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Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

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 Undead, or a servant of a god from the Lower Planes

Crystal Ball

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

items and have additional properties. Crystal Ball of Mind Reading. You can use an action to cast the Detect Thoughts spell (save DC 17) while you are scrying with the crystal ball, targeting

creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell’s sensor. You don’t need to concentrate on this Detect Thoughts to maintain it during its duration, but it ends if Scrying ends. Crystal Ball

Mobility Wonder

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

While inactive, the mobility wonder resembles a metal turtle shell with straps. It is designed to be worn on your back or flank, depending on your anatomy. Once wound, the mobility wonder transforms

into a personal transport device and remains active for 24 hours. While active, the mobility wonder increases your Speed to 30 feet. Other creatures can’t remove your mobility wonder from you unless you allow it.

Mechanical Wonder

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function. A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until

. Mobility Wonder (Common). While inactive, the mobility wonder resembles a metal turtle shell with straps. It is designed to be worn on your back or flank, depending on your anatomy. Once wound, the

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

disastrous confrontations with enemies of her temporary allies, she’s elected to keep her personal lair secret. Deep within her lair is a hidden reading room where she usually keeps her spirit gem

and using the same spellcasting ability as her Spellcasting action. Apathy. Creatures within 1 mile of the lair that aren’t Undead have Disadvantage on Death Saving Throws and Initiative rolls

Mechanical Wonder

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function. A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until

resembles a metal turtle shell with straps. It is designed to be worn on your back or flank, depending on your anatomy. Once wound, the mobility wonder transforms into a personal transport device and

Sunfly

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

stingers that they use to inject natural toxins into other creatures. Planar magic can alter a sunfly’s toxin so that its effect is different depending on which Outer Plane the sunfly is on. Many

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

reading and studying the book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your

Book of Exalted Deeds Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

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 can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read

Derro

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the perils of the Underdark. Equal parts fearful and vicious, bands of these dwarf-kin prey on those weaker than themselves, while giving simpering obeisance to any creatures they deem more powerful. A

varies, depending on whatever foe the savants want to lead their people against, yet the essence of the story remains the same: a lesson of survival at any price and an example of how deceitfulness and cruelty can be virtues.

Dire Corby

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

old pathways become impassable or a flock sustains heavy losses in a particular area, dire corbies will sometimes chart a new migratory course. Depending on their new route, a mob of these creatures

corbies range across the Underdark, stripping the tunnels and caverns they traverse of all living things. Even the mightiest creatures of the Underdark hide within fortified lairs or step aside from a dire

Earthquake Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

and shakes creatures and structures in contact with the ground in that area. The ground in the area becomes difficult terrain. Each creature on the ground that is concentrating must make a

must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is knocked prone. This spell can have additional effects depending on the terrain in the area, as determined by the GM. Fissures

Swarm of Sunflies

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

struggle, so do the places they inhabit. Sunflies have stingers that they use to inject natural toxins into other creatures. Planar magic can alter a sunfly’s toxin so that its effect is different

depending on which Outer Plane the sunfly is on. Many inhabitants of the planes have strong feelings about sunflies, viewing them as loathsome pests or adorable pets. Sunflies in Sigil are often the

Death Kiss

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

death kiss consumes ingested blood, which it also uses to heal and generate electrical energy inside its body. Terrified of dying from starvation, it obsessively drains even little creatures such as rat

prey’s death. A death kiss prefers to hunt alone. If it meets another of its kind, it might fight, flee, or team up, depending on its health and pride.Lightning

Derro Savant

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

safe from the perils of the Underdark. Equal parts fearful and vicious, bands of these dwarf-kin prey on those weaker than themselves, while giving simpering obeisance to any creatures they deem more

this legend varies, depending on whatever foe the savants want to lead their people against, yet the essence of the story remains the same: a lesson of survival at any price and an example of how deceitfulness and cruelty can be virtues.

Adult Lunar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

see within 120 feet of itself. The ice, which is difficult terrain for all creatures except lunar dragons, lasts for 10 minutes or until the dragon uses this legendary action again.Lunar dragons

(also known as moon dragons or phase dragons) are capricious, xenophobic creatures that make their lairs inside desolate moons by burrowing through the rock. Before laying eggs, a female lunar dragon

Ancient Lunar Dragon

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

can see within 120 feet of itself. The ice, which is difficult terrain for all creatures except lunar dragons, lasts for 10 minutes or until the dragon uses this legendary action again. Wing Attack

attacks.Lunar dragons (also known as moon dragons or phase dragons) are capricious, xenophobic creatures that make their lairs inside desolate moons by burrowing through the rock. Before laying eggs, a

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify

banished using magic such as the dispel evil and good spell. The banished spirit returns to the book. Adjusted Ability Scores. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book

Symbol Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

common triggers are opening the object, approaching within a certain distance of it, or seeing or reading the glyph. You can further refine the trigger so the spell is activated only under certain

creatures that don't trigger the glyph, such as those who say a certain password. When you inscribe the glyph, choose one of the options below for its effect. Once triggered, the glyph glows, filling a

Glyph of Warding Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

triggers include opening that object, approaching within a certain distance of the object, or seeing or reading the glyph. Once a glyph is triggered, this spell ends. You can further refine the

or drow), or alignment. You can also set conditions for creatures that don’t trigger the glyph, such as those who say a certain password. When you inscribe the glyph, choose explosive

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

’t up. While outdoors, Strahd can call 3d6;{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Children of the Night"} wolf;wolves instead. The called creatures arrive in 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4

card reading in chapter 1, unless he has been forced into his tomb in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft. Strahd's Tactics Because the entire adventure revolves around Strahd, you must play him

Knight of Eldraine

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Knightly Virtue. The knight has one of the following traits, depending on the court it serves: Courage (Embereth). The knight has advantage on Wisdom checks and Wisdom saving throws. Knowledge

embodiment of one of the five virtues the knights of the realm hold as standards of excellence. The recent invasion of nightmarish creatures called Phyrexians devastated the courts, with much of the

Ezmerelda d'Avenir

Monsters Curse of Strahd

for two years, helping him track down and slay many creatures of the night. But because van Richten could never bring himself to fully trust a Vistana, he kept secrets from her. The two vampire

herself. Tarokka Deck. Ezmerelda keeps a deck of tarokka cards in her wagon (chapter 11, area V1). Although the cards aren’t magical, Ezmerelda can use them to perform a card reading for the

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

. 07 You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to communicate only with insects. Disturbing whispers on the edge of hearing haunt all creatures within 30 feet of you

, causing those creatures to recall their saddest memories. 08 You have a +1 bonus to Wisdom (Insight checks) involving creatures you can see. Your body is ghostly and translucent except for your

Idea Decks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Idea Decks Consider building multiple custom decks to keep on hand for quick inspiration. Depending on the cards you have available, you might build decks of specific characters, creatures, events, spells, treasures, or anything else you need.

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

creatures, such as the veteran, can have any alignment. In other words, you choose the creature’s alignment. Depending on the creature, its alignment entry might indicate a tendency or aversion toward

law, chaos, good, or evil. Unaligned. Many creatures of low intelligence have no comprehension of law or chaos, good or evil. They don’t make moral or ethical choices, but rather act on instinct. These creatures are unaligned, which means they don’t have an alignment.

Reinforcements

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Reinforcements Adventurers can use hit-and-run tactics to weaken Grudd Haug’s defenses. Depending on how much time passes between the adventurers’ forays, the hill giant den might gain reinforcements

from the nearby hills. At the end of each hour, roll percentile dice and consult the Grudd Haug Reinforcements table to determine what creatures, if any, appear. Unless otherwise noted, such

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

creature might be willing to negotiate. Alignment indicates whether a creature leans toward law or chaos and good or evil or whether a creature is neutral. Any Alignment. Some creatures, such as the

commoner, can have any alignment. In other words, you choose the creature’s alignment. Depending on the creature, its alignment entry might indicate a tendency or aversion toward law, chaos, good, or evil

Enemies and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Cult of the Dragon. The alliances forged by the characters during the adventure are essential to stopping the cult. The Final Battle Assets table lists the creatures and forces fighting on both sides

. “Factional Assets” covers the main possibilities for alliances created during the adventure, but you can modify the list as needed depending on events in your campaign.

Enemies and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Cult of the Dragon. The alliances forged by the characters during the adventure are essential to stopping the cult. The Final Battle Assets table lists the creatures and forces fighting on both sides

. “Factional Assets” covers the main possibilities for alliances created during the adventure, but you can modify the list as needed depending on events in your campaign.

Book of Exalted Deeds

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

Crystal Ball

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Crystal Ball Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement) While touching this crystal orb, you can cast Scrying (save DC 17) with it. Crystal Ball of Mind Reading Wondrous Item, Legendary (Requires

Attunement) While touching this crystal orb, you can cast Scrying (save DC 17) with it. In addition, you can cast Detect Thoughts (save DC 17) targeting creatures you can see within 30 feet of the

Doppelganger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Doppelganger Doppelgangers are devious shapeshifters that take on the appearance of other humanoids, throwing off pursuit or luring victims to their doom with misdirection and disguise. Few creatures

doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.

Kollema Hall Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

up or down like escalators, or flatten out completely before raising or lowering like lifts to accommodate larger creatures and mobility devices, depending on users’ needs. Transport Glyphs. Runic

higher or lower in the hall (depending on the direction spoken), along with anything the creature is wearing or carrying. If the destination glyph is occupied or the command doesn’t make sense (such as saying “down” while on the hall’s lowest floor), the transport glyph doesn’t function.

Crystal Ball

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

(save DC 17) with it. The following crystal ball variants are legendary items and have additional properties. Crystal Ball of Mind Reading. You can use an action to cast the detect thoughts spell (save

DC 17) while you are scrying with the crystal ball, targeting creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell’s sensor. You don’t need to concentrate on this detect thoughts to maintain it during

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