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                                                    Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Initiative rolls.
Blade of Defense. When you take an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     blood. If the sword doesnât taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     spell attacks). It knows the following sorcerer spells (an asterisked spell is from appendix B):
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, gust,* light, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): feather fall
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , jump, thunderwave
2nd level (2 slots): gust of wind
Unarmored Defense. While the hurricane is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
Unarmored Movement. While
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the dragonborn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Mental Defense. While the dragonborn is wearing no armor, its AC includes its Intelligence
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     modifier.Multiattack. The dragonborn makes three Mind Blade attacks.
Mind Blade. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mind Blade"} to hit, reach
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The reckoner has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, light, message
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dealt by the attack.Boros reckoners combine physical power and magical prowess, serving as the shock troops of the legion. They are adept at breaking up mobs and organized lines of defense. Sometimes
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     defense against the axe, which passes through that spellâs barrier of magical force.
When you hit a fiend or an undead with the axe, cold blue flames erupt from its blade and deal an extra 2d6
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     defense. The weapon is patient and takes its time finding its ideal wielder.
If someone tries to use Azuredge against its will, the axe can become ten times heavier than normal, and can magically
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
West Wind is armed with a longsword that is a blade of the medusa.Multiattack. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     damage.
Blade of the Medusa. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Blade of the Medusa"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
East Wind is armed with a longsword that is a polymorph blade.Multiattack. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Polymorph Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Polymorph Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    , Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     solution is the best path to success.
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Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
2
Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
2
Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful)
3
Independence. When people follow orders
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     pieces across the multiverse. Recovering the pieces means gaining honor and esteem in the eyes of the vaati who forged it and could possibly restore a powerful weapon for defense against the agents of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , the hermit, and the sage.
The small colonies of aarakocra are insular and remote, and few aarakocra live away from their roosts. In the Star Mounts of the High Forest in the Forgotten Realms, no more
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Chapter 6: Blingdenstone Blingdenstone, once called the City of Speaking Stones, is a deep gnome settlement founded more than two millennia ago. The deep gnomes, insular and secretive by nature, care
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     caverns. Perceiving the threat the drow represented to all the peoples of the Underdark, the deep gnomes abandoned their isolation when they came to the defense of the dwarves of Mithral Hall, defeating
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     eldritch invocation Thirsting Blade doesn't give you additional attacks if you also have Extra Attack. Unarmored Defense If you already have the Unarmored Defense feature, you can't gain it again from another class.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     you're multiclassing: Channel Divinity, Extra Attack, Unarmored Defense, and Spellcasting. Channel Divinity If you already have the Channel Divinity feature and gain a level in a class that also grants
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Sardiorâs breath. Dragonborn of Sardior
 Medium Humanoid, Typically Neutral
 Armor Class 17 (Mental Defense)
 Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30)
 Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
   STR
  14 (+2) 
 
  DEX
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     dragonborn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
 Mental Defense. While the dragonborn is wearing no armor, its AC includes its Intelligence modifier.
 Actions
 Multiattack. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a storm cloud, symbolizing wrath and power 3 Crossed greatswords in front of a castle gate, signifying the defense of a city or kingdom 4 A skull with a dagger through it, representing the doom you
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     bring to your enemies 5 A phoenix in a ring of fire, an expression of an indomitable spirit 6 Three drops of blood beneath a horizontal sword blade on a black background, symbolizing three foes you have sworn to kill
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , is legal only if it occurs in a location registered with the city for that purpose. Additionally, any blade more than one foot in length is subject to an extra tax whenever it is sold, which helps to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     explain why Waterdavians prefer to carry knives and knuckledusters for self-defense. Businesses and individuals do employ armed guards, but except for nobles or foreign envoys, few people travel about
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     made with this magic weapon. The shield spell provides no defense against the axe, which passes through that spellâs barrier of magical force. When you hit a fiend or an undead with the axe, cold blue
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     flames erupt from its blade and deal an extra 2d6 radiant damage to the target. Hurling. The battleaxe has 3 charges. You can expend 1 charge and make a ranged attack with the axe, hurling it as if it
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Initiative rolls. Blade of Defense. When you take an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Bloodthirst. The sword thirsts for blood. If the sword doesnât taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , a bladesinger uses a series of intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend off harm and allow the bladesinger to channel magic into devastating attacks and a cunning defense. Many who have observed a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     bladesinger at work remember the display as one of the more beautiful experiences in their life, a glorious dance accompanied by a singing blade.  A Drow and a High Elf Bladesinger Training in War and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     mercy of the predators they had honored â but they are one of the most potent gatherings of mages anywhere in the North. The Harpells are a jovial, if insular, lot. All wizards, they tend to marry
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , using them for menial tasks and for basic defense of Longsaddle. Some apprentices are often the inadvertent test subjects for an experimental spell, but such is the danger of apprenticing to the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , every fine blade or crushing warhammer forged, every kingdom and battle â won or lost â in defense of their people and the folk around them. The name is as much a battle cry and a badge of honor as
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     back Gauntlgrym. Lost half my foot to an orcâs blade, and slew every damned one that got in my way marching home. If I want to sit and enjoy my old age now that we finally drove the orcs back, Iâll do
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Wyllowwood. Wherever she is, Wyllow hears the roar and comes to the dragonâs defense. The dragon, Valdemar, refers to itself as Tearulai and wonât willingly part with the sword stuck in its skull. Nor
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     personality. From that point on, the dragon considers Wyllow its mortal enemy. Tearulai The longsword, Tearulai, is a sentient, neutral good sword of sharpness with an emerald-colored blade and precious
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     included in each of your classesâ descriptions. Special rules apply to Extra Attack, Spellcasting, and features (such as Unarmored Defense) that give you alternative ways to calculate your Armor Class
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Armor Class If you have multiple ways to calculate your Armor Class, you can benefit from only one at a time. For example, a Monk/Sorcerer with a Monkâs Unarmored Defense feature and a Sorcererâs
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of 1, assuming you cast goodberry with a 1st-level spell slot. Can you use green-flame blade and booming blade with Extra Attack, opportunity attacks, Sneak Attack, and other weapon attack options
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ? Introduced in the Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide , the green-flame blade and booming blade spells pose a number of questions, because they each do something unusual: require you to make a melee attack
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     elementals Wondrous item No Bracers of defense Wondrous item Yes Brazier of commanding fire elementals Wondrous item No Cape of the mountebank Wondrous item No Censer of controlling air elementals Wondrous
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Staff Yes (druid) Staff of withering Staff Yes (cleric, druid, or warlock) Stone of controlling earth elementals Wondrous item No Sun blade Weapon Yes Sword of life stealing Weapon Yes Sword of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     destroyed or disgraced houses. Gifted with a sharp mind, a sense of humor, puissant skill with a blade, and a wealth of useful magic items, Jarlaxle infiltrated the city of Luskan, brought a kind of order
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Class 24 (+3 leather armor, Suave Defense)
 Hit Points 123 (19d8 + 38)
 Speed 30 ft.
   STR
 12(+1)
 
  DEX
 22(+6)
 
  CON
 14(+2)
 
  INT
 20(+5)
 
  WIS
 16 (+3)
 
  CHA
 19(+4
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     included in each of your classesâ descriptions. Special rules apply to Extra Attack, Spellcasting, and features (such as Unarmored Defense) that give you alternative ways to calculate your Armor Class
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Armor Class If you have multiple ways to calculate your Armor Class, you can benefit from only one at a time. For example, a Monk/Sorcerer with a Monkâs Unarmored Defense feature and a Sorcererâs
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Proficiencies: One type of 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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is the best path to success.   d6 Ideal   1 Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good) 2 Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful) 3
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the formation, including a half dozen balls of bat guano, a garland of drow intestines, and a muddy dagger with a curved blade. Treasure. The muddy dagger is a dagger of venom. The troglodytes are
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     weak and wants nothing to do with them. They fight only in self-defense, and each has a challenge rating of 1/8 (25 XP). Secret Door. A secret door stands in the northwest wall of this cavern. The old
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     call, three flameskullsâthe remains of the hateful crew of the Girscamenâcome to the abolethâs defense via the passage to area T2. As the flameskulls enter the area, a familiar haint, Violette, appears
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creatures with non-Humanoid anatomies. However, two magic items inscribed with Djaynaian symbols are usable and remain intact: a sun blade and a staff of frost.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     and deal 8 (1d6 + 5) slashing damage on a hit. Viln carries four daggers coated with purple worm poison (see âPoisonsâ in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide). The poison on a daggerâs blade is
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     before being caught in a web and cocooned by a giant spider (to be devoured later). If the characters come to the slaveâs defense, the bugbears attack them. Statue of Lolth See âDuthcloimâ for more information.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     fiercely in defense of their possessions.
 Treasure. Hidden in the mounds are 20 GP and one gemstone (worth 100 GP).
 
   Stacey Allan & William Doyle  Map: Fens (Lizardfolk Swamp)  
 Spyâs Campsite
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     campsite for clues to its inhabitantâs whereabouts and make one of the following ability checks. Consider these examples: DC 15 Wisdom (Perception). The character spots the glint of Jackoâs blade in the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     about. This part of the regeneration process requires 2 rounds, during which time the corpse has AC 12 and 27 hit points. (If they have not been removed, the corpse benefits from the bracers of defense
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     locate any treasure stolen from this place. In the intervening time, he might regain some of his former power. Battleaxe. The battleaxe has a blade of bronze, and the haft is wound with snakeskin
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , Infernal, thievesâ cant
 Challenge 2 (450 XP)
 Special Equipment. Garret wears a ring of warmth (included in his statistics) and wields a gamblerâs blade longsword (see appendix D).
 Bardic Inspiration
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared:
 Cantrips (at will): blade ward, vicious mockery
 1st level (4 slots
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     bladesâ attack bonus increases by 2, and their damage increases by 3 (1d6). These benefits apply until the blades hit a target, after which the values return to normal. Runeâs Defense. Tampering with the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , imposing disadvantage on the bladesâ attacks against the creature while it isnât incapacitated. Attack. A creature in the area can ready an attack to strike at one of the blades as it goes by. The blade
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     magic is a sign of weakness and inefficiency. A warrior doesnât need to know about metallurgy to wield a blade, so why should a wizard care about where magic comes from? Devastators love to prove their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , expeditious retreat, silent image
 Unarmored Defense. While the hobgoblin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
 Actions
 Multiattack. The hobgoblin
                                                
                                            
                                        






