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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This staff has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
The staff can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff. On a hit, it deals damage as a normal Quarterstaff , and you can expend 1
charge to deal an extra 2d10 Necrotic damage to the target and force it to make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target has Disadvantage for 1 hour on any ability check or saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution.
Manshoon
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Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
when used with two hands. Manshoon can expend 1 of the staff’s charges to deal an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff of Power","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a hit.
Special Equipment. Manshoon wears a black robe of the archmagi and wields a staff of power (both accounted for in his statistics). Roll 2d10;{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to deal an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff of Power","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Freezing Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8
Special Equipment. Ringlerun wields a staff of power. It has 20 charges when fully charged and regains 2d8 + 4;{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain charges"} expended
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Infusion. Jarad is surrounded by a cloud of spores. As a bonus action, he can cause the spores to deal 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spore Infusion","rollDamageType
instead.Multiattack. Jarad makes two attacks: one with his Noxious Touch and one with his Staff of Svogthir. He can cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action in place of one of these attacks.
Noxious Touch
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
many charges the staff has remaining.
Magic Resistance. Vajra has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. Vajra is an 18th-level spellcaster. Her
expend 1 of the staff's charges to deal an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Blackstaff","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a hit.
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of the staff’s charges, whereupon you turn invisible and teleport yourself, along with any equipment you are wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see. You remain invisible until the start of your next turn or until you attack, cast a spell, or deal damage.
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.
The staff has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you
Staff of Power
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
deal an extra 1d6 force damage to the target.
Spells. While holding this staff, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it, using your spell
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. While holding it, you gain a +2 bonus to Armor Class, saving throws, and spell attack
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
","rollAction":"Arcane Blast"} to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (1d10 + 10);{"diceNotation":"1d10+10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Arcane Blast","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Magic Staff
. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Magic Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 36 (5d12 + 4);{"diceNotation":"5d12+4","rollType":"damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Staff of Withering Staff, Rare (Requires Attunement) This staff has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. The staff can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff. On a hit, it deals
damage as a normal Quarterstaff, and you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d10 Necrotic damage to the target and force it to make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target has Disadvantage for 1 hour on any ability check or saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Staff of Withering Staff, Rare (Requires Attunement) This staff has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. The staff can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff. On a hit, it deals
damage as a normal Quarterstaff, and you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d10 Necrotic damage to the target and force it to make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target has Disadvantage for 1 hour on any ability check or saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Eldritch Staff Staff, Very Rare (Requires Attunement) This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls. The staff has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4
expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff is destroyed in an otherwise harmless burst of eldritch energy. Eldritch Attack. When you hit with a melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Staff of Withering Staff, rare (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock) This staff has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. The staff can be wielded as a magic
quarterstaff. On a hit, it deals damage as a normal quarterstaff, and you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d10 necrotic damage to the target. In addition, the target must succeed on a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Staff of Withering Staff, rare (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, or warlock) This staff has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. The staff can be wielded as a magic
quarterstaff. On a hit, it deals damage as a normal quarterstaff, and you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d10 necrotic damage to the target. In addition, the target must succeed on a DC 15
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Pit
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Plant
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Priest
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Prisoner
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Puzzle*
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Ring
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Rogue*
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Ruin*
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Sage*
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Shield
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Skull*
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drawn. The precise location in the Feywild to which the fey crossing leads is determined by the DM.
Fiend. A powerful Fiend appears in a nearby unoccupied space and offers you a deal. The precise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Strike. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 1d6 force damage to the target. Spells. While holding this staff, you can use an action to expend 1
Staff of Power Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges. Power Strike. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 1d6 force damage to the target
Staff of Power Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) Staffs Left to Right: Insects,
Healing, Power, Magi, and Frost This staff can be wielded as a magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Ringlerun Ringlerun became an adventurer to better satisfy his craving for arcane knowledge. One of his adventures took him into an underwater tomb, where he tricked a marid into surrendering a staff
of power. This staff greatly increased Ringlerun’s capabilities and made him the envy of many rival spellcasters. Ringlerun has a good heart, but he’s easily distracted by intellectual pursuits. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
Mysterious Leadership The staff members of Rat’s Run include retired sailors as well as those working off debts to various overlords. The staff members report to a manager, who runs the establishment
stands to profit. Reigra lives in a palatial abode in the Upper City, though the rakshasa occasionally stays at Rat’s Run on business or to check on her employees. When staff members report a problematic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Staff Chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook details the costs for characters to hire skilled and untrained hirelings. As is true of characters in any campaign, Acquisitions Incorporated franchisees are
free to hire any NPCs they want, within whatever limitations the DM wants to set on such employment. But the franchise itself comes with a number of staff whose wages are part of the franchise’s cost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
28. Hidden Treasure Pentagram. A large pentagram is inscribed on the floor.
Statue. A life-size stone statue of Halaster wearing a blindfold stands in an alcove. The statue holds a stout staff that
has a red dragon’s head at each end of it and is pointing the staff toward the pentagram.
Secret Door. A secret door in the northern alcove conceals a staircase that leads up to area 32.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
true riches of Fortune’s Wheel: the arcanaloth’s trove of secrets. Staff and Visitors The Platinum Rooms are staffed by approximately a dozen lawful evil tieflings who use the assassin stat block. They
politely mingle amid the gambling areas, facilitating betting and fetching visitors refreshments. This staff is directed by Colcook, Shemeshka’s personal aide, who oversees the Platinum Rooms from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
frost. If that deal is done, the sentient staff (see area 16) reveals its true nature and attacks Ipses’s abductors as soon as the pseudodragon is safe.
more information.)
In exchange for the pseudodragon’s safe return, the lich also offers to trade the potions in area 20. If the characters demand more, Ezzat throws in what he claims is a staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
humanoid (human), lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (robe of the archmagi, staff of power)
Hit Points 126 (23d8 + 23)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10(+0)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
12(+1)
INT
23(+6
Common, Draconic, Goblin, Infernal, Orc, Undercommon
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Special Equipment. Manshoon wears a black robe of the archmagi and wields a staff of power (both accounted for in his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Incorporated handles parts of the franchise’s operations, including location procurement, staff management, and other benefits. The monthly fee paid to Acquisitions Incorporated by a starter franchise
and within 5 miles of the town, and is protected against interference in that area from other franchises. Acquisitions Incorporated will deal with acquiring the rights to Tresendar Manor from Harbin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Mechanus. The Avowed struck a deal with the creatures, and they’ve been part of the library staff ever since. Working alongside the Avowed, the modrons catalog and shelve books, though each of them can
enter the Great Library, but senior staff members occasionally bestow letters of admittance upon individuals of remarkable talent and impeccable reputation (including adventurers). These visitors may
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
particularly tough and devious goblin called Sprika. She has tamed and trained a Giant Centipede to act as bodyguards. She carries a gnarled staff that glows with a sickly green light, which she calls her
“magic stick.” She’s bluffed the others into believing she’s a spellcaster, but the glowing staff just has a magical glow and functions as though it has the spell Continual Flame cast upon it. During the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
staff. Map 3.2: firejolt cafe View Player Version F1. Study Tables These long benches sit atop two raised tiers with magic steps between them, affording easy access to the seating area below. Some
chapter). The front counter of the barista station is a whirl of chaos while Ellina and the other employees deal with the orders of dozens of students and faculty members. The back of the station is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fail to satisfy them, the three spirits attack. Shambling Mounds. Three shambling mounds arise from the brambles and attack the characters. Thorn Trap. The characters spot a hawthorn staff entangled
of it are destroyed. The staff at the center of the maze is a decoy and crumbles to ashes in the hands of whoever claims it. B3. Red Ruth’s Lair When the characters arrive at this location, read or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
seen through the eyes of its proprietor, Durnan.
Extractor Staff. A thin crystal stand near the throne holds a black metal staff shaped like a warped, alien spinal column. This is Extremiton’s
extractor staff (see the “Ulitharid” entry in appendix A).
While seated in its crystal throne, Extremiton is psychically linked to the psipods in areas 14 and 15 and is maintaining its Waterdeep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
must be worn to show the staff that the characters are paid attendees. They are now free to explore the carnival at their leisure. How the Tickets Work Nikolas explains that each ticket is good for eight
Ticket Any visitor who can’t afford the price of a ticket or who doesn’t want to pay for a ticket can make a fey pact with Nikolas instead. Each pact is a one-night-only deal that ends when the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. The adventurers see no other living creatures until their audience with Eseldra Yeth. All the servants and staff are undead, but the food and comforts of the fortress are of excellent quality and
. You need only find the enemy. We will deal with them, as is our custom.
“I am authorized by our eternal master, Szass Tam, to say these things, for I act in his name.”
The tharchion waits for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Equipment. Vajra wields the Blackstaff (see appendix A), accounted for in her statistics. Roll 2d10 to determine how many charges the staff has remaining.
Magic Resistance. Vajra has advantage on saving
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Actions
Blackstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage, or 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage when used with two hands. Vajra can expend 1 of the staff’s charges to deal an extra 3 (1d6) force damage on a hit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
black leather armor and robes. He clutches a black staff with a carved spider at the top and frowns as he sees you.
“It seems that I must deal with you myself. A pity it must end this way
that point is up to you. Treasure Nezznar carries a potion of healing and a spider staff. In addition, the drow carries an iron key with a head shaped like an anvil. This key unlocks the door to area 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
you’re a folk hero, did you deal with a thug causing trouble in your favorite tavern—earning you the gratitude of the owner and the enmity of the villain? This is a collaborative process and the goal is
staff member (“The bartender is an old dwarf named Clanky; he’s got a prosthetic arm.”). It might be something about the food, or about events hosted at the location (“Once a week, the local mediums hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. The adventurers see no other living creatures until their audience with Eseldra Yeth. All the servants and staff are undead, but the food and comforts of the fortress are of excellent quality and
need only find the enemy. We will deal with them, as is our custom.
“I am authorized by our eternal master, Szass Tam, to say these things, for I act in his name.”
The tharchion waits for the