black before device causes rolls

Bead of Force

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This small black sphere measures 3/4 of an inch in diameter and weighs an ounce. Typically, 1d4 + 4 Beads of Force are found together. You can take a Magic action to throw the bead up to 60 feet

enclosed creature can take a Utilize action to push against the sphere’s wall, moving the sphere up to half the creature’s Speed. The sphere can be picked up, and its magic causes it to weigh only 1 pound, regardless of the weight of creatures inside.

Black Pudding

Monsters Monster Manual

any damage. Any nonmagical weapon takes a cumulative −1 penalty to attack rolls immediately after dealing damage to the pudding and coming into contact with it. The weapon is destroyed if the

. Trigger: While the pudding is Large or Medium and has 10+ Hit Points, it becomes Bloodied or is subjected to Lightning or Slashing damage. Response: The pudding splits into two new Black Puddings. Each new

Rod of Lordly Might

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that

push a different button or until you push the same button again, which causes the rod to revert to its normal form: Button 1. A fiery blade sprouts from the end opposite the rod’s flanged head

Whelm

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Whelm is a powerful weapon forged by dwarves and lost in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain. You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Hurl. Whelm has the

wielder doesn’t share this goal. Destroying Whelm. Whelm can be dissolved in the acidic bile of a recently slain ancient black dragon. It can also be melted down in the forges of the Mightyhammer dwarf clan, but only by the rightful leader of that clan.

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a Zombie. Magic Weapon. You can wield the wand as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made

guarded. Bathing the wand in positive energy (such as that which permeates the Positive Plane) causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly re-forms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.

Blackrazor

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian. You gain a +3 bonus to

attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If you hit an Undead with this weapon, you take 1d10 Necrotic damage, and the target regains 1d10 Hit Points. If this Necrotic damage reduces you

Elise

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, though they can still die in other ways. The glowing device sheds light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. While inside a creature, the device causes the creature to shed dim

achievement, Elise is a confused, frustrated soul who never wished for her current circumstances. Elise’s heart has been replaced with the Unbreakable Heart. If this device is removed, Elise dies

Black Rose Bearer

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

berserk. On each of its turns while berserk, the bearer has advantage on melee attack rolls, it can Dash as a bonus action, and it must attack the nearest creature it can see. If no creature is near

a pristine black rose. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the bearer to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 plus the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or

Dagger of Venom Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. You can use an action to cause thick, black poison to coat the blade. The poison remains for 1 minute or until an attack

Winter's Dark Bite

Magic Items Hunt for the Thessalhydra

You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. This greatsword is made of an unknown black metal. In most cases, it works as a +1 greatsword. But when used against a thessalhydra, it works as a +3 greatsword. While in the Upside Down, it works as a +4 greatsword.

Kalain

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

paintings and causes its subject to spring forth, becoming a creature of that kind provided its CR is 3 or lower. The creature appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the painting, which becomes

blank. The creature is friendly toward Kalain and hostile toward all others. It rolls initiative to determine when it acts. It disappears after 1 minute, when it is reduced to 0 hit points, or when Kalain

Reincarnate Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

body. If the target's soul isn't free or willing to do so, the spell fails. The magic fashions a new body for the creature to inhabit, which likely causes the creature's race to change. The GM rolls

Undercity Medusa

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

medusa has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that is surprised, and it deals an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Surprise Attack"} damage each time it hits

medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of black, serpentine

Wersten Kern

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. Black, thorny rose stems sprout from the creature’s body while it is cursed, imposing disadvantage on the creature’s ability checks and attack rolls and halving its speed. A creature that

. In battle, she wields a wicked pike that flies Soth’s black rose standard, and her cries can stop mighty warriors’ hearts. Wersten staunchly follows Soth’s commands, and she will serve him until she faces a second doom.Poison

Power Word Pain

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You speak a word of power that causes waves of intense pain to assail one creature you can see within range. If the target has 100 hit points or fewer, it is subject to crippling pain. Otherwise, the

also has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws, other than Constitution saving throws. Finally, if the target tries to cast a spell, it must first succeed on a Constitution

Drow Mage Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

level (3 slots): alter self, misty step, web 3rd level (3 slots): fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): Evard's black tentacles, greater invisibility 5th level (2 slots): cloudkill Sunlight

Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to

Canopic Golem

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Limited Spell Immunity. The golem automatically succeeds on saving throws against spells of 7th level or lower, and the attack rolls of such spells always miss it. Unusual Nature. The golem doesn

":"force"} force damage.Spell Deflection. In response to a spell attack missing the golem, it causes that spell to hit another creature within 120 feet of it that it can see.A mummy lord’s organs

Bead of Force Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This small black sphere measures 3/4 of an inch in diameter and weighs an ounce. Typically, 1d4 + 4 beads of force are found together. You can use an action to throw the bead up to 60 feet. The bead

creature can use its action to push against the sphere's wall, moving the sphere up to half the creature's walking speed. The sphere can be picked up, and its magic causes it to weigh only 1 pound, regardless of the weight of creatures inside.

Kobold Dragonshield Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Dragon's Resistance. The kobold has resistance to a type of damage based on the color of dragon that invested it with power (choose or roll a d10): 1–2, acid (black); 3–4, cold (white); 5–6, fire

, the kobold has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The kobold makes two melee attacks. Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a

, humans champion causes rather than territories or groups. Human Names and Ethnicities Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents

Fhenimore (Kraken Priest Variant)

Monsters Locathah Rising

Amphibious. Fhenimore can breathe air and water. Blood Frenzy. Fhenimore has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Innate Spellcasting

spells, requiring no material components: At will: command, create or destroy water3/day each: control water, darkness, water breathing, water walk1/day each: Evard's black tentacles, lightning

Rod of Lordly Might Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that are set

different button or until you push the same button again, which causes the rod to revert to its normal form. If you press button 1, the rod becomes a flame tongue, as a fiery blade sprouts from the end

Vampiric Mist

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Hypersensitivity. The mist takes 10 radiant damage whenever it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, the mist has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Unusual Nature. The mist

, insatiable thirst for blood remains. Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in the creature’s body to ooze

Swarm of Gremishkas

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Limited Spell Immunity. The swarm automatically succeeds on saving throws against spells of 3rd level or lower, and the attack rolls of such spells always miss it. Swarm. The swarm can occupy

spell attack roll missing the swarm, the swarm causes that spell to hit another creature of its choice within 30 feet of it that it can see.Gremishka;Gremishkas are the vicious products of mistakes made

Leather Golem Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

: Aversion of Fire. If you take fire damage, you have disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of your next turn. Berserk. Whenever a critical hit is made against you, roll a d6

. On a 6, the armor causes you to go berserk. On each of your turns while berserk, you attack the nearest creature you can see. If no creature is near enough to move to and attack, you attack an

K'thriss Drow'b

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

charmed, and magic can't put him to sleep. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, K'thriss has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Innate

relic known as the Black Altar, exposing him to their infinite truths and shocking the drow's hair jet-black. His matching “beard” is actually a slow-growing colony of inert spores that K'thriss

Scion of Surtur

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

points, and it is immune to fire, poison, and psychic damage. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.A scion of Surtur slumbering at the peak of a volcano causes an unending

cradle defies all their expectations. Like a living volcano, the cradle hurls balls of magma at intruders, exhales fiery gases, and causes molten stone to erupt from the ground around it. If the

Void Scavver

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 10 feet of movement, exiting prone.Void scavvers are 20 feet long. Each one is a solitary menace with a pitch-black hide

. While most other scavvers are content to feed on kitchen scraps, a void scavver goes after the cook. A void scavver can emit an invisible ray from its eye that causes its target to feel fear even

Gazer Familiar Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

. If its master causes it physical harm, the gazer will end its service as a familiar, breaking the telepathic bond.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

of the gazer’s next turn. While the target is charmed in this way, its speed is halved, and it has disadvantage on attack rolls. 2. Fear Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 12

Duergar Mind Master Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

duergar has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The duergar makes two melee attacks. It can replace one of those attacks with a use of

succeed on a DC 12 Intelligence saving throw, or the duergar causes it to use its reaction either to make one weapon attack against another creature the duergar can see or to move up to 10 feet in a

Cradle of the Fire Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.A scion of Surtur slumbering at the peak of a volcano causes an unending plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of

magma at intruders, exhales fiery gases, and causes molten stone to erupt from the ground around it. If the cradle is destroyed, the scion of Surtur inside it awakens. Standing 60 feet tall, the scion

Dimensional Loop

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

While attuned to this device, you have a +1 bonus to Strength saving throws, and you have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, its range increases by 30 feet

attack rolls against you. Once you use this feature of the dimensional loop, it cannot be used again until the next dawn. Fold Space. Choose a space you can see within 60 feet of you (no action

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but he

, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean’s black depths to hunt the creatures of the

Chardalyn Berserker

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

serve. Reckless. At the start of its turn, the berserker can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls during that turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its next

the effects of madness, the berserker loses its Chardalyn Madness trait but retains its chaotic evil alignment and other qualities. Further exposure to the demonic magic causes the berserker’s madness to return, however.

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but she needs

villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean's black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest

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