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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This cone-shaped hat is adorned with moons and stars. While you are wearing it, you gain the following benefits.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use the hat as a Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard
Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, you cast the spell. On a failed check, the spell fails, and the action used to cast the spell is wasted. In either case, you can’t use this property again until you finish a Long Rest.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This pointed hat has the following properties.
Spellcasting Focus. While holding the hat, you can use it as a Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard spells. Any spell you cast using the hat gains a
special Somatic component: you must reach into the hat and “pull” the spell out of it.
Unknown Spell. While holding the hat, you can try to cast a level 1+ spell you don’t know. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hat of Wizardry Wondrous Item, Common (Requires Attunement by a Wizard) This cone-shaped hat is adorned with moons and stars. While you are wearing it, you gain the following benefits. Spellcasting
Focus. You can use the hat as a Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard spells. Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip must be on the Wizard spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Hat of Many Spells Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement by a Wizard) This pointed hat has the following properties.
Spellcasting Focus. While holding the hat, you can use it as a
Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard spells. Any spell you cast using the hat gains a special Somatic component: you must reach into the hat and “pull” the spell out of it.
Unknown Spell. While holding the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Hat of Many Spells Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement by a Wizard) This pointed hat has the following properties. Spellcasting Focus. While holding the hat, you can use it as a
Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard spells. Any spell you cast using the hat gains a special Somatic component: you must reach into the hat and “pull” the spell out of it. Unknown Spell. While holding the hat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Special column, C means the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Equipment Hat of Many Spells (Arcane Focus)
2 Daggers
Robe
Spellbook
Scholar’s Pack
Calligrapher’s Supplies
Fine Clothes
Lamp
Oil (3 flasks)
Parchment (12 sheets)
Hat of Many Spells Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement by a Wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Special column, C means the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Equipment Hat of Many Spells (Arcane Focus)
2 Daggers
Robe
Spellbook
Scholar’s Pack
Calligrapher’s Supplies
Fine Clothes
Lamp
Oil (3 flasks)
Parchment (12 sheets)
Hat of Many Spells Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement by a Wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
cantrip. Level 4: Ability Score Improvement You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify. (This is included above.) Equipment Hat of Many Spells Wondrous
Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement by a Wizard) This pointed hat has the following properties. Spellcasting Focus. While holding the hat, you can use it as a Spellcasting Focus for your Wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
bushy eyebrows, wears a pointy hat, and holds a large clockwork contraption shaped like a giant eye.
This ride costs 1 ticket punch. The mine is the brainchild of an eccentric dwarf named Zephixo—the
is their own fear, they have disadvantage on the saving throw. On a failed save, a character is compelled to scream as the illusion terrifies them to the core; on a successful save, the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. The sentry posted in the smaller, central tower is a spectator perched atop a mannequin. The spectator’s eye stalks are hidden by a sun hat. The blood mage Y’demi summoned the spectator as a guardian
. If the sigil detonates, each creature in the cave must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 18 (4d8) bludgeoning damage and is knocked prone and restrained by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
professionally baked but poorly handled. D4: Boss’s Room Brian Valeza In this rowdy chamber, a bossy goblin with a party hat and a kazoo sits on a wooden throne with a lopsided cushion. Goblin celebrants
Indifferent, and the boss invites the characters to join her birthday celebration. On a failed check, the goblins fight the party crashers. Treasure. Stashed under the throne’s ragged cushion are a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
accompanied by a threatening gesture or ominous interaction. On a failed check, the characters record the citizen’s contempt instead. Joy. The Sensate points the characters to a sobbing child
(noncombatant) holding a broken toy. A character can brighten the child’s spirits with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check or by repairing their toy. On a failed check, the characters record despair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
tower floating on a billowy cloud a thousand feet overhead. The tower must be hundreds of feet tall, and its spire looks strangely like a pointy wizard’s hat. As the tower drifts closer, stairs made of
has been using contact other plane spells to find a way to set things right. Failed castings of the spell have driven him insane on multiple occasions. He has recovered from the insanity, yet it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
successful DC 15 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the character is struck by the cart and falls prone as it continues to roll. After plowing through the party, the cart flips on its side, sending
Disguise Before the characters leave the alley, Jarlaxle Baenre (see appendix B) uses his hat of disguise to approach them in the guise of Laeral Silverhand, the Open Lord of Waterdeep: A tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of intruders, she assumes the form of a young halfling girl named Medley. In this form, she wears a black witch’s hat and sweeps the floor with a small twig broom. The hag’s den has these features
the doll is set on fire or torn apart, it is destroyed, and the student it represents must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the student is stunned for 1 minute. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
character to add their proficiency bonus to their roll. If the check is successful, the character wins. On a failed check, the character can opt to cheat in the late stages of the game and make a DC 19
contains the Stranger (see below). The Stranger This individual looks like a human with a flat-brimmed leather hat and a tattered traveler’s cloak. The Stranger’s face is permanently obscured behind a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, is in fact a barbed devil. The devil’s miter is a hat of disguise that it uses to conceal its true form. Klondorn is a fiendish emissary sent by Asmodeus to help Xardorok conquer Icewind Dale
Klondorn, it tosses aside the miter, revealing its true form, and attacks. If reduced to 0 hit points, the devil vanishes in a cloud of black smoke and returns to the Nine Hells, leaving its hat of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
that Valin appears quite normal. (This is a product of the mummy lord’s diadem, which functions as a hat of disguise.) Having escorted all the recent visitors to the temple, Alessia is under the
Intelligence saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A character wearing gloves or other protection has advantage on the saving throw. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once the statue has breathed flame, it rotates back to face east. Secret Doors. There are secret doors in the north and south walls. A
a dignified man wearing a hat with an excessive number of feathers.
Lord Soth’s servants use this room to store junk. Most of it has no value, but the bust is of Istarian origin and is worth 1,000
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. In either event, the creature is poisoned. The poisoned creature must repeat the saving throw every 24 hours, taking 3 (1d6) poison damage on a
ferret-faced, feathered mask that functions as a hat of disguise. 33A. Sacrifice to the Sun When the characters can see the northern end of the chamber, read: In an alcove framed by pillars stands a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
total. Portal 1: Far Realm Horror A month ago, an encounter with operatives of the Six led Dran Enterprises to try to fight that group using its own dark magic. Sadly, that attempt failed, and this
the characters as heroes (or, if they failed, at least appreciates their attempt to help). Captain Nuxoll forgives the characters for infiltrating the Dran Enterprises portal network, and agrees to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Bavlorna’s shoddy, home-stitched garments. The other one is bare except for an ugly, black pointed hat that is, in fact, a darkmantle. It attacks anyone other than Bavlorna who touches it. If it makes
a successful melee attack against a creature that happens to be wearing a helm, a hat, or some other kind of headwear, the darkmantle grabs and removes the headwear and flees with it rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
the rubble above. The creature must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw to reach the other side of the crawlspace unscathed. On a failed save, the creature takes 7 (3d4) bludgeoning damage from
failed check, 1d4 of the cultists wake up. Awake cultists are hostile but easily cowed. A character can use an action to make a DC 12 Charisma (Intimidation) check. On a successful check, all awake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
they wade through the field. On a failed check, a bubble bursts within 10 feet of the character who had the lowest check result, perhaps catching other nearby characters in its area at your discretion
figure wearing a pointy black hat and a hooded black cloak climbs a rickety staircase leading up to a large, ramshackle house built on stilts. As the figure approaches the house, their shadow seems to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. If they failed to find the tracks earlier, they can pick up the trail here with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Survival) check. The secret door can be discovered by someone
door to assist the skeletons. When the alchemist enters the scene, read: A hunched corpse wearing a pointed hat and dressed in a robe embroidered with mystic symbols crosses through the hidden door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
14 Constitution saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Crypt 13 King Katsky (Katsky the Bright): Ruler, inventor, and self-proclaimed
secrets of lichdom, then later tried to become a demilich and failed. Neither his skull nor his bones pose any threat, but the gems embedded in the skull are valuable. Treasure. The skull’s black opal eye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
character is proficient with gaming sets. On a successful check, the character wins 10 gp. On a failed check, the character loses the stake. Treasure. The gold table settings and candlesticks are worth
an impressive variety of food. A rotund, red-faced man in a tall white hat barks orders at his underlings, brandishing a sharp knife with every instruction. Stairs in this room lead to the banquet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
runes on the rod fill the room with acid. All creatures in the room must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d8 acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once the
translucent human figure wearing trousers, shoes, a long coat with wide sleeves, and a wizard’s hat. He has a long beard and bushy eyebrows, and he carries a ghostly staff. Gremorly has forgotten the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
brother, Hurly, joined the carnival as youngsters. Hurly disappeared a few months ago, and search parties failed to locate him. Mister Witch and Mister Light convinced Burly to stay with the carnival
harlequin suit and a jaunty hat. When he presides over the carnival’s Big Top, he sparkles like a disco ball.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “There’s always something for me to smile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
brother, Hurly, joined the carnival as youngsters. Hurly disappeared a few months ago, and search parties failed to locate him. Mister Witch and Mister Light convinced Burly to stay with the carnival
harlequin suit and a jaunty hat. When he presides over the carnival’s Big Top, he sparkles like a disco ball.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “There’s always something for me to smile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
and swearing that the next game will be the big one. Most of them are drinking heavily.
As you take it all in, a skeleton wearing a red uniform with a high collar and a crisp-looking hat approaches
(4d10) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The trap resets automatically. The bartender sometimes accesses this area to adjust power levels and has the key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
toadstools. All are diminutive, jovial creatures—no more than three feet tall—wearing dapper, red clothing with gleaming buttons and buckles. Each wears a different style hat and regards you with
throw, taking 31 (7d8) piercing damage from its thorns on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Roses. The lovely scent of the roses fills the arbor inside the hedge walls, causing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of mismatched cupboards and worktables. Eight pixies are suspended in midair around the cake, each wearing a chef’s hat and a flour-stained apron. Six of the pixies squeeze cloth tubes that have icing
pixie released from temporal stasis can use its wand to target a Medium or smaller creature it can see within 20 feet of it. The target must make a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw; on a failed save, it is






