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Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Fates card can end this curse. Fates. Reality’s fabric unravels and spins anew, allowing you to avoid or erase one event as if it never happened. You can use the card’s magic as soon as

magic items, are lost to you. Portable property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. If you have a Bastion (see the Dungeon Master’s

Shago

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

Fist, but his sympathies are with the mercenaries and he rarely provides her with any secret or useful information. Shago is 6 feet 3 inches tall and 220 pounds, with rippling muscles and a friendly

smile. His main goal is to impress Liara Portyr enough to earn a rank within the Flaming Fist. While Shago is their guide, characters gain advantage on Charisma checks made to influence members of the Flaming Fist.

Animated Coffin

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

during the day, while a necromancer might enlist animated coffins to conscript corpses from faraway settlements into an Undead army. Animated coffins are rarely empty. The Animated Coffin Contents

sardines 3 A groaning mummy 4 A patch of yellow mold (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) 5 A slumbering vampire spawn 6 A portal to the Path of Graves (detailed in Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary) Poison, Psychic

Alkilith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

demonic nature of the alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through

becomes a portal to that plane (see “Planar Portals” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Alkiliths spring from cast-off bits of the hideous, shuddering body of Juiblex. They gradually become

Belashyrra

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, if available, to move as far as its speed allows away from Belashyrra. Rend Reality (Costs 3 Actions). Belashyrra rips at the bonds of reality in its immediate area. Each creature within 10 feet of

Belashyrra must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw or take 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rend Reality","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and gain

Akmon, Hammer of Purphoros

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Purphoros’s hammer works wonders and disasters, the god of the forge using it to craft ground-breaking marvels and dangerous inventions in equal measure. Purphoros rarely bestows Akmon on

chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for details on randomly determined properties. Reforged. While holding the hammer, you have resistance to fire damage and are immune to exhaustion

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

’s Guide for more on madness. Madness of Fraz-Urb’luu d100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 01–20 “I never let anyone know the truth about my actions or

elaborate fantasies that have no bearing on reality. When I return my focus to the world, I have a hard time remembering that it was just a daydream.” 61–80 “I convince myself that

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

goliaths. If a king lacks the intelligence or leadership to lead, then clearly the most talented person in the kingdom should take his place. Goliaths rarely keep such opinions to themselves, and

the goliath concept of fair play. A permanently injured goliath is still expected to pull his or her weight in the tribe. Typically, such a goliath dies attempting to keep up, or the goliath slips

Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

madness, which is a character flaw that lasts until cured. See the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more on madness. Madness of Zuggtmoy d100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 01–20

.” 41–60 “I see an altered version of reality, with my mind convincing itself that things are true even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.” 61–80

Graz'zt Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Zelatar, found within his Abyssal domain of Azzatar. Graz’zt’s maddening influence radiates outward in a tangible ripple, warping reality around him. Given enough time in a single location

Master’s Guide for more on madness. Madness of Graz’zt d100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 01–20 “There is nothing in the world more important than me and my

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of creation. 5 To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do

rarely cultivating connections with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the dragons

Young Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of your selves do, really. 7 It is not my place

. Connected Creatures Amethyst dragons are generally aloof creatures, dwelling in isolation for long periods of time and rarely cultivating connections with other creatures. When they do connect

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of

godhood, perhaps recreating or replacing Sardior. Connected Creatures Amethyst dragons are generally aloof creatures, dwelling in isolation for long periods of time and rarely cultivating

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

foundations of creation. 5 To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge. 6 I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than

and rarely cultivating connections with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the

Disembodied

races

To allow one’s mind to touch the planes is the ultimate dream of many an arcane spellcaster, and nowhere has that dream come closer to reality than in the lost city of Ulmyr’s Gate

Ethereal Plane. Instead, their magic tore a gaping rift in the fabric of reality, and in an instant the entire city was tipped into the void between worlds. Ulmyr’s Gate and all its citizens

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

Ygorl, Lord of Entropy

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

;symbol (death only), weird* Spell from Xanathar’s Guide to EverythingMultiattack. Ygorl makes three attacks: two with its scythe, and one with its Entropic Touch. Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +14

of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of creation and destruction

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

communities are threatened. Pastoral Pleasantries Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much

land beyond their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways

Tiefling Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

concept and then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny. Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon

tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline

Keeping Time from Day to Day

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

their arrangements around such expressions. The concept of hours and minutes exists mainly where wealthy people use clocks, but mechanical clocks are often unreliable, and rarely are two set to the same

Going to Neverlight Grove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Going to Neverlight Grove Because so few Underdark travelers have ever stumbled upon Neverlight Grove, it rarely appears on any maps. Nearly all the routes leading to it are dangerous and difficult

their way here. Alternatively, three of the party’s companions can guide them to Neverlight Grove. Stool, the characters’ fellow prisoner from chapter 1, is a myconid sprout from the grove, captured by

Unicorn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Unicorn Unicorns on Theros are closely tied to the mysteries of Nyx. They often appear in the dreams of those doing the work of goodly gods. In such dreams, they might guide the weary to solace, the

forlorn to joy, and the heroic to their destiny. In the waking world, they often provide the same aid, sometimes appearing to step from dreams into reality. Those who follow unicorns might find the treasures of lost heroes, hallowed ruins, or grand omens from the gods.

Appendix A: The Multiverse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Appendix A: The Multiverse This appendix provides an overview of the multiverse, the overarching reality that encompasses D&D’s countless worlds and adventures. These realms are explored in greater

detail in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, along with other planes like the Far Realm, Negative Plane, and Positive Plane. COUPLEOFKOOKS

Horrors and Madness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Horrors and Madness Horrors on Ravnica are terror and madness personified. You can represent this reality by using the madness rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Whenever a character fails a saving

Guide, with the severity depending on how many of the saving throws that character failed during the encounter, as shown on the Madness Severity table. Madness Severity Failed Saves Madness 1 Short-term 2–3 Long-term 4+ Indefinite

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the symbols used are rarely the same between different tribes and often make little sense to other creatures. Some possible status symbols are given in the Status Symbols table. A caste or a boss

tradition rarely persists for more than a couple of generations. Because they have so little experience with magic, goblins make no distinction between its forms. To them all magic is “booyahg,&rdquo

Survival of the Fittest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

pity for adults who can’t take care of themselves, though a sick or injured individual is treated, as a result of the goliath concept of fair play. A permanently injured goliath is still expected to

tribes suffer from a chronic lack of the experience offered by long-term leaders. They hope for innate wisdom in their leadership, for they can rarely count on a wisdom grown with age.

Athreos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Athreos The River Guide straddles the line between life and death, maintaining the cosmological balance with no regard for the morals and emotions of mortals. Athreos’s champions seek to further his goals, and rarely do so with greater sympathy than their grim patron.

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, paladins are rarely of any evil alignment. Most of them walk the paths of charity and justice. Consider how your alignment colors the way you pursue your holy quest and the manner in which you conduct

, an impenitent paladin might be forced to abandon this class and adopt another, or perhaps to take the Oathbreaker paladin option that appears in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Class Features As a paladin, you gain the following class features.

Dungeon Master's Guide Credits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Dungeon Master’s Guide Credits Lead Designers: Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt Designers: Jeremy Crawford, F. Wesley Schneider, Ray Winninger Rules Developers: Jeremy Crawford (lead), Makenzie

Whitters, Kieran Yanner, Zuzanna Wuzyk Cartographers: Francesca Baerald, Dyson Logos, Mike Schley Concept Art Director: Josh Herman Concept Artists: Even Amundsen, Carlo Arellano, Michael Broussard

The Maze Engine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

The Maze Engine Deep within the Labyrinth lies the Maze Engine — a mechanical, magically powered device capable of altering reality. Modrons refer to the device as an Orderer because it was designed

chapter 2, “Creating a Multiverse,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). It’s a 20-foot-diameter sphere built of 1-foot-wide bands of magically hardened and shaped bronze, engraved with arcane symbols. Gaps

Chapter 2: Downtime Revisited

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

used as alternatives to the approach in the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide, or you can use the material here to inspire the creation of your own options. By engaging the characters in

they amass on their adventures. The system presented here consists of two elements. First, it introduces the concept of rivals. Second, it details a number of downtime activities that characters can

Athreos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

River Guide cares for terms or labels no more than any other force of nature. Athreos can change shape but rarely, if ever, takes on other forms.

Athreos God of Passage All mortals are destined to face Athreos, the River Guide, when their lives come to an end. The god of passage ferries the dead across the Tartyx River, conveying each mortal

Pastoral Pleasantries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Pastoral Pleasantries Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much land beyond their quiet

shires. They typically don’t recognize any sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders to guide them. Families preserve their traditional ways despite the rise and fall of

What Dwells Here?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

since its founding, are all that remain of the Sargauth Enclave, a settlement of Netherese wizards. The flameskulls consider themselves the true rulers of Skullport, but they have lost touch with reality

, their minds drifting in and out of the present and the past. They rarely communicate, and when they do it is often in a dead language.

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