before blade deck contents reflections

Asteria

Monsters The Book of Many Things

makes two Radiant Blade attacks and uses Bursting Benediction. Radiant Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft

., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType

Grim Champion of Desolation

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes two Leeching Blade attacks and uses Hollow Void. Leeching Blade

. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Leeching Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6", "rollType":"damage

Grim Champion of Bloodshed

Monsters The Book of Many Things

attacks with Blade Storm, if available. Blazing Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Blazing Morningstar"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

", "rollAction":"Blazing Morningstar", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Blade Storm (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Blade Storm"}. The champion

Baba Yaga's Mortar and Pestle

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, 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

is reduced to powder, pulp, or paste, as appropriate. Only magic items are unaffected. If you wish, when the pestle stops, you can have the mortar separate its contents-like powdered bone, crushed

Soldier Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

, Intimidation Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land) Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice

or deck of cards, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Specialty During your time as a soldier, you had a specific role to play in your unit or army. Roll a d8 or choose

Soldier - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

gaming set, vehicles (land) Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common

Fifth Edition

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

original deck created by Istus for Asteria and Euryale is so powerful that it has countless lesser reflections throughout the multiverse, including versions with more, fewer, or different cards. The

Fifth Edition The Deck of Many Things was revised yet again in 2014 for the fifth edition Dungeon Master’s Guide. O’Connor’s art remained, and the thirteen-card version of the deck returned, but the

Dungeon Master Toolbox

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

nature—and a summary of the book’s contents. Chapter 2: Key. This vital chapter advises you on introducing the deck and using it in a campaign without breaking your game! Chapter 3: Balance. Cards

Dungeon Master Toolbox The first five chapters provide tools for DMs: Chapter 1: Fool. This chapter includes a history of the deck in D&D—illustrating both the deck’s importance and its ever-changing

Arrival at the Wreck

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

sword blade, tilted to a twenty-degree angle and partly buried underground. Much of its exposed hull is rusted and torn asunder. Hot wind screams as it tears through the hollow structure, and six giant

. All the lower decks have been picked clean, but the command deck at the top still holds promise. Characters can scale the wreck’s torn outer hull to reach this deck, which is 80 feet off the ground at

Adventure Hooks

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

Many Things among the wagon’s contents. She travels the roads trying to sell her father’s goods, ignorant of the dangers the deck attracts. Jared, a knight of the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10), enlists

Adventure Hooks The Grim Harrow includes both weak and powerful Undead, and it serves as an antagonist organization for adventurers of every level. The threat it poses turns any Deck of Many Things

Magic Items in This Book

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

Dealer’s Deck 0- Varies 8 Feywrought Armor 2- Rare 9 Fool’s Blade 3- Very rare 5 Forcebreaker Weapon 3- Very rare 9 Glimmering Moonbow 2- Rare 5 Gloomwrought Armor 2- Rare 9 Grasping Whip 2- Rare 9

3- Very rare 9 Boomerang Shield 1- Uncommon 9 Bow of Conflagration 2- Rare 9 Bow of Melodies 3- Very rare 9 Breastplate of Balance 2- Rare 5 Card Sharp’s Deck 1- Uncommon 6 Clockwork Armor 3- Very

Asteria

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

. Asteria hasn’t aged since Istus drew her future from the first Deck of Many Things. She doesn’t know why this is but surmises her life is tied to that deck; so long as it continues to exist, so will

she. She has no way to prove this hypothesis, but she nevertheless opposes groups like the Grim Harrow (see chapter 19) that seek to destroy the Deck of Many Things. Adventure Hooks Asteria knows more

Goals

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

Goals The Solar Bastion monitors the Deck of Many Things in all its manifestations throughout the multiverse, warns and protects those who find it, and minimizes the damage it causes when found

welcomes assistance from adventurers sympathetic to its goals. Monitor the Deck Most of the Solar Bastion’s activity revolves around monitoring Decks of Many Things. The knights strive for the

8. Trophy Hall

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

, but it’s passably good work for a display. Treasure Of more immediate interest is the open chest of gold and jewels sitting on the ship’s deck. The chest contains 375 gp, 1,480 ep, and 495 sp, plus

jewelry and precious objects worth another 225 gp. A character examining the chest without disturbing it or the contents can estimate its value at between 1,000 and 1,500 gp with a successful DC 10

8. Trophy Hall

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

, but it’s passably good work for a display. Treasure Of more immediate interest is the open chest of gold and jewels sitting on the ship’s deck. The chest contains 375 gp, 1,480 ep, and 495 sp, plus

jewelry and precious objects worth another 225 gp. A character examining the chest without disturbing it or the contents can estimate its value at between 1,000 and 1,500 gp with a successful DC 10

Grim Champion of Desolation

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

Grim Champion of Desolation Jyn Corvis, a former adventurer, might have been the first person to draw the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things and be slain by the avatar of death. Even Jyn doesn’t

drives her. More than any other member of the Grim Harrow, Jyn is desperate to destroy the deck and end her painful existence. If she could, she’d take the entire multiverse with her. The Grim

Customizing the Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

determine its nature. Either apply the result of the roll or use it as inspiration for something along the same lines. Giant’s Bag Contents d100 Item in Bag 01–03 Old axe blade for use as hand chopper 04

&D players of all ages. Giants’ Bags Many opportunities arise throughout these adventures for the characters to search miscellaneous bags and chests that belong to giants. The contents of these

Shipwreck Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Shipwreck Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4, which shows the layout of the shipwreck. Map 4: The Wreck of Compass Rose View Player Version C1: Main Deck The moldering wood of the

deck is slick with algae and seawater. Amid the tangle of rigging, splintered railings, and stray seaweed, you spot boots, bones, and bits of gore that seem considerably more recent than the wreck of

9. Captain's Grave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

carved into the stone. The slot has the same width and depth as the pirate’s rusty blade. If this shortsword or one like it is inserted into the slot, a loose rock in the ceiling falls away, and with it

comes a moldy old chest. The chest splinters when it hits the floor, spilling out its contents: 500 sp, a sharkskin pouch containing five moss agates (10 gp each), a pair of bone dice (1 gp), a 6-inch

Storm Giant Bags

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

lightning as a harbinger of good fortune and collect talismans made from objects struck by lightning or items that resemble lightning bolts. Storm Giant Bag Contents 210 (6d6 × 10) sp 105 (3d6 × 10) ep

prophetic runes 2 A giant-sized deck of ornately illustrated cards, their edges trimmed with gold foil 3 A drop of crystallized amber from a sacred tree 4 An earthenware jar filled with salt 5 10 pounds of

Living Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

can grapple only one creature at a time and can’t use Force Fist until the grapple ends. Living Blade of Disaster A living blade of disaster is a blade of disaster spell (see appendix D) with a wicked

will of its own. It looks like a floating, black planar rift in the shape of a sword. Like a demon, it craves destruction. Living Blade of Disaster Small construct, chaotic evil Armor Class 14

Ship Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Ship Locations The following areas are identified on map 2.3. Map 2.3: Sea Ghost View Player Version 1. Main Deck Though the light is dim at best, you can see details of the ship’s main deck. In the

center, forward of the mast, a jolly boat is lashed to the deck with ropes. Aft of the mast is a hatch to the belowdecks area and a rope ladder climbing to a crow’s nest above. Two human figures

Exploring the Academy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

checkpoints are set up throughout the academy, each guarded by three veterans. Each guard carries a shortsword that has a green-glowing blade. Any creature reduced to 0 hit points by one of these blades is

appropriate attire. Security Levels Security Level Rank Locations 1: Green Visitor Administration (except Record Room), Sea Dock (except Cargo area), Simulations Deck (except Officers’ Mess) 2: Red

Twenty-Two Riddles

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

Twenty-Two Riddles Here are twenty-two riddles you can use in any campaign. Each riddle’s answer is the name of a card from the Deck of Many Things: In daylight, my gray cloak flies high. At night

, you huddle by my side. I destroy, I dance; I forge swords, I eat plants. Click to see the answer! Flames I have teeth yet cannot bite. I have no blade, yet I’m worth more to most adventurers than any

Grim Champion of Bloodshed

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

fortune teller and drew from a Deck of Many Things. The avatar of death slew her in a flash. That was many centuries ago, and Wynemar is now a powerful and bloodthirsty Undead commander of the Grim

four Blazing Morningstar attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Blade Storm, if available. Blazing Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6

13. The Scavenger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

rams are two circular windows of transparent crystal resembling eyes, and an upper deck (area 13a) equipped with four ballistae manned by gray slaadi. An open hatch on the upper deck provides access to

the lower deck (areas 13b through 13h). The ceilings on the lower deck are 10 feet high. The ship sits in a 5-foot-deep pool of ooze in an immense cavern, the ceiling of which varies from 30 to 50 feet

Above the Ashen Spires

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse

swirls in eddies through the clouds; were it not for the Recluse’s wind wards, it’s safe to presume that the air would be nigh unbreathable. “Movement to starboard!” One of the deck hands at the

Brynshal’duun, a young blue dragon whose lair lies in the upper reaches of the Blade Desert. The dragon, having learned what Kreffik has been trafficking to Karnath, has chosen to waylay the airship above the

Baba Yaga's Mortar and Pestle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

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

mortar separate its contents—like powdered bone, crushed herbs, pulped organs—into separate piles. Traverse the Night. If you are holding the pestle while you are inside the mortar, you can use your

14. Sepulchers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

and is 7 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. The contents of the sarcophagi are as follows: The northern sarcophagus contains the moldy bones of a dwarf with corroded bits of armor clinging to it

information in exchange for her life. She knows one random Undermountain secret, determined by drawing a card from the Secrets Deck (see appendix C). She also knows how to deactivate the pit traps and

Dark Duchess Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Dark Duchess Locations The following locations are keyed to map 2.6. Ceilings of the lower decks are 10 feet high, and all doors are 7 feet tall and made of sturdy wood. D1. Main Deck The wooden

boards on the main deck are cracked from frost. A large hole in the deck exposes a part of the hold to the sky. The planks around the hole are marred with deep grooves, as if heavy claws had dug into them

D4. Burned-out Balloon Factory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

weight. The building is accessible by ramps from areas D3 and D5, as well as stairs that rise from the lake. A rickety wooden deck clings to the outside of the structure 6 feet above the water. Use the

contents spill out over the sides in his haste. This is where Bavlorna’s swamp gas balloons are manufactured. Two bullywugs recently set fire to the place, destroying most of the supplies as a

V1. Ezmerelda's Magic Wagon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

flinders by the explosion, and the contents of the wagon (see “Treasure” below) are destroyed as well. A character inside the wagon spots the trap automatically (no ability check required) and can disable

silver ewer (worth 100 gp) with five chicken eggs in it A tiny wooden box containing a deck of tarokka cards (see appendix E) wrapped in silk A set of copper pots and pans (worth 50 gp) Three sets of

Random Encounters (D-S)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

gloom flies a rusty blade, followed by another! If more than two flying swords are encountered, the others aren’t far behind. These weapons drift about the castle and attack intruders within range of

cocoon’s contents: d6 Cocoon’s Contents 1 A wooden mannequin wearing a gown. 2 A Barovian witch (see appendix D). She screams like a wild animal and begins casting spells. 3 A Strahd zombie (see

Blob of Annihilation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

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

Annihilation Contents 1d10 The Blob Contains... 1 An Amulet of the Planes. 2 An Artifact of the DM’s choice. 3 The corpses of two gods who were entangled in battle when the blob consumed them. 4 A Cubic

Trench of Love Lost Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

see the wreckage of an ancient, familiar-looking longship gripped by the spreading coral. Silt and debris cover the deck, but the name Girscamen is still visible on the hull. Characters within 10

hole pierces the deck and the hull below. The first time a creature that isn’t a Construct or Undead comes within 5 feet of the ship’s wreckage, the creature must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On

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