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Dungeon Masterâs Guide
to this effect if it has Immunity to Slashing damage, if it doesnât have or need a head, or if the DM decides that the creature is too big for its head to be cut off with this weapon. Such a
creature instead takes an extra 30 Slashing damage from the hit. If the creature has Legendary Resistance, it can expend one daily use of that trait to avoid losing its head, taking the extra damage instead.
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the pocket dimension, it leaves behind in its space anything it was wearing or carrying.
One Familiar Only. You canât have more than one familiar at a time. If you cast this spell while you have a familiar, you instead cause it to adopt a new eligible form.
of 0. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend (your choice) instead of a Beast. Your familiar acts
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behind in a state of suspended animation; it has the Unconscious condition, doesnât need food or air, and doesnât age.
A targetâs astral form resembles its body in almost every way
Monsters
Monster Manual
Aberrant Ground. The ground in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the mouther is Difficult Terrain.
Gibbering. The mouther babbles incoherently while it doesnât have the Incapacitated
equipment behind.
Blinding Spittle (Recharge 5â6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Blinding Spittle"}. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 10, each creature in a 10-foot-radius
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.
Instead of targeting a creature, you can target a location you have seen. When you do so, the sensor appears at that location and doesnât move.
target and the sort of physical connection you have to it. The target doesnât know what it is making the save against, only that it feels uneasy.
Your Knowledge of the Target Is...
Save
Monsters
Monster Manual
Immutable Form. The colossus canât shape-shift.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The colossus has
":"Radiant"} Radiant damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this beam disintegrates into dust, leaving behind any magic items it was wearing or
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Fiend, the target doesnât return if the spell lasts for 1 minute. The target is instead transported to a random location on a plane (DMâs choice) associated with its creature type.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 4.
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one word, such as âyes,â âno,â âmaybe,â ânever,â âirrelevant,â or âunclearâ (if the entity doesnât know the answer to the
question). If a one-word answer would be misleading, the DM might instead offer a short phrase as an answer.
On a failed save, you take 6d6 Psychic damage and have the Incapacitated condition until you finish a Long Rest. A Greater Restoration spell cast on you ends this effect.
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sapphire. The object instantly appears in your hand regardless of physical or planar distances, and the spell ends.
If another creature is holding or carrying the object, crushing the sapphire doesn
ât transport it, but instead you learn who that creature is and where that creature is currently located.
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Dungeon Masterâs Guide
. Legend says Vecnaâs destruction came at Kasâs hand, but Vecna also wrought his rebellious lieutenantâs doom, leaving only Kasâs sword behind.
Bloodthirst. The sword thirsts for
blood. If the sword doesnât taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes
Monsters
Monster Manual
Flyby. The cockatrice doesnât provoke an Opportunity Attack when it flies out of an enemyâs reach.Multiattack. The cockatrice makes one Petrifying Bite attack and two Talons attacks
condition instead of the Restrained condition.
Talons. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"talons"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 18 (4d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"4d6+4
Monsters
Monster Manual
every 24 hours and doesnât return to normal after finishing a Long Rest. If the curse reduces the targetâs Hit Point maximum to 0, the curse ends, and instead of dying, the target
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Playerâs Handbook
Contingency, expending spell slots for both, but the contingent spell doesnât come into effect. Instead, it takes effect when a certain trigger occurs. You describe that trigger when you cast the
Monsters
Monster Manual
Astral Implosion. If the blob is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it implodes and ejects any creatures and objects engulfed by it into the Astral Sea. The blob itself vanishes, leaving behind a layer of
Plane.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the blob fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The blob has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Monsters
Monster Manual
Pack Tactics. The werewolf has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the werewolfâs allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesnât have the
, it instead becomes a Werewolf under the DMâs control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werewolfâs curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5
Monsters
Monster Manual
Hells.
Fear Aura. The pit fiend emanates an aura in a 20-foot Emanation while it doesnât have the Incapacitated condition. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 21, any enemy that starts its turn in the
pit fiend fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The pit fiend has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The pit fiend
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.
Every Moonblade longs for a bearer whose disposition and goals are compatible with its own. If you try to attune to a Moonblade that doesnât want you as its bearer, the weapon not only
cause the Moonblade to flash brightly. Each other creature that is within 30 feet of you and not behind Total Cover must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the Blinded condition for 1
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Playerâs Handbook
using magic, or a place you know through someone elseâs description, perhaps from a map.
âFalse destinationâ is a place that doesnât exist. Perhaps you tried to scry an enemy
âs sanctum but instead viewed an illusion, or you are attempting to teleport to a location that no longer exists.
Mishap. The spellâs unpredictable magic results in a difficult journey
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. If the vampire drops to 0 Hit Points outside its resting place
of the vampireâs Bite, the damage of which doesnât end the spell. When the spell ends, the target is unaware it was Charmed by the vampire.
Shape-Shift. If the vampire isnât in
Monsters
Monster Manual
that spell again.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the hag fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The hag has Advantage on saving throws against
, it also casts Confusion centered on itself. The spell uses the creatureâs spellcasting ability and doesnât require Concentration.
If the arch-hag is destroyed or moves its lair elsewhere
Monsters
Monster Manual
Earth Glide. The cataclysm can burrow through nonmagical, unworked earth and stone. While doing so, the cataclysm doesnât disturb the material it moves through.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day
). If the cataclysm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The cataclysm deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The cataclysm makes two Elemental Burst
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and become entombed in a state of suspended animation in an extradimensional sphere. Everything youâre wearing and carrying disappears with you except for Artifacts, which stay behind in the space
Disadvantage on D20 Tests for the next 72 hours. Draw another card; this draw doesnât count as one of your declared draws.
Gem. Twenty-five pieces of jewelry worth 2,000 GP each or fifty gems worth
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general chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter how many pages are removed, and
roll for a spell you cast against a Fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling.
Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random properties (see âArtifactsâ in
Monsters
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
Iron Boots. While moving, the madcap has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Outsize Strength. While grappling, the madcap is considered to be Medium. Also, wielding a heavy weapon doesn
been. A redcapâs desire to slay is rooted in its will to survive.
VARIANT: MADCAPS
A madcap is a redcap that soaks its hat in demon ichor instead of blood. Contact with demon ichor makes the
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
This magic weapon is a triple-barreled bronze musket. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. It requires no ammunition, its damage is radiant instead of piercing, and it doesn
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Axiomatic Mind. The drone canât be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Disintegration. If the drone dies, its body disintegrates into dust, leaving behind
DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesnât need to breathe, eat, or drink
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Unusual Nature. The scavver doesnât require air.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit (with advantage if the target is a
-like scavengers that fly through space, feeding on whatever they can fit in their mouths. Scavvers are not always aggressive; often they trail behind larger creatures as well as ships and asteroids
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
);{"diceNotation":"8d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Explode","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Flyby. The comet doesnât provoke
. The comet deals double damage to objects and structures.
Unusual Nature. The comet doesnât require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The comet makes one Slam attack and one Spit Fire
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Evasion. If the thief is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the thief instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only
behind a calling card to taunt their victims. You may roll on the Master Thief Calling Cards table to determine what a master thief leaves behind.
Master Thief Calling Cards
d10;{"diceNotation
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
", "rollAction":"Hooked Spear", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, the derro can choose to deal no damage, and instead the target has the prone
cruelty and destruction.
Derro
Derro are Underdark dwellers of dubious origin. According to the histories of some duergar, derro are descended from a community of dwarves that was left behind when the
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
effect if it is immune to slashing damage, it doesnât have or need a head, it has legendary actions, or the DM decides that the creature is too big for its head to be cut off with this weapon. Such
a creature instead takes an extra 6d8 slashing damage from the hit.
While attuned to Snicker-Snack, you have proficiency with greatswords, and you can use your Charisma modifier instead of your
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Out of the Abyss
an action if you know the spell or if the spell is on your classâs spell list. Doing so doesnât require any components and doesnât require attunement. The spell then disappears from
is stored in the gem instead of having any effect. Casting the spell must require either 1 action or 1 minute or longer, and the spellâs level must be no higher than the gemâs maximum. If
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Out of the Abyss
an action if you know the spell or if the spell is on your classâs spell list. Doing so doesnât require any components and doesnât require attunement. The spell then disappears from
spell is stored in the gem instead of having any effect. Casting the spell must require either 1 action or 1 minute or longer, and the spellâs level must be no higher than the gemâs maximum
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Conduit. If the yggdrasti is subjected to lightning damage, it is unhurt, and the lightning damage is instead divided evenly among all creatures it is grappling. In addition, the yggdrasti regains one
use of Lightning Discharge.
Unusual Nature. The yggdrasti doesnât require air or sleep.Multiattack. The yggdrasti makes two Root attacks and uses Lightning Discharge (if available).
Root. Melee
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the beast fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The beast deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The beast makes
and leaves nothing behind, except a pile of ashes plus whatever equipment it was wearing or carrying.The beast can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action