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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
sleeping naturally when combat begins. This benefit doesn’t wake a subject from magically induced sleep.
Supernatural Readiness. Each subject has Advantage on its Initiative rolls.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. The golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The golem makes one Pinion attack and two Rend attacks
", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage and be restrained as it begins to turn to stone. The restrained target must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the effect
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Regeneration. The fensir regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it isn’t in sunlight. If the fensir takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the
fensir’s next turn. The fensir dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. When the fensir starts its turn in sunlight, it must
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn.
Unusual Nature. The leech doesn’t require air or sleep.Spiked Tentacle. Melee
":"force"} force damage and be stunned until the end of its next turn.A jammer leech is a barnacle-like creature that begins life as a space-dwelling spore that attaches to the hull of a spelljamming ship
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
together, whereupon the soul shaker reforms and regains all its hit points.
Unusual Nature. The soul shaker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Crushing Grasp. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
escape, the soul shaker reforms over the course of days and begins hunting once more.PoisonNecroticConsume Vitality. The soul shaker targets a creature it is grappling. If the target is not a Construct or
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
death’s head doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Gnashing Bite (Gnashing Head Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Gnashing Bite
be restrained as it begins to turn to stone. The target must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a failure, the target is petrified for 10 minutes.A
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
causing harm to anyone or anything. A fractine that doesn’t consume light or magical energy for ten days begins to flicker. A day later, it folds in on itself and self-destructs, leaving no trace
"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Unusual Nature. The fractine doesn’t require air, drink, or sleep.Extradimensional Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
.
Unusual Nature. The horror doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The horror makes one Bite attack and two Rotating Saw attacks, or it makes two Lightning Jolt attacks.
Bite
already attuned to the helm, that creature’s attunement to the helm ends when the horror’s attunement begins. The horror can operate the helm even though it isn’t a spellcaster. The horror
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the stone cursed isn’t a statue.
Unusual Nature. The stone cursed doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Petrifying Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType
"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, or it begins to turn to stone and is restrained until the end of its next turn, when it must
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
;s next turn.
Webbed Feet. The borthak can move across icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost it extra
animals rarely survive long in a region a borthak claims as its hunting ground. Once a borthak has depleted an area of flora and fauna, it moves and begins its pillaging anew.Acid, Cold
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Brain Dump. Whenever the neh-thalggu consumes a brain, it gains the magical ability to speak and understand languages known by the brain’s previous owner.
Unusual Nature. The neh-thalggu doesn
pockets in the neh-thalggu’s head. Once it has collected twelve brains in this fashion, it is overcome by an urge to return to the Far Realm and begins devoting all its energy to finding a way home
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw if it doesn’t have the blinded condition. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature has the petrified condition. Otherwise, on a failed save, the
creature takes 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Petrifying Gaze", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. The chimera doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
4
Swamp Creature. The chimera’s body is that of a swamp creature or a cavern-dweller
roll against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points.
3
Unicorn Horn. The chimera’s head attack is magical and deals an extra 4 (1d8) radiant damage.
4
Cockatrice Beak
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
DC 18 Constitution saving throw if it doesn’t have the blinded condition. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature has the petrified condition. Otherwise, on a failed save, the
creature takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Petrifying Gaze", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition. The
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
failed save the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the
; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If Hythonia is reduced to 0 hit points, she doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, she sheds her skin, regains 199 hit points, and moves up to her speed
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
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Curiosity. I might never be able to experience everything in the multiverse—but it doesn’t hurt to try. (Any)
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nearest unoccupied space.
Compulsive Dance. The dragon targets a creature it can see in its lair, and a merry waltz begins to play that only the target can hear. The target must succeed on a DC 15
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he takes radiant damage or damage from Holy Water (flask);holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start
attacks at the most advantageous moment and from the most advantageous position.
Strahd knows when he’s in over his head. If he begins taking more damage than he can regenerate, he moves beyond
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
1
Curiosity. I might never be able to experience everything in the multiverse—but it doesn’t hurt to try. (Any)
2
Nonviolence. Violence need
see in its lair, and a merry waltz begins to play that only the target can hear. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or dance until initiative count 20 on the following round
Water Weird
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
. However, a water weird bound to a sacred or befouled source of water begins to take on the nature of that site, becoming neutral good or neutral evil.
A neutral good water weird tries to frighten away
with a purify food and drink spell.
Elemental Nature. A water weird doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.PoisonFire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
group should be able to complete the adventure in twelve sessions of play. Each chapter begins with an overview that gives you a sense of what is ahead for the heroes and recaps what has happened so
the characters do something unexpected, improvise as best you can while gently steering them toward their main goal. Each chapter ends with a cliffhanger to set the stage for the next session, assuming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
in the village makes an appearance at the reception, and the characters can find anyone they’ve already met in the village with whom they might want to talk. Soon after the reception begins, Becklin
tales Ispin might have told them. Characters are invited to participate in this comic tale telling. They’re welcome to improvise their own tales about Ispin, taking cues from what they know about their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
have time to memorize all the lines, we’ll need to improvise.” Tossing the script over one shoulder, he says, “Worry not! I’ll feed you lines from the wings if you get stuck!”
Have each player roll
, Stagefright leads them through the dressing room (area M5) to the performers’ quarters (area M6), whereupon he says, “The play begins in ten minutes!” Characters can spend that time doing whatever they want
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to convince a suspicious crowd of your good (or at least non-evil) intentions, encourage franchise hirelings to work faster, or improvise
, whenever your franchise begins a major quest or mission, make a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. On a success, you can learn up to three rumors related to creatures or organizations involved in the
Equipment
display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair regrow
creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature (but not the triggering creature) gain the benefit of Detect Thoughts spell for 1 minute.
71–72
The triggering creature begins melting. Their
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a horrific display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and
All creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature (but not the triggering creature) gain the benefit of Detect Thoughts spell for 1 minute.
71–72
The triggering creature begins
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display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair
creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature (but not the triggering creature) gain the benefit of Detect Thoughts spell for 1 minute.
71–72
The triggering creature begins melting. Their
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display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair regrow
within 30 feet of the triggering creature (but not the triggering creature) gain the benefit of Detect Thoughts spell for 1 minute.
71–72
The triggering creature begins melting. Their
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display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair regrow
within 30 feet of the triggering creature (but not the triggering creature) gain the benefit of Detect Thoughts spell for 1 minute.
71–72
The triggering creature begins melting. Their skin
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horrific display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair
creatures within 30 feet of the triggering creature (but not the triggering creature) gain the benefit of Detect Thoughts spell for 1 minute.
71–72
The triggering creature begins melting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Possible Visions The following are the most relevant visions the characters can receive as answers to their questions. Elaborate upon or modify these as needed, and improvise visions for other
it at the dead elder brain. The elder brain begins to pulsate, and you see intermittent flashes of purple light under its rotting flesh. The mind flayers are aghast as the elder brain speaks to them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pleasantries, Rizwin indicates to Jormun that he may climb the steps to the dais to begin the ceremony. At this time, Thoman’s secret triggers. Thoman’s Secret. As the ceremony begins, Thoman gets an odd
opportunity to see if the two players want to improvise vows, since they were supposed to have memorized them. After the vows, Jormun pronounces them a married couple and the hall erupts in cheers. After