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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have thirteen cards, but some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate
column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Any
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
wearing or carrying, appearing in the closest unoccupied space to the card. After you teleport in this way, or after 8 hours, the card returns to the deck, and the mark on it fades.
Riffling Portal. As an
you’re wearing or carrying, to that space. The card then vanishes and returns to the deck.
The deck regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Created in the image of the Deck of Many Things, this deck of ivory or vellum cards bestows an assortment of minor benefits and penalties on those who draw from it. Most (75 percent) of these decks
. Unless a card states otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card you declared no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
hounds are especially useful when investigating possible sightings of a Deck of Many Things. If a harrow hound catches the scent of its prey, it never loses it, even if the hound and its fellow hunters
; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksShadow Step (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Shadow Step"}. The hound magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 40 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
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Basic Rules (2014)
Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two.
Before you
draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
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The Book of Many Things
Over the centuries since the first Deck of Many Things was created, many have sought and failed to replicate it. But some have created new cards. These forty-four additional cards are known
collectively as the Deck of Many More Things. (More information on creating new cards for this deck appears in chapter 2.)
Like the Deck of Many Things, the Deck of Many More Things manifests differently on
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The Book of Many Things
, might have been the first person to draw the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things and be slain by the avatar of death. Even Jyn doesn’t know for sure, as that was so long ago that she’s
Grim Harrow, Jyn is desperate to destroy the deck and end her painful existence. If she could, she’d take the entire multiverse with her.
The Grim Champion of Desolation rides a malevolent
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Stored in a leather pouch, this unique deck contains twenty-two colored cards made of some strong but unknown metal, each of which features a design printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you
draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
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unoccupied space within 60 feet of yourself and teleport, along with any equipment you’re wearing or carrying, to that space. The card then vanishes and returns to the deck. The deck regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn.
Deck of Dimensions Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement) The backs of the cards in this deck are decorated with intricate designs representing different planes of existence. The deck has 6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
insists that they remain in their quarters, a cramped chamber below deck, during the voyage. The crew consists of thirty dwarf guards, all of whom remain aboard Soul of Winter during the adventure, since
for any character who wants it, two light crossbows with twenty bolts each, five 50-foot coils of rope, two grappling hooks, twelve torches, two healer’s kits, six vials of antitoxin, two potions of healing, and two sacks for carrying treasure out of the ship.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
hobgoblin warlord, whose infernal stronghold they sacked, carrying away many trophies—including a Deck of Many Things. The legendary magic item was hidden in the vaults and warded with powerful spells to
from the Deck of Many Things in an attempt to turn the tide. When he drew the Skull card, the terrifying Undead created by that card (see chapter 19) detected the deck at last. Within minutes, more
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
lock himself in his quarters, where one of the safe room’s ward runes is located. Characters approaching this wreck segment can land on either the sterncastle deck (area Z1a) or in the companionway
(area Z5). Starboard Segment The starboard piece of the ship crashed into Havock’s ribcage. A small lifeboat also crashed into this area, carrying refugees from a space pirate attack: Daveras, his
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Deck of Many More Things Wondrous Item, Legendary Over the centuries since the first Deck of Many Things was created, many have sought and failed to replicate it. But some have created new cards
. These forty-four additional cards are known collectively as the Deck of Many More Things. (More information on creating new cards for this deck appears in chapter 2.) Like the Deck of Many Things, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Deck of Many Things Wondrous Item, Legendary Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have thirteen cards, but
some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
tusk that juts out from his lower jaw, and for the way his warty skin contrasts with his fine, neat clothing. Vertheg is often responsible for carrying out quasi-legal dealings for Aubreck, so he is well
and a sahuagin baron, wait until late at night to slip aboard the ship by swimming alongside and climbing to reach the deck. They try to slay the crew and passengers using stealth, hoping to avoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Deck of Many Things Wondrous Item, Legendary Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have thirteen cards, but
some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Deck of Many Things Wondrous item, legendary Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards
, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Deck of Many Things Wondrous item, legendary Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards
, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Inspiration Hand You can use The Deck of Many Things card set (or an equivalent deck built from twenty-two playing cards) to give players alternative ways to use inspiration. Draw a number of cards
Inspiration Cards table at the appropriate time. The player then draws a new card for the communal hand and shuffles the used card into the deck. Inspiration Cards Card Effect Balance (or 2 ♠) When
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Deck of Several Things Wondrous item, legendary Stored in a leather pouch, this unique deck contains twenty-two colored cards made of some strong but unknown metal, each of which features a design
printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Hammerhead Ship Hammerhead ships are popular craft, especially among pirates and merchants carrying heavy cargo. They can float on water and sail across it, but they aren’t built to land on the
to load a mangonel, 2 actions to aim it, and 1 action to fire it.
Mangonel Stone. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 200/800 ft. (can’t hit targets within 60 feet of it), one target. Hit: 27 (5d10) bludgeoning damage.
Hammerhead Ship Deck PlansView Unlabeled Version
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
go with food and other supplies throughout the day, watched closely by crew on deck. Map 11.1: The Grand Dame View Player Version The ship’s crew consists of a captain named Nelvin Storn (LE male
service, with payment made the next morning. Once the workers are aboard, rowers are expected to report to the lower deck (area 4), servers and chefs to the kitchen (area 8), card dealers and escorts to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
A: Wrecker’s Edge After crossing Kalaman Bay, the ships carrying the characters and their allies arrive near Wrecker’s Edge (location A on map 5.1). As the ships drop anchor near a rocky coast, read
has nothing of value on its deck or in the communal bunks below deck. However, two air elementals on the deck defend the vessel against intruders. They attack any non-elf that sets foot upon the ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Grim Champion of Desolation Jyn Corvis, a former adventurer, might have been the first person to draw the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things and be slain by the avatar of death. Even Jyn doesn’t
drives her. More than any other member of the Grim Harrow, Jyn is desperate to destroy the deck and end her painful existence. If she could, she’d take the entire multiverse with her. The Grim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
centuries. One such shipwreck left a lasting mark on the island. About forty years ago, a ship named Compass Rose carrying passengers bound for the cloister wrecked on the shoal, killing all aboard. To the
use the map of Compass Rose to represent any other sunken ship’s deck plan, though most of the wrecks are entirely underwater. Characters exploring other wrecks might find more zombies—sailors killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Lower Deck and Cargo Hold The cabins beneath the main deck are home to the druid Krell — and to the murderous creatures under his control. WEBS ABOARD SHIP
Except where otherwise noted, the lower
deck of the Emperor is filled with sheets of webbing. Areas filled with webbing are lightly obscured. Ranged attacks made against creatures in areas filled with webbing are made with disadvantage. In
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of Moloch, one of either agents’ couriers, and so forth. As she does in Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, she offers to let the characters draw from her deck of several things. Some of the deck’s cards
determines. Everything you were wearing and carrying stays behind in the space you occupied when you disappeared. You draw no more cards. Flames. A powerful artificer (Moghadam or Thessalar, at the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
knowledge and connections across the multiverse. Legends state that her garden in Cair Ophidian contains magical plants that can undo potent curses, including those inflicted by a Deck of Many Things. The
need powerful magic dispelled, such as the effects of the more ruinous cards from a Deck of Many Things. Zoology and Herbology. As an archdruid, Euryale knows much regarding primal magic, nature gods
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
on the map. View Player Version J1. Main Deck Three sailors (drow) and a mate (drow elite warrior) are on deck at all times. If the characters board the ship and ask to speak with the captain, the
mate asks their business before even thinking about disturbing him. Jolly Boats. Four rowboats are stacked on top of each other on this deck. Ropes and pulleys are used to hoist these boats in and out
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
to an important destination. Most crew members and officers on passenger ships are commoners. Vessels carrying important people may carry 2d10 guards with a veteran guard captain. The passengers on a
least one pirate deck wizard (see appendix C) as passengers. Mercenary Mercenary crews travel the world in search of adventure and pay. They explore uncharted territories, fight wars, slay monsters
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a wolf-humanoid hybrid, a wolf, or his humanoid form. His statistics, other than his speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. He reverts to his
carrying isn’t transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies.
Cunning Action. Delour takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Nikki Dawes Kathra Bitterwind The human werevulture
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
it is wearing or carrying, except for magic items, are sucked into a void and destroyed. Creatures in a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on the aspirant must make a DC 11 Strength saving throw. On a
any one world, one for each card in a Deck of Many Things. As a group, hierophants are sometimes called Sages, but each hierophant is also identified with a particular card. When a hierophant dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
magic like the thunderwave spell, or by a shove attack, or that falls prone onto a barnacle-covered surface takes 3 (1d6) slashing damage. Ceilings. The ceilings of the Marshal’s lower deck are 8
moon at night. The interior of the ship and the sea cave are concealed in darkness. Structure. The wood of the Marshal’s hull, deck, and doors is rotting. Unless otherwise noted, a door or a 5-foot
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
outfitted it with a pier and a ramshackle fort built from scavenged planking, old barrels, deck grates, spars, and whatever else they could scrounge. It incorporates a warehouse where they stash their
with each other and Liara Portyr of Fort Beluarian. Use the deck plans in appendix C of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to represent each pirate ship, as needed. Each ship’s crew is described below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
early myths, this staff-carrying constellation aimlessly wandered all over the sky. His restlessness abated only after he settled a dispute between the Balance and the Throne. Omen of Imagination. Those
constellation was created at the same time as the first Deck of Many Things. Artistic renditions of this constellation often show Euryale’s hair as a tangle of snakes and wildflowers. Omen of Dedication. Those