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A Book contains fiction or nonfiction. If you consult an accurate nonfiction Book about its topic, you gain a +5 bonus to Intelligence (Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion) checks you make about that topic.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
maximum of 24. You can’t gain this benefit from the book more than once.
Enlightened Magic. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, any spell slot you expend to
Monsters
Monster Manual
: Half damage. Failure or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust.
Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17. Failure: 55 (10d10
);{"diceNotation":"10d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Ray", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target dies if the ray reduces it to 0
Monsters
Monster Manual
or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust. 10: Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16. Failure: 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Ray", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target dies if the ray reduces it to 0 Hit
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian.
You gain a +3 bonus to
attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If you hit an Undead with this weapon, you take 1d10 Necrotic damage, and the target regains 1d10 Hit Points. If this Necrotic damage reduces you
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
expanse filled with thick fog that reduces visibility to 10 feet. Creatures trapped in the mirror’s cells don’t age, and they don’t need to eat, drink, or sleep. A creature trapped
the mirror is shattered, all creatures it contains are freed and appear in unoccupied spaces near it.
While within 5 feet of the mirror, you can take a Magic action to name one creature trapped in it
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have thirteen cards, but some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate
combat, you have Advantage on Death Saving Throws for 1 year. If someone else reduces your chosen foe to 0 Hit Points or you don’t choose a foe, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites doom.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna the
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
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Stone of Protection;Protection (Rare). You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class while this dusty-rose prism orbits your head.
Ioun Stone of Regeneration;Regeneration (Legendary). You regain 15 Hit Points at
them until you use them. The stone can store up to 4 levels of spells at a time. When found, it contains 1d4 levels of stored spells chosen by the DM.
Any creature can cast a spell of level 1 through
Backgrounds
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You have spent your youth preparing to be a student of Lorehold College, reading every book on the college’s recommended reading list for prospective students. Your academic passions are in the
Feature: Lorehold Initiate
You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat and must choose Lorehold within it.
In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the
Monsters
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
divine omens (such as those presented in chapter 4) might seek out an oracle to gain a clearer vision of the god’s intentions. Finding an oracle, though, or one experienced in interpreting certain types of visions, might prove to be an adventure in its own right.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this hooked, obsidian dagger.
When you hit a creature with this magic weapon and roll a 19 or 20 on the attack roll, the creature must make a
DC 15 Constitution saving throw as the dagger flares with sickly light. The creature takes 6d6 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. If this damage reduces the creature to 0 hit points, the creature disintegrates into dust.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
within the crystal at the same rate as reading and writing. When found, the crystal contains the following spells: detect thoughts, intellect fortress, Rary's telepathic bond, sending, telekinesis
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Aura of Murder. As long as the death's head is not incapacitated, hostile creatures within 5 feet of it gain vulnerability to piercing damage unless they have resistance or immunity to such damage
of its next turn.Unstoppable (3/Day). The death's head reduces the damage it takes from an attack to 0.Bhaal's cultists emulate their deity, carrying out gruesome murders to spread fear and horror
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
This bottle contains a breath of elemental air. When you inhale it, you either exhale it or hold it.
If you exhale the breath, you gain the effect of the gust of wind spell. If you hold the breath
Backgrounds
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You filled your childhood with rudimentary alchemical experiments, all in the hope of becoming a student of Witherbloom College. The life sciences are the focus of your reading, which include biology
iron pot, an herbalism kit, a school uniform, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Witherbloom Initiate
You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat and must choose Witherbloom within it.
In
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
diameter with a ceiling 100 feet high. Like a stomach, it contains the remains of past meals. The dreadnought can’t be harmed from within the demiplane. If the dreadnought dies, the demiplane
", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature and this damage reduces it to 0 hit points or it is incapacitated, the dreadnought swallows it. The
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
most devoted followers gain the Gnashing Jaws action and the Rampage bonus action, while cult leaders gain the Aura of Bloodthirst trait.
Gnashing Jaws. Melee Weapon Attack: bonus to hit equal to
this creature’s proficiency bonus plus its Strength modifier, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d4 + this creature’s Strength modifier piercing damage.
Rampage. When this creature reduces a
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
you a +1 bonus to AC, and the first time after each of your long rests that damage reduces you to 0 hit points, you are instead reduced to 1 hit point. You must be wielding the shield to gain these
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that 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 contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
This backpack contains the spirit of an air elemental and a compact leather balloon. While you’re wearing the backpack, you can deploy the balloon as an action and gain the effect of the
levitate spell for 10 minutes, targeting yourself and requiring no concentration. Alternatively, you can use a reaction to deploy the balloon when you’re falling and gain the effect of the feather
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts
painfully obvious to Zelenn that Nass has been slow to master the arcane tradition of divination. Zelenn’s suggestion that Nass leave the Hosttower of the Arcane and gain experience abroad left Nass
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"7d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit
. By offering up body and soul to Lolth, they gain tremendous power and a supernatural connection to the ancient spiders of the Demonweb Pits, channeling magic from that dread place.PoisonChange Shape
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spells and other magical effects.
Soul Thirst. When it reduces a creature to 0 hit points, the shadar-kai can gain temporary hit points equal to half the creature’s hit point maximum. While the
", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and suffers 1 level of exhaustion. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage and doesn’t gain a level of exhaustion.Wracked with despair over the
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
spear contains a spark of Yan-C-Bin, the Prince of Evil Air.
You have a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon, which has the finesse weapon property. When you hit
with it, the target takes an extra 1d6 lightning damage.
Air Mastery. You gain the following benefits while you hold Windvane:
You can speak Auran fluently.
You have resistance to lightning
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
after it is used to deal damage. It contains a spark of Imix, Prince of Evil Fire.
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon. When you hit with it, the target
takes an extra 2d6 fire damage.
Fire Mastery. You gain the following benefits while you hold Tinderstrike:
You can speak Ignan fluently.
You have resistance to fire damage.
You can cast dominate
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
if dropped onto water, and it floats in place if it is released underwater. The trident is always cool to the touch, and it is immune to any damage due to exposure to water. Drown contains a spark of
Olhydra, the Princess of Evil Water.
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon. When you hit with it, the targets takes an extra 1d8 cold damage.
Water Mastery
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
seems almost weightless. This weapon is immune to any form of rust, acid, or corrosion — nothing seems to mark it. Ironfang contains a spark of Ogrémoch, the Prince of Evil Earth.
You gain a +2
bonus to attack and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon. When you hit with it, the target takes an extra 1d8 thunder damage.
Earth Mastery. You gain the following benefits while you hold
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
card reading in chapter 1, unless he has been forced into his tomb in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft.
Strahd's Tactics
Because the entire adventure revolves around Strahd, you must play him
against other members of the adventuring party.
The Vampire’s Minions
Whenever Strahd appears in a location other than his tomb or the place indicated by the card reading, roll a d20 and consult
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet and cold city, its streets empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains
", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.
Cultists of Orcus
Orcus grants his rank-and-file cultists the Undying Soul trait, and his cult leaders can gain the Aura of Death trait.
Undying Soul
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This crackling crystal contains the essence of an elemental plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your
Shard, Air;Air. You can immediately fly up to 60 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.
2
Elemental Essence Shard, Earth;Earth. You gain resistance to a damage type of your choice until the
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
retains its name, alignment, and personality. The creature also inherits Nafas’s palace and all it contains.
If the creature refuses, Nafas gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType
;s or his allies’ actions don’t gain this benefit, instead falling as normal.
Wishful Winds. The wishes of creatures across the multiverse, including those within the Infinite Staircase
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
your own teeth falls out, and the drawn tooth takes its place, resizing to fit in your mouth. Once the tooth is implanted, you gain the effect noted in the Implanted Effect column. The tooth can
Dooms of the Malpheggi (emerald lizardfolk fang)
1 Lizard King/Queen;lizardfolk queen and 4 lizardfolk
You gain reptilian scales, granting you a +2 bonus to your AC. Additionally, when you finish a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Essential Reduction", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, it crumbles to dust.Decay and despair are bound up in
realize they enjoy hunting together.
5
A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon.
6
A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
successful one. If this damage reduces a creature to 0 hit points, it dies and transforms into a spectator under Belashyrra’s control and acts immediately after Belashyrra in the initiative order
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