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Dungeon Master’s Guide
, and any resources used to cast it are wasted. Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it burns out, turns dull gray, and loses its magic.
Ioun Stone of Agility;Agility (Very Rare). Your
creature you can see. A canceled spell has no effect, and any resources used to cast it are wasted. Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it burns out, turns dull gray, and loses its magic
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
well as this action. Her statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.Lhammaruntosz can take 3 legendary
"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. Lhammaruntosz can then fly up to half her flying speed.Lhammaruntosz, a bronze dragon with the ability to heal quickly, spent decades defending Leilon and the
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
even be stripped of your position.
Azorius Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Azorius Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of
your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Azorius Guild Spells
Spell Level
Spells
Cantrip
Bard
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versatility. Many bards prefer to stick to the sidelines in combat, using their magic to inspire their allies and hinder their foes from a distance. But bards are capable of defending themselves in melee if
22 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 20th +6 Superior Inspiration 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a bard, you gain the following class features.
Sorcerer
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Golden eyes flashing, a human stretches out her hand and unleashes the dragonfire that burns in her veins. As an inferno rages around her foes, leathery wings spread from her back and she takes to
20th +6 20 Sorcerous Restoration 6 15 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a sorcerer, you gain the following class features.
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
to begin your career as a mere attendant, you can aspire to become a skilled mage or alchemist, a laboratory supervisor, or even a flamethrower-wielding scorchbringer tasked with defending Izzet
with the law, the guild can’t shield you from the repercussions.
Izzet Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Izzet Guild Spells table
Compendium
- 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wall behind the curtain are fifteen paintings, each one 5 feet long and 3 feet tall, arranged in three rows of five. Each painting depicts a graduating class of dour-faced Dweomercore wizards. Most of
the older paintings show the students as skeletons — signifying which graduating students have died. Careful examination reveals that Halaster appears in every class picture except the center portrait
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
use magic runes to enhance your gear. You learn two runes of your choice, from among the runes described below, and each time you gain a level in this class, you can replace one rune you know with a
bear only one of your runes at a time. The following runes are available to you when you learn a rune. If a rune has a level requirement, you must be at least that level in this class to learn the rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
magic spell. Touching a sconce with an open flame causes a spectral fire to appear above the sconce. This flame sheds light and heat like a normal torch, and it burns until smothered. If a sconce is
weight of each weapon and the archway rune associated with each weapon (see “Archway and Runes”). Each statue has AC 20, a damage threshold of 10, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The statue of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Stone Giant Rockspeaker Stone giants practice rune magic more than other giants do, perhaps because of these giants’ interest in and aptitude for carving stone. Stone giants who combine this magic
emit brilliantly colored, intense beams of light than can sear flesh and inhibit enemies. Stone Giant Rockspeaker Huge Giant (Wizard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 276
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Frost Giant Ice Shaper Frost giants who master rune magic are known as ice shapers, and their sheer power typically contributes to a meteoric rise in the giants’ ordning. Many of them end up as jarls
ice shards. Frost Giant Ice Shaper Huge Giant (Cleric), Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (chain mail)
Hit Points 310 (27d12 + 135)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
21 (+5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Hill Giant Avalancher Hill giants who master rune magic discover a close connection to the natural forces of earth and stone. Their magic, combined with their size and strength, helps them quickly
), Any Alignment
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 220 (21d12 + 84)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
21 (+5)
DEX
8 (−1)
CON
19 (+4)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
10 (+0)
Saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Fire Giant Forgecaller A fire giant who masters traditional rune magic can control the heat of a volcanic environment and conjure raw elemental energy of fire and magma. In a fire giant community
conjure waves of magma and can fly by jetting magical fire from their legs and body. Fire Giant Forgecaller Huge Giant (Cleric), Any Alignment
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 312 (25d12 + 150
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
carved with frescoes depicting dwarves defending their mountain homes against ankhegs, purple worms, umber hulks, and other burrowing monsters. (Hidden behind a fresco of a dwarf battling a bulette is a
“Jhesiyra 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 13b on level 9, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there.
Compendium
- 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to giants runs deeper than fanciful stories. This chapter is for any D&D character who aspires to forge a link to the mighty giants. From sources of havoc-wreaking power to the artful study of rune
backgrounds: the giant foundling and the rune carver. These backgrounds represent formative years spent studying and living among giants, and they grant access to feats that represent that experience
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Fire Giant Forgecaller A fire giant who masters traditional rune magic can control the heat of a volcanic environment and conjure raw elemental energy of fire and magma. In a fire giant community
conjure waves of magma and can fly by jetting magical fire from their legs and body. Fire Giant Forgecaller Huge Giant (Cleric), Any Alignment
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 312 (25d12 + 150
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
.
Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler Huge Giant (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 337 (27d12 + 162)
Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
truesight 30 ft. (requires Cloud Rune), passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 19 (22,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +6
Cloud Rune. The giant has a cloud rune inscribed on a mask in its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
rudimentary cunning. Such conditions include strikes from magical lightning, nature defending itself, or druidic curses. Roll on or choose a result from the Shambling Mound Cultivation table to inspire a
shambling mound’s origins and features. Shambling Mound Cultivation 1d6 The Shambling Mound Is... 1 Covered in vibrant alien or Feywild blooms. 2 Hauling a rune-etched menhir in its torso. 3 Infested
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
upon impact. A candle taken from its niche becomes an ordinary candle that doesn’t float and burns down as any normal candle would. 26b. Empty Closet Behind this door is an empty, 10-foot-square room
. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
nightmares might be a once-in-a-lifetime disaster, making the adventure a matter of waiting them out and defending against the creatures that terrorize the area. Alternatively, they might recur regularly
, leading characters to seek a way to end the cycle by soothing the slumbering titan’s nightmares, which might require climbing its mountainous form and carving the Giant rune for “friend” into its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Deep Crawler Huge Giant, Any Alignment
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 184 (16d12 + 80)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
20 (+5)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 14 (17 with mage armor)
Hit Points 253 (22d12 + 110)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
20 (+5)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
16 (+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Death Dog A death dog is an ugly two-headed hound that roams plains, deserts, and the Underdark. Hate burns in a death dog’s heart, and a taste for humanoid flesh drives it to attack travelers and
explorers. Death dog saliva carries a foul disease that causes a victim’s flesh to slowly rot off the bone. Death Dog
Medium monstrosity, neutral evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
animals. Reclusive and omnivorous, hippogriffs mate for life and seldom venture more than a few miles from their nest. When defending its mate or its young, a hippogriff fights to the death. Hippogriffs
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
2 (−4)
WIS
12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Carved into each urn is a rune. Above the alcoves looms a stone archway, into which some words are inscribed.
The inscription carved into the arch above the alcoves is a poem written in the Dwarvish
wyrm (dragon). When the proper ingredients are placed inside one, magical fire fills the brazier. This fire destroys the brazier’s nonmagical contents and burns for 1 hour. Only while all six braziers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
its spells; the exception has no effect on how a weapon or a spell functions for others. If a stat block contains the name of a class in the monster’s name or in parentheses under the name, the monster
is considered a member of that class for the purpose of meeting magic item prerequisites. The monsters in this chapter are arranged in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Here’s an overview of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
motivation, but it also might explain some of your class features or magic. A bard of the College of Lore might focus on the study of giants, a Rune Knight fighter (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Heroes of the Giants Barbarians who harness the might of giants are not the only adventurers who draw power from giants. A character of any class can explore ties to giants in the following ways
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
or more upgrades to help it excel at its intended functions, but all androids are capable of defending themselves with concentrated bolts of force up close or from a distance. Despite an android’s
android’s critical faculties, causing it to behave erratically. Android Medium Construct, Typically Lawful Neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 91 (14d8 + 28)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their enemies on contact. Even approaching a salamander is dangerous, since flesh blisters and burns in its proximity. This inherent heat is an asset to salamanders’ skill as smiths, allowing them to
, but others enlist the salamanders for their crafting skills, or bind them to forges and ovens to generate limitless heat. Salamander
Large elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Akroan society are the lektoi, the large warrior class of Akros. Members of this class claim descent from the seven warriors who first established the Kolophon after the fall of the archons. Though the
ornamentation, and some lektoi even wear their hair braided into stylized ram horns. Although the lektoi claim descent from heroes, membership in this noble class isn’t strictly hereditary. Anyone can earn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
primarily used as a kind of moot, where tortles can socialize with one another and trade with strangers. Tortles don’t regard these settlements as places worth defending with their lives, and they
soft wind blowing through palm trees, to watch a frog croaking on a lily pad, or to stand in a crowded marketplace. Tortle
Medium humanoid (tortle), lawful good
Armor Class 17 (natural)
Hit Points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
canceled spell has no effect, and any resources used to cast it are wasted. Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it burns out, turns dull gray, and loses its magic. Agility (Very Rare) Your
are wasted. Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it burns out, turns dull gray, and loses its magic. Insight (Very Rare) Your Wisdom increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
creature you can see. A canceled spell has no effect, and any resources used to cast it are wasted. Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it burns out, turns dull gray, and loses its magic
resources used to cast it are wasted. Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it burns out, turns dull gray, and loses its magic. Insight (Very Rare) Your Wisdom increases by 2, to a maximum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the wall, then disappear forever once a new guard assumes its post or the wall is destroyed. The period between the time it died and
. A phantom warrior doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Phantom Warrior
Medium undead, any alignment
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
11