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The Book of Many Things
this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many
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Balance*
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Book
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Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Armed with an inventive intellect, a love of magical technology, and an unquenchable energy, you are an enthusiastic participant in the research work of the Izzet League. Though you’re likely
conception of the Izzet League is based on mad inventions, dangerous experiments, and explosive blasts. Much of that perception is accurate, but the league is also involved with mundane tasks of
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
historians all participate with passing scholars from Candlekeep in a lively exchange of ideas, debating and collaborating in book-filled halls across the Upper and Lower City. The city is also rife
craft dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
too limited in intellect to complete anything but the simplest tasks. In general, non-humanoids found in the company of mind flayers are those that the illithids have created or bred for specific
purposes. A few types of these creatures warrant special mention. Intellect Devourers Almost every mind flayer colony creates intellect devourers and seeds the areas around its lair with a few to keep
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
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Skill Proficiencies: History, Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Carpenter’s tools, vehicles (water)
Equipment: A set of well-loved carpenter’s tools, a blank book, 1 ounce of
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I repair broken things to redeem what’s broken in myself.
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I will craft a boat capable of sailing through the most dangerous of storms.
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A kraken destroyed my masterpiece; its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cults of the Dragon Below NPCs Some Cults of the Dragon Below are bizarre yet harmless, but most of them are dangerous and destructive forces that prey on innocents and vulnerable people. Some
magic academy is actually a cult leader who is indoctrinating the students into a cult of Sul Khatesh. 3 A wizard found mad scrawlings hidden in a library book, used the writing to make contact with a
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
commoner’s clothes, a book of research notes, an ink pen, a bottle of squid ink, a flask of oil (made from blubber), a vial of acid (derived from digestive juices), a vial of fish scales, a vial
interfere with the conclusions of logic. (Lawful)
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Superiority. My vast intellect and strength are directed toward increasing my sway over others. (Evil)
Bonds
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Bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Aftermath The characters have defeated Bak Mei, left the Order of the Immortal Lotus in disarray, and recovered the stolen pages from The Book of Inner Alchemy. Now what? When the party returns to
Candlekeep with the stolen pages, the Avowed are grateful and set about repairing the book. They hail the characters as heroes and provide them the promised 8,000 gp worth of coin or transcribed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
following spells: detect thoughts, intellect fortress,* Rary’s telepathic bond, sending, telekinesis, Tasha’s mind whip,* and Tenser’s floating disk (spells with an asterisk appear in this book). It
you know the mage hand, mind sliver (appears in this book), and message cantrips if you don’t already know them. The crystal has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Retribution of the Ancients As a unique tome, Retribution of the Ancients can be used to gain entry to Candlekeep. Given its dangerous nature, donating the book might also earn the characters special favor from those among the Avowed who are pleased to know that its rituals can no longer be misused.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
read from top to bottom, right to left. The comprehend languages spell can be used to understand the text. Alternatively, many of the Avowed can translate the text for a small fee (no more than 100 gp). The Avowed will not make copies of the book because it contains dangerous knowledge.
Book Description At first glance, this book of moderate thickness appears to be one of the many insignificant tomes that fill the shelves of the Great Library. Upon closer inspection, this volume
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Undermountain Overview Undermountain is the largest, deepest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms. This book aims to touch on every major level of that vast, dangerous place. Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Inhuman Intellect A beholder sees in all directions. It is always looking for concealed attackers. Even when it sleeps, its smaller eyes remain open, scanning its lair for threats. If a human acted
this way, the constant vigilance and lack of truly peaceful rest would lead to a dangerous level of psychosis, but a beholder’s mind accepts this attitude as normal and necessary — it is always alert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
book contains rituals that, in the wrong hands, could be used to summon dangerous extraplanar entities. The book was stolen by a nobleman named Markos Delphi, who might be under the influence of some
profane entity. Four adventurers hired to retrieve the book from Delphi Mansion have disappeared without a trace. We have good reason to believe they’re dead. This quest, should you choose to undertake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
knowledge and power the book represents are dangerous in anyone’s hands — especially Vizeran DeVir’s, given what the characters know of him. However, the drow archmage doesn’t give up the grimoire
”). Alternatively, if you arrange for the book to be stolen from Vizeran before the characters can deal with it, they might need to recover it to ensure its powers are never misused again. If you prefer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
book for a couple more weeks, so there’s no rush to head to the collections. Map 4.3 shows the Scriptoria Collections. For more about what the characters discover there, see the “Dangerous Knowledge” section.
auguries called Weale or Woe: An Interpretive Sketch by Director Arick Quenthorne. Trouble is, no one knows where the book is hiding, and I can’t prepare your upcoming Exam without it.
“Find it and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
up, one patron stands out among the rest: a chaotic good ogre wearing a headband of intellect. He sits by himself in a corner, reading a book titled The Sum of Theology by Saint Vetheera, a servant
above an open eye.
“Welcome to Candlekeep,” says the elf in Common. “A gift is required from those seeking admittance. You must donate a book or scroll that isn’t already in the library’s archives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
historians all participate with passing scholars from Candlekeep in a lively exchange of ideas, debating and collaborating in book-filled halls across the Upper and Lower City. The city is also rife with
dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
growing supernatural influence and how people deal with the mounting pressure of confinement under dangerous circumstances. The characters must identify the curse’s source. Their search eventually leads
them to Crinkle, the Firefly Cellar’s kenku caretaker, who has the book. Shemshime’s Bedtime Rhyme contains the malevolent spirit called Shemshime, and the book holds the secret of how to stop it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
historians all participate with passing scholars from Candlekeep in a lively exchange of ideas, debating and collaborating in book-filled halls across the Upper and Lower City. The city is also rife with
dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t involved, have a strong chance of knowing who is.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
decide whether to be outside the Nematode or inside its closed mouth. There is no light in the cave once it shuts unless the characters have light sources with them. When the mouth closes, two intellect
snares (see appendix A) emerge from the throat and attack. Swallowed by the Nematode several days ago, they are eager to feed. The intellect snares focus their attacks on different creatures when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
A Treasury of Dragons This book insists on sorting dragons into little, understandable boxes as if the readers had only 100 years or so to live and their tiny baby-brains could hold only so much
worlds of D&D, dragons are ever-present monsters, relevant at every level of play as dangerous threats, wise patrons, or mysterious schemers. Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons is a comprehensive guide to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Blackened Book does, the Citadel keeps a close eye on unusual and talented individuals, and a party of adventurers might be called upon to assist the Citadel in a dangerous mission. Unlike the Sharn Watch
are elite soldiers used in the most dangerous military operations. The King’s Wands are wizards and sorcerers, serving the crown in all arcane matters. The headquarters of the Citadel is in the Ambassador Towers district of Middle Central, in Andith Tower. That structure also serves as the city jail.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
that makes up chapter 4 of this book, “The Orrery of the Wanderer,” sets up downtime options between adventure episodes as a key component of the campaign.) But an Acq Inc campaign offers even more
killing monsters and taking their stuff. Before your party sets out for the Fortress of Eternal Peril, an intern can be sent to research that magic book found in a previous adventure. Your majordomo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
hall’s tiered balconies hold an impressive collection of history books. Sorting the book collection day and night are 1d4 cogwork archivists (see chapter 7). K2. Wise Kollema The towering statue of
Kollema holds an open book in one hand and a staff in the other and is visible from each of the hall’s floors. K3. Demonstration Stage This stage rises 5 feet to be flush with the base of Kollema’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
manner of Underdark denizens, this maze forms part of Menzoberranzan’s defenses as well as its underworld — a dangerous place for dark dealings and clandestine meetings. The Dark Dominion is a great
of warding 20 1d4 intellect devourers Bugbears The bugbears are branded with the mark of a drow house, identifying them as slaves. They try to sneak up on the party and score an easy kill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Dangerous Knowledge When the characters are ready to search for the tome Professor Blackstone needs—or if they’re eager to investigate the strange occurrences they’ve experienced recently—they can
librarians confirm that the book is located in the Scriptoria Collections, but they’re unsure exactly how it was cataloged, so the characters need to track it down. If the characters ask the librarians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, you can choose from among the common magic items in that book when you pick a magic item you can replicate with this infusion. Replicable Items (2nd-Level Artificer) Magic Item Attunement
swimming and climbing Yes
Hat of disguise Yes
Headband of intellect Yes
Helm of telepathy Yes
Medallion of thoughts Yes
Periapt of wound closure Yes
Pipes of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon as Monster For all their vast power, great intellect, and range of possible motivations, dragons are often simple creatures at heart. They want food, a secure lair, and treasure. Many tropes
a dragon down for an all-out fight in most other sites. You can use one of the lair maps in chapter 5 of this book as the key location for such an adventure, fleshing the site out with features and inhabitants using the guidelines in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
campaign. For example, a character who draws the Knight card might meet a warrior along the side of the road, in a tavern, or even trapped in a dangerous dungeon; by freeing the warrior, the character earns
in this book include advice to help you work the effects of their cards into your campaign story. Using the deck’s effects as events in your campaign poses an interesting question: is the deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
mysteries wherever need and novelty take them. Arthur lends his practicality and martial skill to Alanik’s dazzling intellect during the pair’s exploits. Sedgwick also chronicles their adventures and has
.” Bond. “I have the perspective to see depravities others can’t. I use my insight to reveal wickedness and make the world a better place.” Flaw. “Most people are dangerous, manipulative liars and not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
attack. Luna, Thalen, Sigil, and Whiskey are hosts for four intellect devourers, having been overcome by those creatures’ Body Thief action. Speaking to any of them and succeeding on a DC 12 Wisdom
stat blocks). When a host is reduced to 0 hit points, the intellect devourer emerges and attempts to use its claws and Devour Intellect action to gain a character as a new host. A character can regain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
as boggle oil, troll spittle, and various flavors of tree sap. Fantasma Demento’s Codicil of Conundrums is a lavishly illustrated book of fey puzzles and riddles. Answers to the puzzles and riddles are
written in invisible ink. gobliN eht fo hguaL tsaL is a thin, illustrated book describing nilbogs, who are capricious fey spirits that possess goblins, foment chaos in goblinoid society, and use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Bedtime Rhyme” later in this book for details). The Hearth From outside, the Hearth appears to be a modest tavern of sturdy construction, with warm light emanating from a pair of small windows on
illustrating the god’s key tenets. LITTLE ONE
One of Candlekeep’s guests stands out from the rest of the crowd: a chaotic good ogre wearing a headband of intellect. He’s most often found sitting by himself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
includes sketches of such devices. Mysteries of the Phaerimm. This book sheds light on the phaerimm—telepathic, funnel-shaped monsters of malevolent intellect that lurk in the Underdark—and includes
Wonders of Netheril. This book is a collection of interviews with Netherese archmages, who discuss their studies of ancient elven magic and the creation of mythallars (see appendix D). The book