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Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
are set in a row along the haft. It has three other properties as well, detailed below.
Buttons. You can press one of the following buttons as a Bonus Action; a button’s effect lasts until you
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a storm rune on another crystal ball in its possession when it finishes a short or long rest.Multiattack. The giant makes three Lightning Blade or
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Scrying (Requires Storm Rune). The giant can use its crystal ball to cast the scrying spell (save DC 17).
Storm Rune. The giant has a storm rune
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the death rune on a prized skull from this grisly collection. Abandoning armor in favor of gloomy robes, the shrouded one uses rune magic to create a shadowy scythe blade at the end of a staff and to
Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giant’s skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the giant can use its Reaping Scythe action and
Rod of Lordly Might
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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
opposite the rod's flanged head (you choose the type of sword).
If you press button 2, the rod's flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
create another rune circle, or when you dismiss the rune circle as a bonus action. This hammer regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
This magic hammer has 3 charges. As a bonus action, you can expend 1 charge and slam this hammer on the ground, creating a 15-foot-radius circle of glowing runes centered on the point of impact
Magic Items
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
The blasphemous weapon Heretic was created by a cult to steal power from good-aligned gods. The blade hungers to strike down servants of the Upper Planes and weaken the forces of good.
You gain a +3
bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Heretic has 6 charges for the following properties; the sword regains 1d4 + 1 charges daily at dawn:
Destroy Devotion. Once per turn
Moonblade
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
new rune appears on the blade. You remain attuned to the weapon until you die or the weapon is destroyed.
A moonblade has one rune on its blade for each master it has served (typically 1d6 + 1). The
Of all the magic items created by the elves, one of the most prized and jealously guarded is a moonblade. In ancient times, nearly all elven noble houses claimed one such blade. Over the centuries
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
The longsword, Tearulai, is a sentient, neutral good longsword of sharpness;sword of sharpness with an emerald-colored blade and precious gemstones embedded in its hilt and pommel. The sword’s
cause the blade to shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. Speaking the command word again or sheathing the sword puts out the light.
Evil creatures can’t
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
This magic sword’s blade is fashioned from a horn or spine from a crystal dragon. When you hit with an attack roll using this sword, the target takes an extra 1d8 radiant damage.
The sword has
3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. When you hit a creature with an attack roll using the sword, you can expend 1 charge to regain a number of hit points equal to the extra
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
This crooked staff is carved from bone and topped with the skull of a forgotten archmage whom Acererak destroyed long ago. Etched into the skull’s forehead is Acererak’s rune, which is
you harm them.
You can wield the staff as a quarterstaff, +3;+3 quarterstaff that deals an extra 10 (3d6) necrotic damage on a hit.
Invoke Curse. The Staff of the Forgotten One has 7 charges and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
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. The flames shed Bright Light in a 40-foot radius and Dim
Light for an additional 40 feet, and the blade functions as a magic Longsword or Shortsword (your choice) that deals an extra 2d6 Fire damage on a hit. Button 2. The rod’s flanged head folds down and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bonus Action; a button’s effect lasts until you 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. The flames shed Bright Light in a 40-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 40 feet, and the blade functions as a magic Longsword or Shortsword (your
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becomes a flame tongue, as a fiery blade sprouts from the end opposite the rod’s flanged head (you choose the type of sword). If you press button 2, the rod’s flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped
bonus action. A button’s effect lasts until you push a 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Crystal Blade Weapon (Any Sword), Rare (Requires Attunement) This magic sword’s blade is fashioned from a horn or spine from a crystal dragon. When you hit with an attack roll using this sword, the
target takes an extra 1d8 radiant damage. The sword has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. When you hit a creature with an attack roll using the sword, you can expend 1 charge to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
dare to challenge them. Wielding the power of rune magic in addition to the innate magic that courses through them, these storm giants are highly respected. If any giant can draw Annam’s attention to
the world, it would likely be a tempest caller. Tempest callers implant crystal balls inscribed with the storm rune into their foreheads or eye sockets, allowing them to see through magical deception
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
,
Lordly Might, and Resurrection If you press button 1, the rod becomes a flame tongue, as a fiery blade sprouts from the end opposite the rod’s flanged head (you choose the type of sword). If you press
bonus action. A button’s effect lasts until you push a different button or until you push the same button again, which causes the rod to revert to its normal form. Rods Top to Bottom: Rulership
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
extradimensional tower, and the tiny glyph above it is Halaster’s rune. If this button is pressed, a magical, disembodied male voice fills the room and says in Common, “Gate access to Halaster’s Tower from
a bas-relief of a flaming skull. Next to the sixteenth level is a bas-relief of a comet. Next to the twenty-third (lowest) level is a bas-relief of a tower with a tiny rune engraved above it. Close
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Heretic Weapon (Longsword), Legendary (Requires Attunement by a Non-good Creature) The blasphemous weapon Heretic was created by a cult to steal power from good-aligned gods. The blade hungers to
strike down servants of the Upper Planes and weaken the forces of good. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Heretic has 6 charges for the following properties; the
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
defense against the axe, which passes through that spell’s barrier of magical force.
When you hit a fiend or an undead with the axe, cold blue flames erupt from its blade and deal an extra 2d6
radiant damage to the target.
Hurling. The battleaxe has 3 charges. You can expend 1 charge and make a ranged attack with the axe, hurling it as if it had the thrown property with a normal range of 60
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 10 on level 6, in the closest unoccupied
personality. From that point on, the dragon considers Wyllow its mortal enemy. Tearulai The longsword, Tearulai, is a sentient, neutral good sword of sharpness with an emerald-colored blade and precious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
saving throws with disadvantage for 24 hours. If the blade accepts you, you become attuned to it and a new rune appears on the blade. You remain attuned to the weapon until you die or the weapon is
destroyed. A moonblade has one rune on its blade for each master it has served (typically 1d6 + 1). The first rune always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
spells the warlock knows. Does the Eyes of the Rune Keeper invocation work on magical runes? Eyes of the Rune Keeper lets you read any form of writing, including the linguistic meaning of a rune, if any
. If a warlock uses Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, does that weapon have to be a melee weapon, and can the warlock change the weapon’s form? The warlock’s Pact of the Blade feature lets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Luck Blade Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. While the sword is on your person, you also gain a +1 bonus
roll. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Wish. The sword has 1d4 – 1 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and cast the wish spell from it. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. The sword loses this property if it has no charges.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Luck Blade Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. While the sword is on your person, you also gain a +1 bonus
roll. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Wish. The sword has 1d4 – 1 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and cast the wish spell from it. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. The sword loses this property if it has no charges.
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Blackstaff is a sentient, rune-carved staff set with thin silver veins. It is the symbol of office for the Blackstaff, the highest-ranking wizard in Waterdeep. As the rightful owner of the
of power (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) in addition to the following properties.
Animate Walking Statues. You can expend 1 or more of the staff’s charges as an action to animate or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Luck Blade Weapon (Glaive, Greatsword, Longsword, Rapier, Scimitar, Sickle, or Shortsword), Legendary (Requires Attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic
if you don’t have the Incapacitated condition. You must use the second roll. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Wish. The weapon has 1d3 charges. While holding it, you
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Luck Blade Weapon (Glaive, Greatsword, Longsword, Rapier, Scimitar, Sickle, or Shortsword), Legendary (Requires Attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic
if you don’t have the Incapacitated condition. You must use the second roll. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Wish. The weapon has 1d3 charges. While holding it, you
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
wooden turn-button. The door also bears a warning but, because the warning was drawn in chalk nearly a century ago, it is all but invisible now. It can be noticed with a successful DC 20 Wisdom
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
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; activities.
Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the mocking semblance of life
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
wooden turn-button. The door also bears a warning but, because the warning was drawn in chalk nearly a century ago, it is all but invisible now. It can be noticed with a successful DC20 Wisdom
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
personal favors for the genie. 3 Before their execution, a coven of night hags prophesy that an angel-killing blade is hidden in an unholy subterranean temple. The characters are charged with finding the
blade. 4 A planetar reveals itself to the characters and declares Atash a false emissary of the Sunweaver. 5 Possessed by a shadow demon, a high-ranking member of the Brightguard calls for the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
’ activities. Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the mocking semblance of life
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
’ activities. Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the mocking semblance of life
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Words of the Oracle Etched into the floor of area 11 and hidden under a thin layer of frost is a 20-foot-diameter, mithral-inlaid circle inscribed with the kong (king) rune (see "Giant Runes" in the
Introduction) and the words “Ask Your Question and Know Truth” in Dethek, the Dwarvish script. The kong rune, which is nearly as big as the circle enclosing it, is often associated with Annam the All
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
rune magic to create a shadowy scythe blade at the end of a staff and to conjure an aura of tormented souls for protection. Death Giant Shrouded One Huge Giant (Wizard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12
and the Material Plane for souls that might please their divine queen. Most giants know better than to make regular use of the death rune.
—Diancastra
“Know better”? Perhaps, but there’s no






