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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
that flourish in the depths. As deep dragons age, their smooth, serpentine bodies become riddled with fungal rot, particularly around their faces, to imbue their breath with terror-inducing spores
that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect.
Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair grow faster and cover a
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
fungi that flourish in the depths. As deep dragons age, their smooth, serpentine bodies become riddled with fungal rot, particularly around their faces, to imbue their breath with terror-inducing
finishing that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect.
Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair grow faster and cover
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
magic pervading the Underdark twists deep dragons as they grow, so few adult deep dragons look alike. Their skin is usually pitted by fungal growths that spread across the body. Although lacking the
Underdark. They are stealthy hunters with an affinity for lost lore and fungi that flourish in the depths. As deep dragons age, their smooth, serpentine bodies become riddled with fungal rot, particularly
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
hunters with an affinity for lost lore and fungi that flourish in the depths. As deep dragons age, their smooth, serpentine bodies become riddled with fungal rot, particularly around their faces, to
dragon’s lair grow faster and cover a greater area than normal. Foraging in this area yields twice the usual amount of food. The dragon is immediately aware of the presence of any creature that
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
on a successful one.Trolls kill and eat almost anything—including, in rare cases, other trolls. This cannibalism has the effect of causing a troll to grow to an unusually large size. The
display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot troll;rot trolls, spirit troll;spirit trolls, and venom troll;venom trolls that follow are especially likely to arise when trolls
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her mindless servants and, eventually, into
(Medicine) and Wisdom (Survival) checks have disadvantage.
Fungal Infestation. Molds and fungi grow on surfaces within 6 miles of the lair, even where they would normally find no purchase.
Mutating
Yeenoghu
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Out of the Abyss
magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes
.
Predatory beasts within 6 miles of the lair become unusually savage, killing far more than what they need for food. Carcasses of prey are left to rot in an unnatural display of wasteful slaughter.
If
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
following effects:
Savage Predators. Predatory beasts within 6 miles of the lair become unusually savage, killing far more than what they need for food. Carcasses of prey are left to rot in an unnatural
display of wasteful slaughter.
Spiky Terrain. Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes.
If
Zuggtmoy
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attack against a target that she designates.The Demon Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her
lair, instead of on herself.
Regional Effects
The region containing Zuggtmoy’s lair is warped by her magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Molds and fungi grow on surfaces
Orcus
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, emulating their dread master.
Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat, and a humanoid upper body with a corpulent belly swollen with rot
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
rot. Great bat wings sprout from his shoulders, and his head is like the skull of a goat, the flesh nearly rotted from it. In one hand, he wields the legendary Wand of Orcus, which is described in the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Pale cream and beige stalks grow thick and tall, resembling a surface world forest. Fungi grow in profusion everywhere, and it’s hard to find anything resembling a path between them. The giant caps of
eventually allowed to rot and join the cavern’s detritus bed. Loobamub. The circle leader of the hunters, this tall and lean myconid shares Basidia’s concerns about Phylo’s new way, though it is still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of the following effects: Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes. Predatory beasts within 6
miles of the lair become unusually savage, killing far more than what they need for food. Carcasses of prey are left to rot in an unnatural display of wasteful slaughter. If a humanoid spends at least
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of the following effects: Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes. Predatory beasts within 6
miles of the lair become unusually savage, killing far more than what they need for food. Carcasses of prey are left to rot in an unnatural display of wasteful slaughter. If a humanoid spends at least
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Trolls Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere scraps of flesh can display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot trolls, spirit trolls, and venom
. Dire Troll Trolls kill and eat almost anything—including, in rare cases, other trolls. This cannibalism has the effect of causing a troll to grow to an unusually large size. The resulting dire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Zuggtmoy The Demon Queen of Fungi, Lady of Rot and Decay, Zuggtmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect the living with spores, transforming them into her mindless servants and
magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Molds and fungi grow on surfaces within 6 miles of the lair, even where they would normally find no purchase. Plant life within 1 mile of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Find and punish an unknown perpetrator who killed a unicorn, cut off its horn, and left its body to rot, and retrieve the horn.
5 Hunt a dangerous creature for a sacred feast.
6 Defeat a
hunt, only to find the feline waiting for her at the edge of a stream the next evening. The hunt resumed, but with the same outcome. It continued like that for some time, until Nylea began to grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
upper pool, out of sight from below. All four myconids are oblivious to the true threat in the cave—three violet fungi that grow among the harmless mushrooms here. If the characters move into the cave
toward the myconids, one violet fungus attacks them, extending long tendrils that cause immediate rot when they touch living flesh. Read this text: As you advance into the cave, a sickly looking mushroom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of rot is strong in this room, coming from a large depression at the center, where dozens of fungi of many species grow. A barrel-shaped copper tank sits at the edge of the pit. Attached to the tank
7. Gray Ghost Garden The Gray Ghosts use this chamber to grow a variety of fungi for use in alchemical experiments. Double doors blocks the western tunnel. The doors are made of thick zurkhwood and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fewer, as do any puddings resulting from it splitting. W5. Southern Clearing A ring of peat, decayed leaves, and beetle-infested animal skulls sit in the middle of this open clearing. The stench of rot
) check reveals illegible scrawls in the dirt that match the writing in the journal the characters found in Sedgemoor last academic year. Some pests in Sedgemoor, eluding capture, grow to prodigious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. Slaad explorers recently discovered a place where tadpoles can grow on their own, albeit slowly. The quasi-organic chambers of this region emerge from a whirlpool and disappear into a nearby vortex
. This motion is inexorable but takes several weeks; it was a while before the slaadi even noticed it. Although the walls, floor, and ceilings look like tough skin, they are as dense as stone and rot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
decay. A layer of earth, mixed with rotting vegetation and the remains of cave animals, covers the floor. Several varieties of mushrooms and fungi grow on the detritus, as well as a few saplings
galleries that lead to the arboretums have the same characteristics. The doors to all connecting areas are closed. Nodules of luminescent fungus hang from the ceiling and walls and grow in clumps on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Constitution saving throw or become infected with sight rot (detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). If the pool is drained (perhaps using spells like stone shape) or the skin within is destroyed or
throw or become infected with sight rot (detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). A character who examines the skin and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Nature) check can tell it comes from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
humanlike upper body with a belly swollen with rot. Great bat wings sprout from his shoulders, and his head is like the skull of a goat, the flesh nearly rotted from it. In one hand, he wields the legendary
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->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
prey are left to rot in an unnatural display of wasteful slaughter. Spiky Terrain. Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
apron is covered with grisly stains, which grow by the minute as he hacks at a jackal carcass with an oversized cleaver. If Yurl detects intruders, he attacks with his cleaver (which uses the
200-pound sack, labeled “Payroll” in Draconic, that holds 10,000 sp. O11: Library Most of this library’s books have fallen to rot, but two desks beneath tall windows stand covered in papers and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Luthic’s devoted also grow their claws long and paint them black to mimic the fearsome talons of their goddess. Luthic rewards them by making their claws as strong and tough as iron. Holding the Fort
population. Yurtrus, “the White Hand” Yurtrus is often depicted as consumed by rot and covered in oozing pustules, utterly repulsive except for his hands, which are pure white and free of any blemish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
destruction. Trees must be felled and stone cut to build a house, and the house must eventually burn, rot, or wither away. The highest-ranking Doomguard members aside from the factol are the doom lords, who
factions grow too powerful and need dismantlement. The Bleak Cabal and Doomguard work well with the Hands of Havoc in short bursts. Harmonium Who Enforce Peace through Might Factol: Sarin Headquarters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
grow between the periapt and the nearest safe section of floor. B9: Bubbling Intersection Murky, bubbling liquid covers this cavern’s floor.
The liquid is a 2-foot-deep acid pool (see “Cobblehook Cove
this cavern. The odor of swamp rot permeates the air.
The lake is an enormous, 50-foot-deep acid pool (see “Cobblehook Cove Features”) with an underground tunnel that connects to the pool in area B2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
resembles that of a humanoid. Four ropy, fibrous antennae grow from her forehead, somehow enhancing her disgusting and compelling beauty. Her lower half is a mass of writhing, pulsing tentacles covered with
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
broods of orcs to be vicious and strong. Her symbol is the cave bear, and orc females raise such bears alongside orc whelps. Females particularly attracted to Luthic grow long nails and lacquer them
. He is a horrifying abomination covered in rot and infection, except for his perfect, smooth white hands. Orc priests that oversee the line between life and death are known by the others in the tribe as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Their saccharine concoctions are sweet enough to rot a lich’s teeth. The Vine. Purveyors of plant-based cuisines cluster in the Vine, a vegetarian oasis nestled in the corner of the grimy spittoon
menaces. The largest of these is the Us, a hyperintelligent hivemind based in Undersigil (detailed later in this chapter). When cranium rat populations grow to dangerous sizes, the Parakks step in to cull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
devourers. The process is far from perfect. A full 90 percent of the brains left in the brine rot and die, while the remaining 10 percent transform after marinating for 1d4 + 1 days. Nihiloor and the
and expels 1d4 baby gas spores that grow to full size in 30 days. Any character infected by these gas spores gains the following flaw until the disease is cured: “I hate other beholders. If I see a