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Returning 35 results for 'skeletal'.
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the skeletal knight to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is bludgeoning or from a
critical hit. On a success, the skeletal knight drops to 1 hit point instead.
Unusual Nature. The skeletal knight doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The skeletal knight makes
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Magic Resistance. The skeletal alchemist has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The skeletal alchemist makes two Lob Acid attacks.
Claws. Melee Weapon
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Disassemble. If the juggernaut is reduced to 0 hit points, twelve skeleton;skeletons rise from its remains.
Falling Apart. If the juggernaut does not have all of its hit points at the start of its
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Deafening Clatter. Creatures are deafened while in the swarm's space.
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Keen Sight and Smell. The owlbear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.Multiattack. The owlbear makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its claws.
Beak
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
. When one of the owlbear's heads is asleep, its other head is awake.Multiattack. The skeletal two-headed owlbear makes three attacks: two with its beaks and one with its claws.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Flyby. The owl doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Keen Hearing and Sight. The owl has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Skeletal Juggernaut A skeletal juggernaut is an oversized, bipedal assembly of bones that loses a portion of its mass with each step. These skeletal guardians hold together for only a short time
before disassembling into a gang of individual undead. Skeletal Juggernaut
Large undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 142 (19d10 + 38)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skeletal Creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Skeletal Knight Skeletal knights are powerful Undead that arise to serve even more wicked beings—often death knights. Those who become skeletal knights were typically virtuous in life but betrayed
their oaths and died in disgrace. Unable to rest, they are now unswervingly loyal to the villains they serve. Should a skeletal knight’s master be destroyed, the knight regains its will and is free to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skeletal Alchemist This undead retains enough of its former self to continue its alchemical work, often on behalf of necromancers or other sinister patrons. It toils in a dark laboratory (such as the
one found in The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh), often falling dormant for long periods of time. Skeletal Alchemist
Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skeletal Juggernaut As seen lumbering across the beaches in Isle of the Abbey, a skeletal juggernaut is an oversized, bipedal assembly of bones that loses a portion of its mass with each step. These
skeletal guardians hold together for only a short time before disassembling into a gang of individual undead. Skeletal Juggernaut
Large undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit
Compendium
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Skeletal Swarm This swarm of bones is made from the remains of several animated skeletons. A skeletal swarm alternates its appearance between partially formed humanoid shapes and a chaotic, swirling
mass. Skeletal Swarm
Large swarm of Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
15 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skeletal Swarm This swarm of bones found rising out of the sand in Isle of the Abbey is made from the remains of several animated skeletons. A skeletal swarm alternates its appearance between
partially formed humanoid shapes and a chaotic, swirling mass. Skeletal Swarm
Large swarm of Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
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Skeletal Swarm Skeletal Swarm
Large swarm of Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
D4. Skeletal Surprise The bones and rotting saddle of Lady Alagondar’s horse lie in the southern niche of this cavern. When a creature approaches within 5 feet of the bones, they knit together and
rise as a skeletal horse. This steed has the statistics of a riding horse, except that it’s undead. It bonds with any character who wants to ride it.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
: Ghostly, Putrid, or Skeletal. The spirit resembles an Undead creature with the chosen form, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or
spell’s level in the stat block.
Undead Spirit
Medium Undead, Neutral
AC 11 + the spell’s level
HP 30 (Ghostly and Putrid only) or 20 (Skeletal only) + 10 for each spell level above 3
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
shark is 30 feet long and normally found in deep oceans. Utterly fearless, it preys on anything that crosses its path, including whales and ships.
The giant shark skeleton doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. The shark has had skeletal feet attached by some demented necromancer.PoisonBludgeoning
monsters
conditionVampires sometimes turn mortal servants unworthy of the gift of vampirism into skeletal soldiers. Known as Strahd skeletons—in recognition of the lord of Barovia who first created them&mdash
Equipment
night of the new moon, putting forth an eerily skeletal, bioluminescent flower that attracts nocturnal pollinators. Night thistles are only found near and within corrupted regions making it dangerous to collect.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
damage.The floating skull and hanging skeletal arms are all that remain of him; they move like they're attached to an invisible body.
Chill Touch
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You create a ghostly, skeletal hand in the space of a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the creature to assail it with the chill of the grave. On a hit, the target takes 1d8
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
whispered chanting
3
Skeletal visages, giant eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass
4
Occupies and animates a corpse or other debris as if it were alive
Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
manifest.
Swarm Behavior
d4
Behavior
1
Crawls on walls in a vaguely bipedal shape
2
Makes skittering noises that sound like whispered chanting
3
Skeletal visages, giant
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.These armored skeletal spirits guard the borders of the Underworld and its various wards. Sleepless and merciless, they scrutinize all who would
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
2
Iron skillet
3
Remnants of silk banner embroidered with a moon-and-stars motif
4
Corroded gauntlet with skeletal hand in it
5
Assorted keys
6
Old leather boot
7
Beehive
8
Humanoid teeth
PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
until the end of its next turn.Happy to watch its flock squabble over carrion in Tammeraut's Fate, this gray-feathered matron of the harpies is surrounded by a cloud of magical spirits resembling skeletal seabirds.
Summon Undead
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Spells
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
’s form: Ghostly, Putrid, or Skeletal. The spirit resembles an undead creature with the chosen form, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0
)
Hit Points 30 (Ghostly and Putrid only) or 20 (Skeletal only) + 10 for each spell level above 3rd
Speed 30 ft.; fly 40 ft. (hover) (Ghostly only)
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
15 (+2
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
resembles a skeletal, shadowy werewolf in hybrid form. Deathwolves can’t shapeshift, but they can create dangerous illusions. A deathwolf’s bite makes its victims more susceptible to the
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
;skeletons, zombie;zombies, or ghoul;ghouls. These undead obey his telepathic commands, which can reach anywhere in the lair.
Orcus causes skeletal arms to rise from an area on the ground in a 20-foot
effects:
Dead beasts periodically animate as undead mockeries of their former selves. Skeletal and zombie versions of local wildlife are commonly seen in the area.
The air becomes filled with the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
kill. Orcus needn’t see the creature, but he must be aware that the individual is in the lair.
Grasp of the Dead. Orcus causes skeletal arms to rise from an area on the ground in a 20-foot square
Undead mockeries of their former selves. Skeletal and zombie versions of local wildlife are commonly seen in the area.
If Orcus dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
’s appearance becomes clear: a skeletal cloud giant corpse.
Tales suggest cloud giants sometimes seek this fate rather than accept the end of their naturally long lives. In such stories, a
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
with gems of red and black in each eye socket—then attacks.
Spectral Visage. An eye of fear and flame resembles a hooded, skeletal humanoid figure. The interior of its hood cannot be seen except as an
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
at his core, the seneschal didn’t return as a skeletal knight but rather as an intangible spirit. Caradoc’s Undead form suits him well, allowing him to possess the living and use unwilling