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                                                     Spells
                                                    Playerâs Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    A Club or Quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with natureâs power. For the duration, you can use your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of melee
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     attacks using that weapon, and the weaponâs damage die becomes a d8. If the attack deals damage, it can be Force damage or the weaponâs normal damage type (your choice).
The spell ends early if
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Spells
                                                    Playerâs Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Necrotic damage. If the target is missing any of its Hit Points, it instead takes 1d12 Necrotic damage.
Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by one die when you reach levels 5 (2d8 or 2d12), 11 (3d8 or 3d12), and 17 (4d8 or 4d12).
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Temporary Hit Points daily at dawn until you die.
Talons. Every magic item you wear or carry disintegrates. Artifacts in your possession vanish instead.
Throne. You gain proficiency and Expertise in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     you draw the card or at any other time before you die.
Flames. A powerful devil becomes your enemy. The devil seeks your ruin and torments you, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Simple Weapon Wielder. A simple weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the verbeeg hits with it (included in the attack).Multiattack. The verbeeg makes two melee attacks.
Spear. Melee or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     mammalian beasts and allow bears, wolves, worgs, and other predators to lair with them. They catch and keep horses, mules, sheep, goats, and cattle for food and trade.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Dragon of Icespire Peak
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Archer. A longbow or shortbow deals one extra die of its damage when Falcon hits with it (included in his longbow attack).
Sharpshooter. Falcon's ranged weapon attacks ignore half cover and three
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     treatedâfairly and with patience.
Falcon's real name is Gustaf Stellern, but he has long since abandoned it. His hunting skills have earned him the name he now bears.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    This twelve-sided metal die is 12 inches across and bears the numbers 1 through 12 engraved on its pentagonal sides. The dodecahedron contains arcane clockwork mechanisms that whir and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     click whenever the die is cast.
The dodecahedron can be hurled up to 60 feet as an action. A random magical effect occurs when the die comes to rest after rolling across the ground for at least
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     you can see within 30 feet of you suffers a critical hit while youâre wearing the armor or wielding the shield that bears the emblem, you can use your reaction to expend 1 charge to turn the critical hit into a normal hit instead.
The emblem regains all expended charges daily at dawn.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Immutable Form. Elise is immune to any spell or effect that would alter her form.
Lightning Absorption. Whenever Elise is subjected to lightning damage, she takes no damage and instead
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     stitching itself into place if positioned in a cavity where the creatureâs heart used to be. A creature with the device inside them is immune to disease, ceases to age, and does not die of old age
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     corrupted egg yields several draconians of the same kind. A draconian might be taken for a dragonborn at first glance, though most kinds of draconians have wings.
When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.Poison
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     paralytic venom of their saliva to coat their weapons, making them formidable assassins as well. Their wings allow them to turn a fall into a rough glide. When draconian infiltrators die, their bodies
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Lightning Absorption. Whenever the skitterwidget is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Unusual Nature
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     next turn.Good Parent. The skitterwidget imposes disadvantage on one attack roll made against a kiddywidget it can see within 5 feet of it.A skitterwidget is made of metal and bears a passing
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     draconian might be taken for a dragonborn at first glance, though most kinds of draconians have wings.
When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ambush. When draconian foot soldiers die, they unleash clouds of petrifying gas, turning their corpsesâand any creatures within the cloudsâto stone.
On the world of Krynn, draconian foot
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    .
When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     across the battlefield or aid their alliesâ incursions and attacks. They have wings that allow them to glide during a fall.
When draconian mages die, their flesh shrivels away before their bones
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ", "rollAction":"Prophetic Blessing"}, and it gains a prophecy die, a d8. Once during each of the creatureâs turns, when it fails an ability check or saving throw or misses an attack roll, it can
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     roll the prophecy die and add the number rolled to the total, potentially changing the outcome. The blessing ends after 1 hour or when the living portent ends the blessing (no action required) or uses
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    This weapon appears ordinary, but it bears strong illusion magic that allows its wielder to skillfully deceive opponents.
You have a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     you with an attack roll, you can use your reaction to require that creature to make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the attack instead targets another creature of your choice that
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     feet of it and can use an action to pinpoint the location of any creature, object, or area in that range that bears magic. This sense penetrates barriers but is blocked by a thin sheet of lead.
Tunneler
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     they acquire, instead choosing to protect and venerate such items. Tappers spend their long lives in the search for the source of all magic, which they believe to be hidden deep in the Underdark. They
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     draconian army. A single corrupted egg yields several draconians of the same kind. A draconian might be taken for a dragonborn at first glance, though most kinds of draconians have wings.
When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creature type is Fey instead of Undead. A creature whose Strength is reduced to 0 by this shadowâs Strength Drain attack does not die but falls unconscious instead. The creature regains
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Special Equipment. Mirt wears bracers of defense and a ring of regeneration. He wields a longsword, +1 and a dagger, +1.
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Mirt hits with
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     it (included in the attacks below).
Evasion. If he is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Mirt instead takes no damage if he succeeds on
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Headless Summoning (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dullahan is reduced to 0 hit points, it doesnât die or fall unconscious. Instead, it regains 97 hit points. In addition, it
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the dullahan after it uses Headless Summoning.
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the dullahan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The dullahan doesnât require
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Cling to Life (Recharges after a Long Rest). The first time Zargash would drop to 0 hit points as a result of taking damage, he instead drops to 1 hit point.
Special Equipment. Zargash wears a bat
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , for when I die, Orcus will transform me into a vampire.â
Ideal. âEntropy is not simply the bane of existence. Itâs the doom of the multiverse. My job is to speed it along.&rdquo
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Goose Mother fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Multiple Heads. The Goose Mother has five heads. Whenever the Goose Mother takes 25 or more
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die, the Goose Mother dies.
At the end of its turn, the Goose Mother grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     her to explode and die. A mephit that dies in this way does not use its Death Burst. Instead, each creature within 10 feet of the exploding mephit must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    .
Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of draconians have wings.
When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Izek hits with it (included in the attack).Multiattack. Izek makes two attacks with his battleaxe.
Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     trouble killing them and disposing of their bodies. He was eventually caught in the act and brought to the burgomaster. Instead of punishing the boy for his crimes, Baron Vallakovich pardoned Izek and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , mirror image, mislead, raise dead, teleport, wall of fire
1/day each: imprisonment, meteor swarm
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Bel fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the die is subtracted from the next attack roll made against Bel or an ally of his choice within the next minute.
Summon Ice Devil (Costs 3 Actions). Bel magically summons an Ice Devil (Spear Variant
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Boon of Immortality. Iggwilv is immune to any effect that would age her, and she canât die from old age.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Iggwilv fails a saving throw, she can choose to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Iggwilv has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. (This trait is bestowed by her robe of the archmagi.)
Special Equipment. Iggwilv wears
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     doesn't reduce its exhaustion. If the cursed target reaches exhaustion level 6, it doesn't die; it instead becomes a thrall under the quori's control, and all its exhaustion is removed. Only the wish spell
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     weather, detect thoughts, ice storm
Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     canât truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortalsâ demands. As the embodiment of winterâs cruelty, she is
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Zelennor, watches over the wizardâs frozen remains. It uses the weasel stat block in the Monster Manual but is a fey instead of a beast. If Zelennor is reduced to 0 hit points, Nassâs
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Nassâs personal sigil is inscribed on the spine, which also bears the title Lantomirâs Traveling Libram. The tome contains the following spells: clairvoyance, cloud of daggers, counterspell
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. Tromokratis can breathe air and water.
Hearts of the Kraken (Mythic Trait; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When Tromokratis is reduced to 0 hit points, it doesnât die or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fall unconscious. Instead, the damage creates cracks in its carapace, revealing its hearts. Tromokratis has four hearts: two on its chest, one on its back, and one at the base of its tail. A heart has an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. Auril doesnât require air, food, drink, or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . For roleplaying purposes, the following suggestions might prove helpful:
So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril canât truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Sul Khatesh has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Master of Magic. Sul Khatesh has advantage on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature within 30 feet of it. A creature that fails the saving throw but can't expend a spell slot is instead stunned until the end of its next turn.Overlords
In the first days of the world, the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the emissary fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The emissary doesnât require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     form does the star spawn die.
After finishing a long rest, a greater star spawn emissary regains its Lesser Star Spawn Emissary;lesser form if it was destroyed. When an emissary transitions from one
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Soth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Soth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Marshal
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     level)
1/day: banishment (cast at 6th level)
Word of Death (1/Day). Soth points at a creature he can see within 60 feet of himself and magically commands it to die. The target must make a DC 19
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     hit. On a success, Fautomni drops to 1 hit point instead.
Karlov: Unnatural Vigor. When Karlov regains hit points, he has advantage on attack rolls he makes on his next turn.
Vuliev: Teleportation
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Councilâs Traits
Ideal: âInfluence is measured in power, status, and money, but mostly money.â
Bond: âGather as much as you can while you can, for when you die, you will take
                                                
                                            
                                        






