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Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature

that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. Whenever a creature that isn’t a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature makes a DC 17

damage unless the creature is a Fiend or an Undead. Destroying the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

finish a Long Rest, if you and the Demonomicon are on the same plane of existence, one trapped creature within the book can attempt to possess you. You make a DC 20 Charisma saving throw. On a failed

. The tome recounts both the oldest and most current profanities of the Abyss and demons. Demons have attempted to censor the text, and while sections have been ripped from the book’s spine, the

Manual of Golems

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

creature that can't use a manual of golems and attempts to read it takes 6d6 psychic damage. d20 Golem Time Cost 1-5 Manual of Clay Golems 30 days 65,000 GP 6-17 Manual of

, the book is consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on it. It is under your control, and it understands and obeys your spoken commands.

Modify Memory

Spells Player’s Handbook

creature’s natural inclinations, alignment, or beliefs. An illogical modified memory, such as a false memory of how much the creature enjoyed swimming in acid, is dismissed as a bad dream. The DM

You attempt to reshape another creature’s memories. One creature that you can see within range makes a Wisdom saving throw. If you are fighting the creature, it has Advantage on the save. On a

Glyph of Warding

Spells Player’s Handbook

You inscribe a glyph that later unleashes a magical effect. You inscribe it either on a surface (such as a table or a section of floor) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest

glyph erupts with magical energy in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on the glyph. Each creature in the area makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 5d8 Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or

Symbol

Spells Player’s Handbook

You inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor or wall) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest). The glyph can cover an area no larger than 10

minutes, after which time the spell ends. Each creature in the Sphere when the glyph activates is targeted by its effect, as is a creature that enters the Sphere for the first time on a turn or ends

Teleport

Spells Player’s Handbook

object, it must be Large or smaller, and it can’t be held or carried by an unwilling creature. The destination you choose must be known to you, and it must be on the same plane of existence as

six months, such as a book from a wizard’s library. “Very familiar” is a place you have visited often, a place you have carefully studied, or a place you can see when you cast the

Animated Chained Library

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

False Object. If the library is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the library move or act, that creature must

succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discern that the library is animate.Multiattack. The library makes two attacks. Chained Book. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType

Book of Exalted Deeds Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

a creature of good alignment that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to

digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read

Swarm of Animated Books

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

False Objects. If the swarm is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the swarm move or act, that creature must

succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discern that the swarm is animate. Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature

Fulminating Treatise

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

expend 1 charge to replace one of your prepared wizard spells with a different spell in the book. The new spell must be of the evocation school. When one creature you can see takes damage from an

This thick, scorched spellbook reeks of smoke and ozone, and sparks of energy crackles along the edges of its pages. When found, the book contains the following spells: contingency, fireball, gust of

Protective Verses

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

prepared wizard spells with a different spell in the book. The new spell must be of the abjuration school. When you cast an abjuration spell, you can expend 1 charge to grant a creature you can see within 30 feet of you 2d10 temporary hit points.

This leather-bound spellbook is reinforced with iron and silver fittings and an iron lock (DC 20 to open). As an action, you can touch the book’s cover and cause it to lock as if you cast

Duplicitous Manuscript

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

book. The new spell must be of the illusion school. When a creature you can see makes an Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern the true nature of an illusion spell you cast, or makes a saving

To you, this book is a magical spellbook. To anyone else, the book appears to be a volume of verbose romance fiction. As an action, you can change the book’s appearance and alter the plot of

Abyssal Chicken

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Bad Flier. The abyssal chicken falls at the end of a turn if it’s airborne and the only thing holding it aloft is its flying speed.Multiattack. The abyssal chicken makes two attacks: one with

its bite and one with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation

Libram of Souls and Flesh

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

With covers made of skin and fittings of bone, this tome is cold to the touch, and it whispers faintly. When found, the book contains the following spells, which are wizard spells for you while you

are attuned to the book: animate dead, circle of death, false life, finger of death, speak with dead, summon undead (appears in this book), vampiric touch. It functions as a spellbook for you. While

Planecaller's Codex

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

The pages of this book are bound in fiend hide, and its cover is embossed with a diagram of the Great Wheel of the multiverse. When found, the book contains the following spells: banishment, find

familiar, gate, magic circle, planar binding, and summon elemental (appears in this book). It functions as a spellbook for you. While you are holding the book, you can use it as a spellcasting

Circle of Power Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

Divine energy radiates from you, distorting and diffusing magical energy within 30 feet of you. Until the spell ends, the sphere moves with you, centered on you. For the duration, each friendly

creature in the area (including you) has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Additionally, when an affected creature succeeds on a saving throw made against a spell or

Campestri

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Constructs, Elementals, Plants, or Undead. Each other creature in the area must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is incapacitated and its speed is halved, both for 1 minute. A

creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Campestris are happy-go-lucky mushroom-like creatures with few cares or worries. They

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of the ghost that can see it must succeed on

and headed toward the Sea of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that

Wind Walk Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

and has resistance to damage from nonmagical weapons. The only actions a creature can take in this form are the Dash action or to revert to its normal form. Reverting takes 1 minute, during which time

You and up to ten willing creatures you can see within range assume a gaseous form for the duration, appearing as wisps of cloud. While in this cloud form, a creature has a flying speed of 300 feet

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. A paralyzed creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending

of a conquering army on the Material Plane. These fearsome Constructs obey their summoners until they are dismissed back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might

Demonomicon of Iggwilv Legacy

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

highest challenge rating within the book can attempt to possess you. You must make a DC 20 Charisma saving throw. On a failure, you are possessed by the creature, which controls you like a puppet. The

recounts both the oldest and most current profanities of the Abyss and demons. Demons have attempted to censor the text, and while sections have been ripped from the book’s spine, the general

Iggwilv the Witch Queen

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

":"lightning"} lightning damage, and if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by Iggwilv until the start of her next turn. Abyssal Rift (Recharge 5–6

);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Abyssal Rift"}. Iggwilv opens a momentary Abyssal rift within 120 feet of her. The rift is a 20-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in that area must

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

cadaver collector releases paralyzing gas in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a successful DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. A paralyzed creature repeats

back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead

Swarm of Campestris

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Mimicry. Each campestri in the swarm can mimic any voice or song it has heard, albeit in a nasal falsetto. Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the

fewer. Spores (1/Day). A 20-foot radius of spores extends from the swarm. These spores can go around corners, and they have no effect on Constructs, Elementals, Plants, or Undead. Each other creature

Gingwatzim

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

as a book, dagger, or gemstone) that its creator is carrying or wearing when the gingwatzim is conjured. The other form can be any Tiny beast. Once these alternate forms are chosen, they can’t

be changed.Energy Drain (True Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Energy Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (4d6 + 2

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the creature has such a feared reputation that stories about it are ingrained in the popular culture. Any rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is

Stench. Any creature other than a catoblepas that starts its turn within 10 feet of the catoblepas must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of the creature

Annis Hag

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"damage", "rollAction":"Crushing Hug", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15 if it is a Large or smaller creature. Until the grapple ends, the target

can’t make attacks while grappling a creature in this way. Spellcasting. The hag casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): 3/day each

Goose Mother

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. Lullaby of Honks (Recharge 5–6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge

", "rollAction":"Lullaby of Honks"}; Requires at Least Two Heads). The Goose Mother’s heads honk a discordant lullaby. Each creature of the Goose Mother’s choice within 10 feet of it must make a

Kithkin

races Lorwyn: First Light

Book of Kith and Kin. They also often entertain many superstitions, particularly related to Lorwyn’s incarnations of nature. In Shadowmoor Shadowmoor kithkin are more insular and xenophobic

or treason. Shadowmoor kithkin have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet. Kithkin Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Small (about 2–3 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet

Satyr Legacy

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

discourse. Satyrs feel that life is to be lived and experienced with all the senses. Satyrs see the world and everything in it as a book of delights, and they want to explore every page. See chapter 3

amazing things ever. I want to pick them, wear them, and discover their silent secrets. 2 There isn’t a tree or statue that isn’t fun to climb. 3 Nothing wards off bad luck like a

The Codicil of White

Magic Items Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

The Codicil of White is a tall, thin volume bound in white ermine fur over seasoned boards of white pine and sealed with a clasp and lock of tarnished silver. The book is cold to the touch, and the

quite durable. A creature with the codicil in its possession has resistance to cold damage. The codicil was written by followers of Auril as a primer on her worship. The first page is a title page

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