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Hold Back The Dead Aurore Folny Ironspine Keep is all that stands before a monstrous horde sent by the villainous lich Szass Tam. The heroes must defend a section of the fortress walls from
encroaching monsters and internal spies, or the region will fall to Szass Tam’s tide of death. “Hold Back the Dead” is part of a yearlong celebration of Dungeons & Dragons and its 50th anniversary. The
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Hit Points. This spell also neutralizes any poisons that affected the creature at the time of death. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts.
Coming back from the dead
With a touch, you revive a dead creature that has been dead for no more than a century, didn’t die of old age, and wasn’t Undead when it died.
The creature returns to life with all its
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integral for its survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails.
Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to D20 Test;D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0.
With a touch, you revive a dead creature if it has been dead no longer than 10 days and it wasn’t Undead when it died.
The creature returns to life with 1 Hit Point. This spell also
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100 GP
09–15
Silver coffer (1 foot long, 6 inches wide and deep) worth 500 GP
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Iron door (up to 10 feet wide and 10 feet high, barred on one side of your choice), which
you can place in an opening you can reach; it conforms to fit the opening, attaching and hinging itself
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10 gems worth 100 GP each
31–44
Wooden ladder (24 feet long
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reach into it.
Tongues. Creatures of any types you choose can communicate with any other creature in the area even if they don’t share a common language.
Vulnerability. Creatures of any types you choose have Vulnerability to one damage type of your choice while in the area.
. Magical Darkness created by spells of a level lower than this spell can’t extinguish the light.
Peaceful Rest. Dead bodies interred in the area can’t be turned into Undead.
Extradimensional
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by any means while your soul remains imprisoned.
Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to
attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it:
Animate Dead
Circle of Death
Dominate Monster
Finger of Death
Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t
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You utter a word imbued with power from the Upper Planes. Each creature of your choice in range makes a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a target that has 50 Hit Points or fewer suffers an
effect based on its current Hit Points, as shown in the Divine Word Effects table. Regardless of its Hit Points, a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, or a Fiend target that fails its save is forced back to
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You can take a Bonus Action to toss this magic weapon into the air. When you do so, the weapon begins to hover, flies up to 30 feet, and attacks one creature of your choice within 5 feet of itself
you. As part of the same Bonus Action, you can cause the weapon to attack one creature within 5 feet of the weapon.
After the hovering weapon attacks for the fourth time, it flies back to you and
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Burning radiance erupts from you in a 5-foot Emanation. Each creature of your choice that you can see in it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 Radiant damage.
Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
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requires a Utilize action or a Bonus Action (your choice). When you reach into the haversack for a specific item, the item is always magically on top.
If any of its pouches is overloaded, pierced, or
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moved and disappears when the spell ends, along with the bubbling liquid inside it.
The liquid in the cauldron duplicates the properties of a Common or an Uncommon potion of your choice (such as a
Potion of Healing). As a Bonus Action, you or an ally can reach into the cauldron and withdraw one potion of that kind. The potion is contained in a vial that disappears when the potion is consumed. The
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Strength or Dexterity. If the attack deals damage, it can be Radiant damage or the weapon’s normal damage type (your choice).
Cantrip Upgrade. Whether you deal Radiant damage or the weapon
’s normal damage type, the attack deals extra Radiant damage when you reach levels 5 (1d6), 11 (2d6), and 17 (3d6).
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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
":"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
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interior is divided into two floors, with a ladder, staircase, or ramp (your choice) connecting them. This ladder, staircase, or ramp ends at a trapdoor leading to the roof. When created, the tower has
Resistance to all other damage. Shrinking the tower back down to statuette form doesn’t repair damage to the tower. Only a Wish spell can repair the tower (this use of the spell counts as replicating a spell of level 8 or lower). Each casting of Wish causes the tower to regain all its Hit Points.
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One creature or loose object of your choice that you can see within range rises vertically up to 20 feet and remains suspended there for the duration. The spell can levitate an object that weighs up
to 500 pounds. An unwilling creature that succeeds on a Constitution saving throw is unaffected.
The target can move only by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as
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attacks using that weapon, and the weapon’s damage die becomes a d8. If the attack deals damage, it can be Force damage or the weapon’s normal damage type (your choice).
The spell ends early if
you cast it again or if you let go of the weapon.
Cantrip Upgrade. The damage die changes when you reach levels 5 (d10), 11 (d12), and 17 (2d6).
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the apparatus’s levers up or down. After each use, a lever goes back to its neutral position. Each lever, from left to right, functions as shown in the Apparatus of Kwalish Levers table
side).
4
Two claws extend from the front side of the apparatus.
The claws retract.
5
Each extended claw makes the following melee attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (2d6) Bludgeoning
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Training. The commoner has proficiency in one skill of the DM’s choice and has Advantage whenever it makes an ability check using that skill.Club. Melee Attack Roll: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2
", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"club"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"club", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.
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", "rollAction":"Faerie Dust"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 1 Radiant damage, and the target has the Charmed or Poisoned condition (pixie’s choice) until the start of the pixie’s next turn
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choice): Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison. This choice affects other aspects of the stat block.Multiattack. The half-dragon makes two Claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation
":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 7
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Fire Aura. At the end of each of the salamander’s turns, each creature of the salamander’s choice in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the salamander takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit
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A Tiny Beast of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Charisma saving throw, or it attempts to deliver a message for you (if the target’s Challenge Rating isn’t 0
per 24 hours or 50 miles if the Beast can fly.
When the Beast arrives, it delivers your message to the creature that you described, mimicking your communication. If the Beast doesn’t reach its
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if the target is a Construct, an Elemental, or a Giant. Immediately after hitting or missing, the weapon flies back to your hand.
Shock Wave. You can take a Magic action to strike the ground with
Whelm and send a shock wave out from the point of impact. Each creature of your choice on the ground within 60 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or have the Stunned
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;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Faerie Dust"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Faerie Dust
", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage, and the target has the Charmed or Poisoned condition (pixie’s choice) until the start of the pixie’s next turn.
Spellcasting. The pixie casts
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;Daggers, Musical Instrument of your choice, Entertainer's Pack, and 19 GP; or (B) 90 GP
Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing hurts
features, which are listed in the Bard Features table.
As a Multiclass Bard
Gain the following traits from the Core Bard Traits table: Hit Point Die, proficiency in one skill of your choice
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effects.Otherworldly Strike. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Otherworldly Strike"}, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Necrotic
(Radiant)", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} damage (empyrean’s choice).
Spellcasting. The empyrean casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the
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Multiattack. The githzerai makes three Psychic Warp attacks.
Psychic Warp. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Psychic Warp"}, reach 5 ft. or
choice of (A) the Charmed condition until the start of the githzerai’s next turn or (B) the Prone condition, provided the target is a Large or smaller creature.
Spellcasting. The githzerai casts one
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Drain. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Life Drain"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life
Humanoid corpse within 10 feet of itself that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute. The target’s spirit rises as a Specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The
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":"Dread Scythe"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dread Scythe", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation
", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage.
Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At Will: Speak with Dead
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effects.Otherworldly Strike. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Otherworldly Strike"}, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Necrotic
(Radiant)", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} damage (empyrean’s choice).
Spellcasting. The empyrean casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the
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all its heads are dead. At the end of each of its turns when it has at least one living head, the hydra grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken Fire
"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.
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"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d12+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Sharpened Beak", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage, and a creature within 5 feet of the target
(axe beak’s choice) takes 6 (1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Sharpened Beak", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.
Talons. Melee Attack Roll: +8
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Aura of Bravery. Creatures of the knight’s choice in a 30-foot Emanation originating from it have Immunity to the Charmed and Frightened conditions while there.Multiattack. The knight makes
three attacks, using Greatsword or Longbow in any combination.
Greatsword. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Greatsword"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5
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Fire Aura. At the end of each of the azer’s turns, each creature of the azer’s choice in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the azer takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType
an additional 10 feet.Burning Hammer. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Burning Hammer"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3
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Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType
+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Horrific Necrosis"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Horrific Necrosis