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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Stones orbiting your head at the same time.
Each Ioun Stone orbiting your head is considered to be an object you are wearing. The orbiting stone avoids contact with other creatures and objects, adjusting
, and any resources used to cast it are wasted. Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it burns out, turns dull gray, and loses its magic.
Ioun Stone of Agility;Agility (Very Rare). Your
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
megalomaniacal.
Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster
circle of the Cult of the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
.
Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster established himself
the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as efficiently as he
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
(spell save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending
, even while drunk, and uses an elven lute as a spellcasting focus.
Davil can put the characters in contact with other leaders of the Black Network's Waterdeep division, namely Istrid Horn (if they need
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms
much they might desire to enter and dominate the Material Plane, the Elder Evils are unable or unwilling to leave their realms. Some are imprisoned in their dimensions by external forces, some are
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These
hopelessness.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment
Equipment
an open flame or some other source of Fire damage, the oil ignites. The ignited oil burns for two rounds, dealing 2d4 Fire damage to any creature or object who comes in contact with it, and an
additional 2d4 Fire damage to any creature that ends its turn while in contact with it. An ignited creature can douse the flames by using an action.
After burning for two rounds, being doused, or remaining unlit for 1 minute, War Oil dries up and ceases to be slippery or flammable.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These Elder Evils are far older than most of the mortal peoples and always inimical to such creatures’ minds
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
This delicate and exquisitely crafted clockwork orrery features multiple geared components whose sweeping hands and dials represent the complex interplay of planar and magical realms. Standing two
alignment changes to chaotic neutral, and you are compelled to engage with and explore the most dangerous planar realms.
Master of Travel. While all six components of the Orrery of the Wanderer are
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These Elder Evils are far older than most of the mortal peoples and always inimical to such creatures’ minds
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes
other creatures.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that
Elf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
skill with sword, bow, and strategy.
Hidden Woodland Realms
Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and
magic allow them to support themselves without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is
Genasi
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
hands and feet from a halfling, exceedingly large eyes from a gnome, and so on).
Genasi almost never have contact with their elemental parents. Genies seldom have interest in their mortal offspring
Tabaxi
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Fleeting Fancies
Wandering tabaxi are mercurial creatures, trading one obsession or passion for the next as the whim strikes. A tabaxi’s desire burns bright, but once met it disappears to be
wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. If you wish to facilitate contact between Eberron and other settings, passage through the Deep Ethereal is the simplest way to accomplish it. The potential impact of contact between Eberron and other realms is discussed in chapter 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Unearthed Arcana
Forgotten Realms Subclasses January 28, 2025
In this new Unearthed Arcana document, we explore material designed for upcoming books, using rules from the 2024 Player’s Handbook. This playtest
presents revised subclasses for the Cleric (Knowledge Domain), Fighter (Purple Dragon Knight), and Wizard (Bladesinger), along with new subclasses for the Bard (College of the Moon), Paladin (Oath of the Noble Genies), Ranger (Winter Walker), Rogue (Scion of the Three), and Sorcerer (Spellfire Sorcery).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bards Bards hold a special place of responsibility and respect in the Forgotten Realms. They are bearers of news, gossip, and messages in their travels from place to place, in addition to being
living storehouses of history and folklore. Bards know a great deal, and they tend to be willing to share what they know, or at least barter for it. The arrival of a renowned bard is a special occasion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Fallbacks, The Tessalynde is a young elf Rogue who dreams of leading the foremost adventuring party of the Forgotten Realms setting. While the crew she’s gathered isn’t the stuff of legend yet, she’s
theoretical mettle against the real world; Baldric, a dwarf Cleric who refuses to tie himself to a single deity when he can trade favors with them all; Lark, a tiefling Bard with as many secrets as songs; and Uggie, a pet otyugh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ancient crystal touched by the evil god Cyric. Though Vargan defeats the archmage, prolonged contact with the crystal corrupts the bard, convincing him that his former allies are too powerful and
adulthood, the cruel Lord Ephraim Rathmore visits Wisteria Vale, demanding drink, food, and a place for him and his retinue to stay. When the hospitality isn’t to his liking, he burns down the village. Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Hidden Woodland Realms Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and magic allow them to support themselves
without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is usually limited, though a few elves make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hidden Woodland Realms Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and magic allow them to support themselves
without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is usually limited, though a few elves make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
moment’s contact with such a place is enough to plunge a mortal mind into madness. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: beings that are eternally hungering, searching, warring, sometimes
Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms that are lethal to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, most notably Vecna and Tharizdun, also offer pacts to warlocks who dare contact them. Both Iuz and Vecna fit the Undying patron’s role. Iuz, in particular, uses offers of power to corrupt and
subvert folk among his enemies. He offers easy bargains and great power to those in the realms of Furyondy and Veluna who are willing to subvert those states from within. Some warlocks relish their role as turncoats, a few others turn against Iuz, and still others take his power and use it to their own ends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
3rd Filled with a rage that channels the primal magic of the storm Barbarian Path of the Zealot 3rd Fueled by a religious zeal that visits destruction on foes Bard College of Glamour 3rd Wields the
beguiling, glorious magic of the Feywild Bard College of Swords 3rd Entertains and slays with daring feats of weapon prowess Bard College of Whispers 3rd Plants fear and doubt in the minds of others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ball, the spy in the royal court makes contact with his employer. Political intrigue, espionage, sabotage, and similar cloak-and-dagger activities can provide the basis for an exciting D&D campaign. In
create a defense-focused dwarf paladin, only to find he is out of place among elf diplomats and tiefling spies. The Brimstone Angels novels by Erin M. Evans focus on intrigue in the Forgotten Realms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Mystran temples count wizards and sorcerers among their numbers, as well as the occasional bard. The goal of Mystra’s faithful is simple: that magic be preserved and promulgated throughout the Realms. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Heat Metal Level 2 Transmutation (Bard, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of iron and a flame)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a
manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of Heavy or Medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Heat Metal Level 2 Transmutation (Bard, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of iron and a flame)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a
manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of Heavy or Medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Life in Djaynai and Janya The following truths are known to people who dwell in Djaynai or Janya, and to travelers who spend time in those realms. Those above and below the sea share similar cultures
and values, though Janya’s aquatic environment drives some differences. Education and Religion Both realms’ culture is tightly tied to Djaynai’s historical roots as an advanced, influential
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Ring of Siberys is intact, and contact between Eberron and the worlds and planes beyond its cosmology is impossible. This is the default assumption of this book. On the other hand, you might want
to incorporate elements from other realms. Perhaps you want to use a published adventure that involves Tiamat or the forces of the Abyss meddling in the affairs of the world. In such a case, it could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the Realms, including a Netherese demilich. It also contains a mythallar (described in appendix D), a magic item that can raise an entire city into the air and alter the weather in a fifty-mile
steel. In the years since, more deposits of chardalyn have been found across Icewind Dale. Like the Crystal Shard, these deposits tend to be suffused with demonic magic. Prolonged contact with chardalyn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
realms, And never once a slave. O sing a song of Elturel When foes are at her door Her fields torn by cloven feet From some infernal shore. Arise the mighty Hellriders Take up your swift, keen
that “the Companion” referred to in the song is the name given to the artificial sun that burns over Elturel, protecting the city and its surrounding lands against undead. Characters who speak to Alan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their enemies on contact. Even approaching a salamander is dangerous, since flesh blisters and burns in its proximity. This inherent heat is an asset to salamanders’ skill as smiths, allowing them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the fundamentally ineffable nature of greater gods, but they are more likely to manifest in mortal realms. Quasi-deities have a divine origin, but they don’t receive or answer prayers. They are still
Monster Manual. Vestiges are deities who have lost nearly all their worshipers and are considered dead from a mortal perspective. Esoteric rituals can sometimes contact vestiges and draw on their latent power.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great
master bard attended each of the elder colleges, seeking to learn its musical and magical secrets. Traditionally, the colleges were attended in the order given above, starting with Fochlucan. That






