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Dungeon Masterâs Guide
of your prison. You draw no more cards.
Euryale. The cardâs medusa-like visage curses you. You take a â2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the
guard the place. While your soul is trapped in this way, your body is inert, ceases aging, and requires no food, air, or water. A Wish spell canât return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.
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The Book of Many Things
*Found only in a deck with twenty-two cards.
Beginning. Your hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 2d10. Your hit point maximum remains increased in this way for the next 8 hours
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
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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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The Book of Many Things
The backs of the cards in this deck are decorated with intricate designs representing different planes of existence. The deck has 6 charges. While holding it, you can expend 1 or more of its charges
wearing or carrying, appearing in the closest unoccupied space to the card. After you teleport in this way, or after 8 hours, the card returns to the deck, and the mark on it fades.
Riffling Portal. As an
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curse to you. As long as you remain cursed, youâre unwilling to part with the armor. Taking it off fails to end the curse. While cursed in this way, you feel disconnected from your body
trapped in an object on a different plane of existence. The object and location of this object are chosen by the DM (but might be the House of Cards; see chapter 18). While your soul is trapped in this
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Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
Not all lingering spirits are tragic souls, lost on their way to the hereafter. Some languish as prisoners, souls so wicked mortals dare not free them upon an unsuspecting afterlife.
Created by a
figure of Vistani legend, Lubaâs Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
canât make attacks while grappling a creature in this way.
Spellcasting. The hag casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
3/day each
through brute strength, insults, and superstition.
Iron Token
An annis hag can pull out one of their iron teeth or nails and spend 1 minute shaping and polishing it into the form of a coin, a ring
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(save DC 16) without expending a spell slot.
Halaster also wears a horned ring (a very rare magic item that requires attunement), which allows an attuned wearer to ignore Undermountainâs magical
or an archway previously removed in this way.
Halaster deactivates or reactivates one of Undermountainâs magic gates. The gate must be within 120 feet of him.
Regional Effects
When Halaster
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
;t know Iâm hereâsafer for me and safer for them. (Any)
2
Observation. People lie. Histories lie. Even dragons lie. But actions always ring true. (Lawful)
3
Storytelling. There
go out of their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
of twinkling stardust follows Nafas wherever he goes, as evidence of his cosmic might.
No bottle, vase, ring, or lamp can contain Nafas. The genie is bound to the Infinite Staircase itself, anchored
favor.
The multiverse dictates that there must always be a noble djinni to preside over the Infinite Staircase. If slain, Nafas re-forms within days, coalescing from cosmic air. The only way to truly
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Storm King's Thunder
ring of cold resistance.Multiattack. Klauth can use his Frightful Presence. He then makes three attacks: one with his bite and two with his claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20
must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of its turn. While poisoned in this way, a creature is incapacitated.
Regional Effects
The region containing a
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ât know Iâm hereâsafer for me and safer for them. (Any)
2
Observation. People lie. Histories lie. Even dragons lie. But actions always ring true. (Lawful)
3
Storytelling
generally go out of their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
âm hereâsafer for me and safer for them. (Any)
2
Observation. People lie. Histories lie. Even dragons lie. But actions always ring true. (Lawful)
3
Storytelling. There is a magic
their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
âsafer for me and safer for them. (Any)
2
Observation. People lie. Histories lie. Even dragons lie. But actions always ring true. (Lawful)
3
Storytelling. There is a magic in the
emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
Connected Creatures
Emerald dragons generally go out of their way to
Deck of Many Things
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soul is trapped in this way, your body is incapacitated. A wish spell can't restore your soul, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds it. You draw no more cards.
Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two.
Before you
Charlatan
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cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and a pouch containing 15 gp
Favorite Schemes
Every charlatan has an angle he or she uses in preference to other schemes. Choose a favorite scam
You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their heartsâ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read
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The Book of Many Things
You have learned to channel your magic through a deck of cards. You can use a card deck as your spellcasting focus, and you gain the following benefits:
Card Tricks. You learn the Prestidigitation
cantrip and can use it to create illusions that duplicate the effects of stage magic. When you use Prestidigitation in this way, you can conceal the verbal and somatic components of the spell as
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Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Gloine (area O7), whichever comes later in the adventure. While your soul is trapped in this way, your body is incapacitated. Divination, contact other plane, or a similar spell of 4th level or higher reveals the location of the machinery that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.
Stored in a leather pouch, this unique deck contains twenty-two colored cards made of some strong but unknown metal, each of which features a design printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you
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cards or three-dragon ante cards)
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, five sheets of paper, a gaming set (matching your chosen proficiency), a signet ring, a set of fine clothes, and a pouch
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, you could do so again.
Skill Proficiencies: Stealth, Survival
Languages: One of your choice
Tool Proficiencies: One gaming set of your choice (such as playing cards or three-dragon ante cards
choice of feat reflects how youâve dealt with the terrible loss that changed your life forever. If youâve kept your senses sharp for every opportunity and climbed your way out of misery by
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays oneâs cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to
fraught with tests of strength, fierce competition and nothing in the way of maternal or paternal love. From the time a child can wield a stick or a crude knife, it asserts itself and defends itself
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, tools of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of marked cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), and a pouch containing 15 gp
. In any case, characters with this background have a plan to hit the big time; all they need is audacity and a little time.
You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you
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Acquisitions Incorporated
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
, the verdan found that they were often mistaken for smaller, green-skinned half-elves. Attracting curiosity but no real questions, they have thus been able to make their way reasonably freely in the
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wandering monsters to inspiring whole adventures. But The Deck of Many Things card set and other card decks provide an alternative way to get random results. How is drawing from a deck of cards
leads to pursue or actions to take. This is a fun way to offer players choices without overwhelming them with too many options. Customizable Results. Drawing from a deck of cards is equivalent to
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House of Cards Features The House of Cards has the following features: Construction. The surfaces are composed of cards of various sizes from the Deck of Many Things. Unless otherwise noted, the
cards donât sit flush; the walls, floor, and ceiling are irregular but not difficult terrain. All the cards except for the Void card are visible throughout the House of Cards. Damaging the cards causes
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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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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
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
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Customizing Your Deck The easiest way to ensure the Deck of Many Things doesnât radically alter your campaign is to limit the cards you include, selecting cards appropriate for the charactersâ level
or that support the campaignâs theme. The number and effects of the cards provided in the Dungeon Masterâs Guide are suggestions you can change as necessary. The deck has had many variations over D
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Inspiration for the DM Another way to use the inspiration deck is to make its effects available to monsters and villains. In this variant, each time a player expends inspiration, the DM also draws a
card from the deck. Rather than adding it to the communal hand, you keep that card secret until you play it on behalf of one of the charactersâ opponents. You can play your inspiration cards soon
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or scrap of parchment somewhere in the dungeon. Another way to adjust the overall difficulty of the puzzle is to make acquiring the cards more challenging once theyâve been found, perhaps by requiring
, the Rogue, lies flat on the table. Suddenly, the statue speaks:
âStill searching for the perfect hand? Find the four missing cards and bring them here. The treacherous Rogue is poised to backstab
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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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expect things of you when they know your surname and what it means. Your reasons for taking up adventuring likely involve your family in some way: Are you the family rebel, who prefers delving in
, PersuasionTool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set or one musical instrumentLanguages: One of your choiceEquipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring or brooch, a scroll of pedigree, a skin of fine
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and reveal the future in the way of traditional tarot, and each of its seventy-eight cards had a unique effect when drawn. In 1989, the Deck of Many Things expanded again. âLuck of the Drawâ in Dragon
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons With the publication of the first Dungeon Masterâs Guide in 1979, the most recognizable aspects of the Deck of Many Things were established. Here, the names of the cards
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cards listed above. If a character loses the game, Hugo doesnât accept any more challengers from the party. He does, however, offer the party an alternative way to earn a deck of magic cards he has in
Card Collector âCome one, come all!â A satyr wearing a velvet cloak beams at you from a stand full of card decks. He waves with a dramatic flourish, and a set of cards appears in his hand ⊠or did he
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. For the others, work with them to figure out the best way for the charactersâ secrets to bear fruit. For example, a character who has the Ring Hunter secret might still be searching for the signet ring
that secures their inheritance; perhaps the ring is discovered during a celebratory dinner in Ten-Towns, when the character cuts open their pan-fried knucklehead trout and the ring unceremoniously spills out!