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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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When you take a Magic action to toss an Ioun Stone into the air, the stone orbits your head at a distance of 1d3 feet, conferring its benefit to you while doing so. You can have up to three Ioun
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the chitine knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the
. Long ago, the cult of Lolth first subjected elf prisoners to horrible rituals that transformed them into creatures with both elven and spider traits, which their creators dubbed chitines. The intention
Night Hag
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Basic Rules (2014)
circle. As long as the contact persists, the target has dreadful visions. If these visions last for at least 1 hour, the target gains no benefit from its rest, and its hit point maximum is reduced by 5
). While on the Ethereal Plane, the hag magically touches a sleeping humanoid on the Material Plane. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the target prevents this contact, as does a magic
Night Hag (Coven Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, counterspell, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): phantasmal killer, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): contact other plane, scrying
6th level (1 slot): eyebite
hag magically touches a sleeping humanoid on the Material Plane. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the target prevents this contact, as does a magic circle. As long as the contact persists
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
(Costs 2 Actions). Olhydra releases one creature she is grappling by flinging the creature up to 60 feet away from her, in a direction of her choice. If the flung creature comes into contact with a
(Costs 3 Actions). Olhydra transforms her watery body into acid. This effect lasts until Olhydra’s next turn. Any creature that comes into contact with Olhydra or hits her with a melee attack
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Unusual Nature. The commoner doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep, and it gains no benefit from finishing a short or long rest. When it drops to 0 hit points, it becomes a lifeless
whenever a villager touches a hard surface. The villagers are also cold to the touch, which can be ascertained only through physical contact. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Sense. When in contact with a web, the phisarazu knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The phisarazu
, during which time they emit dim light for 10 feet and can’t benefit from the invisible condition. Additionally, creatures in that area must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or have the stunned
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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 only if it
or Fey that performed the rituals, while others acquire the services of freed wood woads that find renewed purpose in serving a kindred guardian.Bludgeoning, PiercingFire
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that rely on sight.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the choldrith knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The choldrith ignores movement
dedicated solely to her, but the devotees performed no such ritual. As revenge for the devotees’ betrayal, the Spider Queen manipulated the creation rituals so that they sometimes created
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances
.
4
I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5
I turn tail and run when things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
clan in a stronghold called Gauntlgrym. Korda built a network of informants and agents, ostensibly all to the benefit of Clan Axebreaker. With each success, she paid tattooists to inscribe a memorial of
her triumph onto her skin. Using ancient rituals, Korda infused many of these artful etchings with the magic of Gauntlgrym’s forges, granting her wondrous gifts.
Korda grew too ambitious for
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms
communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These
blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve
Equipment
lie to you. In addition, you are simultaneously granted the benefit of the contact other plane spell (without taking psychic damage or going insane) as the summoned spirit consults with others and
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
conclave has a deeper connection to the Worldsoul than I do.
6
I’m trying to atone for the life of crime I led before I joined the Selesnya, but I find it hard to give up my bad habits
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Selesnya Contacts
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Contact
1
A wise centaur trainer believed in me even though I was a terrible student.
2
A good friend has risen to become a Ledev guardian.
3
I left
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
, and thieves’ toolsEquipment: A set of clothes appropriate to your duties and a pouch containing 20 gp
FEATURE: EAR TO THE GROUND
You are in frequent contact with people in the segment
comes in the form of a contact in any city you visit, a person who provides information about the people and places of the local area.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, and the affected creature can’t benefit from being invisible.
Stomp (Costs 2 Actions). Ogrémoch stomps the ground, creating an earth tremor that extends in a 30-foot radius. Other
through large and well-established nodes of elemental earth, with a little help from the proper rituals. Within such a node, Ogrémoch wields great power.
Lair Actions
Ogrémoch can assert
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
arrested or killed with their idiocy.
FEATURE: CRIMINAL CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages
to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
BALDUR’S GATE
Elder Brain
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
this benefit in that time, the inspiration is lost.
The elder brain targets one creature it can sense within 120 feet of it and anchors it by sheer force of will. The target must succeed on a DC 18
conversation makes a DC 18 Wisdom (Insight) check when telepathic contact is first established. If the check succeeds, the creature is aware that something is eavesdropping on the conversation. The nature of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes
aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Lolth first subjected elf prisoners to horrible rituals that transformed them into creatures with both elven and spider traits, which their creators dubbed chitines. The intention was to create servile
warriors dedicated first to the cult and then, only by association with it, to Lolth. The goddess found this arrangement unacceptable. As punishment, the Spider Queen twisted her worshipers’ rituals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Lolth first subjected elf prisoners to horrible rituals that transformed them into creatures with both elven and spider traits, which their creators dubbed chitines. The intention was to create servile
warriors dedicated first to the cult and then, only by association with it, to Lolth. The goddess found this arrangement unacceptable. As punishment, the Spider Queen twisted her worshipers’ rituals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Lolth first subjected elf prisoners to horrible rituals that transformed them into creatures with both elven and spider traits, which their creators dubbed chitines. The intention was to create servile
warriors dedicated first to the cult and then, only by association with it, to Lolth. The goddess found this arrangement unacceptable. As punishment, the Spider Queen twisted her worshipers’ rituals
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
;t a native, your reason for leaving “home” probably has something to do with getting away from a bad situation.
Feature: All Eyes on You
Your accent, mannerisms, figures of
traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me.
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Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice.
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Ideal
1
Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Guild There’s power in groups. One bee’s a pest, but nobody messes with the swarm.
Tasha
Your group has ties to a powerful consortium of professionals who work together for mutual benefit. You
serve the guild’s interests well, it promises to take care of you. Guilds hate to waste valuable assets, after all—that’s just bad business. Types of Guild The guild structure covers a swath of business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Guild There’s power in groups. One bee’s a pest, but nobody messes with the swarm.
Tasha
Your group has ties to a powerful consortium of professionals who work together for mutual benefit. You
serve the guild’s interests well, it promises to take care of you. Guilds hate to waste valuable assets, after all—that’s just bad business. Types of Guild The guild structure covers a swath of business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
became Markos’s obsession. He sequestered himself and his fellow researchers in the remote Delphi Mansion. Markos used astrology-based magic to attempt to contact other planes, and something finally
from the sage’s library. In addition to containing lore about stars and the planes of existence, the book describes rituals that can be used to summon extraplanar entities. Krokulmar needs Markos to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
goddess, and many are the prayers that beg her for protection from illness and poison. Various rituals to placate her involve the use of three drops of blood or three tears — to be dropped into a well that
has gone bad, dripped into the handkerchief of someone beset by coughing, dropped into a fire made by burning a withered crop, dripped into the mouth of a plague sufferer, and so on. It’s common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
became Markos’s obsession. He sequestered himself and his fellow researchers in the remote Delphi Mansion. Markos used astrology-based magic to attempt to contact other planes, and something finally
from the sage’s library. In addition to containing lore about stars and the planes of existence, the book describes rituals that can be used to summon extraplanar entities. Krokulmar needs Markos to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
goddess, and many are the prayers that beg her for protection from illness and poison. Various rituals to placate her involve the use of three drops of blood or three tears — to be dropped into a well that
has gone bad, dripped into the handkerchief of someone beset by coughing, dropped into a fire made by burning a withered crop, dripped into the mouth of a plague sufferer, and so on. It’s common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Guild There’s power in groups. One bee’s a pest, but nobody messes with the swarm.
Tasha
Your group has ties to a powerful consortium of professionals who work together for mutual benefit. You
serve the guild’s interests well, it promises to take care of you. Guilds hate to waste valuable assets, after all—that’s just bad business. Types of Guild The guild structure covers a swath of business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
goddess, and many are the prayers that beg her for protection from illness and poison. Various rituals to placate her involve the use of three drops of blood or three tears — to be dropped into a well that
has gone bad, dripped into the handkerchief of someone beset by coughing, dropped into a fire made by burning a withered crop, dripped into the mouth of a plague sufferer, and so on. It’s common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
became Markos’s obsession. He sequestered himself and his fellow researchers in the remote Delphi Mansion. Markos used astrology-based magic to attempt to contact other planes, and something finally
from the sage’s library. In addition to containing lore about stars and the planes of existence, the book describes rituals that can be used to summon extraplanar entities. Krokulmar needs Markos to