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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This tome contains information and incantations necessary to make a particular type of golem. To decipher and use the manual, you must be a spellcaster with at least two 5th-level spell slots. A
creature that can't use a manual of golems and attempts to read it takes 6d6 psychic damage.
d20
Golem
Time
Cost
1-5
Manual of Clay Golems
30 days
65,000 GP
6-17
Manual of
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
choose to succeed instead.
Nebulous Thoughts. Magical attempts to read the dragon’s mind or glean its thoughts fail automatically.
Siege Monster. The dragon deals double damage to objects and
tiresome. Trespassers who are detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
choose to succeed instead.
Nebulous Thoughts. Magical attempts to read the dragon’s mind or glean its thoughts fail automatically.
Siege Monster. The dragon deals double damage to objects and
tiresome. Trespassers who are detected in a solar dragon’s lair can expect to be met with resistance, followed by hostility, especially if the lair contains eggs.
A solar dragon egg has an obsidian
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Territoriality. Any creature that comes into my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
5
Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at
.
3
An ancient topaz dragon;ancient topaz dragon's lair contains a portal to the Elemental Chaos.
4
An ancient bronze dragon and an ancient topaz dragon are locked in an ongoing conflict that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that comes into my territory has forfeited its right to be upset by anything I do to it. (Evil)
5
Wonder. Though I don’t wish to spend time in it, my soul sings at the sight of the vast
the map contains the dragon’s hoard. The area is decorated in a similar fashion to the main chamber, and its collected jewels and gold are painstakingly organized and tucked into chests stacked on
Spells
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
otherwise stationary.
If you cast this spell while concentrating on a spell or an ability that allows you to read or manipulate the thoughts of others (such as detect thoughts or modify
memory), you can transform the thoughts or memories you read, rather than your own, into a thought strand.
Casting this spell while holding a thought strand allows you to instantly receive whatever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Faerie, the Feywild is a place of wonder and whimsy ruled by unfettered emotion. Before running this adventure, please read the “Feywild” section in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, as it contains useful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Hall of Horrors A severe, bespectacled academic, Professor Pacali runs the Carnival’s Hall of Horrors. This sizable, sinister tent contains a maze of taxidermic creatures, cabinets of curiosity
, peculiar specimens in jars, and the occasional true wonder. Pacali hides a personal unsettling secret. During his time as a researcher at the Brautslava Institute in Darkon, Pacali was cursed: his worst
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal
. The common folk aren’t accustomed to seeing members of these races, and they often react with curiosity, wariness, or wonder.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Running the Adventure This adventure requires the fifth edition D&D rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). You should read the entire adventure before attempting
to run it. If you’d prefer to play, you shouldn’t read any farther. Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Running the Adventure This adventure requires the fifth edition D&D rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). You should read the entire adventure before attempting
to run it. If you’d prefer to play, you shouldn’t read any farther. Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Start Here Luca Bancone White Plume Mountain is a natural
wonder—and a haunt of evil The City of Greyhawk is a great starting point for a D&D campaign for many reasons, as discussed in the
sections that follow. Adventure Hooks The city contains plenty of rumors, local legends, and quest givers, any of which could point characters to their next adventure. The sample adventures in chapter 4 can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Running the Adventure This adventure requires the fifth edition D&D rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). You should read the entire adventure before attempting
to run it. If you’d prefer to play, you shouldn’t read any farther. Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
attempting to run it. If you’d prefer to play this adventure, you shouldn’t read any further or you risk spoiling it. The Monster Manual contains statistics for many of the creatures found in this
Running the Adventure The following adventure requires the fifth edition D&D rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). You should read an entire adventure before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. Read the “Adventure Background” section. Step 2. Review “Frost Giant Factions” and the Key NPCs table to learn about individuals
the characters will interact with during the adventure. Step 3. Bookmark the pages in the Dungeon Master’s Guide or on D&D Beyond detailing the Wand of Wonder and the environmental effects of extreme
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K82. Marble Slide If one or more characters fall through the trapdoor in area K81, read: You fall into a chute of polished black marble and slide into the darkness. The chute plunges from the
trapdoor in area K81 through a one-way secret door into a flooded cell (area K74e). Characters who slide all the way to the bottom are deposited in the cell, but take no damage. The slide contains no handholds and is too slippery to ascend without the aid of magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
aboard ships that can traverse vast distances by using a magical form of travel known as spelljamming. Before running this adventure, read the Astral Adventurer’s Guide, which contains information about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S21. Haunted Hospital This spacious chamber contains bed frames of wrought iron arranged in two neat rows. Cobwebs and bits of rotten mattress cling to each frame.
Three doors are spaced along the
south wall, each with a plaque mounted on it. From west to east, the plaques read Operating Room, Nursery, and Morgue.
Six shadows haunt this room. They are the remnants of dark souls that perished
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
T7. Western Arch When the characters approach the bridge, read: The snowy pass comes to a gorge spanned by a stone bridge. At each end of the bridge is a thirty-foot-tall, thirty-foot-wide stone arch
. Atop each one are two statues of armored knights on horseback with lances, charging toward one another. The wind bites and howls like wolves as it passes through the gorge. The western arch contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
: The origin and nature of the deck Using a deck without disrupting your campaign (more than you want to) Building a deck that contains only specific cards Integrating a deck’s effects into your campaign
create their own magical cards. Most of these efforts resulted in entirely new magic items, such as the Deck of Miscellany (see chapter 6) or the Deck of Wonder (see chapter 7). But occasionally, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
descriptive text that’s meant to be read or paraphrased aloud to the players. This read-aloud text is offset in boxes like this one. Boxed text is most commonly used to describe locations or present bits of scripted dialogue.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Music of the Dead The hallway leading to this chamber is filled with the haunting sound of a harpsichord playing. The room contains the following: Harpsichord. in the middle of the room is a
. They are faded and difficult to read.
The bone harpsichord has been enchanted to play on its own but stops when a living creature comes within 10 feet of it. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Random Magic Item Rarity When you decide that a treasure contains magic items, there are two ways to determine the rarity of those items. You can choose an appropriate rarity based on the items
, and read down that column to find your roll. Then read across to the right column to find the rarity of the item. Magic Item Rarities ————— 1d100 Roll ————— Levels 1–4 Levels 5–10 Levels 11–16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. Read the “Adventure Background” section. Step 2. Review area S18 in “Upper Level Locations.” If you find it too complicated, feel
free to skip this section. Step 3. Familiarize yourself with the Key NPCs table below. The characters will interact with these NPCs throughout the adventure. Step 4. Read about the Bag of Devouring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
descriptive text that’s meant to be read or paraphrased aloud to the players. This read-aloud text is offset in boxes like this one. Boxed text is most commonly used to describe locations or present bits of scripted dialogue.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
descriptive text that’s meant to be read or paraphrased aloud to the players. This read-aloud text is offset in boxes like this one. Boxed text is most commonly used to describe locations or present bits of scripted dialogue.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance as described in the text.
When a creature’s name appears in bold type
, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, you better get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, you should get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for
most of the creatures in these adventures; the pech appears in appendix B. Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Running the Adventures To run each of these adventures, you need the fifth edition Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual. Before you sit down with your players, read the text
starts. Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Monster Manual, since it contains important information about giants. The Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, while not required reading, has extensive information on the Sword Coast and the North that can help
you flesh out the adventure’s default setting. It also presents new character backgrounds that work well for this adventure. Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read aloud or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
23A. Triangular Stone If the characters approach from the south, read: You come upon a ten-foot-wide pit that stretches across the corridor. Beyond it is a wedge-shaped stone block or pillar that
blocks the passage. The light ahead of you that you had been following is nowhere to be seen, as though it somehow passed through the pillar.
The pit is 10 feet deep and contains several humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Running the Adventures To run each of these adventures, you need the fifth edition Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual. Before you sit down with your players, read the text
before the action starts. Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
helpful but not necessary. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All the necessary stat blocks are included there or in appendix A. When a creature’s
text that’s meant to be read or paraphrased aloud to the players. This read-aloud text is offset in boxes like this one. Boxed text is most commonly used to describe locations or present bits of scripted dialogue.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific circumstance, as described in the text.
The Monster Manual contains stat blocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
must dismantle three demiplanar unrealities that hint at Vecna’s plans to reshape the multiverse. Each demiplane contains an encounter or short exploration sequence. The characters can dismantle these
demiplanes in any order, so read through all three—the “Torment of Kas,” “Neverwinter’s New King,” and “Dead Gods” sections—before running this chapter. Once the characters dismantle the three






