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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
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
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
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
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
-evil creatures.
Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You can’t use this
. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
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)
made to interact with non-evil creatures.
Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You
the book.
Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
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->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->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->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->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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched in tiny letters inside it, or a feathered design might suggest that it’s a ring of feather falling. Wearing or experimenting with an item can
the properties of a magic item during a short rest, and require the identify spell, experimentation, or both to reveal what a magic item does.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched in tiny letters inside it, or a feathered design might suggest that it’s a ring of feather falling. Wearing or experimenting with an item can
the properties of a magic item during a short rest, and require the identify spell, experimentation, or both to reveal what a magic item does.
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->Monster Manual (2014)
mentally command its every action. If the crawling claw’s creator doesn’t command it, the claw follows its last command to the best of its ability.
Commands given to a crawling claw must be simple. A
claw can’t be tasked with finding and killing a particular person, because its limited senses and intelligence prevent it from tracking and picking out specific individuals. However, a command to kill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
mentally command its every action. If the crawling claw’s creator doesn’t command it, the claw follows its last command to the best of its ability.
Commands given to a crawling claw must be simple. A
claw can’t be tasked with finding and killing a particular person, because its limited senses and intelligence prevent it from tracking and picking out specific individuals. However, a command to kill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of its body, requiring great command of the craft of sculpting, stonecutting, ironworking, or surgery. Sometimes a golem’s creator is the master of the art, but often the individual who desires a
dead can thus be harnessed to serve a new master. Blind Obedience. When its creator or possessor is on hand to command it, a golem performs flawlessly. If the golem is left without instructions or is
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->Candlekeep Mysteries
instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Unusual Nature. The skitterwidget doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The skitterwidget makes
cuter than their parents. A skitterwidget strives to protect nearby kiddywidgets, whether it gave birth to them or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
great power and foresight. Angels act out the will of their gods with tireless devotion. Even chaotic good deities command lawful good angels, knowing that the angels’ dedication to order best allows
command. The gods of good therefore send their angels among mortals only in response to the most dire circumstances. Fallen Angels. An angel’s moral compass grants it a sense of infallibility that can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Unusual Nature. The skitterwidget doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The skitterwidget makes
cuter than their parents. A skitterwidget strives to protect nearby kiddywidgets, whether it gave birth to them or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of its body, requiring great command of the craft of sculpting, stonecutting, ironworking, or surgery. Sometimes a golem’s creator is the master of the art, but often the individual who desires a
dead can thus be harnessed to serve a new master. Blind Obedience. When its creator or possessor is on hand to command it, a golem performs flawlessly. If the golem is left without instructions or is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
great power and foresight. Angels act out the will of their gods with tireless devotion. Even chaotic good deities command lawful good angels, knowing that the angels’ dedication to order best allows
command. The gods of good therefore send their angels among mortals only in response to the most dire circumstances. Fallen Angels. An angel’s moral compass grants it a sense of infallibility that can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
command console, used to guide its flight through space and time. Legend of this object grew as it fell into the hands of a warlord and came to be known as a most powerful artifact: the Infernal Machine of
, both devils require a number of missing components — former control buttons vital to the machine’s operation. Zariel and Bel have both planted agents in the world, tasking those agents with finding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
command console, used to guide its flight through space and time. Legend of this object grew as it fell into the hands of a warlord and came to be known as a most powerful artifact: the Infernal Machine of
, both devils require a number of missing components — former control buttons vital to the machine’s operation. Zariel and Bel have both planted agents in the world, tasking those agents with finding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
decides to test them. He issues a random command, determined by rolling on the Nezzarum’s Commands table, and judges them based on their consequent actions. If they fulfill his wishes, he seems pleased
; if they refuse a command, he remains Indifferent toward them. Each time the characters leave the hall and return, Nezzarum issues a new command until he has issued three of them. He never repeats a