monster shining with only ashes from for long

Wand of Binding

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

spell. Spell Charge Cost Hold Monster 5 Hold Person 2 Regaining Charges. The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll 1d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed.

Adult Silver Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

with spell attacks): At Will: Detect Magic, Hold Monster, Ice Knife, Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and no Concentration or Temporary Hit

use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Chill. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Hold Monster. The dragon can’t take

Ancient Silver Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

uses Spellcasting to cast Hold Monster. The dragon can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn. Cold Gale. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 60-foot-long, 10

":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks): At Will: Detect Magic, Hold Monster, Ice Knife (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and

Colossus

Monsters Monster Manual

Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Siege Monster. The colossus deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The colossus makes three attacks, using Slam or

"}. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 26, each creature in a 300-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line. Failure: 65 (10d12);{"diceNotation":"10d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Divine Beam", "rollDamageType

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. Whenever a creature that isn’t a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature makes a DC 17

remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book

Hound Archon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Aura of Menace. As long as the archon doesn’t have the incapacitated condition, each creature of the archon’s choice that starts its turn within 20 feet of the archon must make a DC 12

24 hours.Multiattack. The archon makes two Bite attacks. It can replace one of the attacks with a Shining Blade attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit

Wand of Binding Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This wand has 7 charges for the following properties. It regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is

destroyed. Spells. While holding the wand, you can use an action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 17): hold monster (5 charges) or hold person (2 charges

Zombie Plague Spreader

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies and rises as a zombie (see its stat block in the Monster

not in their individual menace, though, but their numbers, their persistence, and their disregard for their own well-being. A throng of zombies will douse a forest fire with their own ashes or march

Nightmare Beast

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the beast fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Siege Monster. The beast deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The beast makes

and leaves nothing behind, except a pile of ashes plus whatever equipment it was wearing or carrying.The beast can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action

Swarm of Zombie Limbs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, and their disregard for their own well-being. A throng of zombies will douse a forest fire with their own ashes or march into a dragon’s maw until the monster chokes. In the course of their

Zombie Clot

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

their disregard for their own well-being. A throng of zombies will douse a forest fire with their own ashes or march into a dragon’s maw until the monster chokes. In the course of their relentless

Windvane

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

A silver spear, Windvane has dark sapphires on the filigreed surface of its polished head. Held by its shining haft, the weapon feels insubstantial, as if clutching a cool, gently flowing breeze. The

damage. You can cast dominate monster (save DC 17) on an air elemental. Once you have done so, Windvane can’t be used this way again until the next dawn. Song of the Four Winds. While inside an

Alustriel Silverhand

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

/day each: Telepathy, Teleport, Time Stop Shining Counterspell. Alustriel interrupts a creature she can see within 60 feet of herself that is casting a spell. If the spell is 5th level or lower

. Whatever the spell’s level, the caster takes 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shining Counterspell", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage if the spell

Time Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.These sleek dragons harness the power of time to manipulate the past, present, and future. Time dragon wyrmlings are born with shining

view of what is, what was, and what will be. Time dragons prize historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long-gone creators. They are fascinated by time

Young Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

wyrmling;Time dragon wyrmlings are born with shining scales and have horns that are barely more than nubs. As they master the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive

from the usual flow of time and have a flexible view of what is, what was, and what will be. Time dragons prize historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long

Hexton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

endeavors outside Mechanus, with the most notable example being the Great Modron March. Hextons have solid frames that bristle with six shining flanges. They boast a pair of arms and tentacles, both of

, maintaining order in Mechanus and the realms beyond. For more information on modrons, see the Monster Manual.Lightning, Psychic

Create Homunculus

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

;s other components and touch them, transforming them into a special construct called a homunculus. The statistics of the homunculus are in the Monster Manual. It is your faithful companion, and it

dies if you die. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can spend up to half your Hit Dice if the homunculus is on the same plane of existence as you. When you do so, roll each die and add your

Constructed Commoner

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Unusual Nature. The commoner doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep, and it gains no benefit from finishing a short or long rest. When it drops to 0 hit points, it becomes a lifeless

village a few days later. If the mannequin is disintegrated or reduced to ashes, it is not replaced and the population of the village permanently decreases by one.Poison

Stone Cursed

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes from the burned feathers of a cockatrice, awakens a dim echo of the petrified victim’s spirit

would be lost. Cryptic Whispers Even though a creature transformed into a stone cursed is long dead, a vague whisper of their memories lives on in the obsidian skull embedded within the stone cursed

Stirge Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

movement. It does so after it drains 10 hit points of blood from the target or the target dies. A creature, including the target, can use its action to detach the stirge.This horrid monster looks like

a cross between a large bat and an oversized mosquito. Its legs end in sharp pincers, and its long, needle-like proboscis slashes the air as it seeks to feed on the blood of living creatures.

Gulthias Staff

Magic Items Curse of Strahd

Made from the branch of a Gulthias tree (see the blights entry in the Monster Manual), a Gulthias staff is a spongy, black length of wood. Its evil makes beasts visibly uncomfortable while within 30

feet of it. The staff has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4 of its expended charges daily at dusk. If the staff is broken or burned to ashes, its wood releases a terrible, inhuman scream that can be

Lord Soth

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

but then rose from the ashes as an Undead horror. In his cursed castle, Dargaard Keep, Soth long ignored the ruined world, but the Dragon Queen’s summons has called his evil forth once more

Medium or smaller Humanoid killed by this damage, as well as every corpse of such a creature within the sphere, becomes a skeleton (see the Monster Manual) under Soth’s control. The skeleton

Warlock of the Archfey Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It regains its expended spell slots when it finishes a short or long rest. It knows the following warlock

, dominate beast, faerie fire, fear, hold monster, misty step, phantasmal force, seeming, sleepDagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger

Maurezhi

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

reduced by 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Bite"}. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if this reduces its Charisma to 0. It rises

24 hours later as a ghoul (see the Monster Manual), unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit

Harkon's Bite

Magic Items Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

until either Harkon Lukas removes the necklace from you or you are targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you remain cursed, you cannot remove the necklace. Upon donning or

removing the necklace, whether you are attuned to it or not, you are afflicted with werewolf lycanthropy as detailed in the Monster Manual. The curse lasts until the dawn after the next full moon. If you are still wearing the necklace at this time, you are afflicted with the lycanthropy again.

Stone Juggernaut

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

one. Immutable Form. The juggernaut is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. Regeneration. As long as it has 1 hit point left, the juggernaut magically regains all its hit points

daily at dawn. The juggernaut is destroyed and doesn't regenerate if it drops to 0 hit points. Siege Monster. The juggernaut deals double damage to objects and structures.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10

Shadow Assassin

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} each time it is hit by this attack. The target dies if its Strength is reduced to 0. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest

. If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a shadow (see the Monster Manual) rises from the corpse 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} hours later.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksRadiant

Kobold Inventor

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

within 20 feet of it. A swarm of insects (centipedes);swarm of insects (centipedes; see the Monster Manual) with 11 hit points emerges from the basket and rolls initiative. At the end of each of the swarm

breaks open on impact. A swarm of rot grubs emerges from the shattered pot and remains a hazard in that square. Scorpion on a Stick. The kobold makes a melee attack with a scorpion (see the Monster

Rutterkin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

disease or become poisoned. At the end of each long rest, the poisoned target can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points while

poisoned in this way, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes (see the Monster Manual). The transformation can be undone only by a wish spell.Rutterkins are warped demons that roam the Abyss in

Swarm of Cranium Rats Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

number of feet equal to the chosen radius), or extinguish the light. Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The swarm's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). As long as it has more

, dominate monster Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny rat. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain

Sea Lion

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

lion can long jump out of or across the water up to 25 feet.Multiattack. The sea lion makes three attacks: one bite attack and two claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6

","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.A sea lion is a fearsome monster with the head and forepaws of a lion and the lower body and tail of a fish. Adventurers who delve beneath

Drow Arachnomancer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Change Shape (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The drow can use a bonus action to magically polymorph into a giant spider, remaining in that form for up to 1 hour. It can revert to its true

long rest. It knows the following warlock spells: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, eldritch blast, mage hand, poison spray 1st–5th level (3 5th-level slots): conjure animals (spiders only), crown of

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

"} expended charges daily at dawn. If the wand’s last charge is expended, roll a d20; on a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed.Vellynne Harpell is a member of the prestigious Harpell

at the kobolds’ expense. Familiar. Vellynne’s familiar is a snowy owl, which the wizard uses as a scout. It uses the owl stat block in the Monster Manual but is a celestial instead

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

The leonin guard the shining lands of Oreskos, a golden plain where even the gods rarely trespass. Prides of these nomadic, lion-like humanoids rarely interact with other peoples, having all they

adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to play a long game but ultimately doomed to lose their games. 4 I’m certain every bad thing that happens can ultimately be blamed on the

Psi Crystal

Magic Items Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

This crystal grants you telepathy for as long as you remain attuned to it. See the introduction of the Monster Manual for rules on how this telepathy works. The crystal also glows with a purplish

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