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Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Each Ring of Elemental Command is linked to one of the four Elemental Planes. The DM chooses or randomly determines the linked plane. For example, a Ring of Elemental Command (air) is linked to the
Elemental Plane of Air. Every Ring of Elemental Command has the following two properties:
Elemental Bane. While wearing the ring, you have Advantage on attack rolls against Elementals and they have
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide
This staff has 10 charges. While holding the staff , you can use any of its properties:
Cast Spell. You can expend 1 of the staffâs charges to cast Charm Person, Command, or Comprehend
staff and turn the spell back on its caster as if you had cast the spell.
Resist Enchantment. If you fail a saving throw against an Enchantment spell that targets only you, you can turn your failed save
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide
has the Restrained condition until you take a Bonus Action to issue a command that releases it. Doing so or missing with the attack causes the bands to contract and become a sphere once more.
A
Restrained creature is freed. On a failed check, any further attempts made by that creature automatically fail until 24 hours have elapsed.
Once the bands are used, they canât be used again until the next dawn.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Commander of Bones. As a bonus action, the knight can target one skeleton or zombie it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target
must obey the knight's commands until the knight dies or until the knight releases it as a bonus action. The knight can command up to twelve undead at a time this way.
Master of the Pallid Banner. While
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a failed save, the target takes 12 (2d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Holy Fire", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage, and it is blinded until the start of
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: light, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1/day each: banishment, command, dispel magic, flame strike, guardian of faith, hold person, lesser
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Draconic Command. Whenever a Dragon or a creature with the Draconic Devotion trait within 30 feet of Verminaard makes an attack roll, the creature can roll a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType
":"roll", "rollAction":"Draconic Command"} and add the number rolled to the attack roll.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Verminaard fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Amphibious. Uthor can breathe air and water.Multiattack. Imperator Uthor makes two trident attacks.
Trident of Fish Command. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to
Strike","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Imperator Uthor casts one of the following spells, requiring no
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
level (4 slots): command, guiding bolt, purify food and drink
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, lesser restoration, silence
3rd level (2 slots): bestow curse, dispel magicTooth Dagger. Melee Weapon
","rollAction":"Jaws of Semuanya","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature that fails this saving throw is also frightened
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, inflict wounds, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, spiritual weaponMultiattack. Ram Sugar makes two melee attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged
creature in the line must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Breath Weapon","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, you can use an action and speak a command word to cause the heads to breathe multicolored flames in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed
Spells
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
. When you cast this spell and as a Magic action on subsequent turns, you can command the spirits to target one creature or object you can see within 5 feet of the spirits and create one of the following
effects:
Clockwork Force. The target makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d6 Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Orderly Ward. The target gains Temporary Hit
Magic Items
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
You can use an action to place this 1-inch-diameter granite sphere on the ground and speak its command word, which is âpetrificationâ in Terran. The sphere rapidly grows into a stout
tower that remains until you use an action to touch the tower and speak the command word again, whereupon the tower shrinks back to a 1-inch-diameter granite sphere. The tower must be empty to shrink in
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: command
3/day: dominate monster
1/day: feeblemindInstinctive Charm. When a creature
within 60 feet of the amnizu makes an attack roll against it, and another creature is within the attackâs range, the attacker must make a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: command
3/day: dominate monster
1/day: feeblemindInstinctive Charm. When a creature within 60 feet of the amnizu makes an attack roll against it, and
another creature is within the attackâs range, the attacker must make a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the attacker must target the creature that is closest to it, not including
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
save DC 18, +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It has the following paladin spells prepared:
1st level (4 slots): command
":"Hellfire Orb","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage and 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation":"10d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hellfire Orb","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Throes", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in that area that aren
appear and disappear at random.
Lolth isnât present in Pandesmos; she has given command of her legions to Camlash. The balor general specializes in leading campaigns with troops of loyal driders
Magic Items
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
lightning damage equal to the total accumulated damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one; the orbâs base damage is 6d6, and if at the end of your turn the orb hasn
snake is under your control and shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours.
On your turn, you can mentally command the snake if it is within 60 feet of you and you
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
);{"diceNotation":"10d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Fire", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Additionally, any
acts on Sothâs initiative but immediately after his turn. Absent any other command, the skeleton tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.
Spellcasting. Soth casts one of the following
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Aura of Command. The draconian radiates a commanding presence in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. A draconian in the aura that can see or hear the aurak canât be charmed and has
the closest creature within 30 feet of it before arcing out to up to two other creatures within 15 feet of the first. Each creature must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
save DC 18, +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It has the following paladin spells prepared:
1st level (4 slots): command
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Parry. The death knight adds 6 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the death knight must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.Necrotic, Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
2/day each: command, dispel magic, find steedBlackguards are paladins who broke their sacred oaths and now indulge their own villainous ambitions. They
hits a target with an attack roll, the blackguard can force that target to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target suffers one of the following effects of the blackguard
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
magical flames at a creature she can see within 60 feet of herself. The target must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType
campaign south. In his absence, he left a powerful contingent of the Red Dragon Army under Kansaldiâs command and ordered her to claim the Kalaman region in the Dragon Queenâs name. Kansaldi
Magic Items
Tales from the Yawning Portal
This dark cloak is made of cured hell hound hide. As an action, you can command the cloak to transform you into a hell hound for up to 1 hour. The transformation otherwise functions as the polymorph
make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the transformation lasts until dispelled or until you drop to 0 hit points, and you canât willingly return to normal form. If you ever remain
Magic Items
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. As an action, you can speak a command word and cause your body to assume the amorphous qualities of an ooze. For the next minute, you (along with any equipment youâre wearing or carrying) can
-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once you use
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating.
Shark Telepathy. The wave shaper can magically command any shark within 120 feet of it, using a limited telepathy.
Innate
failed save, the creature takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and is caught in the vortex until it ends. On a success, the
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
failed save, a target canât use reactions, its speed is halved, and it canât make more than one attack on its turn. In addition, the target can take either an action or a bonus action on its
.
The disk can be removed to reveal the glowing sapphire only when the golem receives a command to use its power from someone whose commands it obeys. Otherwise, the sapphire remains hidden. The
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
disadvantage. On a successful save, the target is immune to the abishaiâs Power of the Dragon Queen for 1 hour. On a failed save, the target is charmed by the abishai for 1 hour. While charmed in this way
, abishais are fanatically loyal to Tiamat, ready to lay down their lives if needed.
Abishais stand outside the normal hierarchy of the Nine Hells, having their own chain of command and ultimately answering
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
with spell attacks). He has the following paladin spells prepared:
1st level (4 slots): command, compelled duel, cure wounds, wrathful smite
2nd level (2 slots): aid, branding smite, lesser restoration
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.The hulking dragonborn decisionist of the âCâ Team, Donaar Blit'zen is an icon of brash confidence and warrior chill. He is known for his furious
Magic Items
Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
effects originating outside it. The controls within it allow creatures to see outside without obstruction.
While you are inside the servant, you can command it by using the controls. During your turn
(for either attuned creature), you can command it in the following ways:
Open or close the hatch (no action required, once per turn)
Move the servant up to its speed (no action required)
As an
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
level (4 slots): bless, command, create or destroy water
2nd level (3 slots): augury, calm emotions, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): daylight, dispel magic, spirit guardians
4th level (3 slots
(4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Flame Strike","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the councilor casts
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Dexterity saving throw, taking 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Rebuke", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.When the armies of Mechanus mobilize against the forces of chaos, hextons are the field generals who command modron troops. These hulking hierarchs lead groups of modrons in
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Serissa casts one of the following spells, requiring no material spell components and using Charisma as the
claimed the scepter and the throne. Even with the throneâs magic at her command, she feels adrift. Serissa wants to reach out to the small folk for help in finding her father, because she knows that
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Mercion casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability
(spell save DC 13):
At will: light, spare the dying
2/day each: command, create food and water, cure wounds, faerie fire, hold person, revivify
1/day: death wardMercion strikes the balance of a
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save
dragonâs turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.Most death dragons are pale imitations of their former selves. They remember flashes and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Flame","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components
and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: command, dancing lights, detect magic, thaumaturgy
2/day each: banishment, blade barrier, cure wounds, hold person, plane