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Dungeon Masterâs Guide
This reinforced lute can be wielded as a magic Club that deals an extra 2d8 Thunder damage on a hit.
Sing and Swing. If youâre a Bard, you can use your Charisma modifier instead of your
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide
damage instead of the usual Bludgeoning damage, and you gain a +1 bonus to the attack and damage rolls of your Unarmed Strikes.
Curse. Once you don this cursed armor, you canât doff it unless you
Species
Playerâs Handbook
, including worlds in the Material Plane.
Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they donât sleep but instead enter a trance when they need
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide
special Somatic component: you must reach into the hat and âpullâ the spell out of it.
Unknown Spell. While holding the hat, you can try to cast a level 1+ spell you donât know. The
its normal casting time, and you canât use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. On a failed check, you fail to cast the spell and a random effect occurs instead
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide
combat, you have Advantage on Death Saving Throws for 1 year. If someone else reduces your chosen foe to 0 Hit Points or you donât choose a foe, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear
a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws.
Rogue. An NPC of the DMâs choice becomes Hostile toward you. You donât know the identity of this NPC
Monsters
Dragon of Icespire Peak
Brave. Don-Jon has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
Not Dead Yet (Recharges after a Long Rest). If damage reduces Don-Jon to 0 hit points, he drops to 1 hit point instead and
gains advantage on attack rolls until the end of his next turn.Multiattack. Don-Jon makes three melee attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
.
Tressym feed on small rodents, birds, and insects, stalking and pouncing on prey much as normal cats do, but with the added advantage of flight. Tressym donât, however, attack nestlings or despoil
eggs.
Tressym mate with others of their kind, but they donât mate for life. A tressym can also mate with a normal cat, though only one out of every ten of their offspring will be a tressym; the
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
.
Class-Based Living Loot Satchel
Class
Satchel
Barbarian
Broad belt with a dozen hanging pockets
Bard
Lute case
Cleric
Hollowed-out holy tome
Druid
Made from natural
âeven items that wouldnât normally fit in your satchel, but which fit within the chest. Thanks to Head Office striking deals you donât want to know about with extraplanar creatures
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the archon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The archon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
wilds at bay simply by driving archons deeper into the wilds. Such efforts are futile; not only are archons difficult to kill, but they donât create the boundaries, merely mark them.
âA winged dawn dispels the terror of night.â
âChulane, Teller of Tales
Radiant
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scale becomes a magic light hammer, which you or another creature can use. The weapon deals 2d4 radiant damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for a light hammer. It deals an extra 2d4
radiant damage to chromatic dragons.
Once three scales have been pulled from the scarf, no more scales can be removed until the next dawn, when all the missing scales grow back. If you pull off a scale but donât speak a command word, it disappears after 1 minute.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
instead.
Transport Inhibitor. The zodar canât be teleported or sent to any plane of existence against its will.
Unusual Nature. The zodar doesnât require air, food, drink, or
each zodar has a specific mission and is relentless in its pursuit of the goal, but it reacts oddly to situations that donât involve its mission because it doesnât know what else to do
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only half damage if it fails, provided it isnât incapacitated.Multiattack. The
looking.
Tricks of that sort are hardly the limit of their artful malice, however. They donât commit outright murder, but quicklings can ruin lives in plenty of other ways, such as by stealing an important letter, swiping coins collected for the poor, or planting a stolen item in someoneâs bag.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Evasion. When the chwinga is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only
, animated dolls with mask-like faces, spindly limbs, and wild hair. They donât have names and canât speak.
Chwingas normally avoid other creatures, but they find the trappings of civilization
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
;s or his alliesâ actions donât gain this benefit, instead falling as normal.
Wishful Winds. The wishes of creatures across the multiverse, including those within the Infinite Staircase
, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Nafas has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Noble Genie. Nafas doesnât suffer any of the penalties that
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Miirym fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
X-Ray Vision. Miirym can see through solid matter out to a range of 60 feet. To her, opaque creatures, objects, and obstacles within
that distance appear transparent and donât prevent light from passing through them. This vision can penetrate 5 feet of stone, 3 inches of common metal, and up to 10 feet of wood or dirt. Thicker
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Orcus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Orcus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
creatures whose combined average hit points donât exceed 500. These creatures magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Illmarrow fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Illmarrow has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Lady Illmarrow believe that sheâs a champion of their faith, but they donât worship or serve her. And the powers of priests of the Blood of Vol donât come from Lady Illmarrow.
Necrotic, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Lightning
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the hollow dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Reconstruction. When the hollow dragon is reduced to 0 hit points, its body breaks into
. Depending on the dragonâs original kind, that energy might take the appearance of flames, lightning, or misty vapors.
Hollow dragons donât suffer distractions from their undying purpose. So
Orcus
Legacy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
creatures whose combined average hit points donât exceed 500. These undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands
saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Orcus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. Orcusâs weapon attacks are magical
Demogorgon
Legacy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
magic, major image
3/day each: dispel magic, fear, telekinesis
1/day each: feeblemind, project image
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Demogorgon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead
;
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âIf you donât agree with me, Iâll beat you into submission to get my way.â
81â00
âI canât allow anyone to touch anything that belongs to
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Aurnozci has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. Aurnozci makes one Bite attack and two Tail attacks
down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god.
Roleplaying Aurnozci
Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that donât end
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
/Day). If Halaster fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. If Halaster dies in Undermountain, he revives after 1d10 days, with all his hit points and any missing body
master of Undermountain, Halaster can alter the entire dungeon to some extent. His lair actions and regional effects donât extend beyond Undermountain.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
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Frozen Time. As long as you wear the ring, you donât age naturally. This effect is similar to suspended animation, in that your age doesnât catch up to you once the ring is removed
immunity to cold damage and donât suffer any ill effects from extreme cold (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide).
Magic. The Ring of Winter has 12 charges and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
instead resets to 350 hit points, and it recharges its Steam Breath. Additionally, the dragon turtle can now use the options in the "Mythic Actions" section for 1 hour. Award a party an additional
instead.
Unusual Nature. The dragon turtle doesn't require food or drink.Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes one Bite or Tail attack and two Claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the ki-rin fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The ki-rin has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
lair, winds buoy creatures that fall due to no act of the ki-rin or its allies. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no falling damage. Aberrations, Fiends, and Undead don
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Belashyrra has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. Belashyrra regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn
close my eyes, I see my past misdeeds.â
5
âI donât trust my sight. I have no idea whatâs real and whatâs a hallucination.â
6
âSomething watches the world through my eyes. To thwart them, I keep my eyes closed or covered.â
Poison, Psychic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
this manner.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the elder brain fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The elder brain has advantage on saving throws against spells
, rewriting their thoughts and authoring their dreams.
An elder brain sustains itself by consuming the brains of other creatures. If its mind flayer servants donât bring meals directly to it, the
Magic Items
Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
description â unless youâre directed to chapter 6 of this source instead.
The creature is friendly to you, your companions, and other members of your guild (unless those guild members are
a winged thrull (see chapter 6 for the stat block) for up to 2 hours. If you donât come from an Orzhov oligarch family, it serves you grudgingly, clownishly aping your movements and mannerisms
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Shift Perception (1/Day). The dragon can cast hallucinatory terrain, requiring no spell components
center of attention.
Emerald Dragon Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
1
Seclusion. Itâs safer if others donât know I
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 20
.
Emerald Dragon Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
1
Seclusion. Itâs safer if others donât know Iâm here
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without
. (Any)
4
Order. An organized hoard makes me happyâand you donât want to see me unhappy. (Lawful)
5
Preparation. Justice and righteousness do not guarantee victory. Planning and
Magic Items
Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
. Roll on the Teeth of Dahlver-Nar table to determine which tooth you draw, and you can either sow the tooth or implant it (both of which are described later).
If you donât sow or implant the
, you can use your reaction to cause them to be hit instead. You canât use this reaction again until you finish a short or long rest.
4
The Mill Road Murders (halfling canine)
3 green hag
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without
happyâand you donât want to see me unhappy. (Lawful)
5
Preparation. Justice and righteousness do not guarantee victory. Planning and tactics do. (Lawful)
6
Companionship. Sure
monsters
Hit. On a suc-
cessful save, the wonder drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Wind-Up Operation. The wonder has the Unconscious
condition until another creature winds it with the won-
derâs unique
immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal
commands (no action required by you). If you donât
issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its
movement to avoid danger. The domestic wonder is
destroyed if it drops to 0 Hit Points.
monsters
. On a successful save, the wonder drops to 1 Hit Point instead.
Wind-Up Operation. The wonder has the Unconscious condition until another creature winds it with the wonderâs unique key for 1
. In combat, the wonder shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you donât issue any, it takes the






