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Player’s Handbook
Astral Plane. The moment an astral form leaves that plane, the target’s body and possessions travel along the silver cord, causing the target to re-enter its body on the new plane.
Any damage or
, replicating its game statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that trails from between the shoulder blades of the astral form. The cord fades from view after
Monsters
Monster Manual
with the Astral Projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body instead of dealing damage.
Spellcasting. The githyanki casts one of the following
":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Silver Sword"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Silver Sword", "rollDamageType":"Slashing
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Mechanical Determination. If damage reduces the wonder to 0 Hit Points, it makes a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 plus the damage taken unless the damage is Lightning or from a Critical Hit. On
detach itself from one of these cords. A creature attached to a cord can leap from the gyrocopter wonder and glide, moving up to 5 feet horizontally for every 1 foot it descends in the air. If a
Astral Projection
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Basic Rules (2014)
statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that extends from between your shoulder blades and trails behind you, fading to invisibility after 1 foot. This
cord is your tether to your material body. As long as the tether remains intact, you can find your way home. If the cord is cut--something that can happen only when an effect specifically states that
Greater Silver Sword
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Magic Items
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
charmed, and you have resistance to psychic damage. In addition, if you score a critical hit with it against a creature’s astral body, you can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.
This magic weapon grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. While you hold the sword, you have advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws, you are immune to being
Githyanki Knight
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
target in an astral body (as with the astral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.
","rollAction":"Silver Greatsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silver Greatsword","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing
Astral Dreadnought
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
astral dreadnought fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Weapons. An astral dreadnought's weapon attacks are magical.
Sever Silver Cord. If the astral dreadnought scores a
critical hit against a creature traveling through the Astral Plane by means of the astral projection spell, the dreadnought can cut the target's silver cord instead of dealing damage.Multiattack. The astral
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
the atropal is struck by a vorpal sword, the wielder can cut the atropal's umbilical cord instead of dealing damage. If its umbilical cord is cut, the atropal loses this feature.
Turn Resistance Aura
creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the atropal takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Negative Energy Aura","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
If
Githyanki Supreme Commander
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Silver Greatsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d6+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silver Greatsword
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silver Greatsword","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. On a critical hit against a target
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a critical hit against a target in an astral body (as with the astral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage
Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Silver Greatsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d6+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
silver cord instead of dealing damage.
Unusual Nature. The dreadnought doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The dreadnought makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite
choose to succeed instead.
Sever Silver Cord. If the dreadnought scores a critical hit against a creature traveling by means of the astral projection spell, the dreadnought can cut the target’s
Lich
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Basic Rules (2014)
see within 30 feet of it. A crackling cord of negative energy tethers the lich to the target. Whenever the lich takes damage, the target must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save
":"Paralyzing Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. The target must
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Damage Transfer. While it is grapple;grappling a creature, the memory web takes only half the damage dealt to it, and the creature grappled by the web takes the other half.
False Appearance. If the
has the restrained condition and takes 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Ensnare", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat
creature within 20 feet of Exethanter must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Disrupt Life
Valindra Shadowmantle
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Tomb of Annihilation
., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw
18 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Disrupt Life","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
possessions are transported along the silver cord, allowing you to re-enter your body as you enter the new plane. Your astral form is a separate incarnation. Any damage or other effects that apply to it have
air and doesn’t age. Your astral body resembles your mortal form in almost every way, replicating your game statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold
damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
astral form resembles its body in almost every way, replicating its game statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that trails from between the shoulder
blades of the astral form. The cord fades from view after 1 foot. If the cord is cut—which happens only when an effect states that it does so—the target’s body and astral form both die. A target’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
possessions are transported along the silver cord, allowing you to re-enter your body as you enter the new plane. Your astral form is a separate incarnation. Any damage or other effects that apply to it have
air and doesn’t age. Your astral body resembles your mortal form in almost every way, replicating your game statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
astral form resembles its body in almost every way, replicating its game statistics and possessions. The principal difference is the addition of a silvery cord that trails from between the shoulder
blades of the astral form. The cord fades from view after 1 foot. If the cord is cut—which happens only when an effect states that it does so—the target’s body and astral form both die. A target’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
points, and any creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the atropal takes 10 (3d6) necrotic damage.
If the atropal is struck by a vorpal sword, the wielder can cut the atropal’s umbilical cord
instead of dealing damage. If its umbilical cord is cut, the atropal loses this feature.
Turn Resistance Aura. The atropal and any other undead creature within 30 feet of it has advantage on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Critical Hit: If the target is in an astral body (as with the Astral Projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body instead of dealing damage
can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Telekinesis if available.
Silver Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) Slashing damage plus 14 (4d6) Psychic damage
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
that level or lower. If it has no spent spell slots of that level or lower, nothing happens. The lich targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. A crackling cord of negative energy tethers
the lich to the target. Whenever the lich takes damage, the target must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the lich takes half the damage (rounded down), and the target takes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
) slashing damage plus 17 (5d6) psychic damage. On a critical hit against a target in an astral body (as with the astral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its
material body, instead of dealing damage.
Reactions
Parry. The githyanki adds 5 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the githyanki must see the attacker and be wielding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
addition, if you score a critical hit with it against a creature’s astral body, you can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.
Dragon Steeds The
silver cord — a strike against such an enemy has a chance of severing the silver cord, causing instant death. Knights and their silver swords are inseparable, and a knight will fight to the death to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Gnomish on a little brass plaque bolted to their chest) suffered vocal cord damage as well as other structural damage. The autognome has 6 hit points remaining, can’t speak, and makes occasional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Astral Projection spell, the dreadnought can cut the target’s silver cord instead of dealing damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The dreadnought makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee
ft., fly 80 ft. (hover)
STR
28 (+9)
DEX
7 (−2)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
5 (−3)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Wis +9
Skills Perception +9
Damage Resistances
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
ground. The character is restrained until 1 or more slashing damage is dealt to the snare’s cord. (See the appendix in the Basic Rules for the effect of being restrained.) A character who isn’t
carefully lowered down takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall. Pit. Another 10 minutes down the trail is a pit the goblins have camouflaged. The pit is 6 feet wide, 10 feet deep, and it triggers when a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
snare’s cord. A character who isn’t lowered carefully takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage from the fall. Pit Trap After another 10 minutes traveling down the trail, the characters encounter a pit trap the
succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or be flipped upside down and suspended 10 feet above the ground. The character has the restrained condition until 1 point of slashing damage is dealt to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
against a creature traveling by means of the astral projection spell, the dreadnought can cut the target’s silver cord instead of dealing damage.
Unusual Nature. The dreadnought doesn’t require air
)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Wis +9
Skills Perception +9
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
feet for 1 minute (1 charge or 5 hit points).
Fire arm-mounted laser: Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 120 feet, one target. Hit: 2d6 radiant damage (1 charge or 5 hit points
magic that generates a conduit something like an astral silver cord. While so connected, a willing ally can give up hit points as a reaction to fuel the armor’s abilities.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Astral Plane by means of the astral projection spell, the dreadnought can cut the target’s silver cord instead of dealing damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The astral dreadnought makes three attacks: one
(+4)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Wis +9
Skills Perception +9
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Aftermath The smoke begins to clear once the fire is extinguished, allowing characters to survey the damage without having to worry about smoke inhalation. The potions of healing and the sending
surface 2 barrels of water 5 flasks of cooking oil 2 chests containing fresh foodstuffs 1/2 cord of precut firewood Sifting through the Ashes Any character who searches the Cargo Deck for clues can make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
in sticky, cord-like fibers. The web then drains its victim’s memories, sapping the creature’s life force in the process. A memory web can continue to feed on a corpse’s memories for days after its
)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
3 (–4)
Damage Resistances fire
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (can’t see beyond this radius), passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The githyanki casts one of the following
or Telekinetic Bolt attacks, or it makes one of those attacks and uses Spellcasting.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10






