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Returning 35 results for 'loses sword'.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
and Undead succeed on the save automatically. The weapon loses 1 charge if the creature is slain. When the weapon has no charges remaining, it loses this property.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body (a construct or an undead is immune). The sword loses 1 charge if the creature is slain
. When the sword has no charges remaining, it loses this property.
Hellfire Orb (1/Day). The death knight hurls a magical ball of fire that explodes at a point it can see within 120 feet of it. Each
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Scimitar","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to
, offering a second chance at life in exchange for their absolute devotion. After they agreed to follow Levistus, a pale glow caught their eye in the snow nearby, leading to the discovery of a sword
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
, the target is incapacitated, loses control of its body, and is unaware of its surroundings. The yakfolk now controls the body and can't be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, and it
","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
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the
agreed to follow Levistus, a pale glow caught their eye in the snow nearby, leading to the discovery of a sword-shaped amulet of chardalyn. Each of these amulets has an inner radiance that provides
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
the atropal is struck by a vorpal sword, the wielder can cut the atropal's umbilical cord instead of dealing damage. If its umbilical cord is cut, the atropal loses this feature.
Turn Resistance Aura
Luck Blade
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
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Wish. The sword has 1d4–1 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and cast the wish spell from it. This property can't be used again until the next dawn. The sword loses this property if it has no charges.
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. While the sword is on your person, you also gain a +1 bonus to saving throws.
Luck. If the sword is on your person, you
Sword of Kas
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
wins the contest, nothing happens, and the wish spell is wasted. If the sword loses the contest, it is destroyed.
. His successes earned him Vecna’s 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 Kas’s
Axe of the Dwarvish Lords
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
rolls made with it. The axe also functions as a belt of dwarvenkind, a dwarven thrower, and a sword of sharpness.
Random Properties
The axe has the following randomly determined properties:
2 minor
the creature neither loses its racial traits nor gains the racial traits of a dwarf. The physical changes wrought by the axe aren’t considered magical in nature (and therefore can’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
an undead is immune). The sword loses 1 charge if the creature is slain. When the sword has no charges remaining, it loses this property. Nine Lives Stealer
Nine Lives Stealer Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The sword has 1d8 + 1 charges. If you score a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
an undead is immune). The sword loses 1 charge if the creature is slain. When the sword has no charges remaining, it loses this property.
Nine Lives Stealer Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The sword has 1d8 + 1 charges. If you score a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
roll. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Wish. The sword has 1d4 – 1 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and cast the wish spell from it. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. The sword loses this property if it has no charges.
Luck Blade Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. While the sword is on your person, you also gain a +1 bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
roll. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Wish. The sword has 1d4 – 1 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and cast the wish spell from it. This property can’t be used again until the next dawn. The sword loses this property if it has no charges.
Luck Blade Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. While the sword is on your person, you also gain a +1 bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body. Constructs and Undead succeed on the save automatically. The weapon loses 1 charge if the creature is slain. When the weapon has no charges remaining, it loses this property.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body. Constructs and Undead succeed on the save automatically. The weapon loses 1 charge if the creature is slain. When the weapon has no charges remaining, it loses this property.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s 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->Princes of the Apocalypse
the evidence mounts. As the Senior Sword, she takes a gamble, influencing some loyal Swords to help her. The renegades bar themselves in the strong room. A thorough search might turn up the chest in
that eventually points to Inglor, who is the only dwarf on staff inside the inn. If not, Inglor succeeds. Chalaska is discredited and removed from service. Nalaskur loses face with the Zhentarim, as do the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Knights of the Black Sword The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the confines of
Levistus, a pale glow caught their eye in the snow nearby, leading to the discovery of a sword-shaped amulet of chardalyn. Each of these amulets has an inner radiance that provides warmth and aid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Weapon. The Axe of the Dwarvish Lords is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The axe also functions as a belt of dwarvenkind, a dwarven thrower, and a sword of
seven days, the creature looks like a typical dwarf, but the creature neither loses its racial traits nor gains the racial traits of a dwarf. The physical changes wrought by the axe aren’t considered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
instantly turned to dust, as if affected by a disintegrate spell. Such a sword loses its magical properties if removed from Spelljammer Academy. Security guards refuse access to anyone not wearing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, it attaches to the Negative Plane. This connection gives the atropal power over death and undeath. The cord can be severed by a vorpal sword or other vorpal weapon, and doing so weakens the atropal’s
points, and any creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the atropal takes 10 (3d6) necrotic damage.
If the atropal is struck by a vorpal sword, the wielder can cut the atropal’s umbilical cord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the Sword Coast. Lionshield Coster The Lionshield Coster is a trading post and competitor to the Phandalin Miners’ Exchange. A weathered sign hanging above the front door depicts a blue lion painted
on a wooden shield. Linene Graywind (NG female human commoner) manages the store, which is one of a chain of mercantile outposts spread up and down the Sword Coast. Mother to Minghee (see “People of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
loses this property. Sword of the Planes Weapon (Any Sword), Legendary (Requires Attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic sword. This sword can tear the fabric of
the DM’s discretion. Anything that enters the rift is instantly transported to the other plane, appearing in the unoccupied space nearest to the rift. Robson Michel Sword of the Planes Tidecaller
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to end a target’s threat or simply deliver a message (violently or otherwise), those around you can take comfort in knowing that when you take on a job, the job gets done. When your franchise loses
chitin of giant arthropods
6 A pair of boots fashioned to look like the paws of a large feline
7 A sword whose pommel is shaped in the form of a hand, so that you shake the hand when you wield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
character’s possession, the character relives the first ten years of their life as a vivid dream whenever they finish a long rest. After 8 days, the rose wilts and loses this magical property. 2 “This little
ensure that no sword can ever break your skin.” Granny Nightshade gives the character a stone ring, which disappears when the character touches it. The instant the ring disappears, the character is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
smallest scrap, but he can also produce a second, identical version for his personal collection. He displays something different every week in his Lorehold office, from a mighty sword of demon-slaying to a
professor or another summons this spirit of a notorious stone giant warmonger, ostensibly as a cautionary tale about the dire fate that befalls a society that loses control of its aggressive impulses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
forfeit when the character dies (that is, the character is reborn in the Nine Hells as a lemure). The character loses all monetary wealth and property, or a powerful magic item (determined by the DM), to
devil’s name A powerful artifact, such as the Hand of Vecna or the Sword of Zariel Contract Forms The Contract Forms table has examples of different forms of infernal contracts. The sections that follow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dale on the Sword Coast). The brotherhood’s leadership consists of five renowned archmages who handpick the other members, favoring wizards of great accomplishment. Every year, scores of wizards from
ago for her first taste of magical power. Levistus speaks to her in dreams and guides her path. Shortly after Avarice arrived in Ten-Towns, Levistus urged her to seek out the Black Sword. Avarice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
stones can be found in each one’s stuffing. Hoobur Gran’Shoop’s sigil — the dragon skull pierced by a sword from the bottom up — is carved into these stones. 4. Crypt Three smashed human-sized coffins
to poison damage. After the fight, a thorough examination of the undead cockatrices reveals a tiny sigil etched into each of their beaks — the draconic skull with an upthrust sword that is the symbol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
spent, the ring loses its spellcasting properties but retains its resizing property. To reach the relic buried under the Gray Wolves’ altar, the characters must smash through the altar or burrow
, Red Larch offers many fine amenities, including the Allfaiths Shrine, a place of worship that caters to multiple faiths; the Swinging Sword, a respectable three-story stone inn with a high-pitched
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
condition for 1 hour. Liquor removed from this cave immediately loses its magical properties. Removing a cask from this room causes the liquor within the cask to evaporate. Tunnel to Area T8. Characters
, with six arms and a gleaming curved sword in each hand; from the waist down, the statue’s body is serpentine. Two statues depicting large cobras with jade scales sit in alcoves to the east.
If one or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
circumstances: Soon after the party first enters the region When a creature loses more than half its hit points When a creature casts a spell of 1st level or higher When a creature activates a magic item
, gleaming sword (use the flying sword stat block in the Monster Manual) appears within 60 feet of an aberration, a fiend, or an undead, which becomes the sword’s target. The sword deals radiant damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
horror deals fire damage instead of slashing damage with its fiery sword, which disappears in a cloud of smoke when the helmed horror drops to 0 hit points. S2: Hallway The northernmost wall of this
of faithful service. Charmayne was furious that Jhaeros wasted coin on a sword for Naevys, but then, she was always distracted by one petty jealousy or another.” Heart of Ghalasine. “After trapping me
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, and roll for the dealer and participating NPCs. Everyone rolls and reveals their dice at once. The participant with the highest total wins, but anyone who rolls a 1 automatically loses. Olidammara’s
3 No prize Key Crown 4 Stein Feather Fox 5 Coin Two coins Three coins 6 Tunic Sword Ghost 7 Flask Four-leaf clover Big-ticket prize 8 Tentacle Bag House 9 Trinket Compass Tongue 10 Roll again on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
a short rest, but an individual who benefits from the fountain’s magic can’t do so again for 24 hours. The water loses its healing power if removed from the fountain. North Tunnel. This tunnel leads
-leather grip. It has rubies in its pommel and hilt. The sword grows warm and the rubies glow slightly when the sword is within 120 feet of a dragon. The sword is warm and its rubies are glowing while






