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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
successful save, the Fiend can’t try to possess you again for 7 days (but another Fiend trapped in the book can certainly try).
When the tome is discovered, it has 1d4 Fiends occupying its pages&mdash
at dawn. While holding the book, you can take a Magic action to cast one of the spells (save DC 20) on the following table. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor or wall) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest). The glyph can cover an area no larger than 10
.
The glyph is nearly imperceptible and requires a successful Wisdom (Perception) check against your spell save DC to notice.
When you inscribe the glyph, you set its trigger and choose which effect the
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You inscribe a glyph that later unleashes a magical effect. You inscribe it either on a surface (such as a table or a section of floor) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest
spell ends without being triggered.
The glyph is nearly imperceptible and requires a successful Wisdom (Perception) check against your spell save DC to notice.
When you inscribe the glyph, you set
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil.
The Book of Vile Darkness remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil
to the book, you can cast circle of death (save DC 20) from it as an action. After you cast the spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–5, you can’t use this property again until the next dawn
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
object.
Spellcasting. The ghost is a 6th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14). The ghost has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand
a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. If the save fails by 5 or more, the target also ages 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Horrifying Visage"} ×
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw, taking 40 (9d8);{"diceNotation":"9d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Abyssal Rift","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as
no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 24, +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
recounts both the oldest and most current profanities of the Abyss and demons. Demons have attempted to censor the text, and while sections have been ripped from the book’s spine, the general
chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. And the book holds more than blasphemies. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lullaby of Honks", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage and
falls into a magical slumber. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only. The honks can be heard up to 300 feet away.
A creature under magical slumber has the unconscious
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
your cloister, a writing kit (small pouch with a quill, ink, folded parchment, and a small penknife), a borrowed book on the subject of your current study, and a pouch containing 10 gp
FEATURE
Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
each of its turns. Immediately after taking this damage on its turn, the target must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. Until it succeeds on this save
save, the creature takes 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flight of the Damned", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and has the frightened condition for 1
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
historians all participate with passing scholars from Candlekeep in a lively exchange of ideas, debating and collaborating in book-filled halls across the Upper and Lower City. The city is also rife
convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
3
I’m used to helping out those who
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21):
At will: alter self (can become Medium), charm person, detect magic
following of cultists. Those who worship at his altar call him the King of Hell, and the most deluded believe that he is the lord of all devils. In arcane circles, certain writings, such as the dreaded Book
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of frost with 10 charges (see “Actions” below).
Spellcasting. Avarice is a 10th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14; +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6
Frost. While holding this staff, Avarice can expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it (spell save DC 14): cone of cold (5 charges), fog cloud (1 charge), ice storm (4
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. On a failed save, a creature takes 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Create Vortex", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and has the restrained condition. On a
successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only and moves to the nearest unoccupied space outside the vortex.
On subsequent turns, Nafas can use this action to move the vortex up to 60 feet
Book of Vile Darkness
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil.
The Book of Vile Darkness remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil
made to interact with non-evil creatures.
Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You
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gain a +3 bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DCs of your Warlock spells.
In addition, the book contains the knowledge of an Warlock Eldritch Invocation up to a 15th level, which you gain while
Filled with diagrams showing humans with alien features, this legendary book of strange medical lore is written in monster-blood ink infused with draconic dust and then etched onto parchment pages
magic-items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it:
Animate Dead
Circle of Death
Dominate Monster
Finger of Death
Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t
Archlich;Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he came across or devised.
Other practitioners of
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it (spell save DC 15): Confusion (4 charges), Fear (3 charges), Phantasmal Killer (4 charges), or Sleep (level 3 version, 3 charges). You are exposed to the book’s curse each time you cast a
book. Each time you are exposed to the curse, you must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, your thoughts are filled with paranoia that something is watching you from the other side of
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+1 bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DCs of your Warlock spells.
In addition, the book contains the knowledge of an Warlock Eldritch Invocation up to a 6th level, which you gain while you
Filled with diagrams showing humans with alien features, this rare book of strange medical lore is written in monster-blood ink infused with draconic dust and then etched onto parchment pages made
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gain a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DCs of your Warlock spells.
In addition, the book contains the knowledge of an Warlock Eldritch Invocation up to a 10th level, which you gain while
Filled with diagrams showing humans with alien features, this very rare book of strange medical lore is written in monster-blood ink infused with draconic dust and then etched onto parchment pages
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secretive realms, at the cost of a growing suspicion of others.
Language: Celestial.
Attunement Check: Intelligence (Arcana) DC 20. To end your attunement to the Book of Dzyan, a demon or devil must cast
remove curse on you. The book then disappears in a flash of light.
Benefits: While attuned to the Book of Dzyan, you gain the following benefits:
You can see invisible creatures and objects within
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bonus to spell attack rolls and spell save DCs of your Warlock spells. The bonus is determined by the book's rarity (see the table below).
In addition, the book contains the knowledge of an Warlock
Filled with diagrams showing humans with alien features, this book of strange medical lore is written in monster-blood ink infused with draconic dust and then etched onto parchment pages made from
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most of them turn out to be mere fables. Most of them. The one book you read turned out to be the key to unleashing some ancient evil. Now it’s in the world, and it’s up to you to find it
spell, at the cost of overwhelming your mind with a horrifying, cosmic insight. When you cast a spell, you can give that spell’s save DC a +2 bonus but you have the paralyzed condition until the
Symbol
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When you cast this spell, you inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor, a wall, or a table) or within an object that can be closed to conceal the glyph (such as a book
(Investigation) check against your spell save DC to find it.
You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most typical triggers include touching or
Sage
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, sometimes as a means toward other ideals.
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Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
I’ve read every book in the
obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
5
I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6
I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.
Glyph of Warding
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be closed (such as a book, a scroll, or a treasure chest) to conceal the glyph. The glyph can cover an area no larger than 10 feet in diameter. If the surface or object is moved more than 10 feet from
spell save DC to be found.
You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most typical triggers include touching or standing on the glyph, removing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
save, Shemshime vanishes and one of the following outcomes occurs: If the book is intact, Shemshime is yanked back into the book. It slams shut, silencing the music box and ending the curse. If the book
Event 6: Shemshime The final event revolves around interacting with the book and learning the last stanza of the rhyme, which tells how to foil Shemshime and end the curse. Meanwhile, Shemshime
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creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil. The Book of Vile Darkness remains
target (save DC 18). You can’t use this property again until the next dawn. Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about
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creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to neutral evil. The Book of Vile Darkness remains
target (save DC 18). You can’t use this property again until the next dawn. Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about
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Spells. While attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Animate Dead Circle of Death Dominate Monster Finger of Death Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the
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save, Shemshime vanishes and one of the following outcomes occurs: If the book is intact, Shemshime is yanked back into the book. It slams shut, silencing the music box and ending the curse. If the book
Event 6: Shemshime The final event revolves around interacting with the book and learning the last stanza of the rhyme, which tells how to foil Shemshime and end the curse. Meanwhile, Shemshime
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Spells. While attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Animate Dead Circle of Death Dominate Monster Finger of Death Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the
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unoccupied space to you. On a successful save, the Fiend can’t try to possess you again for 7 days (but another Fiend trapped in the book can certainly try). When the tome is discovered, it has 1d4
expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the book, you can take a Magic action to cast one of the spells (save DC 20) on the following table. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to
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unoccupied space to you. On a successful save, the Fiend can’t try to possess you again for 7 days (but another Fiend trapped in the book can certainly try). When the tome is discovered, it has 1d4
expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the book, you can take a Magic action to cast one of the spells (save DC 20) on the following table. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
have been ripped from the book’s spine, the general chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. And the book holds more than blasphemies. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the
Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter how many pages are removed, and it longs to be more than mere reference material. Random Properties. The artifact has the following random