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Monster Manual
Points somewhere in Mount Celestia.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the solar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The solar has Advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The solar makes two Flying Sword attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Slaying Bow.
Flying Sword. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +15
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shadow Sword"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (7d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"7d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shadow Sword
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shadow Sword"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (7d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"7d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shadow Sword
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
frightened condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Kas fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. Kas regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at least 1
Shape bonus action.Multiattack. Kas makes three Vengeful Sword attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with a Bite attack.
Vengeful Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Titivilus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Titivilus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
. Titivilus makes one Silver Sword attack, and he uses Frightful Word.
Silver Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Silver Sword"} to hit, reach
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the dragonborn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragonborn makes three Longsword attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
, plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage. The dragonborn can cause the sword to flare with bright light, and the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The giant makes two Lightning Sword
attacks, or it uses Wind Javelin twice.
Lightning Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Lightning Sword"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Possession (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The yakfolk attempts to magically possess a humanoid or giant. The yakfolk must touch the target throughout a short rest, or the attempt fails. At
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. While the sword is ablaze, it deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"magicitem","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Flyby. The scion doesnât provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemyâs reach.
Legendary Resistance (6/Day). If the scion fails a saving throw, it can
structures.Multiattack. The scion makes one attack using Lightning Sword or Hailstone, as well as two Slam attacks.
Lightning Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Thievesâ Gallery
half damage if he fails, provided he isnât incapacitated.Multiattack. Forge makes two Dagger attacks, two Heavy Crossbow attacks, or one of each.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5
audacious criminal has left a trail of broken promises and false identities along the Sword Coast. He conceals flexible morals and a ready dagger behind his winning smile.
Forge enjoys the finer
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
doesnât function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Asteria wears
discovery. Sheâs as likely to be found climbing trees or poring over arcane texts as she is brandishing her sword in battle. Anyone who engages Asteria in conversation about her interests finds
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
creature either makes one melee attack against a random creature it can see or does nothing if no visible creature is within its reach.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the jabberwock fails a saving
, another one appears 3d8;{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Years"} years later, materializing within a thousand miles of where the old one perished. No immature jabberwock has ever been sighted, and the creature does not appear to age.PoisonSlashing from a Vorpal Sword
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
62,000 XP (124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
renowned for its sauna, until the dragon turtle supplying the steam escaped and started rampaging through the palace.
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A millennium ago, a fabled sword was buried at sea with its wielder. Now the
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Klauth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Klauth carries a wand of fireballs and a wand of lightning bolts, and he wears a
about the deeds and whereabouts of surface-world creatures in the North and along the Sword Coast than any other being alive today. Old Snarl obeys strange whims that prompt him to perform acts of
Sword of Kas
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Magic Items
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Kas. The creature must cast the wish spell and make a Charisma check contested by the Charisma check of the sword. The sword must be within 30 feet of the creature, or the spell fails. If the sword
. His successes earned him Vecnaâs admiration and a reward: a sword with as dark a pedigree as the man who would wield it.
For a long time, Kas faithfully served the lich, but as Kasâs
Drow Shadowblade
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Monsters
Mordenkainenâs Tome of Foes
drow makes two attacks with its shadow sword. If either attack hits and the target is within 10 feet of a 5-foot cube of darkness created by the shadow sword on a previous turn, the drow can dismiss
this way no more than once per turn.
Shadow Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shadow Sword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5
Drow Shadowblade (Summoner Variant)
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Monsters
Mordenkainenâs Tome of Foes
drow makes two attacks with its shadow sword. If either attack hits and the target is within 10 feet of a 5-foot cube of darkness created by the shadow sword on a previous turn, the drow can dismiss
this way no more than once per turn.
Shadow Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shadow Sword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5
Titivilus
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Mordenkainenâs Tome of Foes
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Titivilus fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Titivilus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
emanates from that point.Multiattack. Titivilus makes one sword attack and uses his Frightful Word once.
Silver Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
spell and make a Charisma check contested by the Charisma check of the sword. The sword must be within 30 feet of the creature, or the spell fails. If the sword wins the contest, nothing happens, and the wish spell is wasted. If the sword loses the contest, it is destroyed.
Sword of Kas Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) When Vecna grew in power, he appointed an evil and ruthless lieutenant, Kas the Bloody Handed, to act as his bodyguard and right hand. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
check, the spell fails, and the action used to cast it is wasted. In either case, you canât use this property again until you finish a Long Rest. Conceptopolis Dancing Sword (Longsword), Dagger of Venom, Dark Shard Amulet, Decanter of Endless Water
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
and turns a near miss into a hit, but she then drops the sword. A character narrowly escapes the full brunt of a Fireball spell but has the Prone condition. A character fails to intimidate a kobold
Consequences As a DM, you can use a variety of approaches when adjudicating success and failure to tailor the game to your liking. Success at a Cost When a character fails a D20 Test by only 1 or 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
qualified to navigate Neverwinter Wood. Use the map of the Sword Coast to chart the charactersâ progress through the forest. Whenever the characters enter a new hex on the map, have the navigator make a DC
10 Wisdom (Survival) check. If the check succeeds, the party stays on course. If the check fails, the party gets back on course after wasting 1d4 miles of movement going in the wrong direction.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
this chapter. Even if the check fails, though, Zariel accepts the offered soul in exchange for all the souls of Elturel. Unless you want to add additional challenges for the characters, the archdevil
can free the city from its chains and return it to the Material Plane. Relinquishing the Sword If the characters try to bargain for Elturelâs release without the Sword of Zariel, Zariel considers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
fails, the drow takes 5 (1d10) psychic damage. Otherwise, the summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and canât summon other
. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The drow makes two attacks with its shadow sword. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
creature fails a saving throw, the creature suffers a harmful effect. When an ability check equals or exceeds the DC, the check succeeds. As a DM, you have a variety of flourishes and approaches you
can take when adjudicating success and failure to make things a little less black-and-white. Success at a Cost Failure can be tough, but the agony is compounded when a character fails by the barest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Blade of the Medusa Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) When you attack a creature with this magic weapon and roll a 20 on the attack roll, the creature must make a DC 15 Constitution
successfully saves against this effect three times, the effect ends. If it fails its saves three times, it is turned to stone and subjected to the petrified condition for 1 hour. A creature is immune
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
50 percent chance of success. If the attempt fails, the drow takes 5 (1d10) psychic damage. Otherwise, the summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally
makes three Shadow Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the dragonborn fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The dragonborn makes three Longsword
dragonborn can cause the sword to flare with bright light, and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the start of the dragonbornâs next turn. The sword can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
requires 1 minute and a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. The check is made with disadvantage if the character is trying to pick the lock from inside the cell. If the check fails, the character can try
this cell is a gray ooze that attacks anything that enters. While underwater, the ooze is effectively invisible. K74h. Lost Sword A glowing blade can be seen beneath the water near the back of the cell
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
within the Sword Mountain foothills. The entrance tunnel leads into a large cavern supported by a natural pillar of rock and containing three stalagmites. In the western part of the cave, behind the
potentially useful, but not particularly valuable. Open Pit. Climbing up or down the wall of the pit without a rope requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. A character who fails the check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
check fails, proceed with âZarielâs Wrathâ instead. Zarielâs Redemption If Zariel is convinced to accept the angelic spark, she grasps the Sword of Zariel. Read or paraphrase the following boxed text
glimmer of hope for her salvation. A fragment of the devilâs former self still lingers within her sword, but inspiring Zariel to reverse the course of her destiny is not as easy as simply handing her the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in Mount Celestia.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the solar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
.
Magic Resistance. The solar has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The solar makes two Flying Sword attacks. It can replace one attack with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
attack rolls against any creature that has the frightened condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Kas fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Regeneration. Kas regains 20 hit
takes 20 radiant damage at the start of his turn, has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and canât use Change Shape.
Actions
Multiattack. Kas makes three Vengeful Sword attacks. He can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Short-Term Madness table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Masterâs Guide). Whether a creature succeeds or fails on the saving throw, it canât be affected by the statue again. A character who sees the
animates and attacks the creature with its shortsword, striking unerringly and dealing 3 (1d6) damage. After wounding a creature with its sword, the statue reverts to its inanimate state until triggered
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
(appears in this book). It is said that when Glasya wounded Grazâzt with her sword, the first babaus arose where his blood struck the ground. Their sudden appearance helped rout Glasya and secured Grazâztâs
fails to match the fiendish splendor of its parents.
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Babau
Medium Fiend (Demon), Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 82 (11d8 + 33)
Speed 40 ft