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Sphinx of Lore

Monsters Monster Manual

(spell save DC 16): At Will: Detect Magic, Identify, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation1/Day Each: Dispel Magic, Legend Lore, Locate Object, Plane Shift, Remove Curse, TonguesLegendary Action

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

it longs to be more than mere reference material. Abyssal Lore. You can reference the Demonomicon whenever you make an Intelligence check to discern information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival

finish a Long Rest, if you and the Demonomicon are on the same plane of existence, one trapped creature within the book can attempt to possess you. You make a DC 20 Charisma saving throw. On a failed

Master Sage

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

, dispel magic, identify, levitate, locate object, Tenser's Floating Disk, unseen servant 1/day each: banishment, contact other plane, Drawmij's instant summons, legend lore, locate creature, planar

missile.Candlekeep’s resident lore experts are master sages and sage;sages who dedicate themselves to scholarship above all.

Fate Hag

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the hag fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Trace the Threads (1/Day). The hag can cast the Legend Lore spell, requiring no material components

action again.Fate hags are servants of destiny that mostly reside in the Feywild and Shadowfell or near crossings to those realms from the Material Plane. The aspects of fate to which a fate hag is most

Astral Drifter

Backgrounds Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

have camped on the petrified hulks of dead gods and narrowly escaped the psychic winds that sweep across the Astral Sea while also avoiding prolonged contact with the plane’s most dangerous

lasting impression on you. This deity saw fit to share one secret or obscure bit of cosmic lore with you. Work with your DM to determine the details of this knowledge and its impact on the campaign. Roll

Enhanced Sphinx

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, tongues 4th level (3 slots): banishment, greater invisibility 5th level (1 slot): legend lore It has a +1 bonus to Intelligence checks and

another plane of existence. Once outside its lair, the sphinx can’t use lair actions, but it can return to its lair as a bonus action on its turn, taking up to seven creatures with it. PsychicBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Ethereal Sight. The ghost can see 60 feet into the Ethereal Plane when it is on the Material Plane, and vice versa. Incorporeal Movement. The ghost can move through other creatures and objects as if

","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Creature.Thought to be as old as the Abyss itself, sibriexes haunt remote parts of that plane, where they use their vile abilities to create new horrors and they seek ancient lore. Rivulets of blood and

parcel out lore only when doing so advances their plans. Sibriexes can channel the power of the Abyss to create new demons from other creatures. Some demons petition sibriexes for physical gifts, for

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

save DC 20): At will: detect thoughts, phantasmal force, suggestion 1/day each: cloudkill, plane shift (self only), scrying (as an action) Summon Yugoloth (1/Day). The baernaloth has a 50 percent

primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding

Constantori's Portrait

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

, Constantori’s Portrait has quietly observed countless conversations and now possesses an unquantifiable amount of lore—everything from criminal conspiracies to secret passwords. The DM decides what

the painting knows and what it doesn’t. While attuned to the painting, you can take an action to telepathically contact it over any distance, provided you and the painting are on the same plane

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Cosmological Study Many amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of other worlds in the Material Plane, and especially the way individual dragons manifest unique echoes across those worlds

wisdom to accept it. Amethyst dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

each: blink, control water, dispel magic, freedom of movement, globe of invulnerability, plane shift, protection from evil and good, sendingThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the

amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of other worlds in the Material Plane, and especially the way individual dragons manifest unique echoes across those worlds. They also prize understanding

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only)The elder brain can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. It can take only one legendary action at a time and only at the end

reign as tyrants, while others serve as sages, counselors, and repositories of information and lore for the mind flayers that protect and nourish them.The lair of an elder brain lies deep in the

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Dimensionally Bound. Nafas can’t leave the Infinite Staircase or be trapped within a container (such as an Iron Flask). Attempts to transport Nafas to another plane are wasted. Last Wish. When

ability (spell save DC 21): At will: Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Thaumaturgy 3/day each: Create Food and Water (the food is always tasty), Dispel Magic, Invisibility, Legend Lore (as an action

House of Thalivar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

plane. Gallio does not talk much about his work with adventurers but is willing to cast the legend lore spell in exchange for 400 gp.

House of Thalivar Gallio Elibro is a brooding middle-aged male Rashemi human mage (with the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). He came to Neverwinter to find and unlock the secrets

House of Thalivar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

, which he decrypted. He has now rebuilt the tower’s planar beacon and is using it to study the creatures of the Ethereal Plane. Gallio does not talk much about his work with adventurers but is willing to cast spells in exchange for gold. The mage casts the legend lore spell for 400 gp.

he has the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). He came to Neverwinter to find and unlock the secrets of the House of Thalivar. Gallio has found many coded journals inside the ruin

Bard

classes Player’s Handbook

, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every plane of existence. Bardic

, including performing music, working magic, and making jests. A Bard’s life is spent traveling, gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer

Introduction: Creatures A to Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

the countless amazing creatures that hail from the starry realm known as the Astral Plane. Apparently, giant space hamsters aren’t as bright or as legendary as their smaller cousins. Minsc has shared

this information and a host of other pieces of lore from Boo freely and loudly during his travels. This book presents much of that lore, but don’t expect commentary from the famous hamster himself. He’s too busy saving the multiverse and, as Minsc might put it, “kicking butt for goodness.”

House of Thalivar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

ruin, which he decrypted. He has now rebuilt the tower’s planar beacon and is using it to study the creatures of the Ethereal Plane. Gallio does not talk much about his work with adventurers but is willing to cast spells in exchange for gold. The mage casts the legend lore spell for 400 gp.

that he has the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). He came to Neverwinter to find and unlock the secrets of the House of Thalivar. Gallio has found many coded journals inside the

Florrb's Problem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

Florrb’s Problem When the mud pits formed a hundred years ago, Florrb and two other mud mephits were transported into them from the Elemental Plane of Earth. The other two mephits found a way to get

back to their home plane, but Florrb was left behind. It wants to return home but doesn’t know how. The other mephits were swimming in the mud pits when they disappeared. In the years since, other

Minor Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Factol: Unknown Headquarters: Tower Sorcerous Aligned Plane: Astral Plane Members: Mages, lore seekers, scribes Epithet: Incantifers The Incanterium was a faction thought dead when its headquarters, the

: Great Bazaar Aligned Plane: The Outlands Members: Merchants, mercenaries, nonconformists Epithet: Indeps The Free League is a loose collection of individuals and remnants of disbanded or fractured

Sphinx of Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation 1/Day Each: Dispel Magic, Legend Lore, Locate Object, Plane Shift, Remove Curse, Tongues Legendary Actions Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after

Sphinx of Lore Sphinxes of lore each know a great secret and protect it all costs. This truth might take the form of an ancient text, a magical puzzle, or a path to another world. These sphinxes

Lingering Evil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Lingering Evil One or more of the demon lords might remain in the Underdark or on the Material Plane by the end of the campaign, having managed to avoid being drawn into Vizeran’s trap. Graz’zt is a

legendary weapons or magic. The characters might even venture out into the other planes of existence with the aid of Araumycos or the librarians of Gravenhollow, seeking allies, lore, and resources to combat the demon lords and return them to the Abyss.

Nightmare

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

terrorize weaker creatures and often ally with denizens of the Lower Planes in committing evil acts. These supernatural horses can innately travel between the Ethereal Plane and the Material Plane, and

messenger of an evil deity. 2 A group of joyriding imps or quasits. 3 An innocent soul trapped on the wild Fiend. 4 A lore-hunting mage, cultist, or lich. 5 A night hag herding larvae between planes. 6 A

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

answered him: an entity that called itself Krokulmar. This entity made a pact with Markos, granting insight into the multiverse in exchange for influence on the Material Plane. Markos assumed Krokulmar’s

from the sage’s library. In addition to containing lore about stars and the planes of existence, the book describes rituals that can be used to summon extraplanar entities. Krokulmar needs Markos to

Cleric Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Shape 5th Level Commune Contagion Dispel Evil and Good Flame Strike Geas Greater Restoration Hallow Insect Plague Legend Lore Mass Cure Wounds Planar Binding Raise

Celestial Divine Word Etherealness Fire Storm Plane Shift Regenerate Resurrection Symbol 8th Level Antimagic Field Control Weather Earthquake Holy Aura 9th Level Astral Projection Gate Mass Heal True Resurrection

Getting to Avernus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

contains lore on all nine layers, which the characters can learn once they’ve spent a day or two researching the plane. Characters can also research devils to learn everything that’s said about them in

Getting to Avernus Although Sylvira can prepare the plane shift spell, there’s no point, as magical wards placed on Candlekeep prevent creatures from using such means to go to or from the library

Cleric Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Flame Strike Geas Greater Restoration Hallow Insect Plague Legend Lore Mass Cure Wounds Planar Binding Raise Dead Scrying 6th Level Blade Barrier Create Undead Find the

Path Forbiddance Harm Heal Heroes’ Feast Planar Ally True Seeing Word of Recall 7th Level Conjure Celestial Divine Word Etherealness Fire Storm Plane Shift Regenerate

Meeting Gallio Elibro

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Meeting Gallio Elibro Gallio Elibro is a short-tempered Rashemi human male mage (with the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). Characters who played the first part of this trilogy

using it to trap and bind monsters from beyond this plane of existence. Once bound, such monsters could serve as useful tools if the town is invaded. However, Gallio needs the characters’ help to trap

Shard Solitaire Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Shard Solitaire Lore Fifel knows the following information about the shard solitaire: Origin Story. Fifel thinks the shard solitaire formed when someone dropped a Heward’s handy haversack full of

jewels into a bag of holding, creating an explosive portal to the Astral Plane. One of the jewels absorbed some of the portal’s volatile energy to become the shard solitaire. (See “Secrets of the Shard

Dealing with Gallio Elibro

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Dealing with Gallio Elibro Gallio Elibro is a short-tempered male Rashemi mage (with the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). His relentless studies have pushed him to the brink of

tower to anyone who enquires. Gallio’s Possession Each night, Thalivar’s ghost emerges from the Ethereal Plane to possess Gallio while he’s sleeping. Unlike normal ghostly possession, Gallio remains

Vistani Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Vistani Lore Characters who read the Book of the Raven learn the following information about the Vistani: The Vistani are planar travelers often encountered in the Shadowfell, and they seem to be

immune to the despair that besets all other visitors to that plane. They travel in horse-drawn, barrel-shaped wagons and have no permanent home. The Vistani display their wealth openly as a sign of

Gynosphinx

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

present time and place, and penetrate veils of invisibility and magic. Supplicants who look deep into those eyes might find themselves magically displaced, banished to some far-flung plane where a

difficult trial awaits them. Gynosphinxes are virtual libraries of knowledge and lore. They ask riddles and present puzzles to test the wit of supplicants that come to learn their secrets. Some are willing

Djinni

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Djinni Genie of the Air Habitat: Coastal, Planar (Elemental Plane of Air); Treasure: Arcana As genies of wind and skies, djinn personify freedom and might. They can control wind and travel as

stories, and they might share such lore with those who offer their own exciting stories in trade. While many djinn create airy palaces on stormy coasts or high in the clouds, untold numbers dwell on

Wizard Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Conjure Elemental Contact Other Plane Creation Dominate Person Dream Geas Hold Monster Legend Lore Mislead Modify Memory Passwall Planar Binding Scrying Seeming

Etherealness Finger of Death Forcecage Mirage Arcane Mordenkainen’s Sword Plane Shift Prismatic Spray Project Image Reverse Gravity Sequester Simulacrum Symbol Teleport 8th Level

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