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Book

Equipment

A Book contains fiction or nonfiction. If you consult an accurate nonfiction Book about its topic, you gain a +5 bonus to Intelligence (Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion) checks you make about that topic.

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the book

’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil. The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it

Heat Metal

Spells Player’s Handbook

. If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn’t drop the

object, it has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 2.

Kobold Warrior

Monsters Monster Manual

Pack Tactics. The kobold has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the kobold’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the

Incapacitated condition. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kobold has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType

Meld into Stone

Spells Player’s Handbook

your presence remains visible or otherwise detectable by nonmagical senses. While merged with the stone, you can’t see what occurs outside it, and any Wisdom (Perception) checks you make to hear

you entered it, which ends the spell. You otherwise can’t move. Minor physical damage to the stone doesn’t harm you, but its partial destruction or a change in its shape (to the extent

Bestow Curse

Spells Player’s Handbook

one ability. The target has Disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws made with that ability. The target has Disadvantage on attack rolls against you. In combat, the target must succeed on a

spell doesn’t require Concentration, and the duration becomes 8 hours (level 5–6 slot) or 24 hours (level 7–8 slot). If you use a level 9 spell slot, the spell lasts until dispelled.

Kuo-toa

Monsters Monster Manual

Amphibious. The kuo-toa can breathe air and water. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kuo-toa has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.Spear. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +3

triggering creature. Failure: The attack’s weapon sticks to the kuo-toa’s shield. If the target doesn’t let go of the weapon, the target has the Grappled condition while the weapon is

Winged Kobold

Monsters Monster Manual

Pack Tactics. The kobold has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the kobold’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the

Incapacitated condition. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kobold has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls.Dragon-Tooth Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType

Symbol

Spells Player’s Handbook

You inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor or wall) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest). The glyph can cover an area no larger than 10

Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Fear. Each target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Frightened condition for 1 minute. While Frightened, the target must move at least 30

Teleport

Spells Player’s Handbook

six months, such as a book from a wizard’s library. “Very familiar” is a place you have visited often, a place you have carefully studied, or a place you can see when you cast the

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

Arch-hag

Monsters Monster Manual

Escape"} days. When the hag teleports away, each creature within 60 feet of the space it left is cursed. Until the curse ends, a creature has Disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws, and the

, it also casts Confusion centered on itself. The spell uses the creature’s spellcasting ability and doesn’t require Concentration. If the arch-hag is destroyed or moves its lair elsewhere

Street Justice

Feats Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

, Manacles, or Rope. Tough Talk. A creature’s Hostile attitude doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your Charisma (Intimidation) checks to influence that creature.

Enclave Magic

Feats Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

maximum of 20. Friend to Animals. You have Advantage on ability checks when taking the Influence action with Beasts. Two Hearts, One Mind. You always have the Beast Sense spell prepared. You can cast it

once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. When you cast it without a spell slot using this feature, it doesn’t require

Vampire Warden

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

damage if it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Immobile Restoration. If the vampire drops to 0 Hit Points while it doesn’t

Valindra Shadowmantle

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

. Thirst for Knowledge. Within 1 mile of the lair, creatures have Advantage on Intelligence checks made when they take the Study action. If Valindra dies or moves her lair elsewhere, these effects end

Vargouille Reflection

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

can’t increase. The curse doesn’t advance while the target is in sunlight or the area of a daylight spell. When the cursed target’s Charisma becomes 2, the target dies, and its head

tears from its body and becomes a new vargouille reflection. Casting remove curse, greater restoration, or a similar spell on the target before the transformation is complete ends the curse and

Book of Exalted Deeds Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the fabled Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the

book’s various authors filled the pages with their own vision of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil. The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every

example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. Other practitioners of evil have held the book and

Book of Secrets

Equipment

determines that person has a hidden secret. If you reveal you know the secret to the figure, you gain a +5 bonus on Charisma checks to influence them for 24 hours. After the book reveals ten secrets in this way, it holds no more secrets of use.

This book contains Xorannox’s collection of dirty secrets about other people: intrigues between nobles, unfaithful leaders, infernal contracts between devils and clergy of good-aligned temples

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every

example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. Other practitioners of evil have held the book and

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Jiangshi Weaknesses. The jiangshi has the following flaws: Fear of Its Own Reflection. If the jiangshi sees its own reflection, it immediately uses its reaction, if available, to move as far away

from the reflection as possible. Susceptible to Holy Symbols. While the jiangshi is wearing or touching a holy symbol, it automatically fails saving throws against effects that turn Undead. Unusual

Reduced-threat Basilisk

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

save. If the basilisk sees its reflection within 30 feet of it in bright light, it mistakes itself for a rival and targets itself with its gaze. Reduced Threat. This creature has -2 penalty on all

ability checks and saving throws.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target

charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts

Demon Skin

Magic Items Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

. While wearing the armor, you have resistance to poison damage. The armor also doesn’t impose disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

, and it doesn’t impede bodily functions. Once you put it on, it can’t be removed unless you choose to do so or you die, at which point the pot reappears and the ichor flows back into it

Molten Bronze Skin

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

bodily functions. Once you put it on, it can’t be removed unless you choose to do so. While wearing the armor, you have resistance to fire damage. The armor also doesn’t impose disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

This magical armor appears as a jug of molten bronze. When you attune to it, the bronze adheres and contours to your skin. The armor can be worn under normal clothes, but it doesn’t impede

Heat Metal Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn’t drop the object, it has disadvantage

on attack rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.

Scorpion Armor

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

initiative as long as you aren’t incapacitated. The armor doesn’t impose disadvantage on your Dexterity (Stealth) checks. The armor doesn’t impose disadvantage on saving throws made

Scrag

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

Amphibious. The scrag can breathe air and water. Keen Smell. The scrag has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Regeneration. The scrag regains 10 hit points at the start of

its turn. If the scrag takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the scrag’s next turn. The scrag dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn

Peryton Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Dive Attack"} damage to the target. Flyby. The peryton doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach. Keen Sight and Smell. The

peryton has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight or smell.Multiattack. The peryton makes one gore attack and one talon attack. Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5

Troll (Ice Troll Variant)

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

Keen Smell. The ice troll has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Regeneration. The ice troll regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the troll takes acid or fire

damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the troll’s next turn. The ice troll dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. The ice

Vegepygmy Thorny Hunter

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Pack Tactics. The vegepygmy has advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the vegepygmy’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the

incapacitated condition. Plant Camouflage. The vegepygmy has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring vegetation. Regeneration. The vegepygmy regains 5 hit

Wood Woad Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

in its attacks). Plant Camouflage. The wood woad has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks it makes in any terrain with ample obscuring plant life. Regeneration. The wood woad regains 10 hit points

at the start of its turn if it is in contact with the ground. If the wood woad takes fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the wood woad’s next turn. The wood woad dies

Redcap Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Iron Boots. While moving, the redcap has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. Outsize Strength. While grappling, the redcap is considered to be Medium. Also, wielding a heavy weapon doesn

Four-Armed Troll

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

Keen Smell. The troll has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Regeneration. The troll regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the troll takes acid or fire damage

, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the troll’s next turn. The troll dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. The troll attacks

Bael

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Bael dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. Bael makes two Hellish Morningstar attacks. Hellish

following of cultists. Those who worship at his altar call him the King of Hell, and the most deluded believe that he is the lord of all devils. In arcane circles, certain writings, such as the dreaded Book

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