months send with only about from for life

Adult Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spike","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.It takes six months of steady eating for a young kruthik to reach adult size. The natural life

sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone floor with their sharp legs. In addition to

Bodytaker Plant

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Podling Link. The plant can see through and communicate telepathically with any of its podling;podlings within 10 miles of it. Rejuvenation. When the plant dies, it returns to life in the place

where it died 1d12 months later, unless the ground where it took root is sown with salt or soaked with poison. Unusual Nature. The plant doesn’t require sleep.Multiattack. The plant makes three

Pidlwick II

Monsters Curse of Strahd

place, the effigy didn't have Pidlwick's abilities, and it failed to entertain anyone. Even though Pidlwick himself had spent months training it, the effigy couldn't speak, and its movements were

more awkward than amusing. A harsh winter trapped the duchess, her fool, and her fool's effigy in Castle Ravenloft for several months. The duchess subsequently succumbed to illness, after which Tatyana

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silvered Sword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (silvered sword).Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a

carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster

Death's Head

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or animal swoops down to rip apart victims with its gnashing teeth. One with the head of monster like a nothic or medusa, though, retains a measure of the power it had in life and can befuddle the

themselves in unholy ground. A new death’s head tree emerges from each planted head 1d12;{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Death's Head Tree"} months later.Necrotic

Berbalang

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

life. Berbalangs prefer to speak only to dead things, and specifically only to the spirits they call forth in the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged

spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching places where

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

Baba Lysaga

Monsters Curse of Strahd

feet of Baba Lysaga and acts as her ally. It remains until it dies or until Baba Lysaga dismisses it as an action.Two women gave life to Strahd von Zarovich. The first was Queen Ravenovia van Roeyen

her life that matters to her. Mother Nearest. During her exile, Baba Lysaga made countless sacrifices to Mother Night, pleading with the goddess to afflict Queen Ravenovia with ill health and visit

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

stranger to hardship. Hoping to make a better life for herself, she became an adventurer and sought fame and fortune in Undermountain. Keresta met her end in the lair of a vampire and became a vampire spawn

to become a vampire cleric of the evil god. She now leads Shar's debased cult in Vanrakdoom and intends to send the group on a mission to destroy the Spires of the Morning, the temple of Lathander

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

close without arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena. Emerald dragons&rsquo

shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down slopes or into rivers. Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizard;Giant lizards; are attracted to the area within 6 miles of the lair

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena. Emerald dragons’ attentiveness to unusual

defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down slopes or into rivers. Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizard;Giant lizards

Grung

Species One Grung Above

grung hatchery is maintained in well-guarded ground-level pools. About three months after hatching, a grung tadpole takes on the shape of an adult. It takes another six to nine months for a grung

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

Berbalang Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in life. Speakers of the Dead

;t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching

Dead Magic Dweller

backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

desert are anathema to spellcasters and monsters that rely on magic—which is exactly why you made your life there. Perhaps you’re on the run from Red Wizards, or you ran afoul of a

powerful djinni in Calimshan. Whatever the case, you decided that living in Anauroch was your best option. After long months or years, you’re stronger, wiser, and armed with hard-earned knowledge of desert medicine and wasteland survival.

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

away. Once airborne, an aarakocra leaves the sky with reluctance. On their native plane, they can fly for days or months, landing only to lay their eggs and feed their young before launching themselves

pursue enemies or thwart their foes’ designs there. Accident might also send a nest of aarakocra tumbling into a world on that plane. A few find their way to such a world through portals on

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

died, you had a revelation about your existence. 2 Captured. You spent months enduring thirst, starvation, and torture at the hands of your enemy, but you never broke. 3 Sacrifice.

solution for every problem, and following it is imperative. (Lawful) 3 Embracing. Life is messy. Throwing yourself into the worst of it is necessary to get the job done. (Chaotic) 4

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

We spent three months tracking the green dragon before locating the forest in which it sought refuge. On our second day in that place, we woke to find the dragon’s head placed in the center

heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

I caught a big fish. Now I search for a good friend To share my lunch with. — Tortle haiku What many tortles consider a simple life, others might call a life of adventure. Tortles are

test, and make new acquaintances. Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend

Xaryxis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

. Once the vines have sapped a world of its energy, a process that can take months, they send out a bright beam of light that travels back to Xaryxis, temporarily replenishing the star's radiance and

thousand years ago, the star’s light began to fade, threatening the elves’ prosperity, so Emperor Xavan turned the dying star into a parasite that leaches the life from worlds using crystal seeds harvested

Chapter 2: Downtime Revisited

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

downtime activities that take weeks or even months to complete, you can give your campaign a longer time line — one in which events in the world play out over years. Wars begin and end, tyrants come

undertake. When minions come back from a mission, sometimes I send them shopping. Shopping is this thing where minions give away their stuff to other people, and other people give them different stuff. It’s so strange.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

all life except for kobolds. He especially hates Garl Glittergold, gnomes, and fey creatures that enjoy playing pranks. He taught the first kobolds how to mine, tunnel, hide, and ambush. He is

their own subterranean food, and prefer to sneak about at night, the people of a town might go for weeks or months without noticing evidence that kobolds are in the area, and years between actual

Kolyan Indirovich's Letter (version 2)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Kolyan Indirovich’s Letter (version 2) Hail thee of might and valor: I, the Burgomaster of Barovia, send you honor—with despair. My adopted daughter, the fair Ireena Kolyana, has been these past

nights bitten by a vampyr. For over four hundred years, this creature has drained the life blood of my people. Now, my dear Ireena languishes and dies from an unholy wound caused by this vile beast

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

replaced with a new obsession. Objects remain intriguing only as long as they still hold secrets. A tabaxi rogue could happily spend months plotting to steal a strange gem from a noble, only to trade it

16. Master Bedroom

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

rampant mildew. A chemical smell, like ammonia or medication, lingers here. Loren Halvhrest died here, succumbing to an inexplicable disease after months of illness. With the exception of the bed, the

days of life. Awakened Haunt. Anyone in this room or an adjacent area hears wracking coughing fits. Those who enters the bedroom see a wheezing form huddled under the bed’s heavy comforter. If the bed’s sheets are pulled back or attacked, a zombie plague spreader (see chapter 5) emerges and attacks.

Hermit

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

is your quest? Over the course of your isolation you became something of a tourist attraction; a gnome merchant used to sell plaster statues of you on your pillar. 2 You spent your life in a

hidden monastery in Sharn. Did the master of your order send you out on a mission? Or are you the lone survivor of an attack that destroyed your monastery? 3 You were the lone survivor of an airship

Family Matters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. Years ago, Rosa lived among the San Citlánian elite, but after Orencio’s execution, she fled the city to escape his followers. Starting a new life, Rosa married a man named Evaristo who helped raise

Serapio. Evaristo died three months ago from a sudden illness. In truth, Evaristo was the first victim of sereno. Soon after Evaristo died, when Serapio showed signs of his own strange affliction

Floon Blagmaar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Floon Blagmaar Floon, a native Waterdavian in his early thirties, is a handsome fellow but not very bright. He used to work as an escort in festhalls but is currently unemployed. Several months ago

drinking and carousing. He gets by on his looks and doesn’t know what to do with his life, and has shown little interest in working for a living. Game Statistics Floon is a chaotic good Illuskan human commoner with an Intelligence of 7 (−2) and a Charisma of 13 (+1). He speaks Common.

Kolyan Indirovich's Letter (version 1)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Kolyan Indirovich’s Letter (version 1) Hail to thee of might and valor. I, a lowly servant of Barovia, send honor to thee. We plead for thy so desperately needed assistance. The love of my life

Life in Umizu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Life in Umizu Umizu is a welcoming city, and many citizens hail from far-flung lands. Humans are the most numerous, with skin tones ranging from pale to medium brown, and with hair and eyes ranging

marriages, typically with a clan matriarch and several spouses of any gender. Powerful clans compete for prestige through formal dueling matches every few months. Umizu has few taboos around sexuality and

Dragon Dilemma

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Dragon Dilemma Once Fill believes he can trust the characters—or feels he has no other choice—he reveals the following information: Past Life. Fill used to be a brigand. His last heist nearly cost

him his life, but he escaped with a gold dragon egg and enough coin to fund his bakery and give up banditry altogether. Secret Ingredient. Fill’s pastries are toasted with dragon fire, a closely guarded

Life of a Tortle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend what little time they have left

overwhelming urge to venture far away from home and see more of the world. It gathers up its possessions and heads into the wilderness, returning months or years later with stories of its exploits and new

Observatory Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

ruin, a crumbled memory overtaken by nature. In recent months, the observatory ruins have become the home of an arrogant blue dragon wyrmling called Sparkrender, a descendant of Runara’s ancient rival

, Sparkrender began planning a ritual that will awaken the spirits of all the island’s dead dragons and bind them to his will—at the cost of Aidron’s life.

Wilfred Godefroy

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

, after murdering his father. An angry and abusive man throughout his life, he also murdered his wife, Estelle, and young daughter, Penelope, in a fit of rage. The two rose that night as mournful phantoms

and haunted him with their wailing and condemnation. Every night for the next year, the spirits appeared and tormented him, until in desperation he took his life on the anniversary of their murder

Web's Edge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

meetings before dispersing. Others stay for 14 days or more while they await the arrival of colleagues from all reaches of the Underdark. A few spend months at a time in Web’s Edge, using its barrack to

facilities and serve as support staff to the operatives. These cultists are confined to the facility for life—a sacrifice they make willingly to show their devotion to the Spider Queen.

Pegasus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

of elven gods. These gods have been known to send pegasi to the Material Plane to aid those in need. Pegasi Nests. Pegasi mate for life, build their nests in hard-to-reach locations, and give birth to

intelligent as humanoids, and so can’t be traditionally broken and tamed. A pegasus must be persuaded to serve a good-aligned creature as a mount, but when it does so, it forges a life-long bond with its new

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