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Dungeon Master’s Guide
following spells from it:
Detect Evil and Good
Detect Magic
Detect Poison and Disease
See Invisibility
Protective Aura. As a Magic action, you can plant the haft end of the rod in the ground
This rod has the following properties.
Alertness. While holding the rod, you have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on Initiative rolls. Spells. While holding the rod, you can cast the
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You can take a Magic action to present the rod and command obedience from each creature of your choice that you can see within 120 feet of yourself. Each target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving
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after you roll Initiative, or you can extinguish the light as a Bonus Action.
While holding this weapon, you can take a Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage
you. You can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.
Ranged Weapon (Quarterstaff Form Only). This weapon has the Thrown property with a normal range of 30 feet and a
Spells
Player’s Handbook
This spell creates an Invisible, mindless, shapeless, Medium force that performs simple tasks at your command until the spell ends. The servant springs into existence in an unoccupied space on the
ground within range. It has AC 10, 1 Hit Point, and a Strength of 2, and it can’t attack. If it drops to 0 Hit Points, the spell ends.
Once on each of your turns as a Bonus Action, you can
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You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed
on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target automatically succeeds if it can’t understand your command.
While Charmed, the creature takes 5d10 Psychic
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You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or follow the command on its next turn. Choose the command from these options
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Player’s Handbook
Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small Humanoid within range. The target becomes an Undead creature: a Skeleton if you chose bones or a Zombie if you chose a corpse.
On each of your
turns, you can take a Bonus Action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any of them
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Player’s Handbook
You can cast this spell only at night. Choose up to three corpses of Medium or Small Humanoids within range. Each one becomes a Ghoul under your control (see the Monster Manual for its stat block
).
As a Bonus Action on each of your turns, you can mentally command any creature you animated with this spell if the creature is within 120 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage.
Longbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Longbow"}, range 150/600 ft. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3
":"Radiant"} Radiant damage.
Spellcasting. The knight casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
1/Day Each: Daylight, Dispel Evil and Good, Greater Restoration, Phantom Steed
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"claw", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.
Fire Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"fire ray"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation
Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
2/Day Each: Alter Self, Command (level 3 version), Detect Magic1/Day Each: Dominate Person (level 8 version), Plane Shift (self only)Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison
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You create a vine-like whip covered in thorns that lashes out at your command toward a creature in range. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d6 Piercing damage
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Monster Manual
magical effects.
Undead Restoration. If the flameskull is destroyed, it regains all its Hit Points in 1 hour unless Holy Water is sprinkled on its remains or the Dispel Evil and Good spell is cast
on them.Multiattack. The flameskull makes two Fire Ray attacks.
Fire Ray. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fire Ray"}, reach 5 ft. or range
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When you nock an arrow on this bow, it whispers in Elvish, “Swift defeat to my enemies.” When you use this weapon to make a ranged attack, you can utter or sign the following command
, your target gains no benefit from Half Cover or Three-Quarters Cover, and you suffer no Disadvantage due to long range. If the attack hits, your sworn enemy takes an extra 3d6 Piercing damage.
While your sworn enemy lives, you have Disadvantage on attack rolls with all other weapons.
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Objects animate at your command. Choose a number of nonmagical objects within range that aren’t being worn or carried, aren’t fixed to a surface, and aren’t Gargantuan. The maximum
Bonus Action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 500 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any of them at the same time, issuing
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Thrown property with a normal range of 60 feet and a long range of 180 feet. When you hit with a ranged attack roll using Whelm, the target takes an extra 1d8 Force damage, or an extra 4d8 Force damage
.
Supernatural Awareness. While you are holding the weapon, it alerts you to the location of any secret or concealed doors within 30 feet of you. In addition, you can cast Detect Evil and Good or Locate
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Monster Manual
dies, it revives 24 hours later unless Dispel Evil and Good is cast on its remains. If it revives, it animates another Gargantuan object or structure elsewhere on the same plane of existence; it now
: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Object Slam"} (with Advantage if the target is inside the revenant’s space), reach 10 ft. or range 30/90 ft. Hit: 27 (5d8 + 5
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Monster Manual
.
Channel Negative Energy. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Channel Negative Energy"}, range 60 ft. Hit: 25 (6d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d6+4
.
Dread Command. The mummy casts Command (level 2 version), using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting. The mummy can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Glare. The
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Monster Manual
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Earth Burst"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d8+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Earth Burst", "rollDamageType
of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At Will: Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Stone Shape 1/Day Each: Gaseous Form, Invisibility, Move Earth, Passwall, Plane Shift, Tongues, Wall of Stone
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Monster Manual
Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Divine Ray"}, range 600 ft. Hit: 35 (6d8 + 8) Necrotic;{"diceNotation":"6d8+8", "rollType":"damage
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
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Ray. Ranged Attack Roll: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Divine Ray"}, range 600 ft. Hit: 35 (6d8 + 8) Necrotic;{"diceNotation":"6d8+8", "rollType":"damage
Emotions, Greater Restoration, Pass without Trace, Water Breathing 1/Day Each: Commune, Dispel Evil and Good, Plane ShiftLegendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the
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;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Flying Sword"}, reach 10 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"4d6+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flying Sword
spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 25):
At Will: Detect Evil and Good1/Day Each: Commune, Control Weather, Dispel Evil and Good
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Player’s Handbook
One Humanoid you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it
can command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction to do so.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Your Concentration can last longer with a spell slot of level 6 (up to 10 minutes), 7 (up to 1 hour), or 8+ (up to 8 hours).
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One creature you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it
can command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction to do so.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Your Concentration can last longer with a level 9 spell slot (up to 8 hours).
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You attempt to bind a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, or a Fiend to your service. The creature must be within range for the entire casting of the spell. (Typically, the creature is first summoned
commands to the best of its ability. You might command the creature to accompany you on an adventure, to guard a location, or to deliver a message. If the creature is Hostile, it strives to twist your
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One Beast you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it
command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction to do so.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Your Concentration can last longer with a spell slot of level 5 (up to 10 minutes), 6 (up to 1 hour), or 7+ (up to 8 hours).
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"}, range 120 feet. Hit: 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Storm Bolt", "rollDamageType":"Thunder"} Thunder damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it
.
Spellcasting. The djinni casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At Will: Detect Evil and Good, Detect
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You create a Large hand of shimmering magical energy in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The hand lasts for the duration, and it moves at your command, mimicking the movements of
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;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Sickening Ray"}, range 120 ft. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Sickening Ray
of its turns.
Beguile. The vampire casts Command, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18). The vampire can’t take this action again until
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ignore your orders, including a command to revert to figurine form. If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring your orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported to a random location on
has an Intelligence of 8 and can speak Common. It also has Blindsight with a range of 60 feet. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 7 days have passed.
Figurine of Wondrous
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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): charm person, command, detect magic, disguise self, protection from evil and good, sanctuary
2nd level (3 slots): augury, lesser restoration, mirror
Special Equipment. Victoro wears a ring of protection and glamoured studded leather disguised to look like fine clothing. He carries a rod of rulership shaped like a ruby-tipped cane.
Fey Ancestry
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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Multiattack. The shaker makes two Golden Rod or Radiant Bolt attacks.
Golden Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Golden Rod"} to hit, reach 5 ft
., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Golden Rod", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Special Equipment. The drow wields a tentacle rod.
Sunlight Sensitivity
and three Tentacle Rod attacks.
Demon Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Demon Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4
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While holding this 10-foot pole, you can use an action to speak a command word and cause it to collapse into a 1-foot-long rod, for ease of storage. The pole’s weight doesn’t change. You
can use an action to speak a different command word and cause the rod to revert to a pole; however, the rod will elongate only as far as the surrounding space allows.
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Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Special Equipment. The drow wields a tentacle rod.
Sunlight Sensitivity
and three Tentacle Rod attacks.
Demon Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Demon Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4
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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
any of the spells in the Rod Pieces table. You can also use an action to cast Detect Evil and Good from the rod without using any charges.
Ultimate Law. If you are not of a lawful alignment, you
people called the vaati, who once ruled many worlds. Seven Wind Dukes wove their power into an artifact called the Rod of Law. The dukes used the rod to imprison Miska on the plane of Pandemonium. As a