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Dungeon Master’s Guide
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 can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. 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 thirteen cards, but some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate
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
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
regular shift patrolling either the Lower City or the Outer City. In return, you have access to the Flaming Fist’s fortresses and a direct line of communication with Flaming Fist officers and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
is placed on the face of the soulless character, the House of Cards tumbles down, and the entire demiplane collapses. The adventurers return to where they were before they entered the House of Cards
Conclusion The adventure in the House of Cards concludes when the mask is placed on the face of the soulless character or if the soulless character dies before their soul is returned. When the mask
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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 one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to
serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within.
A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
statue’s palms are perfectly sized to hold the cards. Each card can fit into the palms either upright or reversed (upside down). Solution The characters must find the four missing cards, then return
, the Rogue, lies flat on the table. Suddenly, the statue speaks:
“Still searching for the perfect hand? Find the four missing cards and bring them here. The treacherous Rogue is poised to backstab
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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
Gathering, or even index cards with your handwritten notes. Any kind of card works as long as each card can correlate with a specific monster. You can also add special cards for unusual events, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd will occur. It can happen anywhere you like in Castle Ravenloft. Alternatively, Madam Eva tells the characters to return to her after at least three days, and she will consult the cards again for
lurks in the depths of darkness, in the one place to which he must return.
Strahd faces the characters in his tomb (area K86). Donjon (King of Clubs) He lurks in a hall of bones, in the dark pits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
High Deck The cards that compose the high deck aren’t considered to be one suit, although they are often denoted with a crown icon to mark their importance. Rather, each card is an important power in
its own right. If one of these cards comes out in a casting and seems to contradict the prediction of an earlier card, the Vistani always assume that this card takes precedence. High Deck Name
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
spell can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.
Deck of Many Things Wondrous Item, Legendary 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 thirteen cards, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
trapped in this way, your body is inert, ceases aging, and requires no food, air, or water. A Wish spell can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.
Deck of Many Things Wondrous Item, Legendary 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 thirteen cards, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Dissension; 2012–13’s Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, and Dragon’s Maze; and 2018–19’s Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance. Among fans of Magic, Ravnica is one of the most popular settings, in part
offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
House of Cards Locations The following locations are keyed to map 18.1. Mike Schley Map 18.1: The House of CardsView Player Version 1: Entrance Every surface of this irregularly shaped room is made
from cards of various sizes from the Deck of Many Things. Some show their intricately patterned backs, while others show their faces. Four large cards that serve as doors lead from the chamber: Rogue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
use pass cards (see “Employee Pass Cards” earlier in the adventure) to bypass the arcane lock spells on the doors, which can be shouldered open with a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. Employee-Only
Areas Entering an employee-only area requires a pass card (see “Employee Pass Cards” earlier in the adventure). Security guards who encounter unauthorized individuals in employee-only areas immediately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 22: Euryale Though many cards in the Deck of Many Things depict individuals, only one card bears a proper name: Euryale, a baneful card with a medusa-like visage. Many sages have pondered who
they had longed to share with someone for so long.
Tinnel Lovitt
Asteria stayed until her wounds were healed. But rather than return to a father who was always disappointed in her, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Mike Schley Map 17.1: Donjon Sphere A character with a Deck of Many Things can deduce the Donjon Sphere’s location by spending 8 hours studying the night sky and using the cards as a divination
Bastion Rescue. Hilarion, the angelic leader of the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10), recently sent a trio of knights to investigate the Donjon Sphere, but the knights failed to return. After learning that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of the inn where the characters spend the night, the mannerisms of the shopkeeper they buy supplies from — you can add this level of detail, but you don’t have to. If the characters return to the same
. Think about the people who run the adventurers’ favorite tavern. And then add a handful of wild cards: a shady dealer, a mad prophet, a retired mercenary, a drunken rake, or anyone else who adds a dash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
something in return, such as fresh milk or some other tasty treat. (“It’s the rule of recip—… recip—… give-and-get,” he says.) Boggles. Three boggles (see appendix C) lurk in the shadows, intending to play
real bloodstains around its jaws A toy windmill with a crank on one side that turns the vanes and the millstone A set of playing cards depicting weeping children A wind-up drunkard doll that totters a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, featuring imagery drawn from the cards of a Deck of Many Things. Through the course of this narrative, the initiates learn more of the group’s secret teachings and the symbolism used in divinatory card
of Many Things, but now his obsession has a larger goal: unleashing the power of the All-Consuming Star so all creation can return to the Void.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
skills in return for food or spare coins. 61–62 A warforged leaning on a wooden staff carries on a conversation with the docent attached to its chest. 63–64 A human pickpocket circulates among the
–88 A rogue tries to swindle other passengers by using marked cards. 89–90 A House Tharashk inquisitive examines the floor of the vessel very carefully, offering no explanation. 91–92 A group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
in return. Powerful Flowers. Euryale’s garden contains many magical flowers, including some that allow an individual to cast the Wish spell. Characters might seek out Euryale’s flower garden if they
need powerful magic dispelled, such as the effects of the more ruinous cards from a Deck of Many Things. Zoology and Herbology. As an archdruid, Euryale knows much regarding primal magic, nature gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
wall. B8. Guard Room The soldiers relax in this chamber when they’re not on duty, wiling away their downtime by playing cards, drinking, or singing. There are 1d4 + 2 guards in here at any time of the
, altering reality so that any consequences of that action are erased. For example, a creature could undo the killing blow that they dealt to an enemy, causing that enemy to return to life in the position
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s Enemy Drawn from the high deck, the fourth card in the card reading determines the location of an NPC who can improve the characters’ chances of defeating Strahd. (Some cards offer two
dreams. Help him, and he will help you in return.
This card refers to Kasimir Velikov (see chapter 5, area N9a). The dusk elf accompanies the characters to Castle Ravenloft only after they lead him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
-telling cards called tarokka decks. With their experience navigating the Mists, many Vistani understand how to employ Mist talismans (detailed at the start of this chapter) to reach specific domains, or
? Do you want to finish your tasks quickly and return to your family?
Famed Vistani Some Vistani are legends among their people, and their bands might be encountered anywhere. The individuals noted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Treasure Locations The cards of the common deck determine the locations of the Tome of Strahd (card 1), the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind (card 2), and the Sunsword (card 3). Swords (Spades) 1 of Swords
womb of darkness, the devil’s lair: the one place to which he must return.
The treasure lies in Strahd’s tomb (chapter 4, area K86). Stars (Clubs) 1 of Stars—Transmuter Go to a place of dizzying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
presence, four Ashen Heirs are here: a guard near the door (veteran), two more veterans playing cards, and an assassin resting on the scaffolding. So long as the characters wear efreeti masks and attempt to
reuniting them, then use plane shift to catch up elsewhere. Navid might return to Akharin Sangar someday, but without their leader any remaining Ashen Heirs are no longer a threat. Audience with Navid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
(aging 100 years) to witness the end of the battle. On seeing the battle’s end, a creature can use the gate to return to Fortune’s Wheel and collect any winnings they’ve earned from Amber. Losing the
, a ring of onlookers keeps a wary distance from a massive, scaled devil and a fiery demon playing a game of cards. Thousands of stars in the night sky bear red or green nimbuses.
Tiefling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
ruffians in leather armor play cards at one table, while two town guards eat at the bar and chat with the dwarf bartender. All eyes turn to you as the door opens.
This area is used as a mess hall for
giant. Hallways lead east and west, and doors lead north and south. Seated at a table in the northeast corner are two identical human women playing cards.
The women playing cards are two doppelgangers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Moore (neutral good human) has childlike enthusiasm and displays guileless naiveté.
Karn Ironpebble (lawful neutral dwarf) grumbles to himself, counts cards, and is deliberately slow at playing his
casino. He refuses to give the characters what they came for, instead offering to pay them 150 gp each to forgo the heist and return to Verity with a letter from him. If the characters agree to his terms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
developments. Regardless of what he is told, the king remains skeptical until he has had a chance to speak with his daughter, Serissa, and his brother, Uthor. He urges the characters to return to Maelstrom
deck of marked playing cards (worth 15 gp) in a wooden case, a spyglass (worth 1,000 gp), a quill, a jar of dragon blood (which Rool uses for ink), and a diary with a black leather cover. In his diary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards Agdon Longscarf the Harengon
CHAPTER 2: HITHER
This harengon brigand is an insufferable braggart and a daring thief who’s willing to put himself in seemingly
face or a heavenly scent.”
Alagarthas the Elf Prince
CHAPTER 4: YON
This prince made a bargain with Endelyn Moongrave and is paying the price. He longs to return to his home in the Misty Forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Appendix: Roleplaying Cards Agdon Longscarf the Harengon
CHAPTER 2: HITHER
This harengon brigand is an insufferable braggart and a daring thief who’s willing to put himself in seemingly
or a heavenly scent.”
Alagarthas the Elf Prince
CHAPTER 4: YON
This prince made a bargain with Endelyn Moongrave and is paying the price. He longs to return to his home in the Misty Forest