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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
tadpoles infesting the creature are killed instantly, ending the effect on the creature.
If a Humanoid is reduced to 0 hit points while infested, the creature is stable but remains unconscious for 6d12
much damage on a successful one. On a success or failure, if the creature isn’t a Construct or an Undead, it becomes infested with illithid tadpoles.
While infested, the creature takes 16 (3d10
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
instantly kills the larvae in the creature, ending the effect on it.
If a creature is reduced to 0 hit points by the infestation, it dies. The larvae remain in the corpse, and one survives to become a fully
anew.
More than one necromancer has animated a corpse infested with carrion stalker larvae. While this can prove shocking and deadly, some depraved spellcasters cultivate carrion stalkers within
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Regeneration. The spawn of Kyuss regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in sunlight or a body of running water. If the spawn takes acid, fire
, or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the spawn’s next turn. The spawn is destroyed only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Vegetation. Vegetation within 1 mile of the lair becomes infested with parasitic fungi, slowly mutating as it is overwhelmed.
If Zuggtmoy dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10
, if it is reduced to 0 hit points, each creature within 10 feet of it takes poison damage equal to its number of Hit Dice.
Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing that is NonmagicalCold, Fire
Swarm of Rot Grubs
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
grubs. After this time, these rot grubs are too far under the skin to be burned.
If a target infested by rot grubs ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the rot grubs burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all rot grubs infesting the target.Piercing, Slashing
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 maggot. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit
Spawn of Kyuss
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
-infested target dies if it drops to 0 hit points, then rises 10 minutes later as a spawn of Kyuss. If a worm-infested creature is targeted by an effect that cures disease or removes a curse, all the
Regeneration. The spawn of Kyuss regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn't in sunlight or a body of running water. If the spawn takes acid, fire, or
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
a target infested by assassin bug maggots ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the maggots burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all assassin bug maggots
target. Hit: The target is infested with 1d3;{"diceNotation":"1d3","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ovipositor"} assassin bug eggs, which immediately hatch into assassin bug maggots. At the start of each
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
). The killmoulis targets up to eight creatures within 100 feet of it that it can see. The next time a target finishes a long rest, it regains all spent Hit Dice and gains 10 temporary hit points.
Curse
group and attempts to flee. For the rest of the characters' journey, their rations taste like ash and any camping spots are infested with lice and biting insects. Each character in the party wakes up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
creature infested by one or more rot grubs ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the grubs burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all rot grubs infesting the target
infested by rot grubs ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the rot grubs burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all rot grubs infesting the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
1. Porch The porch is creaky, covered in dead vines, and infested with earwigs, but otherwise unremarkable. An unlocked double door opens from the front of the house into area 2. An unlocked door on
reveals a 3-foot-high crawl space below. Any 5-foot-square space of the porch has AC 13, 10 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Medium creatures must squeeze to enter the crawl space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
infested, the creature is stable but remains unconscious for 6d12 hours. When the period of unconsciousness ends, the creature transforms into a mind flayer (see the Monster Manual) with all its hit points
armor)
Hit Points 350 (20d20 + 140)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft. (hover)
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
21 (+5)
WIS
19 (+4)
CHA
24
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. More than one necromancer has animated a corpse infested with carrion stalker larvae. While this can prove shocking and deadly, some depraved spellcasters cultivate carrion stalkers within zombies
stalkers also enjoy symbiotic relationships with carrion crawlers. Carrion crawlers won’t devour bodies infested by carrion stalkers, but they often pick up stalker larvae as they root among filth. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. A forest infested with ettercaps transforms into a gloomy place, choked with webs and infested with giant spiders, giant insects, and other sinister predators. Creatures that wander too far into such
)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
7 (−2)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
8 (−1)
Skills Perception +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
maggots are too far under the skin to be burned.
If a target infested by assassin bug maggots ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the maggots burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all assassin bug maggots infesting the target.
infested areas, guards patrol with burning brands and flaming swords, ready to set suspect dwellings ablaze. Fire is an effective destroyer of assassin bug maggots, and wild creatures observed running
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
damage per worm infesting it (maximum of 10d6). A worm-infested target dies if it drops to 0 hit points, then rises 10 minutes later as a spawn of Kyuss. If a worm-infested creature is targeted by an
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 76 (9d8 + 36)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
11(+0)
CON
18(+4)
INT
5(−3)
WIS
7(−2)
CHA
3(−4)
Saving Throws Wis +1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
infesting it (maximum of 10d6), and if it drops to 0 hit points, it dies and then rises 10 minutes later as a spawn of Kyuss. If a worm-infested target is targeted by an effect that cures disease or removes a curse, all the worms infesting it wither away.
. Whether spawn are dispersed or clustered, they reproduce exponentially if nothing stops them. Spawn of Kyuss
Medium Undead, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 76 (9d8 + 36)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
shambling mound’s origins and features. Shambling Mound Cultivation 1d6 The Shambling Mound Is... 1 Covered in vibrant alien or Feywild blooms. 2 Hauling a rune-etched menhir in its torso. 3 Infested
)
Traits
Lightning Absorption. Whenever the shambling mound is subjected to Lightning damage, it regains a number of Hit Points equal to the Lightning damage dealt.
Actions
Multiattack. The shambling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
normal number of hit points from spending Hit Dice and no hit points from a long rest. The infected creature also has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls. At the end of a long rest, an
. Any giant or humanoid that swallows tainted water must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be infested with throat leeches. Immediate symptoms include throat inflammation and shortness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
a minor curse on the group and attempts to flee. For the rest of the characters’ journey, their rations taste like ash and any camping spots are infested with lice and biting insects. Each character
be a boon, but don’t expect its benevolence to last one moment after your tastiest morsels have been devoured.
killmoulis
Tiny fey, neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 7 (2d4 + 2)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Underneath her makeup, her flesh is textured like rotten bark and infested with wood lice and fungus. The windup key sticking out of her back is a part of her body and no easier to remove than one of her
sees when she awakens after a long rest. See the stat block for details. Skabatha Nightshade
Medium Fey (Hag), Neutral Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 150 (20d8 + 60)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, retreating back into the brush only if the characters reduce one or both of them to 10 hit points or fewer. Mascot. Once the ankhegs are dispatched, the characters see an inkling mascot (see chapter 7) poke
pudding has eaten the remnants of creatures slain in this region recently, so it’s Huge. Its game statistics are otherwise the same. The black pudding tries to flee when reduced to 10 hit points or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Hilltopple. These halflings are wererats, with these changes: Each wererat is Small and has 27 (6d6 + 6) hit points. It has these racial traits: It can move through the space of a Medium or larger
is rat-infested, which is why he didn’t buy it. Apply a −10 penalty on the next three rolls characters make on the Running a Business table (see “Tavern Keeping Expenses”). Event The Shard Shunners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
way to Yestabrod’s garden, attacking only if the characters stand in their way. Any character reduced to 0 hit points in this encounter is knocked unconscious rather than killed. If all the characters
decreases by 1, and each character is infested with Zuggtmoy’s spores (see the “Neverlight Grove: General Features” sidebar). Development If left alone, the thralls enact a mock wedding, with a chamberlain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
over into fights, and discipline becomes spotty at best. Chaotic Battlegrounds. Dungeons infested with mites for a long period of time devolve into chaotic battlegrounds. Even under the control of a
havoc. mite
Small fey, lawful evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 7 (2d6)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
7(−2)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
11(+0)
INT
10(+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
flowchart since each decision point (a branch in a corridor, a room with multiple exits) leads to new decision points. If the characters leave a room by the north door, you check your map and determine it
infested with carrion crawlers or stirges would need open passages so that these creatures can move about to find food. Wayne England common map symbols Adventure Inhabitants The monsters in any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
adventurers arrive at the fortified village of Nightstone, shortly after a cloud giant attack. After securing the settlement, the characters locate several missing villagers in a monster-infested cave
King’s Thunder. Character Advancement Rather than have you track experience points, this adventure assumes that the characters gain levels by accomplishing certain goals. At the end of each chapter is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. City Watch captains hold keys to sewer access points that correspond with their assigned wards. B2. Sewers Fresh sewage flows along a trough that runs
. It opens into an alley behind a boarded-up tenement. B9. Rat-Infested Cellar These rooms are situated below a hostel (75 percent chance) or an orphanage (25 percent chance). Harmless rats crawl about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
A shipwreck is a plot device that can be used sparingly to great effect, particularly if you want the characters to be washed ashore on some monster-infested island or (in the case of an airship
damage as normal. Any damage that fails to meet or exceed the damage threshold is considered superficial and doesn’t reduce the ship’s hit points. Ship Repair. Repairs to a damaged ship can be made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Wilderness Encounters table has separate columns you should use when determining encounters in these undead-infested regions, or in regions with no undead. If your players tire of random encounters, make
pack of ghouls or dinosaurs. You can also shorten encounters by having monsters flee when they lose the tactical advantage or most of their hit points. Random encounters aren’t tailored to characters of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
circumstances: Soon after the party first enters the region When a creature loses more than half its hit points When a creature casts a spell of 1st level or higher When a creature activates a magic item
-radius sphere centered on one random creature in the region. Each creature in the sphere that isn’t undead regains 3d6 hit points. Each undead creature in the sphere takes 3d6 radiant damage. 13–18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Merchant). A load of Calishite silk will make Nyerhite Verther a rich man in Waterdeep, or so he believes. Sadly, he did not inspect his silk carefully when he bought it, and it’s infested with worms
. If anyone spots them and points them out to Verther during the trip, he becomes unhinged in his anger and grief. Orvustia Esseren (Female Human Guard). Esseren grew up in the farmland outside Baldur’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Merchant). A load of Calishite silk will make Nyerhite Verther a rich man in Waterdeep, or so he believes. Sadly, he did not inspect his silk carefully when he bought it, and it’s infested with worms. If
anyone spots them and points them out to Verther during the trip, he becomes unhinged in his anger and grief. Orvustia Esseren (Female Human Guard). Esseren grew up in the farmland outside Baldur’s Gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
represents a typical member of the rank and file, though weaponry and armor can vary.
Soldier
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 16 (3d8
17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 261 (18d20 + 72)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
20(+5)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
18(+4)
INT
23(+6)
WIS
26(+8)
CHA
20(+5)
Saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
competing interests or priorities while they pursue the same goals.
Adventurer organizations are also a great source of special rewards beyond Experience Points and treasure. Increased standing in
the ice, where the sun never sets. Riches of the Bright Desert. The Bright Desert, walled off from the rest of the Flanaess by the monster-infested hills of the Abbor-Alz and the aptly named Gnatmarsh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the players a copy of handout 4 in appendix E. Faroul (NG male Calishite human scout) and Gondolo (CG male lightfoot halfling scout with 13 hit points) are two dandies down on their luck in Port
leads adventurers through undead-infested regions. As he travels through the jungle, Qawasha calls out the names of unusual flora and fauna around him. The druid also has a knack for camping in places