before beast drawn contains random

Deck of Illusions

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of yourself. An

This box contains a set of cards. A full deck has 34 cards: 32 depicting specific creatures and two with a mirrored surface. A deck found as treasure is usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The

Orb of Dragonkind

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some measure of control over dragons. Each orb contains the essence of

, freedom from the orb, to spread suffering in the world, to advance the worship of Tiamat, or something else the DM decides. Random Properties. An Orb of Dragonkind has the following random properties

Sword of Kas

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

blood. If the sword doesn’t taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes

. Random Properties. The sword has the following random properties (see “Artifacts”): 1 minor beneficial property 1 major beneficial property 1 minor detrimental property 1 major

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have thirteen cards, but some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate

column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Any

Mirror of Life Trapping

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

already occupied, the mirror frees one trapped creature at random to accommodate the new prisoner. A freed creature appears in an unoccupied space within sight of the mirror but facing away from it. If

the mirror is shattered, all creatures it contains are freed and appear in unoccupied spaces near it. While within 5 feet of the mirror, you can take a Magic action to name one creature trapped in it

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites doom. Most believe the lich-god Vecna the

a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your ability scores again. Tireless Form. While the book is on your person, you have Immunity to the Exhaustion condition. Random Properties. The Book of

Figurine of Wondrous Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

) for up to 12 hours and can be ridden as a mount. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 2 days have passed. Giant Fly Large Beast, Unaligned AC 11 Initiative +1 (11) HP 19

ignore your orders, including a command to revert to figurine form. If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on

Calimemnon Crystal

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

This immaculately cut sixty-sided diamond fits in one hand, yet it contains an entire genie empire. The Calimemnon Crystal was made by high elf magic to imprison the notorious genie lords Calim and

until the next dawn. Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random properties (see chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide): 1 minor beneficial property 1 major beneficial

Crown of Horns

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

The Crown of Horns contains the essence and intelligence of Myrkul, one of the Dead Three. This ghastly crown is a pale silver circlet with four curved bones set around its rim. On the crown's brow

can also cast this spell of its own free will. Once the spell has been cast using the crown, it can't be cast again until 7 days have passed. Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random

Talon Beast

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Magic Resistance. The talon beast has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Sense Magic. The talon beast can detect and pinpoint the location of magic within 120 feet

of itself.Multiattack. The talon beast makes two Talon attacks or a Talon attack and a Beak attack. Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Beak

Flind

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

"} bludgeoning damage, and the target must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target must use its reaction, if available, to make one melee attack against a random creature, other than

the flind, within its reach. If there’s no creature within reach, the target instead moves half its speed in a random direction. Flail of Pain. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9

Thessaltoxin (Ingested or Injury)

Equipment

affected by the polymorph spell. The creature’s new form is a random beast or a creature it has seen within the last 24 hours (as chosen by the DM). This transformation lasts until the end of the

Death Tyrant Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. The death tyrant shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Eye Rays"} (reroll duplicates), choosing one to three targets it can see

legendary actions at the start of its turn. Eye Ray. The death tyrant uses one random eye ray.A Death Tyrant’s Lair A death tyrant’s lair is usually the same site it held as a beholder, but

Deck of Illusions Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This box contains a set of parchment cards. A full deck has 34 cards. A deck found as treasure is usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at

random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of you. An

Walnut Dankgrass

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

statistics are replaced by the statistics of the dire wolf, except she retains her alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Her attacks in beast form are magical. While in

beast form, Walnut can use a bonus action to expend one spell slot and regain 1d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll"} hit points per level of the spell slot expended. Spellcasting. Walnut is a 7th

Darkweaver

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

from across the planes experience reality. For them, the act of eating is an experience to be drawn out and savored, with every meal considered in all its facets. Whether its fare is a demon, an

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Darkweaver Cocoon Contents"} Category 1 Roll a die. If you roll an even number, the cocoon contains the bones of a Humanoid. If you roll an odd number, the

Orb of Dragonkind Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

magic has been warped and twisted over the centuries, so although their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over dragons. Each orb contains the

advance the worship of Tiamat, or something else the GM decides. Random Properties An Orb of Dragonkind has the following random properties: 2 minor beneficial properties 1 minor detrimental

Thessalar

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

the polymorph spell, transforming into a random beast or a creature it has seen within the last 24 hours (as chosen by the DM). This effect lasts until the target finishes a long rest.Thessalar was a

Glowrune Pigment

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

This set of 1d4 + 2 small paint pots contains pigments mixed from crushed luminescent gemstones. This magical paint bestows temporary magical gifts on creatures with runes drawn on their skin with

this paint. One paint pot contains enough pigment to paint one rune. A creature can spend 10 minutes to paint one of the following runes onto itself or another creature: Journey Rune. Difficult

Deck of Wild Cards

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

This deck of heavy vellum cards hums with the magic of the Elemental Chaos. The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at random (a deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the

deck). As an action, you can draw a random card from this deck and throw it to make a ranged spell attack, using Dexterity for the attack roll. The card has a range of 30 feet. On a hit, it deals 1d4

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Shadar-kai are the elves of the Shadowfell, originally drawn to that dread realm by the Raven Queen. Over the centuries, some of them have continued to serve her, while others have ventured into the

, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures

Helm of Perfect Potential

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

This copper-hued helm contains a shard of the Elemental Chaos embedded in its forehead, surrounded by a motif of a rising sun. Legend says Annam fashioned this helm for his daughter Diancastra to

hold the fragment of chaos she used to prove her worth to her father. Random Properties. The helm has the following random properties, determined by rolling on the appropriate table in the Dungeon

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you

draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number

Maw of Yeenoghu

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

against a random creature within 10 feet of itself. If no creature is within reach, the maw can make two Fang Fling attacks.Hill giants are known for their voracious appetites, which can attract the

attention of the demon lord Yeenoghu, known as the Beast of Butchery. A cruel hill giant sometimes turns to Yeenoghu for help in expanding the reach of its malevolence. Occasionally a hill giant consumes an

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder must make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder take 3d6 psychic damage. On a failed save, the wielder is

dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate monster spell, and the sword demands that it be bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met. Random Properties. The Sword of Kas

Heart Weaver's Primer

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

This pristine book smells faintly of a random scent you find pleasing. When found, the book contains the following spells: antipathy/sympathy, charm person, dominate person, enthrall, hypnotic

Dodecahedron of Doom

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

This twelve-sided metal die is 12 inches across and bears the numbers 1 through 12 engraved on its pentagonal sides. The dodecahedron contains arcane clockwork mechanisms that whir and

click whenever the die is cast. The dodecahedron can be hurled up to 60 feet as an action. A random magical effect occurs when the die comes to rest after rolling across the ground for at least

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

flail attacks. If an attack hits, he can cause it to create an additional effect of his choice or at random (each effect can be used only once per Multiattack): 1. The attack deals an extra 13 (2d12

5 or more, the target falls prone. Savage (Costs 2 Actions). Yeenoghu makes a bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great battle-scarred gnoll

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

it, giff are drawn to the Astral Plane because, on a deep psychic level, they remain connected to their creator gods, who have just enough divine spark left in them to imbue giff with sparks of their

game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have

Artus Cimber

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

following properties while attuned to the dagger, provided he has the weapon drawn: Cause a blue gem set into the dagger’s pommel to shed bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an

must be modeled after a beast with a challenge rating of 2 or less. The ice creature has the same statistics as the beast it models, with the following changes: the creature is a construct with

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

of a beast. Spellbook. Vellynne’s spellbook has black leather covers around pages of ragged parchment, all wrapped in a crimson sash. The necromancer’s personal sigil is written in goat

’s blood on the title page. The tome contains the spells Vellynne has prepared plus the following additional spells: bestow curse, blindness/deafness, false life, find familiar, magic weapon, polymorph, protection from evil and good, remove curse, shield, and Tenser's floating disk.

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

feet. Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the

cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no effect. As soon as you draw a card, its magic

Mirror of Life Trapping Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

creature is confined to the cell until freed. If the mirror traps a creature but its twelve extradimensional cells are already occupied, the mirror frees one trapped creature at random to accommodate the

new prisoner. A freed creature appears in an unoccupied space within sight of the mirror but facing away from it. If the mirror is shattered, all creatures it contains are freed and appear in

Figurine of Wondrous Power Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

A figurine of wondrous power is a statuette of a beast small enough to fit in a pocket. If you use an action to speak the command word and throw the figurine to a point on the ground within 60 feet

portion thereof it spends in beast form costs 1 charge. While it has charges, you can use it as often as you wish. When it runs out of charges, it reverts to a figurine and can't be used again until 7

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness. Change Shape. The Abbot magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less

nameless holy figure, whom others call the Abbot, was drawn to the abbey after Saint Markovia died by Strahd's hand. He sought to restore the abbey after it fell to corruption, but was himself

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