No matter how far you roam across glaciers, snowfields, or among ice-choked seas, there is always more to discover. The Northlands cry out for heroes with a sharp blade, a strong voice, a steady heart, or a hand raising a rune-marked stone in defiance of fate. So gather your warband, ready your longship, and call upon your shield-maidens and reavers. Step into the sagas and marvels of theโฆ
Wondrous Item, very rare (requires attunement) This set of six-sided dice is indistinguishable from nonmagical dice. While attuned to the dice, you gain the following benefits. Luck. The dice have 6 charges and regain 1d6 charges daily at dawn. When you fail a D20 Test, you can expend 1 charge to reroll the test if you donโt have the Incapacitated condition. You must use the new roll. Loaded.โฆ
Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Luck Points. You have a number of Luck Points equal to your Proficiency Bonus and can spend the points on the benefits below. You regain your expended Luck Points when you finish a Long Rest. Advantage. When you roll a d20 for a D20 Test, you can spend 1 Luck Point to give yourself Advantage on the roll. Disadvantage. When a creature rolls a d20 forโฆ
| d4 | Legend known |
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| 1 | Barovia is ruled by a cruel vampire named Strahd |
| 2 | Once in Barovia, you can never leave without killing Strahd โฆ |
Type: Tool Cost: 5 SP Weight: -- Ability: Wisdom Utilize: Discern whether someone is cheating (DC 10), or win the game (DC 20)
Coming out ahead, whether in games of chance or in life-or-death contention, fills you with resolve and vigor. You gain the following benefits. Bet Big. If you don't already have it, you gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you succeed on an ability check made against another creature, when you reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points, or when a creature fails a saving throw you forced it to make. If, inโฆ
Armor (ring mail), rare You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
Bandit deceivers use magic to disguise their activities or create flashy distractions. Bandits Bandits use the threat of violence to take what they want. Such criminals include gang members, desperadoes, and lawless mercenaries. Yet not all bandits are motivated by greed. Some are driven to lives of crime by unjust laws, desperation, or the threats of merciless leaders. Roll on or choose a resultโฆ
The party is soon approached by Lotus, a lithe tabaxi scout captain with panther-like features. Lotus, typically responsible for imparting martial training to the villagers, brings the party an important message, a missive from the guardian naga herself. In it, Safar bids them to keep careful watch over her tower and the Solant Mote, her most prized possession, while she is away. As soon as sheโฆ
Strangling, Otherworldly Pest Demobats are slimy, winged pests endemic to demonic realms. A demobat has four serrated tentacles, which trail behind it during flight, and its eyeless head opens wide to reveal a toothed maw. Demobats hunt in flocks, using their tails to strangle and immobilize their prey as they feed.
Origin Feat (Prerequisite: Dhakaani Ghaalโdar, Dhakaani Golinโdar, or Dhakaani Guulโdar) You gain the following benefits. Dreamwalker. You remain fully lucid when you dream and when you wake, you clearly remember everything that transpired. Mentor in the Uul. There is a spirit in the Uul Dhakaan that serves as your mentor. Work with your DM to develop the identity of this spirit; they could beโฆ
Other urdefhans scorn the death scoutsโ stealthy methods, but none can argue with their results. Urdefhans Translucent-skinned scourges of the Darklands, urdefhans are born with certainty that they are the true foot soldiers of the worldโs end. Their enclaves are terrifying abattoirs filled with gruesome trophies, training grounds, and blood sports.
Weapon (glaive, greatsword, longsword, rapier, scimitar, sickle, or shortsword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. While the weapon is on your person, you also gain a +1 bonus to saving throws. Luck. If the weapon is on your person, you can call on its luck (no action required) to reroll one failed D20 Test if youโฆ
Abvekus are demons that embody assassinsโ sadistic professionalism. Patient killers, they prefer to stalk targets from afar before striking. These targets might be the abvekusโ enemies or the enemies of demon lords or powerful villains the abvekus serve. Abvekus are bipedal, insectile demons whose arms end in scythe-like claws. They take pride in their kills and sometimes wear or otherwiseโฆ
The characters wander into the mists, like so many unfortunate others before them. An individual important to all of them has gone missing, and the characters set out on their journey to find them in the dangerous land of Barovia. Upon arrival in Barovia, the characters find themselves in the company of Madam Eva, a Vistani fortune-teller. She tells them she knows why theyโve come, and sheโฆ
Spells Prepared. You determine what spells you can prepare for each class individually, as if you were a single-classed member of that class. If you are a level 4 Ranger / level 3 Sorcerer, for example, you can prepare five level 1 Ranger spells, and you can prepare six Sorcerer spells of level 1 or 2 (as well as four Sorcerer cantrips). Each spell you prepare is associated with one of yourโฆ
Dingpots are animated objects created to assist in magical and alchemical researchโor simply to help in the kitchen. Often cheerful, dingpots delight in serving up delicious meals, soothing tea, and the occasional magical draught.
On the Elemental Plane of Earth, galaxies of gemstones twinkle over vaults of treasure. If dao are there, so is wealth worth hunting. โGundren 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 rawโฆ
Barcumbuk is a skilled erinyes smith working for the contract devil Urevian. He prefers to produce weapons of high quality, taking his time, and he chafes at Urevianโs demands that he work quickly. Barcumbuk usually works in the hellforge (area G5) on the fifth level of the Abomination Vaults.
You touch a corpse and leave a magical mark. You can choose to make it a visible mark that appears as a rune or word written on the flesh, or you can choose to make the mark Invisible. A creature that takes the Study action to specifically examine a corpse automatically detects it, whether visible or Invisible. Available For: Bard (Legacy), Sorcerer (Legacy), Warlock (Legacy), Wizard (Legacy),โฆ
Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one attack with the weapon used in the spellโs casting. The attack uses your spellcasting ability for the attack and damage rolls instead of using Strength or Dexterity. If the attack deals damage, it can be Radiant damage or the weaponโs normal damage type (your choice). Cantrip Upgrade. Whether you deal Radiant damage or the weaponโs normal damageโฆ
You touch a Tiny, nonmagical object, infusing it with a portion of your own luck for the duration. While another creature carries the object, that creature has Advantage on D20 Tests, and you have Disadvantage on D20 Tests. Available For: Bard (Legacy), Paladin (Legacy), Ranger (Legacy), Warlock (Legacy), Bard, Paladin, Ranger, Warlock, Druid - Circle of Wicker, Druid (Legacy) - Circle of Wickerโฆ
When the characters realize theyโre trapped in the mists, any character with a Passive Perception of 10 or higher notices the eerie sound of mandolin music floating through the fog. Anyone with an Intelligence score lower than 10 who chooses to follow the sound of the music becomes lost in the mists for 10 minutes and takes 2 (1d4) Necrotic damage. The same fate befalls any character who choosesโฆ
One creature you touch must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or become cursed for 10 minutes. The curse causes the creature to adopt abrasive and off-putting behaviors in all of its interactions with others. The creature has Disadvantage on Charisma checks, and the attitude of any unfamiliar NPC the creature encounters is worsened by one step. At the end of 10 minutes, the creature repeats theโฆ
โThe worried people of a coastal village asked you to investigate a lighthouse not too far from them that seems to project magical darkness. The closer you get to the tall, striped tower, the thicker the fog seems to grow. Thorny brambles cling to the walls, which you assume have also caused the long scratch marks down the front of the door.โ
With uncanny patience and fiendish cunning, ultroloths manipulate mortals and their fellow yugoloths alike, seeking to hoard power and spread suffering. These sinister masterminds often work with other yugoloths, but they might compel nearly any creature into their service. If coercion doesnโt work, ultroloths use their eerie eyes and innate magic to hypnotize or charm targets. Ultroloths striveโฆ
The adventure begins in the idyllic village of Jadeite, where everyone is preparing for a peace summit between the yuan-ti and naga. Safar, the guardian naga, charges the characters with the protection of the Solant Mote, a relic of great power. After fighting off a yuan-ti intent on poaching the Mote for her own gain, the party must delay Demogorgonโs attack long enough for Safarโs forces toโฆ
You suggest a course of activityโdescribed in no more than 25 wordsโto one creature you can see within range that can hear and understand you. The suggestion must sound achievable and not involve anything that would obviously deal damage to the target or its allies. For example, you could say, โFetch the key to the cultโs treasure vault, and give the key to me.โ Or you could say, โStop fighting,โฆ
It was a thin, stoop-shouldered man not much under six feet tall... His age was perhaps thirty-five, but the odd, deep creases in the sides of his neck made him seem older when one did not study his dull, expressionless face. He had a narrow head, bulging, watery blue eyes that seemed never to wink, a flat nose, a receding forehead and chin, and singularly undeveloped ears. His long, thick lipโฆ
Type: Heavy Armor Cost: 350 GP Weight: 65 lbs Armor Class: 17 Strength: 16 Stealth: Disadvantage Also called tvifold brynja, the rings of this chain mail are doubled, so each pair is passed through by four pairs of other rings. It is very heavy and bulky.
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