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Dungeon Master’s Guide
that tries to read from the book takes 24d6 Radiant damage. This damage ignores Resistance and Immunity, and it can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by
minor beneficial properties
2 major beneficial properties
Destroying the Book. The Book of Exalted Deeds can’t be destroyed. However, drowning the book in the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
(3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Sunspear", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage, or 21 (5d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"5d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
":"Sunspear", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage if the target is a Fiend or an Undead.
Solar Flare (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Solar Flare
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
":"damage", "rollAction":"Spectral Card", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage plus 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spectral Card"} damage that is radiant if the d10 roll
as likely to give a deck to adventurers in dire need as they are to wrest cards from an innocent person by any means necessary.
Both the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10) and the Grim Harrow (see chapter
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
makes two Radiant Blade attacks and uses Bursting Benediction.
Radiant Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft
., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Radiant Blade", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from
radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that area takes 45 radiant damage. Each creature that takes any of this damage must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until the end of the marut’s next turn.
Plane Shift (3/Day
the spirit of an agreement, only the letter. A marut enforces what is written, not what was meant by or supposed to be understood from the writing. The Kolyarut rejects contracts that contain vague
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage (included in the attack).
Innate Spellcasting. The Abbot's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). The Abbot can innately cast the following
":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Healing Touch (3/Day). The Abbot touches another creature. The target magically regains 20 (4d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"4d8+2","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Healing Touch
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
bright light, and the target must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw or take 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Crystal Club", "rollDamageType":"radiant
"} radiant damage and have the blinded condition until the start of the scion’s next turn.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Beneficial Properties table in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
Searing Radiance. The sword deals an extra 9 (2d8) radiant damage to any creature it hits, or 16 (3d10) radiant damage if you
radiant damage.
Divine Presence. Your Charisma score becomes 20, unless it is already 20 or higher.
Feathered Wings. You sprout a beautiful pair of feathered wings that grant you a flying speed of 90
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
DC 26 Dexterity saving throw, taking 60 (11d10);{"diceNotation":"11d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incinerating Beam","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as
.
A colossus might be filled with monsters and secrets, in addition to the corpses of those who died inside it. In chapter 4, map 4.8 illustrates an inactive warforged colossus, and the text that
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
“Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.)
Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds
);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Crystal Flare", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage and have the blinded condition until the end of the cradle’s next turn.
Stone Spikes
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
this spear, the target takes an extra 2d8 radiant damage.
Blessing of the Sun. If you are a worshiper of Heliod, you gain all the following benefits for which you have the required piety:
Piety 3
“Artifacts” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for details on randomly determined properties.
Luminous. The spear sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he takes radiant damage or damage from Holy Water (flask);holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start
in sunlight, Strahd takes 20 radiant damage at the start of his turn, and he has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Multiattack (Vampire Form Only). Strahd makes two attacks, only one of
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Belashyrra dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Teleport. As a
must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw or take 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage and be blinded for 1 minute. Until this blindness
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of the vampire's next turn.
Shapechanger. If the vampire isn’t in sunlight, it
vampire is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10
(9d10);{"diceNotation":"9d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Moonlight Breath", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Heat Regeneration. If the temperature around it is 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, Aurnozci regains 15 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn
chapter 20 for details about this realm.
The challenge rating of Aurnozci is 23 (50,000 XP) when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +13
, taking 60 (11d10);{"diceNotation":"11d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Moonlight Breath", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
instead.
Magic Resistance. Dyrrn has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. Dyrrn regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If Dyrrn takes radiant
character flaw that lasts until cured. Chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on madness.
Madness of Dyrrn
d6
Flaw (lasts until cured)
1
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
from the book takes 24d6 radiant damage. This damage ignores resistance and immunity, and can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage disappears
disadvantage.
Destroying the Book
It is rumored that the Book of Exalted Deeds can’t be destroyed as long as good exists in the multiverse. However, drowning the book in the River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its pages and renders the book powerless for 1d100 years.
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
feet for 1 minute (1 charge or 5 hit points).
Fire arm-mounted laser: Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 120 feet, one target. Hit: 2d6 radiant damage (1 charge or 5 hit points
).
Translate any writing you can see in any nonmagical language, to a total of one thousand words over 1 minute (1 charge or 5 hit points).
Fill the armor with air, allowing you to breathe normally in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
hall in the Biblioplex (one of the areas marked B7 on map 3.1 in chapter 3). The course covers the basics of recognizing, deciphering, and understanding the magic behind arcane scripts and symbols. Over
the course of the term, students learn how to tell scribbles and doodles from magically imbued symbols, and they study popular accounts of adventurers who’ve come across magic-based writing in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
hall in the Biblioplex (one of the areas marked B7 on map 3.1 in chapter 3). The course covers the basics of recognizing, deciphering, and understanding the magic behind arcane scripts and symbols. Over
the course of the term, students learn how to tell scribbles and doodles from magically imbued symbols, and they study popular accounts of adventurers who’ve come across magic-based writing in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Chapter 4: Destruction’s Light Xardorok Sunblight’s merciless construct slices through Ten-Towns with its radiant beam. Ten-Towns won’t survive the attack of Xardorok’s dragon without the characters
’ intervention. This chapter describes the dragon’s attacks on Ten-Towns and what the characters can do to minimize the destruction and save as many Ten-Towners as possible. The extent to which they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Chapter 4: Destruction’s Light Xardorok Sunblight’s merciless construct slices through Ten-Towns with its radiant beam. Ten-Towns won’t survive the attack of Xardorok’s dragon without the characters
’ intervention. This chapter describes the dragon’s attacks on Ten-Towns and what the characters can do to minimize the destruction and save as many Ten-Towners as possible. The extent to which they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
16. Master Bedroom A grand, canopied bed occupies this room, its headboard engraved with the phases of the moon. A wardrobe, writing desk, and torn leather chair fill out the space, all bearing
days of life. Awakened Haunt. Anyone in this room or an adjacent area hears wracking coughing fits. Those who enters the bedroom see a wheezing form huddled under the bed’s heavy comforter. If the bed’s sheets are pulled back or attacked, a zombie plague spreader (see chapter 5) emerges and attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
writing on the wall: Here lie the bones and treasures of
Argynvost, lord of Argynvostholt and
founder of the Order of the Silver Dragon.
Development If the skull of Argynvost is brought from Castle
Ravenloft (see chapter 4, area K67) and sealed inside the mausoleum, the dragon’s spirit transforms into a brilliant light at the top of the tower (see area Q53).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Chapter 9: A Copper for a Song an adventure for
Level 12
characters
This adventure is designed to fill one or two sessions of play.
It can take place in any coastal town with nearby farmland
and hills.
This adventure takes place in Godsbreath, a D&D setting introduced in Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel. You don’t need that book to run this adventure, however; you can place it in any similar setting. Jabari Weathers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
writing on the wall: Here lie the bones and treasures of
Argynvost, lord of Argynvostholt and
founder of the Order of the Silver Dragon.
Development If the skull of Argynvost is brought from Castle
Ravenloft (see chapter 4, area K67) and sealed inside the mausoleum, the dragon’s spirit transforms into a brilliant light at the top of the tower (see area Q53).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
16. Master Bedroom A grand, canopied bed occupies this room, its headboard engraved with the phases of the moon. A wardrobe, writing desk, and torn leather chair fill out the space, all bearing
days of life. Awakened Haunt. Anyone in this room or an adjacent area hears wracking coughing fits. Those who enters the bedroom see a wheezing form huddled under the bed’s heavy comforter. If the bed’s sheets are pulled back or attacked, a zombie plague spreader (see chapter 5) emerges and attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
made of black crystal inscribed with strange writing rests on the table. The tablet is cold to the touch, and its writing appears to writhe. Treasure. Xerrion Shadowdusk originally used the tablet to
at the end of its next long rest. On a failed save, the creature becomes afflicted with a random form of long-term madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). As an action, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
made of black crystal inscribed with strange writing rests on the table. The tablet is cold to the touch, and its writing appears to writhe. Treasure. Xerrion Shadowdusk originally used the tablet to
at the end of its next long rest. On a failed save, the creature becomes afflicted with a random form of long-term madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). As an action, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Chapter 9: A Copper for a Song an adventure for
Level 12
characters
This adventure is designed to fill one or two sessions of play.
It can take place in any coastal town with nearby farmland
and hills.
This adventure takes place in Godsbreath, a D&D setting introduced in Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel. You don’t need that book to run this adventure, however; you can place it in any similar setting. Jabari Weathers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
21. Servants’ Quarters These modest rooms belonged to the Halvhrests’ servants. Each holds a bed, footlocker, writing desk, and chair. They’re identical except as noted below. Agatha’s Room. This
conspicuous bag on the floor. This is a bag of holding. A superstitious character of your choice might consider this scene evidence of the Bagman (detailed in “Horror Monsters” in chapter 5). Victro’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Stat Blocks by Creature Type Here are the creatures in this chapter sorted by creature type. Aberration
Belashyrra
Dolgaunt
Dolgrim
Dyrrn
Hashalaq quori
Kalaraq quori
Tsucora quori
Beast
Clawfoot
Fastieth
Celestial
Radiant idol
Construct
Expeditious messenger
Iron defender
Living burning hands
Living cloudkill
Living lightning bolt
Warforged colossus