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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the heart, causing those nearby to feel the approach of death. If detected, gloom weavers use their shadow magic to reduce enemies to ghastly corpses.
Shadar-kai
In the gloom of the Shadowfell live
emerge from within, bearing her cryptic messages and omens far and wide across the multiverse.
Within the fortress are items that the Raven Queen finds irresistible: objects invested with deep feelings
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
following properties, which work only while it’s on your person.
Runic Shield. You have a +1 bonus to AC.
Shield Bond. As a bonus action, choose a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you
a two-handed melee weapon — by tracing the skold rune there with your 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
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
they take from an attack made against them, provided they can see the attacker.Molliver is a thief who gives most of what they steal to the destitute, keeping a few choice items for their own use. They
tyrants.”
Bond. “The brigganock;brigganocks of Yon are my trusted friends. They need someone to protect them, and I happily volunteer.”
Flaw. “My impatience sometimes
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
with a lost love might be transformed into one of their loved one’s cherished items, such as a favorite bonnet.
Skabatha assumes the guise of an old toymaker. Part toy herself, she has a windup
.”
Bond. “I hate my sisters, but together we are strong."
Flaw. “I forget the first creature I see each day when I awaken.”
Skabatha’s Appearance
Skabatha appears as a
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
trained in the arcane tradition of evocation. She likes using her magic to destroy things, and her hunger for magic items knows no bounds. Her supreme confidence means that she never backs down from a
serve her as bodyguards and scouts. Avarice uses her Rary's telepathic bond spell to stay in telepathic contact with her gargoyles before sending them off on any mission. Avarice also has the support of
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
Rary's telepathic bond spell.
Thriving Wildlife. giant spider;Giant spiders (a sapphire dragon’s favorite prey) are attracted to the area within 6 miles of the lair and settle there in large
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
know of places of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and spells that create
disguised as a human merchant prince.
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An adult emerald dragon shows an emerald dragon wyrmling how to safely observe Humanoids without being detected.
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An adult emerald dragon keeps a
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
has its telepathy range doubled while within 1 mile of the lair. This includes creatures with innate telepathy and magical telepathy such as the Rary's telepathic bond spell.
Thriving Wildlife. Giant
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relics, magical items, and other rare objects. Aside from the power such items might confer, a tabaxi takes great joy in unraveling the stories behind their creation and the history of their use
instruments, tell stories, and offer exotic goods in trade for items that spark their interest. Tabaxi reluctantly accept gold, but they much prefer interesting objects or pieces of lore as payment.
These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond—called Attunement—with them before the creature can use an item’s magical properties. A creature can have Attunement with no more than three magic items at a time. See also “Equipment” (“Magic Items”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond—called Attunement—with them before the creature can use an item’s magical properties. A creature can have Attunement with no more than three magic items at a time. See also chapter 6 (“Magic Items”).
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Buying and Selling Magic Items Captain Xendros of the Faithful Quartermasters of Iuz has magic items for sale and can also broker the sale of magic items. Any such item comes with a mild curse
knowledge of the casting. This curse can be detected by casting an identify spell on the item and succeeding on a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check. The check can be attempted once per casting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
) score to determine whether a theft made against that character is successful. If the character’s score is 11 or higher, the theft is detected and thwarted. Otherwise, the thief makes off with one
item weighing 1 pound or less (such as a coin pouch or potion) and disappears into the crowd before the theft is noticed. If a character is robbed, ask the player what small items the character is carrying, then decide which of those items was stolen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. The other, whose doors are painted with a depiction of a five-headed dragon, contains Rezmir’s Cult of the Dragon regalia—purple robes, cloaks, mantles, and many items of rank, but not the Black
Dragon Mask. Because Rezmir is a half-dragon, it’s unlikely that her clothing or armor will fit anyone else. The wardrobe containing the cult regalia is trapped. The trap can be detected with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. The other, whose doors are painted with a depiction of a five-headed dragon, contains Rezmir’s Cult of the Dragon regalia — purple robes, cloaks, mantles, and many items of rank, but not the Black
Dragon Mask. Because Rezmir is a half-dragon, it’s unlikely that her clothing or armor will fit anyone else. The wardrobe containing the cult regalia is trapped. The trap can be detected with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond with them before their magical properties can be used. This bond is called attunement, and certain items have a prerequisite for it. If
magical properties of the item, including any necessary command words. An item can be attuned to only one creature at a time, and a creature can be attuned to no more than three magic items at a time. Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond with them before their magical properties can be used. This bond is called attunement, and certain items have a prerequisite for it. If
activate any magical properties of the item, including any necessary command words. An item can be attuned to only one creature at a time, and a creature can be attuned to no more than three magic items at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond—called Attunement—with them before the creature can use an item’s magical properties. Without becoming attuned to an item that requires
Items You can be attuned to no more than three magic items at a time. Any attempt to attune to a fourth item fails; you must end your Attunement to an item first. Additionally, you can’t attune to more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond—called Attunement—with them before the creature can use an item’s magical properties. Without becoming attuned to an item that requires
Items You can be attuned to no more than three magic items at a time. Any attempt to attune to a fourth item fails; you must end your Attunement to an item first. Additionally, you can’t attune to more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. It craves powerful magic items and surrounds itself with gold, platinum, and precious gems. Its bond is to its lair — an elaborate cavern complex carved out between the twisting sewers of Waterdeep
give it a bit of background, a distinctive quirk of appearance, and especially an ideal, a bond, and a flaw. As an example, consider the Xanathar, a beholder that runs extensive criminal operations in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the chasm. Spells and magic items that allow creatures to fly are suppressed within the chasm. Any character who enters the chasm under the effect of a fly spell or similar magic goes hurtling down
location by another teleport trap appears 30 feet above the lava and immediately plunges into it unless the creature has some way to stop the fall. (Remember that spells and magic items that allow creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
unleashed by this spell. Mage Hand. The summoned hand is shaped like a claw. Rary’s Telepathic Bond. Characters linked together by the spell can hear vague, infernal whispering in the background, but
. Telepathic communications via magic items such as sending stones or a helm of telepathy can be overheard by an archdevil as well. Communicating with a serpentine owl, an orb of dragonkind, or a sentient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
aura of transmutation magic when such is detected for. Upwardly Mobile. Any character who touches a pillar with or without intent will uncontrollably float upward (as if affected by a levitate spell
one end and a silver cap on the other.
Aura. The crown and both ends of the scepter prove to be magical if such is detected for. In addition, the crown and the gold knob of the scepter radiate an aura
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
faint, silvery outline of the skold (shield) rune. The ingot has the following properties, which work only while it’s on your person. Runic Shield. You have a +1 bonus to AC. Shield Bond. As a bonus
magic to a nonmagical item—a shield or a two-handed melee weapon—by tracing the skold rune there with your finger. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the two items to be within 5 feet of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
are two 9-foot-tall statues of ogres transforming into giant flies.
Table. A large stone table stands in the middle of the room. Several curious items rest atop it, including a black cube-shaped box
to the southwest and the floor around it are scorched by fire — the result of a trap set off long ago.
The drow mage has managed to get this far without being detected. Left to his own devices, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
they have clothing to wear while in humanoid form. They occasionally stash magic items of evil repute here until better hiding places can be found for them. Adventurers who come to the chalet
secret and will carry that secret to the grave.” Ideal. “Without vigilance, evil runs amok.” Bond. “I love glass. I adore its colors and its polished gleam. Watching glass bend and take different forms
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represent darkness.
The unwritten laws that govern the status of individual orcs within a tribe are manifested to a degree in how each orc uses these colors on itself and its personal items. For
goals of the tribe don’t concern me. Personal glory is what I crave. (Chaotic)
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Savagery. I will not be controlled. (Chaotic)
Orc Bonds
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Bond
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I will defend my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
stationed in every major town and city. The organization is always on the lookout for powerful items, expressly to keep them out of the hands of evildoers. To this end its agents use various guises
and identities to gain access to carefully guarded secrets such as ancestral maps, buried cities, and mages’ keeps. The bond between Harpers is strong, and their friendships are nigh unbreakable. Rarely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Molliver Molliver is a thief who gives most of what they steal to the destitute, keeping a few choice items for their own use. They’re always ready to put themself in harm’s way to see justice
. Personality Trait. “I’m a bit rash, to put it mildly.” Ideal. “I have no tolerance for bullies and tyrants.” Bond. “The brigganocks of Yon are my trusted friends. They need someone to protect them, and I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the plants around it are dead. The secret door can be detected with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. Characters who inspect the plants around the door and succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence
causes it to swing open. Otherwise, a knock spell or similar magic is needed to open it. Needle hid the following items in the alcove: a purse made from triceratops hide, a small box made from two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
dismiss the horses with a second command word (“Arvesh”). The horses can be dispelled (DC 15) but not harmed. The wagon has a hidden trapdoor in its underbelly that can be detected by a character who
it with a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. A failed attempt to disable the trap triggers it. Treasure The interior of the wagon contains the following items: A wooden trunk covered with claw marks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
DM’s approval. If the romance ends badly, you might gain a new flaw. If it ends well or is ongoing, your new love interest might represent a new bond. 41–80 You earn modest winnings from gambling and
Magic Item Magic items are the DM’s purview, so you decide how they fall into the party’s possession. As an option, you can allow player characters to craft magic items. The creation of a magic item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
. Once detected, the pit can be safely avoided by sidling along its perimeter.
Escaping the Pit. The pit’s walls have cracks big enough to serve as handholds, allowing trapped creatures to climb out
one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item.
Treasure. Treasure entries like this describe loot in an area. Usually, treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of placing pieces is wonderful.” Ideal. “I want my inventions to ensure fewer children lose their parents.” Bond. “I always wear the necklace my adoptive sister gave me. When I feel anxious about a
and three potions of healing she has to heal wounded characters. She gladly gives the characters any unused potions, sharing her wish that these items will keep the brave travelers safe. While her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited with a lost love might be transformed into one of their loved one’s cherished items, such as a favorite bonnet. Skabatha assumes the guise
picking up lots of bad habits.” Bond. “I hate my sisters, but together we are strong.” Flaw. “I forget the first creature I see each day when I awaken.” Skabatha’s Appearance Skabatha appears as a short