Primal spirits from the Elemental Plane of Earth merge with rocks and minerals to form earth ele­mentals. These beings possess powerful limbs and coarse features, sometimes studded with ore, gems, crystals, colorful striations, or living plants. On the Material Plane, earth elementals often serve those who conjure them, or they appear in regions influenced by their home plane, such as crystalline…

Primal spirits from the Elemental Plane of Earth merge with rocks and minerals to form earth elementals. These beings possess powerful limbs and coarse features, sometimes studded with ore, gems, crystals, colorful striations, or living plants. On the Material Plane, earth elementals often serve those who conjure them, or they appear in regions influenced by their home plane, such as crystalline…

General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+; Spellcasting Feature or Pact Magic Feature) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 30. Spell Overload. When you cast a spell that deals damage using a spell slot, you can cause its magical energy to surge. You can treat any 1 or 2 on a damage die rolled for the…

The foundations of our homes, the strength of our weapons, the vaults of our greatest secrets—earth is nothing less than the grip of reality itself. It is the mightiest element. This cannot be denied. —Kabril the Perfect Compass, ruler of dao

Weapon (maul), artifact (requires attunement) The elementium Maul Sulfuras is the weapon of Ragnaros, the Elemental Lord of Fire. In the beginning, the four elemental lords warred against one another for dominance over the nascent Azeroth. While the other elemental lords fought with mastery of their own elements, Ragnaros used Sulfuras to turn their elements against them, boiling seas, choking…

The ground in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range erupts with flames. Each creature in the Sphere makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d8 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. The cracks turn the ground in the Sphere into Difficult Terrain until the end of your next turn, at which point they close. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The…

Level 2 Evocation (Sorcerer) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous The ground in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range erupts with flames. Each creature in the Sphere makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d8 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. The cracks turn the ground in the Sphere into Difficult…

A 20-foot radius Sphere of gloom erupts from a point you choose within range as fell energies from the dimension of shadow flood the area. You select an entity to push through into this reality for a horrifying moment. When you cast this spell, choose one of the following options: The Darkness Hides Terrors. Creatures of your choice in the area must make Dexterity saving throws. A target takes…

The Broken Land is a volcanic region filled with high mountains and lava plains. There are constant eruptions, and the layer is home to many fire and earth elementals that engage in an ongoing environmental conflict. Fire elementals flow out with the lava as volcanoes erupt; earth elementals work to contain the eruptions and to rebuild the shattered peaks, only to have them erupt again. Few…

Earth symbolizes stability, rigidity, stern resolve, and tradition. The plane’s position opposite the Plane of Air in the ring of the Elemental Planes reflects its opposition to almost everything air represents. Elemental Evil views earth instead as an implacable force of destruction, perfectly willing to crush venerable institutions and respected traditions in its advance. Cultists of Evil Earth…

Genies of minerals and gemstones, dao embody the resolve of rock. Using innate magic, they move through the earth unimpeded, exploring depths inaccessible to most. Dao delight in the treasures of the earth, whether raw gemstones, jewelry crafted from pure metals, or wondrous fossils. In exchange for such treasures, dao might reveal underground mysteries, such as paths through the Underdark,…

Beyond the fringes of the Elemental Planes, primordial forces endlessly clash amid the Elemental Chaos. Within the vastness and violence of this realm rage elemental cataclysms, entities spawned from the raw forces of the multiverse and awash in dissonant elemental powers. These beings of primal conflict annihilate nearly all they encounter and seed the ruins left in their wake with the potential…

The Mud Hills abut the swampy Para-elemental Plane of Ooze. Landslides wear away the slopes of the hills, sending cascades of earth and stone into the bottomless swamp. The Plane of Earth constantly regenerates the land, pushing new hills up as the old ones erode to nothing.

(medium- to high-level parties) When the party first completes a Long Rest in this environment, roll for or select one of the options below to determine the volcanic event that is occurring. d6

Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros Weapon (Maul), Artifact (Requires Attunement) The elementium Maul Sulfuras is the weapon of Ragnaros, the Elemental Lord of Fire. In the beginning, the four elemental lords warred against one another for dominance over the nascent Azeroth. While the other elemental lords fought with mastery of their own elements, Ragnaros used Sulfuras to turn their elements against…

As an Action, a character can carefully search a 5-foot radius area centered on themselves for any sign of magical traps. They may make a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check, locating all traps in the area on a success. On a failure, they trigger a single trap within range, chosen at random. A character with the Detect Magic spell active can partially see through…

Fully matured black dragonflight dragons terrorize the lands of Azeroth from the skies and manipulate society by shape-shifting into humanoid disguises. A black dragon wearing a mortal visage usually has jet-black hair and red eyes. Black Dragonflight The black dragonflight has power over earth and flame and was charged in ancient times with protecting the deep places of the earth. This flight…

You create and hurl a pulsing orb of energy at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d4 Radiant damage. Hit or miss, the orb then explodes in a flash of light. The target and each creature within 10 feet of it make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature has the Blinded condition until the end of its next turn.…

Choose an area of terrain no larger than 40 feet on a side within range. You can reshape dirt, sand, or clay in the area in any manner you choose for the duration. You can raise or lower the area’s elevation, create or fill in a trench, erect or flatten a wall, or form a pillar. The extent of any such changes can’t exceed half the area’s largest dimension. For example, if you affect a 40-foot…

Level 6 Transmutation (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S, M (a miniature shovel) Duration: Concentration, up to 2 hours Choose an area of terrain no larger than 40 feet on a side within range. You can reshape dirt, sand, or clay in the area in any manner you choose for the duration. You can raise or lower the area’s elevation, create or fill in a…

The regions where the Elemental Planes collide and their elemental substances overlap are called Para-elemental Planes.

Level 4 Evocation (Sorcerer) Casting Time: Action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous Fiery stones erupt, filling a 20-foot-radius, 10-foot-tall Cylinder originating from a point on the ground you can see within range. Each creature in the Cylinder makes a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 1d12 Bludgeoning damage plus 3d8 Fire damage and is pushed…

Magma elementals are native to the Para-elemental Plane of Magma, where the Plane of Earth and Plane of Fire collide. The inner inferno that sustains magma elementals constantly spews forth more material. This allows the creatures to use pieces of themselves as weaponry, hurling roiling globs of magma at individual targets or throwing a large mass of lava that explodes to damage groups of foes.…

Shadowy Void energy erupts in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point you choose within range. Each creature in the Sphere makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 5d6 Necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. At the same time, you take on a form of Void that grants you the following benefits for the duration. Void Bolt. As a Bonus Action on your turn, you…

A massive shard of basalt rises out of a vast ocean of magma. A castle sprawls atop the peak, a glittering fortress sculpted from brass. Firefalls of lava tumble down the edge of the spire. A flight of red dragons takes to the air, circling the castle and creating a dazzling spectacle of synchronized flames. Welcome to High Hearth: the party’s about to begin. It’s simple to say that Fernia…

Level 6 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 300 feet (60 ft. Sphere) Components: V, S, M (a miniature crystal sphere) Duration: Instantaneous A frigid globe streaks from you to a point of your choice within range, where it explodes in a 60-foot-radius Sphere. Each creature in that area makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 10d6 Cold damage on a failed save or half as…

On the Elemental Plane of Earth, galaxies of gemstones twinkle over vaults of treasure. If dao are there, so is wealth worth hunting. —Gundren Rockseeker, Dwarf Treasure Hunter Genies of minerals and gemstones, dao embody the resolve of rock. Using innate magic, they move through the earth unimpeded, exploring depths inaccessible to most. Dao delight in the treasures of the earth, whether raw…

A 60-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line of miasma blasts from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the Line must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a target takes 4d10 Necrotic damage and has the Poisoned condition for the duration. A creature Poisoned by this spell takes 2d10 Poison damage at the start of each of its turns. At the end of each of its turns, a Poisoned target…

The characters must overcome these encounters. Adamantine Rod. To perform the high magic ritual, the characters must find a 3-foot-long adamantine rod made of ore extracted from beneath Mount Hlim. A wicked Fire Giant dwelling inside the mountain has three such rods, each worth 1,000 GP. The characters can sneak into the giant’s smithy (use the Volcanic Caves map in appendix B of the Dungeon…