Armor (double mail), uncommon Metal armor made of songsteel rings like a bell or chime when it clangs against an object. When wearing the armor, you can call out to Volund as a Bonus Action. Until the end of your next turn, you take 5 less damage from all attacks that hit you. Once you use this feature, you must finish a Long Rest before you can use it again. Also called tvifold brynja, the ringsโฆ
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee Pugilists who practice the Sweet Science hit hard, fast, and often. These Pugilists sometimes battle for the entertainment of the upper classes, but just as often duke it out in back alleys and bars where their next breath depends on a knockout. Level 3: Bare Knuckle Boxer Your attack rolls with Unarmed Strikes can score a Critical Hit on a roll of 19 orโฆ
Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus; or a pit fiend, balor, yugoloth, or night hag that is especially mighty. That patronโs aims are evilโthe corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including youโand your path is defined byโฆ
You are adept at hunting monstrous prey, granting you the following benefits. Dead Aim. As a Bonus Action, you can scrutinize a creature to spot its vulnerable points. The next time you deal damage to the creature before the start of your next turn, you ignore the creatureโs damage Resistances, if any. Studied Quarry. You have Advantage on ability checks made to recall information about aโฆ
Bone devils are gaunt, nightmarish Fiends with pallid skin stretched tight over frames that combine human and insectile features. Also known as osyluths, these Fiends command weaker devils and other beings aligned with infernal legions. Bone devils ensure that the commands of hellish sovereigns are exacted efficiently and that non-devils fulfill their commitments to the Nine Hells. They slayโฆ
Become One with a Cosmic Being Your patron is a cosmic parasite, draining the vitality of entire peoples and worlds. Upon forging a pact with such a patron, you become host to one of its nascent offspring. As you grow in power, the boundary between your identity and the parasitic larva within blurs. Level 3: Spell Siphon Your patron has taught you to siphon magic from your enemies and make itโฆ
Benedict is in love with Cilanthรฉ. He hopes that if he can win her heart, she will make him immortal. Cilanthรฉ sees Benedict as a useful scapegoat who she can abandon if and when she needs to flee. Cilanthรฉโs previous lair was purged by paladins, she escaped with Benedict and regenerated in the tower. Isalladirโs crew were all devoured, but her keen mind made her a good choice to become a newโฆ
Dark Bargains weave Druskenvaldโs essence into the characters who dare to strike them. These ancient agreements bind the land, its magical energies, its creatures.. and you. The effects bring boon and bane alike. It may be best for some sinister characters to offer their bargains plainly, letting the lurking curses reveal themselves only when the time is right. Beware your entry into theseโฆ
As part of casting this spell, you must expend four Hit Point Dice or the spell automatically fails. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within 5 feet using the Material component of this spell. On a hit, roll the Hit Point Dice expended to cast the spell plus 4d8. You deal Necrotic damage equal to the rollโs total. If this damage causes the creature to be reduced to 0 Hit Points, itโฆ
Level 5 โ 6 Adventure. Adventurous. Defence. Sand Dunes. Navigating this area of inhospitable, barren land is almost impossible, unless you are wealthy enough to buy passage on a skyship. The party have found the funds for the flight, however, their travels face some unexpected turbulence when they crash land in the desert.
Adjusting the Scene Here are suggestions for adjusting this scene: Less Challenging: Reduce the DC of each check by 2. More Challenging: Increase the DC of each check by 2.
Hypnovulfen resemble massive wolves with unnaturally large orange eyes and wide, crooked maws. Despite their size, hypnovulfen are shockingly stealthy, able to stalk their prey and snare them with a hypnotic gaze from the shadows. The gaze beguiles victims into seeing a loved one beckoning them closer for a warm embrace. All the better for a hypnovulfen to feed and consume the unfortunateโฆ
Wondrous Item, uncommon This enchanted sweet can be eaten as a Magic action to increase your Speed by 5 feet for 1 hour. Upset Stomach. You can only be under the effects of one sugarbomb that has this property at a time. Eating a sugarbomb that has this property while under the effects of another one causes the effects of the first sugarbomb to immediately end and be replaced by the new oneโs.โฆ
The guests at this charitable banquet include business owners, nobles and local politicians. Artum has hosted the event in a local ballroom for 10 years, and it has always run perfectly. A rival event poached Artumโs usual staff, so heโs had to recruit last-minute replacements. Elias found a โshow-stoppingโ pudding recipe in an old book, but didnโt realise it was a spell book. The dog thatโฆ
An Invisible wall of force springs into existence at a point you choose within range. The wall appears in any orientation you choose, as a horizontal or vertical barrier or at an angle. It can be free floating or resting on a solid surface. You can form it into a hemispherical dome or a globe with a radius of up to 10 feet, or you can shape a flat surface made up of ten 10-foot-by-10-foot panels.โฆ
Level 1 โ 2 Adventure. Light-Hearted. Defence. Banquet Hall. Winterfest is all about enjoying good food with good company, and the townโs annual banquet is the biggest feast of all. All the party need to do to get an invite is to complete some simple set-up jobs. How hard can it be to put out plates for a few puddings?
Potion, uncommon Made from a mysterious, magically grown plant, this popular new drug induces vivid hallucinations in which the user's dreams appear to be fulfilled. Some users even see visions of branching possibilities that their life could take. Upon consuming Dreams Leaves, you can choose to fall into a blissful, trance-like state for 1 hour, during which time you have the Unconsciousโฆ
Kindred Feat (Prerequisite: Level 2+, Kindred Class) There is darkness within you, and it has given you a gift. You gain the following benefits. Eyes of Night. You can see normally in Dim Light and Darkness โboth magical and nonmagicalโwithin 120 feet of yourself. Shadowplay. You have Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. Notes: Eyes of Night, Shadowplay
This spell curses a creature with painful hypersensitivity to physical sensations. The target must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. Successful Saving Throw. On a successful save, the target takes 4d6 Thunder damage and is aware it was targeted by a curse. For 1 minute, the target takes 1d6 Thunder damage at the start of each of its turns. Initial Effect. On a failedโฆ
Weapon (revolver), very rare You have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Itโs up to you to decide whether a character has proficiency with a firearm. Characters in most D&D; worlds wouldnโt have such proficiency. During their downtime, characters can use the training rules in the Playerโs Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition toโฆ
Night Born Undeath โThey appear in a lords court, a tribunal, a ceremony. Just ready to suck the life out of some prominent member of society or influence some noble. What a bunch of shadowy cowards. I do my best work in the daylight, and with an audience. These leeches go after the rich and powerful but Iโd like to see them face a true Caspian.โ โPluto Jackson Hidden within the politicalโฆ
Whenever a character drops to 0 Hit Points in the Hellfire Dome, Dardew extends an infernal contract to that character. This event takes place outside the Initiative order, which resumes after the character accepts or declines Dardewโs offer. Read or paraphrase the following text: The scene around you freezes as Dardew appears and unfurls a lengthy contract. โIโve got a good feeling about you.โฆ
This magic item is part of the Northlands Worldbook. You can unlock it by purchasing the book in our marketplace.
