been brain diffusing charge rest

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

. Spell Charge Cost Magic Circle 1 Magic Jar 3 Planar Ally 3 Planar Binding 2 Plane Shift (to the Abyss only) 3 Summon Fiend 3 Tasha's Hideous Laughter 0

Ruxithid the Chosen

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psi-Charged Scimitar", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.Centuries ago, an abandoned duergar mining outpost called Zorzula’s Rest was

, but the goblins remained, sequestered from the rest of the world until recently when the mind flayer fanatics called on them. Some of these goblins’ descendants possess psionic powers, as

Boar Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Charge. If the boar moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a tusk attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage

","rollAction":"Charge","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Relentless (Recharges after a

Giant Boar Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Charge. If the boar moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a tusk attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage

","rollAction":"Charge","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Relentless (Recharges after a

Wereboar Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Charge (Boar or Hybrid Form Only). If the wereboar moves at least 15 feet straight

toward a target and then hits it with its tusks on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Charge","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing

Fire Giant Dreadnought Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

"} bludgeoning damage. Shield Charge. The giant moves up to 30 feet in a straight line and can move through the space of any creature smaller than Huge. The first time it enters a creature's space during this move

, it makes a fireshield attack against that creature. If the attack hits, the target must also succeed on a DC 21 Strength saving throw or be pushed ahead of the giant for the rest of this move. If a

Encephalon Cluster

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

saving throw or have the prone condition. If this attack reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target immediately dies and is consumed by the cluster. Spawn Progeny (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest

the attacker, it then makes one Slam attack against that attacker.An encephalon cluster pays no heed to an elder brain or its mind flayer progenitors. This grotesque creature shambles through dark

Prismari Primer

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

(Acrobatics) or a Charisma (Performance) check while holding the primer, you can expend 1 charge to give yourself a 1d4 bonus to the check, immediately after you roll the d20. In addition, if you study the

primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one 1st-level spell from the bard or sorcerer spell list. Before you finish your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell once without a spell slot

Quandrix Primer

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

(Arcana) or an Intelligence (Nature) check while holding the primer, you can expend 1 charge to give yourself a 1d4 bonus to the check, immediately after you roll the d20. In addition, if you study the

primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one 1st-level spell from the druid or wizard spell list. Before you finish your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell once without a spell slot if

Dyrrn

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Multiattack. Dyrrn makes one Tentacle Whip attack and uses its Corruption once. Dyrrn can replace its Tentacle Whip attack with Extract Brain if it

fails and is wasted. The corrupted creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Extract Brain. Melee Weapon Attack: +15

Ruby Weave Gem

Magic Items Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

gem, you can expend up to 3 charges to ignore the spell’s material components with a gold piece cost, up to 500 gp per charge expended. When you finish a long rest, choose a spell from any

class list. The spell you choose must be of a level you can cast. You know the chosen spell and can cast it with your spell slots of the appropriate level until the end of your next long rest.

Lorehold Primer

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

(History) or Intelligence (Religion) check while holding the primer, you can expend 1 charge to give yourself 1d4 bonus to the check, immediately after you roll the d20. In addition, if you study the

primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one 1st-level spell from the cleric or wizard spell list. Before you finish your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell once without a spell

Silverquill Primer

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

(Intimidation) or a Charisma (Persuasion) check while holding the primer, you can expend 1 charge to give yourself a 1d4 bonus to the check, immediately after you roll the d20. In addition, if you study

the primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one 1st-level spell from the bard or cleric spell list. Before you finish your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell once without a spell

Witherbloom Primer

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

(Nature) or Wisdom (Survival) check while holding the primer, you can expend 1 charge to give yourself a 1d4 bonus to the check, immediately after you roll the d20. In addition, if you study the

primer at the end of a long rest, you can choose one 1st-level spell from the druid or wizard spell list. Before you finish your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell once without a spell slot if

Avarice

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Frost. While holding this staff, Avarice can expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it (spell save DC 14): cone of cold (5 charges), fog cloud (1 charge), ice storm (4

charges), or wall of ice (4 charges). The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Staff of Frost"} charges daily at dawn. If its last charge is expended, roll a

Helm of the Gods

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Whenever you finish a long rest while wearing the helm, you can pray to one of the gods listed on the Helm of the Gods table and store the listed spell in the helm, replacing any spell that is already stored

there. The save DC for the spell is 13. The helm has 3 charges. To cast a spell from the helm, you must expend 1 charge, and the helm regains 1d3 charges daily at dawn. GOD SPELL

Teeth of Dahlver-Nar

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

tooth expends 1 charge and casts revivify on you. 2 Duggle’s Surprising Day (human molar) 1 commoner When you finish a long rest, the tooth casts sanctuary (DC 18) on you, and the spell

Cats of Uldun-dar (ivory cat molar) 9 cat;cats The tooth has 8 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to cast the revivify spell from the tooth. If you are dead at the start of your turn, the

Bak Mei

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

":"Staff of Striking","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage when used with two hands, and Bak Mei can expend up to 3 of the staff’s charges. For each expended charge, the target takes

an extra 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff of Striking","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. Heal Self (Recharges after a Long Rest). Bak Mei regains 2d8 + 4

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers. — Elminster The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their

some of their conquered enemies finally loosened the yuan-ti’s hold over nearby lands. The serpent people withdrew to their fortified cities and underground temples, ceding the rest of their

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Baphomet regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn. Heartcleaver Attack. Baphomet makes one Heartcleaver attack. Charge (Costs 2 Actions). Baphomet moves up to his speed without

after a Short or Long Rest). As an action, this creature allows each ally within 30 feet of it that has the Unerring Tracker trait to make one weapon attack as a reaction against the target of that

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead 1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death 2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options

(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If this creature is reduced to 0 hit points, it immediately makes a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If it succeeds, it is instead reduced to 1 hit point. Aura

The Elder Brain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

elder brain and the rest of the illithids in the colony learn of it immediately. The colony relies on a collective memory, composed from the knowledge, experiences, and skills of all of its members

The Elder Brain Mind flayers use telepathy to communicate with each other and with other creatures. Among their own kind, they form a network of minds. Each mind flayer is an individual node of the

M8. Control Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

antimagic field Control room; can activate a force field to seal off that area from the rest of the monastery Charisma (Deception); the brain is openly antagonistic but easy to fool 4 (Dunstan) 8 and

— and what appears to be a humanoid brain. Any wires spotted by the characters in area M2 all eventually end up here. An inspection of the room and its control panels show that most of the magical

M10. Treasury

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

the journal from Kwalish’s original expedition — and a final brain in a jar. Creature. The brain in a jar in this area belongs to the bone devil that founded the monastery. It is in charge of the

treasury engine, with its canister housed atop the actual engine mounting, rendering it immobile. While investigating the laboratory workings in this area, the devil inadvertently found its brain magically

The Sinister Truth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

The Sinister Truth The Sawplee goblins indirectly served three mind flayers that draw power from a malevolent Far Realm godlet named Ilvaash. Using their godlet as a warped sort of elder brain, these

Zorzula’s Rest, mind flayers swept through the Underdark beneath and around Phandalin, consuming or destroying all in their path. That illithid empire eventually fell, but the mind flayer threat never entirely subsided. Now, mind flayers pose more of a threat to Phandalin than ever before.

Enemies Everywhere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

kinds of events can disrupt the tranquility of a colony: an invasion and the appearance of an ulitharid. The Gith Never Rest Githzerai and githyanki remember the mind flayers’ enslavement of their

as much of a threat to a colony. Although the mind flayers and their elder brain are incredibly powerful, they aren’t invincible: highly accomplished heroes, drow raiding parties, rampant demons, and

Indigo Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Indigo Sanctum During the days of the duergar mining operation, the Indigo Sanctum of Zorzula’s Rest served as a sacred hall. Hidden deep within the recesses of the mountain, the Indigo Sanctum was a

place of rest, rejuvenation, and safety for duergar and their allies alike. However, when the mind flayers conquered the mining outpost, they perverted the sanctum for their own malevolent designs

Mind Flayer Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

underground, and within easy reach of humanoids and their succulent brains. No two lairs are the same, as the resident elder brain drives the form and function of each one. The lair shown in the

difficult as possible for ordinary two-legged creatures. In such locations, thralls must climb or use ropes to move from place to place. Brain Chamber Mind flayers sometimes preserve extracted brains in a

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

deactivate one or more of the walking statue of Waterdeep;walking statues of Waterdeep. You must be in the city to use this property, and you can animate or deactivate one statue for each charge expended

expend the charge to cast the spell. Drain Magic. This property affects only creatures that use spell slots. When you hit such a creature with a melee attack using the Blackstaff, you can expend 1 of the

Zorzula's Rest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Zorzula’s Rest Zorzula’s Rest is an ancient duergar mining outpost located in one of the Sword Mountains east of Phandalin. The meaning of its name has been lost to time, though some history books

mention a powerful duergar leader named Zorzula, who commanded mining operations throughout the Sword Mountains. However, duergar control of the outpost ceased centuries ago when Zorzula’s Rest was

A Rare Sighting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

you. This benefit then ends. After you expend a charge, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Once all its charges have been expended, the charm vanishes from you.

gift detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Way of the Dragon. You are as elusive and free as the Dragon of Heavenly Blessings. This charm has 6 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge and

Appendix 3. Dungeon Master Tips

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

stop the Gith Capacitor from achieving a full charge. At the same time, to show off as many new creatures from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, this adventure is extremely combat heavy as well. To keep the

Capacitor is. Anyone in the rrakkma can attune to it, so it is up to the players who it will be. To making the tracking of this element as simple as possible, the charge increases each time the

Viktal

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

equally. The cheery villagers welcome visitors, showing eager interest in their stories and lodging them free of charge at the village inn, the Fisher’s Rest. Visitors are welcome to stay for as long as they like, especially as one of the seasonal Tithe festivals approaches.

Ruby Weave Gem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

charge expended. When you finish a long rest, choose a spell from any class list. The spell you choose must be of a level you can cast. You know the chosen spell and can cast it with your spell slots of the appropriate level until the end of your next long rest.

The Deep Roots of War

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, hacked, and tunneled. The weakest among them fell dead from exhaustion, the rest pausing only long enough to push the corpses aside so they could continue the digging. Only the hardiest and most iron

-willed individuals of the clan survived this brutal campaign. When their delving finally broke through into a cavern, the dwarves found the cause of their obsession. A great elder brain and its mind

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