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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the
the next dawn. The spells use your spellcasting ability and spell save DC.
Instruments of the Bards
Instrument
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Fly, Invisibility, Levitate, Protection
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ones’ devotion and also conceal their wearers’ true facial expressions.Cloud Step (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Cloud Step"}. The giant teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
DC 15):
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light, minor illusion
3/day each: invisibility, silent image, suggestion, tongues
1/day each: gaseous form, major imageSmiling ones are cloud giant;cloud
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
on this terrain.
Mind Cloud (Costs 3 Actions). The emissary unleashes a psychic wave. Each creature within 30 feet of the emissary must succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw or take 32 (5d12
);{"diceNotation":"5d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Mind Cloud","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. In addition, every spell ends on creatures and objects of the emissary’s choice in
Zuggtmoy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
":"Pseudopod","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Infestation Spores (3/Day). Zuggtmoy releases spores that burst out in a cloud that fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her, and it
lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood creature in the cloud when it appears, or that enters it later, must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the creature can’t be
Instrument of the Bards
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The
Uncommon
Entangle, faerie fire, shillelagh, speak with animals
Mac-Fuirmidh cittern
Uncommon
Barkskin, cure wounds, fog cloud
Ollamh harp
Legendary
Confusion, control weather, fire storm
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
flesh and fungus become one. Such cultists are fungal extensions of the Demon Queen’s will. Their devotion might begin with the seemingly harmless promises offered by exotic spores and mushrooms
, LightningInfestation Spores (3/Day). Zuggtmoy releases spores that burst out in a cloud that fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her, and it lingers for 1 minute. Any creature in the cloud when it
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
by this attack dies, with its body and everything it is wearing and carrying, except magic items, exploding into a cloud of ash. The creature can be restored to life only by means of a wish spell
of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of creation and destruction
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
fantasizes about rising to fame and prominence in record time and hopes that plundering the lost Netherese city of Ythryn will turn her fantasies into reality.
The tiefling has the secret support of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Instrument of the Bards Wondrous Item, Rarity Varies (Requires Attunement by a Bard) An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments
exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the spells common to all instruments, as well as the spells specific to each one and its rarity. A creature that attempts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fully real as a result of mortal belief in their power. As stories were told, sacrifices made, and devotion given over ages, the gods formed and gained lives just as real as the mortals who dreamed them
into being. Does that mean that the gods of Theros are less powerful or less divine than the gods of other worlds? Not at all. Once a dream or belief in Theros becomes reality, it is just as real as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
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It is not my place
domain of an aboleth the dragon has been seeking to eliminate.
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A young amethyst dragon and a cloud giant regularly host each other to play strategy games.
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Pegasus;Pegasi nesting in the mountain heights are under the protection of a young amethyst dragon.
Force, Psychic
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
ancient djinni born from the planar winds that blow through the myriad doors of the Infinite Staircase. He’s a timeless force of untold power, a genie made noble by the planes themselves. A cloud
typically reserves the Wish spell for creatures he deems worthy of its gifts, he isn’t above leveraging that power against formidable threats, rewriting reality to forcibly tilt the scales in his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Instrument of the Bards Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement by a bard)
An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way
Fochlucan bandore Uncommon Entangle, faerie fire, shillelagh, speak with animals Mac-Fuirmidh cittern Uncommon Barkskin, cure wounds, fog cloud Ollamh harp Legendary Confusion, control weather, fire storm Left to Right: Doss Lute, Mac-Fuirmidh cittern, and Canaith mandolin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
as symbols of smiling ones’ devotion and also conceal their wearers’ true facial expressions. Cloud Giant Smiling One
Huge Giant, Typically Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit
Cloud Giant Smiling One Smiling ones are cloud giants who honor and emulate the craftiness and deceit of the deity Memnor above all else. They are tricksters supreme who use sleight of hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
8. Throne Room A throne on a massive dais resembles a floating cloud concealing a golden sun. Seated on the throne is a twelve-foot-tall, regal and well-muscled humanoid male with a flowing white
beard and purple toga — in reality, a clay golem that Diderius used to receive favored guests in this area. The golem has been imbued with castings of magic mouth. When any character first approaches it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
8. Throne Room A throne on a massive dais resembles a floating cloud concealing a golden sun. Seated on the throne is a twelve-foot-tall, regal and well-muscled humanoid male with a flowing white
beard and purple toga—in reality, a clay golem that Diderius used to receive favored guests in this area. The golem has been imbued with castings of magic mouth. When any character first approaches it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the next. Cloud giant sorcerers from an ancient empire of giants combined their might to turn a mountain into a vanishing fortress, but they weren’t fully successful. The mountain vanished, as did
of the unpredictable nature of this tangle in space, bizarre events surround the Misty Vale as creatures, objects, and entire settlements shift—in whole or in part—from one world to another, unmoored from their proper place in reality.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
myriad doors of the Infinite Staircase. He’s a timeless force of untold power, a genie made noble by the planes themselves. A cloud of twinkling stardust follows Nafas wherever he goes, as evidence of
that power against formidable threats, rewriting reality to forcibly tilt the scales in his favor. The multiverse dictates that there must always be a noble djinni to preside over the Infinite Staircase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Giants and Magic Giants have a paradoxical relationship with magic. The most outwardly magical are the cloud giants, followed closely by storm giants. Both types have an innate ability to use some
; it isn’t maug, but it isn’t maat, either. Mastering the secrets of magic, though, demands a degree of devotion that would take giants away from pursuits that are valued by the ordning. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
it’s not rising in a straight line. Cloud cover might even make it look as though it were broken into multiple pieces. After an hour, the Spire returns to normal. 2 A kolyarut (see Morte’s Planar Parade
) arrives to interview the characters about their strange situation. It seeks information so greater powers in Mechanus can decide whether they want to blame the characters for their reality-defying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
you, and you might sometimes wish he hadn’t.
Devotion to Kruphix Kruphix doesn’t demand adherence to any philosophy, and the reasons to follow him are as numberless as the stars. As a follower
of Kruphix, consider the options on the Kruphix’s Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background. Kruphix’s Ideals d6 Ideal
1 Devotion. My devotion to my god is more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
communication and cooperation between members of different cultures or species. Khoravar who follow this philosophy often become bards, diplomats, mediators, or translators. Others are fascinated by their
other. 5 You’re part of a community in Thrane whose devotion to the Silver Flame has led you to extend your unity meals to non-Khoravar. 6 Your Khoravar community is the crew of a Lhazaar ship. 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giants. Each of the giants of the ordning has new variants in this chapter. The cloud giant destiny gambler, fire giant forgecaller, frost giant ice shaper, hill giant avalancher, stone giant rockspeaker
that nevertheless wield rune magic. Giant Cultists. Other variations include giants that follow the cults of "interloper gods." Some of these are Fiends transformed by their devotion to demon lords or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
not.” 21–40 “I periodically slip into a catatonic state, staring off into the distance for long stretches at a time.” 41–60 “I see an altered version of reality, with my mind convincing itself that
(2d8) poison damage.
Infestation Spores (3/Day). Zuggtmoy releases spores that burst out in a cloud that fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her, and it lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
example, could apply to a cloud giant. Giant Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait 1 The brutality of my peers is a relic of a bygone era that should be stamped out. I seek a more enlightened
our devotion to one another. 2 My clan mates who serve in our deity’s temples are the closest companions I’ll ever know. 3 My place in the ordning is ordained by our patron deity, and it would be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
reality toward terror. Heralded by ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their
malleable forms, emissaries work to undermine perceptions of order, trust, and reality on global scales, readying worlds for sanity-shattering revelations and cascading apocalypses. Only when truly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Horn is an excellent opportunity for aspiring bards. University, Upper Menthis Grand Stage This stage hosts grand performances of the beloved classics of Galifar, along with more modern works that
illusions. Den’iyas, Upper Menthis Little Xen’drik This area of small shops deals in antiquities and relics recovered from Xen’drik and the ruins below Sharn. Cloud Antiquities specializes in giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Lady of Masks Countess Sansuri is a greedy and vainglorious giant who lives in the clouds, untethered from reality, convinced that she is the victim of a great injustice and surrounded by jealous
fraught with envy and scorn, but she tries to hide those feelings behind a calm, unassuming facade. Like many cloud giant nobles, Sansuri keeps a collection of masks. She dons whichever mask best
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Persuasion (or sometimes Intimidation) and Religion can be useful for this character. Many clerics fill this role, but devout bards can also be effective Teachers. Some Teachers bring skills from the
any character can play this role; there are barbarians whose fury is fueled by their devotion, and rangers sworn to track down the enemies of the faith. The soldier and folk hero backgrounds are well suited to such champions of the faith.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
chapter 6 is an example of a frost giant whose devotion to the demon lord has brought great and terrible rewards. (Kostchtchie is described in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus.) Yeenoghu. Gnolls, ghouls
, mostly cloud and a few storm giants, worship the devastating power of wind and storms. They aren’t generally interested in destruction for its own sake, but they delight in the power to punish those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
gp each and weighing 50 pounds each) and a one-of-a-kind book of original plays written in Dethek, the Dwarvish script, with Common translations, by a legendary and long-deceased cloud giant poet
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
—broken and consumed by the march of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of
Equipment
skin sags and begins dripping off. Their bones turn to jelly and they become a puddle on the ground which quickly evaporates into a cloud of octarine mist. For 1 hour, the creature is under the effects
. For the next minute, each affected creature gains the benefit of the Barkskin spell but becomes vulnerable to Fire damage.
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An 100-foot-radius octarine storm cloud emerges 300 feet
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melting. Their skin sags and begins dripping off. Their bones turn to jelly and they become a puddle on the ground which quickly evaporates into a cloud of octarine mist. For 1 hour, the creature is under
they move. For the next minute, each affected creature gains the benefit of the Barkskin spell but becomes vulnerable to Fire damage.
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An 100-foot-radius octarine storm cloud emerges






