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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites doom.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna the
book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties.
The Book of Vile Darkness
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the coffin is animate.
Spider Climb. The animated coffin can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on
during the day, while a necromancer might enlist animated coffins to conscript corpses from faraway settlements into an Undead army.
Animated coffins are rarely empty. The Animated Coffin Contents
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The darkweaver takes 10 radiant damage when it starts its turn
":"Darkweaver Webs (Cocoons)"} cocoons. Roll on the Darkweaver Cocoon Contents table to determine what might be inside each of these shadowy masses.
Darkweaver Cocoon Contents
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hasn't observed the egg hunter move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the egg hunter is animate. Dragons have disadvantage on this
contents. They deposit their own eggs into the empty shells, hiding the eggs from unsuspecting dragon parents or guardians.
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the box as an action, allowing access to the box’s contents.
A creature that spends 1 hour holding an infernal puzzle box while trying to open it can make a DC 30 Intelligence (Investigation
) check. If the check succeeds, the creature figures out the trick or sequence of steps needed to open the box. If the check fails by 5 or more, the creature must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
herbalism kit, and a poisoner's kit. You have advantage on any check you make using the artifact as one of these tools.
Primal Parts. As an action while the pestle and the mortar is within 5 feet of you
, you can command the pestle to grind. For the next minute, or until you use your action to verbally command it to stop, the pestle moves on its own, grinding the contents of the mortar into a mush or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
split open to show their contents and clusters of crystal points more than a foot in diameter that extend six to ten feet from the interior stone surfaces of the lair. These crystals resonate with the
surrounding a legendary amethyst dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon lairs frequently exhibit or develop large and beautiful clusters of amethyst crystals, including massive cathedral geodes split open to show their contents and clusters of crystal points more
dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or
Telekinesis
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
longer affected by the spell.
Creature. You can try to move a Huge or smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by the creature's Strength check. If you win the
.
If the object is worn or carried by a creature, you must make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by that creature's Strength check. If you succeed, you pull the object away
Book of Vile Darkness
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Getting Started Before you get started, get familiar with the contents of this adventure. If you think there are elements your players might find scary or might make them uncomfortable, check in with
the players before you start playing. Without giving away the story that awaits them, talk about the potentially troubling aspects and discuss how you’d like to handle them. This check-in is an important part of making sure everyone has a safe and fun time playing the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
28. Storage Old furnishings, rotten pantry staples, and boxes of mundane junk fills this musty storage space.
Any character who sifts through the room’s contents and succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom
(Perception) check finds nothing special but notes the room’s west wall is distinct from the other walls. A character can make a DC 14 Intelligence (History) check to discern the wall’s nature. (A dwarf’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
mission. In exchange for information, he offers to give the party a barnacle-covered chest that he found recently. He hasn’t opened it yet, so its contents are unknown to him, but he can smell gold inside
. Treasure Zelifarn approaches the characters again as they leave the Eyecatcher. If they tell him more about the contents of the submarine and he believes that they’re being truthful, he gives them the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
an Undead army. Animated coffins are rarely empty. The Animated Coffin Contents table presents some contents an animated coffin might contain when encountered. Animated Coffin Contents d6 Contents
creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the coffin is animate.
Spider Climb. The animated coffin can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
11. Rezmir’s Chamber The door is always locked and Rezmir holds the key. A knock spell is the easiest way to get in, but a character can also unlock the door with a DC 25 Dexterity check made using
Rezmir is killed, the contents of the iron chest on her desk teleport away, leaving the chest empty. Treasure Rezmir carries keys to this room, the lock on the chest, and to the storeroom (area 13
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
strongbox and instructs them to try to pilfer its contents however they please. Each strongbox contains a modest amount of gold. If a character can get into a strongbox, they can keep its contents, though
but not its contents. Picking the Lock (A character who has Thieves’ Tools). A character that can use Thieves’ Tools to pick the strongbox’s lock, doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
members are angry that people saw the contents of their spilled cargo. Their instructions, direct from Wyrmspeaker Rezmir, were to keep the material secure and secret. Witnesses who show much interest
in the jewelry or who ask questions might need to be silenced. NPC witnesses could disappear overnight or die unexpectedly from sudden illness (which a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals to be poison). The same attacks can be directed against characters who show too much curiosity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
members are angry that people saw the contents of their spilled cargo. Their instructions, direct from Wyrmspeaker Rezmir, were to keep the material secure and secret. Witnesses who show much interest
in the jewelry or who ask questions might need to be silenced. NPC witnesses could disappear overnight or die unexpectedly from sudden illness (which a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals to be poison). The same attacks can be directed against characters who show too much curiosity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
11. Rezmir’s Chamber The door is always locked and Rezmir holds the key. A knock spell is the easiest way to get in, but a character can also unlock the door with a DC 25 Dexterity check made using
springing into action. If Rezmir is killed, the contents of the iron chest on her desk teleport away, leaving the chest empty. Treasure Rezmir carries keys to this room, the lock on the chest, and to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by the creature’s Strength check. If you win the contest, you move the creature up to 30 feet in any direction
ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by that creature’s Strength check. If you succeed, you pull the object away from that creature and can move it up to 30 feet in any direction but not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by the creature’s Strength check. If you win the contest, you move the creature up to 30 feet in any direction
ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by that creature’s Strength check. If you succeed, you pull the object away from that creature and can move it up to 30 feet in any direction but not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
infernal puzzle box, that creature can open the box as an action, allowing access to the box’s contents. A creature that spends 1 hour holding an infernal puzzle box while trying to open it can make a
DC 30 Intelligence (Investigation) check. If the check succeeds, the creature figures out the trick or sequence of steps needed to open the box. If the check fails by 5 or more, the creature must make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
an action, a character with thieves’ tools can try to remove a control gem, doing so with a successful DC 17 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Alternatively, a character can remove a gem by force
, taking an action and making a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failed check, the pedestal unleashes an arc of lightning that deals 14 (4d6) lightning damage to the character who attempted to remove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
interfere elsewhere without direct orders from Rezmir, and she won’t give such an order unless it is the direst of emergencies. A character who inspects the contents of the observatory recognizes the
farseer of Illusk with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. After its true nature is ascertained, using it to view a distant location requires a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
interfere elsewhere without direct orders from Rezmir, and she won’t give such an order unless it is the direst of emergencies. A character who inspects the contents of the observatory recognizes the
farseer of Illusk with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. After its true nature is ascertained, using it to view a distant location requires a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
-style bunks affixed to the interior hull of the ship. Each hammock is a web of ropes and knot-work, lined with canvas. Nearby, there are several footlockers that have been broken open, their contents
character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) of 15 or higher, or a character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check prior to entering will notice them. Otherwise, the characters may not recognize
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
different statue, a different treasure, and a different guardian for that treasure. A tunnel leads to a five-sided room. A cobweb-covered statue stands in one corner.
Vault Contents. Use the
(Athletics) check. Statues 1d6
Statue’s Form
1d6
Statue’s Form
1 Cloaked vampire 4 Mummy lord 2 Death knight 5 Skeletal goat 3 Lich 6 Wraith Creatures 1d6
Guardian(s)
1 A Hostile Swarm of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
goods, spices, and other trade items. Each of the crates is marked with chalk describing the contents. One of the crates, with a chalk marking that says “Gold,” is trapped. Trap Sovendahl fears that some
runes on the edge of the lid, which can be noticed with a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The runes can be deactivated with a dispel magic spell, or carefully filed away with a DC 15 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant
contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
jewelry and precious objects worth another 225 gp. A character examining the chest without disturbing it or the contents can estimate its value at between 1,000 and 1,500 gp with a successful DC 10
Intelligence check. If the chest or any of the treasure it contains—even a single coin—is removed from the ship, Arauthator senses it immediately and dispatches 2 ice trolls (see area 12) to investigate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
) that prisoners can move or act unnoticed with a successful Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by the guards’ passive Wisdom (Perception) score. The tower’s upper chamber stores extra arms and armor
for the outpost. Characters who gain entrance to the armory can easily loot it (see “Treasure”). Treasure The contents of the armory include the following: 6 chain shirts 6 suits of studded leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
jewelry and precious objects worth another 225 gp. A character examining the chest without disturbing it or the contents can estimate its value at between 1,000 and 1,500 gp with a successful DC 10
Intelligence check. If the chest or any of the treasure it contains — even a single coin — is removed from the ship, Arauthator senses it immediately and dispatches 2 ice trolls (see area 12) to investigate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
successful DC 23 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, while forcing the door open requires a successful DC 25 Strength check. A knock spell also opens the door, and Grin Ousstyl can have the spell prepared
magic (DC 15) on the door before it opens disables this trap, but the elemental can’t be dispelled once it appears. If anyone tampers with the desk or the shelves’ contents, or attempts to remove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lost Spire Locations (P1-P8) The following locations are keyed to map 2.10. P1. Upside-Down Entrance The slippery tunnel opens into an upside-down room, the contents of which are coated in frost
area P9, but the passage is so choked with rubble and ice that it can’t be used. P3. Upside-Down Library Tall bookshelves affixed to the outer wall have spilled their contents onto the ceiling-turned