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The Book of Many Things
Fortune Teller. Oddlewin can cast the Augury spell as a ritual, using cards as the material component.
Nilbogism. Any creature that attempts to damage Oddlewin must first succeed on a DC 12 Charisma
area for the first time on a turn takes 10 (4d4);{"diceNotation":"4d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cloud of Cards", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Spellcasting. Oddlewin casts
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
dangerously curious spirits manifested as physical beings when the Deck of Many Things was shuffled for the first time. The rifflers were so enraptured with the soft sound made by the whispering cards
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
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
At rank 2, you gain the use of a weathered leather pouch that is an uncommon magic item. The portfolio keeper holds and organizes notes, brochures, and business cards bearing your contact information
. It also has an inexhaustible supply of brochures related to your franchise’s current branding scheme.
When you meet someone for the first time, their details and a rough sketch are magically
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Created in the image of the Deck of Many Things, this deck of ivory or vellum cards bestows an assortment of minor benefits and penalties on those who draw from it. Most (75 percent) of these decks
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
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, a Vistana, is the protégé of Rudolph van Richten—despite the fact that her first encounter with the vampire hunter was anything but pleasant.
Witness to Tragedy. When Ezmerelda
herself.
Tarokka Deck. Ezmerelda keeps a deck of tarokka cards in her wagon (chapter 11, area V1). Although the cards aren’t magical, Ezmerelda can use them to perform a card reading for the
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Over the centuries since the first Deck of Many Things was created, many have sought and failed to replicate it. But some have created new cards. These forty-four additional cards are known
collectively as the Deck of Many More Things. (More information on creating new cards for this deck appears in chapter 2.)
Like the Deck of Many Things, the Deck of Many More Things manifests differently on
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
By casting gem-inlaid sticks, rolling dragon bones, laying out ornate cards, or employing some other divining tool, you receive an omen from an otherworldly entity about the results of a specific
spells or the loss or gain of a companion.
If you cast the spell two or more times before completing your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get a random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret.
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The Deck in D&D The Deck of Many Things is as old as D&D, but it’s had many variations over almost fifty years. The deck first appeared in print in 1975, in the pages of Greyhawk, the first
supplement for the Dungeons & Dragons game. This earliest version of the deck established mechanical effects associated with the various cards. The deck was assembled with the face cards, aces, and jokers from
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unchanged from the first and second edition versions, but there were two important differences. Tarot cards had become much more familiar to players and were easier to find, so DMs were instructed how
Third Edition When D&D was reimagined in its third edition, the new Dungeon Master’s Guide included the Deck of Many Things. The mechanical effects of the cards and the card names remained largely
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Mary Greymalkin A number of options present themselves for using the deck of several things within the adventure. As written, Mary already carries the deck, and no matter how many cards are drawn
from it, the complete deck reappears magically in her possession at the conclusion of the adventure. But if she remains as an NPC in your campaign, or is first placed in an earlier adventure, consider
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons With the publication of the first Dungeon Master’s Guide in 1979, the most recognizable aspects of the Deck of Many Things were established. Here, the names of the cards
first appeared, and the deck was expanded to twenty-two cards. These changes signaled the deck’s transition from something inspired by playing cards to one inspired by the tarot; a traditional tarot
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first encounter deck, and when you remove cards from that deck, replace those cards with an equal number of random cards from the second deck. This method is particularly effective if the second deck
progressively harder, or you can change the flavor of encounters, such as adding creatures from a particular environment. One way to accomplish this is to build two encounter decks. Draw cards from the
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riddle, the ghost can explain the rules more clearly: Objective. The characters must guess which cards are in the ghost’s hand and in what order. Rules. To make their first guess, the characters must
place four cards into the empty slots of the first row on the board. The ghost’s hand might consist of four different cards, or it might include two or more copies of the same card. If a card in that
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-two magical cards drawn from constellations in the night sky, and she used thirteen of these cards to change the destinies of Asteria and Euryale. These cards formed the first Deck of Many Things, an
: The origin and nature of the deck Using a deck without disrupting your campaign (more than you want to) Building a deck that contains only specific cards Integrating a deck’s effects into your campaign
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Fourth Edition Two versions of the deck were presented for the fourth edition of D&D. The first appeared in Dungeon 177 and was an artifact intended for heroes of levels 11–20; the second appeared a
these goals were rewarded with favorable cards, while those who thwarted the deck were forced to draw multiple cards and keep the worst. A new origin for the deck was put forward but not confirmed in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
stack. At first, players don’t know the order of play when you use combat cards, and they don’t know where the monsters fall into the order until the monsters act.
the monsters’ initiatives on the list at the same time or add them to the list on each monster’s first turn. As a further improvement, use magnets that you can attach to a metal-based whiteboard with
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detail two ways to head off potential complications before the characters draw their first card. “Customizing Your Deck” suggests strategies for stacking the deck with only cards that will be fun for
your group. Meanwhile, “The Deck as Narrative” discusses having cards foreshadow future events, rather than triggering instantaneous effects, so you can incorporate the effects into your campaign when
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characters have killed three of the minions, shuffle the goal card in. That way, the characters always meet the minions first. The goal card might also be one of a pair of twin cards, which both
Constructing Your Deck An encounter deck consists primarily of cards representing monsters. You can use cards from The Deck of Many Things card set, oracle cards, playing cards, cards from Magic: The
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when the Deck of Many Things was shuffled for the first time. The rifflers were so enraptured with the soft sound made by the whispering cards that they made physical bodies for themselves in order to
possess and understand this new instrument of destiny. Rifflers wander the Feywild and Material Plane, searching for Decks of Many Things. They collect the cards, trade them, hoard them, and scatter
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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
key card (see the “Key Cards” section). The color of key card required for a drop tube entrance is noted in the area containing that drop tube (area S2, area S31, and area S47) and shown on that
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. Detention drones are Constructs that follow their ancient programming mindlessly and unerringly. A detention drone is hostile to creatures without key cards (see the “Doors and Key Cards” section) but
indifferent to a creature with a key card and anyone accompanying them, unless attacked. Detention drones don’t carry key cards and can’t open locked doors, but they can travel through maintenance
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Augury Level 2 Divination (Cleric, Druid, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (specially marked sticks, bones, cards, or other divinatory tokens worth 25+ GP
spells, that might change the results. If you cast the spell more than once before finishing a Long Rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get no answer.
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Dungeon Master Toolbox The first five chapters provide tools for DMs: Chapter 1: Fool. This chapter includes a history of the deck in D&D—illustrating both the deck’s importance and its ever-changing
nature—and a summary of the book’s contents. Chapter 2: Key. This vital chapter advises you on introducing the deck and using it in a campaign without breaking your game! Chapter 3: Balance. Cards
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Augury Level 2 Divination (Cleric, Druid, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (specially marked sticks, bones, cards, or other divinatory tokens worth 25+ GP
spells, that might change the results. If you cast the spell more than once before finishing a Long Rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get no answer.
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the following tools: Paper or a notebook behind the DM screen A spreadsheet or document on a laptop or tablet An app on your tablet or phone Index cards for each character and each group of identical
whiteboard on a wall or propped up nearby A battle mat you use for miniatures Folded index cards for each character and each group of identical monsters, placed like tents in Initiative order across the top of
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Deck of Many More Things Wondrous Item, Legendary Over the centuries since the first Deck of Many Things was created, many have sought and failed to replicate it. But some have created new cards
. These forty-four additional cards are known collectively as the Deck of Many More Things. (More information on creating new cards for this deck appears in chapter 2.) Like the Deck of Many Things, the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Choosing a College At Strixhaven, students choose their colleges at the start of their second year. But even during a character’s first year, you make college-related decisions for your character
feats in this chapter. If one of them catches your eye, choose that college. If you have access to Magic: The Gathering cards from the Strixhaven set, find a card that appeals to you and build that
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Cards of Sending, Improved Rumor Mill
4 Always Hiring, Charming Introduction
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment As a rank 1 secretarian, you gain proficiency with one of the following of
your choice: gaming set, musical instrument, or disguise kit. Head office also grants you the use of a tool kit for your chosen proficiency, a collection of sales brochures, a set of business cards
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approach revises the effect of the Void card; the character loses their soul but not their capacity to think and act. At first, the effects of the card might seem minor, and it might not be clear exactly
character feels a pull toward what they’ve lost. If you’re using the House of Cards, the character senses that a Deck of Many Things can bring them where they need to be.
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Puzzle, beyond which hides the Key. But the lock itself lies beneath your first steps.” 15: Rogue This massive chamber is dotted with thick, irregular columns of stacked cards, which make it difficult to
elaborate throne made of cards.
The first creature that sits on the throne gains the Charm of the Throne supernatural gift (see chapter 8). While the charm lasts, however, the creature has disadvantage on
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
gem-inlaid sticks, rolling dragon bones, laying out ornate cards, or employing some other divining tool, you receive an omen from an otherworldly entity about the results of a specific course of
gain of a companion. If you cast the spell two or more times before completing your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get a random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
forces move the planchette toward letters and symbols, gradually revealing a cryptic message. The spirits boards common in the Land of the Mists were first created by members of the Keepers of the Feather
those cards. All manner of mysterious beings consider a spirit board’s use an invitation to communicate with the living, resulting in messages shared from beyond the grave and frightful revelations. This
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iconography of comets, keys, knights, and more. A small goblin sits cross-legged on the ground, wearing a blue hat and a lopsided smile. A stack of ivory cards lies before him. “Took you long enough
walls represent the deck’s cards. Oddlewin is a nilbog, a goblin possessed by a trickster spirit. If Oddlewin is slain, the trickster spirit flies from the tent to possess another goblin, who strolls
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
gem-inlaid sticks, rolling dragon bones, laying out ornate cards, or employing some other divining tool, you receive an omen from an otherworldly entity about the results of a specific course of
gain of a companion. If you cast the spell two or more times before completing your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get a random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Sanctums of the Heralds Most meetings of the Heralds of the Comet involve broods of initiates gathering in private homes to read divinatory cards and look for signs of impending cataclysm. Rites of
first floor of the house includes a luxurious living room, a kitchen and spacious dining room, and a large bedroom suite on the first floor. The second floor (not shown on the map) has more bedrooms and