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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Scrying (Requires Storm Rune). The giant can use its crystal ball to cast the scrying spell (save DC 17).
Storm Rune. The giant has a storm rune
inscribed on a crystal ball. While the object bearing the rune is embedded in its body, the giant can use its Tempest Call action and its Scrying trait.
The object bearing the storm rune has AC 17; 50 hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
immune to Titivilus’s Twisting Words for 24 hours.Titivilus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the
equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can see.
Twisting Words. Titivilus targets one creature he can see within 60 feet of him. The target must succeed on a DC 21
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
":"radiant"} radiant damage.
Leadership. Aurelia utters a few inspiring words to one creature she can see within 30 feet of her. If the creature can hear her, it can add a d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10
moved nor knocked prone.Aurelia can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 23):
1/day each: darkness, daylight, hypnotic pattern, sending, suggestionShadrix can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
mastered the magic of light and shadow, and he focused that magic through communication. Shadrix’s words thrummed with power, inspiring his allies and demoralizing his enemies.
He established
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
sworn an oath of devotion to aid the innocent. Every inch the knight in shining armor, he thrives when inspiring goodness in his allies. The words “Neither virtue nor blade shall break&rdquo
with absolute seriousness of purpose—an outlook that clashes with Edgin Darvis;Edgin's nonchalance.Daggersword Shift. Xenk changes the form of his daggersword, choosing one of the following forms: a longsword, or a shortsword in one hand and a dagger in the other.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
magical eye rays at random (roll two d4s;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Eye Rays"}, and reroll duplicates), choosing one or two targets it can see within 60 feet of it:
1: Dazing
speak any languages but can approximate words and sentences it hears, mimicking them in a high-pitched, mocking manner. Beholders find gazers amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled pets. Some
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her divine spark vanishes. She is dead until the next winter solstice, when she reappears at full health in a cold, remote location of her choosing.
Frigid Aura. So long as Auril has at least 1 hit
until her concentration is broken (as if concentrating on a spell).Auril can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, along with any equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can see.Moloch can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action
archdevils in check. The arrangement unraveled, however, when Moloch took the night hag named Malagard for his advisor. Her poisonous words gradually convinced him to attempt to topple Asmodeus. The
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
missile if it’s small enough to hold in one hand and Bak Mei has a hand free.Bak Mei can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used
shirt and trousers.
Personality Trait. “I judge others by their actions. Words mean nothing.”
Ideal. “Knowledge. The Book of Inner Alchemy will help me leave behind the sins of my
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
following magical eye rays at random (roll two d4s;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Eye Rays"}, and reroll duplicates), choosing one or two targets it can see within 60 feet of it:
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’t speak any languages but can approximate words and sentences it hears, mimicking them in a high-pitched, mocking manner. Beholders find gazers amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
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Mark of Darkness. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, you acquire a physical disfigurement as a hideous sign of your devotion to vile darkness. An evil rune might
demons. When you do so, double your proficiency bonus on that check.
Dark Speech. While you carry the Book of Vile Darkness and are attuned to it, you can use an action to recite words from its pages in a
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Auril regains spent legendary actions at the start of
demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, and immunity to all damage except fire damage. The freed creature appears in an unoccupied space of its choice within 30 feet of the shattered crystal.Auril can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
. The less she talks, the less risk you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
each: blink, control water, dispel magic, freedom of movement, globe of invulnerability, plane shift, protection from evil and good, sendingThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
use is vast knowledge or insight if it is not shared with those who can appreciate it?
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Although some are fascinated by words, I think numbers are the true foundations of creation.
5
To
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
each: command, divination, hypnotic pattern, lesser restorationThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
work—those are the words I live by.
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I am always the first to offer a compliment.
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Get off my snowfield, you immature bipeds! When I was a wyrmling, people respected their elders
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
: command, divination, greater restoration, hypnotic pattern, invisibilityThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a
All play and no work—those are the words I live by.
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I am always the first to offer a compliment.
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Get off my snowfield, you immature bipeds! When I was a wyrmling, people respected
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the
wherever it may arise.
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What use is vast knowledge or insight if it is not shared with those who can appreciate it?
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Although some are fascinated by words, I think numbers are the true
Titivilus
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Twisting Words for 24 hours.Titivilus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn
carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space he can see.
Twisting Words. Titivilus targets one creature he can see within 60 feet of him. The target must succeed on a DC 21 Charisma saving throw or
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
darkness. An evil rune might appear on your face, your eyes might become glossy black, or horns might sprout from your forehead. Or you might become wizened and hideous, lose all facial features, gain a
words from its pages in a foul language known as Dark Speech. Each time you do so, you take 1d12 psychic damage, and each non-evil creature within 15 feet of you takes 3d6 psychic damage.
Destroying
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
cast ensnaring strike, for example, the vines created by the spell might appear as rune-inscribed glowing bands that wrap around the target and hold it in place.
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exactly what I mean, no matter how many words it takes to communicate the particular nuance I am attempting to convey.
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I’m very literal and don’t appreciate metaphor or sarcasm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Rune Carver What we call rune magic is the palest imitation of Annam’s creative work. He shaped worlds from the primal elements; we struggle to bind the merest scraps of elemental power into the
mystic shapes of our runes.
—Diancastra
You’ve dedicated your life to studying runecraft. Whether you were taught by a master rune carver or learned by poring over ancient engravings, you can tap into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
dare to challenge them. Wielding the power of rune magic in addition to the innate magic that courses through them, these storm giants are highly respected. If any giant can draw Annam’s attention to
the world, it would likely be a tempest caller. Tempest callers implant crystal balls inscribed with the storm rune into their foreheads or eye sockets, allowing them to see through magical deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stalagmites have been sawed off, and a lintel stone rests atop them. Chiseled into the lintel stone are the words “DON THE CRYSTAL CROWN” in Dwarvish. The rules of this gate are as follows: The gate
“Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 18b on level 8, in the closest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
magic mouth speaks the following words in Common before disappearing: “Welcome to the Obstacle Course! Place all weapons and magic items in the carts for safekeeping. You won’t need them. Hurry! Time
Destination 1–12 The teleport trap in area 10 13–18 The teleport trap in area 19 19–20 The teleport trap in area 40c Additional Effect: Elder Rune. The first time a creature triggers this teleport
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
door are the words “Relentless death follows those who disturb the sovereign’s rest.” Burden. Each character that gains the curse is hunted by a wraith that appears at sunset and vanishes at dawn
reform for 10 days. You can scale this curse for lower- and higher-level characters by choosing another kind of creature. Resolution. The cursed character sets right what they disturbed; stolen treasure must be returned, and if the ruler’s body was disturbed, it must be reinterred with proper observances.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
weight of each weapon and the archway rune associated with each weapon (see “Archway and Runes”). Each statue has AC 20, a damage threshold of 10, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The statue of
Iymrith” section later in this chapter. Giant Statues and Their Weapons Son of Annam God of… Weapon Weight Matching Rune Grolantor Hill giants Bone greatclub 500 lb. Haug Skoraeus Stonebones Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wall above the arch are the following words in Draconic: “Only a dragon can unlock this gate.”
Fountains. Alcoves to the west and east contain stone fountains, each carved to look like a perched
Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 30a on level 15, in the closest unoccupied space next to the similar gate located there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Words of the Oracle Etched into the floor of area 11 and hidden under a thin layer of frost is a 20-foot-diameter, mithral-inlaid circle inscribed with the kong (king) rune (see "Giant Runes" in the
Introduction) and the words “Ask Your Question and Know Truth” in Dethek, the Dwarvish script. The kong rune, which is nearly as big as the circle enclosing it, is often associated with Annam the All
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
spells the warlock knows. Does the Eyes of the Rune Keeper invocation work on magical runes? Eyes of the Rune Keeper lets you read any form of writing, including the linguistic meaning of a rune, if any
you create a melee weapon out of nothing. Whenever you do so, you determine the weapon’s form, choosing from the melee weapon options in the Weapons table in the Player’s Handbook. For example, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
an illusory exercise conducted in one of the academy’s simulation chambers—large circular spaces whose rune-scribed walls channel potent magical power, and which contain training versions of
has no better person to spearhead the training of raw recruits—and Tarto knows it. Never one to mince words (even when those words are directed toward those who outrank her), this old, grizzled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
muck. Chiseled into the lintel stone across the top are the words “DON THE CRYSTAL CROWN” in Dwarvish. This gate’s rules are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute if a creature wears King Melair’s
through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 11a on level 11, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Carved into each urn is a rune. Above the alcoves looms a stone archway, into which some words are inscribed.
The inscription carved into the arch above the alcoves is a poem written in the Dwarvish
ingredients belongs in each brazier. For example, the first line of the poem contains the words “scale” and “wyrm,” suggesting that a dragon’s scale is needed for the brazier that bears the wyrm rune. Wyrm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
“Treasure”). His morningstar is nonmagical and made for a Huge creature. Characters close enough to touch the cloud giant’s corpse or the morningstar notice a rune-inscribed circle carved into the floor
, obscured by frost (see the “Words of the Divine Oracle” section). The teleportation archway looks much the same as it does when viewed from area 6, except it bears no runes, and it can’t be activated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Creating a Portal You can create portals quickly by choosing or rolling on the Planar Portals table. First, decide whether the portal’s destination resides in Sigil or on another plane. Then, roll on
Broken blade, medal 28–30 Clock tower face High Courts Mechanus Metal cog, perfectly balanced scales 31–33 Razorvine trellis Great Foundry Arcadia Rune-inscribed ingot, sprig of grapes 34–36 Temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
speaks the words “Way out!” while pointing at the mirror, the gate opens for 1 minute. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first
creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 14d on level 10, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical