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Spells
Player’s Handbook
1d10 at the start of each of its turns to determine its behavior for that turn, consulting the table below.
1d10
Behavior for the Turn
1
The target doesn’t take an action, and it
uses all its movement to move. Roll 1d4 for the direction: 1, north; 2, east; 3, south; or 4, west.
2–6
The target doesn’t move or take actions.
7–8
The target doesn
Spells
Player’s Handbook
.
The spell doesn’t enable plants to uproot themselves and move about, but they can move their branches, tendrils, and stalks for you.
If a Plant creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Aberrant Ground. The ground in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the mouther is Difficult Terrain.
Gibbering. The mouther babbles incoherently while it doesn’t have the Incapacitated
random direction. 7–8. The target makes a melee attack against a randomly determined creature within its reach or does nothing if it can’t make such an attack.Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +2
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Fiend, the target doesn’t return if the spell lasts for 1 minute. The target is instead transported to a random location on a plane (DM’s choice) associated with its creature type.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 4.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it completes an order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself.
You
Spells
Player’s Handbook
.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it completes an order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself.
You can
Spells
Player’s Handbook
.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it completes an order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself.
You
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
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
with it. The wand deals an extra 2d12 Necrotic damage on a hit.
Random Properties. The Wand of Orcus has the following random properties:
2 minor beneficial properties
1 major beneficial property
Darkvision out to 120 feet.
The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and speaks Abyssal and Common.
Personality. The wand’s purpose is to help satisfy Orcus’s desire to slay
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
its normal casting time, and you can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. On a failed check, you fail to cast the spell and a random effect occurs instead
, determined by rolling on the following table.
Any spell you cast from the hat uses your spell save DC and spell attack bonus.
1d100
Effect
01–50
You cast a random spell determined by
Monsters
Monster Manual
Earth Glide. The cataclysm can burrow through nonmagical, unworked earth and stone. While doing so, the cataclysm doesn’t disturb the material it moves through.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day
effects at random (roll 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Cataclymic Event"}):
1: Clinging Flames. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 60-foot-radius Sphere
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Blackrazor is a sentient Chaotic Neutral weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 10, and a Charisma of 19. It has hearing and Darkvision out to 120 feet.
The weapon speaks Common and can communicate
, as though accustomed to being obeyed.The sword’s purpose is to consume souls. It doesn’t care whose souls it eats, including the wielder’s. The sword believes that all matter and
Spells
Player’s Handbook
using magic, or a place you know through someone else’s description, perhaps from a map.
“False destination” is a place that doesn’t exist. Perhaps you tried to scry an enemy
destination in a random direction. Roll 1d8 for the direction: 1, east; 2, southeast; 3, south; 4, southwest; 5, west; 6, northwest; 7, north; or 8, northeast.
On Target. You and your group (or the target object) appear where you intended.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
divined.
Nature can’t abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, common animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even
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
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
free from the socket. The hand is a shriveled left extremity.
Random Properties of the Eye and Hand. The Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna each have the following random properties (see Artifacts
minute. To you, solid objects within that radius appear transparent and don’t prevent light from passing through themselves. The vision can penetrate 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, or up to
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
the creature, the figurine doesn’t become a creature.
The creature is Friendly to you and your allies. It understands your languages, obeys your commands, and takes its turn immediately after
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
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
start of its turn. If the beast takes Radiant damage or damage from a Critical Hit, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the beast’s next turn. The beast dies only if it starts its
turn with 0 Hit Points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. The beast makes three attacks, using Bite or Claws in any combination.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition.Multiattack. The nimblewright makes three attacks, using Scimitar or Clockwork Crossbow in any combination.
Scimitar
or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for what a nimblewright guard or nimblewright hulk might be doing in a busy public place
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition.Hooves. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Hooves"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7
flavor in Calimshan or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for what a nimblewright guard or nimblewright hulk might be doing in
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition.
Magic Resistance. The nimblewright has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack
whirling pirouettes.
Nimblewrights can serve as interesting background flavor in Calimshan or other areas where they are common. Roll or choose a result from the Nimblewright Tasks table as inspiration for
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
pallor common to liches, she prefers to maintain a magical disguise that allows her to appear as the high elf she was in life. Ever the schemer, Valindra doesn’t use this disguise out of nostalgia
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
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
Common.
Personality. The crown contains the essence of Myrkul and exists to spread that god’s will, which is to slay the living, raise the dead, and sow fear across the Material Plane. The crown
Backgrounds
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
, Bedroll, Costume, Grappling Hook, Rope, Traveler's Clothes, 14 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You accepted an invitation to join the Harpers, pledging an oath to uphold the Harper code and act in service to the common
good. Like all Harpers, you understand the value of teamwork as well as when it’s best to go it alone. Harper veterans have taught you the order’s secrets—magical melodies, special
Equipment
Beasts of burden are common throughout Xhorhas, and often horses and other riding animals are the best or only option. For those who require speed and have a little more coin to spend, the best
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
business in Wildspace and the Astral Sea. To a mercane, commerce can take many forms, from the trading of goods and services to the trading of ideas and information. Mercanes are best known, however
, for procuring and selling magic items, including artifacts and spelljamming helm;spelljamming helms. It's rare to see more than one mercane at a time, though it's common for a mercane to be accompanied
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Mutation. When the troll mutate is created, it gains one of four possible body mutations at random;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Mutation"}: 1, Elastic Body; 2, Psionic Mirror
damage, each creature within 20 feet of it takes that damage as well.
Regeneration. The mutate regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the mutate takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
damage and moves 5 feet in a random direction if it can move and its speed is at least 5 feet. Roll a d4 for the direction: 1, north; 2, south; 3, east; or 4, west. This movement doesn’t provoke
opportunity attacks, and if the direction rolled is blocked, the target doesn’t move.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Magic Resistance. The clockwork has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. The clockwork doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Bite. Melee
", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer one random effect (roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Chaos Bolt"} to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) damage of a random type determined by rolling a d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8
’s own sorcerous wild magic runs uncontrolled through his veins. Simon has not yet developed the ability to harness his power, and his spells explode or fizzle seemingly at random.
Though he
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
on attack rolls against that target until the end of her next turn.
Tactical Leadership. As a bonus action, Rilsa chooses one creature she can see within 30 feet of her. The creature doesn’t
’s most notorious locations is the Calim Jewel Emporium, widely regarded as the best jeweler in the city — and the best place to fence stolen gems, as it’s also the local Guild
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Flyby. The mollymawk doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Hold Breath. The mollymawk can hold its breath for 15 minutes.Bite
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Space mollymawks are as common in Wildspace as albatrosses are on the Material Plane. They perch on the hulls of spelljamming ships and move from one ship
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
damage.Animated objects are crafted with potent magic to follow the commands of their creators. When not commanded, they follow the last order they received to the best of their ability, and can act independently
number of permanent spell effects on it to make the armor a better castle defender.
The armor understands Common but obeys only the commands of its master.
Lightning, PoisonCold, Fire
Species
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
character might be nocturnal. Or perhaps your character is simply prone to rise later, embodying the common nickname of night owl.
Creating Your Character
If you create an owlin character, follow these
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of Shalvus that isn’t incapacitated and Shalvus doesn’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack
entrusted the shepherd Shalvus with an important assignment: to figure out the best way by which Goldenfields can be brought under the Black Network’s control. Shalvus believes that success will ensure
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
be wielding a melee weapon.
Roleplaying Information
Othovir is a gifted harness-maker who doesn’t talk about his family or where he came from. He cares about his business, his clients, and his
good name.
Ideal: “Find what you do well, and do it to the best of your ability.”
Bond: “I won’t allow my name to be tarnished.”
Flaw: “I get angry when others pry into my private life.”