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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Stones orbiting your head at the same time.
Each Ioun Stone orbiting your head is considered to be an object you are wearing. The orbiting stone avoids contact with other creatures and objects, adjusting
its orbit to avoid collisions and thwarting all attempts by other creatures to attack or snatch it.
As a Utilize action, you can seize and stow any number of Ioun Stones orbiting your head. If your
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
attack roll, the pledgemage magically enables the attacker to reroll the attack roll. It must use the new roll.Deep in crumbling ruins and piles of dusty scrolls, Lorehold students—first as
, shunting the minds of nearby creatures out of this moment in time. Each creature in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be incapacitated until the end of the pledgemage’s next turn.
Demilich
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
15 Constitution saving throw or drop to 0 hit points. On a successful save, the creature is frightened until the end of its next turn.
Life Drain. The demilich targets up to three creatures that it
its flying speed.
Cloud of Dust. The demilich magically swirls its dusty remains. Each creature within 10 feet of the demilich, including around a corner, must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures and objects, as well as into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet.
Halaster wields a blast scepter (a very rare magic item that requires
effect is triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
16 Constitution saving throw or drop to 0 hit points. On a successful save, the creature is frightened until the end of its next turn.
Life Drain. The demilich targets up to three creatures that it
speed.
Cloud of Dust. The demilich magically swirls its dusty remains. Each creature within 10 feet of the demilich, including around a corner, must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
pouch, stitched with images of heroes and whimsical creatures. Where the teeth fall, they bring legends to life.
Using the Teeth. While you are holding the pouch, you can use an action to draw one tooth
tooth, roll a die at the end of your turn. On an even number, the tooth vanishes, and creatures appear as if you sowed the tooth, but they are hostile to you and your allies. On an odd number, the
Paladin
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
paladins take their work seriously. A delve into an ancient ruin or dusty crypt can be a quest driven by a higher purpose than the acquisition of treasure. Evil lurks in dungeons and primeval forests
your quests? Perhaps you stumbled into a sacred grove or a hidden elven enclave and found yourself called to protect all such refuges of goodness and beauty. Or you might have known from your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Dayawlongon Gazetteer For any first-time visitor to the archipelago of Dayawlongon, the skybridges are a stunning sight. Both roadways and refuges, with whole communities dwelling along some of the
ages past, bakunawa served as mediators and defenders of the islands, but successive waves of invasion targeted the creatures, drastically reducing their numbers. Today, the islands’ residents fiercely defend their home and seek to honor the history stolen by centuries of war.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
2. Shrine The stairs lead down to this shrine, where shreds of dusty tapestries lie scattered across the floor. Friezes on the walls are defaced with deep gouges, making them unrecognizable. An altar
of pale gray marble stands gouged and cracked against one wall. A successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that the damage to this room is relatively recent, and that the creatures that caused it left no tracks of any kind in the layer of dust on the floor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Elysium Elysium is home to creatures of unfettered kindness and a refuge for planar travelers seeking a safe haven. The plane’s bucolic landscapes glimmer with life and beauty. The River Oceanus
, are among the most hospitable refuges on the Outer Planes. Eronia Steep hills, craggy mountains, and white granite valleys offer a rugged home for hardy souls. Belierin Lighthouses pierce the fog and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, seven stone desks magically rise from the floor, facing the blackboard in an arc. (The desks sink back into the floor when all creatures leave the room.)
Secret Door. A secret door in the south wall pushes open to reveal a dusty, web-choked passage between this room and area 25.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty helm
floating as though worn by an invisible figure, and illusory footprints appearing on a dusty floor. Silent apparitions of dead adventurers drift through halls and rooms as though they are lost. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
27. Wine Cellar Creaking stairs lead into a damp, cobweb-draped cellar containing dusty racks and eight-foot-tall wine tuns. One of the casks has burst, covering the stone floor in crimson stains
No. 3” and “Ludendorf Arsenic Wine.” All the wine either leaked or spoiled long ago. Creatures. The cellar is infested with five gremishkas (see chapter 5). Soon after any character enters the room, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
behind this strange sensation. Then you feel the ground beneath you shift as something moves — a number of a thick, spiky tendrils bursting from the ground.
Two fungal creatures resembling otyughs
rise up and attack the characters. Created by Araumycos to perfectly duplicate the abilities, traits, and actions of otyughs, these creatures are plants rather than aberrations. They attack until slain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dungeon, images of dark cells with iron bars and shackles spring to mind. In the D&D game, the word “dungeon” takes on a broader meaning to include any enclosed, monster-infested location. Most dungeons
following: A mind flayer prison or asylum, filled with mindless thralls and tormented captives A lost dwarven necropolis containing row after row of dusty tombs waiting to be plundered A fortified outpost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
against dangerous and wild forces, particularly unnatural creatures. Of the options in the Sacred Oath class feature, the Oath of the Crown (described below) and the Oath of Devotion (described in the
for travelers. The Order of the Gilded Eye safeguards the hold and serves the surrounding community, but their mission has a much broader focus: to guard the world from dangers originating on other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
sketchbook found in a dusty old drawer. This counting puzzle leads to a name of a creature. Fit this into your campaign by making the name of the creature the first item on a scavenger hunt or the
first clue in a larger mystery. This gallery is decorated with seven framed paintings of creatures. A few chairs and benches have been placed in front of the art for viewing.
A plaque mounted on one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
open chamber contains a large table and star charts in scroll racks around the walls. Three bodies are sprawled on the floor, reduced by time to powdery bones and dusty tatters of cloth. As soon as
someone enters the room, they rise as specters and attack. They pursue anywhere in the castle, but they won’t leave the castle. They attack other living creatures if they can’t get at those who disturbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K34. Servants’ Upper Floor Dirt-caked windows allow little light to enter this upstairs room. Broken bed frames and torn bits of mattress litter the floors. A tall, dusty wardrobe roughly shaped like
a coffin, its black doors painted with fey creatures, stands between two cracked, full-length mirrors hanging on the south wall. A staircase descends along the north wall. If someone opens the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
DC 10 Strength check to force open. The windows of any intact building are 2 feet wide and covered by wooden shutters containing 6-inch wide arrow slits. Creatures on one side of an arrow slit gain
three-quarters cover against attacks from the other side (see “Cover” in the Basic Rules). Dusty old furnishings such as simple wooden chairs and tables remain in most intact buildings. Trees and Brush
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
indentation serve as handles that enable the doors to be pulled open.
Secret Door. A secret door in the east wall opens into a dusty, cobweb-filled corridor that connects to area 13. Characters inside
in Dwarvish, “Neither secrets nor treasures shall ye find! Turn back! Ye are not welcome here!” Characters who have heard Halaster speak recognize the voice as his. Once all creatures leave this area, the magical warning resets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
open chamber contains a large table and star charts in scroll racks around the walls. Three bodies are sprawled on the floor, reduced by time to powdery bones and dusty tatters of cloth. As soon as
Someone enters the room, they rise as specters and attack. They pursue anywhere in the castle, but they won’t leave the castle. They attack other living creatures if they can’t get at those who disturbed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
or feels a slight change in air pressure, it rushes toward the open doorway, attacking all creatures in its path. 30a. Zigzagging Hall This hall was designed to thwart archers by reducing their line
wooden shield, a rusty longsword, a rotting quiver, several broken arrows, and a longbow with a snapped string. A secret door in the west wall leads to a dusty tunnel that connects to area 31.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Shadow Crossings Similar to fey crossings, shadow crossings are locations where the veil between the Material Plane and the Shadowfell is so thin that creatures can walk from one plane to the other
. A blot of shadow in the corner of a dusty crypt might be a shadow crossing, as might an open grave. Shadow crossings form in gloomy places where spirits or the stench of death lingers, such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
any intact building are 2 feet wide and covered by wooden shutters containing 6-inch-wide arrow slits. Creatures on one side of an arrow slit gain three-quarters cover against attacks from the other
side. Dusty furnishings, such as simple wooden chairs and tables, remain in most intact buildings. Trees and Brush Trees average 30 to 40 feet tall and provide cover. Brush consists of sprawling bushes that count as difficult terrain.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Atagua Gazetteer Much of Atagua consists of grasslands, wetlands, and narrow stretches of tropical forests bordering the Holroro River. Two extreme seasons each year of intense rain and dusty drought
whistling creatures that sometimes pass into Atagua from dark realms—and that might someday emerge in unstoppable numbers to consume this land.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Finding the Staircase Entrances to the Infinite Staircase usually appear as nondescript doors in dusty, forlorn places that don’t get many visitors—or wherever is most convenient for adventure. On
any given plane, multiple doors to the Infinite Staircase can exist, but known entrances are closely guarded secrets occasionally protected by devas, sphinxes, yugoloths, and other powerful creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
left here by Halaster are hungry and attack anything that enters this room.
Sarcophagi. A dozen elven sarcophagi arranged about this dusty room have been reduced to rubble.
Carvings. Time and
break the pot, destroying it. The awakened shrub is friendly toward whoever planted it. Absent commands from its creator, it does nothing. 26b. Secret Tomb In the middle of the dusty tomb rests a 7,500
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
pious descendants or curses upon those who put their own needs over those of the family and broader community. Bonesingers Artisan-warriors, bonesingers dedicate their lives to maintaining the skybridges
. In the ancient past, bonesingers oversaw the final rites when great bakunawa died, then infused the creatures’ bones into the magical bridges that unite Dayawlongon as one land. During the days of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
on the floor are the skeletal remains of five humans in dusty crimson robes.
Carved into the south wall is the skull of a giant goat, which measures ten feet across.
The giant goat skull carved
creatures except Undead. Secret Doors and Statues. This room contains three secret doors (see “ Temple Features”), each one located behind a ghoul statue. The area between a statue and a secret door is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
A14. Throne Room Read the following boxed text out loud to describe this area: The stench of death hangs heavy in the air of this dusty, pillared hall, which has a dark, soot-stained fireplace at the
contains two soot-covered ghouls plus one additional ghoul for each member of the party, not including sidekicks. After all other creatures in the hall have taken a first turn in combat, these ghouls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
between levels of the dungeon. Using an action to crank the pump draws 1d4 + 1 gallons of potable water into the stone basin. 2b. Abandoned Laboratory This room is filled with dusty tables and cauldrons
this room bears a sign written in Common that reads, “Kalabash’s Room. Do not enter unless your name is Halaster.” The room contains the following: Furnishings. A dusty bed stands with its headboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
50. Mirror of Life Trapping Any creature teleported here from area 48 appears in a random spot near the center of the room and facing west, much to its peril. This dusty room is fifteen feet square
, roleplay them as you see fit. The mirror has two command words. Speaking the word “Khomara” while standing within 5 feet of the mirror deactivates or reactivates it. (The mirror can’t trap creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of a storm giant can affect the fate of thousands.
Distant Prophet-Kings. Storm giants live in isolated refuges so far above the surface of the world or below the sea that they are beyond the reach
of most other creatures. Some make their abodes in cloud-top castles so high that flying dragons appear as specks below. Others live atop mountain peaks that pierce the clouds. Some occupy palaces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
trepidation, but a Gloom Stalker ventures boldly into the darkness, seeking to ambush threats before they can reach the broader world. Such rangers are often found in the Underdark, but they will go any
evading creatures that rely on darkvision. While in darkness, you are invisible to any creature that relies on darkvision to see you in that darkness. Iron Mind By 7th level, you have honed your ability






