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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The ghastly Wand of Orcus rarely leaves Orcus’s side. The device, as evil as its creator, shares the demon lord’s aims to snuff out the lives of all living things and bind the Material
as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The wand deals an extra 2d12 necrotic damage on a hit.
Random Properties. The Wand of Orcus has the following random
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
’s origins and operation can be found in the Mind of Metal, a tome of artificer’s secrets that connects the device to the traditions of the lost Olman people, and which was written by Lum the
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Acquisitions Incorporated
feet high, the orrery housing is a wondrous device imbued with magic of its own, but the power of its six clockwork components makes the artifact even more potent.
The Orrery of the Wanderer was
decades or centuries, found by treasure hunters, stolen by monsters, found and stolen again — and moving closer to each other all the time.
Random Properties. The orrery has the following randomly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
feet across the ground on each of your turns in a random direction. It makes noises as appropriate to the creature it represents. Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature flame, which you can use
can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
feet across the ground on each of your turns in a random direction. It makes noises as appropriate to the creature it represents. Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature flame, which you can use
can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
flame spells can be found at every junction, pointing the way to the settlement. If you want to make the journey to Little Lockford more interesting, you can insert a random encounter or two as the
Tiny clockwork device that was left behind by a svirfneblin miner. The device produces a miniature flame that can be used to light a candle, torch, or campfire. Using the device requires an action. 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to determine what random trinkets the characters find in certain locations on the spaceship. None of the trinkets requires an energy cell. Spaceship Trinkets d100 Trinket 01–02 Disembodied robot
arm with a mind of its own 03–04 Wearable blanket with sleeves and a hood 05–06 Small, rectangular device that can record and play back audio of up to 1 minute in length 07–08 Glow-in-the-dark ink
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Specklenose and Zolt, are also Feenia’s parents (see the “Evil Kite” random encounter). After Feenia was caught stealing props, her parents were forced to surrender their shadows to Endelyn as
shadows in the “Goblin Shadows” random encounter; if those shadows were destroyed, Specklenose and Zolt have their normal shadows back and are no longer being shunned. The lighting rig built over the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
who come within 5 feet of the boilerdrak recognize it isn’t a dragon, but a mechanical device. After the baaz draconians are defeated, proceed with the “Fewmaster Gholcag” encounter. Vogler
nearest a random character. 2 A blinded bozak draconian (see appendix B) with 1 hit point staggers from the Fray and across the battlefield. It doesn’t attack, but it explodes in its Death Throes if killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
represent the complex interplay of planar and magical realms. Standing two feet high, the orrery housing is a wondrous device imbued with magic of its own, but the power of its six clockwork components makes
components have a way of inexorably coming together over decades or centuries, found by treasure hunters, stolen by monsters, found and stolen again — and moving closer to each other all the time. Random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
magic might act in unpredictable ways, not recharge as often as normal, or add random effects to keep the characters on their toes. One aspect of this unpredictability comes into play in the
impossible to understand her. Oddly, that something is a complex clockwork device, which Gildha stuck in her mouth to keep out of enemy hands during the attack. If the device is removed, the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
black sphere holds the demon in place, and appears to be slowly draining away its essence.
The balor Tarnhem is bound here by the magic of Acererak, who has fashioned a device from a sphere of
and is unmoored. It travels throughout the tomb at random, though is confined by the tomb’s magic to stay within its rooms and corridors rather than boring through the walls. This sphere can be
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
This strange device was once thought to have been built by gods long forgotten and to have survived the eons since their passing, for it is incredibly ancient and crafted by means unlike anything
Machine of Lum the Mad. Yet with Lum’s eventual defeat, his great machine was destroyed.
The Infernal Machine is a delicate, intricate, bulky, and heavy device, weighing some 5,500 pounds. It can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Mysterious Magic Many of the strange events that occur in this chapter are a result of Murgaxor Grenshel manipulating Dean Tullus using a mysterious orb. This device, Murgaxor’s orb (see below
creature. If the cursed creature has multiple possible targets, it attacks one at random. This effect ends if the cursed creature is incapacitated.
After either of these effects ends, the affected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and the stars. Use the Wilderness Navigation table earlier in this chapter to determine whether a ship veers off course. Random Encounters at Sea You can check for random encounters at sea as often
as you would check for them on land (see chapter 3 for more information). The Random Encounters at Sea table presents a number of options and ideas. Random Encounters at Sea d12 + d8 Encounter 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device’s origins and operation can be found in the Mind of Metal, a tome of artificer’s secrets that connects the device to the
the sky in random places within 1,000 miles of the explosion. If brought within 5 feet of one another, the pieces reconnect and reform the servant. Destroying the Servant. The servant can be destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, since his fool’s scepter is needed to open the prison’s front door.) If Endelyn finds no other use for imprisoned characters, she turns them into masks using the arcane device in area M8. Characters
who come to Motherhorn bearing invitations from a pageant wagon (see “Random Encounters in Yon” earlier in the chapter) can skip the performance and jump straight to the private audience. Assuming that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
his party paid the price. As an artifact, the Orrery of the Wanderer comes with a random major detrimental property (see the “Artifacts” section in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The
sidewalks across the city. In the end, the orrery housing was too strong even for the destructive power of the shrine, and Caerhan died during his heroic attempt to rid the world of the dangerous device. Now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
character doesn’t spot anything amiss. If the character fails to notice the damaged device, or notices the problem but elects to do nothing about it, a misfire occurs in the “Welcoming Announcement
. Look Out Someone shouts a warning as a box of heavy decorations drops from a balcony several floors up. A random character must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 10 (3d6) bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
so. Of course, characters who choose to wait will be subject to the possibility of random encounters. Once the water is finally gone, the wall of force will disappear. If the characters destroy the
device in the wall is triggered that will shatter the glass walls in this area in 1d6 rounds. The safe contains 6,000 sp and one piece of jewelry worth 3,000 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
opens the chest, as does a knock spell. The chest contains a pair of sapphire earrings (250 gp apiece), an armband made of overlapping gold leaves (250 gp), a random trinket (roll on the Trinkets table
toads lurk in the far corners of the room. They leap forward and attack anyone not accompanied by Wyllow.
Calendar Stone. Set into the floor is a 15-foot-diameter stone device engraved with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Every member of the air cult, for example, would love to be able to soar on the wind, but only certain members have a magical ability or an item that confers that blessing. The cults have some special
apply, as detailed in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. At the end of each hour, there is a ten percent chance that the heat wave starts a wildfire in a random location within the area of effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
psipods do and how to disable them. Psipods A psipod is a magic device that connects the mind of an unconscious humanoid to the mind of the ulitharid in area 12g. The psychic residue that coats each
random, roll a d8 three times (rerolling duplicate results) to determine which three wires shut down that particular psipod, then roll a d8 for each wire that is disconnected to see if it’s one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, the Big Foot ignores any creature that gained the blessing of That-Which-Endures by submerging in all four pools in area 2. It targets one random creature each round, which must succeed on a DC 12
device resembling an orrery housing. The device is battered and falling apart, revealing exposed gears and spokes, and with its exterior pieces and plating scattered across the floor. Splayed on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the instructions or had them translated must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to fire the weapon. If the check fails by 5 or more, the device misfires, dealing 9 (2d8) slashing damage to
the tips of metal wands held in pincer-claws.
The five gizmos on the walls fire beams of radiant energy whenever a non-illithid is in the room. At the start of each turn, each gizmo targets a random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
monodrones activate, so does the buzz saw of doom. On initiative count 0, the buzz saw moves up to 20 feet in a random direction on rollers, then makes a melee attack against a random creature within 5
characters when it attacks. The buzz saw of doom has AC 17, 50 hit points, immunity to poison and psychic damage, and resistance to all other damage. It can also be deactivated as follows: The device
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
consciousness departs its normal body and enters that of a named caravan NPC. Go down the list of caravan NPCs in the order presented in the “Wedding Guests” section above, assigning each guest to a random
the vault, carefully examining everything with the help of a glass jeweler’s eye (a magic device that functions as a gem of seeing). When he’s convinced that all is well, Ironbeard asks the couple to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
vehicle’s condition 15 Take a tight corner at high speed 20 Leatherworker’s Tools Knowledge of leatherworking extends to lore concerning animal hides and their properties. It also confers knowledge of
Temporarily repair a disabled device 10 Repair an item in half the time 15 Improvise a temporary item using scraps 20 Weaver’s Tools Weaver’s tools allow you to create cloth and tailor it into articles of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
link their city’s mercantile district with the world above. The water is 15 feet deep. A character can pole a boat through a canal at a speed of 10 feet. Random Encounters. Aquatic creatures wander the
canals. Check for a random encounter once every per hour while the party is swimming or moving by boat anywhere on a canal. Roll a d20 and consult the following table: d20 Encounter 1 1d4 + 1 ghouls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
tables below to randomly generate an event to inspire your imagination. The attempt to justify a random result can reveal unforeseen possibilities. To get started, select a world-shaking event category
gods. A discovery is a doomsday device or a portal to eldritch dimensions where world-shattering cosmic horrors dwell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
skull which is Snurre’s own device, flanked by fire giants with clubs over their shoulders. The northern one of these inlaid giant-images conceals a secret door hidden in the wall; a cresset to the left
(Perception) check, that contains spell scrolls of two random 7th-level spells of a particular class (DM’s choice). All but one of the copper coffers contain unguents and the like; the third coffer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
locations. Outer City Random Encounters d20 Encounter
1–6 No encounter
7–10 Harmless interaction (roll on table G)
11–16 Denizens (roll on table H)
17–20 Threat (roll on
the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and titled “The Patriars.”
10 A group of obviously drunk Flaming Fist officers stumble away from a Wyrm’s Crossing bar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
locations. Outer City Random Encounters d20 Encounter 1–6 No encounter 7–10 Harmless interaction (roll on table G) 11–16 Denizens (roll on table H) 17–20 Threat (roll on table I) Table G: Outer
are coming.” 9 Several cackling, half-dressed gnomes are covered in body paint and drive a wheeled contraption down the street. The device is a mobile piece of art crafted at Whitkeep Hostel and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
for an unfinished weapon are scattered about the room. 11–12 This room is occupied. Roll on the Random Spaceship Encounters table to determine what’s inside. The following locations are keyed to map
food. Adjusting the dial changes the temperature of the interior, which can range from 0–350 degrees Fahrenheit. Turning the dial all the way to the left turns off the device. Each box can hold 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
radiation found in the Underdark. A creature that ends its turn in the room must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer a random form of short-term madness, determined by rolling on the
floor. A mangy straw pallet lies on the floor under the bowl. (The fishkeeper, Ott Steeltoes, uses the pallet as a bed.) Dream Nullifier. Xanathar hired a wizard to construct a device that would prevent