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Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

). Call Undead. While holding the wand, you can take a Magic action to conjure 15 Skeleton;Skeletons and 15 Zombie;Zombies. These Undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in

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.

Stalker of Baphomet

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

no more rocks to throw. Erupting Horns (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Erupting Horns"}. The stalker causes the earth to churn at a point on the ground it

bloodlust by hunting in them. Baphomet rewards his most faithful cultists with transformation into demonic stalkers. Such a giant grows an elaborate crown of six horns, and Baphomet gives the stone giant a magic glaive and the ability to call up horns of stone from the earth.

Donaar Blit'zen

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Champion Challenge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, Donaar causes each creature of his choice that he can see within 30 feet of him to make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a

once like. As such, Donaar has learned that no amount of bravado and compensation is too much — provided he leaves no openings for strangers to call him on it. By the same token, strangers quickly

Hobgoblin Devastator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Army Arcana. When the hobgoblin casts a spell that causes damage or that forces other creatures to make a saving throw, it can choose itself and any number of allies to be immune to the damage caused

spellcasters who call down fireballs and other destructive magic in the defense of the court they serve, whether that court is in the Feywild or the Material Plane. A hobgoblin devastator on the

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

attack with her claws. Swarm (Costs 2 Actions). Arasta causes two Swarm of Insects (Spiders) ;swarms of spiders (see the Monster Manual) to appear in unoccupied spaces within 5 feet of her. Toxic Web

is a formidable enemy under normal circumstances, but to give characters a truly mythic challenge, you can have her call on her Armor of Spiders. Her use of this trait signals a drastic turn in the

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

call him Dubh Catha ("Dark Crow" in Common). So great was the Summer Queen's wrath that she cursed every member of his house. Other fey refer to the descendants of Dubh Catha's house as the dubh sith-or

. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. His true name has been stricken from history, but the stories call him Dubh Catha ("Dark Crow" in Common). So great was the Summer Queen's wrath

chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light

Minotaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

The minotaurs of Ravnica are strong in body, dedication, and courage. They are at home on the battlefield, willing to fight for their various causes. They combine a burning fury in battle with keen

’s Kamen Fortress is a prominent member of the Ordruun line, he would never call himself Grozdan Ordruun the way a human would. Minotaur Names The legends that recount the deeds of ancient

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

spells using 2 fewer charges (minimum of 0). Call Undead. While you are holding the wand, you can use an action to conjure skeleton;skeletons and zombie;zombies, calling forth as many of them as you

imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded. Bathing the wand in positive energy causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly reforms on Orcus’s layer of the Abyss.

Background

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

Background For about one week every three years, a mysterious lunar phenomenon bathes Akharin Sangar with light in the dead of night. Ancient magic causes the moon to blaze like the sun for a short

while. Sangarians call this phenomenon Shabe Taabaan, or “Brilliant Night,” and celebrate it with a multiday festival commemorating light’s triumph over darkness. Atash, an angel who has ruled Akharin

Saving Throws

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

throw is determined by the effect that causes it or by the DM. For example, if a spell forces you to make a save, the DC is determined by the caster’s spellcasting ability and Proficiency Bonus. Monster abilities that call for saves specify the DC.

Saving Throws

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

throw is determined by the effect that causes it or by the DM. For example, if a spell forces you to make a save, the DC is determined by the caster’s spellcasting ability and Proficiency Bonus. Monster abilities that call for saves specify the DC.

Breaking the Contract

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Breaking the Contract Voiding the infernal contract between Zariel and Thavius Kreeg causes the hellish chains binding Elturel to crumble to ash. This can be accomplished by either killing Zariel or

Zariel to call forth the contract takes guile, as the archdevil can’t be charmed. Destroying the original copy of Thavius Kreeg’s contract frees Elturel while leaving Zariel’s other contracts intact. The

24. Halaster Says What?

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

24. Halaster Says What? Two inanimate, 9-foot-tall statues of the Mad Mage stand in the corners of a widened section of this 10-foot-high hallway. A creature that passes between the statues causes a

out.” 5 One statue says, “Give me an H!” 6 One statue asks, “Hey, have you seen my cat?” 7 One statue screams, “The call is coming from inside the mountain!” 8 One statue says, “Die!” as it casts a power word kill spell targeting the creature that triggered the sound effect.

Darklings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

history, but the stories call him Dubh Catha (“Dark Crow” in Common), and other Fey refer to the house’s descendants as dubh sith—“darklings.” Darklings dwell in secluded caverns and chambers beneath

the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins. Darkling The Summer Queen’s curse causes a darkling’s body to absorb light, which wizens the

T1. Trollskull Manor

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

speak. It invisibly causes mischief at the expense of the new owners by smashing plates, breaking beer barrels, and so forth. If the characters don’t take the hint, it writes not-so-subtle warnings

(such as “Closing time!” and “Last call!”) on dusty floors and grimy windows. To truly claim the tavern as their own, the characters must either appease the poltergeist or destroy it. Appeasing Lif. If

Enacting the Plan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

. The ritual causes the dark heart to radiate a summons throughout the Underdark using the faerzress — an irresistible call drawing the demons toward it. When the ritual reaches its conclusion at the

Dream of the Blue Veil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

other world, which causes your destination to be a safe location within 1 mile of where that creature was born. The spell ends early on a creature if that creature takes any damage, and the creature

not always so. Various scholars speak of a primordial state, a single reality they call the First World, which preceded the multiverse as we know it. Many of the peoples and monsters that inhabit the

The Ulmist Inquisition

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

business they have at the house on the far side of the village. However the characters respond, Sarusanda says she is also going to the building. “The locals call it Death House,” she says. “Perhaps we

Elisabeth Durst. It’s an open secret that the Dursts use the building to host cultists who venerate the Darklord of Barovia, Strahd von Zarovich. This minor cult occasionally causes trouble, but until

Wand of Orcus

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

(minimum of 0). Call Undead. While holding the wand, you can take a Magic action to conjure 15 Skeletons and 15 Zombies. These Undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces

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.

Hobgoblin Devastator

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

Hobgoblin Devastator Hobgoblins with a prodigious talent for magic sometimes undergo grueling training to become hobgoblin devastators. Devastators are spellcasters who call down fireballs and other

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Common, Goblin Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Army Arcana. When the hobgoblin casts a spell that causes damage or that forces

Stalker of Baphomet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

roll of 3 or lower, the stalker has no more rocks to throw. Erupting Horns (Recharge 5–6). The stalker causes the earth to churn at a point on the ground it can see within 60 feet of itself. Six

of six horns, and Baphomet gives the stone giant a magic glaive and the ability to call up horns of stone from the earth. Suzanne Helmigh

35. Office of the Demogorgon

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

mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the chickens to lay more eggs, to the delight of the ettin. Both his heads call out for their steward to gather the eggs at once.

Darklings

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

history, but the stories call him Dubh Catha (“Dark Crow” in Common), and other Fey refer to the house’s descendants as dubh sith—“darklings.” Darklings dwell in secluded caverns and chambers beneath the

towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins. Darkling The Summer Queen’s curse causes a darkling’s body to absorb light, which wizens the

Donaar Blit'zen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. As such, Donaar has learned that no amount of bravado and compensation is too much — provided he leaves no openings for strangers to call him on it. By the same token, strangers quickly come to

, Donaar causes each creature of his choice that he can see within 30 feet of him to make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, a creature can’t willingly move more than 30 feet away from Donaar. This

Warlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

can create a greataxe, and then use the feature again to create a javelin, which causes the greataxe to disappear. You can also use Pact of the Blade to bond with a magic weapon, turning it into your

pact weapon. This magic weapon doesn’t have to be a melee weapon, so you could use the feature on a +1 longbow, for instance. Once the bond is formed, the magic weapon appears whenever you call your

Bronze Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Player Version Additional Lair Actions At your discretion, a legendary (adult or ancient) bronze dragon can use one or more of the following additional lair actions while in its lair: Ocean’s Call. The

succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 10 (3d6) slashing damage. Whelming Water. The dragon causes a strong current to course through the water in its lair. The dragon chooses any number of

Tu'narath

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Tu’narath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue? — Gimble, gnome bard When the githyanki fled from the illithids

vessels. If that’s not enough to bring them to heel, the call goes out for a squad of dragon-mounted knights. I have been to Tu’narath. A heaven for the githyanki it is not. Their apathy and

Anatomy of a War Band

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

touched by Yeenoghu and turns into a flind itself. The death or disappearance of a flind for any other reason causes a war band to descend into brutal infighting. Sometimes a new leader emerges from

exceptions do occur. If an individual of great intelligence and great ability heeds Yeenoghu’s call, the Lord of Savagery might elevate it to the leadership of its band. Such champions are rare, and a band led

Sinister Sunbeams

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

, which can trigger a number of possible hazards. Choose from the following (or make up your own effects) depending on your preferred style of play. Treant Beatdown. Any movement causes the characters

(Investigation) check while watching him carefully, notices details that give the illusion away. If detected in this way, Olitor claims to have pressing business and departs. I Call Gorgon Spit! The hags

Celebrate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

martyred while exposing hidden lycanthropes in Sharn. It is a time when followers of the Flame come together, but often causes tensions with the shifter community. The Hunt (4 Barrakas). In honor of the

. However, Celyria does invite unusual guests each month, and an up-and-coming entertainer or a renowned folk hero might get the call! Thronehold (11 Aryth) is the day that the Treaty of Thronehold

Dungeon History

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

Halaster’s tower and built an inn over the well he had used to descend into Undermountain, and call it the Yawning Portal. Durnan owns and operates the inn and tavern to this day, serving patrons and

who dwell near it for too long. The knot permeates Undermountain, and the madness it causes typically manifests as an obsession with the dungeon itself. Those affected by the knot in the Weave

Minotaur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Minotaur WISNU TAN The minotaurs of Ravnica are strong in body, dedication, and courage. They are at home on the battlefield, willing to fight for their various causes. They combine a burning

is a prominent member of the Ordruun line, he would never call himself Grozdan Ordruun the way a human would. Minotaur Names The legends that recount the deeds of ancient minotaur heroes are full of

Traps in Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

. You might call for an Intelligence (Investigation) check for a character to deduce what needs to be done, followed by a Dexterity check using thieves' tools to perform the necessary sabotage. Any

the usual ways. For example, a trap that causes a room to slowly flood works best as a complex trap. On the trap's turn, the water level rises. After several rounds, the room is completely flooded.

Market Ward

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

velociraptors against tigers, or even a contest of mages battling captured ghouls, skeletons, or zombies. 21. Hall of Gold This magnificent structure is a temple to Waukeen, but residents call it the Hall

to say, this causes traffic jams, but the people of the city love her. 22. Public Bathhouse Port Nyanzaru is a very clean city thanks to the cleansing rain, and its residents are also scrupulous about

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