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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the barrowghast a noxious stench.
Barrowghasts no longer hunger for physical food and instead crave life energy drained from living creatures. They often target former family members and allies, but
Stench. Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of the barrowghast must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the poisoned condition for 1 minute. While
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Stench. Any creature other than a catoblepas that starts its turn within 10 feet of the catoblepas must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature
’s next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the Stench of any catoblepas for 1 hour.Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Cloying Miasma. The abomination is surrounded by a noxious stench. At the start of the abomination’s turn, any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or
vestiges of its previous life. It sprouts a tail and clumsy wings and grows to enormous size, barely retaining a bipedal shape. Its stomach churns with acid, causing noxious fumes to waft from its mouth and
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Prince of Undeath, known as the Blood Lord. He takes some pleasure in the sufferings of the living, but far prefers the company and service of the undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the
stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region, even when there is no carrion to be found.
If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile of the lair, that creature must
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
known as the Blood Lord. While he takes pleasure in the sufferings of the living, he far prefers the company and service of Undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed
of the following effects:
Charnel Realm. The air is filled with the stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region.
Undead Beasts. Dead Beasts periodically animate as
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
, rot, and rebirth. You have spent your life in the slow churn of that ecosystem, in the dark places of the city where the messy parts of existence are on display. There is little squeamishness among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creature is immune to the Stench of all barrowghasts for 24 hours.
Actions
Multiattack. The barrowghast makes two Slam attacks. It can replace one Slam attack with a Life Drain attack.
Slam. Melee
than an animated corpse, a barrowghast is filled with necrotic energy and driven by spite and malice. Its blood is a thick and toxic ichor that gives the barrowghast a noxious stench. Barrowghasts no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
move with a jerky, uneven gait, clad in the moldering apparel they wore when put to rest, and carrying the stench of decay. Most zombies are made from humanoid remains, though the flesh and bones of
any formerly living creature can be imbued with a semblance of life. Necromantic magic, usually from spells, animates a zombie. Some zombies rise spontaneously when dark magic saturates an area. Once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
found with the one mate it chooses for life and, on occasion, with a calf. A catoblepas attacks anyone that moves too close, especially if guarding its young. A catoblepas’s stink, like the stench of
60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Stench. Any creature other than a catoblepas that starts its turn within 10 feet of the catoblepas must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
gate? The noisy hubbub of merchants and buyers thronging the market square? The overpowering stench of manure? Sensory details help bring a settlement to life and vividly communicate its personality to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
XP)
Keen Smell. The catoblepas has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Stench. Any creature other than a catoblepas that starts its turn within 10 feet of the catoblepas
must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature’s next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the stench of any catoblepas for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
transformation erases the last vestiges of its previous life. It sprouts a tail and clumsy wings and grows to enormous size, barely retaining a bipedal shape. Its stomach churns with acid, causing noxious fumes
Bonus +3
Cloying Miasma. The abomination is surrounded by a noxious stench. At the start of the abomination’s turn, any creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
life-sized stone monument carved in the likeness of a kneeling peasant girl clutching a rose. Although her features are gray and weatherworn, she bears a striking resemblance to Ireena Kolyana
crickets fall silent, and the stench of decay grows strong. You hear the trudge of heavy footsteps through mud and water as bloated gray shapes shamble out of the fog. Seven distended human corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ghost A ghost is the soul of a once-living creature, bound to haunt a specific location, creature, or object that held significance to it in its life. Unfinished Business. A ghost yearns to complete
some unresolved task from its life. It might seek to avenge its own death, fulfill an oath, or relay a message to a loved one. A ghost might not realize that it has died and continue the everyday
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
8 −1 −1
Immunities Necrotic, Poison; Charmed, Exhaustion, Poisoned
Senses Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 12
Languages Abyssal, Common
CR 6 (XP 2,300; PB +3)
Traits
Stench
. Success: The target is immune to this ghast’s Stench for 24 hours.
Actions
Multiattack. The ghast makes two Horrific Necrosis attacks. It can replace one attack with a Claw attack.
Claw. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
hunt. Their brown or black fur is stained with the blood of fallen foes, and they carry the stench of death. The Beast Within. Most minotaurs are solitary carnivores that roam labyrinthine dungeons
fervent supplicants that plead for strength and power. Others come to the cult seeking a life free from authority’s chains — and are liberated of their humanity instead as Baphomet transforms them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cold sepulcher! Where were you centuries years ago when he was in the prime of life? Where were you when the frigid darkness consumed him? You are no good to Drakareth now! Nothing remains of him but
final stand. Professor Skant recognizes the creature as vampires and knows their weaknesses. Aside from the vampires, the cave is empty. The 20-foot-high ceiling is festooned with icicles. Stench of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and exhaustion; can’t be poisoned; darkvision 60 ft.; can’t speak but understands the languages it knew in life Tiefling* +1 Int, +2 Cha Infernal Legacy (use challenge rating instead of level to
determine spells), resistance to fire damage; darkvision 60 ft.; speaks Common and Infernal Troglodyte +2 Str, +2 Con, -4 Int, -4 Cha Chameleon Skin, Stench, Sunlight Sensitivity; +1 natural armor bonus to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
horrific experiments here. Primarily, he worked on transferring life from one creature to another. A character who spends at least 30 minutes skimming the notebooks can make a DC 15 Intelligence
without first exploring area T7 attract the attention of the gorgon lairing there, causing the creature to charge out of area T7 and attack them. The stench of decay wafts from this unlit cave. Inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S15. Madhouse This lightless corridor has multiple doors behind which lie creatures that shatter the quiet with their mad cackles and whispered curses. The stench is overpowering. Before he set out
attempt to take it causes the mongrelfolk to attack. S15b. Quarreling Mongrelfolk Four mongrel creatures brawl amid the wreckage of this bedchamber while a fifth watches and cackles behind a life-sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
never received one in life. Merle lies in the casket but occasionally sits up to hear his own eulogies. The Dusters ask the characters if they’d like to say anything on behalf of the deceased. 6 A lost
flowers in an underground garden. Four stench kows† graze nearby and protect the farmers, who attack if the characters pluck any flowers or interfere with their work. †Monsters marked with a dagger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
speak with dead or similar magic. Jarme’s Last Message Trantor also volunteers that Jarme spent his last days of life covering the walls of his cell with drawings, etched with a cast-off lump of
. Constant screaming and cursing from the cells combines with an overpowering stench of unwashed bodies, filth, mildew, and rotting straw. Each character must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution check or gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
ground near the cave mouth, and the stench of blood hangs in the air. The bones belong to the owlbear’s victims, including animals, explorers, and other monsters. The bones bear indentations from the
stairs descend to this musty crypt. A closed stone sarcophagus sits at the north end.
A Hostile Wight Lifedrinker rests in the sarcophagus. The monster was once a cult leader who was so wicked in life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The beams are far enough apart that a Medium or smaller creature can slip between them without having to squeeze. A horrible stench rises from the holes, accompanied by the squealing of pigs (see
, instead ordering her servants to attack. If her underlings are defeated, she trades the conch for her life. The male hill giants are slumped against the tables and walls, tired from having scoured the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
shun the sites where a demon has made a kill. The site of a demonic infestation might be fouled by a stench that never abates, by areas of bitter cold or burning heat, or by permanent shadows that mark
its hatred is inflamed. The only way to truly destroy a demon is to seek it in the Abyss and kill it there. Protected Essence. A powerful demon can take steps to safeguard its life essence, using secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
might be a shadow crossing, as might an open grave. Shadow crossings form in gloomy places where spirits or the stench of death lingers, such as battlefields, graveyards, and tombs. They manifest only
violate both natural and moral laws amid the frozen bogs and glacial expanses of Lamordia. The worst of them is the domain’s Darklord, Doctor Viktra Mordenheim, whose efforts to create life and abolish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stench of rot and decay wraps around you, seemingly threatening to penetrate your flesh and pervade your soul.
Yestabrod’s Garden of Welcome is a pale reflection of the true horrors surrounding
other fungal life forms infested with Zuggtmoy’s spores. The dancing creatures pay no attention to trespassers unless they are attacked. In that event, 1d6 drow spore servants and 1d6 hook horror spore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, you emit a sour stench noticeable from up to 10 feet away. 31–35 While attuned to the artifact, all holy water within 10 feet of you is destroyed. 36–40 While attuned to the artifact, you are
determined by the DM. You must complete this quest as if affected by the geas spell. Once you complete the quest, you are no longer affected by this property. 16–20 The artifact houses a bodiless life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
) Taking the life of a creature that made a contract with a Fey (thereby inheriting the creature’s debt to that Fey) Accepting Gifts Some Feywild guides recommend never accepting gifts from a Fey and, more
greater perceived value. Taking a Life in Debt Before taking the life of a creature in the Feywild, a wise individual makes sure that creature has no outstanding debts to Fey. Any Fey the creature was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
rotting garbage, offal, and filth cover the rough stone floor of this cavern. The air is heavy with an unbearable stench. Four stalagmites thrust up from the floor.
Creatures. Two otyughs and two
characters have killed one of the young, it takes a successful DC 20 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check to get the otyughs to stand down. Stench. At the start of each of its turns in this area, any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed into a vast necropolis populated solely by Undead creatures under his command. Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a
Orcus’s lair is warped by his magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Charnel Realm. The air is filled with the stench of rotting flesh, and buzzing flies grow thick within the region. Undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
upon reaching this area. She can’t remember why this particular location frightens her, and convincing her to enter the cave requires some gentle coaxing. The stench of rot pervades the air in this
. The staff is fully charged. L10. Charnel Pit The stench of death is thick in this yawning cavern. The floor slopes toward a hole rimmed with corpses and oozing fungi. Amputated pieces from a variety of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
they are wearing the uniforms of castle guards. Otherwise, any attempt by them to cross the hall causes magical flames to fill three of the suits of armor, which spring to life as three helmed horrors
. Figurine 4 is sorrowful and filled with regret from a life that ended too soon. Figurine 5 is full of undying loyalty to the king. Figurine 6 exudes denial and refuses to accept what is happening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
full deck of illusions. Crypt 10 Sir Leonid Krushkin (Sir Lee the Crusher): Bigger than life, he loved his jewelry An oversized skeleton draped in jewelry and rags lies atop an elongated marble slab
standest amidst the monument to his life A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. This crypt contains nothing of interest. Crypt 20 Sasha Ivliskova—Wife Webs as thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
through the cold, swift stream, you emerge in a huge cavern. The ceiling must be thirty feet overhead, and the far end of the cave is lost in darkness. A foul stench assaults your nostrils immediately
darkness. Numerous rock columns rise to meet the stone overhead. The air is thick with troglodyte stench, and the floor is littered with refuse from the monsters’ meals and gnawed bones of dubious






