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Player’s Handbook
its turn there. A creature is targeted only once per turn.
Death. Each target makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 10d10 Necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful
symbol bears: Death, Discord, Fear, Pain, Sleep, or Stunning. Each one is explained below.
Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
(see the Dungeon Master’s Guide):
2 minor beneficial properties
1 minor detrimental property
1 major detrimental property
Spells. The orb has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended
Cost
Cure Wounds (level 9 version)
4
Daylight
1
Death Ward
2
Detect Magic
0
Scrying (save DC 18)
3
Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take a Magic
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming
Concentration required), demanding that you commit an evil act. The hand might have a specific act in mind or leave it up to you.
Hand of Vecna Spells
Spell
Charge Cost
Finger of Death
5
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Death Ray"}. The catoblepas targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage
succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the start of the catoblepas’s next turn.
Death Ray (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
within 10 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation":"12d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Strike","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning
thumb have abandoned her court and set out to impress the gods in ways that could all but destroy the civilizations of the small folk. Serissa fears warfare among the six giant races as they strive to
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
is in Undermountain, the following effects can occur in any location within the dungeon or in any extraplanar extension of the dungeon:
A magical scrying sensor appears, taking the form of a
terrain, polymorph
5th level (3 slots): Bigby's hand, geas, wall of force
6th level (2 slots): chain lightning, globe of invulnerability, programmed illusion
7th level (2 slots): finger of death
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
. Interlopers who discover his quarters are set upon by the lich and his dread warrior guards, but if Var is brought to the brink of death, he might bargain for a chance to escape the dungeon.
Undead Nature. A
Focused Conjuration. While Var is concentration on a conjuration spell, his concentration can't be broken as a result of taking damage.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Var fails a saving throw, he
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
to resist the effects of extreme heat (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide).
Curse. This armor is cursed. Whenever you don or doff it, you must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw
, taking 100 (10d10 + 45) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Only a wish spell can remove the armor’s curse.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
bomb and throws it at a point up to 60 feet away, where it explodes. Each creature within a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8
room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed people. In Wildspace and its associated ports, giff are most often encountered as spacefaring mercenaries. These troops are renowned for
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Each creature within 20 feet of the grenade’s detonation must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fragmentation Grenade
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.It’s easy to spot giff in a room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2
.
A Taste of Undeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Many rogues walk a fine line between life and death, risking their own lives and taking the lives of others. While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself
necromancers practice their craft, a Phantom can become a wizard’s confidant and right hand. In temples of gods of death, the Phantom might work as an agent to track down those who try to cheat
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Many rogues walk a fine line between life and death, risking their own lives and taking the lives of others. While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself
necromancers practice their craft, a Phantom can become a wizard’s confidant and right hand. In temples of gods of death, the Phantom might work as an agent to track down those who try to cheat
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
lumbering Construct that can be found trundling across battlefields and down dungeon corridors. Granite juggernauts have dense, boxy bodies atop massive rollers they use for locomotion. Their fronts
spaces of creatures with the prone condition. When the juggernaut enters the space of a prone creature for the first time during this movement, the creature must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking
Monsters
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Death Burst. When the fume drake dies, it explodes in a cloud of noxious fumes. Each creature within 5 feet of the fume drake must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or take 4 (1d8
);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Unusual Nature. The fume drake doesn’t require food, drink, or sleep.Bite. Melee Weapon
Goliath
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
At the highest mountain peaks — far above the slopes where trees grow and where the air is thin and the frigid winds howl — dwell the reclusive goliaths. Few folk can claim to have seen a
much on them can grow complacent, a recipe for disaster in the mountains.
This trait manifests most strongly when goliaths interact with other folk. The relationship between peasants and nobles puzzles
Spells
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You invoke both death and life upon a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within range. Each creature of your choice in that area must make a Constitution saving throw, taking 2d6 necrotic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Each creature within 20 feet of the grenade’s detonation must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fragmentation Grenade
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.It’s easy to spot giff in a room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as
Death Burst. When the stonemelder dies, it turns to stone and explodes in a burst of rock shards, becoming a smoking pile of rubble. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding stonemelder must
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Death Burst. When the galvanice weird dies, it explodes in a burst of ice and lightning. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding weird must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6
);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Burst","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Slam. Melee Weapon
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Breath", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage on a failed save
dragon’s turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.Most death dragons are pale imitations of their former selves. They remember flashes and
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Aura of Death. Creatures within 30 feet of Skall have disadvantage on death saving throws.
Cosmic Annihilation. A creature killed by Skall can be restored to life only by means of a true
has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns Undead.Multiattack. Skall makes one Withering Touch attack or uses Spellcasting. He also uses Death Knell twice.
Withering Touch. Melee
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
: A wooden case containing a map to a ruin or dungeon, a bullseye lantern, a miner’s pick, a set of traveler’s clothes, a shovel, a two-person tent, a trinket recovered from a dig site
Shovel
3
Hat
7
Sledgehammer
4
Hooded lantern
8
Whip
FEATURE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
When you enter a ruin or dungeon, you can correctly ascertain its
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack.
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
the target must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fungal Rot","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save
, or half as much damage on a successful one.Feed on Death. When a creature within 30 feet of the shaman drops to 0 hit points, the shaman gains 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
"}. The dragon exhales a wave of ghostly purple flames in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 45 (10d8);{"diceNotation":"10d8", "rollType":"damage
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Rush", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A creature can take this damage only once per turn.Some death dragons manage to retain almost all
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Bolt", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage plus 16 (3d10
.
Death Bolt (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Death Bolt"}. The spirit hurls a magical lightning bolt in a 120-foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Tlincallis, also called scorpion folk, are chitin-covered creatures with a humanlike upper body
’s time to lay eggs and hatch a new brood of young.
These scorpion folk deposit their eggs in warm places out of direct sunlight, often amid a stand of cacti near their present encampment. The
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
long rest); each creature in the line must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d6;{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dragonborn","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Priests bring the teachings of their gods to the common folk. They are the spiritual leaders of temples and shrines and often hold
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
of giff shock trooper;giff shock troopers.
Giff
It’s easy to spot giff in a room: these burly folk are 7-foot-tall, hippopotamus-headed people. In Wildspace and its associated ports, giff
spacefaring giff’s society is organized along military lines. From birth until death, each has a military rank. Promotions don’t depend on time in service but are granted by superiors as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Death Gaze. When a creature that can see the bodak’s eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of the bodak, the bodak can force it to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw if the bodak isn’t
(3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Gaze", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage on a failed save.
Unless surprised, a creature can avert its eyes to avoid
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
vortex in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. Each creature of the professor’s choice that it can see within that area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 23 (5d8
):
At will: druidcraft, spare the dying
1/day each: antilife shell, bane, feign death, speak with deadProfessors of decay wield magic that drains and twists the essence of the professors&rsquo
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
lightning bolt at a point it can see within 500 feet of it. Each creature within 10 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation":"12d8","rollType":"damage
breathing
Roleplaying Information
Nimir is an insightful, even-keeled storm giant who believes that a lasting alliance between giants and small folk can make the world a safer, more enlightened place. He
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more.
Characters with the faceless background don a disguise &mdash
part of them expressed to an extreme. To define a persona, feel free to choose characteristics from other backgrounds, particularly folk hero, hermit, or noble. For the person behind the persona, the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
effect on itself on a success.
6: Death Ray. The target must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"", "rollDamageType":"necrotic
", "rollAction":"Antimagic Breath"}. The eyedrake emits a magic wave in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 39 (6d12);{"diceNotation":"6d12