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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Magic Resistance. The death knight has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Marshal Undead. Unless the death knight is incapacitated, it and undead creatures of its
choice within 60 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against features that turn undead.
Spellcasting. The death knight is a 19th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Magic Resistance. The death knight has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Marshal Undead. Unless the death knight is incapacitated, it and undead creatures of its
choice within 60 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against features that turn undead.
Spellcasting. The death knight is a 19th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Magic Resistance. The death knight has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Marshal Undead. Unless the death knight is incapacitated, it and undead creatures of its
choice within 60 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against features that turn undead.
Spellcasting. The death knight is a 19th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Burst. When the cinder hulk dies, it leaves behind a cloud of cinders and smoke that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on its space. The sphere is heavily obscured. Any creature that moves
into the area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
teachers channel the elements of wind, flame, and lightning to accompany them. Their magic is fast and beautiful, which becomes swift death in battle, mesmerizing in its energetic flow. Devastating
lightning strikes and searing lashes of flame meet the professors’ foes head on.
Professors who embrace the Prismari philosophy of expression focus on magic becoming art in the moment. Whether to
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
becoming an eldritch lich.
Like other liches, eldritch liches are spellcasters who have cheated death, but an eldritch lich does so by allowing a Great Old One to implant a Far Realm parasite in the lich
lich against destruction, reviving the lich a few days after death. Canny foes can sabotage an eldritch lich’s revival by slaying the lich in a magic circle, thereby forcing the lich to return in
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
chooses a point within 150 feet of himself, and a 20-foot radius sphere centered on that point fills with a burst of searing, blood-red mist. Each creature of Murgaxor’s choice that he can see in
, Murgaxor was expelled for using life-draining magic when it resulted in another student’s death. Murgaxor fled before he could be handed over to authorities.
For a few years after his expulsion
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Deck of Many Things. The avatar of death slew her in a flash. That was many centuries ago, and Wynemar is now a powerful and bloodthirsty Undead commander of the Grim Harrow.
Wreathed in searing
three powerful entities with the title of grim champion. Each champion embodies a terrible facet of death. Jyn Corvis, Grim Champion of Desolation, is the oldest and most powerful of the three and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
-Ortheel, the Elf-Eater; Kezef, the Chaos Hound; Kyuss, the Worm That Walks; the Queen of Chaos; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Tyranthraxus, the Flamed One; and Zargon, the Returner. They are all forces of
corruption and evil. Nothing good can come from their influence. Bargains made with them end in catastrophe or death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Finger of Death 7th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous You send negative energy coursing through a creature that you can see within range
, causing it searing pain. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 7d8 + 30 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A humanoid killed by this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Good
Purify Food and Drink
Searing Smite
Shield of Faith
Thunderous Smite
Wrathful Smite
2nd Level Aid
Branding Smite
Find Steed
Lesser Restoration
Locate Object
Magic
Magic Circle
Remove Curse
Revivify
4th Level Aura of Life
Aura of Purity
Banishment
Death Ward
Locate Creature
Staggering Smite
5th Level Banishing Smite
Circle of Power
Destructive Wave
Dispel Evil and Good
Geas
Raise Dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Death Knight When a paladin that falls from grace dies without seeking atonement, dark powers can transform the once-mortal knight into a hateful undead creature. A death knight is a skeletal warrior
clad in fearsome plate armor. Beneath its helmet, one can see the knight’s skull with malevolent pinpoints of light burning in its eye sockets. Eldritch Power. The death knight retains the ability to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Finger of Death 7th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous You send negative energy coursing through a creature that you can see within range
, causing it searing pain. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 7d8 + 30 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A humanoid killed by this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters of all levels, though unseasoned adventurers determined to face the Returner in combat are almost certainly doomed to fail. Characters killed by Zargon might be resurrected on the Infinite
even in combat—only death can separate the Zargonites from their goal. The cultist on the pedestal refrains from joining combat until the ritual is complete; if they are killed, another cultist takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
warlock level + your Charisma modifier. Searing Vengeance Starting at 14th level, the radiant energy you channel allows you to resist death. When you have to make a death saving throw at the start of your
. Celestial Features Warlock Level Feature 1st Expanded Spell List, Bonus Cantrips, Healing Light 6th Radiant Soul 10th Celestial Resilience 14th Searing Vengeance Expanded Spell List The Celestial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
— Divine Smite Evocation — Heroism Enchantment C Protection from Evil and Good Abjuration C, M Purify Food and Drink Transmutation R Searing Smite Evocation — Shield of Faith Abjuration C Thunderous Smite
Abjuration C Aura of Purity Abjuration C Banishment Abjuration C Death Ward Abjuration — Locate Creature Divination C Staggering Smite Enchantment — Level 5 Paladin Spells Spell School Special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
— Divine Smite Evocation — Heroism Enchantment C Protection from Evil and Good Abjuration C, M Purify Food and Drink Transmutation R Searing Smite Evocation — Shield of Faith Abjuration C Thunderous Smite
Abjuration C Aura of Purity Abjuration C Banishment Abjuration C Death Ward Abjuration — Locate Creature Divination C Staggering Smite Enchantment — Level 5 Paladin Spells Spell School Special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the searing pain of its acidic touch. Oozes are drawn to movement and warmth. Organic material nourishes them, and when prey is scarce they feed on grime, fungus, and offal. Veteran explorers know
that an immaculately clean passageway is a likely sign that an ooze lairs nearby. Slow Death. An ooze kills its prey slowly. Some varieties, such as black puddings and gelatinous cubes, engulf creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of years. The greatest heroes of your people join the Undying Court after death; if you achieve great things in your life, you too could achieve this immortality. The Aereni are isolationists who
Court, and if so, what’s your relationship with them? Do you find dealing with the short-lived races to be a challenge, or are you patient with them? Elf Variants
The Valenar and Aereni are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the creatures herein: Extended Family. This chapter introduces death giants, fensirs from the Outer Planes, and the monstrous gargantuas, as well as primordial scions of the giant gods. Magic-Using
Giants. Each of the giants of the ordning has new variants in this chapter. The cloud giant destiny gambler, fire giant forgecaller, frost giant ice shaper, hill giant avalancher, stone giant rockspeaker
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
extinguished. When a cinder hulk dies, it collapses into a billowing cloud of searing smoke. Cinder Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40
fire, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Giant, Ignan
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Death Burst. When the cinder hulk dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
extinguished. When a cinder hulk dies, it collapses into a billowing cloud of searing smoke. Cinder Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40
fire, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Giant, Ignan
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Death Burst. When the cinder hulk dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
other detritus to their bodies for protection. These slugs scour the wreck for organic matter to feed on, clinging to torn sections of wall, floor, and ceiling while taking shelter from the searing
death. When a bone whelk dies, it emits a scream that has a 50 percent chance of attracting the vrocks, which attack other creatures (including bone whelks) indiscriminately. Bone Whelk
Large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
, they might set foot on the twisting path toward becoming an eldritch lich. Like other liches, eldritch liches are spellcasters who have cheated death, but an eldritch lich does so by allowing a Great
lich’s torso, and the parasite guards the lich against destruction, reviving the lich a few days after death. Canny foes can sabotage an eldritch lich’s revival by slaying the lich in a magic circle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
fortune teller and drew from a Deck of Many Things. The avatar of death slew her in a flash. That was many centuries ago, and Wynemar is now a powerful and bloodthirsty Undead commander of the Grim
Harrow. Wreathed in searing fire, Wynemar embodies the havoc of violence and war. She rides a flaming steed that uses the nightmare stat block but is an Undead instead of a Fiend. Grim Champion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the Elf-Eater, Dendar the Night Serpent, Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud, Kezef the Chaos Hound, Zargon the Returner, Camnod the Unseen, Holashner the Hunger Below, Piscaethces the Blood Queen
their relative strength. But they are all forces of corruption and evil. Nothing good can come from their influence. No bargain made with them ends in anything other than madness, plague, death, or worse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
turns angry as it emits rays of searing light. Each creature within 30 feet of the sun that doesn’t have total cover against it must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be struck by a ray
trickster gods and enslaving the Omuans, but she knows nothing about the Tomb of the Nine Gods, which was built after her death. She knows that a few members of the royal family fled Omu, but she is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to have transformed into a pillar of fire and vanished into the wind, but until her death is certain, the lektoi are reluctant to name a new monarch. Anax and Cymede have no children, so the king’s
, or perhaps some shimmering Nyxborn simulacrum of him, has been seen at the head of squads of satyr hoplites, wielding an axe that billows with smoke and drips searing lava. Lektoi At the apex of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
a subterranean people who plots to blot out the sun’s searing light. 3 A high priest intent on shifting an entire nation into their god’s realm. 4 A desperate general who unleashes otherworldly war
Hulk 6 Drider, Ghast Gravecaller 7 Necrichor* 8 Fomorian, Inquisitor of the Mind Fire,* Vampire Nightbringer 10 Yochlol 13 Beholder, Shadow Dragon 15 Purple Worm, Vampire Umbral Lord 17 Death Knight, Dracolich 21 Arch-hag, Lich *Detailed in chapter 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, he views them as dangerous and has them put to death immediately. If Ras Nsi learns that they’ve come to put an end to the death curse, he is intrigued. If they reveal that the cause lies in the Tomb
kill him. If the coup is thwarted, Fenthaza and her confederates are put to death. If the coup succeeds, Fenthaza concludes that the characters have outlived their usefulness and tries to eliminate them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
your Charisma modifier. Level 14: Searing Vengeance When you or an ally within 60 feet of you is about to make a Death Saving Throw, you can unleash radiant energy to save the creature. The creature
, the Returner; Hadar, the Dark Hunger; or Great Cthulhu. Or you might invoke several entities without yoking yourself to one. The motives of these beings are incomprehensible, and the Great Old One
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
wind, flame, and lightning to accompany them. Their magic is fast and beautiful, which becomes swift death in battle, mesmerizing in its energetic flow. Devastating lightning strikes and searing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Chaos can only destroy, and her visions are a tool to ensure that society can live in safety in all variants of the future.
Precognitive Mage
Medium humanoid (any race), lawful neutral
Armor
. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Golgari NPCs In its embrace of death and its claim over fetid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Grandolpha. They are willing to help the characters slay Xardorok, but any alliance they make with the characters ends with Xardorok’s death. Copper Kegs. The three kegs contain Clan Muzgardt’s finest
middle of the room, a duergar has been shackled to a chair. Her flesh is covered with blisters. A pair of hooded duergar prod her with hot iron rods, searing her flesh and causing her to bellow in agony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, a black dragon does anything it can to save itself, but it accepts death before allowing any other creature to claim mastery over it. Foes and Servants. Black dragons hate and fear other dragons
with the stench of death and decay. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same