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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of yourself. An
illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created by the card looks and behaves like a
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
This deck of heavy vellum cards hums with the magic of the Elemental Chaos.
The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at random (a deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the
deck). As an action, you can draw a random card from this deck and throw it to make a ranged spell attack, using Dexterity for the attack roll. The card has a range of 30 feet. On a hit, it deals 1d4
Deck of Illusions
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illusion of one or more creatures forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and behaves as if it were a real creature except
random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of you.
An
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
yourself. When the card hits the ground, the card permanently transforms into the item or set of items depicted on its face. An altered deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the deck, as shown on the Deck of Miscellany table.
This wooden box contains a set of thirty-two parchment cards.
Deck of Miscellany
Card
Item
3 ♦️
Wooden abacus
4 ♦️
Four Perfume (vial);vials of perfume
5
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
. However, a character wearing a crown has such a strong sense that the illusion is real that they might not know which of their senses to believe.
If this crown is closely examined by a character who
succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Nature) or Wisdom (Perception) check, or with a detect magic spell cast using a 3rd-level or higher spell slot, the nature of its magic is discovered.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Magic Resistance. The talon beast has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Sense Magic. The talon beast can detect and pinpoint the location of magic within 120 feet
Underdark.
Many scholars agree there’s a link between talon beasts, the constellation of the Talons (see chapter 13), and the Talons card found in a Deck of Many Things, but it’s not
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At will: Detect Magic, Mage Armor (self only)
2/day each: Blight, Blindness/Deafness
Spellcasting.Aleron was once a tiefling adventurer, but unlike so many victims of the Deck of Many Things, he never drew the Skull card. Instead, when one of his allies drew the card and faced the avatar of death
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
deck, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: comprehend languages, detect evil and good, detect magic, detect poison and disease, locate object, or scrying
made to maintain your concentration on divination spells.
Twist of Fate. As an action, you can draw a card from the deck and twist the fortune of another creature you can see within 15 feet of you
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hit with spell attacks). It has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash,* light, minor illusion, shocking grasp*
1st level (2 slots): detect magic, disguise self, magic
its remaining spell slots sparingly.
The sunken Netherese tower contains a special room that can transform the simulacrum into a real person—or any magical illusion into the real thing, for that matter
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: Detect Thoughts, Mage Hand, Thaumaturgy
1/day each: Dimension Door, Mass SuggestionThe number of hierophants is fixed at twenty-two on any
one world, one for each card in a Deck of Many Things. As a group, hierophants are sometimes called Sages, but each hierophant is also identified with a particular card. When a hierophant dies, the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash,* light, minor illusion, shocking grasp*
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, disguise self, magic missile
tower contains a special room that can transform the simulacrum into a real person—or any magical illusion into the real thing, for that matter. If this change occurs, the simulacrum
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal
Adult Brass Dragon
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creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack
desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an image from a distance can tell it’s an
Adult Copper Dragon
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at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Tail Attack. The
valuable ores, art objects, and other oddities it has collected over its lifetime. Worthless items are put on display in open caves to tantalize treasure seekers and distract them from where the real
Ancient Brass Dragon
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be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Tail
.
Images of Large or smaller monsters haunt the desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an
Ancient Copper Dragon
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below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The dragon
seekers and distract them from where the real treasure is hidden.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
spell attacks). Madam Eva has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, mending, sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): bane, command, detect evil and good, protection
in her seventies, but she is, in fact, much older.
Royal Blood. Madam Eva is Strahd’s half-sister, though Strahd is unaware of this fact. Her real name is Katarina, and she is the daughter of a
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, gust of wind, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, fireball, nondetection
4th level (3 slots): blight, greater invisibility, polymorph
5th level
card reading in chapter 1, unless he has been forced into his tomb in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft.
Strahd's Tactics
Because the entire adventure revolves around Strahd, you must play him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
point within 30 feet of you. An illusion of one or more creatures forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and behaves as if
functions only if cards are drawn at random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Employee Pass Cards Every casino employee carries a pass card made of green metal and embossed with a devil’s smiling, winking visage. A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of abjuration magic
around the card. Anyone in possession of a pass card can open any locked door in the casino, bypassing the arcane lock spell on the door. As an action, a character within reach of an employee can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
point within 30 feet of you. An illusion of one or more creatures forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and behaves as if
functions only if cards are drawn at random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
real-world playing cards can simulate the deck). As an action, you can draw a random card from this deck and throw it to make a ranged spell attack, using Dexterity for the attack roll. The card has a
range of 30 feet. On a hit, it deals 1d4 slashing damage and imposes a magical effect determined by its suit, as detailed in the Deck of Wild Cards table. The card immediately returns to the deck after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
by the card looks and behaves like a real creature of its kind, except that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can take a Magic action to move
usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 16: Ruin Traditionally, the Ruin card causes individuals who draw the card to lose their wealth. This chapter, intended for the DM, reinterprets this card as physical ruins to be explored
layout of Gardmore Abbey was inspired by a real fortress atop the French island Mont-Saint-Michel, so you might place the ruins on a similar island accessible only by a narrow path that’s underwater at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
by the card looks and behaves like a real creature of its kind, except that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can take a Magic action to move
usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. When the card hits the ground, the card permanently transforms into the item or set of items depicted on its face. An altered deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the deck, as shown on the Deck of Miscellany table.
Deck of Miscellany Wondrous Item, Uncommon This wooden box contains a set of thirty-two parchment cards. Deck of Miscellany Card Item 3 ♦ Wooden abacus 4 ♦ Four vials of perfume 5 ♦ 5 days
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
beneficial properties Spells. While holding the deck, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: comprehend languages, detect evil and good, detect magic, detect
automatically succeed on Constitution saving throws made to maintain your concentration on divination spells. Twist of Fate. As an action, you can draw a card from the deck and twist the fortune of another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
characters in fiction or film. Treat characters as real people with real motivations. Put yourself in their shoes. What would you do? Show how multiple people from the same culture are different. Feature
real-world history, and character creation rules presuppose no standard bar for heroics. Encourage Space A typical D&D session is longer than a typical horror movie, and it can be hard to sustain the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
gowns and wearing dirt-encrusted jewelry (see “Treasure” below). They rise to attack anyone who approaches Strahd’s coffin. A detect magic spell reveals that the western and eastern alcoves radiate
inside the tomb. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies in the center alcove. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is in his coffin, ready to attack anyone who opens the lid.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Underdark. Many scholars agree there’s a link between talon beasts, the constellation of the Talons (see chapter 13), and the Talons card found in a Deck of Many Things, but it’s not clear which came first
. The card—which destroys all magic items possessed by anyone who draws it—might have been named after the beast, or vice versa. I wish talon beasts would use some of their absorbed magic to conjure fur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
someone for the first time, their details and a rough sketch are magically stored on a small parchment card in the portfolio keeper. You can access the details of any such stored card as a bonus action
. DUNBAR OF SPRECK
Sun Elf Secretarian (Barbarian)
Spreck isn’t a real place, but Dunbar knows most people won’t check. They’ll see the “of” in there and think, “Spreck, you say! Sounds fancy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
balcony (area X23). The table is real, but the torches, the feast, and the chairs are illusions created by a programmed illusion spell that triggers when a door to the room is opened. The illusion can be
dispelled (DC 17). Hidden in plain sight amid the feast on the table is a green copper ewer embossed with images of dancing bears, elks, and wolves. The ewer, like the table, isn’t illusory. A detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
manipulate the Weave to perform magic by casting spells. The Weave isn’t normally visible or detectable, even through the use of spells. Detect magic doesn’t let you perceive the Weave, for instance. The
Weave isn’t magic, precisely, any more than a collection of threads is a garment; it’s the raw material from which the tapestry of magic is woven. In two senses, both the metaphorical and the real, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
secret door provides access to area K38. Treasure The real treasure here is Strahd’s collection of books—over one thousand unique tomes in all. The collection is worth 80,000 gp. Transporting it would be
Theological text Teleport Destination Characters who teleport to this location from area K78 arrive in front of the painting of Tatyana. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
ante deck, you can play the card game for real. Otherwise, adjudicate the outcome of a three-dragon ante game using d12s and the following rules: Step 1. Randomly determine which participant is the
Games of Chance The casino has many diversions for its patrons to enjoy, the most popular being games of chance. Three-Dragon Ante Three-dragon ante is a card game. If you own an actual three-dragon






