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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
symbol bears: Death, Discord, Fear, Pain, Sleep, or Stunning. Each one is explained below.
Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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
this book tells how to reach a lost city of magic entombed in the ice. Before she could obtain the book, Nass perished. She now exists as a ghost, unable to rest until she finds the book. Characters
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
9 ♥️
Leather pouch containing 18 gp
10 ♥️
10 crossbow bolts
3 ♣️
Three book;books, written in Common, about random historical events
4 ♣️
Canvas Tent
each card bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Description This thin book bears no title inside or out, though the keepers of Candlekeep cataloged it as the Book of the Raven based on how it was received. Its covers are cracked, unvarnished
wrinkled from moisture. Each page bears tiny, blotchy brown script written in an unsteady hand by an unidentified author. If the book is left open and unattended, its pages flutter and rustle as though stirred by a silent wind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Description This children’s book is a mechanical curiosity of gnomish design, with a cover made of wood and copper. The front cover bears a faded, hand-painted rendering of a round millstone
. The book is square, eighteen inches along each edge of the cover. A silver music box set into the book’s spine is heavily dented at one end. The book has no pages in the typical sense, but it opens to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
accompanies the book and is tucked in an envelope that bears the seal of the House of the All-Seeing Orb, a temple of Savras in Tashluta, the capital city of Tashalar. The book describes rituals relating to
Book Description The Canopic Being has a cover and spine made of thin crystal sheets, with gems that represent eyes embedded in them. Every so often, the eyes move, shifting their gaze between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
hall’s tiered balconies hold an impressive collection of history books. Sorting the book collection day and night are 1d4 cogwork archivists (see chapter 7). K2. Wise Kollema The towering statue of
Kollema holds an open book in one hand and a staff in the other and is visible from each of the hall’s floors. K3. Demonstration Stage This stage rises 5 feet to be flush with the base of Kollema’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Truesilver shortly before his death in 712 DR. The geography of the demiplane to which the book permits access bears some resemblance to the area of Faerûn near where Silverymoon is located today
demiplane is immediately teleported out of the demiplane and back into Candlekeep where the book is located. A teleported character reappears with 1 hit point and loses any items they had collected on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
weapons and armor. Now, the room has been mostly cleared out, and the door that leads to area 25b has been smashed to rubble. What looks like a large iron book lies facedown on the floor in the northeast
of the mold bears the image of a dwarf’s head in profile, the other an image of a mind flayer’s skull. 25b. Destroyed Forge This room contains a rusty iron anvil and the shattered remains of a stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
City of the Dead I could write a book about the City of the Dead. It is such a fascinating place, filled with so much history and so many stories. But alas, there would be few buyers for Volo’s Guide
griffon rider spears a skeletal knight whose breastplate bears the symbol of Myrkul, god of the dead. But this statue is also a fountain, and the wounds on these combatants gush water! Don’t try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Traveler, and Touched by the Far Realm: A Wizard’s Lamentable Descent into Lunacy. Tucked among these mundane tomes is Melissara’s spellbook, which bears the (right side up) Shadowdusk family crest on the
by Melissara. Inside is a small black journal. The first page of the book is trapped with a glyph of warding spell, whose explosive runes deal fire damage (save DC 15). The glyph is keyed to go off if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
(see chapter 4)
†Monsters marked with a dagger (†) appear in Monsters of the Multiverse. Roll a d10 if you don’t have that book. *See chapter 6. Death Giant Encounters The Death Giant Encounters
Shadowfell and other
places where death’s influence is strong
†Monsters marked with a dagger (†) appear in Monsters of the Multiverse. Roll a d8 if you don’t have that book. *See chapter 6. Death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
food source is available. Treasure. Cephalossk keeps its spellbook in a desk drawer. The book is made of thin copper plates held together with mithral wire. Each page bears embossed stanzas of
desk. The book affords a rare glimpse into the insane mind of a Shadowdusk family member. In addition to expressing contempt for her peers in Dweomercore, Skrianna rails against the constraints placed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mounted on the north wall. The shield bears the symbol of a broken arrow with a jagged arrowhead. Standing before the altar are a pair of duergar (Aximus and Exekarus) in drab robes.
To prepare for their
pounds and bears the broken arrow symbol of Laduguer. Any duergar recognizes the symbol right away, while non-duergar recognize it with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. Any humanoid that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
it A Necklace of Adaptation bearing the inscription “My breath is yours, Kevetta—take it” A book titled Out of the Endless Prison, outlining methods of escaping the prison-plane of Carceri, worth 500
gp to a planar scholar (such as Eldon, who promises to buy the book once returned to Neverwinter) A snow globe containing a miniature replica of the city of Neverwinter, worth 350 gp B5: Puzzle Door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
dispelled or triggered
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
which effect the symbol bears: Death, Discord, Fear, Pain, Sleep, or Stunning. Each one is explained below. Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
or sphere Gods of Neutrality
Alignment
Province
Symbol
Gilean N Knowledge Open book Chislev N Nature Feather Lunitari N Neutral magic Red circle or sphere Reorx N Craft Forging
to one who hears their voices and bears their true blessings.
Time alone will tell.
Rosamund Heward, Knight of the Crown
Acting High Clerist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
for bringing the demon lords to the Underdark. Treasure Gromph’s grimoire rests atop the lectern near the circle and bears the title Zhaun’ol’leal (“The Book of the Eight” in Elvish) and describes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
vines of a nearby hillside. A stone door can be seen, ajar, in the tunnel’s dim depths. The door bears chiseled marks that might once have been a name.
Over time, many rich folks built in the valley
returns to its place in the coffin if no one remains in this room. Treasure The chest contains ruined cloth and the sodden remains of a book, but it also has a false wooden bottom. Someone who succeeds on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this room bears a sign written in Common that reads, “Kalabash’s Room. Do not enter unless your name is Halaster.” The room contains the following: Furnishings. A dusty bed stands with its headboard
a note in Common that reads, “Retirement fund. Don’t spend this on ale, Kalabash!” Treasure. The desk has twenty old books on it. Each book is blank and can be sold for 10 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
dispelled or triggered
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
which effect the symbol bears: Death, Discord, Fear, Pain, Sleep, or Stunning. Each one is explained below. Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
calling out their name and the time of day. 03–04 Two shifters drinking and spoiling for a fight. 05–06 A warforged quietly reads a book called The Machine Manifesto. 07–08 A half-elf sits down, says
, “Beware — the wolf howls at midnight,” and leaves without further comment. 09–10 A gnome watches everyone carefully, writing down observations in a tiny orange book. 11–12 A one-armed Brelish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
inscribed with images of sea creatures and geometric patterns. At its center, a short platform bears a high-backed, obsidian throne sculpted with stylized images similar to those on the walls. Behind
characters saw after the haunting at Anadoua’s Rest House and are the Book of the Blackthrone’s Aegis and the Book of the Blackmist. Treasure. The weapons along the walls are rusted and made for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
tools, contraptions, and alchemical tubes and containers. Behind the counter, a door bears a sign that reads “Staff Only.” Breakfast of Champions When the characters arrive, a stocky giff named Petty
Haverstance (see the accompanying sidebar). Though his head is buried deep in a book, he notices the characters and invites them to sit if they don’t do so themselves. If the characters strike up a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, obscured by frost (see the “Words of the Divine Oracle” section). The teleportation archway looks much the same as it does when viewed from area 6, except it bears no runes, and it can’t be activated
run the final chapter of that adventure, which is an appropriate challenge for a party of 7th-level adventurers. Also see the information about Blagothkus presented in the “Tyranny of Dragons” section in appendix A of this book.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
denied admittance to Dweomercore (level 9), and Halaster robbed him of his spellbook. The Mad Mage has promised to return the book once Kavil completes his work. (In fact, Halaster has misplaced the
. The surface of the cube facing the secret door bears Halaster’s fleshy, grimacing visage. Disturbing the cube causes it to sprout spindly arms, legs, and wings. It then fights until destroyed. It has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
corners by stiff winds blowing through broken windows. The walls and furniture are scorched black, including a table with the charred remains of a book on it. Next to the table, on the floor amid
several broken wine bottles, is a mostly incinerated skeleton and a round, frost-covered object about six inches in diameter.
The important features of this room are the charred book, the partially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
telescopes, each covered in dust. A large, round table in the middle of the room bears old, faded maps that depict the Sky of Many Things (see chapter 13). A staff leans against the table, and a book
he still knows how to hunt.) Treasure. Gremorly slept in the southernmost bedroom. A diary on the bedside table details his life and wicked agenda. Several references to a book titled Exploring Arcanum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
using the key in that room. 6: Donjon Chains drape this room, bird cages of black metal hang from the ceiling, and larger cages and iron maidens stand on the floor. A door to the north bears the Talons
card, while another to the west bears the Fates card. A door to the south shows the Moon card.
A chain devil lurks among the chains and cages that fill this room. Characters who succeed on a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. One finger bears a heavy platinum signet ring, inscribed with a snowdrop blossom. H4. Dining Room This room holds a rectangular table with eight chairs. A sideboard sits against the far wall, with
. Seemingly out of place in comparison to the other topics, a book about the Feywild and its sundry creatures holds a single note, written in a shaky hand. It reads: Could this be the answer? The note
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
thunderwave spell. Spellbook. The wooden covers of Nass’s spellbook are bound in nothic hide, and silver clasps hold the book shut. Nass’s personal sigil is inscribed on the spine, which also bears the title
spellbook has white leather covers and vellum pages. The tiefling’s personal sigil is burned into the front cover. The book contains the spells Avarice has prepared plus the following additional spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
madness to perform either ritual successfully. Tucked in one book are two scrolls: one that bears a list of six stone giant names (including Rihuud’s and Dorhun’s) and another that is actually a letter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
all that remain in this large room. Words are carved into a double door that leads south. Doors also exit to the east and west; the one to the west bears a large “X” in dark red.
The tunnel from the
. A cage in the southeast corner bears inward-pointing spikes.
Four feral ashenwights (see appendix A) are bound to the workshop in which they worked while alive. They attack trespassers and fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Door. The face of this door bears a carving of Bane, the lawful evil god of tyranny, who is depicted as a tall, armored man wearing a bucket helm. His right gauntlet is painted black and clutches a
set of shackles. North Door. This door bears a carving of Bhaal, the chaotic evil god of murder. He’s depicted as a powerfully built, skull-headed man with long, curved blades where his hands should be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
in black armor sit around a stone dining table, playing Three-Dragon Ante (a card game). The table is set with silver. Eight moth-eaten banners hang from the walls. Each bears an arcane sigil that
, reading a book. Large framed pictures of cities and landscapes hang on the walls, and a worn, blood-spattered rug covers the floor. Other furnishings include a pair of rocking chairs, a couch, and an