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Ironfang

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

A war pick forged from a single piece of iron, Ironfang has a fang-like head inscribed with ancient runes. The pick is heavy in the hand, but when the wielder swings the pick in anger, the weapon

inside an earth node, you can perform a ritual called the Rumbling, using Ironfang to create a devastation orb of earth (see the devastation orb description for the time and cost of the ritual). Once you

Maw Demon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Lord of Savagery’s gullet. Maw demons appear among gnoll war bands that worship Yeenoghu, usually summoned as part of ritual offerings of freshly slain Humanoids made to him. The gnolls don&rsquo

;t command the demons, which simply accompany the war band and attack whatever creatures the gnolls fall upon. Because maw demons are indiscriminate in their hunger, their stomachs contain all manner

Ogre Howdah

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

use spears or weapons with reach. Creatures in the fort have three-quarters cover against attacks and effects from outside it. If the ogre dies, creatures in the fort are placed in unoccupied spaces

);deep gnomes (all three appear in the Monster Manual), but they might also transport other Small folk. Ogres of War Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some

Tanarukk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of Gruumsh has also mastered a ritual for this purpose, and bestows it on those deemed worthy. Whatever process is used corrupts the subject, transforming them into a vicious Fiend. Although

raiding or even war is the course they inevitably choose.Fire, PoisonAggressive. The tanarukk moves up to its speed toward an enemy that it can see.

Murgaxor

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

. While Murgaxor isn’t blinded, he can see any creature that isn’t an Undead or a Construct within 60 feet of himself, even through total cover, heavily obscured areas, invisibility, or any

use that action again until he finishes a long rest: Clay Behemoth. A clay golem erupts from the floor in an unoccupied space within 15 feet of the ritual circle. The golem obeys Murgaxor's commands

Yuan-ti Anathema

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

for godhood, a yuan-ti abomination might perform a ritual that, if successful, transforms them into an even greater form: a yuan-ti anathema. This ritual demands the sacrifice of hundreds of snakes and

from weaker creatures and use every resource at their disposal to war against neighbors, seeking the captives, sacrifices, glory, and riches the anathemas believe they need to achieve true divinity

Banderhobb

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the banderhobb, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Swallow", "rollDamageType":"necrotic

shape resembling a bipedal toad. In this form, a banderhobb temporarily serves its creator as a thug, a thief, and a kidnapper that swallows the unwary. Hags have devised a ritual for creating

Nagpa

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, fly, hold person, suggestion, wall of fire 1/day each: dominate person, etherealness, feeblemindLong ago, the Raven Queen cursed a cabal of powerful wizards for meddling in a ritual that would have

helped avert a war between the gods. She transformed them into the scabrous, birdlike creatures known as nagpas and rendered them able to acquire new lore and magical power only from the ruins of

Nightmare Haunt

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

":"recharge", "rollAction":"Tendrils of Slumber"}. The nightmare haunt creates spectral tendrils that cover the ground in a 20-foot square that it can see within 30 feet of itself for 1 minute or until it

Slumber. The Wicked Slumber During the Phyrexian invasion of Eldraine, the high fae monarch Talion, the Kindly Lord, and a trio of witch sisters performed a grand ritual to create a sleeping

Cave Fisher

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cover a large area with filaments, but as soon as one captures potential food, every cave fisher in the area competes for the prize. If a victim escapes from the initial ambush, a cave fisher can

passages or serve as beasts of war. Cave fishers have a natural aversion to fire, since their blood is flammable. As such, Underdark denizens often use the threat of fire when training them.Adhesive

Leucrotta

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cover up the stink of death. The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu on the Material Plane. While many of the hyenas that ate Yeenoghu’s

venerate Yeenoghu—particularly his gnoll followers—view leucrottas with great respect. Although a leucrotta is unlikely to lead a gnoll war band, it can influence the leader and might

Choldrith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

spiderlike creatures originally created to serve Lolth. They rule colonies of chitine;chitines and lead them into battle in Lolth’s war against her enemies. When devotees of Lolth created the first

dedicated solely to her, but the devotees performed no such ritual. As revenge for the devotees’ betrayal, the Spider Queen manipulated the creation rituals so that they sometimes created

Tome of the Dragon

magic-items

cover. The Tome of the Dragon contains the secret ritual to transform a dragon or a dead dragon’s body into a dracolich. To decipher and use the Tome of the Dragon, you must be either a

spellcaster with at least two level 5 spell slots or a Dragon. A single assistant (or more, at the DM’s discretion) can help you conduct the ritual, so long as that assistant also meets the

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every part of their body with clothing when exposure to light is a risk. The light a darkling

qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every

the colors in a painting or a jewel. Elder Transformation. A wise and respected darkling can qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos

Crab Folk

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

can't make attacks with that claw against other targets. The crab folk has two claws, each of which can grapple only one target.The crab folk are the result of a magical ritual used long ago by a mighty

villages and towns near her domain. If those settlements grew too strong, she sent her familiar, a cruel seagull, to harangue the crab folk with its cries and drive them to war. Today, by a stroke of

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

DRACONIANS In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians

. Five types of draconians, corresponding to the five types of metallic dragons, fought for Takhisis in the War of the Lance: auraks (gold), baaz (brass), bozak (bronze), kapak (copper), and sivak (silver). In place of their draconic breath weapons, they have unique magical abilities.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

chief can plan where to send raiders next. The territory that orc war parties cover can extend for many miles around the lair, and any encampment or settlement of elves, dwarves, or humans in that

dance to any tune. — Volo To feel the thunder of orcish war drums outside the gate and to hear a chorus of voices growling, “Gruumsh!” is the nightmare of every civilized place in

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in

can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a

Opportunity Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Opportunity Attacks Infernal war machines provoke opportunity attacks as normal. When an infernal war machine provokes an opportunity attack, the attacker can target the vehicle or any creature riding on or inside it that doesn’t have total cover and is within reach.

Chapter 10: The War of Pandesmos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

first layer of Pandemonium. In this chapter, the characters must find Kas and learn where Vecna is weaving his Ritual of Remaking. Along the way, the characters might become embroiled in a war raging between Kas’s allies and the forces of Lolth, the Spider Queen, who is allied with Vecna.

Chapter 10: The War of Pandesmos Scott Murphy Kas has fled Sigil, intent on using the Rod of Seven Parts to free Miska, his ally against Vecna The characters tracked Kas to Carapace Ridge on the

Lord Viallis's Tome

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

references in other works to a book whose cover matches Sarah’s sketch—a tome called Retribution of the Ancients. That work is not a part of Candlekeep’s collection, but several of the Avowed know it by reputation. It is a dark work of ritual magic, its contents potentially deadly in the wrong hands.

Lord Viallis’s Tome The crude sketch composed by Sarah shows the monster on the leather-bound cover of the book Lord Viallis was reading. This creature is a representation of the statue in area B7 of

Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3 Wand, uncommon (+1), rare (+2), or very rare (+3) (requires attunement by a spellcaster) While holding this wand, you gain a bonus to spell attack rolls determined by the wand’s rarity. In addition, you ignore half cover when making a spell attack.

Escaping the Siege

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

killing Ravengard. Doing so involves a ritual that the characters can help carry out. If the ritual is successful, the stunned condition ends on Ravengard, and he recalls the visions he experienced

Avernus. Characters wishing to leave Elturel must find a way to avoid the River Styx and the host of devils and demons waging war below the city. Only then can the characters make their way to the

Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3 Wand, uncommon (+1), rare (+2), or very rare (+3) (requires attunement by a spellcaster) While holding this wand, you gain a bonus to spell attack rolls determined by the wand’s rarity. In addition, you ignore half cover when making a spell attack.

Wand of the War Mage;Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3 Wand, Uncommon (+1), Rare (+2), or Very Rare (+3) (Requires Attunement by a Spellcaster) While holding this wand, you gain a bonus to spell attack rolls determined by the wand’s rarity. In addition, you ignore Half Cover when making a spell attack roll.

Wand of the War Mage;Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3 Wand, Uncommon (+1), Rare (+2), or Very Rare (+3) (Requires Attunement by a Spellcaster) While holding this wand, you gain a bonus to spell attack rolls determined by the wand’s rarity. In addition, you ignore Half Cover when making a spell attack roll.

Franchise Downtime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Franchise Downtime Much of the break between episode 5 and 6 will be focused on determining the location of the Six’s ritual site. The key clue to doing so is knowing that the ritual needs to be

Downtime” section in chapter 2. LOTTIE Locating the Ritual Site As the endgame approaches, the time the characters have spent with the orrery and its component pieces can grant the necessary

Sorcere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Sorcere The information the adventurers need to better understand the ritual that summoned the demon lords into the Underdark is in Gromph Baenre’s sanctum within Sorcere, Menzoberranzan’s academy of

wizardry. The archmage’s quarters have been declared off limits by Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre, who’s trying to cover up Gromph’s involvement in the devastating attack on Menzoberranzan. The

Charlatan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

. 3 You’ve adopted the identity of a refugee from the war, but in fact you’re running from an infamous past. Are you a war criminal? An agitator? A former spy hiding from your employers? 4

You’re a covert operative working for another nation, or for a powerful agency (a dragonmarked house, the City Watch, a criminal organization). Are you carrying out missions, or are you a sleeper agent building a deep cover?

Things to Do in Tavick's Landing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

believe the rumors, Chance can arrange and cover almost any sort of contest. Hug a Shifter. Middle and Lower Tavick’s Landing are home to much of Sharn’s shifter population. Middle Tavick’s Landing

has the only official court for the shifter sport hrazhak. Find Refuge. While most of the refugees in High Walls come from Cyre, the district is a haven for anyone displaced in the war, including

Infernal War Machine Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Infernal War Machine Combat All the warlords described in this adventure use infernal war machines to strike fear into their rivals, fend off demons and other threats, and flee from Zariel’s devil

patrols. The rules for infernal war machines in appendix B are meant to help you adjudicate situations that arise during encounters, but combat involving infernal war machines works best with “theater

Traveling to Horn Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. From the safety of cover alongside the road, Flabbergast casts his ritual when the Dhargun Ironworks caravan is spotted. See “Flabbergast’s Ritual” in the “11:00 AM” section below.

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. 7 Two Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility

fungi within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair grow faster and cover a greater area than they normally would. Foraging in this area yields twice the usual amount of food. If the dragon dies, these

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Underdark settlements are about to go to war, having been carefully manipulated by a deep dragon. A desperate ruler offers a reward to anyone who can uncover the true cause of the hostility. 8 A

. Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair grow faster and cover a greater area than they normally would. Foraging in this area yields twice the usual amount of food

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