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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This Spell Scroll bears the words of the Fireball spell, written in a mystical cipher. If Fireball is on your spell list, you can read the scroll and cast it without Material components. Otherwise
a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect.
Copying this Scroll into a Spellbook. A Wizard can copy this Spell Scroll into a spellbook. When copied in this way, the
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
’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
vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring hope to an endangered world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to capture its
Book of Exalted Deeds
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to
digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read
Charlatan
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read
. Additionally, you can forge documents including official papers and personal letters, as long as you have seen an example of the kind of document or the handwriting you are trying to copy.
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Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and
, as long as you have seen an example of the kind of document or the handwriting you are trying to copy.
BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE: LONG-LOST HEIR
You’re well-versed in the mannerisms and
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
structures that would collapse beneath a human or an orc.
Some thieves’ guilds use kenku as lookouts and messengers. The kenku dwell in the tallest buildings and towers the guild controls
copy existing items with exceptional skill, allowing them to become excellent artisans and scribes. They can copy books, make replicas of objects, and otherwise thrive in situations where they can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
quickly on the paper between the two lists. A message at the top of the page says, “read untouched to gain new spells.”
Give the players a copy of puzzle handout 5 (see the end of this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Vermeillon When the characters enter Vermeillon, read the following boxed text to the players: The village is eerily quiet. Plants and wildlife have overtaken the crumbling houses. Leafless vines
climb rotting walls, birds and other small creatures nest in the exposed rafters, and gnarled trees protrude from the fallen roofs of a few buildings. The overcast sky adds an air of oppression to the scene, seeming to envelop the village.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. If you’re running the adventure for a single adventurer, read the “Running for One Character” section. Step 2. Read “Adventure
Background” for more context and familiarize yourself with the Key NPCs table, which describes important individuals the characters will interact with throughout the adventure. Step 3. Make a copy of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ruin thousands of years ago and is now surrounded by sand dunes that partially bury its outer walls and buildings. No structures on the surface aside from the mastaba remain completely intact. This
characters can’t shake the feeling that they’re being watched (even though the city is clearly abandoned). As the characters enter the necropolis, read the following boxed text: You see before you a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Surfacing in Sigil When the characters exit the Mortuary, read or paraphrase the following description: You emerge from the Mortuary into a dilapidated city square. Stacks of jumbled tenements—grimy
hodgepodges of lopsided architecture joined by rickety bridges—loom over the persistent, low-hanging fog.
An impossible city unfolds around you. Bladed buildings rise on all sides, the urban sprawl
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Read the hag’s description and skim her stat block in appendix B. Read this chapter in its entirety, and reacquaint yourself with the “Prismeer Overview” in chapter 2. Look over the map of Yon
. Locations marked on the map are described later in the chapter. Before the characters arrive at Motherhorn, make a copy of Stagefright’s lines of dialogue in appendix E, then cut them into strips and place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Arrival at Leilon Point Leilon Point is ten miles from the town of Leilon. When the characters arrive at Leilon Point, read the following boxed text aloud: The farms of Leilon Point are deathly quiet
and still. Every window in the community of thirteen quaint buildings is shuttered. Many of the village’s fields are reduced to blackened ash, and its single street is lined with overturned carts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Belvedere is more than a monument to the Dragon Queen. The casino is connected via a tunnel to Tiamat’s lair, and Tiamat can hear every prayer and proclamation of her power uttered within the buildings’ walls
. As the characters approach the Red Belvedere, read or paraphrase the following: Jagged mountains give way to an unexpectedly beautiful sight: a sprawling, palatial complex glittering with silver and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
in good spirits, so a character who succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check can convince a tax collector to allow the group free entry. As the characters enter the city, read the following
description: Beyond the city gates, the golden road continues amid silk-draped booths and squat buildings with conical roofs. The chatter of merchants and cheerful youths rings out along the road. Folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
.
Settlement Maps. A map of a settlement often shows terrain (cliffs, trees, streams, and so forth) in addition to buildings, bridges, and other important features.
Wilderness Maps. A wilderness map shows
.
Often a map is intended for the DM’s eyes only. You can copy portions of a DM’s map to share with your players as a visual aid while omitting details that should remain hidden from them. Virtual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the characters pass through, read or paraphrase the following text: A majestic vista spreads beneath the dome: the undersea city of Janya. The city’s dark towers are carved with circular windows and
covered with designs marked by bioluminescent barnacles. People slip through open corridors between buildings, swimming high above the volcanic rock and coral of the seafloor below.
As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
View of the City A door in Demelin’s apartment opens to a path leading up to the street above at the location marked “Path of Memories” on map 6.2. As the characters emerge outdoors, read or
paraphrase the following: A glittering city of broken domes and jagged towers stretches before you. The nearby buildings and streets slope down into the basin of a vast, ruin-filled crater. Your vantage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. Read the “Adventure Background” section. Step 2. Familiarize yourself with the Key NPCs table below. The characters will interact
with these individuals throughout the adventure. Step 3. Make a copy of the Temple Map handout. (You will share this with the other players shortly after the adventure starts.) Step 4. Bookmark the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
to be prepared if I only want to cast it without using a spell slot? A transmuter must have polymorph prepared, as normal, to cast it with the Shapechanger feature. Can Minor Conjuration create a copy
parts. In the case of a book, if you have seen only the cover, then the duplicate created will be a copy of the cover, and the pages will be blank. (Minor Conjuration) Can a School of Divination wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
area 7). As the party approaches the ruins, read the following: Gradually, the trail becomes an old, overgrown lane winding between dilapidated buildings choked in vines and brush. Ahead of you, in the
old stone houses, many of which are roofless ruins with interiors open to the weather. Other buildings appear more or less intact. The whole place is eerily silent.
A wooden sign is nailed to a post
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
like this is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text.
When a creature’s name
of spelljamming vessels mentioned in the adventure and includes deck plans for each one. At your discretion, you can provide the players with a copy of the deck plans for whatever ship they’re sailing aboard and allow them to manage the ship’s activity during encounters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the characters arrive in the district, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: The stench of body odor, garbage, and tobacco mix together in the streets. High walls cut this
district’s crumbling, vandalized buildings off from the rest of Sharn, though towers rise over the walls like imposing sentries. Many people stand idly on street corners, eying you suspiciously and keeping to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Arrival in Oztocan As the characters approach the town, read the following: Built on a large flat between two rocky mountains, the town of Oztocan is cradled by the crescent-shaped ruins of a massive
, whoever is carrying the shard of Xeluan feels it drawn downward, as if attracted to something underground. Simultaneously, a small tremor ripples through the town, shaking dust from buildings but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Entering the City When the characters see Omu for the first time, read: The jungle parts to reveal a dead city enclosed by sheer cliffs. Ruined buildings and stone boulevards rise like ghosts from
, with ferns, orchids, and moss spilling over the edges. Every 100 feet or so, a gargoyle perches on the brink of the precipice. When a character gets a good look at one of these creatures, read: A vine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Castle Cinis Starting at the edge of the city, it takes the characters 1 hour on foot to reach Castle Cinis. The city around them is grim and desolate. Its buildings are slowly turning to cinders
, with clouds of ash rising toward the black, spherical void that looms above Castle Cinis. The characters have no encounters on their way to the castle. When they arrive at the castle, read or paraphrase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Casing the Joint If the characters scout the vault before the heist, read or paraphrase the following: The vault stands in a rundown neighborhood, but the street and alleyways around the vault are
vault is an unmarked building on the city outskirts in an area with moderate foot traffic. The neighboring buildings stand at least 20 feet from the vault and don’t share walls with it. Nearby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruined settlement, read the following: Gradually, the trail becomes an old, overgrown lane winding between dilapidated buildings choked with vines and brush. In the middle of the settlement rises a
roofless ruins. Other buildings appear intact. The whole place is eerily silent.
A wooden sign is nailed to a post nearby. It reads: “Danger! Plant monsters and zombies! Turn back now!”
Reidoth placed the sign to discourage treasure seekers from stirring up the monsters in the area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Arrival Syndra Silvane teleports herself and the characters to Port Nyanzaru’s Harbor Ward, not far from the harbormaster’s office (area 13). Read: You appear in a tropical city under the blazing sun
Nyanzaru is an explosion of color. Buildings are painted in bright shades of blue, green, orange, and salmon pink, or their walls are adorned with murals portraying giant reptiles and mythical heroes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
written on it in Common. Give each player a copy of the Copper for a Song handout at this time and invite one or more of them to read the song lyrics aloud. Copper for a Song
No. 1
175 - COPPER FOR A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
characters into shrines or dungeons. Queen’s Decree If the characters look under the wagon, read: A moss-covered stone disk lies half-buried in the mud underneath the wagon. Concentric rings of inscriptions
cover its surface — some written in Common and others etched in jagged cuneiform.
The tablet is a proclamation from an Omuan queen to her rivals in Mezro. The Mezroans couldn’t read the Omuans’ native
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
layout of Revel’s End and a few useful tricks.”
Give the players a copy of map 4.1 (see “The Breaker’s Map” below), and read the following text: Varrin retrieves a faceted sapphire the size of a small
wears a loose, comfortable robe over a steel breastplate. Whether Varrin approaches the characters or invites them to a meeting, read the following text: “Thank you for hearing me out. My name is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
for defeating evil. Book of Exalted Deeds The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance
can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to capture its magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
layout of Revel’s End and a few useful tricks.”
Give the players a copy of map 4.1 (see “The Breaker’s Map” below), and read the following text: Varrin retrieves a faceted sapphire the size of a small
wears a loose, comfortable robe over a steel breastplate. Whether Varrin approaches the characters or invites them to a meeting, read the following text: “Thank you for hearing me out. My name is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Arriving in Vogler The characters arrive on the day of Ispin Greenshield’s funeral, which is scheduled to take place in the evening. Read or paraphrase the following text when you’re ready for the
-covered remnants of a crumbling stone keep. The village’s modest wooden buildings cluster around a quaint central circle and along the riverbank.
Jutting into the river—out of place and seemingly