mordenkainens tome of foes

CADAVER COLLECTOR

The ancient war machines known as cadaver
collectors

lumber aimlessly across the blasted plains of

Acheron

until they are

called upon by a necromancer, hobgoblin

general, or

other evil warlord to bolster the ranks of a

conquering army. These fearsome cons
tructs obey their

summoners until be ing dismissed back
to Acheron, but

if a summoner comes to a bad end,

a cadaver collector

might

wander the Material Plane for centuries, collect-

ing corpses while searching for a way to return home.

Sweeping the Dead. Cadaver collectors respond to a

summons from a mortal only

when they are called to the

scene of a great battle-e

ithe r where one is in progress,

whe re one is imminent

, or where one once took place.

They encase themselves in the armor and weapons

of

fallen warriors and impale the corpses of those warriors

on the lances and other weapons embedded in
their sal-

vaged armor.

Cotfiured

B erserkers. Corpses that accumulate on

the construct's shell a ren't just grisly battle

trophies.

A cadaver collector can summon the spi
ri ts of these

cadavers to join battle with its ene mi

es and to paralyze

mor

e creatures for eventual impalement. Although

thes

e specters are individually weak, a cadaver

collector can call up an almost e nd-

less supply of them, if given

time.

Constructed Nature. A

cadaver

collector doesn't require air, food,

drink, or s leep.

CADAVER COLLECTOR

Large conslruct, lawful evil

Armor Class 17 (natura l
armor)

Hit Points 189 (18dl0

+ 90)

Speed 30 ft.

STR

21 (+5)

DEX

14 (+2)

CON

20 (+5)

INT

5 (-3)

WIS

11 (+O)

CHA

8 (-1)

Damage Immunities necrotic, poison, psychic; bludgeoning,

piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that

aren't

adamantine

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion,
frightened,

paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft. , passive Perception 10

La nguages understands all languages but can' t speak

Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)

Magic Resistance. The cadaver collector has advantage

on sav·

ing throws against

spells and other magical effects.

CIIAPTF.R 6 I BESTIA
RY

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; ld6 specters (without Sunlight Sensitivity)

arise in unoccupied spaces within l 5 feet of

the cadaver

collector.

The specters act right after the cadaver collector on

the same initiative count and fight

until they're destroyed. They

disappear when the cadaver collector

is dest royed.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The cadaver

collector makes two slam attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach

5 ft., one target.

Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage

plus 16 (3dl0) ne·

erotic damage.

Paralyzing Breath

(Recharge 5-6). The cadaver collector re-

leases paralyzing gas in a 30 -foot cone. Each

creature in that

area

must make a successful DC 18 Constitution saving throw

or be paralyzed for l minute. A paralyzed

creature repeats the

saving throw at the end of each

of its turns, ending the effect

on itself with a success.

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