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Spells
Player’s Handbook
by a Protection from Evil and Good or Magic Circle spell can’t be possession;possessed). The target makes a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, your soul enters the target’s body, and
take a Magic action to return from the host body to the container if it is within 100 feet of you, returning the host creature’s soul to its body. If the host body dies while you’re in it
Magic Jar
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
and good or magic circle spell can't be possessed). The target must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failure, your soul moves into the target's body, and the target's soul becomes trapped in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Magic Jar Level 6 Necromancy (Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a gem, crystal, or reliquary worth 500+ GP)
Duration: Until dispelled
Your body falls into a
spell) or attempting to possess a Humanoid’s body. You can attempt to possess any Humanoid within 100 feet of you that you can see (creatures warded by a Protection from Evil and Good or Magic Circle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Magic Jar 6th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a gem, crystal, reliquary, or some other ornamental container worth at least 500 gp) Duration: Until dispelled
good or magic circle spell can’t be possessed). The target must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failure, your soul moves into the target’s body, and the target’s soul becomes trapped in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Magic Jar 6th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a gem, crystal, reliquary, or some other ornamental container worth at least 500 gp) Duration: Until dispelled
good or magic circle spell can’t be possessed). The target must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failure, your soul moves into the target’s body, and the target’s soul becomes trapped in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Magic Jar Level 6 Necromancy (Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a gem, crystal, or reliquary worth 500+ GP)
Duration: Until dispelled
Your body falls into a
spell) or attempting to possess a Humanoid’s body. You can attempt to possess any Humanoid within 100 feet of you that you can see (creatures warded by a Protection from Evil and Good or Magic Circle
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spirit Jar. If destroyed, the lich reforms in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10
", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Spirit Jar"} days if it has a spirit jar, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in an unoccupied space within the lich’s lair.Multiattack. The lich
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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Spell
Charge Cost
Magic Circle
1
Magic Jar
3
Planar Ally
3
Planar Binding
2
Plane Shift (to the Abyss only)
3
Summon Fiend
3
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
0
) check related to the Abyss. When you do so, you gain Advantage on the check.
Containment. The first ten pages of the Demonomicon are blank. As a Magic action while holding the book, you can target a
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is protected by a mind blank spell.
Magic Resistance. The brain has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. The brain doesn’t require air, food
laughterThrough rituals combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being is encased in a glass jar filled with preserving fluids and the liquefied goop of their body&rsquo
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
Also at rank 1, you are the beneficiary of a whisper jar — a common magic item resembling an ether-filled jar with a long tap hose. The jar is used to record others’ stories and your own
, 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
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.
Shadow Fears. The darkweaver instills frightful magic into its webs. Each creature grappled by
cocoon contains the bones of a non-Humanoid creature, such as a flumph or a mule.
2
A swarm of insects that might be a darkweaver’s young
3
A corpse holding a jar of universal
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
spells (save DC 20) from it: magic circle (1 charge), magic jar (3 charges), planar ally (3 charges), planar binding (2 charges), plane shift (to layers of the Abyss only; 3 charges), summon fiend (3
do so, you can add double your proficiency bonus to the check.
Fiendish Scourging. Your magic causes pain to fiends. While carrying the book, when you make a damage roll for a spell you cast against
Monsters
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
creature is protected by a mind blank spell.
Magic Resistance. The brain in a jar has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The brain in
Detect Sentience. The brain in a jar can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
creature is protected by a mind blank spell.
Magic Resistance. The brain in a jar has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The brain in
Detect Sentience. The brain in a jar can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the
monsters
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sammaster fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of Sammaster can’t regain Hit Points.
Magic
following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21):
At Will: Cone of Cold, Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Invisibility, Mage Hand
monsters
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sammaster fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of Sammaster can’t regain Hit Points.
Magic
", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Blight, Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation, Ray of Sickness (level 6 version)
2/Day Each: Dimension Door
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
4
A gnome’s boot used as a hat
5
A pouch of toenail clippings from an allied ogre
6
A frog kept in a jar
7
Fragile helmets made from axebeak eggs
8
Nose rings
9
tradition rarely persists for more than a couple of generations. Because they have so little experience with magic, goblins make no distinction between its forms. To them all magic is “booyahg,&rdquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
chose a tool proficiency, as well as ink and an ink pen. Whisper Jar Also at rank 1, you are the beneficiary of a whisper jar — a common magic item resembling an ether-filled jar with a long tap hose
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
inspire where a lich hides its soul. Lich Spirit Jars 1d8 The Lich’s Spirit Jar Is... 1 A bottle or puzzle box inscribed with sigils. 2 A contract folded into a paper figure. 3 The first magic item
Lich Spirit Jars The process of becoming a lich is involved, dangerous, and unique to each would-be lich. If the rite succeeds, the lich’s soul is bound to a spirit jar, a specially prepared magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
creature is protected by a mind blank spell.
Magic Resistance. The brain in a jar has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The brain
Brain in a Jar A brain in a jar is the undead consciousness of a sapient creature, kept alive by magical means. Some brains in jars take up that state willingly to continue the work they did in life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
from their bodies, the heads remain alive and sedate as a result of Halaster’s magic. Tapping on a jar is enough to stir a head to consciousness. The heads speak only the languages they knew in life
determined by drawing a card from the Secrets Deck (see appendix C). A head can also confirm that Halaster spends a lot of time on this level of Undermountain. Removing a head from a jar or removing a jar from this room ends the magic that animates the head, which immediately dies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Brain in a Jar Through an eldritch ritual combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being (willing or unwilling) is encased in a glass jar filled with
. A brain in a jar can speak without vocal cords, psionically projecting its disembodied voice outward for all to hear. It enjoys conversation so much that it is prone to talking for hours on end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Brain in a Jar Through rituals combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being is encased in a glass jar filled with preserving fluids and the liquefied goop
of their body’s flesh. The transformation renders the brain ageless and imbues it with psionic power, so that it can spend eternity plotting and executing its desires. A brain in a jar can speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Mind Flayer Magic From their perspective as masters of psionic energy, mind flayers view magic as a wild, unpredictable, and primitive source of power. After all, anything that simple humanoids can
learn to use must be ineffectual compared to what illithids are capable of. Arcane Magic Mind flayers consider arcane magic to be an abomination, a twisted cousin of psionic power that will be erased
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
gains a new body (see its Spirit Jar trait). Lich Medium Undead (Wizard), Neutral Evil
AC 20 Initiative +17 (27)
HP 315 (42d8 + 126)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0
Languages All
CR 21 (XP 33,000, or 41,000 in lair; PB +7)
Traits
Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Spirit Jar. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
the journal from Kwalish’s original expedition — and a final brain in a jar. Creature. The brain in a jar in this area belongs to the bone devil that founded the monastery. It is in charge of the
drawn into the jar, where it remains desperate to be reunited with its body. As with the other brains in jars, this brain can be negotiated with. If a character succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
. Magic items are described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, unless the adventure’s text directs you to an item’s description in appendix D. ADVENTURE LENGTH
This adventure features numerous encounters
adventure as written, up to the monastery. Then forgo a second laboratory location, instead replacing the final brain in a jar in the treasury (area M10) with Kwalish, and conclude the adventure there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
-bow and can’t afford anything else. He is also a member of the university’s Distinguished Society of Fine Artists, where he uses magic to sculpt beautiful statuary of complex fractal patterns. The
fact that he is self-taught makes the quality of his work that much more impressive.
Cadoras does have some strange eating habits; he sometimes eats an entire jar of pickled onions in a single sitting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
The magic that once sealed the doors has long since faded away. When visitors approach the doors, a hypnos magen (see appendix C) from area Y19d appears at the overlooking window and uses its
warmth are illusions with which the characters can interact (see “Joining the Ball” below). The scene can be ended with a successful dispel magic spell (DC 19). If the illusory ball is dispelled, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Invulnerability
Guards and Wards
Magic Jar
Mass Suggestion
Move Earth
Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Programmed Illusion
Sunbeam
True Seeing
Wall of Ice
7th Level
Delayed Blast Fireball
Shocking Grasp
True Strike
1st Level
Alarm
Burning Hands
Charm Person
Color Spray
Comprehend Languages
Detect Magic
Disguise Self
Expeditious Retreat
False Life
Feather Fall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
permanent effects that can’t be dispelled; others are temporary or can be neutralized with a dispel magic spell. You decide which is which.
Trick Objects d20 Object 1 Book 2 Brain preserved in a
jar 3 Burning fire 4 Cracked gem 5 Door 6 Fresco 7 Furniture 8 Glass sculpture 9 Mushroom field 10 Painting 11 Plant or tree 12 Pool of water 13 Runes engraved on wall or floor 14 Skull 15 Sphere of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ignites the gas to heat the cauldron. The cupboards contain nearly five hundred jars of ingredients used to brew common and uncommon magic potions, as well as other alchemical concoctions. Each jar is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
inside a large bell jar. Facing one another along the outer wall are a pair of doors. Next to the door closest to the staircase is a wooden rocking cradle with a neatly folded blanket in it.
If
the roof is hinged, like the lid of a toybox. It is held shut by an arcane lock spell that only Granny Nightshade can bypass without using magic. No amount of brute force will open the sealed roof
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and four ivory strips worth 50 gp each (legend lore) 16 A black crystal dodecahedron worth 500 gp (magic jar) 17 Three adder stomachs and a pouch containing powdered rhubarb leaves (Melf’s acid arrow
grave dirt, a small clay pot filled with brackish water, and a black onyx stone worth 150 gp (create undead) 10 Three lodestones and a pouch of dust (disintegrate) 11 A pouch of sand, a jar of ink, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Weird Magic Over the course of a seemingly endless lifetime, a hag typically discovers or creates several unusual ways to use magic. The weird magic that hags can call upon comes in a number of forms
of the spectrum, even a hag without lofty status is likely to have strange, single-use items that don’t emulate common spells or even follow the normal rules of magic. For inspiration in devising the






