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Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This flickering crystal holds the essence of an Outer Plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your
attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it.
Roll a d4 and consult the Outer Essence Shards table to determine the shard’s essence and property
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This crackling crystal contains the essence of an elemental plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your
attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it.
Roll a d4 and consult the Elemental Essence Shards table to determine the shard’s essence and
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
click whenever the die is cast.
The dodecahedron can be hurled up to 60 feet as an action. A random magical effect occurs when the die comes to rest after rolling across the ground for at least
10 feet. If an effect requires a target and no eligible target is within range, nothing happens. Spells cast by the dodecahedron require no components. Roll a d12 and consult the following
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spell.The sibriex can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The sibriex
effect, you can roll percentile dice and consult the Flesh Warping table to determine an additional effect, which vanishes when Warp Creature ends on the creature. If the creature transforms into a manes
Strahd von Zarovich
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monsters
Curse of Strahd
Shapechanger. If Strahd isn’t in running water or sunlight, he can use his action to polymorph into a Tiny bat, a Medium wolf, or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into his true form.
While in
success. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until Strahd is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect.
Children of the Night (1
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
: cheerfulness and celebration, marked by merriment and hope as winter’s sorrow passes
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Summer: boldness and aggression, a time of unfettered energy and calls to action
Creating Your
determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
Wand of Wonder
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 of its charges and choose a target within 120 feet of you. The target can be a creature, an object, or a point in space
. Roll d100 and consult the following table to discover what happens.
If the effect causes you to cast a spell from the wand, the spell's save DC is 15. If the spell normally has a range expressed in
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
deck, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: comprehend languages, detect evil and good, detect magic, detect poison and disease, locate object, or scrying
made to maintain your concentration on divination spells.
Twist of Fate. As an action, you can draw a card from the deck and twist the fortune of another creature you can see within 15 feet of you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
monsters and magic. In D&D, the action takes place in the imaginations of the players, and it’s narrated by everyone together. Rules Glossary
If you read a rules term in this book and want to know its
definition, consult the Rules Glossary. This chapter provides an overview of how to play D&D and focuses on the big picture. Many places in this chapter reference that glossary.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Types of Espionage Espionage activities can be classified in three broad categories: counterintelligence, covert action, and intelligence gathering. Your party might focus on one of those areas, or
perhaps you’re the team that handles situations that other teams bungle. As a group, work with your DM and consult the Espionage Missions table to decide what kinds of missions you might undertake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horde soon begins overwhelming defenses nearby. Once the characters defeat a few zombies, roll 1d6 and consult the Zombie Siege Encounters table. The event rolled unfolds within sight of one of the
characters. It’s up to the characters to either take action or let the event transpire. When the characters complete an encounter, roll on the table again. If the characters ignore one of these events
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Elemental Essence Shard Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer) This crackling crystal contains the essence of an elemental plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny
object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it. Roll a d4 and consult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Outer Essence Shard Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer) This flickering crystal holds the essence of an Outer Plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such
as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it. Roll a d4 and consult the Outer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
private hunting domain. Drow warriors patrol the forest, alert for poachers and intruders. Check for random encounters in Kyorbblivvin once every hour. Roll a d20 and consult the Kyorbblivvin Encounters
carries a horn that it can blow (as an action) to summon reinforcements. The first wave of reinforcements arrives in 1d4 + 4 rounds and consists of another 2d4 drow elite warriors. The second wave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
more demons encounter the party and attack. Roll a d12 and consult the Demons table to determine what the characters meet. d20 Demons 1–2 2d4 barlguras 3–4 2d4 chasmes 5–6 1d4 hezrous 7–8 1d100 manes
. Roll a d6 and consult the Fungi table to determine what special type of fungi can be found here. If this encounter takes place in Araumycos’s domain, an overabundance of fungi cover all of the other cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Night Serpent. Fenthaza wants to murder Ras Nsi and obtain the crown from the tomb. The priest is patient and cunning, and she won’t take action against Ras Nsi unless the odds are stacked in her
, begin tracking how much time the characters spend in the temple. At the end of each hour, roll percentile dice and consult the Temple Reinforcements table to see what else arrives. Reinforcements enter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
their boat is abandoned so as to lure the adventurers on board before they attack. Roll a d20 and consult the Duergar Keelboat Cargo table to determine what, if anything, the duergar are transporting in
and bring them there. See “The Day’s Catch” for details. Roll a d20 and consult the Kuo-toa Keelboat Cargo table to determine what, if anything, the Kuo-toa are transporting in their keelboat. Kuo-toa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
effect as well. Roll a d20 twice and consult the Psychic Wind Effects table to determine the location and mental effects. Psychic Wind Effects d20 Location Effect 1–8 Diverted; add 1d6 hours to
yourself 9–10 Short-term madness (see chapter 8) 11–12 11 (2d10) psychic damage 13–16 22 (4d10) psychic damage 17–18 Long-term madness (see chapter 8) 19–20 Unconscious for 5 (1d10) minutes; the effect on you ends if you take damage or if another creature uses an action to shake you awake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, the action takes place in the imaginations of the players, and it’s narrated by everyone together. Here’s a glimpse at what that looks like: Jared (as Dungeon Master): After your long journey
interaction, exploration, and combat. Rules Glossary
If you read a rules term in this book and want to know its definition, consult the rules glossary, which is appendix C. This chapter provides an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
travel day, roll 1d6 and consult the Airship Travel Weather table to determine the weather the characters face that day. This weather also determines the encounter distance and DC for Wisdom
airship’s journey by 1d4 days. Another crew member can take the Help action to assist this check if they spend the entirety of the shift assisting the pilot. Supplies The Recluse has lost all but 100
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Aerenal In Aerenal, you might… Consult an elven archmage who’s been dead for twenty thousand years. Battle sinister forces that have crawled into Eberron from a realm of eternal night. Learn secrets
ancient traditions than in innovation and discovery. An Aereni wizard might spend a decade refining the pronunciation of a single spell’s incantation. For now, humanity can’t match the power of the elves. If that balance changes, will Aerenal take action? Shae Mordai
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Aerenal In Aerenal, you might… Consult an elven archmage who’s been dead for twenty thousand years. Battle sinister forces that have crawled into Eberron from a realm of eternal night. Learn secrets
traditions than in innovation and discovery. An Aereni wizard might spend a decade refining the pronunciation of a single spell’s incantation. For now humanity can’t match the power of the elves. If that balance begins to change, will Aerenal take action?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
areas are dimly lit by crystal formations that give off a soft, violet glow. Random Encounters Check for random encounters once every 30 minutes. Roll a d20 and consult the following table to determine
take an action to extricate itself or another buried creature, doing so with a successful DC 15 Strength check. Crystal Extrusion. A crack splits open on a nearby wall, extruding foot-long, luminous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
of the Land Spells Whenever you finish a Long Rest, choose one type of land: arid, polar, temperate, or tropical. Consult the table below that corresponds to the chosen type; you have the spells
Tree Stride Tropical Land Druid Level Circle Spells 3 Acid Splash, Ray of Sickness, Web 5 Stinking Cloud 7 Polymorph 9 Insect Plague Level 3: Land’s Aid As a Magic action, you can expend a use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
on its pentagonal sides. The dodecahedron contains arcane clockwork mechanisms that whir and click whenever the die is cast. The dodecahedron can be hurled up to 60 feet as an action. A random magical
the dodecahedron require no components. Roll a d12 and consult the following table to determine the effect: d12 Effect 1–2 The dodecahedron explodes and is destroyed. Each creature within 20 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
higher? No, the sorcerer must follow the rule for casting a spell as a bonus action and casting another spell on the same turn; the other spell must be a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action. Can my
level If you know this rule yet are still unsure whether a particular spell qualifies for Twinned Spell, consult with your DM, who has the final say. If the two of you are curious about our design
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
action to recharge before he can use it on the characters this time. He fights to the death—he has too much riding on the success of this ritual to abandon it now. Dragon Spirits. At the end of each round
dragon spirits Sparkrender is trying to bind to himself, but their effects are unpredictable. Roll a d10 and consult the Dragon Spirits table to see what happens. Dragon Spirits d10 Effect 1–2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
an action to douse the flames on the creature, it takes 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its turns. (This fire damage is cumulative with the damage from standing in the fireplace.) The
a challenge. Roll a d12 and consult the following table to determine the subject matter of a randomly chosen book. Tatyana d12 Book 1 Alchemist’s tome 2 Bestiary of strange beasts 3 Biography of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
driven 10 feet underwater and restrained there. The creature can use its action to make a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check, ending the restrained condition on a success. Aboleth Whispers Whenever the
Master’s Guide. Random Encounters Check for a random encounter every 10 minutes. Roll a d20 and consult the following table to determine what, if anything, the characters encounter: d20 Encounter 1 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
characters first meet Vlonwelv and her retinue, roll a d20 and consult the following table: d20 Vlonwelv’s Location 1–5 Area 25b 6–15 Area 26 16–20 Area 27a Treasure. Vlonwelv wears two webbed
: Each troglodyte wears a breastplate (AC 14) and wields a longsword, which it uses instead of its claws. As an action on its turn, a troglodyte can make two attacks with its longsword instead of attacking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
magic spell cast on the alcove reveals an aura of conjuration magic emanating from it. While standing in the alcove, Endelyn can use a bonus action to speak a command word (“imprek”) and teleport to her
, Endelyn performs a macabre puppet show that reveals how each character is fated to depart the multiverse. Have each player roll a d8 and consult the Unhappy Endings table to find out how Endelyn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
acquired your powers. Were you born with them? Or did an event later in life leave you shining with psionic awareness? Consult the Aberrant Origins table for a possible origin of your power. Aberrant
between your mind and the mind of another. As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You and the chosen creature can speak telepathically with each other while the two of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
when placed before a light 6 Glass disks that depict constellations Starry Form 2nd-level Circle of the Stars feature As a bonus action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to take on a
them as on a star chart. This form sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. The form lasts for 10 minutes. It ends early if you dismiss it (no action required
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to attempt the test. Doing so requires the creature to climb into the amphora while Antigonos holds it upright. After someone has entered the amphora, roll a d20 and consult the Test of the Amphora
decrepit state. He has the following additional action: Amphora. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one Medium or smaller creature. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If there is not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
fly. A character can use an action to try to activate the machine, doing so with a successful DC 10 Intelligence check. The activated beholder shoots dazzling lights from its eyestalks for 1 minute
they find the fake stone or not, characters have little recourse but to consult with “Laeral” at the Seven Masks Theater in the Dock Ward. If they go there, proceed with encounter 6, “Theater.”