made stones with only artistry from for lore

Sphinx of Lore

Monsters Monster Manual

Inscrutable. No magic can observe the sphinx remotely or detect its thoughts without its permission. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain its intentions or sincerity are made with Disadvantage

(spell save DC 16): At Will: Detect Magic, Identify, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation1/Day Each: Dispel Magic, Legend Lore, Locate Object, Plane Shift, Remove Curse, TonguesLegendary Action

Necklace of Prayer Beads

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This necklace has 1d4 + 2 magic beads made from aquamarine, black pearl, or topaz. It also has many nonmagical beads made from stones such as amber, bloodstone, citrine, coral, jade, pearl, or quartz

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

cases, made notations and additions to existing text. There are places where pages are missing, torn, or covered so completely with ink, blood, and scratches that the original text can’t be

book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties. The Book of Vile Darkness

Big Xorn

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain. Treasure Sense. The xorn can pinpoint, by scent, the location of precious metals and stones, such as coins and gems, within 60 feet of

Stalker of Baphomet

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

can see within 60 feet of itself. Six horn-shaped stones erupt in a 30-foot-radius, 30-foot-high cylinder centered on that point and then crumble to dust. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15

the antithesis of the artistry that drives the stone giant’s ordning. The Horned King, Baphomet, is an exception. Though he is a merciless hunter, the Prince of Beasts also crafts complex mazes

Master Sage

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Shocking Grasp (Cantrip). Melee Spell Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Shocking Grasp"} to hit (with advantage if the target is wearing armor made of metal), reach

, dispel magic, identify, levitate, locate object, Tenser's Floating Disk, unseen servant 1/day each: banishment, contact other plane, Drawmij's instant summons, legend lore, locate creature, planar

Luminous War Pick

Magic Items Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

The haft of this war pick is inlaid with crushed pearlescent stones that imbue the weapon with a faint luminescence. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this war pick. While

Darz Helgar

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sling","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Darz carries twenty sling stones. Roleplaying Information In his youth, Darz was a member of the

your past, but you can’t hide from it.” Bond: “I’ve made a new life in Triboar. I’m not gonna run away this time.” Flaw: “I have no regrets. I do whatever it takes to survive.”

Sage

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Shocking Grasp (Cantrip). Melee Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Shocking Grasp"} to hit (with advantage if the target is wearing armor made of metal), reach

resident lore experts are master sage;master sages and sages who dedicate themselves to scholarship above all.

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations

the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature

Night Caller

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or History) check, the character recalls lore that says the duergar made several such whistles for various groups in an age past. If you blow the whistle in darkness or

Uthgardt Shaman

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

and respect a shaman’s power. An Uthgardt shaman must possess a sacred bundle to cast spells. A sacred bundle is made up of sticks, bones, feathers, tufts of fur, and stones that have been &ldquo

Stone Cursed

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

original victim’s memories resonates within the skull. A skilled magic-wielder can attempt to extract memories from it to gain insight into the victim’s past or find lore that otherwise

skull by the character. Once this check is made, whether it succeeds or fails, the skull can’t be used in this manner again.PoisonBludgeoning

Blod Stone

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

one whose blood is in the item or a blood relative. This item is made from a large diamond worth at least 5,000 gp. When the blood of a creature is poured onto it during the creation process, the

blood seeps into the heart of the gem. If the gem is destroyed, the blood evaporates and is gone forever. A vengeful being might use a blod stone to hunt down an entire bloodline. Such stones are sometimes given as gifts to siblings or handed down from parent to child.

Rahadin

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Rahadin that the king made the dusk elf an honorary member of his family. Chamberlain. After Barov died, Rahadin continued to fight as one of Strahd's generals. When the wars ended and Strahd turned

desired above all. She told him of a vault of forbidden lore called the Amber Temple, where the secret of gaining immortality was hidden. While Strahd was off exploring the temple, Rahadin handled

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

forbidden lore plucked from the Amber Temple (chapter 13), then helped the Abbot transform the Belviews into mongrelfolk—maniacal humans with bestial deformities and traits. The Belviews were happy, albeit

in reuniting Strahd with his lost love and, in so doing, ending Barovia's curse. The Abbot has recently completed work on a flesh golem bride made from the body parts of dead women. While the Belviews

Whisper Jar

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

, which you play back liberally Whispered Encyclopedia At rank 2, your whisper jar becomes an uncommon magic item that can tap into the broader lore of Acquisitions Incorporated. As a bonus action

, you ask the jar for information on a specific subject and make a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. On a success, the jar plays back a recording on that subject, made somewhere, sometime by another

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

followed her fellow wizards to Icewind Dale. She caught up to them in Bryn Shander and made her presence known, claiming she was sent by her master to aid the expedition with her divinations. Egos and

and headed toward the Sea of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

ability (spell save DC 21): At will: Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Thaumaturgy 3/day each: Create Food and Water (the food is always tasty), Dispel Magic, Invisibility, Legend Lore (as an action

ancient djinni born from the planar winds that blow through the myriad doors of the Infinite Staircase. He’s a timeless force of untold power, a genie made noble by the planes themselves. A cloud

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

often decorated with the petrified bodies of creatures that raised arms against the medusa or its followers. The lair is typically a rich repository of knowledge, with lore both worldly and esoteric

creatures when viewed from the corner of the eye or through dim light or fog. Gathered Knowledge. Within the lair, creatures have advantage on ability checks made to discover or recall information

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

through their lairs in multiple ways and set traps leading to yawning chasms or pools and flows of lava. Emerald dragons take great pains to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore

, usually when no one is watching. Often the rocks obstruct the approach to the emerald dragon’s lair, with boulders moving to block narrow defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore, often using illusion magic and subtle construction around the natural features of their lairs to conceal their central hoard chambers

defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down slopes or into rivers. Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizard;Giant lizards

Xorn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain. Treasure Sense. The xorn can pinpoint, by scent, the location of precious metals and stones, such as coins and gems, within 60 feet of

Seodra

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

Earth Walk. Seodra can move across difficult terrain made of stone without expending extra movement. Treasure Sense. Seodra can pinpoint, by scent, the location of precious metals and stones, such as

Aranea

monsters

as the Spider Swamp in Calimshan, where they create beautiful objects that express their artistry and which are sometimes traded to other communities. Most araneas prefer to avoid combat, befuddling

Skilled at Crafting … 1 Exceptionally comfortable bedding. 2 Furniture made of wood and canvas. 3 Poisons that are soporific rather than lethal. 4 Poultices and unguents

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations

the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature

Sage Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you a

Wizard’s apprentice 8 Scribe FEATURE: RESEARCHER When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you

Necklace of Prayer Beads Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This necklace has 1d4 + 2 magic beads made from aquamarine, black pearl, or topaz. It also has many nonmagical beads made from stones such as amber, bloodstone, citrine, coral, jade, pearl, or quartz

Enhanced Sphinx

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Inscrutable. The sphinx is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as any divination spell that it refuses. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain the

, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, tongues 4th level (3 slots): banishment, greater invisibility 5th level (1 slot): legend lore It has a +1 bonus to Intelligence checks and

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

with opportunities for arcane study, although its masters are dispersed across individual wizards’ abodes and lack concentrated communities. You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse

. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you a master in your fields of study. Skill

Astral Drifter

Backgrounds Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Initiate feat from the Player’s Handbook and must choose cleric for the feat. In the Astral Sea, you crossed paths with a wandering deity. The encounter was brief and nonviolent, yet it made a

lasting impression on you. This deity saw fit to share one secret or obscure bit of cosmic lore with you. Work with your DM to determine the details of this knowledge and its impact on the campaign. Roll

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

feels unnaturally tight. Unless you go naked, roll a d4 each time you are attacked and subtract the number rolled from your AC. 04 You can cast the legend lore spell three times. Whenever you

checks made using thieves’ tools or tinker’s tools. Any metal object you wield or wear is covered in a thin layer of oil that drips occasionally and leaves your fingerprints everywhere

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