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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This thick, scorched spellbook reeks of smoke and ozone, and sparks of energy crackles along the edges of its pages. When found, the book contains the following spells: contingency, fireball, gust of
evocation spell you cast, you can use your reaction and expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d6 force damage to the creature and knock the creature prone if it is Large or smaller.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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Turn Resistance. The Returned has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.
Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its
tirelessness, which makes them exceptional guards. In the necropoleis, this sees many Returned employed as sentries, though they might also be messengers or laborers. If threatened, groups of these Returned
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes
communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
Head office grants you the use of a unique item known as an occultant abacus (sometimes just referred to as an occultant), whose beads resemble tiny skulls.
Read the Kill
Also at rank 1, your
finish a long rest.
Ways to Read the Kill
d6
Reading
1
Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse.
2
Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read Belashyrra’s thoughts or deals psychic damage to it, that creature must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute. The
succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or take 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Implant Fear","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and immediately use its reaction
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
shouts bloodcurdling threats at the creatures that serve it. Each medium or smaller ally of the giant within 120 feet of it that can see or hear it can use its reaction to make a melee attack.The place of
down the gate of a backwater duke’s castle, slaying a dozen or more guards, then calling for parley is a typical fog giant strategy—followed by an offer to leave the duke alive in return
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
found, the book contains the following spells: contingency, fireball, gust of wind, Leomund’s tiny hut, magic missile, thunderwave, and wall of force. It functions as a spellbook for you. Fulminating
spell must be of the evocation school. When one creature you can see takes damage from an evocation spell you cast, you can use your reaction and expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d6 force damage to the creature and knock the creature prone if it is Large or smaller.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
found, the book contains the following spells: contingency, fireball, gust of wind, Leomund’s tiny hut, magic missile, thunderwave, and wall of force. It functions as a spellbook for you. Fulminating
spell must be of the evocation school. When one creature you can see takes damage from an evocation spell you cast, you can use your reaction and expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d6 force damage to the creature and knock the creature prone if it is Large or smaller.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
through without a second look. Flaming Fist Reactions d8 Reaction 1 The guards demand that everyone drop to the ground, bludgeoning those who don’t comply immediately. After searching everyone
conducted by the book. 8 The guards are spoiling for a fight and attack anyone who looks like they might be guilty. Watch Reactions d8 Reaction 1 The guards immediately arrest the poorest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
gate” service.
8 The guards wave travelers through without a second look.
Flaming Fist Reactions d8 Reaction
1 The guards demand that everyone drop to the ground, bludgeoning
they might be guilty.
Watch Reactions d8 Reaction
1 The guards immediately arrest the poorest looking person involved and lock them in jail for 24 hours before letting them go.
2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
through without a second look. Flaming Fist Reactions d8 Reaction 1 The guards demand that everyone drop to the ground, bludgeoning those who don’t comply immediately. After searching everyone
conducted by the book. 8 The guards are spoiling for a fight and attack anyone who looks like they might be guilty. Watch Reactions d8 Reaction 1 The guards immediately arrest the poorest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
gate” service.
8 The guards wave travelers through without a second look.
Flaming Fist Reactions d8 Reaction
1 The guards demand that everyone drop to the ground, bludgeoning
they might be guilty.
Watch Reactions d8 Reaction
1 The guards immediately arrest the poorest looking person involved and lock them in jail for 24 hours before letting them go.
2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Castle Djaynai The next morning, guards wearing long black tunics wait to escort the characters to their meeting at Castle Djaynai. The guards are members of Djaynai’s elite reconnaissance patrol
, called the Lightsea Lancers. They are formal and encourage the characters not to dawdle. As the characters near Castle Djaynai, read or paraphrase the following description: The onyx-colored Castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Castle Djaynai The next morning, guards wearing long black tunics wait to escort the characters to their meeting at Castle Djaynai. The guards are members of Djaynai’s elite reconnaissance patrol
, called the Lightsea Lancers. They are formal and encourage the characters not to dawdle. As the characters near Castle Djaynai, read or paraphrase the following description: The onyx-colored Castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, with clouds of ash rising toward the black, spherical void that looms above Castle Cinis. The characters have no encounters on their way to the castle. When they arrive at the castle, read or paraphrase
itself seems to be pulling the castle apart. The castle groans in protest as stone grates against stone.
Two guards, their bodies made of ash, flank the castle’s entrance. More ashen guards circle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, with clouds of ash rising toward the black, spherical void that looms above Castle Cinis. The characters have no encounters on their way to the castle. When they arrive at the castle, read or paraphrase
itself seems to be pulling the castle apart. The castle groans in protest as stone grates against stone.
Two guards, their bodies made of ash, flank the castle’s entrance. More ashen guards circle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Castle Kalaman When the characters and Darrett arrive at Castle Kalaman, read the following: Even if the imposing Castle Kalaman didn’t stand atop hundred-foot cliffs, it would still tower over every
other structure in the city. The path to it rises up the cliffside, overlooked by gigantic statues matching those that line the city’s walls. At the path’s end, guards stand before an open gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Telekinesis
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Force
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Chain Lightning
Circle of Death
Contingency
Create Undead
Disintegrate
Eyebite
Flesh to Stone
Globe of
Invulnerability
Guards and Wards
Magic Jar
Mass Suggestion
Move Earth
Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Programmed Illusion
Sunbeam
True Seeing
Wall of Ice
7th Level
Delayed Blast Fireball
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Castle Kalaman When the characters and Darrett arrive at Castle Kalaman, read the following: Even if the imposing Castle Kalaman didn’t stand atop hundred-foot cliffs, it would still tower over every
other structure in the city. The path to it rises up the cliffside, overlooked by gigantic statues matching those that line the city’s walls. At the path’s end, guards stand before an open gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
An Unexpected Cameo Read the following if the characters open the door and climb up onto the stage, or if they unexpectedly emerge in some other manner: Two singers wearing heavy makeup freeze in mid
. Several guards stand nearby.
The emperor’s dais is 30 feet from the front of the stage. The emperor’s guards notice any disturbance immediately, and two mages and five veterans move to surround the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X2. Entrance If the characters pass through the archway between the statues, read: Icy steps descend ten feet to a time-ravaged hallway with arrow slits in the walls. Beyond the hall lies a vast
, sepulchral darkness. The hall connects areas X1 and X4. There are no guards in the rooms behind the arrow slits (areas X2a and X2b).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
An Unexpected Cameo Read the following if the characters open the door and climb up onto the stage, or if they unexpectedly emerge in some other manner: Two singers wearing heavy makeup freeze in mid
. Several guards stand nearby.
The emperor’s dais is 30 feet from the front of the stage. The emperor’s guards notice any disturbance immediately, and two mages and five veterans move to surround the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X2. Entrance If the characters pass through the archway between the statues, read: Icy steps descend ten feet to a time-ravaged hallway with arrow slits in the walls. Beyond the hall lies a vast
, sepulchral darkness. The hall connects areas X1 and X4. There are no guards in the rooms behind the arrow slits (areas X2a and X2b).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Entrance to Kalaman The trek from the villagers’ landing spot to Kalaman spans two miles. As the characters and Darrett approach the city, read the following: Statues of titanic soldiers line
ramshackle structures lines the road to the city’s nearest gate, where soldiers in blue-and-yellow uniforms question all who enter.
The gate guards halt the characters and ask their business, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D2. Shrine Entrance As the characters reach the top of the switchbacks, read the following text: The path levels off and widens before an arch cut from the dark stone of the mountain. Flanking the
the mountain rather than built from fitted stonework.
Two dwarf guards stand watch atop this stony shelf. Instead of spears and shields, they carry warhammers that they wield with two hands (1d10 + 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D2. Shrine Entrance As the characters reach the top of the switchbacks, read the following text: The path levels off and widens before an arch cut from the dark stone of the mountain. Flanking the
the mountain rather than built from fitted stonework.
Two dwarf guards stand watch atop this stony shelf. Instead of spears and shields, they carry warhammers that they wield with two hands (1d10 + 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Entrance to Kalaman The trek from the villagers’ landing spot to Kalaman spans two miles. As the characters and Darrett approach the city, read the following: Statues of titanic soldiers line
ramshackle structures lines the road to the city’s nearest gate, where soldiers in blue-and-yellow uniforms question all who enter.
The gate guards halt the characters and ask their business, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Arrival in Oztocan As the characters approach the town, read the following: Built on a large flat between two rocky mountains, the town of Oztocan is cradled by the crescent-shaped ruins of a massive
stone citadel. Three guards stand at the point where the dusty road meets the town.
The three guards eye the characters warily, but they don’t stop or interfere with the party in any way. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Arrival in Oztocan As the characters approach the town, read the following: Built on a large flat between two rocky mountains, the town of Oztocan is cradled by the crescent-shaped ruins of a massive
stone citadel. Three guards stand at the point where the dusty road meets the town.
The three guards eye the characters warily, but they don’t stop or interfere with the party in any way. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Telekinesis
Teleportation Circle
Wall of Force
Wall of Stone
6th Level
Chain Lightning
Circle of Death
Contingency
Create Undead
Disintegrate
Eyebite
Flesh to Stone
Globe of
Invulnerability
Guards and Wards
Magic Jar
Mass Suggestion
Move Earth
Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Programmed Illusion
Sunbeam
True Seeing
Wall of Ice
7th Level
Delayed Blast Fireball
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Hold of the Deepking The Hold of the Deepking stands south of Laduguer’s Furrow and north of Themberchaud’s lair. When the characters first lay eyes on it, read the following boxed text aloud to the
illusion. All of the palace guards are invisible, and characters who observe the palace for some time can hear duergar guards in heavy armor marching to and fro. Two hundred invisible duergar stone guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Hold of the Deepking The Hold of the Deepking stands south of Laduguer’s Furrow and north of Themberchaud’s lair. When the characters first lay eyes on it, read the following boxed text aloud to the
illusion. All of the palace guards are invisible, and characters who observe the palace for some time can hear duergar guards in heavy armor marching to and fro. Two hundred invisible duergar stone guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Arrival When the characters arrive at the tower, read the following boxed text aloud: The House of Thalivar is a tall tower at the heart of the town. Recently rebuilt by soldiers, the structure now
company of fifteen guards inhabit the tower, led by the wizard Gallio Elibro and his guard captain Hazz Yarrum. Two halflings serve the household as cooks and porters. Refer to “Meeting Gallio Elibro” when the characters present themselves for their quest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
threat to Xaryxispace (as explained in the next chapter) and concludes that the characters have outlived their usefulness. Read: “As emperor, I must reward my champions for this triumph.” Abruptly, Xedalli’s smile turns into a sneer. “Guards, seize them!”
Here ends chapter 11.
Trial by Combat Xedalli asks the characters to serve as her champions. If the characters accept, read: Xeleth sneers. “Very well, sister, since you won’t face me yourself, I, too, name a champion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Casing the Joint If the characters scout the vault before the heist, read or paraphrase the following: The vault stands in a rundown neighborhood, but the street and alleyways around the vault are
unobstructed. Small windows glint from high on the vault’s stone walls. Two guards keep watch on the second-floor balcony, while another guard patrols around the structure at ground level.
Vidorant’s