start of each of its turns. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and doesn’t catch

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