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Compendium
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Living the Giant Life Giants are exceptionally long-lived compared to humans, but none are immortal. A peaceful death from old age is a common occurrence among cloud giants and storm giants and isn’t
, and giant children grow to adulthood more slowly. Giants’ families are small, because a couple seldom has more than a few children, and many have none at all. The life spans of the various types of
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Weasel
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Giant Rat
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Badger
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Boar
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Panther
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Giant Badger
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Dire Wolf
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Giant Elk
Rust Bag of Tricks
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Rat
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Owl
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Mastiff
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Goat
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Giant Goat
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Giant Boar
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Lion
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Brown Bear
Tan Bag of Tricks
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Jackal
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Ape
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Baboon
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Axe Beak
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Black Bear
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Giant Weasel
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Giant Hyena
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Tiger
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You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
Life Stealing. The weapon has 1d8 + 1 charges. When you attack a creature that has fewer than 100 Hit Points with
this weapon and roll a 20 on the d20 for the attack roll, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body. Constructs
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to which you are also attuned, you gain the following benefits:
Giants’ Bane. When you roll a 20 on the d20 for an attack roll made with this weapon against a Giant, the creature must succeed
the Thrown property with a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet.
If the attack hits, the weapon unleashes a thunderclap audible out to 300 feet. The target and every creature within 30
Monsters
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, one creature the giant can see within 60 feet. Failure: 11 (1d10 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d10+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Deflect Missile", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage.
Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks, using Stone Club or Boulder in any combination.
Stone Club. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Stone Club
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", "rollAction":"Lightning Storm"}. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 18, each creature in a 10-foot-radius, 40-foot-high Cylinder originating from a point the giant can see within 500 feet. Failure: 55 (10d10
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks, using Storm Sword or Thunderbolt in any combination.
Storm Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation
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illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created by the card looks and behaves like a
real creature of its kind, except that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can take a Magic action to move it anywhere within 30 feet of its
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You grant the semblance of life to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer questions you pose. The corpse must have a mouth, and this spell fails if the deceased creature was
it knew in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are usually brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if you are antagonistic toward it
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You summon a giant centipede, spider, or wasp (chosen when you cast the spell). It manifests in an unoccupied space you can see within range and uses the Giant Insect stat block. The form you choose
determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends.
The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature
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":"recharge", "rollAction":"War Cry"}. The giant or one creature of its choice that can see or hear it gains 16 (2d10 + 5) Temporary Hit Points and has Advantage on attack rolls until the start of the giant’s next turn.
Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks, using Frost Axe or Great Bow in any combination.
Frost Axe. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Frost Axe
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, one Huge or smaller creature the blight can see within 30 feet. Failure: 14 (2d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d6+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life-Draining Root", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic
creature it becomes: on 1–4, Twig Blight; on 5–6, Needle Blight; on 7–8, Vine Blight.Multiattack. The blight makes two attacks, using Slam or Thorn Volley in any combination. It also uses
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The touch of your shadow-wreathed hand can siphon life force from others to heal your wounds. Make a melee spell attack against one creature within reach. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 Necrotic
creature or a different one.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3.
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rolls.Life Drain. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Life Drain"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life Drain
", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, its Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Piercing, Slashing, Thunder
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) for at least 8 hours, the salt is consumed and the creature returns to life as if by Raise Dead at the next dawn. Once used, this property can’t be used again for 7 days.
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Raise Dead. As a Magic action, you can cause the cauldron to grow large enough for a Medium creature to crouch within. You can revert the cauldron to its normal size as a Magic action, harmlessly
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Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks, using Tree Club or Trash Lob in any combination.
Tree Club. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tree Club
"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tree Club", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature
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You touch a dead Humanoid or a piece of one. If the creature has been dead no longer than 10 days, the spell forms a new body for it and calls the soul to enter that body. Roll 1d10 and consult the
Goliath
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Halfling
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Human
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Orc
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Tiefling
The reincarnated creature makes any choices that a species’ description offers, and the creature recalls its former
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", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shock", "rollDamageType":"Lightning"} Lightning damage.Lightning, PoisonAcid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Necrotic, Piercing, SlashingConsume Life. Constitution
Saving Throw: DC 10, one living creature the wisp can see within 5 feet that has 0 Hit Points. Failure: The target dies, and the wisp regains 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction
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a living creature specified in the figurine’s description below. If the space where the creature would appear is occupied by other creatures or objects, or if there isn’t enough space for
the creature, the figurine doesn’t become a creature.
The creature is Friendly to you and your allies. It understands your languages, obeys your commands, and takes its turn immediately after
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With a touch, you revive a dead creature if it has been dead no longer than 10 days and it wasn’t Undead when it died.
The creature returns to life with 1 Hit Point. This spell also
neutralizes any poisons that affected the creature at the time of death.
This spell closes all mortal wounds, but it doesn’t restore missing body parts. If the creature is lacking body parts or organs
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With a touch, you revive a dead creature that has been dead for no more than a century, didn’t die of old age, and wasn’t Undead when it died.
The creature returns to life with all its
Hit Points. This spell also neutralizes any poisons that affected the creature at the time of death. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts.
Coming back from the dead
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Drain. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Life Drain"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life
Drain", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, its Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken.
Create Specter. The wraith targets a
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While these pipes are on your person, ordinary rat;rats and giant rat;giant rats are Indifferent toward you and won’t attack you unless you threaten or harm them.
The pipes have 3 charges and
music by the shortest available route but aren’t under your control otherwise.
Whenever a Swarm of Rats that isn’t under another creature’s control comes within 30 feet of you while
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if the target is a Construct, an Elemental, or a Giant. Immediately after hitting or missing, the weapon flies back to your hand.
Shock Wave. You can take a Magic action to strike the ground with
Whelm and send a shock wave out from the point of impact. Each creature of your choice on the ground within 60 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or have the Stunned
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Disrupt Life. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature that isn’t an Undead in a 20-foot Emanation originating from the lich. Failure: 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType":"damage
in response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the lich can
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you dump one or more beans out of the bag, they explode in a 10-foot-radius Sphere centered on them. All the dumped beans are destroyed in the explosion, and each creature in the Sphere, including you
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5d4 toadstools sprout. If a creature eats a toadstool, roll any die. On an odd roll, the eater must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 5d6 Poison damage and have the
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Detect Life. The banshee magically senses the direction of creatures up to 1 mile away that aren’t Constructs or Undead.
Incorporeal Movement. The banshee can move through other creatures and
Throw: DC 13, one creature the banshee can see within 60 feet that can see the banshee. Failure: The target has the Frightened condition until the start of the banshee’s next turn. Success: The
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dracolich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of the dracolich can’t
":"recharge", "rollAction":"Necrotic Breath"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: 52 (8d12);{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Necrotic
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Celestial Restoration. If the naga dies, it returns to life in 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Celestial Restoration"} days and regains all its Hit Points unless Dispel
);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage.
Poisonous Spittle. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 16, one creature the naga can see within 60
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time the area of effect is Heavily Obscured.
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You cast Lightning Bolt. The Line created by the spell extends from you to the chosen point of origin.
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The creature
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A magically formed creature appears in an unoccupied space as close to the chosen point of origin as possible. The creature isn’t under your control, acts as it normally would, and
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creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a Wish spell.
When Blackrazor devours a soul that isn’t yours, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the slain
with a range of 30 feet.
Devour Soul. Whenever you use Blackrazor to reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points, the sword slays the creature and devours its soul unless it is a Construct or an Undead. A
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within 10 feet of the wand is destroyed.
Any creature besides Orcus that tries to attune to the wand makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the creature takes 10d6 Necrotic damage
. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a Zombie.
Magic Weapon. You can wield the wand as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made
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). Failure: The target has the Unconscious condition for 1 minute. The condition ends if the target takes damage or a creature within 5 feet of it takes an action to wake it.
Petrification Ray
: Half damage. Failure or Success: If the target is a creature and this damage reduces it to 0 Hit Points, it disintegrates into dust.
Death Ray. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 17. Failure: 55 (10d10
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height above it.
Drain Life. When you hit a creature with a melee attack using the rod, you can force the target to make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes an extra
4d6 Necrotic damage, and you regain a number of Hit Points equal to half that Necrotic damage. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Paralyze. When you hit a creature
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Cherished and guided by gods who value life, home, and hearth, halflings gravitate toward bucolic havens where family and community help shape their lives. That said, many halflings possess a brave
attribute their unusual gift to one or more of their benevolent gods, including Yondalla, Brandobaris, and Charmalaine. The same gift might contribute to their robust life spans (about 150 years
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stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough.
Whenever a creature that isn’t a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature makes a DC 17
Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is magically transformed into a Larva under the DM’s control. Only a Wish spell can reverse this vile transformation.
A creature attuned to the






