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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose.
A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel 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 studying the book to digest its contents and gain its
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
Book of Exalted Deeds
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
capture its magical nature or translate the benefits it offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose.
A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only
digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read
Book of Vile Darkness
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and firm of purpose. A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, keeps the book’s contents secure. Only 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 digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant
contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
exceed the bugbears’ Dexterity (Stealth) checks notice the hiding or fleeing bugbears. When a bugbear drops to 0 hit points, the intellect devourer in its skull teleports out to seek a new host
. Secret Compartment. Inspection of the southernmost pillar reveals a loose stone in its base. Behind the stone is an empty compartment, its contents discovered and plundered long ago.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, you need to know them. You don’t have to memorize these rules or the Player’s Handbook, but you should have a clear idea of their contents so that, when a situation requires a ruling, you know where
variety of situations. Chapter 8 presents advice for using attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. It also includes options appropriate for certain play styles and campaigns, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
hallway, but will chase them into the two adjoining rooms. Treasure The contents of Xonthal’s library are as valuable as they are voluminous. The wizard’s collection includes nearly five thousand
subject. Each skill check takes 10 minutes, but many characters can be searching at the same time. Characters who search for more books take a cumulative –10 penalty to subsequent checks. The map shows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
hallway, but will chase them into the two adjoining rooms. Treasure The contents of Xonthal’s library are as valuable as they are voluminous. The wizard’s collection includes nearly five thousand
subject. Each skill check takes 10 minutes, but many characters can be searching at the same time. Characters who search for more books take a cumulative –10 penalty to subsequent checks. The map shows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
require checks by both the characters and the Six operatives to successfully cross them. See the Barge Contents table for more information. Characters are free to try to swim across the river, but doing so
location of the exit portal. Lending a Hand. Helping Dagdra complete her tasks involves a specific process and a number of ability checks, all at DC 12. When an order comes in, it appears magically on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
based on their contents.
A2: Guard Nook Sam Keiser
A small, bipedal reptile stands guard in this nook.
A Kobold Warrior keeps watch in this nook. The guard is initially Indifferent
try to appease the kobold and make one of the following ability checks. Consider these examples:
DC 10 Charisma (Deception). The character tricks the kobold with an outlandish lie.
DC 10 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
door, with one typically held by the enclave and a second by the owner of the vault’s contents. When both keys have been turned in multiple locks, the door opens. While the wedding is in progress, Gorat
“Orrery Vault” below for more information. Picking the Locks. Three consecutive successful DC 20 Dexterity checks using thieves’ tools are required to open an outer vault door. Failing any check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
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. Bottle
, Glass (2 GP) A Glass Bottle holds up to 1½ pints. Bucket (5 CP) A Bucket holds up to half a cubic foot of contents. Burglar’s Pack (16 GP) A Burglar’s Pack contains the following items: Backpack, Ball
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Nature, or Religion) checks you make about that topic. Bottle, Glass (2 GP) A Glass Bottle holds up to 1½ pints. Bucket (5 CP) A Bucket holds up to half a cubic foot of contents. Burglar’s Pack (16 GP
up to 12 cubic feet of contents. Climber’s Kit (25 GP) A Climber’s Kit includes boot tips, gloves, pitons, and a harness. As a Utilize action, you can use the Climber’s Kit to anchor yourself; when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of the keep prepare for battle but remain where they are. They cannot be surprised, and any ability checks to convince residents that intruding characters are not a threat are made with disadvantage
wearing the obsidian scarab insignia of House Freth can ignore. The room’s occupants and contents are as follows: Drow. Erelal Freth, a pregnant drow priestess of Lolth, reclines on a cushioned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Intelligence (Investigation) check can spot the bottle, its label bearing the image of a jauntily dressed unicorn. The contents are drinkable, and a character who makes a successful DC 10 Intelligence
and dirty.
Six old skeletons lurk in the shadows here. They rise and attack as soon as the characters enter the room. They have disadvantage on initiative checks owing to the length of their dormancy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
windows can be climbed through easily. Startled lizards and birds flee through the windows when anyone enters. The building’s contents have all rotted. Ledgers mildewed into slime long ago. Tables and
Strength checks because of the steep incline of the tracks. 7. Upper Landing Two kobolds stand guard near some old crates. One keeps an eye on the cart track, while the other watches the stairs to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
complete this activity, a character must perform three sets of continuous squats and succeed on three incrementally harder Constitution checks—DC 10, DC 13, and DC 16, respectively. A character who
fails a check has disadvantage on the next Constitution check they make as part of this activity. A character who fails three checks in a row must finish a short or long rest before attempting this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
attack rolls and dealing 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage on a hit. Their uncle, Thullen (see area 28), checks on them occasionally, but they receive little attention from their mother, since they are too
of acid. The vat weighs 400 pounds when full. If enemies enter the castle through the main door (area 11), the giant can use an action to dump the contents of the vat over the murder holes, allowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
) Whetstone 1 cp 1 lb.
Acid. As an action, you can splash the contents of this vial onto a creature within 5 feet of you or throw the vial up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. In either case
, except for those components that have a specific cost (as indicated in a spell's description). Crowbar. Using a crowbar grants advantage to Strength checks where the crowbar's leverage can be applied
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
contents of the room find the following items: Ten Blankets
Ten empty Glass Bottles
Twelve Healer’s Kits
Two Hooded Lanterns (hanging above the table)
One jar of Keoghtom’s Ointment
M8
hours conducting research in this library gains Advantage on ability checks tied to one skill—History, Medicine, or Nature—for the next 24 hours. Spellbook. Any character who spends at least 10 minutes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
swollen shut and requires a successful DC 10 Strength check to open. The chamber on the other side of the door resembles area 30, but it is empty. The orcs broke in and carried off most of its contents
checks to escape the grapple due to the force of the current. The river poses a severe hazard in itself, though; see “Fast-Flowing Water” below.
Development. The roper is satisfied, ending the attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
chemical. As an action, a creature holding a bottle of defoliant can splash the bottle’s contents onto a creature within 5 feet of itself or hurl it up to 20 feet, shattering the bottle on impact. In either
Wave. The garden is an area of extreme heat. 3 Heavy Fog. The garden is heavily obscured. 4 Heavy Rain. The garden is lightly obscured, and creatures have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. Open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
creatures have disadvantage on melee attack rolls, Strength checks, and Dexterity checks. A character can take an action to make a DC 14 Wisdom check or Charisma check. On a successful check, the character
courtyard to have disadvantage on Wisdom checks and saving throws. Being chained to the pillars causes hypnotic dreams that, after a period of weeks or months, improve combat skill and imbue most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
.
Acid. As an action, you can splash the contents of this vial onto a creature within 5 feet of you or throw the vial up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. In either case, make a ranged attack against a
spells, except for those components that have a specific cost (as indicated in a spell’s description). Crowbar. Using a crowbar grants advantage to Strength checks where the crowbar’s leverage can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
, and the like) and bags hang from the many pegs along the walls. Use the Giant’s Bag Contents table to randomly determine what’s inside any bag or sack the characters happen to open. Any noise the
DC 8 Dexterity (Stealth) checks for characters to enter this room without waking her, as well as when the characters do anything else that might make enough noise to rouse her. Any loud noise wakes her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
“Improvising Ability Checks” section to help you. Embrace your players’ creativity, and let them surprise you!
Treasure. A character who searches the tower and succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence
over and shattered, have strewn their contents across the stone floor. The sound of splintering wood echoes through the space, and a moment later you see an agitated bronze dragon the size of a bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
strewn about, and all are in poor condition. When the characters explore an unnumbered room, roll on the Unnumbered Rooms table to determine the room’s contents. Unnumbered Rooms d12 Description 1–2
to pry open the robot’s chest plate and access the contents of its torso. Treasure. Inside the robot’s chest compartment are five gems worth 50 gp each. Safely retrieving the gems without getting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
special use, as described in this paragraph. Sample DCs. A table at the end of each section lists activities that a tool can be used to perform, and suggested DCs for the necessary ability checks
. Proficiency with alchemist’s supplies allows you to unlock more information on Arcana checks involving potions and similar materials. Investigation. When you inspect an area for clues, proficiency with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
contents on the tables include mortars and pestles, small tools, bowls filled with crushed leaves, chopped fungus stalks, and other plant specimens. The many doors leading off this hall are all partly
advantage on Charisma checks for 24 hours. Once the tile is activated, it is dormant for 24 hours. Creature. A shadow hides in the gloom behind the dragon statue. It attacks only those who spot it or who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
message gives clues as to the casks’ contents. Each cask contains 20 pints of liquor. In order from left to right, the casks are marked with the following symbols: Green Star. The liquor in this cask is
silver, and the last is plated with lead.
The chests are unlocked, and their contents are as follows: Gold Chest. This chest is worth 100 gp on its own and contains 100 gp. Silver Chest. This chest is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rightful inheritor of the tomb, its contents, and the kingdom of Bakar. Dario Jelusic Nafik, the undead former high priest of
Amun Sa, spews a dastardly monologue
in the Gauntlet of the True Way
) bludgeoning damage. A creature can climb from the water level onto the north landing without needing to make any checks. Water flows into the room from area P57, entering through a forked, 10-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
toppled on the floor.
This playroom and its contents belong to Bubba Wugga, a sapient doll created by Uncle Nibblecheek. Bubba Wugga (see area C9) usually sleeps in the cradle, which is big enough to
wall is a candy contraption that magically stretches its contents into saltwater taffy. Any creature that starts its turn in the space occupied by the taffy puller’s arms must succeed on a DC 15