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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
This deck of cards is decorated with geometric shapes that have a protective motif. While you’re holding the deck, you can use an action to shuffle it and cause the cards to deal themselves out
to four windows, and only you can open or close them. It has a floor and a roof, and it maintains a comfortable temperature inside.
The shelter has AC 15, 50 hit points, and immunity to poison and
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
This wooden box contains a set of thirty-two parchment cards.
Deck of Miscellany
Card
Item
3 ♦️
Wooden abacus
4 ♦️
Four Perfume (vial);vials of perfume
5
9 ♥️
Leather pouch containing 18 gp
10 ♥️
10 crossbow bolts
3 ♣️
Three book;books, written in Common, about random historical events
4 ♣️
Canvas Tent
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an
and headed toward the Sea of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that
Magic Items
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
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
":"Incorporeal Movement", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Radiant Absorption. When the breath drinker is subjected to radiant damage, it takes no damage and
masters. The first breath drinker manifested in the multiverse when the Void card was first drawn from the original Deck of Many Things.Poison, RadiantAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksNecrotic
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
wilds have developed a symbiotic relationship with the Goose Mother, often bringing it fresh meat in exchange for the treasures inside its golden eggs.
If you have Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, you can use the Goose Egg Trinket table to determine the contents of one of the Goose Mother’s eggs that isn’t destined to hatch into a goose or a giant goose (also described in that book).
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
they were difficult terrain. He takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Incorporeal Movement", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if he ends his turn inside an
, Prestidigitation
2/day each: Bestow Curse, Dispel Magic
1/day: SlowYears ago, a wizard named Gremorly drew the Throne card from a Deck of Many Things, gaining ownership of a small castle called Sovereign
Avatar of Death
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Monsters
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Turning Immunity. The avatar is immune to features that turn undead.Reaping Scythe. The avatar sweeps its
(1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Reaping Scythe","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.Summoned by drawing the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things.
Refer to the Deck of Many Things for further information on this monster.Necrotic, Poison
Folding Boat
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Basic Rules (2014)
This object appears as a wooden box that measures 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. It weighs 4 pounds and floats. It can be opened to store items inside. This item also has three
ship has a deck, rowing seats, five sets of oars, a steering oar, an anchor, a deck cabin, and a mast with a square sail. The ship can hold fifteen Medium creatures comfortably.
When the box becomes a
Deck of Many Things
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Magic Items
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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Curse of Strahd: Character Options
. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts.
8
You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its
words and images are burned into your psyche.
9
A fiend possessed you as a child. You were locked away but escaped. The fiend is still inside you, but now you try to keep it bottled up.
10
Teleport
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Basic Rules (2014)
you target an object, it must be able to fit entirely inside a 10-foot cube, and it can't be held or carried by an unwilling creature.
The destination you choose must be known to you, and it must be
a permanent teleportation circle whose sigil sequence you know. "Associated object" means that you possess an object taken from the desired destination within the last six months, such as a book from
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
.
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
.
D6
IDEAL
1
Crew. If everyone on deck pitches in, we’ll never sink. (Good)
2
Careful Lines. A ship must be balanced according to the laws of the universe
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deck was no longer an artifact and no longer sentient. This was the latest version of the deck in D&D—until now. The Book of Many Things explores and expands the deck. It isn’t intelligent, but the
so it does exactly what you want and need it to. That’s what D&D has always done. Changes to the Deck
Two of the cards in the traditional Deck of Many Things have been renamed for this book. This
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hands. This book will show you how to tailor the deck for your game. This chapter presents a history of the deck throughout each edition of Dungeons & Dragons, then outlines the other chapters of this
Chapter 1: Fool Harry Conway Welcome to The Book of Many Things, whose twenty-two chapters give you character options, magic items, spells, monsters, ready-to-play adventures, DM advice, and setting
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Introducing the Deck This book provides several ways to introduce the Deck of Many Things to your campaign, depending on the interests of your players and the kind of story you want to tell. The
, Asteria or Euryale, detailed in chapter 22, might give a deck to characters desperate to change their destiny. Hello there! I’ve snuck some notes throughout this book—it felt appropriate, given my experience with this wondrous deck. May my words provide you with insight and inspiration!
−Asteria
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Where to Go Next Each card in the Deck of Many Things has inspired one chapter of this book. The chapters, in turn, cover five broad themes.
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perish. While some groups embrace such surprising twists, others prefer to avoid major campaign upsets. This book provides tools to help you use the deck on your own terms. The following sections
Preparing to Use the Deck The power and unpredictability of a Deck of Many Things gives it the potential to wildly alter the course of campaigns. In an instant, characters could inherit a keep
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numbers of options. What Do the Cards Mean?
The “Card Sparks” and “Journey Spread” sections ask you to interpret cards based on their assigned meaning. The reference book that accompanies The Deck of
wandering monsters to inspiring whole adventures. But The Deck of Many Things card set and other card decks provide an alternative way to get random results. How is drawing from a deck of cards
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Magic Items in This Book The Magic Item by Name table presents all magic items in this book. Magic Items by Name Magic Item Rarity Chapter Antimagic Armor 3- Very rare 9 Armor of Fungal Spores 1
3- Very rare 9 Boomerang Shield 1- Uncommon 9 Bow of Conflagration 2- Rare 9 Bow of Melodies 3- Very rare 9 Breastplate of Balance 2- Rare 5 Card Sharp’s Deck 1- Uncommon 6 Clockwork Armor 3- Very
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gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
feeling about who might fulfill their duties strictly by the book.
Suggested Characteristics
The horrors of war combined with the rigid discipline of military service leave their mark on all
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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
the demons have attacked them anyway? The Book of Many Things doesn’t answer this question; the answer is up to you and your players. When you take a narrative approach to the Deck of Many Things
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Undermountain Secrets Appendix C of this book contains the Secrets Deck — paper cards for you to photocopy and hand out to the players when their characters learn reliable information about Halaster
succeeds, the character learns a secret about Undermountain, and the player can draw a card from the Secrets Deck. Players can hold onto these cards for later reference. When the characters meet an NPC in
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cards from a deck to determine the following elements of the adventure: Strahd’s location inside Castle Ravenloft The placement of three important treasures that can be used against Strahd—the Tome of
Fortunes of Ravenloft The events of this adventure are part of dark twists of fate that a fortuneteller can discern with the cards of a tarokka deck. Before you run this adventure, you must draw
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inside. This item also has three command words, each requiring you to use an action to speak it. One command word causes the box to unfold into a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. The boat
feet wide, and 6 feet deep. The ship has a deck, rowing seats, five sets of oars, a steering oar, an anchor, a deck cabin, and a mast with a square sail. The ship can hold fifteen Medium creatures
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inside. This item also has three command words, each requiring you to use an action to speak it. Folding Boat One command word causes the box to unfold into a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet
feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. The ship has a deck, rowing seats, five sets of oars, a steering oar, an anchor, a deck cabin, and a mast with a square sail. The ship can hold fifteen Medium
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Stowing Away Characters can stow away inside the flying fortress while it’s moored at the Stygian Dock, provided they sneak aboard without being detected. When the flying fortress is repaired and
hundreds of devils — too many for characters to defeat without an army behind them. Deck patrols are bolstered by erinyes using truesight to search for ethereal and invisible enemies, making it unlikely
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to reveal stairs leading down to the lower deck. Portholes on the landings look out to port and starboard. The porthole windows are latched shut from the inside, and each porthole is wide enough for
Airship Locations The following locations are identified on map 4.3. Map 4.3: Dragon Cult Airship View Player Version 1. Furnace In the middle of the upper deck is a 10-foot-tall, cylindrical
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Book Description This thin book bears no title inside or out, though the keepers of Candlekeep cataloged it as the Book of the Raven based on how it was received. Its covers are cracked, unvarnished
wrinkled from moisture. Each page bears tiny, blotchy brown script written in an unsteady hand by an unidentified author. If the book is left open and unattended, its pages flutter and rustle as though stirred by a silent wind.
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Icingdeath Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of Icingdeath. I1. Icingdeath Main Deck A rowboat on this deck of the ship covers a hatch used for loading and unloading large cargo
into the main hold (area I7). A 3-foot-high capstan near the middle of the deck is locked in place. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds that one of the
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Book of the Raven Book of the Raven An Adventure for 3rd—level Characters
Written by Christopher Perkins
Edited by Kim Mohan The Book of the Raven arrived at Candlekeep, fittingly enough, by way
of a raven in 1282 DR, the Year of the Many Mists. The raven bore the book in its talons, set it on the ground within Candlekeep’s walls, and pecked at its covers until an Avowed acolyte, witnessing
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the front, but no author is credited on the outside or inside of the book. The book is six inches wide, nine inches tall, and an inch thick. The thick, cream-colored pages emit a faint scent of flowers
Book Description The Curious Tale of Wisteria Vale is bound in green leather, with leaves and vines carefully burned into the corners of the front and back covers. The title is embossed in gold on
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breeze whenever a page is turned. Most important, when the book is first opened, it reveals the creature trapped inside it: a djinni named Gazre-Azam. The first ten pages of the book contain various notes
Book Description The book is a heavy tome with covers of white marble bound in pale blue leather. A large padlock prevents the book from being opened and resists all attempts to open it with magic
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Finding the Book Characters in Candlekeep might uncover this book and the treasure map hidden inside it while researching one of the following topics: The Vistani and other planar travelers Possible
routes into and out of the Shadowfell Alternatively, the book can be delivered to the characters by a raven. Avoiding contact with strangers, it leaves the book in a place where the characters are






