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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that
on a hit.
Button 2. The rod’s flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic Battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
+1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the Moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or determines it randomly by
.
Moonblade Properties
1d100
Property
01-60
Increase the weapon’s bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls by 1, to a maximum of +3. Reroll if the Moonblade already has a +3 bonus.
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Doppelganger
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Ambusher. The doppelganger has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it has surprised
magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
on attack rolls against that target until the end of her next turn.
Tactical Leadership. As a bonus action, Rilsa chooses one creature she can see within 30 feet of her. The creature doesn’t
headquarters. In addition to hosting regular public forums in her shop, Rael tacitly oversees the Garden of Whispers, a maze of wood-and-paper screens where people from across the city can buy and sell secrets with Guild agents and each other, speaking through the barriers so as to maintain anonymity.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Detect Sentience. The brain can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature
target is Undead, it also has disadvantage on attack rolls against the brain until the end of the brain’s next turn.
Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge
Rod of Lordly Might
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that are set
battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.
If you press button 3, the rod's flanged head folds down, a spear point springs from the rod's tip, and the rod's handle
Moonblade
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
preserving and protecting elvenkind. If the blade rejects you, you make ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws with disadvantage for 24 hours. If the blade accepts you, you become attuned to it and a
first rune always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Rod of Lordly Might Rod, Legendary (Requires Attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod
bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. Button 3. The rod’s flanged head folds down, a spear point springs from the rod’s tip, and the rod’s handle lengthens into a 6-foot haft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that are set in a row along the haft. It has three
two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic Battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. Button 3. The rod’s flanged head folds down, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
slain, the doppelganger reverts to its natural form.
Ambusher. The doppelganger has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it has surprised.
Surprise Attack. If the doppelganger surprises a
of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is within range, the doppelganger can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the doppelganger has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.
Surprise Attack. If the
creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
several different abilities, but simply deciding that an item is always active or can be used a fixed number of times per day might be easier to manage. Power Level If you make an item that lets a
cast a lower-level spell more frequently. Maximum Bonus. If an item delivers a static bonus to AC, attack rolls, saving throws, or ability checks, this column suggests an appropriate bonus based on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Rod of Lordly Might Rod, legendary (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has
button 2, the rod’s flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Rod of Lordly Might Rod, legendary (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has
blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic battleaxe that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. If you press button 3, the rod’s flanged head folds down, a spear point
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
has an initiative score, which is a passive Dexterity check: 10 + Dexterity modifier. By cutting down on die rolls, math done on the fly, and the process of asking for and recording totals, you can
players roll a d20 for their initiative as a group, or side. You also roll a d20. Neither roll receives any modifiers. Whoever rolls highest wins initiative. In case of a tie, keep rerolling until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
it has several different abilities, but simply deciding that an item is always active or can be used a fixed number of times per day is easier to manage. Power Level If you make an item that lets a
, or legendary item might allow its possessor to cast a lower-level spell more frequently. Maximum Bonus. If an item delivers a static bonus to AC, attack rolls, saving throws, or ability checks, this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Attack Rolls Some spells require the caster to make an attack roll to determine whether the spell effect hits the intended target. Your attack bonus with a spell attack equals your spellcasting
ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. Most spells that require attack rolls involve ranged attacks. Remember that you have disadvantage on a ranged attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a hostile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
bearer. A Moonblade has one rune on it for each bearer it has willingly served (typically 1d6 + 1). The first rune grants a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each
weapon’s bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls by 1, to a maximum of +3. Reroll if the Moonblade already has a +3 bonus. 61–75 When you hit with an attack roll using the Moonblade, you deal an extra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
gods. A moonblade won’t serve anyone it regards as craven, erratic, corrupt, or at odds with preserving and protecting elvenkind. If the blade rejects you, you make ability checks, attack rolls, and
destroyed. A moonblade has one rune on its blade for each master it has served (typically 1d6 + 1). The first rune always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature is protected by a mind blank spell.
Magic Resistance. The brain has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
) necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the start of the brain’s next turn. If the target is Undead, it also has disadvantage on attack rolls against the brain until the end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature is protected by a mind blank spell.
Magic Resistance. The
disadvantage on attack rolls against the brain until the end of the brain’s next turn.
Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6). The brain magically emits psychic energy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
reverts to its true form if it dies.
Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the doppelganger has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.
Surprise Attack. If the
within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Angels in the Outlands CoupleOfKooks “If you think you’re prepared for the ultimate struggle between good and evil, the deciding contest between all that is righteous and all that is foul, then to
order from home plate to first base, first base to second base, and second base back to home plate. The game has the following rules. Setup The offensive team rolls initiative to determine the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
effect is the same as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath — claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding
lies are especially plausible or implausible. Match die rolls individually for every character. Those who Mondath believes are set free, but watched and stopped if they try to leave the camp. Those who Mondath does not believe are sentenced to die as above.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
as if they’d been recognized. If characters lie to Mondath—claiming they are new recruits and this is all a mistake, for example, or that they are studying the cult before deciding whether to join
plausible or implausible. Match die rolls individually for every character. Those who Mondath believes are set free, but watched and stopped if they try to leave the camp. Those who Mondath does not believe are sentenced to die as above.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
berserker can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls during that turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its next turn.
Actions
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack
that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature is protected by a mind blank spell.
Magic Resistance. The brain in a jar has advantage on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
several examples. Complications occur randomly. Each participant in the chase rolls a d20 at the end of its turn. Consult the appropriate table to determine whether a complication occurs. If it does
ones in this section. Otherwise, improvise as you play. Complications can be barriers to progress or opportunities for mayhem. Characters being chased through a forest by bugbears might spot a wasp nest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
those conventions. Players and Inspiration. Remember that a player with inspiration can award it to another player. Some groups even like to treat inspiration as a group resource, deciding collectively
retroactively spend it or are quick enough to award it before any rolls. This approach works best for groups that want to focus on immersion and player agency, where the DM steps back and gives the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
, Ooze Grottos, Predator Pools, Golem Laboratories, and Temples of Extraction. Zones are also labeled on the map. Areas are identified by numbers. Map 5.1: The Doomvault Dimensional Barriers Magic
or ethereal creature can’t pass between zones. A detect magic spell can’t penetrate the structure of the Doomvault to sense the dimensional barriers. Magic Gates Two types of magic gates, white and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the runestone die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the runestone die is rolled, it is lost, and the
runestone die, a d6. Once within the next 24 hours, it can roll the die and add the number rolled to one Strength check or weapon attack roll it makes. It can wait until after it rolls the d20 before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, and roll for the dealer and participating NPCs. Everyone rolls and reveals their dice at once. The participant with the highest total wins, but anyone who rolls a 1 automatically loses. Olidammara’s
Bounty. Named after a god of revelry, this game is played on a long table embroidered with a flat pattern of an unfolded, twenty-sided die. The game’s dealer is also its deciding piece: a spectator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Subclass Level 3: Assassinate You’re adept at ambushing a target, granting you the following benefits. Initiative. You have Advantage on Initiative rolls. Surprising Strikes. During the first round of each
combat, you have Advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn. If your Sneak Attack hits any target during that round, the target takes extra damage of the weapon’s type
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Die to the attack’s damage roll. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have Disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you until the end of your next turn. Lunging Attack As
victor. Level 3: Improved Critical Your attack rolls with weapons and Unarmed Strikes can score a Critical Hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20. Level 3: Remarkable Athlete Thanks to your athleticism