Realistic humanoid sculptures come to life, waxworks seek to kill and replace those they’ve been crafted to resemble. These creatures typically believe they’re the original living beings rather than duplicates. Any waxwork confronted with evidence of its true nature flies into a rage until it or its double is destroyed. In rare cases, a waxwork might live as if it were a person. Such individuals…

Wondrous Item, uncommon This brass clockwork mechanism is 2 inches long and whirs with the hum of tiny gears inside. You can tap the head of the faefly twice as a Bonus Action. When you do, it magically begins to flutter 5 feet in the air until a creature grasps it or it is reduced to 0 Hit Points. The faefly has AC 10, HP 10, Immunity to Poison and Psychic damage, and Resistance to all other…

Shadows are incorporeal Undead that feed on life. They resent the living for possessing the potential and vitality lost to them. Shadows lurk in dark, lonely places, typically sites that were meaningful to them in life or cursed places with ties to death, sinister magic, or the Shadowfell. Their victims rise as new shadows and prey on the living. Shadows might resemble the silhouettes of who they…

Flying forth from the Abyss, chasmes resemble horse-size flies. They incapacitate foes by producing a mind-numbing droning, then use their proboscises to drain victims of life. In the Abyss, most chasmes obsequiously serve more powerful demons and search for captives to press into demonic hordes.

Also known as kytons, chain devils consider themselves morbid artisans who use deception, menace, and vicious metal to coerce prisoners into betraying themselves. Many serve powerful devils, wrenching secrets from imprisoned souls using deadly, animate chains. Left to their own devices, chain devils encourage ruthless individuals to pursue forbidden magic, leading their pupils down paths to the…

Wondrous Item, Rarity Varies (Requires Attunement by a Spellcaster) This bejeweled necklace comes with a matching charm that can be worn by your familiar. A variety of these necklaces exist, each set with a different kind of gemstone. Familiar. While wearing this necklace, you can cast the Find Familiar spell from it. Once the necklace has been used to cast this spell, it can’t be used to cast it…

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…

You attempt to transform a creature that you can see within range into a Beast. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or shape-shift into Beast form for the duration. That form can be any Beast you choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game statistics are replaced by the stat…

Once the undisputed regent of Thay, Szass Tam is an old and powerful lich who plots to regain control over the nation. Although he still wields great power as the zulkir of necromancy and the tharchion of Thaymount (see chapter 1), Szass Tam believes it’s his destiny to rule Thay and use its living people as fodder for his undead armies. History An eloquent and inventive wizard, Szass Tam rose…

Assassins are professional killers skilled at stealthily approaching their victims and striking unseen. Most assassins kill for a reason, perhaps hiring themselves out to wealthy patrons or slaying for an unscrupulous cause. They use poisons and other deadly tools, and they might carry equipment to help them break into secure areas or avoid capture. Many assassins adhere to a professional code or…

Imix, the Eternal Flame and the All- Consuming Fire, is the Prince of Evil Fire. His natural form resembles a 30-foot-tall, 10-foot-wide pillar of fire with smoldering black pits for eyes. Imix rarely speaks, but he crackles and roars with terrible laughter as anything combustible within his grasp bursts into flame and feeds his hate. Mortal beings are mere objects of contempt to Imix, and he…

Type: Adventuring Gear Cost: 15 GP Weight: 6 lbs Fine Clothes are made of expensive fabrics and adorned with expertly crafted details. Some events and locations admit only people wearing these clothes.

Weapon (glaive, greatsword, longsword, rapier, scimitar, or shortsword), very rare (requires attunement) When you hit with an attack roll using this magic weapon, the target takes an extra 1d6 Cold damage. In addition, while you hold the weapon, you have Resistance to Fire damage. In freezing temperatures, the weapon sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.…

Armor (leather), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. The breastplate and shoulder protectors of this armor are made of leather that has been stiffened by being boiled in oil. The rest of the armor is made of softer and more flexible materials.

Wondrous Item, rare This bronze mask lets out a deep, sonorous ring when struck. When you’re reduced to 0 Hit Points or fail a Death Saving Throw while wearing the mask, the three enemies nearest to you within 30 feet of you must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 2d12 Necrotic damage. Targets automatically succeed on this save if they aren’t missing any Hit Points or have the…

Doppelgangers are supernatural beings with the ability to shape-shift into any humanlike form. Their mind-reading abilities aid them in creating near-perfect disguises and plucking secrets from unguarded minds. Occasionally, doppelgangers use their shape-shifting ability in more overt ways, transforming into unsettling forms to frighten foes. A doppelganger’s agenda might relate to its mysterious…

You convert raw materials into products of the same material. For example, you can fabricate a wooden bridge from a clump of trees, a rope from a patch of hemp, or clothes from flax or wool. Choose raw materials that you can see within range. You can fabricate a Large or smaller object (contained within a 10-foot Cube or eight connected 5-foot Cubes) given a sufficient quantity of material. If…

Encounter for Level 6 Characters Situation. Two Banshees, Contessa and Confession, are searching a desolate wasteland for the hidden resting place of their lost third sister, Consolation. A Loup Garou and its pack have been hired by a mysterious dark force to apprehend the banshees and find the third sister. Hook. The two banshee sisters have supernatural access to the truths of a creature’s…