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Returning 33 results for 'destroyed shard'.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
the Crystal Shard was destroyed, its fragments, called chardalyn, still echoed with its creators’ malevolent minds. Fragments of ice and chardalyn drew together around the remains of the seven
to foresee—was to assume control of the other liches if Crystal Shard was destroyed and created the multi-lich entity.
Zlan schemes about how to restore and control Crystal Shard’s power
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
cracked gemstone while the spirit slowly regains strength. Only if that stone is destroyed can the shard be put to rest.Cold, Necrotic, Poison, PsychicAcid, Fire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Deflection. The shard’s AC includes its Intelligence modifier.
Incorporeal Movement. The shard can move through creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. If it ends its turn
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
magic staff. The hag can use its flying speed only while astride the staff. If the staff is lost or destroyed, the hag must craft another, which takes a year and a day. Only a bheur hag can use a
moment.Multiattack. The hag makes two Slam or Frost Shard attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d8
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the two items to be within 5 feet of each other. At the end, the shard is destroyed, and the rune appears in blue on the chosen item, which gains a benefit
This shard of ice is long and slender, roughly the size of a dagger. The ise (ice) rune glows within it. The shard has the following properties, which work only while it’s on your person
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
mage) aids them. Shard of Darkness. Once the anhkolox is destroyed, a character who searches the cave finds the source of the fog: a rounded piece of broken black glass. The fog ceases if the glass
glass is a remnant of a destroyed Orb of Dragonkind (detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The shattered, incomplete artifact has no properties in its current state. Dalamar recognizes the shard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
character who took Mettle’s hag eye can trade it for the shard solitaire, since the hags don’t want to suffer the consequences of their hag eye being destroyed. If a night hag is reduced to 50 hit points
Confronting the Hags Characters in Paliset Hall might encounter the Crestfall Coven as the hags search for the shard solitaire necklace. The hags are willing to cut a deal with the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the shard inhabits forces the spirit into the form of a cracked gemstone while the spirit slowly regains strength. Only if that stone is destroyed can the shard be put to rest. Draconic Shard
Huge
Draconic Shard Gem dragons wield psionic power, and when a powerful gem dragon perishes, the force of the dragon’s will and mind sometimes refuses to pass on. This essence lingers in the form of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
finger. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the two items to be within 5 feet of each other. At the end, the shard is destroyed, and the rune appears in blue on the chosen item, which
Shard of the Ise Rune Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) This shard of ice is long and slender, roughly the size of a dagger. The ise (ice) rune glows within it. The shard has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. The Frostfell Shard can be destroyed by dealing at least 75 fire damage to it in a single turn, whereupon it melts and the iceberg shatters.
1–4 A planar portal leading to the Frostfell 5–8 A planar portal leading to Pandemonium 9–10 The cavern where the Frostfell Shard rests A creature who finds the Frostfell Shard can attune to it as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Provisions to talk with the characters when they arrive. He reveals the following information: Hex Sharpe Goblins destroyed Barthen’s Well
when they stole an obelisk shard
from the winch Base of
Barthen’s Well The well the goblins vandalized is located behind Barthen’s Provisions. Years ago, the well was built using material scavenged from the nearby area—including an obelisk shard, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Kessel found an artifact suffused with demonic magic called Crenshinibon (better known as the Crystal Shard) and used it to erect a great black tower in Icewind Dale. When this tower was destroyed
steel. In the years since, more deposits of chardalyn have been found across Icewind Dale. Like the Crystal Shard, these deposits tend to be suffused with demonic magic. Prolonged contact with chardalyn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Sleeping Giant Axel Defois Goblins smashed the bar at the Sleeping Giant
and stole an obelisk shard With the Redbrands’ operation curtailed by the characters, the Sleeping Giant is no longer a
piece of the petrified giant that gave the tavern its name. In reality, this is an obelisk shard. During the night, a band of goblins broke into the Sleeping Giant, smashed the bar to extract the obelisk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
will be destroyed.” Rilago’s Fate. “Rilago? He was so keen to explore the tomb—he and my sister, both. Aminta told me a trap killed him—an obsidian splinter through the heart. Poor man.” Workers
the tomb through a guarded passage in the ruined citadel around which the town is built.” If the characters show Tavio the shard of Xeluan, he tells them the following: “That’s the splinter that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
on map 2.1 to serve as the pub. Emmek’s family migrated to Waterdeep after its holdings in Neverwinter were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Hotenow in 1451 DR. The family struggled to make ends
the Shard Shunners, a gang of halfling wererats with which he has had nefarious dealings in the past. He pays the halflings to hinder the characters’ efforts while he works feverishly to manage his own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
destroyed, the hag must craft another, which takes a year and a day. Only a bheur hag can use a graystaff.
Ice Walk. The hag can move across and climb icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check
, and difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost the hag extra moment.
Actions
Multiattack. The hag makes two Slam or Frost Shard attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
seal him in the vault and protect the Nether Scroll. Since opening the vault required either the sapphire shard in his right palm or the golem’s sapphire heart (which he assumed was destroyed along
, but she blasted the golem with eldritch magic that damaged its memory and hurled it to a far corner of Faerûn. Thinking his golem destroyed, Hamukai put a shield around the vault containing the scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
anyone into the palace.
A gnome adventurer acquires
the shard solitaire necklace and a key
belonging to Paliset Hall’s head of staff The four winter wolves are soon joined by the two winter
talk to someone. Any character who asks Oak a question about Zorhanna, Eliphas, or the shard solitaire necklace can make a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the check is successful, Oak provides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
from Atagua. The eggs are easily broken; each has AC 10, 5 hit points, and immunity to poison damage. If they’re destroyed, the energy within dissipates, leaving the closest creature with a fleeting
pod are destroyed instantly. Maw. A gap lined with dull mandibles opens into area D5. The tiny mouth-parts twitch occasionally but are harmless. D5: Mandible Walk Massive mandibles extend from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
crumbling, lighthouse-like spire pierces the surface and marks the location of the ruins below. Shard of Chaos When Dragon Army scouts discovered the ruins of the Sunward Fortress, the black-robed wizard
tirelessly until they unearthed a mysterious stone in the ruins’ depths. Soon after, workers at the site began transforming into scaled monstrosities. Unbeknown to everyone, the shard was imbued with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
deactivates if the wardrobe is removed from this chamber or destroyed. Any creature attempting to pass through a wardrobe’s gate from this side is forced back and cannot enter. Each wardrobe weighs
float above the molten magma. Perched atop one shard are two man-sized creatures with insectile features and four arms apiece.
Opening the wardrobe reveals two mezzoloths, which teleport into the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragon’s echo, which has become a draconic shard.
6 A dracolich keeps returning after being destroyed. The dracolich’s connection to its echoes on other worlds is keeping its soul intact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
more than a few inches long. The darkness is the vestige of a dead and hateful god—a shard of pure evil with shreds of sentience and awareness. The vestige can’t be harmed or controlled, and it is immune
choose whether it is banished or destroyed.
A creature that touches the amber sarcophagus forms a telepathic link with the vestige inside. The vestige offers the creature a dark gift. The creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
bring the shard of Xeluan into this room or onto the mezzanine (area X18), the ground shakes and rubble falls from the ceiling. Each creature in these areas must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving
Heart. The first character to inspect Xeluan’s body notices a large sliver is missing from his heart—the shard of Xeluan would easily fit into it. However, the characters can’t mend Xeluan’s heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
amazement on seeing the murals, since the works prove that their legends about a city that was destroyed by a dragon are true. Shamir says that he knows of a cursed place in the desert that looks like
presenting a stone golem to a young man dressed in royal finery. One of the wizards embeds a sapphire shard in the right palm of the young man. Ancient script labels the young man, and a larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
bound to it. The shard has AC 17; HP 10; and Immunity to Piercing, Poison, Psychic, and Slashing damage. If an airship’s elemental core is broken, the ship ceases to move (though it continues to hover if
addition, creatures on the ship have Advantage on saving throws to avoid being pushed off the deck of the ship, as the wind wards provide a buffer. If the elemental core is suppressed or destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
with tempting or treacherous illusions.
5 Nyx Shard. The island is a manifestation of Nyx, a recreation of a land from the distant past or completely from fiction.
6 Idyllic. The island has
beautiful weather and abundant fruit—so much so that some might consider never leaving.
7 Lost Ruin. The island is all that survived a calamity that destroyed a legendary city.
8 Gateway
Equipment
Size
Market Value
Weight
AC
HP
Extraction Time
Shard
500 gold
1 lbs
19
15
5 minutes
Delerium Properties
All delerium samples have the following traits regardless of size
reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective gear (such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
hasn’t been destroyed or rendered inoperable. If the characters have befriended Valetta, the dragonborn priest of Gond (see chapter 3), she happily releases Nim the nimblewright into their custody
is friendly toward one or more of them. The characters can also reach out to the Shard Shunners, a local gang of halfling wererats. For an up-front payment of 500 gp, the wererats happily oblige
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
disrepair. A character who inspects the lift and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check uncovers the lift’s broken mechanisms as well as its former power source: a dull and cracked shard
’ magical energy lashes back at the character. Once a spire has been reduced to 0 hit points, it shatters into 1d6 salvageable shards. Each shard can be used as a spellcasting focus, and these shards can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of any previous interaction with the characters. Zyrian can be permanently destroyed by reducing his ghost to 0 hit points after the haven’s guardian creatures have been dispatched and the door
destroyed. Opening the Door. Generations of the haven’s scholars bound themselves to defend the site beyond death. Three stone golems and a number of undead scholars (now mummies) protect the site, held in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to leave through the doorway to the west, all four crypt guardians burst out to fight until destroyed. The crypt guardians use the revenant stat block with the following changes: They speak Dwarvish
skeletons already in a fight pursue fleeing foes. The skeletons fight until destroyed. If a character spends an action, invokes the name of Dumathoin, and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Religion) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
nations, a tremendous, forbidding jungle, and all manner of lands destroyed or transformed by magical cataclysms and upheavals. Amid the ruin and the distress in these realms are signs of renewal and
believed destroyed in the conflagration of the Spellplague, Halruaa has largely been restored to the insular, magic-mighty nation it once was. Because of the foresight of their divinations, Halruaan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
this area quietly and without bright light sources, they can surprise the earth cultists within. The walls of this cavern are broken at regular intervals by small alcoves, each of which holds a shard
flee. After the portal is destroyed, Ironfang turns to rust and disintegrates. When the portal implodes, an earthquake spell is triggered, centered at the point where the monolith once stood. Five