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Dungeon Master’s Guide
While holding this brass-stoppered iron flask, you can take a Magic action to target a creature that you can see within 60 feet of yourself. If the flask is empty and the target is native to a plane
commands even if it doesn’t know the language in which the commands are given. If you issue no commands or give the creature a command that is likely to result in its death or imprisonment, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Mary Greymalkin A number of options present themselves for using the deck of several things within the adventure. As written, Mary already carries the deck, and no matter how many cards are drawn
from it, the complete deck reappears magically in her possession at the conclusion of the adventure. But if she remains as an NPC in your campaign, or is first placed in an earlier adventure, consider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
worked but didn’t explain what the deck was or how it came to exist. Those questions were left for individual Dungeon Masters to figure out—or simply leave unanswered. That same issue of Dragon also
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons With the publication of the first Dungeon Master’s Guide in 1979, the most recognizable aspects of the Deck of Many Things were established. Here, the names of the cards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Autognome Survivor Once the clockwork horrors have been defeated, the characters can search the wreckage scattered throughout the Hollow Deck. Any character who does so can make a DC 11 Wisdom
Gnomish on a little brass plaque bolted to their chest) suffered vocal cord damage as well as other structural damage. The autognome has 6 hit points remaining, can’t speak, and makes occasional
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the hull. At its foot is a brass-bound wooden sea chest, its lid closed. Under the bunk is a brass box, also closed.
In the center of the cabin, a plain wooden table is bolted to the deck. On it
Ship Locations The following areas are identified on map 2.3. Map 2.3: Sea Ghost View Player Version 1. Main Deck Though the light is dim at best, you can see details of the ship’s main deck. In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Iron Flask Wondrous Item, Legendary While holding this brass-stoppered iron flask, you can take a Magic action to target a creature that you can see within 60 feet of yourself. If the flask is empty
, understanding those commands even if it doesn’t know the language in which the commands are given. If you issue no commands or give the creature a command that is likely to result in its death or imprisonment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
block) for up to 1 minute or until you use an action to speak the command word again, whereupon it transforms back into a card. The deck defender obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands
Effects for Single Cards A Deck of Many Things typically appears not as individual cards, but as a collection of cards characters can draw from. But this doesn’t have to be true; you can give each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Iron Flask Wondrous Item, Legendary While holding this brass-stoppered iron flask, you can take a Magic action to target a creature that you can see within 60 feet of yourself. If the flask is empty
, understanding those commands even if it doesn’t know the language in which the commands are given. If you issue no commands or give the creature a command that is likely to result in its death or imprisonment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
its wheels have fancy gold trim. A brass lantern hangs from each corner, and red drapes cover a tombstone-shaped window on each side. A steel padlock secures the back door, hanging from which is a
silver ewer (worth 100 gp) with five chicken eggs in it A tiny wooden box containing a deck of tarokka cards (see appendix E) wrapped in silk A set of copper pots and pans (worth 50 gp) Three sets of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
weight. The building is accessible by ramps from areas D3 and D5, as well as stairs that rise from the lake. A rickety wooden deck clings to the outside of the structure 6 feet above the water. Use the
furniture in the room—has three wooden buckets on it. Two of them are filled with water. If the characters help Duke Ickrind extinguish the coals, he gives them a brass brooch shaped like a fly, with wings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
her potions. Mary strikes an eerie, witch-like figure, surrounded always by swirling magical-mechanical trinkets of her own devising. She is often seen shuffling a deck of several things, and will try
to quietly tempt party members to draw a card. (See appendix D for more information on the deck, and its distinct connections to the adventure.) Mary is always accompanied by her familiar, a glowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
shaft in the ceiling climbs 10 feet to level 9, area 41.)
Braziers. Purple flames issue from stone braziers that resemble giant spiders. (Originating from gas vents under the floor, these flames shed
speak with dead on a corpse and asks what it knows about Undermountain, the corpse shares a secret determined by drawing a card from the Secrets Deck (see appendix C).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
identified these as an issue, don’t use them to create an unnerving atmosphere. Recognize the difference between creating a moody atmosphere and making it difficult for players to participate. Location If
. Ravenloft in particular has a history of featuring props in its adventures (see “Tarokka Deck and Spirit Board” section later in this chapter). The world of creating custom props is endless, but don’t
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
initiative count and takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue the spirit any commands, it takes the Dodge action and uses its
cone) Components: V, S, M (a deck of cards) Duration: Instantaneous You spray a 15-foot cone of spectral cards. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Lambent Zenith Locations The areas of the wreck are keyed to map 3.1. Francesca Baerald Map 3.1: Lambent Zenith View Player Version Z1a–Z1b: Sterncastle Deck and Below Scraps of golden sails dangle
from the sterncastle’s ruined mast. Two armored githyanki patrol the deck and below, silver swords at their hips.
Two lawful neutral githyanki knights named Lysan and Zastra, who served as bosuns on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
to anyone they believe to be on legitimate business in the hold. However, they don’t allow anyone to communicate with the prisoners unless ordered to by one of the efreet. The duergar issue a stern
boat has six flipper-shaped iron paddles protruding from its hull, which are controlled by levers on the boat’s deck. B8: Cliff Towers These two towers stand at opposite ends of the fortress’s high rock
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
room requires purple-level security to enter and contains paperwork on all academy personnel. Orientation Task: Welcome Pack. Characters can visit reception to collect their cadet-issue welcome packs
guided to reception on the Administration level. Simulations Deck Security Level: Green (Visitor Rank) or Above, Purple (Officer Rank) or Above for the Officers’ Mess The Simulations Deck features a
Compendium
- 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
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Registration Center Clerks. Six goblins with ink quills sit behind a row of makeshift desks, ready to scribble the names of visitors into dog-eared ledgers and issue identification papers. Glowing oil
visiting Skullport, claiming that it’s not safe for adventurers. It also tells them an Undermountain secret, hoping they’ll be lured away by the mystery. Draw a card from the Secrets Deck (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
full deck of illusions. Crypt 10 Sir Leonid Krushkin (Sir Lee the Crusher): Bigger than life, he loved his jewelry An oversized skeleton draped in jewelry and rags lies atop an elongated marble slab
and pale as linen cover a shapely female form lying atop a marble slab in the center of this dusty, web-filled crypt. You hear a voice issue from the darkness. “My love, have you come to set me free
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
discretion, such features might generate additional income or lower the costs of certain franchise tasks. Draconic Ship. This once-innocuous seagoing vessel has been detailed to appear as a brass
disabled by any franchise member. Players are encouraged to be creative in thinking about defensive features. An airship might have a deck that can channel lightning to repel boarders. A wagon might have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
skitterwidgets (see the end of the adventure for their stat block). They are programmed to attack intruders on sight. A character attuned to Stonky’s ring (see area U5) can issue commands to these
Dexterity (Perception) check. Treasure. In addition to the key in his possession, Stonky carries a wand he uses as a spellcasting focus, a brass locket with a broken chain (5 gp), and a scrap of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bas-relief images of sleeping dwarves. An unlit brazier sits in each corner, and a brass censer hangs from a chain connected to the ceiling in the chamber’s center.
No one in the fire cult knows of
sounds of metal striking metal long before they see what’s inside. Noise, light, and heat issue from this massive chamber. Runnels of lava flow from holes in the west wall into bronze troughs. Heat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Spaceship Locations, Level 1 The first level of the spaceship is the main deck, comprising offices, living quarters, and recreational amenities. In addition to the locations detailed here, map 7.1
doors to the tubes for them. Characters who refuse to assist Aphelion and access the tube by their own means are greeted by an unlit metal shaft without functioning antigravity. Deck Map. A screen