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Orb of Dragonkind

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

charges daily at dawn. If you control the orb, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge

route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Chromatic dragons drawn to the orb might be Hostile toward you for compelling them against their will. Once you have used this property

Unicorn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Charge. If the unicorn moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a horn attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage

","rollAction":"Charge","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Innate Spellcasting. The

Envy

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Trampling Charge. If Envy moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a bite attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be

commands, the lion is pleased and allows them to remain in its presence. Characters who fail to show it deference are instructed to leave the tower at once, and the lion attacks those who refuse.

Oread

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

they can to maximize the impending devastation. Honor Among Fey. Hearkening back to some ages-old conflict, oreads refuse to knowingly destroy any land inhabited by another nymph. While they won't work

times of special need, deities tied to facets of nature might employ nymphs as messengers, guardians, or scouts. Immortal Nature. A nymph doesn't require food, drink, or sleep. Fire, Poison

Eye Monger

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Antimagic Gullet. Magical effects, including those produced by spells and magic items but excluding those created by artifacts or deities, are suppressed inside the eye monger’s gullet. Any

spell slot or charge expended by a creature in the gullet to cast a spell or activate a property of a magic item is wasted. While an effect is suppressed, it doesn’t function, but the time it

Heretic

Magic Items Quests from the Infinite Staircase

following spells from it: Detect Evil and Good (1 charge), Fly (2 charges), or True Seeing (3 charges). Sentience. Heretic is a sentient, chaotic evil weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of

. Its voice is soft and deep but rises in a wild furor when it’s aware Celestials or worshipers of good-aligned deities are present. While you are attuned to it, Heretic also understands every

Giff Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Headfirst Charge. The giff can try to knock a creature over; if the giff moves at least 20 feet in a straight line that ends within 5 feet of a Large or smaller creature, that creature must succeed

refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can sit out a battle rather than wage war against their kin. A giff prizes the reputation of its unit above its

Orb of Dragonkind Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: cure wounds (5th-level version, 3 charges), daylight (1 charge), death ward (2 charges), or scrying (3 charges). You can also use an action to cast

directions for 40 miles. Evil dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Dragons drawn to

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to

to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the

Wyrmskull Throne

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

expend any charges. As an action, the creature can expend 1 charge to cast lightning bolt (spell save DC 19) from the throne. The spell is cast as though using a 9th-level spell slot and deals 49 (14d6

breaking at least five Ruling Scepters of Shanatar simultaneously on it. This fact has never been recorded or sung of among the dwarves or any bards or storytellers, and it can’t be discovered

Getting Started

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

the mysteries of the Outer Planes. Umberto Noblin is a gnome historian who has written books on various deities. Lord Neverember confirms that each victim was kidnapped at night. The victims don’t know

of the victims ends at a specific place: Hallix Mausoleum in Neverdeath Graveyard. The priests worry that their inability to see inside this mausoleum means that an unknown opponent is blocking their

The Gods of Two Peoples

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

The Gods of Two Peoples There are no half-elven gods, so half-elves follow elven or human deities of their choosing — although just as many religious half-elves believe that their gods choose them

for rangers, Milil or Corellon for poets and bards, and so forth. Many half-elves worship Sune or Hanali Celanil in appreciation for the love their parents felt for one another, and the two goddesses

College of Glamour

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

College of Glamour The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs

, eladrin, and other fey, these bards learn to use their magic to delight and captivate others. The bards of this college are regarded with a mixture of awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff of

17. Midden

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

floor slopes toward an open pit at its center, and is covered in a layer of waste, blood, and viscera. The temple residents bring their refuse to this filthy chamber, including organic waste from

end of their move. If the check fails by 5 or more, the character slides 5 feet closer to the pit. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes a lizardfolk to appear

Removing the Gold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

to the characters, asking that the gold be returned to Waterdeep. If the characters refuse to give it up, they are stripped of any memberships they might hold in these factions and quickly find

themselves in political hot water. The Lords of Waterdeep charge them with the crime of robbery against the citizens of the city. The characters face up to 1 month of hard labor plus damages equal to the

Mielikki

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

attract. She is the patron of rangers in the same way that Milil is the patron of bards, but even rangers rarely pray to her directly. They instead pray to Gwaeron Windstrom, who they believe will

relationships with other deities of the natural world are more complex. Silvanus is sometimes thought of as her father and Eldath is considered her sister, but Mielikki walks her own path through the

The Deadbark Dryad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

failed to defend her charge. The tree turned fetid without the artifact, and Gazaia became angry, vengeful, and grief-stricken. Gazaia’s Anger. If the characters refuse Gazaia’s offer and fail to

guilty that she didn’t defend her charge. Regardless of the characters’ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules in this book’s

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

helping the ulitharid charge the artifact. Objectives/Goals The ulitharid has a pact with the star spawn seer and spends its time focused on charging the Gith Capacitor. If the star spawn seer is

alive, the adventurers can’t get to the ulitharid or affect it in any way. There is a field of alien energy blocking it off from everything that isn’t the Gith Capacitor. If the adventurers slay the star

Paladins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

those under them. Unjust laws must be overturned or changed in a reasonable fashion. Bravery. Gain glory through battle. Defend any charge unto death. Pride in one’s actions. Lead by example. Let your

devoted to a particular deity. The most common paladin deities are those that embody action, decision, watchfulness, and wisdom. Torm and Tyr are both popular deities for paladins, as is Ilmater, who

Heretic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

sword, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it: Detect Evil and Good (1 charge), Fly (2 charges), or True Seeing (3 charges). Sentience

understand Common and Giant, and it can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is soft and deep but rises in a wild furor when it’s aware Celestials or worshipers of good-aligned deities are

Mortuary Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the

characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave

The Old Dartwild Cabin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

might hear you!” hisses another. Ebbin Fulchre and his three companions are unarmed commoners who refuse to enter the cabin, even on a dare. Morbid curiosity brought them here, but they’re nothing

imparts the following information: Grave Theft. Two halflings dug up his grave in the dead of night and stole his Canaith mandolin (an instrument of the bards). Frody wants it back. (“It was a gift

Assignments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

interesting stories can emerge if you decide to refuse an assignment. Even a patron that isn’t heavy-handed can significantly motivate your group. Maybe you’ll seek adventures based on what pleases your

, and universities are typically highly autonomous. In a player-directed organization, you don’t have a patron because your adventuring party is in charge. You’re the boss; you tell others what to do

Quest: Shannik's Chores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Quest: Shannik’s Chores Shannik hires the characters to complete a couple chores around the inner bailey. The characters can refuse his request, but Shannik asks with increasing insistence each time

they visit the inner bailey. Disrupting the Charge Shannik wants to train two green recruits for the cavalry. He has them ride around the bailey for 10 minutes, spearing the hanging rings with

Guilds and Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

a few additional benefits: You can store items at the guildhall free of charge. You can book lodging at the guildhall for 5 sp per night. The accommodations are modest, but the guild provides stronger

city of Sharn, which is both the cultural heart of Breland and a nexus for intrigue and diplomacy. Bards have much to gain from the company of other bards, as they exchange news, stories, and songs

The Watch Arrives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Magists and Protectors named Barnibus Blastwind (see appendix B) to the crime scene. Barnibus quietly takes charge of the investigation at that point, while Sergeant Cromley directs a force of twenty

, Barnibus intends not to take up too much of their time. Barnibus and Sergeant Cromley refuse requests by characters to join the investigation. “That would introduce too many new variables into an already

Life in the Domains of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Religion In many domains, locals maintain chilly relationships with aloof deities, knowing “the gods” only through hollow rituals and clergy with scant supernatural powers. Conversely, some people

privately worship ancestral gods—deities of their family’s tradition with whom they form deep, personal connections. Divergent faiths abound, and some that begin as charlatanry inexplicably gain the power

T6: Occult Library

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

undead, for example—the dwarf surrenders. In this case, Eleith becomes willing to share information about the cult in exchange for information about living deities and the state of the cosmos. See “Xia’s

destroy the Ogre Zombies. If the characters oblige, Melindra becomes Friendly toward them. If they refuse to help, she remains Indifferent. If the characters converse with Melindra while she is

The Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Annam but to his divine children, along with a host of hero-deities and godly villains that make up the giants’ pantheon. Chief among these gods are the children of Annam, whose sons represent each

automatically revere their kind’s primary deity, however. Many good cloud giants refuse to worship the deceitful Memnor, and a storm giant dwelling in the icy mountains of the north might pay more homage

Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

servants of deities, employed as messengers or agents in the mortal realm and throughout the planes. Celestials are good by nature, so the exceptional celestial who strays from a good alignment is a

satyrs. Fiends are creatures of wickedness that are native to the Lower Planes. A few are the servants of deities, but many more labor under the leadership of archdevils and demon princes. Evil priests

Eye Monger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

items but excluding those created by artifacts or deities, are suppressed inside the eye monger’s gullet. Any spell slot or charge expended by a creature in the gullet to cast a spell or activate a

35. Office of the Demogorgon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

" Much like the true Demogorgon, the ettin’s two heads constantly clash and refuse to speak directly with one another, instead relaying messages through their assigned stewards (housed in areas 36 and 37

mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the chickens to lay more eggs, to the delight of the ettin. Both his heads call out for their steward to gather the eggs at once.

Iroas's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

charge is to ensure that war is waged with a code of honor and to prevent his brother’s depravity from spreading through the world. Iroas holds an abiding respect for Purphoros, who girds his

, Iroas is the one who advocates restraint and calm. More often than not, the two deities agree where matters of justice and honor are concerned.

Orb of Dragonkind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Cure Wounds (level 9 version) 4 Daylight 1 Death Ward 2 Detect Magic 0 Scrying (save DC 18) 3 Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take

direct route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Chromatic dragons drawn to the orb might be Hostile toward you for compelling them against their will. Once you have used this

Orb of Dragonkind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

. Spell Charge Cost Cure Wounds (level 9 version) 4 Daylight 1 Death Ward 2 Detect Magic 0 Scrying (save DC 18) 3 Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take a Magic action to cause the orb

to issue a telepathic call that extends in all directions for 40 miles. Chromatic dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct route. Dragon deities such as

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