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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Resistance. Sammaster has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Soul Gem. If Sammaster is reduced to 0 Hit Points while his magical soul gem exists, his lich form dissolves
as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to rule Faerûn
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Resistance. Sammaster has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Soul Gem. Sammaster has a magical soul gem as his dracolich heart. The gem can’t be damaged or removed
established himself
as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
revealing and understanding these secrets, the Circle of the Stars seeks to harness the powers of the cosmos.
Many druids of this circle keep records of the constellations and the stars’ effects on the
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Bottom Treader. The drowned assassin cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).
Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fall unconscious. Instead, the damage creates cracks in its carapace, revealing its hearts. Tromokratis has four hearts: two on its chest, one on its back, and one at the base of its tail. A heart has an
, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside Tromokratis, and it takes 42 (12d6);{"diceNotation":"12d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage at
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Arasta has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spider Climb. Arasta can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings
ground ripples and bursts over the monster, revealing itself as a wave of countless spiders. The tiny arachnids swarm the larger horror, girding it in skittering bodies.
Fighting Arasta as a mythic
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
medusa rising up anew, the last of her shed skin dropping away, revealing glistening, unscarred scales.
Fighting Hythonia as a mythic encounter is equivalent to taking on two challenge rating 17
.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Hythonia can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects. She can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Fear Effects Whenever the characters encounter something that is supernaturally frightful, use the Frightened condition as the baseline effect. Fear effects typically require a Wisdom saving throw
opens, revealing a nightmarish realm of torment and slaughter. 20 Typically, a Frightened creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Fear Effects Whenever the characters encounter something that is supernaturally frightful, use the Frightened condition as the baseline effect. Fear effects typically require a Wisdom saving throw
opens, revealing a nightmarish realm of torment and slaughter. 20 Typically, a Frightened creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
The Deck as Narrative Traditionally, the effects created by the Deck of Many Things are immediate. When a character draws the Knight card, a fighter immediately appears and offers their service, and
in this book include advice to help you work the effects of their cards into your campaign story. Using the deck’s effects as events in your campaign poses an interesting question: is the deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
—and takes personal offense when his agents or the domain’s wolves are slain. Strahd can also manifest a variety of dramatic effects, such as causing his voice to be heard on the wind, making his visage
appear in the clouds, changing the weather, and so forth. He can’t use these effects to aid him in combat, but they can make his presence known throughout the land. Master Vampire. Strahd eagerly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
as planar forces fail to identify their logical place in reality. This has the following effects on the characters: Causal Uncertainty. Characters have confusing memories of multiple possible or
themselves, their true memories return, and their place in the multiverse solidifies, unlocking lost abilities and revealing the characters’ actual nature. The “Glitch Characters” section provides details on creating and running characters affected by this multiversal glitch.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M4. Dormitories When not on duty, the monks reside in this series of ill-kept rooms. Each of these dormitory cells contains only a bed, a trunk for personal effects, and a table. All are crafted of
can be worked to access hidden compartments, revealing 10d10 gp worth of loose coins, three uncut sapphires (50 gp each), and a map showing the route to a cache of stolen goods hidden near a thieves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
tabletops often use “fog of war” and similar effects to obscure areas and features on the map that you want to keep hidden from the players.
William O’Connor Exploration draws adventurers into
all sorts of unusual environments
Maps designed for use with miniatures (see “Miniatures” in this chapter) tend to be player facing, revealing nothing that would spoil the adventure.
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Lum. By experimenting with its many controls, he was able to achieve astounding and destructive magical effects in the building of his empire, and so the artifact came to be known as the Infernal
be operated using a control panel containing sixty levers, forty dials, twenty switches, and a number of jeweled components. These controls generate all kinds of powers and effects, as noted below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
omens, reading tarokka cards, or taming spirits during séances. While the fortunes she shares might have double meanings, they’re never wrong. She is renowned for revealing when best to enter the Mists
’ secrets and the tales (and weaknesses) of Darklords, and she’s not above revealing them for a price. Madam Eva holds grudges and usually shares her secrets only with those who do her a favor first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being underwater at a depth greater than 100 feet.
Bound Together. The
must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).
Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each creature of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
4 A panicked Talon mage recklessly casts destructive spells, catching zombies and soldiers in the effects.
5 A group of commoners attempts to flee the city, revealing a hidden gap in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A Plague of Ghouls. Maurezhi are contagion incarnate. Their bite attacks can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is
advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The maurezhi makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being underwater at a depth greater than 100 feet.
Bound Together. The drowned assassin shares its mind with every other
or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).
Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each creature of the assassin’s choice within 30 feet of it that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
resets. Pulling the lever in the left nostril causes the mouth of the devil face to open wide, revealing a gullet filled with impenetrable darkness that pulls in everything in the room. Initiative
with whatever they are wearing or carrying. The lever then resets. If the characters return to this room at a later time, the effects of the levers are reversed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
gains benefits and suffers detrimental effects based on what is consumed. Do not reveal detrimental effects to the players until those effects come into play. Roast Boar: The character feels stronger and
has advantage on Strength checks, but has disadvantage on attack rolls made against Widow Groat. Both effects have a duration of 24 hours. Squash Stew: The character feels healthier and gains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-radius sphere centered on the dragon; each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. Regional Effects Any
of these effects might appear in the area around a gold dragon’s lair, in addition to or instead of the effects described in the Monster Manual: Beneficent Trail. Within 10 miles of the dragon’s lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
hold while attempting to keep from getting sent away. Characters succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) checks notices the magical emanations within the blowhole, revealing that it contains teleportation magic. A character steps into the blowhole and suffers the effects of the area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
without revealing her true predicament. Lying to her requires a successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception) check. If the characters reveal that she’s nothing more than a disembodied skull, if they fail three
the warrens within the walls of the tomb. They are treated as swarms of insects (spiders), except that they are susceptible to effects that can target undead. The warrens are too narrow for Medium and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
begins to rot away over the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A maurezhi is contagion incarnate. Its bite can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is allowed
.
Magic Resistance. The maurezhi has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The maurezhi makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack.
Bite. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
targets inside the area of its antimagic cone, the ability of its central eye is incredibly effective in combat — instantly crippling enemy spellcasters, revealing the exact location of anyone using
magical effects is useful to a beholder for determining if a minion has been charmed or compelled to act against its master; the creature might change its behavior when inside the cone, or it might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Zodiac Phenomena The constellations of the Sky of Many Things can impose powerful magical effects. These zodiac phenomena can be benign or harmful, temporary or permanent, isolated or far reaching. A
on the affected region. The Zodiac Phenomena table lists effects and brief encounters associated with the constellations of the Sky of Many Things. You can use the effect associated with the zodiac
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(losing initiative ties), Arasta can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects. She can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row. Arasta learns about any creature touching her webs. Each
brought them to her web. Arasta casts the giant insect spell (spiders only). It lasts until she uses this lair action again or until she dies. Regional Effects. The region containing Arasta’s lair is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
easier than subtracting, and you can track damage on a visible list of Initiative (such as a whiteboard) without revealing to the players how many Hit Points the monsters have. The tracking might look
can also be marked on index cards or a whiteboard. You might also mark index cards or sticky notes with conditions and their effects or use tokens or some other tangible reminder. Then hand the cards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
happily do it again.” Nargis’s Story Myx Nargis Ruba plays the part of the friendly tavern keeper perfectly. If the characters strike up a conversation without initially revealing that Samira sent them
, but says the sensation faded swiftly. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Medicine) check suspects Zenia might have been poisoned but shook off the effects. Characters who specifically ask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
druids have tracked heavenly patterns since time immemorial, discovering secrets hidden amid the constellations. By revealing and understanding these secrets, the Circle of the Stars seeks to harness
the powers of the cosmos. Many druids of this circle keep records of the constellations and the stars’ effects on the world. Some groups document these observations at megalithic sites, which serve as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
revealing the trap’s presence. A successful dispel magic spell (DC 18) cast on the trapped section of floor destroys the trap. A creature that enters the trap’s space is teleported along with any objects
. The magical voice originates at the point of departure and the point of arrival, and it is audible in both locations out to a range of 100 feet. Some teleport traps have additional effects, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, you can transform, revealing the bestial power within you. Until the rage ends, you manifest a natural weapon. It counts as a simple melee weapon for you, and you add your Strength modifier to the
Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus) or suffer one of the following effects (your choice): The target must use its reaction to make a melee attack against another creature of your choice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
trap are freed from its effects and float to the ground safely. Faceless Malice Haunt Bonus +2 This haunted trap affects a 15-foot-cube in front of an ornate mirror hanging on a wall. When a visible
. Casting dispel evil and good on the statue permanently disarms the haunted trap. Morbid Memory Haunt Bonus +0 A morbid memory trap presents little danger, but it proves useful in revealing important and