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                                                     vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring hope to an endangered world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to capture its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties.
The Book of Vile Darkness
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    —mortals communicate with a single god, interpreting their intentions for the wider world. Others aren’t aligned with a god and observe the night sky, reading Nyx like a vast, cryptic scroll
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for insights.
Divine Influence. Just as oracles seek insights from interpreting the divine, so too do gods occasionally seek to manipulate the world through oracles. Sometimes a god might speak
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     annihilates its body and leaves behind a spectral being composed of fragments from the victim’s psyche and overwhelming psychic agony.
Every allip is wracked with a horrifying insight that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     contain. If the allip succeeds, it passes from the world—and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the scholar’s text, waiting to be discovered by its next victim.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     finish a long rest.
Ways to Read the Kill
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Reading
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Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse.
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Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     an action, make a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. On a success, you learn the relevant information based on the nature of the creature and its place in the world.
If you fail the check, this
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book disappears. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    This scroll displays what the night sky looked like at the creation of the Mundane World. If you have proficiency with the Arcana or Nature skill, you can spend 1 minute holding and studying the map
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the outcome, such as the loss or gain of equipment or a companion.
If the map is used two or more times in 24 hours, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each reading after the first that you get a random reading. The GM makes this roll in secret.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Book of Exalted Deeds
                                                    
    
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                                                     is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a creature of good alignment that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Book of Vile Darkness
                                                    
    
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                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book disappears. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     only.Cold and Calculating Lich Wizard
Valindra Shadowmantle was a selfish and ambitious high elf wizard who eschewed her community in search of arcane power in the wider world. Valindra has no compunctions
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     disastrous confrontations with enemies of her temporary allies, she’s elected to keep her personal lair secret. Deep within her lair is a hidden reading room where she usually keeps her spirit gem
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     known that reading her father’s face was a skill she’d been fortunate to learn. A human who couldn’t spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar’s would certainly see only the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, dragonborn originally hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Lord Viallis’s Tome The crude sketch composed by Sarah shows the monster on the leather-bound cover of the book Lord Viallis was reading. This creature is a representation of the statue in area B7 of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     internal organs of the usual sort. Their bodies are composed of cells, fibers, plasma-like ooze, and clusters of nerves. These nerves enable a plasmoid to detect light, heat, texture, sound, pain, and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Introduction: Into the Feywild This Dungeons & Dragons adventure begins in a world of your choosing—perhaps a world of your own creation—then ventures into the Feywild. Also known as the Plane of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     information about this dusky, fantastic plane of existence. The information in this book is intended for the DM’s eyes only. If you’re planning to play through the adventure with someone else as your DM, stop reading now!
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     composed of diamond. A successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the difference between the diamond bauble and the other crystal specimens. In addition to crafting new options for the encounters
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     a special item in the market in bauble 2, and so forth. You can also increase or decrease the number of decoy baubles throughout the city — or even have baubles taken from the city and hidden throughout the world!
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Introduction: Wildspace Awaits! This Dungeons & Dragons adventure begins in a world of your choosing, then ventures into Wildspace and the Astral Sea. The characters navigate these environments
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     only. If you’re planning to play the adventure with someone else as your DM, stop reading now.  Prince Xeleth Astride a Solar Dragon
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     embedded in the hair-strangled trees 
   2  A world of monuments and houses, all made of flesh 
   3  A domain ordinary save for the abundance of black hair, the strands always moving even when
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     there is no breeze 
   4  A neighborhood of derelict houses, each one composed of numerous mimics 
   5  An ocean of undead leviathans, still moving despite the entrails bubbling from their burst torsos
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring hope to an endangered world. Although attempts have been
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature that is attuned to the book can release the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Palace of Spires Tooba Rezaei  Tucked away in a demiplane of its own, the Palace of Spires shields inhabitants from the worries of the world Porphura constructed this magnificent palace to house
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     herself and Caerwyn, her beloved. The palace once stood where the hedge maze (area G21) now does, facing the lake in the garden. Composed of striking purple-red porphyry stone, the palace remains a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     jungle. Tomb of Annihilation is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure that takes place on the peninsula of Chult in the Forgotten Realms. Chult is a tropical wilderness composed mostly of jungles, plateaus
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Coast of Mystara, the jungles of Xen’drik on Eberron, or a comparable setting on your home campaign world. This adventure is designed to begin with a party of four to six 1st-level characters, who should advance to 11th level or higher by the adventure’s conclusion.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     urchin who was stranded in a great city at a young age and adapted to hunting in this stone jungle. Surrounded by Spirits. Fey, fiends, the ghosts of ancestors; these are all part of the spirit world
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Hermit and Outlander are sound backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults with spirits instead of reading books. Warriors and shamans alike often wear masks in order to present a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     hero’s life from miraculous birth to glorious end? If you’re reading this, the answer is that you make a hero, of course. In Theros, player characters and heroes are synonymous, being rare
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     background, and their places in the world. It also includes a description of the supernatural gifts that set the heroes of Theros above the ordinary mortals of their world. But it begins with the question
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Languages and Dialects When fleshing out your world, you can create new languages and dialects to reflect its unique geography and history. You can replace the default languages presented in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . In a region where one race has subjugated another, the language of the conquerors can become a mark of social status. Similarly, reading and writing might be restricted by law to the upper classes of a society.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cataclysmic Fire Though the signs of the gods’ rage have receded from the world, violet flames from the Cataclysm continue to burn in Sarlamir’s tomb. This magical fire lingers as a mark of disgrace
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     on one who failed the gods and the world. Lord Soth has come to the catacombs seeking the Cataclysmic fire for its magical properties, which can be harnessed through rituals whispered to him by the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     they proved themselves incapable of governing the world. The ordning might be necessary, or a burden giants are expected to bear, but giants who hold these views often look forward to Annam abolishing
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     among giant kinds reflecting a cultural or geographical distinction rather than an inherent one. They might live in bands composed of multiple giant kinds or family groups of a single kind. Or giants of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Goblin
                                                    
    
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                                                     appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice.
Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the worst
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     accident, a flaw in a divine plan, or purely the work of evil gods. It’s evidence that the whole of creation is fundamentally flawed and already unraveling. Coming Destruction. The destruction of the world
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is imminent, and people should prepare for it by severing their connections to the things of the world. This includes relationships, possessions, wealth, and worship of the gods, who are doomed to be
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , Farideh had known that reading her father’s face was a skill she’d been fortunate to learn. A human who couldn’t spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar’s would certainly see only the indifference of a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     completely still — the indifference of a dragon, even to Farideh.
 — Erin M. Evans, The Adversary
 Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, the dragonborn walk proudly through a world that greets them
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , Farideh had known that reading her father’s face was a skill she’d been fortunate to learn. A human who couldn’t spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar’s would certainly see only the indifference of a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     completely still — the indifference of a dragon, even to Farideh.
 — Erin M. Evans, The Adversary
 Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, the dragonborn walk proudly through a world that greets them
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     single god, interpreting their intentions for the wider world. Others aren’t aligned with a god and observe the night sky, reading Nyx like a vast, cryptic scroll for insights. Divine Influence. Just
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     as oracles seek insights from interpreting the divine, so too do gods occasionally seek to manipulate the world through oracles. Sometimes a god might speak directly, be it with dramatic
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     harming one another. Those who serve the Emerald Enclave are masters of survival and living off the land, of navigating through the wilderness, and of reading the signs that indicate approaching weather
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , the passage of creatures, and the general weal of the natural world. Severin’s plan to release Tiamat from the Nine Hells represents a grave threat to the natural order. The Dragon Queen’s reign and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     harming one another. Those who serve the Emerald Enclave are masters of survival and living off the land, of navigating through the wilderness, and of reading the signs that indicate approaching weather
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , the passage of creatures, and the general weal of the natural world. Severin’s plan to release Tiamat from the Nine Hells represents a grave threat to the natural order. The Dragon Queen’s reign and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the rest of the city each morning. Such is not typical behavior for driftglobes, I assure you! Lastly, no city in the world is as literate as Waterdeep. Oghma’s priests from the Font of Knowledge
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     offer free instruction in reading to all who desire it, and the city has over thirty publishers of broadsheets in addition to chapbook printers and book publishers. Large paper advertisements are
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     harming one another. Those who serve the Emerald Enclave are masters of survival and living off the land, of navigating through the wilderness, and of reading the signs that indicate approaching weather
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , the passage of creatures, and the general weal of the natural world. Severin’s plan to release Tiamat from the Nine Hells represents a grave threat to the natural order. The Dragon Queen’s reign and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to capture its magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     it shut. Once the book is opened, the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages
                                                
                                            
                                        






