day improved are books

Deck of Miscellany

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

♦️ 5 days’ worth of Rations (1 day);rations 6 ♦️ Pot, iron;Iron pot 7 ♦️ Disguise kit 8 ♦️ Window (up to 5 feet wide and 5 feet high), which you can

9 ♥️ Leather pouch containing 18 gp 10 ♥️ 10 crossbow bolts 3 ♣️ Three book;books, written in Common, about random historical events 4 ♣️ Canvas Tent

Miirym

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

(1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if she ends her turn inside an object. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If

ability (save DC 21) and requiring no material components: At will: dancing lights, mage hand 3/day each: detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, locate creature 1/day each: dispel evil and good

Lorehold Professor of Chaos

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Voice from the Past (1/Day). The professor can cast the contact other plane spell to contact a long-dead spirit, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.Multiattack. The professor makes two

spellcasting ability: At will: comprehend languages, dancing lights, guidance 2/day each: locate object, mage armor, passwall Weight of History (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge

Tower Sage

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: Dancing Lights, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 1/day each: Arcane Lock, Burning Hands, Comprehend

elder sage. Tower sages are the only folk capable of reading the Books of Prophecy, an ancient set of tomes that hint at future events of grand significance. Tower Stewards For centuries, the Tower of the Heavens has been stewarded by dutiful folk who practice two distinct traditions.

Balhannoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the balhannoth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The balhannoth makes one Bite attack and two Tentacle attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon

parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the baernaloth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The baernaloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other

save DC 20): At will: detect thoughts, phantasmal force, suggestion 1/day each: cloudkill, plane shift (self only), scrying (as an action) Summon Yugoloth (1/Day). The baernaloth has a 50 percent

Malaxxix

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Malaxxix fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Malaxxix has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

’ll be found by mortals who are desperate for power and ripe for corruption. Malaxxix seeks the Books of Keeping: ancient tomes that contain the true names of all yugoloths. To this end, it

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Devotion’s Call (1/Day). The medusa can cast the Resurrection spell, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the medusa

2/day: Mass Cure Wounds (cast at 8th level) 1/day each: Blade Barrier, Divination, Greater RestorationThe medusa can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. It can take only one

Neo-Otyugh

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts 1/day each: command, hold personMultiattack. The neo-otyugh makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its tentacles. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8

perpetually ravenous maw. Like an otyugh, a neo-otyugh buries itself under mounds of offal and carrion to ambush prey. Their improved intellect and innate spellcasting makes them especially effective against humanoid targets, as they use their powers of control to split off a straggler from a party, then attack.

Galder's Tower

Spells Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

, and magical fireplace A study with desks, books, bookshelves, parchments, ink, and ink pens A dining space with a table, chairs, magical fireplace, containers, and cooking utensils A lounge with

configuration every day for one year. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the tower can have one additional story for each slot level beyond 3rd.

Adult Deep Dragon

monsters

Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +9

;s lair is changed by its presence, creating the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can

Ancient Deep Dragon

monsters

Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +12

presence, creating the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books and other written forms of communication with 1 mile of the lair become magically protected and can’t be damaged by

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and

. 3 Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage. You know what people want and you deliver, or rather

there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her. 4 I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who

Balhannoth Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the balhannoth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The balhannoth makes a bite attack and up to two tentacle attacks, or it makes up

material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

help by paying for improved roofs and lamps in your neighborhood, causing the entire community to celebrate your deed. 4 Fueled by alcohol, you faced down a carrion crawler that slunk out of the

me away from my higher calling. (Any) d6 Bond 1 I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again. 2 I worked the land, I love the land

Time of Day

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

Time of Day Between dawn and dusk, two of the jackalweres are on their shift at Amberdune Books. During other times, use the following information to help determine what the jackalweres are doing

. Once Amberdune Books is packed up for the day, and all the jackalweres have returned to the hideout, the whole pack shares a meal together in area A1. The jackalweres spend their evenings as they wish

Anthropologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

books and scrolls, but also through first-hand observation—by visiting far-flung settlements and exploring local histories and customs. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, ReligionLanguages

humanoids interacting with one another for at least 1 day, after which you learn a handful of important words, expressions, and gestures — enough to communicate on a rudimentary level.

Introduction: How to Use a Monster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

books. This book is intended for Dungeon Masters (DMs) and provides game statistics for monsters: all sorts of creatures—whether friend or foe—controlled by the DM. Those statistics appear in stat blocks

of monsters are the same. Much of the book contains new or redesigned elements, and the monsters herein replace versions from older books. Here are highlights: More Monsters. The number of monsters

Warrior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Battle Readiness. The warrior has advantage on initiative rolls. Improved Critical. The warrior’s attack rolls score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20. Improved Defense. The

warrior’s AC increases by 1. Indomitable (1/Day). The warriorcan reroll a saving throw that it fails, but it must use the new result. Martial Role. The warrior has one of the following traits of your

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, inherited the magic required to read these books from the line of sages who came before him—but this magic prevents him from turning more than one new page per day, allowing only a peek at the future

about their fate in hopes of receiving an answer from the sages. Unknown to outsiders, the sages’ talents come from their best-guarded secret: a series of ancient, magical tomes called the Books of

Kollema Hall Locations

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

a 50 percent chance that one Lorehold professor of chaos and twelve Lorehold pledgemages (see chapter 7 for both) are taking part in a class here. K4. Second-Floor Study The collection of books upon

Yugoloths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

this new army, the hags crafted four magic tomes and recorded the true names of every yugoloth they created, save one, the General of Gehenna. These tomes were called the Books of Keeping. Since

knowing a fiend’s true name grants power over it, the hags used the books to ensure the yugoloths’ loyalty. They also used the books to capture the true names of other fiends that crossed them. It is

Alkazaar's Appendix

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

accompanied a thicker tome titled Alkazaar’s Thrilling Tales, in which Alkazaar chronicled his numerous heroic exploits. He bequeathed these books to Candlekeep and also gifted the Avowed with a series of

, and the Avowed of Candlekeep wonder about it to this day: the tale of the lost golem, featuring the one adventure that Alkazaar could not complete. This story is told in Alkazaar’s Appendix.

Questioning Seekers

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

Questioning Seekers If the characters question Yalerion Highscroll or Valor about the books they used to gain entry into Candlekeep, use the following information to roleplay these NPCs. Yalerion

concerning the history of Toril. They made the trip to Candlekeep because they’ve read all the books contained within the Font of Knowledge, a Waterdavian temple to Oghma, god of knowledge. Yalerion

10: Guild House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

that character takes the Study action relating to a subject covered by the library’s books, they have Advantage on the Intelligence check made as part of that action. A character can benefit from this only once per day.

: Administration. Toryn oversees the guild from a polished but cluttered oak desk in an office with a private elevator. Library. The guild holds the largest collection of books and scrolls in the keep. Workshops

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9

surrounding a legendary deep dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms

17. Lich's Study

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

17. Lich’s Study Ezzat the lich spends much of his time in this dusty, cobweb-filled room, poring over books that claim to shed light on Halaster’s mastery of Undermountain. The lich’s neutral evil

. Books. The room is cluttered with stacks of books, most of them caked with dust (see “Books” below). Desk and Chair. A path between the books leads from the door to an old desk and chair by the

Travel Pace

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

) move at their normal burrowing speed, but this isn’t likely an option for the party. Underdark Travel Pace Pace Miles Per Day Effect Fast 8 −5 penalty to passive Wisdom (Perception) scores; no

foraging Normal 6 — Slow 4 Improved foraging, or able to use Stealth A fast pace makes it harder to spot ambushes or items of interest and prevents the characters from foraging, while a slow pace allows

Warrior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

Battle Readiness. The warrior has advantage on initiative rolls. Improved Critical. The warrior’s attack rolls score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20. Indomitable (1/Day). The

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12

’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Preservation of Knowledge. Books, letters, and any other physical forms of writing within 6 miles

Hideout Locations

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

well as a small portion of the money it has obtained. Zan, a jackalwere in hybrid form, is looking through the bookshelves to decide which books should be sold at the market the following day (see

hangs on the wall behind the desk. There’s a single bed tucked against the western wall. Unless she is with the characters, at Amberdune Books, or elsewhere in the hideout investigating a commotion, the

Sanctum Locations

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

books. The books aren’t magical, but the characters can use them to research any esoteric topic. If a character researches a specific topic, roll a d4. On a roll of 1 or 2, the character finds information

about the topic. At your discretion, this might grant the character advantage for the rest of the day on any ability checks made to recall or use the information they’ve learned. S2: Parlor Plush

The Book of Inner Alchemy

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

books in Candlekeep. The precise date of its curation has been lost to time, but its origin can be attributed to three masters of the Open Hand, the Ren Brothers—Rendi (pronounced REN-dee), Renjie (REN

Candlekeep. The Book of Inner Alchemy remained unnoticed for centuries, its secrets hidden in plain sight, until one day it captured the attention of a monk determined to bend the natural order of life to his will.

Message for a Mage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. The shop is open only during the day. If the characters enter during business hours, read the following description: Wyhan’s Apothecary smells of licorice and pepper. The modest shop has a few meager

stands behind a counter heaped with open books. She looks up from her reading, eyes you with disinterest, then goes back to her book. The shopkeeper here is Wyhan (lawful evil, human mage), a black

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