both before dies charges reveals

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

Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the wand, you can cast one of the spells on the following table

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil dies. A Question of Enmity Two of the cards in the Deck of Many Things can earn a character the enmity of another being. With the Flames card, the

until they or someone else reveals it. Nothing less than a Wish spell or divine intervention can end the NPC’s hostility toward you. Ruin. All forms of wealth that you carry or own, other than

Avarice

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Icy Doom. When Avarice dies, her corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be thawed, harmed by fire, animated, or raised from the dead. Special Equipment. Avarice wields a staff

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

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of which require charges; the wand has 7 charges to fuel these spells, and it regains 1d4 + 3;{"diceNotation":"1d4 + 3", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Charges regained"} charges daily at dawn: At

will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead 1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death 2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak

with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2

Ancient Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the dragon's choice). In a new form, the dragon retains its alignment, hit points, Hit

image from a distance can tell it’s an illusion with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Any physical interaction with an image reveals it to be an illusion, because objects pass

Withers

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

with 6 charges. Spellcasting. Withers is a 9th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13; +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the wight's control, unless the humanoid is restored to

Adult Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

illusion with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Any physical interaction with an image reveals it to be an illusion, because objects pass through it. Whenever a creature with an

Intelligence of 3 or higher comes within 30 feet of a water source within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair, the dragon becomes aware of the creature’s presence and location. If the dragon dies, the

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

necrotic damage. The target dies if reduced to 0 hit points by this ray.The catoblepas is as loathsome as the vile swamplands in which it lives, a conglomeration of bloated buffalo, dinosaur, warthog

attack, a catoblepas reveals the extent of its horrific nature. The creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one glare from its bloodshot eyes can rot flesh. At the end of its

Eye Monger

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

within 10 feet of the eye monger. If the eye monger dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 10 feet of movement, exiting prone.When its large

eye and mouth are closed, an eye monger looks like nothing more than a 12-foot-diameter asteroid. When it senses vibrations in the space around it, the eye monger opens its eye and reveals its true

Gauth Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

must immediately make the save. Death Throes. When the gauth dies, the magical energy within it explodes, and each creature within 10 feet of it must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 13 (3d8

until the start of the gauth’s next turn. If the object is a charged item, it also loses 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} charges. Determine the affected item randomly, ignoring

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

saving throw. On a successful save, the creature takes 10d6 necrotic damage. On a failed save, the creature dies and rises as a zombie. In the hands of one who is attuned to it, the wand can be wielded

while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

becomes your enemy. The devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil dies. Fool. You lose 10,000 XP

ability to cast the wish spell 1d3 times. Rogue. A nonplayer character of the GM's choice becomes hostile toward you. The identity of your new enemy isn't known until the NPC or someone else reveals

Titivilus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Regeneration. Titivilus regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Titivilus dies only if

acceptance of his plans and his advice can last only so long before some other plotter steps in and reveals the truth. For insurance, Titivilus has begun recruiting outsiders to deal with problem

Veiled Presence

Monsters The Book of Many Things

presence reveals a glimpse of its otherworldly nature to a creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or have the paralyzed condition until

members of the villain’s organization deal poison damage while within 3 miles of the lair, they ignore the target’s resistance to poison damage. If the villain dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.Necrotic, Radiant

Gauth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

must immediately make the save. Death Throes. When the gauth dies, the magical energy within it explodes, and each creature within 10 feet of it must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 13 (3d8

all magical properties until the start of the gauth’s next turn. If the object is a charged item, it also loses 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} charges. Determine the affected item

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

civilization. Baphomet wields a great glaive called Heartcleaver. He also charges his enemies and gores them with his horns, trampling his foes into the earth and rending them with his teeth like a

frightened and disoriented, as though constantly under threat of being hunted, and might lash out or panic even when no visible threat is nearby. If Baphomet dies, these effects fade over the course of

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

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

deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a magical effect that you touch

8. Strange Rock Formation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

stone giants, an adventurer used a mirror to trick the basilisk into targeting itself with its own petrifying gaze. It has remained a fixture of this cavern ever since. A detect magic spell reveals an

. Inside the belly of the basilisk is a gold ring set with moonstones (250 gp) and a wand of conducting. The wand, a common magic item, has 3 charges and doesn’t require attunement. The holder of the

Chwinga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

damage if it fails. Unusual Nature. The chwinga doesn’t require air, food, or drink. When it dies, it turns into a handful of flower petals, a cloud of pollen, a stone statuette resembling its former

chwingas living in Icewind Dale or other cold regions can bestow using their Magical Gift action. Charm of Biting Cold. This charm has 3 charges. As a bonus action, you can expend 1 of the charm’s charges

Adventures in Akharin Sangar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

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

characters’ arrest on charges of high treason. 6 Revolutionaries begin signing their graffiti with the symbol of the beholder Chesmare, a terror imprisoned in the Sky Prison. Astrologers approach the characters, afraid the sigils will set her free.

Wand of Orcus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

save, the creature takes 10d6 Necrotic damage. 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

the wand is attuned to Orcus. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding

6. Barracks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

addition, twelve uncut rubies (worth 50 gp each) are being used as pieces for the board game. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals that the board resembles a partial map of the temple

, showing areas 1 to 22. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the guards to change shifts, leaving for areas 4 and 5. Spending 2 charges also brings the

Magic Item Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Armor of Weightlessness Armor (Light, Medium, or Heavy), Uncommon (Requires Attunement) This armor has 5 charges. While you wear it, you can use a bonus action to expend 1 or more charges to cast one

of the following spells from the armor, targeting yourself: Jump (1 charge) or Levitate (2 charges). This armor regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. Bloodrage Greataxe Weapon (Greataxe

The Detention Bog

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

detention must search for supplies as described below. Objective. Instructor Minexes directs the students to look for the lost supplies in the area shown on map 6.1. The characters and their charges must

the characters examine any of the crates except for the empty crate in area D5, they get an unsettling feeling. Detect magic reveals latent, sinister magic in the air, as well as a strange sense of

Eldritch Mist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

contains the souls of murder victims whose bodies were thrown into the sea. A DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that this mist is ghost fog. The souls of the dead want the living to join them

. Every hour a ship is immersed in ghost fog, roll any die. On an even number, 2d4 hostile specters appear and attack those on the ship. If a humanoid creature dies in ghost fog, its spirit rises as a

2. Water Room

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

reveals a key in its hand. (This fits the secret door leading to the treasure vault in area 38). The key can be easily claimed, but doing so disturbs the skeleton and causes a cylindrical object to dislodge

smudge; and the passage to area 26, starting about 20 feet south of the secret door in area 3. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 or more charges in this area creates a 10 percent

Features of the Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

another creature to a different plane (such as casting Astral Projection, Banishment, Etherealness, or Plane Shift), the spell slot and components, item charges, or other resources are expended as normal

for the archlich. When an adventurer dies in the complex, Rerak traps their soul using foul magic and shunts it to the gems embedded in the false lich’s eyes. The souls remain in the false lich’s eyes

Blackstaff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

expend 1 or more of the staff’s charges as an action to animate or deactivate one or more of the walking statues of Waterdeep (see appendix B). You must be in the city to use this property, and you can

walking statue becomes inanimate if deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a

14. Little Box of Horrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

of divination magic, including the detect magic spell. Inside the box is the dry, withered heart of a tiefling wizard (see area 24b). A detect magic spell reveals an aura of necromancy magic around the

heart, while an identify spell or similar magic reveals its magical properties. A creature that has a heart in its own body can attune to the withered heart as though it were a magic item. When it

Qitru's Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

hit points remaining, Qitru orders the star lancer to retreat. On its next turn, the star lancer uses Invisibility Cloak and flies back toward the asteroid. If the star lancer dies before it can

interrogate her. Under interrogation, she reveals the following information: Qitru and her crew work for a mercane named Vocath. Vocath has several vessels looking for the tyrant ship. The damselfly ship

12. Ras Nsi's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

, shields leap from the walls to protect him (see “Flying Shields” below). During waking hours, Ras Nsi returns here only if he’s in danger. If the characters defeat Ras Nsi and question him, he reveals the

following information to save his skin: Ras Nsi is slowly rotting to death. He doesn’t know the cause of his affliction and has no way to cure it. Before he dies, Ras Nsi wants to bring forth Dendar

Y4. Gulthias Tree

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

uprooted for the tree to truly die. The Gulthias tree withers and dies in 3d10 days if a hallow spell is cast in its area. The Gulthias tree creates blights from ordinary plants and is the only tree

thorns prick the wielder for 1 piercing damage after the attack is made, and this damage is considered magical. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s buried

Orcus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

the following spells (spell save DC 18), some of which require charges; the wand has 7 charges to fuel these spells, and it regains 1d4 + 3 charges daily at dawn: At will: animate dead (as an action

), blight, speak with dead 1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death 2 charges: power word kill Legendary Actions Orcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only

8. Made of Stone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

-foot-high dome. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic throughout the cave — the effect of a magic trap placed here by Halaster. When one or more creatures reach the cavern’s midpoint

snail yields no XP. A detect magic spell reveals a powerful aura of abjuration magic around the snail. A creature that uses an action to touch the living snail gains 6 temporary hit points that last

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