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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose.
A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature
that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Shadowy Form. While the darkweaver is in dim light or darkness, attack rolls against it are made with disadvantage unless the darkweaver has the incapacitated condition.
Spider Climb. The darkweaver
in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Multiattack. The darkweaver makes two Shadow Web attacks and one Bite attack. It can use Reel after any of these
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hypersensitivity. The mist takes 10 radiant damage whenever it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, the mist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
Unusual Nature. The mist
undetected to bleed their victims dry.
Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being defeated or suffering
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
capture its magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose.
A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only
digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
feet of that creature. The gibbering mouther;gibbering mouthers act right after the emissary on the same initiative count, gaining a +7 bonus to their attack and damage rolls, and fighting until they are
in its lesser form. When this form is destroyed, the emissary’s body collapses into a gory slurry. It then instantly returns in its greater form. Only if the emissary is defeated in its greater
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
required). As a quarterstaff, the pestle is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.
The pestle has 12 charges. When you hit with a melee attack using the
, you can command the pestle to grind. For the next minute, or until you use your action to verbally command it to stop, the pestle moves on its own, grinding the contents of the mortar into a mush or
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Choose one of the following effects:
Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour.
Woe. The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls
released and destroyed. This reveals a fifteenth soul, a lich, that inhabits the Nether card, which appears only when the fourteen souls are defeated. If this ancient entity is destroyed, the Nether card
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, “Den of the Hill Giants”), the characters might be able to convince a defeated, captured giant to lead them there. Each giant carries a sack holding 1d3 mundane items; roll on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction to determine the contents of each one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
encounter, when everyone rolls initiative. Once everyone has taken a turn, the fight continues to the next round if neither side has defeated the other. COMBAT STEP-BY-STEP
1. Determine surprise. The
encounter rolls initiative, determining the order of combatants' turns.
4. Take turns. Each participant in the battle takes a turn in initiative order.
5. Begin the next round. When everyone involved in the combat has had a turn, the round ends. Repeat step 4 until the fighting stops.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
encounter, when everyone rolls initiative. Once everyone has taken a turn, the fight continues to the next round if neither side has defeated the other. COMBAT STEP-BY-STEP
Determine surprise. The
encounter rolls initiative, determining the order of combatants’ turns.
Take turns. Each participant in the battle takes a turn in initiative order.
Begin the next round. When everyone involved in the combat has had a turn, the round ends. Repeat step 4 until the fighting stops.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sahuagin Blademaster A cunning veteran of countless campaigns, the sahuagin blademaster decorates its armor with the bones of its defeated foes. As demonstrated in The Final Enemy, sahuagin
, Intimidation +4
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Sahuagin
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The blademaster has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
Sahuagin Blademaster A cunning veteran of countless campaigns, the sahuagin blademaster decorates its armor with the bones of its defeated foes. As demonstrated in The Final Enemy, sahuagin
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Sahuagin
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The blademaster has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
dug out of the hillside. When the characters arrive, the anchorites are gathered on the hilltop. If Gorthok has not been defeated yet, the anchorites are in the midst of summoning the great boar
similar contents.
A: Entryway. Situated in the middle of this intersection, facing the cave mouth, the skull of a boar rests atop a pile of humanoid and animal bones. A character who succeeds on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
rolls Initiative. Once everyone has taken a turn, the fight continues to the next round if neither side is defeated. Combat Step by Step Combat unfolds in these steps: Establish Positions. The Dungeon
adversaries are—how far away and in what direction. Roll Initiative. Everyone involved in the combat encounter rolls Initiative, determining the order of combatants’ turns. Take Turns. Each participant in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
rolls Initiative. Once everyone has taken a turn, the fight continues to the next round if neither side is defeated. Combat Step by Step Combat unfolds in these steps: Establish Positions. The Dungeon
adversaries are—how far away and in what direction. Roll Initiative. Everyone involved in the combat encounter rolls Initiative, determining the order of combatants’ turns. Take Turns. Each participant in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature of good alignment that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds
it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
takes a –5 penalty to attack rolls, saving throw DCs, and to her AC, and her hit point maximum is reduced by 75. Tiamat can take only three legendary actions, and her hit point maximum is reduced by
Dragon Queen’s return, and heroes sometimes die for the greater good. Certainly, fallen characters can be raised again if Tiamat is defeated. And if she’s not defeated, dying might not be the worst option.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and
studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
a –5 penalty to attack rolls, saving throw DCs, and to her AC, and her hit point maximum is reduced by 75. Tiamat can take only three legendary actions, and her hit point maximum is reduced by 75. If
can be raised again if Tiamat is defeated. And if she’s not defeated, dying might not be the worst option.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
, and the like. Linen wrappings are in rolls or strewn about. Dried herbs of unidentifiable nature, bones, skulls and the like litter the workbenches. Vats. In the south part of the room are three vats of
acid will harm even magic weapons, the players will have to figure some way to neutralize or drain off the contents of the second vat to acquire the key, as a reach-in-and-grope-for-it technique has only a 1 percent cumulative chance per round of being successful.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hot coals affects the monster. You might decide that it deals 1d4 fire damage and imposes disadvantage on the monster’s attack rolls until the end of its next turn. You roll the damage die (or let the
, you need to know them. You don’t have to memorize these rules or the Player’s Handbook, but you should have a clear idea of their contents so that, when a situation requires a ruling, you know where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
low. The blob poses the greatest threat when disasters or nihilistic magic-users summon it to inhabited realms. Once unleashed, the blob of annihilation rolls across the land in vast, cosmic gyres
in the find of a lifetime. When the blob appears, roll on or choose a result from the Blob of Annihilation Contents table to inspire what extraordinary thing remains within its goop. Blob of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
-sized doll with buttons for eyes. An animated carpet prances around the children, who pay it no attention. The sewing room contains rolls of fabric, bobbins of thread, knitting needles, and pincushions
from the tyranny of Pincushion and the rug. Treasure. Once the living doll leaves or is defeated, the characters can search the sewing room for treasure, finding the following valuable items: A spool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
profane magic. It typically takes shadow demons centuries to recover their demonic power, if they ever do. Particularly powerful demons might return as multiple shadow demons after being defeated. These
turn inside an object.
Light Sensitivity. While in Bright Light, the demon has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.
Actions
Umbral Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
into a quarterstaff or shrink it back into a pestle (no action required). As a quarterstaff, the pestle is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The pestle has
own, grinding the contents of the mortar into a mush or fine powder that’s equally useful for cooking or alchemy. At the start of each of your turns, whatever is in the mortar takes 4d10 force damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
39. Dracolich’s Phylactery The Far Realm has warped the fabric of this chamber and its current occupant. The contents of this 20-foot-high room are as follows: Undulations. The walls and pillars
staff of power that grants him a +2 bonus to Armor Class, spell attack rolls, and saving throws. His insectoid physiology prevents him from making melee attacks with the staff. Cassiok is insane and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
number, the better the character is at that skill. If a character wants to use a skill that isn't on their character sheet, the player rolls a 20-sided die, adding an ability score modifier if the DM
the Barbarian shows “+5” next to “Greataxe” under “Attacks,” so if the Barbarian wants to attack a monster with their Greataxe, the player rolls a d20 and adds their +5 bonus. If the die roll is a 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
dead giff’s grenades was primed but not released when the giff died at the bend in the corridor. At the end of each turn in combat, roll a d6. On a 6, the grenade rolls from the giff’s hand and goes off
baby. He neither helps nor harms the characters. Never Fear, Wizpop Is Here! If the characters are in danger of being defeated by the githyanki, help comes from an unlikely source. The dormitory near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
tin eggs at the character (+4 to hit, 1d4 bludgeoning damage on a hit). On a hit, the egg bursts in an oily mess, and the character has disadvantage on attack rolls until the end of the character’s next
turn. The inventor Tatina Rookledust defends her home from Dragon Army goblins The goblins flee after half their number are defeated. The hobgoblin tries to make the goblins hold their ground but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
log rolls down an incline, flattening creatures in its path. As an action, a creature within 5 feet of the stationary log can push it down the stairs. The log tumbles down the incline in a straight
. Skulls are piled in the northwest corner.
Among the trophies are a number of empty mounts equal to the characters in the party—a grim omen of what could happen if they’re defeated in this cave. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
creature you can see within 15 feet of you. Choose one of the following effects: Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour. Woe. The creature
has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour. The deck can be used in this way twice, and you regain all expended uses at the next dawn. Prisoners of Fate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
following changes to its stat block: It has 30 hit points. It has disadvantage on attack rolls. Once it’s defeated, the mimic turns back into an ordinary trunk. Ending the Threat If all the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
unseen and undetected to bleed their victims dry. Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being defeated or
its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, the mist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
Unusual Nature. The mist doesn’t require air or sleep.
Actions
Life Drain. The mist touches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters until destroyed, but her subordinates are less motivated. If Glaive is defeated, Rack and Crunch flee. Glaive Since the Mournland’s earliest days, Glaive has wielded her namesake weapon in service
recharges.
Pack Tactics. Glaive has advantage on attack rolls if at least one ally is within 5 feet of the creature she’s attacking and the ally doesn’t have the incapacitated condition.
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
defeated or suffering some mishap. Denied the restorative power of these places, the vampires’ bodies dissolve into mist. The transformation strips the intelligence and personality from them until
. The mist takes 10 radiant damage whenever it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, the mist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
Actions
Life Drain. The mist touches one