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cold condition
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take 2d8 fire damage.
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♦️ (Coins)
The card shoots streaks of lightning. The target must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target has the blinded condition until
cold damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the restrained condition until the end of your next turn.
4
♠️ (Swords)
The card unleashes a sharp, concussive
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":"Card Spray", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and has the restrained condition for 1 minute as cards bind it. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A restrained
Card Sense. The riffler can smell the presence of magical cards, including Deck of Many Things;Decks of Many Things and other magical decks, within 1 mile of itself. It knows the direction to any
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have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw, then draw them randomly. Any additional cards drawn have no effect
. Unless a card states otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card you declared no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw
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", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, and the target has the grappled condition (escape DC 17). Until the grapple ends, the target has the restrained condition, and the talon beast can’t use Talon on
Underdark.
Many scholars agree there’s a link between talon beasts, the constellation of the Talons (see chapter 13), and the Talons card found in a Deck of Many Things, but it’s not
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must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or have the incapacitated condition until the start of its next turn, as the insects ravage its body.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion
":"Plague Bolt", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage, and the target has the poisoned condition until the start of the champion’s next turn.
Spellcasting. The champion casts one of the
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", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and has the incapacitated condition until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. The manifestation persists
until the hierophant dies, has the incapacitated condition, uses a bonus action to end the effect, or uses this action again.
Spellcasting. The hierophant casts one of the following spells, using
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this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many
cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no effect.
As soon as you draw a card, its magic
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", "rollAction":"Enervating Claw", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and if the target is Large or smaller, it has the grappled condition (escape DC 18). The target must succeed on a DC 18
point maximum to 0.
Drink Breath. The breath drinker targets a creature that has the incapacitated condition or that the breath drinker is grappling and that isn’t a Construct or an Undead. The
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incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. Gremorly can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn Undead, and he retains his alignment, Intelligence
, Prestidigitation
2/day each: Bestow Curse, Dispel Magic
1/day: SlowYears ago, a wizard named Gremorly drew the Throne card from a Deck of Many Things, gaining ownership of a small castle called Sovereign
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saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 49 (11d8);{"diceNotation":"11d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hollow Void", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and has the stunned condition
creature must succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or take 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Crush", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and have the prone condition
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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
half as much damage on a successful one.The ultimate threat created by the Rogue card, the veiled presence is a Celestial for tier 4 play (levels 17 to 20). This being descends from an Outer Plane to
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", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Constrict", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and if the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the grappled condition (escape DC 20). Until
this grapple ends, the target has the restrained condition, and the medusa can’t constrict another creature.
Final Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit
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draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw the chosen number
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saving throw or take 2d8 fire damage. 2 ♦ (Coins) The card shoots streaks of lightning. The target must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target has the blinded condition
and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the restrained condition until the end of your next turn. 4 ♠ (Swords) The card unleashes a sharp, concussive blast. The target and each
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card a property as a standalone item, so characters who find only one card can still enjoy this famed item and use the card on adventures. Hinchel Or The deck has replicated
throughout the multiverse
in infinite combinations This approach is particularly useful if you make a Deck of Many Things the object of a quest; as the characters explore, each card they find grants them a magical ability
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Inspiration Hand You can use The Deck of Many Things card set (or an equivalent deck built from twenty-two playing cards) to give players alternative ways to use inspiration. Draw a number of cards
equal to the number of players and place the cards face up on the table where everyone can see them. Whenever a player gains inspiration, they must pick a card and later use the effect shown on the
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, but some require key cards to enter (see the “Key Cards” section). Trim on each door matches the color of the key card needed to open it. Locked doors can’t be bypassed with thieves’ tools, though a
, for calculating distance fallen, add the heights of the levels the creature falls through, as listed in the “Drop Tubes” section for the relevant levels. Key Card Access. Entering a drop tube requires a
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Bargaining for a Wish If your characters have access to the Wish spell—for example, because they’ve drawn the Moon card from a Deck of Many Things—Boss Augustus makes them an offer they can’t refuse
. The characters could also be drawn into this story if a noncombatant draws the Moon card and becomes a target for the Moonstalkers. Wanewort’s ritual tells her the name and location of anyone who
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Underdark. Many scholars agree there’s a link between talon beasts, the constellation of the Talons (see chapter 13), and the Talons card found in a Deck of Many Things, but it’s not clear which came first
. The card—which destroys all magic items possessed by anyone who draws it—might have been named after the beast, or vice versa. I wish talon beasts would use some of their absorbed magic to conjure fur
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. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no
effect. As soon as you draw a card, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card you declared no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. Unless a card states otherwise, if you fail to draw the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck
). Any cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous
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, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck
). Any cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous
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, Sleight of Hand +9, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances necrotic, radiant
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Sylvan
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Card
riffler moves aside like cards to form a tunnel that closes behind the riffler.
Actions
Multiattack. The riffler makes two Spectral Card attacks.
Spectral Card. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to
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Oddlewin’s actions, but they remain connected to his feet. Oddlewin’s Deck of Many Things is a nine-card set containing the Comet, Fates, Fool, Key, Knight, Rogue, Ruin, Sage, and Throne cards. He stole
this deck from a riffler in the Feywild many years ago (rifflers are presented in chapter 21). Oddlewin doesn’t declare the number of card draws when he uses the deck for fortune-telling, so the cards
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Grim Champion of Pestilence Aleron was once a tiefling adventurer, but unlike so many victims of the Deck of Many Things, he never drew the Skull card. Instead, when one of his allies drew the card
, Stealth +9
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion
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to the north, Ruin to the east, Gem to the south, and Flames to the west. In the center of the room’s floor, a card depicting the Key glows brightly.
Characters who enter the House of Cards appear
in this room, standing on the glowing Key card in the floor. Key. The Key card in the floor fills the room with bright light. Anyone touching the card knows it can be used to return home; any character
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Moonlight Guardian Moonlight guardians are gleaming bipedal statues made of silver and mithral. They were originally created by a desperate mage on Krynn who drew the Moon card from a Deck of Many
Things. The mage wished for a retinue of bodyguards ideally suited to fighting lycanthropes and other shapeshifting creatures. In response, the Moon card spawned the first moonlight guardian. A
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the party or serve as an antagonist, that individual could be trapped in one of these pods. A character who drew the Donjon card from a Deck of Many Things could also be trapped here. A stasis pod can
powered, closed stasis pod for 1 minute, the creature has the unconscious condition and is in stasis. While in stasis, the creature doesn’t require air, food, or drink, and it doesn’t age. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Using and Tracking Conditions Various rules and features in the game are clear about when they apply a condition to a creature. You can also apply conditions on the fly. They’re meant to be intuitive
try keeping a supply of index cards on hand, marked with conditions and their effects. Then hand the cards to players as the conditions come up. Having a bright pink index card on top of a character sheet can help even the most absentminded player remember the effects of being charmed or frightened.
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Grim Champion of Desolation Jyn Corvis, a former adventurer, might have been the first person to draw the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things and be slain by the avatar of death. Even Jyn doesn’t
Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned, stunned
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Enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a playing card depicting a rogue) Duration: Instantaneous You whisper magical words that antagonize one creature of your choice within
higher, the damage increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 3rd. Spirit of Death 4th-Level Necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a gilded playing card worth at least
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powerful snakelike tails for their lower body, snakes for hair, and a petrifying gaze. The first hierophant medusa was transformed by the power of the Euryale card when that individual was inspired by
(+2)
WIS
23 (+6)
CHA
22 (+6)
Saving Throws Con +10, Wis +12
Skills Insight +12, Perception +12, Persuasion +12, Religion +8, Stealth +11
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
strewn about, and all are in poor condition. When the characters explore an unnumbered room, roll on the Unnumbered Rooms table to determine the room’s contents. Unnumbered Rooms d12 Description 1–2
are sprawled on the floor. One carries a key card whose color matches this room’s door. If the door is open or doesn’t require a key card, the skeleton carries a blue key card. 8 A metal box stamped
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hollow furnishings. 3 Leaving behind a signature item, such as a calling card, flower, seashell, or tooth. 4 Posing as celebrities, holy people, or servants. 5 Taking trophies from their victims. 6 Using
condition.
Actions
Multiattack. The assassin makes three attacks, using Shortsword or Light Crossbow in any combination.
Shortsword. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) Piercing damage
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tubes are identical to those in area S2, except they require a violet key card to descend to the garden level; a blue key card still allows passage back up to the ship’s first level. It’s an 80-foot
violet key card can lower the platform to the area marked on map 7.3 by inserting the card into a card-locked panel on the wall opposite the lift. The platform descends at a rate of 10 feet per round






