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Dungeon Master’s Guide
magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of yourself. An
illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created by the card looks and behaves like a
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
This deck of heavy vellum cards hums with the magic of the Elemental Chaos.
The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at random (a deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the
deck). As an action, you can draw a random card from this deck and throw it to make a ranged spell attack, using Dexterity for the attack roll. The card has a range of 30 feet. On a hit, it deals 1d4
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
yourself. When the card hits the ground, the card permanently transforms into the item or set of items depicted on its face. An altered deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the deck, as shown on the Deck of Miscellany table.
This wooden box contains a set of thirty-two parchment cards.
Deck of Miscellany
Card
Item
3 ♦️
Wooden abacus
4 ♦️
Four Perfume (vial);vials of perfume
5
Deck of Illusions
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
illusion of one or more creatures forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and behaves as if it were a real creature except
random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of you.
An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
point within 30 feet of you. An illusion of one or more creatures forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and behaves as if
functions only if cards are drawn at random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
point within 30 feet of you. An illusion of one or more creatures forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and behaves as if
functions only if cards are drawn at random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
real-world playing cards can simulate the deck). As an action, you can draw a random card from this deck and throw it to make a ranged spell attack, using Dexterity for the attack roll. The card has a
range of 30 feet. On a hit, it deals 1d4 slashing damage and imposes a magical effect determined by its suit, as detailed in the Deck of Wild Cards table. The card immediately returns to the deck after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. When the card hits the ground, the card permanently transforms into the item or set of items depicted on its face. An altered deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the deck, as shown on the Deck of Miscellany table.
Deck of Miscellany Wondrous Item, Uncommon This wooden box contains a set of thirty-two parchment cards. Deck of Miscellany Card Item 3 ♦ Wooden abacus 4 ♦ Four vials of perfume 5 ♦ 5 days
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 16: Ruin Traditionally, the Ruin card causes individuals who draw the card to lose their wealth. This chapter, intended for the DM, reinterprets this card as physical ruins to be explored
layout of Gardmore Abbey was inspired by a real fortress atop the French island Mont-Saint-Michel, so you might place the ruins on a similar island accessible only by a narrow path that’s underwater at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
by the card looks and behaves like a real creature of its kind, except that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can take a Magic action to move
usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
by the card looks and behaves like a real creature of its kind, except that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can take a Magic action to move
usually missing 1d20 − 1 cards. The magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
characters in fiction or film. Treat characters as real people with real motivations. Put yourself in their shoes. What would you do? Show how multiple people from the same culture are different. Feature
real-world history, and character creation rules presuppose no standard bar for heroics. Encourage Space A typical D&D session is longer than a typical horror movie, and it can be hard to sustain the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
someone for the first time, their details and a rough sketch are magically stored on a small parchment card in the portfolio keeper. You can access the details of any such stored card as a bonus action
. DUNBAR OF SPRECK
Sun Elf Secretarian (Barbarian)
Spreck isn’t a real place, but Dunbar knows most people won’t check. They’ll see the “of” in there and think, “Spreck, you say! Sounds fancy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
ante deck, you can play the card game for real. Otherwise, adjudicate the outcome of a three-dragon ante game using d12s and the following rules: Step 1. Randomly determine which participant is the
Games of Chance The casino has many diversions for its patrons to enjoy, the most popular being games of chance. Three-Dragon Ante Three-dragon ante is a card game. If you own an actual three-dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
secret door provides access to area K38. Treasure The real treasure here is Strahd’s collection of books—over one thousand unique tomes in all. The collection is worth 80,000 gp. Transporting it would be
Theological text Teleport Destination Characters who teleport to this location from area K78 arrive in front of the painting of Tatyana. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
herself hanging from the gallows. The other characters see an unfamiliar Barovian. The corpse looks and smells real, and it rapidly melts away into nothing if touched or moved. Fortunes of Ravenloft If
your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is buried in one of the graves. For each grave the characters dig up, there’s a cumulative 10 percent chance of finding the treasure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
-mouthed cave. Boat Ride A tiefling ferrier (commoner) in a heavy, hooded robe waits silently to convey characters to the casino. The ferrier plays the part of Charon on the real River Styx. The tiefling
river winds through the casino floor, splitting the cavernous chamber in two and passing under arched stone bridges at various points. Card tables and other gaming stations surrounded by chattering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
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
to its superior. If they accept, the robot guides them north through the medical clinic (area S23) to the computer room (area S30). Aphelion bypasses the key card requirements of any card-locked doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
rubble and the remains of several merchant stalls. On the west side of the court is a wide, sliding glass door.
The sliding glass door leading to the supply room (area S6) requires a Glyph Card to
tyranny of mind flayers. Treasure. Characters who spend 10 minutes sifting through the fountain’s basin find a Glyph Card and 25 GP in loose coins. S4: Forge Rusty tools hang from hooks on the walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
world was created as a setting for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, explored in card sets beginning in 2013. The lands of Theros serve as an example of how to take inspiration from real-world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
disappears while contained in an antimagic field. No other magic has any effect on it. If the skull sees any creature other than the real Halaster in the room, it screams, “You’re not me!” When this
opens the book triggers an elder rune that targets that individual (see “Elder Runes”). Draw a card from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B) to determine which rune appears. Treasure. Most of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
(alternatively, you can use yeth hounds from Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse). The hags use the Feygrove as their base while pursuing bloodthirsty schemes against enemies both real and
warlord and bring back a Deck of Many Things and other trophies. 5 As an army besieges the abbey, a knight draws the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things. Skull-headed Undead appear and massacre
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
side and another on the west. The illusion on the west side depicts a bridge spanning the pit. The illusion on the east side shows an open pit, hiding a real bridge that can be used to safely cross
. Touching the fake bridge (which is shown on map 8.2) reveals that it has no substance. Similarly, feeling around the pit for the real bridge reveals it in short order. Casting dispel magic on either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
. Bartho likes to catch a few winks during the night shift.
Rumors
“If you can’t afford a bed at the inn, Cornflower will let you sleep in the barn. The hay’s real comfy.” (True)
“Minotaurs
aren’t real. They’re just a myth told to scare little children from wandering into caves.” (False)
Jane Katsubo Gala
Human Gate Guard
Stat Block: Guard
Though she’s memorized all the keep’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
I’ll be back at the card table.
d6 Ideal
1 Knowledge. Knowledge is power, and knowing which horse to back is the key to success. (Any)
2 Fate. Whatever happens is fated, regardless
odds might be more in your favor. (Any)
5 Reliability. When I was in need, I was able to rely on others. Now I want to be the one others rely on. (Good)
6 Victory. Winning is the real
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
associates only with other initiates. The only way the person will talk to the characters is if the characters show (real or feigned) interest in becoming initiates themselves. Perhaps the person has
arrive in a new town, they’re hailed as heroes whose arrival was foretold. The Heralds of the Comet is active in this town, and its divinatory card readings portend a forthcoming conflict between a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
or fewer, Kavil switches sides and offers information in exchange for his life. He knows one random Undermountain secret, determined by drawing a card from the Secrets Deck (see appendix C), as well as
arch’s gold inlay can’t be removed. The rules of this gate are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when a real or illusory dragon touches the arch. An artistic rendering of a dragon, such as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
low-hanging fruit, with extortion, kidnapping, and murder for hire being more complex challenges the guild can take on as it grows in power. His only real fear is exposure; the bigger and more active
members. Occasionally she provides a member with a Hag Eye necklace, allowing her to see what they see so she can provide real-time guidance during a mission. She reports to the bosses, but they give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Spite has an oni companion that assumes the form of a female half-ogre named Dumara. The oni’s real name is Kumar, and it has been in Spite’s company most of its life. It treats Spite like an older
). He will also tell them an Undermountain secret, determined by drawing a random card from the Secrets Deck (see appendix C). Spite upholds his end of the deal only as long as it’s to his benefit, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
in black armor sit around a stone dining table, playing Three-Dragon Ante (a card game). The table is set with silver. Eight moth-eaten banners hang from the walls. Each bears an arcane sigil that
represents a different one of the eight schools of magic. Zhents. The card players are Sidra Romeir (LE female Calishite human veteran) and two subordinates (LE male Tethyrian human thugs). Since the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
with the City Watch and enter the sinkhole fissure. Otis can be used as a wild card later in this episode of the adventure. For example, if the characters are faring poorly during the encounters
is Captain Mergen Truff (NG female elf veteran), a laconic figure who would rather be doing “real work” than standing here warning off vagrants too foolish to avoid falling into a massive hole in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
real nature sends him into a murderous rage. Eldeth Feldrun A female shield dwarf scout from Gauntlgrym, Eldeth is high spirited and proud of both her heritage and her people’s achievement in
’ impending change as a wild card in the adventure. They’ve been prisoners for less than a month, meaning the full moon is coming. A Motley Crew The other prisoners who manage to escape with the player
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
otherwise help them. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden at the inn, the Keepers of the Feather don’t reveal where the treasure is until they know the characters
wooden clown masks, one displaying a mean scowl and the other a frightened expression A wooden top painted with images of scarecrows chasing children through the forest A stuffed (real) bat on puppet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
this room to area V1. Pass Card Stash. Characters who take a minute to search the boxes find a small, partially open box in the southwest corner. Inside are three palm-sized pass cards, each stamped with
the museum’s logo. A scrap of paper inside the box reads “spare alarm pass cards.” Each pass card allows its bearer to bypass the museum’s alarms, as described in the “Bypassing Alarms” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
character drew the Throne card from a Deck of Many Things, a golden circlet rests on that character’s throne. This circlet has the powers of a Helm of Telepathy. One of the cabinets in the study
staff. “I hope you’ve made peace with your gods.” Gremorly fights until he is destroyed. Treasure. The staff Gremorly holds is a spectral reflection of his real Staff of Withering, which leans against






