Level 9: Dweomercore

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Level 9: Dweomercore Dweomercore is an academy of magic designed to test, trap, and confound its students. The level is designed for four 10th-level characters, and characters who defeat its monsters and villains should gain enough XP to reach 11th level.

Spell Scroll

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

(Level 4);4th Rare 15 +7 Spell Scroll (Level 5);5th Rare 17 +9 Spell Scroll (Level 6);6th Very rare 17 +9 Spell Scroll (Level 7);7th Very rare 18 +10 Spell Scroll (Level

8);8th Very rare 18 +10 Spell Scroll (Level 9);9th Legendary 19 +11 Copying a Scroll into a Spellbook. A Wizard spell on a Spell Scroll can be copied into a spellbook. When a spell

Enspelled Armor

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Bound into this armor is a spell of level 8 or lower. The spell is determined when the armor is created and must belong to the Abjuration or Illusion school of magic. The armor has 6 charges and

regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn. While wearing the armor, you can expend 1 charge to cast its spell. The level of the spell bound into the armor determines the spell’s saving throw DC

Enspelled Weapon

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Bound into this weapon is a spell of level 8 or lower. The spell is determined when the weapon is created and must belong to the Conjuration, Divination, Evocation, Necromancy, or Transmutation

school of magic. The weapon has 6 charges and regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the weapon, you can expend 1 charge to cast its spell. The level of the spell bound into the weapon

Enspelled Staff

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Spell Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus Cantrip Uncommon 13 +5 1 Uncommon 13 +5 2 Rare 13 +5 3 Rare 15 +7 4 Very Rare 15 +7 5 Very Rare 17 +9 6 Legendary 17 +9 7 Legendary 18 +10 8 Legendary 18 +10

Bound into this staff is a spell of level 8 or lower. The spell is determined when the staff is created and can be of any school of magic. The staff has 6 charges and regains 1d6 expended charges

Cube of Summoning

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

lid closes. The lid can’t otherwise be opened. Roll on the Cube of Summoning table to determine which spell the cube casts to summon the creature. The spell is cast at level 5 (save DC 17, +9

Archmage

Monsters Monster Manual

Magic, Detect Thoughts, Disguise Self, Invisibility, Light, Mage Armor (included in AC), Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Fly, Lightning Bolt (level 7 version) 1/Day Each: Cone of Cold (level 9

Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 150 ft. Hit: 27 (4d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Cultist Hierophant

Monsters Monster Manual

Multiattack. The cultist makes three attacks, using Pact Blade or Radiant Ray in any combination. Pact Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Pact

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pact Blade", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage. Radiant Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Ray

Fomorian

Monsters Monster Manual

Multiattack. The fomorian makes two Stone Club attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Warping Hex if available. Stone Club. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to

);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Warping Hex", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target gains 1 Exhaustion level. Success: Half damage only.

Ancient Blue Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

use of Spellcasting to cast Shatter (level 3 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"rend"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9

);{"diceNotation":"2d8+9", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"rend", "rollDamageType

Ancient Bronze Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Repulsion Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16

", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"rend"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9);{"diceNotation":"2d8+9", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8

Death Slaad

Monsters Monster Manual

least 1 Hit Point.Multiattack. The slaad makes two Chaos Blade attacks. Chaos Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Chaos Blade"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 11

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At Will: Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Invisibility (self only), Mage Hand, Major Image1/Day Each: Blight (level 8

Mind Flayer Arcanist

Monsters Monster Manual

or Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Tentacles"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 27 (4d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d10+5", "rollType":"damage

Magic, Detect Thoughts, Disguise Self, Mage Hand (the hand is Invisible) 1/Day Each: Clairvoyance, Dimension Door, Fireball (level 5 version), Lightning Bolt (level 5 version), Plane Shift (self only

Mummy Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks): At Will: Dispel Magic, Thaumaturgy 1/Day Each: Animate Dead, Harm, Insect Plague (level 7 version)Whirlwind of

it uses Dreadful Glare. Rotting Fist. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rotting Fist"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4

Hat of Many Spells

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

special Somatic component: you must reach into the hat and “pull” the spell out of it. Unknown Spell. While holding the hat, you can try to cast a level 1+ spell you don’t know. The

spell must be on the Wizard spell list, it must be of a level you can cast, and it can’t have Material components costing more than 1,000 GP. Once you decide on the spell, you must expend a spell

Oni

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage

. Nightmare Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Nightmare Ray"}, range 60 ft. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Ultroloth

Monsters Monster Manual

Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mercurial Whip"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 25 (6d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mercurial Whip

, Fireball (level 5 version), Wall of FireAcid, PoisonCold, Fire, LightningFiendish Guile (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Fiendish Guile"}. The ultroloth

Bestow Curse

Spells Player’s Handbook

spell doesn’t require Concentration, and the duration becomes 8 hours (level 5–6 slot) or 24 hours (level 7–8 slot). If you use a level 9 spell slot, the spell lasts until dispelled.

Necrotic damage. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. If you cast this spell using a level 4 spell slot, you can maintain Concentration on it for up to 10 minutes. If you use a level 5+ spell slot, the

Archpriest

Monsters Monster Manual

Multiattack. The archpriest makes three Radiant Burst attacks. Radiant Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Burst"}, reach 5 ft

Each: Flame Strike (level 6 version), Greater Restoration, Raise Dead, Zone of TruthDivine Aid (3/Day). The priest casts Bless, Dispel Magic, Healing Word, or Lesser Restoration, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.

Adult Black Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Melf's Acid Arrow (level 3 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit

: Half damage. Spellcasting. The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17, +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9

Wave

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

holding Wave, you can cast the level 9 version of Globe of Invulnerability from it. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Sentience. Wave is a sentient weapon of

Planar Binding

Spells Player’s Handbook

you are on a different plane, it returns to the place where you bound it and remains there until the spell ends. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The duration increases with a spell slot of level 6 (10 days), 7 (30 days), 8 (180 days), and 9 (366 days).

Mass Suggestion

Spells Player’s Handbook

can continue for the entire duration, but if the suggested activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell ends for a target upon completing it. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The duration is longer with a spell slot of level 7 (10 days), 8 (30 days), or 9 (366 days).

Ancient Black Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Melf's Acid Arrow (level 4 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit

", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d8+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8

Ancient Copper Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

use of (A) Slowing Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Mind Spike (level 5 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 15 ft

. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d10+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Ancient Silver Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

use of (A) Paralyzing Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Ice Knife (level 2 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 15 ft

. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10);{"diceNotation":"2d8+10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Create Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

over five Ghoul;Ghouls or two Ghast;Ghasts or Wight;Wights. If you use a level 9 spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over six Ghoul;Ghouls, three Ghast;Ghasts or Wight;Wights, or two Mummy;Mummies. See the Monster Manual for these stat blocks.

. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. If you use a level 7 spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over four Ghoul;Ghouls. If you use a level 8 spell slot, you can animate or reassert control

Confusion

Spells Player’s Handbook

’t move, and it takes the Attack action to make one melee attack against a random creature within reach. If none are within reach, the target takes no action. 9–10 The target chooses its

behavior. At the end of each of its turns, an affected target repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Sphere’s radius increases by 5 feet for each spell slot level above 4.

Dominate Monster

Spells Player’s Handbook

can command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction to do so. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Your Concentration can last longer with a level 9 spell slot (up to 8 hours).

Ancient Gold Dragon

Monsters Monster Manual

three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 4 version) or (B) Weakening Breath. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17

", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 15 ft. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10);{"diceNotation":"2d8+10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 9

Barlgura

Monsters Monster Manual

", "rollAction":"Tormenting Bite", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. Thrash. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Thrash"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 9

, Invisibility (self only) 1/Day Each: Entangle, Phantasmal Killer (level 6 version)PoisonCold, Fire, LightningLeap. The barlgura jumps up to 40 feet by spending 10 feet of movement.

Geas

Spells Player’s Handbook

, the duration is 365 days. If you use a level 9 spell slot, the spell lasts until it is ended by one of the spells mentioned above.

death. Should you issue a suicidal command, the spell ends. A Remove Curse,Greater Restoration, or Wish spell ends this spell. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. If you use a level 7 or 8 spell slot

Modify Memory

Spells Player’s Handbook

Spell Slot. You can alter the target’s memories of an event that took place up to 7 days ago (level 6 spell slot), 30 days ago (level 7 spell slot), 365 days ago (level 8 spell slot), or any time in the creature’s past (level 9 spell slot).

might deem a modified memory too nonsensical to affect a creature. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell cast on the target restores the creature’s true memory. Using a Higher-Level

Imprisonment

Spells Player’s Handbook

true love, or defeating a specific monster. A Dispel Magic spell can end the spell only if it is cast with a level 9 spell slot, targeting either the prison or the component used to create it.

True Polymorph

Spells Player’s Handbook

creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s Challenge Rating or level. The target’s game

kind of creature, as long as the creature’s size is no larger than the object’s size and the creature has a Challenge Rating of 9 or lower. The creature is Friendly to you and your allies

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