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Dungeon Master’s Guide
to a treacherous former servant of the lich Vecna the Archlich;Vecna. The tongues pinned to the covers of the four copies came from other spellcasters who crossed Vecna. The first few pages of each
again until the next dawn.
Only you can remove the tongue from the book’s cover. If you do so, all spells written in the book are permanently erased.
Vecna watches anyone using this tome and can write cryptic messages in it. These messages typically fade away after they are read.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Aberrant Mind. Magic can’t read the psurlon’s thoughts or put the psurlon to sleep.
Two Heads. The psurlon has advantage on saving throws it makes to avoid or end the frightened, stunned
many sentient life-forms as they can before returning to the Astral Plane. Psurlons prefer the flesh of humans and halflings but don’t mind feasting on other folk. They use their spellcasting
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Aberrant Mind. Magic can’t read the psurlon’s thoughts or put the psurlon to sleep.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
strongholds, invade Wildspace systems, and indulge in a seven-year-long ceremony called the Feast of Worlds, during which they consume as many sentient life-forms as they can before returning to the Astral
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Aberrant Mind. Magic can’t read the psurlon’s thoughts or put the psurlon to sleep.Multiattack. The psurlon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4
returning to the Astral Plane. Psurlons prefer the flesh of humans and halflings but don’t mind feasting on other folk. They use their spellcasting abilities to infiltrate the settlements of their
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
has an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 12, and a Charisma of 20. It has hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet. It communicates telepathically with its attuned wielder and can speak, read, and
Myth Drannor, where it was created. If its wielder’s goals run counter to its own, Tearulai attempts to take control of its wielder and escape Undermountain, whereupon it can use its transport via plants spell to return whence it came.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace.
Crystal dragons’ connection to
—if only they would stop trying to kill the dragon’s guests.
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A crystal dragon wyrmling is placed in a monastery to learn the teachings of the monks before returning home in three years. The monks don’t appreciate the wyrmling’s pranks.
Cold, Radiant
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Unlike other medusas, Hythonia isn’t merely a collector; she’s an artist.
When Hythonia came to the island of Skathos, the inhabitants worshiped her as an avatar of the god Pharika. The
mythic trait by describing her skin cracking and turning pale as she suffers wounds. Read or paraphrase the following text when Hythonia finally uses her Shed Skin trait:
The medusa’s skin
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
to fend for yourself.
3
A glitch caused you to forget your original programming. You don’t remember who made you or where you came from.
4
You didn’t like how you were being
to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
the transformation early. When you revert to your normal form, you return to the same state you were in when you initially transformed.
Book. You gain the ability to speak, read, and write 1d6 + 2
additional cards to keep, returning the other to the deck. The magic of the card you keep takes effect immediately thereafter.
Tree. Your skin immediately becomes rough, like tree bark. Your base AC now
Sword of Kas
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
power grew, so did his hubris. His sword urged him to supplant Vecna, so that they could rule the lich’s empire in Vecna’s stead. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s
its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common.
Personality. The sword’s purpose is to bring ruin to Vecna. Killing Vecna’s worshipers, destroying the lich’s works, and
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.
The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is a rough, ruined echo. While you are attuned
blank slate. It thus encourages its wielder to engage in constant destruction, claiming that this will allow the creation of a more superior vision from the ruin of what came before.
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and from out of the corner of your eye, they came to the Material Plane, urged to spread throughout the multiverse by the conquering god Maglubiyet. Centuries later, they still bear a fey gift for
ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Chapter 6: Blingdenstone Blingdenstone, once called the City of Speaking Stones, is a deep gnome settlement founded more than two millennia ago. The deep gnomes, insular and secretive by nature, care
caverns. Perceiving the threat the drow represented to all the peoples of the Underdark, the deep gnomes abandoned their isolation when they came to the defense of the dwarves of Mithral Hall, defeating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
must break its curse by returning the shard to the ancient tomb it came from. But a dangerous crime syndicate controls the tomb and its riches, and the criminals won’t take kindly to the characters
’ intrusion. This adventure isn’t a typical heist; rather, it’s a reverse heist. Instead of retrieving a valuable item, the characters are tasked with returning one to its proper place. An unearthed tomb holds the key to saving a
nearby town, as adventurers are about to discover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Gnome Adventurers I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a gnome
turn a dead end into a wonderful opportunity.
— Delaan Winterhound
When a gnome leaves the burrow, the force behind that decision
experiment. A rock gnome alchemist who discovers a new form of fungus growing in a nearby cavern might wander farther afield from the burrow, looking for knowledge about other fungi in the world. A forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Leaving the Chasm Once the characters get what they came for, there’s little reason to stay. In fact, characters who stay too long run the risk of encountering six gnolls returning from a hunt
they leave alive remain a potential threat to Ten-Towns. Real Adventure Hook If the characters retrieve the hook of fisher’s delight, they might decide to keep it, or they might try returning it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Gnome Traits Your gnome character has certain characteristics in common with all other gnomes. Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2. Age. Gnomes mature at the same rate
as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Gnome Cunning. You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
temple is dedicated to Segojan Earthcaller, the svirfneblin god of deep earth and nature. The rituals and day-to-day duties of the temple are overseen by a deep gnome named Glyphic Shroomlight, a nervous
young novice doing his best in a situation requiring a much older and more experienced cleric (use the acolyte statistics in the Monster Manual, but also give Glyphic the Stone Camouflage, Gnome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deep Gnome Traits Deep gnomes have the gnome traits in the Player’s Handbook, plus the subrace traits below. Unlike other gnomes, svirfneblin tend to weigh 80 to 120 pounds. Short-lived compared to
feet. Stone Camouflage. You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to hide in rocky terrain and underground. Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write Undercommon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
(see chapter 14) and the 81–100 result on the Maze Engine Effects table came up. Numerous other demons also pour through the portals. For a brief moment, all of the demons and demon lords are disoriented
involving Jimjar, the deep gnome gambler they met in the drow slave pen in chapter 1 of the adventure.
“Jimjar” isn’t at all who he appears. He is, in fact, a god or other great power in disguise — or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Temple Map Paolo Vacala When the characters are ready to travel to the temple, give the players copies of the Temple Map hand-out and read the following aloud: Oriann’s parents drew a rough map of
exchange for the characters ridding the temple of evil and returning as many of the stolen items as possible, Oriann will take up a collection from the townsfolk to pay the adventurers 200 GP each.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Gnome Traits Your gnome character has certain characteristics in common with all other gnomes. Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2. Age. Gnomes mature at the same rate
as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Gnome Cunning. You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
grandest deep gnome strongholds, which existed for more than two thousand years until it was overrun a little more than a century ago by the dark elves of Menzoberranzan. The deep gnomes recently reclaimed
and beardless, while females have hair on their heads. Both sexes have little or no body hair and a stone-like look to their skin. Deep gnome adventurers are just as curious and daring as those of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
wandering priest who alone knows the ritual necessary to open a specific portal. 2 Several gnome mages seek help recovering their walking castle from a band of aggressive, spine-covered lizardfolk
influenced by the Abyss. 3 The characters stumble across a youthful or elderly commoner who doesn’t know how they came to be in the Outlands and who wants only to go home. 4 A bandit captain and his gang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, the characters come across a gruesome scene. Read or paraphrase the following text: A fifteen-foot stretch of woodland has been blackened by a concentrated blaze, and other nearby patches are
similarly scorched. In one patch lies the charred corpse of a bald, grayish-purple gnome, which has been partially devoured by a larger predator.
Grisdelfawr killed the svirfneblin here a week ago and razed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Buried Again If Golden Axe is returned to Frody Dartwild, read: Froderic Dartwild plucks the strings of the mandolin and plays a happy tune. Meanwhile, the news of your return spreads through Toadhop
returning to his grave. His words bring tears as well as cheers.
A local carpenter named Lewth Fulchre (the father of local rabblerouser Ebbin Fulchre) offers to repair Frody’s coffin, which shouldn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
share a sense of a larger purpose or a recurring theme (or themes). The adventures might feature returning villains, grand conspiracies, or a single mastermind who’s ultimately behind every adventure of
episodic game like this lets you create adventures — or buy published ones — and drop them into your campaign without worrying about how they fit with the adventures that came before and follow after.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
purchase from duergar traders in Mantol-Derith (see chapter 9). Tappy Foamstrap, a bored deep gnome, runs the inn. The characters’ arrival is the most exciting thing that has happened in months, so she
settlement. (The scouts don’t know that this gnome is the Pudding King.) The Stoneheart Enclave is closing in on a solution to the threat of Ogrémoch’s Bane (untrue). The gnomes call a large unclaimed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
blizzard. The ship’s cocaptains, Vorryn Q’uuol and Dredavex Sinfiz, are chaotic neutral gnome ceremorphs, which are smaller-than-normal mind flayers spawned from gnome hosts. Their crew consists of
three gnome squidlings named Rin, Rix, and Zglarrd. See the “Mind Flayers” entry in appendix C for more information about gnome ceremorphs and squidlings. The illithids are stuck unless they can find a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Reader explains that the Barn Door was condemned years ago when sages concluded it was no longer safe for occupancy. Bookwyrm knows nothing about the Barn Door’s true nature, having never read
Stonky Noptopper, the First Reader knows that the rock gnome oversees the custodial staff assigned to clean and maintain the towers of the Inner Ward. Bookwyrm believes that Stonky would never do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Wynarns, the royal bloodline of Galifar. Despite their differences, an Aundairian has more in common with a Thrane than with a Zil gnome or a Lhazaar pirate. A century ago Galifar collapsed into
civil war, and the Five Nations became separate countries at odds with their neighbors. The Last War came to an end after Cyre was destroyed in a cataclysm known as the Mourning. The Five Nations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
the Player’s Handbook: Aarakocra
Aasimar
Bugbear
Centaur
Changeling
Deep Gnome
Duergar
Eladrin
Fairy
Firbolg
Genasi, Air
Genasi, Earth
Genasi, Fire
Genasi, Water
of these races are based on creatures that appear in the Monster Manual or the bestiary of this book. Consult with your DM to see whether an option here is appropriate for your campaign. If you do use a race in this chapter, first read the “Creating Your Character” section below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
whom are 9th level. Give players who choose from these options time to read over their character sheets before starting the adventure. Premade Characters Name Species Class Cathartic Human Cleric
Dunil Halfling Rogue Ethelrede Human Fighter Flemin Dwarf Monk Rustle Berrydust Gnome Wizard Weslocke Tiefling Warlock Cathartic Fay Dalton View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Dunil Fay Dalton
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Arrival When the characters arrive at the top of the gulch, read the following boxed text aloud: A fast-moving stream crashes down the gulch. Tiers of rock ascend some seventy feet to the clifftop
above, and two stone pillars, fifty feet above the gulch floor, are connected by a stone arch that spans the middle of the gulch. A crumpled gnome figure rests in the center of the arch.
Near the rear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Grateful Grippli Having done what they came to do, the characters are free to take their leave of the grippli anytime; once regular traffic resumes between the trading post and Candlekeep, the heroes
have no trouble finding a ship that will carry them back to the library. In the meantime, if the characters prevented one or more eggs in the brood pools from being killed, the returning grippli are