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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the specter fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The specter has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
18 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition.
Mournful Keening (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Mournful Keening"}. The specter utters a keening wail
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
mount gain advantage on Dexterity saving throws.Multiattack. The specter makes two scythe attacks.
Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scythe
.
Reap Memory (3/Day). The specter touches one incapacitated creature and chooses 1 hour from among the past 24. Unless the creature succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw, the creature loses all
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
frightened condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Kas fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. Kas regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at least 1
, Fallen Soldier (Costs 3 Actions). Kas magically summons a specter. The specter appears in an unoccupied space within 30 feet of Kas, whom it obeys. The specter takes its turn immediately after Kas
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Magic Resistance. The collector has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. The collector doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack
cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. A paralyzed creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. The firegaunt can cause the maul to erupt with crimson flames, and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6
emits beams of fire from its eyes, mouth, and wounds in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 31 (7d8);{"diceNotation":"7d8", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw, or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest
. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
A Humanoid slain by this attack immediately rises as a miniature spectral cloud (use the specter stat block in the Monster Manual). The
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
feet of itself, exposing the target to malevolent entities. The target must make a DC 14 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage
its own. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only. An incapacitated target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22
has attracted specter;specters and wraith;wraiths to the area around the dragon’s lair.
Lightning, Thunder
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
long rest, you must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion.
6
The Stable Hand’s Secret (sweet-tasting human canine)
2 Incubus;incubi
When you make a
feet and your high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
10
Legendry of Phantoms and Ghosts (obsidian human molar)
1 giant octopus, 1 mage, 1 specter
As an action, you can use
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
space, the mist can do so without squeezing, and he can’t pass through water. He has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws, and he is immune to all nonmagical damage
, except the damage he takes from sunlight.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Strahd fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. When Strahd drops to 0 hit points outside his
Wraith
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Basic Rules (2014)
);{"diceNotation":"4d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Life Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is
reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Create Specter. The
Specter
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Incorporeal Movement. The specter can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction
":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the specter has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom
Cadaver Collector
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Magic Resistance. The cadaver collector has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Summon Specters (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the cadaver
collector calls up the enslaved spirits of those it has slain; 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Specters"} specter;specters (without Sunlight Sensitivity) arise in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the specter fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic
Resistance. The specter has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The specter uses Mournful Keening if available, then makes one Hooves attack and one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
saving throws.
Actions
Multiattack. The specter makes two scythe attacks.
Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage plus 13 (3d8) psychic
damage.
Mind Twist (Recharge 5–6). The specter magically emits psychic energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 22 (5d8) psychic
magic-items
instantly complete this transformation.
Cone of Undeath. You can take a Magic action to unleash a wave of unholy light in a 60-foot Cone. Each creature in the Cone makes a DC 18 Constitution saving throw
Humanoid killed by Cone of Undeath rises at the start of your next turn as a Specter that follows your verbal orders.
Damage Immunity. You have Immunity to Necrotic damage.
Fear Aura. While wearing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Specter A specter is the angry, unfettered spirit of a humanoid that has been prevented from passing to the afterlife. Specters no longer possess connections to who or what they were, yet are
at last. No such rest or redemption awaits a specter. It is doomed to the Material Plane, its only end the oblivion that comes with the destruction of its soul. Until then, it bears out its lonely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Its stone hearth is cold. Piled atop the tables are alchemical tools and equipment, all of it ancient to the point of being unusable. Disturbing the laboratory in any way alerts the specter in area 2c
. 2c. Wizard’s Kitchen This decrepit kitchen contains an oven range, a washing basin, a hearth bearing a covered cook pot, and shelves filled with pots, pans, and cooking tools. A specter hides in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid creature that has recently suffered a violent death. Such a fragment of woe becomes a specter, spiteful of all that lives.
Wraiths sometimes rule the legions of the dead, plotting the
) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
7
Languages Understands Slaad but can’t speak
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Traits
Magic Resistance. The slaad has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
with all its Hit Points somewhere in Mount Celestia.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the solar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The solar has Advantage on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
26 (+8)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
22 (+6)
INT
24 (+7)
WIS
19 (+4)
CHA
26 (+8)
Saving Throws Con +13, Wis +11, Cha +15
Skills Arcana +14, Deception +22, Perception +11, Stealth +12
attack rolls against any creature that has the frightened condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Kas fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. Kas regains 20 hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
sound and a powerful wind issuing from above. Any creature that climbs more than 30 feet up the tower, using the stairs or otherwise, must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a successful save, the
by a vindictive poltergeist (a variant specter) that tries to use its Telekinetic Thrust to throw characters from the stairs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
specter, it doesn’t seek redemption; it just hopes to cause as much destruction as possible before attaining its final oblivion. A firegaunt looks like a severely burned corpse. Supernatural crimson
25 (+7)
DEX
7 (−2)
CON
23 (+6)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
13 (+1)
Saving Throws Dex +2, Con +10, Cha +5
Skills Athletics +11, Perception +6
Damage Resistances necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Shortly after the characters enter, a chaotic evil ghost and three specters free themselves from the necrotic slurry and attack. One more specter escapes from the liquid at the end of each round until
on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or have its hit point maximum reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the creature finishes a long rest. The creature dies if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Cha +8
Skills Perception +8
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
target. Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7) force damage plus 10 (3d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw, or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Thoughts. The doppelganger casts Detect Thoughts, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12).
Unsettling Visage (Recharge 6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 12
to 0 Hit Points, it makes a Constitution saving throw (DC 5 plus the damage taken) unless the damage is Radiant or from a Critical Hit. On a successful save, the zombie drops to 1 Hit Point instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) Slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12, each creature in a 15-foot Cone. Failure
. The dragon makes three Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) Slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) Cold damage.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
1d4 hours after death. The specter is obsessed with killing its former friends. 2 Creatures that aren’t inhabitants of the island must succeed on a Constitution saving throw at the end of each hour
why it was cursed, or all trace of those who brought down the affliction might have been scoured away. Island Curses d6 Curse 1 When a creature dies on the island, its spirit rises as a specter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragon who stole those items might be an opportunity for such spirits to find rest at last. A haunting spirit might fully manifest as a ghost, a specter, a wraith, or a similar creature, or it
Effects d6 Hoard Curse Effect
1 Each affected creature gains 1 level of exhaustion that can’t be removed until the curse is broken.
2 Each affected creature automatically fails saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and houses an incorporeal undead creature: four shadows and four specters in total. Seven of the undead emerge from the pillars to attack any character who attempts to enter the chapel. The specter
specter returns to join the fray. G2. Chapel of Light Read the following as the characters enter this area: The once-beautiful main area of the chapel is littered with broken furnishings and splintered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
other creatures arrive and provide a distraction that the characters can use to make their escape. For example, if a character needs to make a crucial ability check or saving throw, you can have a
–63 — 94 82–84 95 84–85 Undead, skeletons — — 73–77 64–67 — 95 85–87 96–97 86–95 Undead, specter — — 78–79 68–70 — — 88–89 — — Undead, wight — — 80 71–73 — — 90–91 — 96–97 Undead, zombies — — 81–89 74
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The apparition appears next to a hostile creature that Strahd can see, makes an attack against that creature, and then disappears. The apparition has the statistics of a specter. Strahd targets one
Medium or smaller creature that casts a shadow. The target’s shadow must be visible to Strahd and within 30 feet of him. If the target fails a DC 17 Charisma saving throw, its shadow detaches from it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
a turn, or starts its turn there, takes 5 (2d4) necrotic damage and must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become paralyzed until the start of its next turn. Six of the eight square
creature moves within 10 feet of the pillar, the creature feels its body soften. Whenever a creature starts its turn within 10 feet of the pillar, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be swept up into a whirlwind, suspended 20 feet in the air. The orb vanishes as the whirlwind forms. Those suspended in the whirlwind are restrained and
without a swimming speed that moves into the stream for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or be swept 40 feet downstream. Swimming against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Perception 9
Languages understands Dwarvish but can’t speak
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Sure-Footed. The skeleton has advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws made
specters emerge from the carvings. At the beginning of each round, another specter emerges from another carving until the fragment is removed from the room or until all seven specters are summoned into the