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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Multiattack. The fomorian makes three Rod attacks.
Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rod"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6
+ 6);{"diceNotation":"3d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rod", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rod
Magic Items
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
An imbued wood focus is a rod, staff, or wand cut from a tree infused with extraplanar energy. If you're a spellcaster, you can use this as a spellcasting focus.
When you cast a damage-dealing spell
Necrotic
Risian Pine Focus;Risian Pine
Cold
Shavarran Birch Focus;Shavarran Birch
Force
Xorian Wenge Focus;Xorian Wenge
Psychic
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
shield, stoneskin*
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, conjure elemental, scrying, wall of force
6th level (1 slot): globe of invulnerability
7th level (1 slot): teleport
8th level (1 slot): mind
device that controls the elemental cannon. This device, shown in the accompanying illustration, looks like a metal rod with a tip shaped like a bird’s head.Elemental Cannon. On initiative count 20
Aarakocra
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
aarakocra. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few aarakocra can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop
have historical ties to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa. Exceptional individuals honor that connection and might seek out the missing pieces of the Rod of Seven Parts, the remains of an artifact fashioned by
Warforged
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
as a new species. Warforged are made from wood and metal, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. A warforged can be a steadfast ally, a cold
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Imbued Wood Focus Wondrous item, common (requires attunement) An imbued wood focus is a rod, staff, or wand cut from a tree infused with extraplanar energy. If you’re a spellcaster, you can use this
Radiant Kythrian Manchineel Acid or poison Lamannian Oak Lightning or thunder Mabaran Ebony Necrotic Risian Pine Cold Shavarran Birch Force Xorian Wenge Psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Imbued Wood Focus Wondrous item, common (requires attunement) An imbued wood focus is a rod, staff, or wand cut from a tree infused with extraplanar energy. If you’re a spellcaster, you can use this
Rosewood Radiant
Kythrian Manchineel Acid or poison
Lamannian Oak Lightning or thunder
Mabaran Ebony Necrotic
Risian Pine Cold
Shavarran Birch Force
Xorian Wenge Psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Dedication. The casino is dedicated to Tiamat to celebrate the Dragon Queen’s avarice and pride. Those who don’t worship Tiamat are also welcome to partake in the casino’s offerings. Rod Piece. If the
characters mention the Rod of Seven Parts, Windfall artfully dodges the topic. She claims that while the casino has been visited by several high-profile adventurers and scholars, she hasn’t seen anything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Miska’s opponents crafted an artifact to bind him in an extraplanar prison. This rod broke apart after sealing him in Pandemonium, scattering across the planes and becoming known as the Rod of Seven
Parts. The rod is the key to releasing Miska from his long imprisonment. Miska the Wolf-Spider Huge Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 399 (38d12 + 152)
Speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
to the one in the armory (area 3), stands in the center of the kitchen. This rod is also protected by a Glyph of Warding, but if triggered, the explosive runes deal cold damage instead of acid damage
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
destroying all three ritual rods, which the necromancer placed in the armory (area 3), the kitchen (area 7), and the observatory (area 15). Each rod is protected by a Glyph of Warding. Once the ghost
the grounds and many of the castle’s rooms. The fog is a side effect of the ritual. As long as Gremorly’s ritual remains in effect, the keep remains cold, foggy, and inhospitable. Trapped Ghosts Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
magic traditions of the giants, so a rod of rulership created by a giant artisan might be inscribed with the king rune, while a giant-crafted periapt of wound closure might bear the life rune. Also
sentinel shield once carried by a frost giant could be perpetually cold to the touch.
None of these cosmetic effects alter a magic item's capabilities. They merely provide a narrative link to giants' realms that characters might explore.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
demeanor belies a suspicious and cold attitude. If asked about Figaro, Ilren breezily explains that Figaro is recovering from an illness but doesn’t elaborate. Ilren adds that he is happy to serve as
aboard the Lambent Zenith. Though they can recount the ship’s mission and subsequent crash, these sailors know nothing about the rod piece. Z3: Galley and Pantry The sound of sizzling and the smell of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
scorching ray, shatter 9th fireball, wind wall 13th ice storm, wall of fire 17th cone of cold, wall of force Eldritch Cannon At 3rd level, you learn how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver’s
of +1). Arcane Firearm At 5th level, you know how to turn a wand, staff, or rod into an arcane firearm, a conduit for your destructive spells. When you finish a long rest, you can use woodcarver’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
ray, shatter 9th fireball, wind wall 13th ice storm, wall of fire 17th cone of cold, wall of force Eldritch Cannon 3rd-level Artillerist feature Human Artillerist with Eldritch Cannon You’ve learned
points equal to 1d8 + your Intelligence modifier (minimum of +1). Arcane Firearm 5th-level Artillerist feature You know how to turn a wand, staff, or rod into an arcane firearm, a conduit for your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
, Insight +8, Perception +8
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities acid, poison
Condition Immunities charmed
the Razorvine Tiara. In the hands of anyone other than Shemeshka, the Razorvine Tiara functions as a tentacle rod that deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage.
Actions
Multiattack
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
Expert. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22.
Fey. A fey crossing opens into the Feywild, and you’re immediately pulled through it
wearing armor.
Ship. You gain proficiency in three skills chosen by the DM.
Staff. A rare or rarer magic rod, staff, or wand appears in your hands. The DM chooses the item.
Stairway. You can choose to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
found himself surrounded by family members, caretakers, and teachers who were uniformly cold, callous, and mean-spirited. He grew tired of being seen as nothing more than the inheritor of the Umbrage
Attunement by Mister Light or His Handpicked Successor) This ornate rod is topped by a pair of butterfly wings and incorporates bits of red glass into its length. It weighs 3 pounds. Magic Weapon. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
marble staircase that started on the first floor continues its upward spiral to area D11. A cold draft flows down the steps. D7a–D7b: Servants’ Room and Closet An undecorated bedroom contains a pair of
. The cult ritually sacrificed Brigetta using a ceremonial stake tipped with the fourth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts, which is still embedded in Brigetta’s chest. A relentless impaler (see appendix
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the Lightning Rod. Research into smelting and forging, most often using the magical metal known as mizzium, is conducted at the Laboratory of Metallurgy, which has a small outpost in the Tenth
intellect, and speculates about the secrets of the multiverse. It brings to its scientific pursuits a flaming passion that turns its search for knowledge into an insatiable hunger, makes its cold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
mistress who enjoys taunting and tormenting enemies and underlings alike. In addition to a scourge, she wields a tentacle rod. Although she has taken Shoor Vandree as her lover, Ilvara cares no more
and treating them with cold disregard. Even the lowest drow understands the inferiority of other creatures, behaving toward the prisoners like sneering nobility. With their superiors, however, the drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, Thunderwave
5 Scorching Ray, Shatter
9 Fireball, Wind Wall
13 Ice Storm, Wall of Fire
17 Cone of Cold, Wall of Force
John Thacker Artillerist Subclass
Level 3: Eldritch
Rod, Staff, Wand, or Martial Ranged weapon and thereby turn it into your Arcane Firearm. The sigils disappear from the object if you later carve them on a different item. The sigils otherwise last
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
pulses with arcane and elemental energy, filling the room with whipping winds and biting cold. Standing next to the crystal is a water genasi with turquoise skin and blue robes. He is guarded by a
accompanying illustration, looks like a metal rod with a tip shaped like a bird’s head. The air elemental and the water elemental obey Zikran’s orders. Given a chance, Zikran brags about his plans to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Actions
Multiattack. The fomorian makes three Rod attacks.
Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning
), mage hand, prestidigitation
1/day each: chain lightning, cone of cold (6th-level version), fireball (6th-level version), fly, plane shift (self only)
Bonus Actions
Beguiling Presence. The fomorian
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of white pine and sealed with a clasp and lock of tarnished silver. The book is cold to the touch, and the fur is worn about the edges from use. The twenty-seven pages within are of vellum painted with
silver gilt on the outer edges. The whole is sewn to a leather binding with strips of sinews, making it quite durable.
A creature with the codicil in its possession has resistance to cold damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Unless a ring’s description says otherwise, a ring must be worn on a finger, or a similar digit, for the ring’s magic to function. Rods A scepter or just a heavy cylinder, a magic rod is typically
neither harmful nor beneficial. For instance, a fireball might produce an area of harmless cold. 5 The caster suffers a minor but bizarre effect related to the spell. Such effects last only as long as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) cold damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. T7: Skeleton Closet A moldering skeleton draped in cobwebs sits in
count 20 of the next round (losing initiative ties). The ceiling is too heavy to be stopped by any braces, but an Immovable Rod or similar item can prevent it from dropping so far as to crush anyone. T11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
is now a desert. Northernmost Anauroch is a cold land of frost-rimed rock and the black glacier known as the High Ice. Farther south lies the waterless Plain of Standing Stones, where winds scour
lies half-buried in the cold northern sands of Anauroch, its mighty stone docks still thrusting eastward, pointing toward the empty hulks of colossal stone ships lying half-buried in the sand. Dwarven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
(choose immediately upon drawing this card): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. Expert. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22. Fey. A fey crossing opens into the Feywild, and
three skills chosen by the DM. Staff. A rare or rarer magic rod, staff, or wand appears in your hands. The DM chooses the item. Stairway. You can choose to either decrease your number of declared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cold have not been kind to them.
Most of the books and scrolls that litter the floor have been ruined by centuries of disuse, but adventurers who search the remains unearth two survivors: a scroll
quicksilver (500 gp each), an intricate crystal rod (1,800 gp), Iriolarthas’s fully charged staff of power, a hefty spellbook titled The Incantations of Iriolarthas, and a scroll of tarrasque summoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, however, since the area is home to a huge variety of fish and shellfish, many of which are prized in Waterdeep. Reghed Glacier The cold winds that give Icewind Dale its name blow down off this high
(see the “Icewind Dale” section). Characters who explore the Sea of Moving Ice in wintertime are subject to extreme cold temperatures (see the “Wilderness Survival” section in chapter 5 of the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
wings outstretched. The figurine’s stand is attached by an iron rod to a groove carved into the table, allowing the figurine to move across the map from one settlement to another. If a lever on the west
duergar named Dreck huddles in the southwest corner, trying to avoid detection. Despite his effort, any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notices the duergar’s cold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard can use such an item as a Spellcasting Focus. Arcane Focuses Focus Weight Cost Crystal 1 lb. 10 GP Orb 3 lb. 20 GP Rod 2 lb. 10 GP Staff (also a Quarterstaff) 4 lb. 5 GP
to 40 pounds within 2 cubic feet. Bedroll (1 GP) A Bedroll sleeps one Small or Medium creature. While in a Bedroll, you automatically succeed on saving throws against extreme cold (see the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
lb. 20 GP Rod 2 lb. 10 GP Staff (also a Quarterstaff) 4 lb. 5 GP Wand 1 lb. 10 GP Backpack (2 GP) A Backpack holds up to 30 pounds within 1 cubic foot. It can also serve as a saddlebag. Ball Bearings
succeed on saving throws against extreme cold (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Bell (1 GP) When rung as a Utilize action, a Bell produces a sound that can be heard up to 60 feet away. Blanket (5 SP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
deep. A nearby stream keeps the moat filled with ice-cold snowmelt from the mountains. V22: Lookout Turret A ladder allows access from the courtyard to this fortified platform. Two guards in dented
Akaazi’s quarters (area V36) The log’s last pages mention “a piece of the legendary Rod of Seven Parts, seized from an ungrateful dryad” as well as “three lunar crystals, procured from a powerful