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Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
succeed instead.
Master Attuner. Jarlaxle can attune to up to five magic items, and he can attune to magic items that normally require attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.
Sneak Attack (1
when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of Jarlaxle's that isn't incapacitated and Jarlaxle doesn't have disadvantage on the attack roll.
Suave Defense. While Jarlaxle is wearing light or no armor
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; favorite prizes are weapons and armor, records of military history and tactics, and magic items that protect against psychic damage or mental intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s
defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
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A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
history and tactics, and magic items that protect against psychic damage or mental intrusion. The centerpiece of a sapphire dragon’s hoard is usually a cataloged, orderly collection of war gear
claims the spoils of the cult’s victories.
2
A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
the ring.
The Ring of Winter is sentient and tries to take control of any creature that wears it (see “Sentient Magic Items” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s
–30 degrees Fahrenheit. Frost and ice begin to form on surfaces once the temperature drops below 32 degrees. This effect is permanent unless you use the ring to end it as an action, at which
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to help protect the territory surrounding their lairs.
Martial Hoards
Sapphire dragons’ favorite prizes are weapons and armor, records of military history and tactics, and magic items that
victories.
2
A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
3
A sapphire dragon
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Beast’s game statistics, and any nonmagical equipment you’re wearing or carrying melds into your new form and can’t be used. Any magic items you’re carrying drop in an
unconscious condition, and must begin making death saving throws. Spells and other magical effects that restore hit points have no effect on you until you are stabilized. If you fail three death saving throws
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
surrounding their lairs.
Martial Hoards
Sapphire dragons’ favorite prizes are weapons and armor, records of military history and tactics, and magic items that protect against psychic damage or mental
ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures.
3
A sapphire dragon seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind
Bag of Holding
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
inside the bag can survive up to a number of minutes equal to 10 divided by the number of creatures (minimum 1 minute), after which time they begin to suffocate.
Placing a bag of holding inside an
extradimensional space created by a handy haversack, portable hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Needle Defense. Each time a creature makes a melee attack against a needle lord, it takes 2 piercing damage. A creature can choose to make an attack with disadvantage to avoid this damage.Multiattack
spawn vassals. It then prowls the wood in search of weak or defenseless humanoids to kill, converting their corpses into needle spawn to begin growing its army.
Unnatural Ally. A needle lord is an
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the fringes of a society first test its defenses by stealing objects, and if these crimes go unpunished, they begin stealing people.
Enslaved creatures receive the worst treatment the goblins can dish
the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
allied forces have devised a simple but effective plan. They begin with an attack by Saltmarsh’s militia against the entrance (area 1). Once the sahuagin commit troops to the defense of the gate, the
with 1 potion of invisibility and 1 potion of gaseous form for each party member. The council makes it clear that these items are on loan to the party and that they expect the return of any unused items
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Lighthouse Keeper The lighthouse where the characters begin the adventure is manned by a retired officer named Major Ursa. The major (LG male human veteran) is a huge, barrel-chested man with a
lives, and enjoys, the solitary life of a lighthouse keeper. He is a respected member of the mariners’ guild. If the major is attacked by the party, the local citizenry rallies to his defense. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the characters off at a higher level than usual. With the DM’s approval, use the following rules to create a Clifftop adventurer. You begin at 5th level. You start with 600 gp in addition to your
normal starting equipment. You have two common magic items and two uncommon magic items. All magic items are subject to the approval of the DM, and the DM may choose whether to assign these items or to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Map of Mystery The mystery surrounding the Book of the Raven has to do with the map Anil Zasperdes slipped between its pages. It’s clear that the map was never part of the book to begin with. You can
Scarlet Sash, a group of wereravens known for stealing magic items from evil individuals and hiding evil items from the world at large. He chose the Book of the Raven as a hiding place for the map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. Magic items can also enhance your AC. Here are a few examples: +1 chain mail gives you an AC of 17, a ring of protection gives you a +1 bonus to AC no matter what you’re wearing, and bracers of defense grant you a +2 bonus to AC if you’re not wearing armor or using a shield.
Defense (Barbarian): 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier. Unarmored Defense (Monk): 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier. Draconic Resilience (Sorcerer): 13 + your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the villagers. They swear their innocence to the characters and beg to be exonerated before their scheduled execution. 5 Magic items begin exhibiting strange side effects, causing minor warping of
Cult Adventures The Cult Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for story opportunities involving the cults. Cult Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook 1 Children throughout town begin reciting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
An Uncertain Future Celebrations and enthusiasm fill Kalaman for days after the Dragon Army’s defeat, and its people begin to make hopeful plans for the future. Here are the plans of just a few of
Palanthas to court the Knights of Solamnia and the country’s other great cities to aid in Kalaman’s defense. Raven and Vogler’s Villagers. With Kalaman’s support, Raven is leading an initial foray to Vogler
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cargo of offerings for Thassa past harbor inspectors at Meletis, skirting new laws put into place at the behest of Heliod’s priesthood that ban the import of items intended for sacrifice to other gods
discovering ancient knowledge. The campaign might begin with Thassa warning the characters about an impending attack or disaster involving a seaside community, leaving them to convince others and organize a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
student character. It introduces the owlin race and five backgrounds—one for each college—as well as a collection of feats, spells, and magic items. Chapters 3–6 provide a campaign meant to advance
characters from 1st to 10th level as they progress through their magical studies. Each chapter covers a year’s worth of adventure, so characters begin chapter 3 as 1st-level characters and first-year
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
: magic items of immense power, but so large that they cannot be moved. Eldritch machines always require rare components but creating an eldritch machine could require one or more planes to be
a device can reflect the culmination of a villain’s master plan or a last defense against evil that must be protected at all costs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, picking from the Replicable Items tables. A table’s title tells you the level you must be in the class to choose an item from the table. Alternatively, you can choose the magic item from among the common
magic items in the game, not including potions or scrolls. In the tables, an item’s entry tells you whether the item requires attunement. See the item’s description in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, picking from the Replicable Items tables below. A table’s title tells you the level you must be in the class to choose an item from the table. In the tables, an item’s entry tells you whether the item
, you can choose from among the common magic items in that book when you pick a magic item you can replicate with this infusion. Replicable Items (2nd-Level Artificer) Magic Item Attunement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Option 2: Brazen Egg Begin the campaign with the introductory encounter of chapter 10, “Dragons of the Sandstone City,” ending with Eldemere entrusting the Brazen Egg to the characters. Eldemere’s
a dragon’s hoard, the egg must spend 8 hours in the midst of the treasure, covered with coins and surrounded by other items. However, as soon as the empowered egg is brought within Anthradusk’s hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, picking from the Replicable Items tables below. A table’s title tells you the level you must be in the class to choose an item from the table. Alternatively, you can choose the magic item from among the
common magic items in the game, not including potions or scrolls. In the tables, an item’s entry tells you whether the item requires attunement. See the item’s description in the Dungeon Master’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
ensuring your characters develop strong personal reasons to continue to adventure, even if they begin their adventuring careers in the pursuit of wealth. Perhaps they want revenge on a despicable
Characters who come into a lot of wealth might try to buy magic items that make them more powerful. Remember, you decide what magic items, if any, can be bought and sold in a settlement. You don’t have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fight a persistent guerrilla war of sudden raids and brutal attacks against isolated groups of dwarves. Duergar often begin an attack by burrowing into a dwarf settlement from below, then bursting out
a clan’s riches from beneath its noses. For their part, the dwarves keep safety and defense uppermost in their priorities, realizing that there is little to be gained from trying to mount a large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
out to a range of one mile. If her demands aren’t met immediately, Drufi uses the horn to signal the other frost giants, who advance to within 100 feet of the town and begin hurling rocks over the
way inside. While this is happening, a young man named Sirac at the House of the Triad learns what the giants are after and realizes he might be able to save the town. Defense of Bryn Shander The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Shadow Dragon Treasures Shadow dragons retain the preferences of their original form when it comes to treasure. With each passing year, though, the more lustrous objects in their hoards begin to
instill a sort of revulsion in the shadow dragons, much as sunlight does. Gleaming coins and shiny baubles sicken and anger them, and they blunt and tarnish these items to make them easier to look on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lichen cover the armor. Another pathway opens up at the far side of this area.
When the characters begin exploring the area, two suits of animated armor swing into motion and attack. Each time a suit of
sundial. If the characters leave the area without a bloodstone, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
three androids on this floor. This time, each of the androids must reside in a different room. Aphelion suggests the characters begin their search with the athletic facilities to the north. Trim the
gifts them four energy cells instead. The items are delivered by a combat robot that arrives via the nearest drop tube before returning to the first level of the ship.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
begins to shudder daily at peak and antipeak, causing a citywide panic. 2 Waves of arcane blackouts sweep across Sigil. During these events, magic items have their effects suppressed, spells behave
out why. 4 Reliable portals throughout Sigil begin to malfunction. Chaos ensues as citizens vanish to unknown planes in a mass. 5 A portal to the front lines of the Blood War opens in the Lower Ward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
lichen cover the armor, though it remains free of rust. Another pathway opens up at the far side of this area.
When the characters begin exploring the area, two suits of animated armor swing into motion
the characters back to the sundial. If the characters leave the area without a bloodstone, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
used again. Breathing creatures inside the bag can survive up to a number of minutes equal to 10 divided by the number of creatures (minimum 1 minute), after which time they begin to suffocate
. Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Heward’s handy haversack, portable hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
used again. Breathing creatures inside the bag can survive up to a number of minutes equal to 10 divided by the number of creatures (minimum 1 minute), after which time they begin to suffocate
. Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a handy haversack, portable hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
politics and whiles away his nights in drink and debauchery. Treasure Mirt has access to magic items of all kinds, but keeps only a few on his person. He can equip himself with other magic items as the need
humanoid (human), chaotic good
Armor Class 16 (bracers of defense)
Hit Points 153 (18d8 + 72)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18(+4)
DEX
18(+4)
CON
18(+4)
INT
15(+2)
WIS
12(+1