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Dungeon Master’s Guide
required).
Thunder. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the staff to emit a crack of thunder audible out to 300 feet (no action required). The target you hit must succeed on a
is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the target to take an extra 2d6 Lightning damage (no action
Spells
Player’s Handbook
save DC). The vine can grapple only one creature at a time, and you can cause the vine to release a Grappled creature (no action required).
As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can repeat the
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
cause the Moonblade to flash brightly. Each other creature that is within 30 feet of you and not behind Total Cover must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the Blinded condition for 1
. You control this entity, deciding how it acts and moves. It remains until it drops to 0 Hit Points or you dismiss it as a Magic action.
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Netheril’s Fall
cloak, you can take a Bonus Action and expend 1 charge to activate the cloak’s magic. The magic lasts for 1 minute or until you end it early (no action required).
While the cloak’s magic
is active, you gain a Fly Speed of 30 feet and can hover. Additionally, once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with an attack roll and deal damage, you can cause the target to take an extra 1d4 Radiant damage. If you are aloft when the cloak’s magic ends, you fall.
Feats
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
language tables in the Player's Handbook or Chapter 2 of this book.
Dragon’s Terror. You can take a Magic action to instill terror in a creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself. The
when the effect ends for a target, the target is immune to this effect for 24 hours.
Inspired by Fear. When you cause a creature to have the Frightened condition and you are the source of its fear
Equipment
This book describes various mundane techniques and theories related to foiling magic traps. If you spend 48 hours studying this book, you learn how to overcome certain types of magic traps with your
the Dexterity check is equal to 5 + the DC required to dispel or suppress the trap with dispel magic (minimum DC 18). On a failed check, the trap triggers.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This leather-bound spellbook is reinforced with iron and silver fittings and an iron lock (DC 20 to open). As an action, you can touch the book’s cover and cause it to lock as if you cast
arcane lock on it. When found, the book contains the following spells: arcane lock, dispel magic, globe of invulnerability, glyph of warding, Mordenkainen's private sanctum, protection from evil and good
Dominate Monster
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telepathic link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as "Attack that
do. During this time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Wisdom saving throw
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
tattoo ends, the tattoo vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space.
Grasping Tendrils. While the tattoo is on your skin, you can, as an action, cause the tattoo to extrude into inky tendrils
escape the grapple by succeeding on a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. The grapple also ends if you halt it (no action required), if the creature is ever more than 15 feet away from you, or if you use this tattoo on a different creature.
Aboleth
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. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
The aboleth casts phantasmal force (no components required) on any number
Dominate Beast
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link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as "Attack that creature
. During this time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Wisdom saving throw against
Dominate Person
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link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as "Attack that
. During this time you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Wisdom saving throw
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
choice).
Until the spell ends, whenever you or a creature you can see moves into the spirit’s space for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, you can cause the spirit to restore 1d6
hit points to that creature (no action required). The spirit can’t heal constructs or undead. The spirit can heal a number of times equal to 1 + your spellcasting ability modifier (minimum
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
and dream as he started to write his Book of Vile Darkness.
Vecna forged a kingdom on Oerth, but he grew bored with it after several centuries. He started inflicting suffering on other worlds. In
wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space he can see. He can cause each creature of his choice within 15 feet of his destination space to take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
your responsibilities for a month.
Flaming Fist. If you serve in the Flaming Fist, once every ten days, you must report to the Seatower of Balduran for training, and you’re required to take a
;re always welcome at the Three Old Kegs, where the Three Old Toads are glad to greet you with a smile and a mug of ale.
The Watch. If you serve in the Watch, you’re required to conduct a
Githzerai Anarch
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
action to cause one of the following effects; the anarch can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
The anarch casts the lightning bolt spell (at 5th level), but the anarch can change the
Limbo and brought to the Material Plane for as long as the anarch remains within 1 mile of it (no action required).
If the anarch dies, these effects end after 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType
Storm Giant Quintessent
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the giant can't use the same effect two rounds in a row:
The giant creates a thunderclap centered on a point anywhere in its lair. Each
within water) centered on a point anywhere in its lair. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. The fog lasts until the giant disperses it (no action required), and it can't
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
, an aboleth can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aboleth takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
The aboleth
casts phantasmal force (no components required) on any number of creatures it can see within 60 feet of it. While maintaining concentration on this effect, the aboleth can’t take other lair actions
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
(for either attuned creature), you can command it in the following ways:
Open or close the hatch (no action required, once per turn)
Move the servant up to its speed (no action required)
As an
soul of the mighty warlord Leuk-o was drawn into the artifact and has become its animating force. The servant has been known to attack or move of its own accord, particularly if doing so will cause
Moonblade
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
action to cause the moonblade to flash brightly. Each creature that can see you and is within 30 feet of you must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become blinded for 1 minute. A creature
this creature, deciding how it acts and moves. It remains until it drops to 0 hit points or you dismiss it as an action.
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The moonblade functions as a vorpal sword.
Sentience
A
Elder Brain
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
mind once it is no longer incapacitated, and the elder brain can terminate the link at any time (no action required). The target can use an action on its turn to attempt to break the psychic link
Actions
When fighting inside its lair, an elder brain can use lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), an elder brain can take one lair action to cause one of the following
Morkoth
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the morkoth takes a lair action to cause one of the effects described below:
The morkoth uses its Hypnosis action, originating
it takes damage.
With a thought (no action required), the morkoth can initiate a change in the water within its lair that takes effect 1 minute later. The water can be as breathable and clear as air
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(losing initiative ties), Halaster takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects:
Halaster targets a volume of unoccupied space or solid stone no larger than four 10-foot cubes within 30
was in its space. The eye can’t be harmed or dispelled, but it winks out within an antimagic field. A scrying eye lasts until Halaster ends the effect (no action required).
A minor illusory
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
destroy Nafas is to take his place.
Nafas as a Patron
In addition to linking the adventures in this book, you can use Nafas as a group patron (detailed in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything). In
dust lasts until Nafas disperses it (no action required) or uses this lair action again, and it can’t be dispersed by wind.
Regional Effects
The region containing Nafas’s lair is warped
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cold damage.
Blessing of the Deep. If you are a worshiper of Thassa, you gain all the following benefits for which you have the required piety:
Piety 10+. You can breathe underwater, and you gain a
within 1 mile of you, creating strong winds and heavy rain that cause violent waves (see “Weather at Sea” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) or calming a storm. In either
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Orcus’s voice booms throughout the lair. His utterance causes one creature of his choice to
disappear or until Orcus releases their grasp (no action required).
Regional Effects
The region containing Orcus’s lair is warped by the Orcus’s magic, creating one or more of the following
Demogorgon
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Out of the Abyss
bulk of this palace extends deep underwater, in chill and darkened caverns.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Demogorgon can take a lair action to cause one of the
of the next round. On his turn, Demogorgon can move the illusory duplicate a distance equal to his walking speed (no action required). The first time a creature or object interacts physically with
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
choice, as appropriate to your factionLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Badge or emblem of your faction, a copy of a seminal faction text (or a code-book for a covert faction), a set of common
with interests and concerns that transcend local politics and geography, the Alliance has its own cadre of individuals who work on behalf of the organizations, wider agenda. Alliance agents are required
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
minute or until the target takes damage. Belashyrra can issue telepathic commands to the charmed creature (no action required), which it does its best to obey.
3. Mind-Weakening Ray. The target must
initiative ties), Belashyrra can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
An eye opens on a solid surface within 60 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
target to take an extra 2d6 Lightning damage (no action required). Thunder. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the staff to emit a crack of thunder audible out to 300
has the following additional properties. Once one of these properties is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
target to take an extra 2d6 Lightning damage (no action required). Thunder. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the staff to emit a crack of thunder audible out to 300
has the following additional properties. Once one of these properties is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
,
when towers rise from rubble
and reach into the sky,
then shall embers spring to life
in the darkness,
and five shall rise
to cause a dragon’s fall.
—THE DRACONIC PROPHECY
This
book is an extensive supplement to Eberron: Rising from the Last War. That book is a comprehensive guide to the world of Eberron; this one adds new character options, new campaign models, and new
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Aftermath The characters have defeated Bak Mei, left the Order of the Immortal Lotus in disarray, and recovered the stolen pages from The Book of Inner Alchemy. Now what? When the party returns to
Candlekeep with the stolen pages, the Avowed are grateful and set about repairing the book. They hail the characters as heroes and provide them the promised 8,000 gp worth of coin or transcribed
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
for her cause and providing information about the book’s location. Syr Isbeth doesn’t know whether Nebukath can be trusted, but stealing the book would stymie Vrakir’s war effort—it’s too good an
Vrakir unleashes the fell power of the Book of Vile Darkness. Syr Isbeth, the human leader of the defense effort, received a missive from the arcanaloth Nebukath professing the arcanaloth’s sympathies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
can touch the book’s cover and cause it to lock as if you cast arcane lock on it. When found, the book contains the following spells: arcane lock, dispel magic, globe of invulnerability, glyph of
warding, Mordenkainen’s private sanctum, protection from evil, and symbol. It functions as a spellbook for you. While you are holding the book, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your wizard spells






