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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wish stones, discarding the ones that contain wishes of ill intent and keeping those that hold good wishes. Brigganocks refine wish stones into gems and use them to decorate their architecture
needed to create an animated object. Other uses are possible as well.
A brigganock’s soul lives outside its body, manifesting as a bulb of pale light that floats alongside it and helps the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Surtur. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body hardens and crumbles to ash. The scion instantly appears in the space the
;s volcano, or misguided fire cultists offer sacrifices meant to appease or awaken the volcano, and the awakened cradle defies all their expectations. Like a living volcano, the cradle hurls balls of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. (Any)
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Self-Improvement. I am a complex gem, and I constantly polish and refine my many facets to make the whole that much more perfect. (Any)
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Responsibility. Having knowledge and
, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that region.
If the dragon dies, the populations of aquatic life near the lair return to normal levels over the course of 1d10
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, seeking to understand itself. (Any)
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Self-Improvement. I am a complex gem, and I constantly polish and refine my many facets to make the whole that much more perfect. (Any)
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miles of the lair is a conduit for the dragon’s psionic presence. As an action, the dragon can cast the clairvoyance spell, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, soldier for the Mark of Sentinel, sage for the Mark of Scribing, and so on. Excoriate. When a dragonmarked heir defies their house, they might be cut off from their family. In the past, your mark would be
flayed from your body. Although this mutilation is no longer practiced, such exiles are still called excoriates. If you’re an excoriate, consider what you did to deserve this punishment. Were you a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, gender, and sexual behavior. For example, a male drow cleric defies the traditional gender divisions of drow society, which could be a reason for your character to leave that society and come to the
Corellon’s image. You could also play a female character who presents herself as a man, a man who feels trapped in a female body, or a bearded female dwarf who hates being mistaken for a male. Likewise, your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
keeping those that hold good wishes. Brigganocks refine wish stones into gems and use them to decorate their architecture and crafts, or they trade them to other Fey for food and favors. A more powerful
brigganock’s soul lives outside its body, manifesting as a bulb of pale light that floats alongside it and helps the brigganock see in the dark. Brigganocks have minor spellcasting abilities that help them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. 14b. Heart in a Box Acid. The room’s domed ceiling is 15 feet high at the edges and 30 feet high in the middle. The dome is filled with sizzling acid that defies gravity as it floats 15 feet above the
heart, while an identify spell or similar magic reveals its magical properties. A creature that has a heart in its own body can attune to the withered heart as though it were a magic item. When it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, sailor for the Mark of Storms, soldier for the Mark of Sentinel, sage for the Mark of Scribing, and so on. Excoriate. When a dragonmarked heir defies their house, they may be cut off from it. In the past
, your mark would be flayed from your body. Although this mutilation is no longer practiced, such exiles are still called excoriates. If you’re an excoriate, consider what you did to deserve this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
number on both dice, you can ignore the number and choose any effect on the table. SPIRIT TALES
Storytellers, like bards of the College of Spirits, often give voice to tales inspired by some greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
bards find a home in Silverquill, putting the power of their voices to use with Silverquill magic. Wizards (especially those who study the Schools of Illusion and Enchantment) are common in
, highlighting the diversity of the student body. Suggested Characteristics. With the college’s intense standards looming over them, Silverquill students range from cocky and cutthroat to overwhelmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
takes it back to its nest to be devoured.
The peryton is a bizarre creature that blends the body and wings of a bird of prey with the head of a stag. Its strangest feature is its shadow, which appears
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. So gifted a musician was he that an admiring wizard gave Frody an instrument of the bards—a famous Canaith mandolin called Golden Axe. The mandolin’s magic served Frody well during his many
body was returned to Toadhop and laid to rest in the earth next to his mother, Veena, and his sister, Marigold. Golden Axe was buried with him. Shortly after Frody was interred, a tiefling named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
they experiment with it and refine its magical capabilities. Tools of the Trade 3rd-level Armorer feature You gain proficiency with heavy armor. You also gain proficiency with smith’s tools. If you
you. You can use the arcane armor as a spellcasting focus for your artificer spells. The armor attaches to you and can’t be removed against your will. It also expands to cover your entire body, although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
heaped around Shagambi’s bones: 200 gp, five moonstones (50 gp each), the fine music box activated by the trap (250 gp), and an instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin). The instrument turns to dust and
Nine Trickster Gods"). When Shagambi’s spirit manifests, read: Six shadowy serpents slither out of the mandolin and coil around your body. You hear a purring voice in your mind say, “I am not your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
visitors interact with their toys, while they scribble notes on how to refine their creations.
Celestial toys can do just about anything. Many of these objects have properties not unlike those of wondrous
purveyors of madcap mayhem. Despite losing body parts or gaining scars from various accidents, nothing stops the tinker gnomes’ insatiable quest to experiment and discover.
Go Big or Go Home. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
existence defies mortal understanding; the being simply is. It could be a primordial force of nature awakened to self-awareness that now inhabits the landscape or an alien intellect that whispers through
ordinary person. You patron might posses the body of a stranger or a party member to converse with you. Ancient Being Operatives Consider the overarching goals of your group’s ancient being patron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
lamp oil, pickaxes, shovels, and other gear. Amid the supplies, you see the body of a dwarf, dead for at least a week.
The northeastern section of the cavern has collapsed, forming a ten-foot-wide
at the bottom of the pit leads northwest toward area W2 and east toward area W3. Goblin Body. Slumped at the bottom of the pit is the body of a strange goblin with an elongated skull and green streaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature
+ 7) slashing damage plus 19 (3d12) necrotic damage. Any creature reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies, with its body and everything it is wearing and carrying, except magic items, exploding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Oath of the Ancients, and Oath of Vengeance subclasses. Each of these subclasses represents a body of oaths that a Paladin begins taking upon joining the class. The final oath, taken at level 3, is
slaughter helpless villagers, when a tyrant defies the will of the gods, when a thieves’ guild grows too violent, when a dragon rampages through the countryside—at times like these, paladins arise and swear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
concentration on these spells for as long as possible while attacking with their mauls on later turns. When a dao dies, its body disintegrates into crystalline powder. A slain dao leaves behind its maul and
and destroying it, rather than submit to the oracle’s dark will. Turning the body over reveals the horrible abdominal wound that killed Mayastan. Any character who has proficiency in the Medicine skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
gargoyles even if no one is present. Body. Sprawled in front of one alcove, in a location where the characters see it only after entering the room, is the red-robed form of a male human. Vorja, a Red
process continues until eight of the creatures have manifested. Pillars of Blood. If a living humanoid creature touches a pillar, the part of its body that touched the pillar becomes stuck, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
; the ability to hear the call is a rare gift. Depending on Corellon’s need, the god might call a few dozen or several thousand elves to gather, each elf returning to Corellon’s body temporarily for
be with. Stories of Hanali’s romantic adventures among elves and other mortals are perennial favorites when sung by elf bards and poets. In Arvandor, Hanali maintains a hidden pool called Evergold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
refine themselves in turn. The Mind’s Eye arose when two former factions, the Believers in the Source and the Sign of One, merged their philosophies together into a formula by which individuals seek to
: Elysium Members: Athletes, daredevils, rescuers Epithet: Ciphers The Transcendent Order holds that for a person to attain a higher state of being, they must unify their mind and body until thought and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
insidious suggestions fail to take hold, an elder brain asserts its dominance more directly. It seizes control of a resistant mind and controls the creature’s body as it would a puppet. Against the rare
, strong-willed stalwart that defies it or attacks it, an elder brain sends a blast of overwhelming psychic force to crush the upstart’s mind, rendering the creature a thoughtless, drooling shell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Bonus +7
Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Grolantor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body crumbles to dirt and moss. The scion instantly appears in the
, Primordial
Challenge 26 (90,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +8
Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Memnor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body dissipates into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
of the statue: the head, the wings, the body, or the tail. Once all four sections are improved, the kobolds are satisfied, praise the characters’ artistic abilities, and become Friendly. Treasure. Each
it’s worth 750 GP. If the genie dies, her body dissolves into mist, leaving behind her silk clothing (worth 250 GP), two black pearl gemstones (worth 500 GP each), and a Wand of Lightning Bolts. N11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence
mutate accidentally swallowed while feasting on the corpse of a goblin. The magic item can be easily retrieved from the otyugh mutate’s body once it has been slain. Z17: Shrine to Ilsensine This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
are unaware they’re being watched. Roll on the Dungeon Scenes table to determine what scene a crystal is depicting at any given time. Dungeon Scenes d4 Scene 1 A beast with the body of a turtle and
). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
here when he isn’t conducting business in area B25 or entertaining visitors in area B26. Treasure. The lyre is an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) decorated with carvings of phoenixes. Jarazoun
you become attuned to the book, the spirit tries to leave the book and enter your body. If you fail a DC 20 Charisma saving throw, it succeeds, and you become an NPC under the DM’s control until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are even more formidable than the knights and have served the city well for years. Silverymoon is also a haven for Harpers — not surprising, given that many Harpers are wizards and bards. Grand and
, the ghost uses the host body to attack other trespassers. If the ghost drops to 0 hit points, it vanishes with a furious scream. In the round after the ghost is defeated, on what would be its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
an avalanche as it attacks. Overlords and Minions. Blue dragons covet valuable and talented creatures whose service reinforces their sense of superiority. Bards, sages, artists, wizards, and assassins
surroundings. Its wings have a dappled pattern, darker near the leading edges and lighter toward the trailing edges. A green dragon’s legs are longer in relation to its body than with any other dragon