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Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Special Equipment. Kansaldi has a glowing ruby embedded in her left eye socket. The gem functions as her eye and grants her truesight (included above). The gem can’t be removed while Kansaldi
campaign south. In his absence, he left a powerful contingent of the Red Dragon Army under Kansaldi’s command and ordered her to claim the Kalaman region in the Dragon Queen’s name. Kansaldi
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
. The skitterwidget doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The skitterwidget makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6
or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or more kiddywidgets in its care, a skitterwidget can make a DC 5 Charisma saving throw, ignoring the command and all other commands from its master for 1 minute on a success.Lightning, Poison
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
.
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
Equipment
the most common form of dragonshard. They are primarily refined into a glowing powder. This dragonshard dust can be used to fuel almost any act of magic. When casting a spell, you can use dragonshard
and elemental airships — require an ongoing expenditure of Eberron dragonshards to maintain their enchantments.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons.
Constructed Nature. An animated object doesn't require air, food
perverted its magic, using it instead to animate her wooden hut.
Removing the gem from the hut renders the hut incapacitated. That task is easier said than done, however. The glowing green gem is
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
cables, and its hands are scaly claws.
The gaze of a medusa's glowing eyes causes living tissue to petrify. The transformation is rapid, leaving the victim as a stone statue, usually frozen in a position
harmless.
This deadly gaze attack gives medusas a degree of power among the Golgari that is out of proportion with their small numbers. Medusas command a significant share of the guild's smaller cells
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
an object.
Unusual Nature. The foresworn doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The foresworn makes three Spectral Polearm attacks.
Spectral Polearm. Melee Weapon Attack: +8
save DC 15):
2/day each: command, detect evil and good
1/day: wall of forceForesworn are the spirits of fallen Solamnic knights who attend to their duty long after death. Armed with spectral armor and
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
that drive them, and are susceptible only to weapons imbued with magic or the strength of adamantine.
Blind Obedience. When its creator or possessor is on hand to command it, a golem performs flawlessly
grasp of language beyond that understanding, and can't be reasoned with or tricked with words.
Constructed Nature. A golem doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.Fire, Poison, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
dragon’s 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
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
friends, message
1st
command, ensnaring strike
2nd
arcane lock, calm emotions, hold person
3rd
clairvoyance, counterspell
4th
compulsion, divination
5th
dominate person
Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
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
banished using magic such as the dispel evil and good spell. The banished spirit returns to the book.
Adjusted Ability Scores. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Undead. Unless Soth is incapacitated, he and Undead creatures of his choice within 60 feet of him are immune to features that turn Undead.
Unusual Nature. Soth doesn’t require air, food, drink
acts on Soth’s 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
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many
of caves and tunnels; the stone surfaces are smooth and water-worn, and the air is cool and slightly damp.
Glowing Crystals. Large clusters of glowing amethyst crystals grow out from the walls and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
an ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
the air is cool and slightly damp.
Glowing Crystals. Large clusters of glowing amethyst crystals grow out from the walls and ceiling, casting dim light in a 30-foot radius.
Chimneys. Two chimneys
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elf makes two Longsword or Longbow attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Longsword"} to
spellcasting ability:
2/day: teleportAn astral elf commander leads warriors into battle and usually has one or more spelljamming ships under their command. A commander channels the radiant energy of
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The
’s control. The zombie acts on the dragon’s initiative but immediately after the dragon’s turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak
multiverse transformed into a vast necropolis populated solely by undead creatures under his command.
Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a small portion of his power
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of which require charges; the wand has 7 charges to fuel these spells, and it regains 1d4 + 3;{"diceNotation":"1d4 + 3", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Charges regained"} charges daily at dawn:
At
into a vast necropolis populated solely by Undead creatures under his command.
Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a small portion of his power. The least of these
spells
command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 120 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command
to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you
Book of Vile Darkness
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
reading and studying the book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
shards of glowing crystal embedded in the pitch, each one as bright as a candle flame. Thanks to the starry “night sky,” the vault is dimly lit. The plundered riches of Strahd’s secret hoard lie within
this adamantine tower, which is actually a Daern’s instant fortress (see chapter 7, “Treasure,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Only Strahd knows the command word to alter its shape and size, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Activating an Item Activating some magic items requires a user to do something in particular, such as holding the item and uttering a command word, reading the item if it is a scroll, or drinking it
item requires an action to activate, that action isn’t a function of the Use an Object action, so a feature such as the rogue’s Fast Hands can’t be used to activate the item. Command Word A command word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the following features: Sentries. Two mind flayers stand behind eight orogs (lined up in two rows of four) facing the double door to the west.
Pillars. Two stone pillars with glowing veins of
crystal stand to either side of the western hallway.
The mind flayers have orders to thwart any frontal assault on the colony. The orogs are thralls under the illithids’ command and defend their alien masters to the death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
coloration. Some are crowned or surrounded by a glowing nimbus of light, and others have hair like living flame. Immortal Nature. Angels don’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Securing a Guide If the adventurers require a guide, roll a d8 and consult the Avowed Adjutants table to determine the adjutant who is assigned to them, or choose one that you like. Avowed Adjutants
with ink-stained fingers, a small bag of cookies in one pocket, and a good memory for recipes 3 Parmak, a 25-year-old human scribe who is constantly reading a book and occasionally walks into things 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
door and uttering the command word “open” in Infernal. Doors that require key cards to unlock are color coded on map 17.2 and called out in the text. The color of the door indicates the type of key
open until no more movement is detected. Some doors are color coded and require a key card to open. A creature carrying the appropriate key card can open a locked door by standing within 10 feet of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that the characters are coming, the characters can hear their horrid cackling. If the characters open the door slightly, they witness the scene described below: Green-glowing wisps of steam bubble up
, read the following text instead: Green-glowing wisps of steam bubble up from a fat, black cauldron in the center of this dark, oppressive room. Surrounding the cauldron are seven tall wooden stools
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
the room. You see glowing moonstones, thumb-sized emeralds, shining silvery mithral wands, and strange spheres covered in turquoise and gold, as well as dozens of copper levers and golden spheres
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
crimson swirls flowing in their depths and are typically refined into a glowing powder. This dragonshard dust can be used to fuel almost any act of magic. When casting a spell, you can use Eberron
creation of some magic items, and many powerful tools — such as the lightning rail and elemental airships — require an ongoing expenditure of Eberron dragonshards to maintain their enchantments. Khyber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns 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
the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Esclarotta, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
the room. You see glowing moonstones, thumb-sized emeralds, shining silvery mithral wands, and strange spheres covered in turquoise and gold, as well as dozens of copper levers and golden spheres
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
details how an item is activated. Certain items use the following rules for their activation. Command Word A command word is a word or short phrase that must be spoken or signed for an item to work
. Spoken command words must be audible and fail to work in areas where all sound is suppressed, as in the area of the Silence spell. Consumable Items Some items are consumed—used up, in other words—when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Myrkul Patrol Set the scene by reading the following boxed text aloud: Through dense vines and foliage ahead, you can see a dancing flame surrounding a floating skull. Shadows move in the greenery
Intelligence (History) check.
Trees. The trees outside of the lair are 1d6 + 10 feet tall and require no ability checks to climb.
Walls. Wild vines grow on the cave’s walls. Climbing the walls without equipment requires a successful DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
a clue to its properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched inside the band, or a feathered design might hint that it’s a Ring of Feather Falling. Wearing or experimenting with an
item can also offer hints about its properties. In the specific case of Potions, a little taste is enough to tell the taster what a potion does. Other items might require more experimentation. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Astral Elf Commander An astral elf commander leads warriors into battle and usually has one or more spelljamming ships under their command. A commander channels the radiant energy of starlight
require sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The elf makes two Longsword or Longbow attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) slashing damage, or 6