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Corpse Stride. Once on its turn, the lampad can use 10 feet of its movement to step magically into one creature's corpse within its reach and emerge from a second creature's corpse within 60 feet of
the first corpse, appearing in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the second corpse. Both corpses must be Medium or bigger.
Innate Spellcasting. The lampad's spellcasting ability is Charisma (+6
Magic Items
Curse of Strahd
. While Khazan was busying himself destroying the blade, his apprentice stole the hilt and fled. Khazan later located his apprentice’s mutilated corpse in the Svalich Woods, but the hilt was
hearing and normal vision out to a range of 60 feet. The weapon communicates by transmitting emotions to the creature carrying or wielding it.
Personality. The Sunsword’s special purpose is to
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Cling to Life (Recharges after a Long Rest). The first time Zargash would drop to 0 hit points as a result of taking damage, he instead drops to 1 hit point.
Special Equipment. Zargash wears a bat
own evil schemes.Animate Corpse (1/Day). Zargash targets the lifeless corpse of one Humanoid he can see within 30 feet of him and commands it to rise, transforming it into a zombie under his control
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
fat rendered from a corpse whose identity is unknown.
Children. Humanoid children, aged 10 and under, can see through this invisibility.
Reflective Surfaces. The skulk appears as a drab, smooth
without the help of a mirror or a special candle. On the rare occasions when a skulk is visible, it appears as a drab, featureless, hairless biped.
A skulk can be summoned from the Shadowfell by
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You perform a special religious ceremony that is infused with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following rites, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the
.
Funeral Rite. You touch one corpse, and for the next 7 days, the target can’t become undead by any means short of a wish spell.
Wedding. You touch adult humanoids willing to be
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
destroyed only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.
Rejuvenation. When Vladimir body is destroyed, its soul lingers. After 24 hours, the soul inhabits and animates another corpse
on the same plane of existence and regains all its hit points. While the soul is bodiless, a wish spell can be used to force the soul to go to the afterlife and not return.
Special Equipment
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Icy Doom. When Avarice dies, her corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be thawed, harmed by fire, animated, or raised from the dead.
Special Equipment. Avarice wields a staff
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, taking a group of mind flayers with it, and moves to another location to form a new colony. After the death of the ulitharid’s body, a special process transforms its brain into a new elder brain for
are then planted in the ulitharid’s corpse, causing it to dissolve into ichor. This psionically potent slime helps to fuel the transformation of the area into a brine pool for the embryonic elder brain.
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
finish a long rest.
Ways to Read the Kill
d6
Reading
1
Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse.
2
Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s body, where the corpse is dissolved after 1 minute.
Eject Slime (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Eject Slime"}. Juiblex spews out a corrosive slime
Lord grants its cultists special abilities. Lesser followers can gain the Liquid Movement trait. The most dedicated devotees of ooze can also gain the Slimy Organs trait.
Liquid Movement. As an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed
Special Facility Members of the Covenant of the Grave can add the following special facility to their Bastions. Morgue Level 5 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Membership in the Covenant of the Grave
Space: Cramped
Hirelings: 1
Order: Research
A morgue is a location where corpses are stored and studied. You can store up to four Small or Medium corpses in the Morgue. Corpse Storage. As long as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
placed in special jars, and its corpse is treated with preserving oils, herbs, and wrappings. After the body has been prepared, the corpse is typically wrapped in linen bandages.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to 1 hit point.
Special Equipment. Zargash wears a bat-shaped amulet that has the properties of a ring of feather falling.
Actions
Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
, hold person, silence, speak with dead
Bonus Actions
Animate Corpse (1/Day). Zargash targets the lifeless corpse of one Humanoid he can see within 30 feet of him and commands it to rise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
special gemstone that functions like a lich’s phylactery. As the dragon’s flesh rots away, the spirit inside the gem returns to animate the dragon’s bones. If a dracolich’s physical form is ever
destroyed, its spirit returns to the gem as long as the two are on the same plane. If the gem comes into contact with another dragon’s corpse, the dracolich’s spirit can take possession of that corpse to
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
special significance beyond that is imparted to it.
At 4 years old an orc is considered a juvenile, and by age 12 it is a fully functioning adult. Most orcs don’t live past the age of 25 due to
primarily responsible for making sure that the lair is protected from intruders.
Special Enemies
When orcs attack a settlement of humans or halflings, they will kill anyone who presents a threat, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
are parked in the room. Strapped to one table is the corpse of a quaggoth, its chest burst open and entrails consumed. The other table, draped in a floor-length black sheet, has a slaad tadpole hidden
. “Offspring of parent and host” is written next to the blue slaad. “Offspring if host is spellcaster” is written next to the green slaad. Slaad Tadpole Wormriddle the night hag prepared a special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Ceremony 1st-level abjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (25 gp worth of powdered silver, which the spell consumes) Duration: Instantaneous You perform a special
, whenever the target makes a saving throw, it can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the save. A creature can benefit from this rite only once. Funeral Rite. You touch one corpse, and for the next 7 days
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
unlucky adventurer. As a new tunnel rotates into place, you see a skeletal corpse lying on the floor of that tunnel, about ten feet away.
The corpse belongs to Sephirius, dragonborn paladin of the
Company of the Yellow Banner. Looting the body reveals several items of interest (see “Treasure” below). Treasure Sephirius wore no armor but carried a +1 yklwa (see “Buying a Special Item” in chapter 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
permanently invisible. Only children can see a skulk without the help of a mirror or a special candle. On the rare occasions when a skulk is visible, it appears as a drab, featureless, hairless biped
Candles. The skulk appears as a dim, translucent form in the light of a candle made of fat rendered from a corpse whose identity is unknown.
Children. Humanoid children, aged 10 and under, can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
permanently invisible. Only children can see a skulk without the help of a mirror or a special candle. On the rare occasions when a skulk is visible, it appears as a drab, featureless, hairless
mirror or on another surface. The skulk appears as a dim, translucent form in the light of a candle made of fat rendered from a corpse whose identity is unknown. Humanoid children, aged 10 and under, can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Orc Eye of Gruumsh When an orc slays an elf in Gruumsh’s name and offers the corpse of its foe as a sacrifice to the god of slaughter, an aspect of the god might appear. This aspect demands an
spellcasting ability and special favor, along with the right to call itself an Eye of Gruumsh. When not using their auguries to advise their war chiefs, these devotees of the god of slaughter hurl
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
animals, or other cosmic forces. Occasionally, though, groups of the same kind of nymphs congregate in a place of natural power or beauty. In times of special need, deities tied to facets of nature
Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Sylvan
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Corpse Stride. Once on its turn, the lampad can use 10 feet of its movement to step
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
love. This special someone can’t be another party member, but it could be a family member or an old flame. The identity of this individual is known to Granny Nightshade, but she prefers not to divulge
wand. When the character touches the wand to the corpse of a dead Humanoid, the wand turns to dust as the corpse transforms into a zombie with vague recollections of its past life. 6 “This rapscallion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
special invitation from Feedkeeper Naruv can eat here but aren’t allowed in area F3 or area F4. The grells consider non-grells to be special morsels and immediately attack them. The sludge here is
contains special payments Naruv has received over the years. Most of these are odd, worthless items like brain-shaped rocks or bottles of rancid perfumes, but the chest also contains a silver tiara
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
request, but enough to place her in a special crypt. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of evocation magic around the golden sun and the bejeweled cockroach (see “Treasure” below
immediately replaced with its nonmagical twin from area 52, or if Napaka’s remains are removed from their resting place, the queen’s corpse opens its mouth in a wide yawn and exhales a baleful black gas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
arcane and psionic power, he has survived far beyond the life span of an ordinary githzerai. Time has nevertheless taken its toll, and Menyar-Ag today is a decrepit, corpse-like entity — capable of
community by serving as both the receptacle for the psychic power of other githzerai and the means by which that power is employed. Anarchs have a special gift for stabilizing and controlling the chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
of Mercy feature You gain proficiency in the Insight and Medicine skills, and you gain proficiency with the herbalism kit. You also gain a special mask, which you often wear when using the features
door to the ultimate mercy. As an action, you can touch the corpse of a creature that died within the past 24 hours and expend 5 ki points. The creature then returns to life, regaining a number of hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, there might be something left worth salvaging.”
The sensory input provided by the Moondancer’s spelljamming helm interfaces in a special way with Flapjack’s Advanced Telepathy, enabling the flumph to
, glowing maggots crawl over the chair’s current occupant: a headless mind flayer corpse.
A githyanki knight beheaded the nautiloid’s captain and took the head as a trophy, leaving the rest of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
of jade with cowrie-shell eyes and obsidian pupils. About the corpse’s neck is a jade pendant carved with the face of a humanlike bat.
Creature. The corpse is the body of Tloques-Popolocas, a
vampire spawn with special qualities (see below). If the characters examine the contents of the tomb, see “Treasure” for details. Any of the items can be lifted off or out if the characters so desire. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
it to your service. When you slay a humanoid, you can cause its spirit to rise from its corpse as a specter, the statistics for which are in the Monster Manual. When the specter appears, it gains
temporary hit points equal to half your warlock level. Roll initiative for the specter, which has its own turns. It obeys your verbal commands, and it gains a special bonus to its attack rolls equal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, the older it gets, until the innermost doll is a mummified corpse (price 9 cp) A wood-and-string mobile of hanging bats with flapping wings (price 9 cp) A wind-up musical merry-go-round with figures of
(not for sale; see below) Ireena Kolyana Dolls. Blinsky makes special dolls for the burgomaster’s henchman, Izek Strazni (see area N3 and appendix D). Izek doesn’t pay for the dolls but instead threatens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fear of rats races down the street and slams into the party, having witnessed a bunch of rats feeding on a corpse in an alley.
7 The druid Torimesh offers one party member a strange symbol
café’s special blend.
9 A rough-and-tumble woman gets chummy with the party and tells characters that Laraelra Thundreth is hiring bouncers at the Low Lantern.
10 A winding crack in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
growth. Haunted Hoards It’s not unusual for one or more items in a dragon’s hoard to be haunted. Restless spirits might haunt objects that held special significance to them in life, and the death of
ghost’s heir
2 Entomb the haunted item with the ghost’s corpse
3 Destroy the haunted item
4 Use the haunted item for a specific purpose
5 Reunite the haunted item with other items
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
witnessed a bunch of rats feeding on a corpse in an alley. 7 The druid Torimesh offers one party member a strange symbol stained on a piece of bark. He tells the party that the Drawing Tree in
Insight Park sent it as a message. 8 The city’s sketchiest tea enthusiast invites the party into Jopalin’s for a free cup of the café’s special blend. 9 A rough-and-tumble woman gets chummy with the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. (A secret door hidden behind one hanging corpse pulls open to reveal a tunnel leading to area 25.)
Pneumatic Tubes. Attached to the north wall is a row of thirteen copper pneumatic tubes. Empty
frog that spits out a gem of seeing the first time it’s picked up by a humanoid. The frog has no other special abilities but seems pleased to be free of the grisly barrel.