master some with only aspects from for lies

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

the Dungeon Master’s Guide): 2 minor beneficial properties 1 minor detrimental property 1 major detrimental property Spells. The book has 8 charges and regains 1d8 expended charges daily

those hours pass, anyone who opens the book’s remaining binding is transported to a nascent layer of the Abyss that lies hidden within the book. At the heart of this deadly, semisentient domain

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, the Dark Powers of the Domain of Dread lured Kas to a hidden forge, where he found the Crown of Lies. Once Kas vowed to deliver Vecna into the Dark Powers’ clutches and donned the crown, the

Dark Powers released Kas. From there, Kas set out to ruin his former master. Should Kas fail, the Dark Powers will reclaim him. The crown is made of burnished and entwined metal rods. To attune to it

Titivilus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

travels farther than the sprawling city that lies outside his palace. Dispater is correct to fear, but the true threat comes not from without. The lord’s great error was allowing himself to be

to get what he wanted. Charming and pleasant, he is a master at negotiation, able to twist words so as to leave his victims confused and believing he’s on their side. Through these skills

Demogorgon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Demogorgon uses Spellcasting.Prince of Demons, the Sibilant Beast, and Master of the Spiraling Depths, Demogorgon is the embodiment of

of the Abyss known as the Gaping Maw. Demogorgon’s lair is a place of confusion and duality; the portion of the palace that lies above water takes the form of two serpentine towers, each crowned

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron and brass decorate their profane altars. Over time, Baphomet’s

. Although filled with bestial bloodlust, there lies within a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization. Baphomet wields a great glaive called Heartcleaver. He sometimes

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

"} necrotic damage. Maddening Gaze. Demogorgon uses his Gaze action, and must choose either the Beguiling Gaze or the Insanity Gaze effect.Prince of Demons, the Sibilant Beast, and Master of the

in a palace called Abysm, found on a layer of the Abyss known as the Gaping Maw. Demogorgon’s lair is a place of madness and duality; the portion of the palace that lies above water takes the

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

of Fraz-Urb’luu aren’t even aware they serve the Prince of Deception, believing their master is a beneficent being and granter of wishes, some lost god or celestial, or even another fiend

of their holy cause, only to eventually reveal his true nature and claim their souls as his own.Fraz-Urb’luu’s Lair Fraz-Urb’luu’s lair lies within the Abyssal lair known as

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

capabilities (except class features, legendary actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks.No creature in Barovia is older than the master of the Abbey of Saint Markovia in Krezk. This

performance garnered the deva's sympathy, and the Abbot, playing into Strahd's hands, set for himself the goal of finding a cure for Strahd's “malady.” The Abbot is now convinced that the cure lies

Fraz-Urb'luu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hideous to the beautiful. Many of the cultists of Fraz-Urb’luu aren’t even aware they serve the Prince of Deception, believing their master is a beneficent being and granter of wishes

lair lies within the abyssal realm of Hollow’s Heart, a plain of white dust with few structures on it. The lair itself is the city of Zoragmelok, a circular fortress surrounded by adamantine walls

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems. They create secret places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron and

minotaur with six iron horns. A fiendish light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all

Demonomicon of Iggwilv Legacy

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

in the “Artifacts” section of the Dungeon Master’s Guide: 2 minor beneficial properties 1 minor detrimental property 1 major detrimental property Spells. The book has 8

pages. If this occurs, the pages reappear after 24 hours. Before all those hours pass, anyone who opens the book’s remaining binding is transported to a nascent layer of the Abyss that lies hidden

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

master, which then absorbs the knowledge and experience contained therein. Mind flayers conceive of this oneness with the elder brain as a sacred state akin to an afterlife. Hive Mind Elder brains

reign as tyrants, while others serve as sages, counselors, and repositories of information and lore for the mind flayers that protect and nourish them.The lair of an elder brain lies deep in the

Smuggler

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

On a rickety barge, you carried a hundred longswords in fish barrels right past the dock master’s oblivious lackeys. You have paddled a riverboat filled with stolen elven wine under the gaze of

organization, or might run a small smuggling vessel of their own. Smugglers live the lies they have told, and they have a natural ability to recall all the falsehoods and half-truths they have ever spouted

Race Legacy

Rules

Your choice of race affects many different aspects of your character. It establishes fundamental qualities that exist throughout your character's adventuring career. When making this decision, keep

in mind the kind of character you want to play. For example, a halfling could be a good choice for a sneaky rogue, a dwarf makes a tough warrior, and an elf can be a master of arcane magic.

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, the sword lies dormant. It functions like a normal longsword until a worthy soul finds it and lays claim to its power. A moonblade serves only one master at a time. The attunement process requires a

new rune appears on the blade. You remain attuned to the weapon until you die or the weapon is destroyed. A moonblade has one rune on its blade for each master it has served (typically 1d6 + 1). The

Treasure Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

within, a dark room full of still ghosts. The treasure is hidden in the attic of the Burgomaster’s mansion in Vallaki (chapter 5, area N3s). Master of Swords—Warrior That which you seek lies in the

a kneeling woman—a rose of great beauty plucked too soon. The master of the marsh knows of whom I speak. The treasure lies under Marina’s monument in Berez (chapter 10, area U5). “The master of the

Coins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

wealth for the benefit of a charity or a just cause. On the side of evil, it embodies the worst aspects of greed. It speaks to the power of gold, and how that power can build or destroy nations. Coins

Card Name Represents Master of coins Rogue Anyone for whom money is important; those who believe money is the key to their success One of coins Swashbuckler Those who like money yet give it up

Choosing a Race

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

affects many different aspects of your character. It establishes fundamental qualities that exist throughout your character’s adventuring career. When making this decision, keep in mind the kind of

character you want to play. For example, a halfling could be a good choice for a sneaky rogue, a dwarf makes a tough warrior, and an elf can be a master of arcane magic. Your character race not only

Choosing a Race

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

affects many different aspects of your character. It establishes fundamental qualities that exist throughout your character’s adventuring career. When making this decision, keep in mind the kind of

character you want to play. For example, a halfling could be a good choice for a sneaky rogue, a dwarf makes a tough warrior, and an elf can be a master of arcane magic. Your character race not only

The Dungeon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

The Dungeon Master The Dungeon Master (DM) is the creative force behind a D&D game. The DM creates a world for the other players to explore, and also creates and runs adventures that drive the story

game sessions to resolve. When strung together, these adventures form an ongoing campaign. A D&D campaign can include dozens of adventures and last for months or years. A Dungeon Master gets to wear

Hazlik's Torment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Hazlik’s Torment Hazlik’s arrogance defines his existence, but various aspects of his imprisonment undermine his ego and force him to doubt himself: Since entering Hazlan, Hazlik hasn’t been able to

learn new magic. No matter how much he studies or researches new magical lore or spells, he cannot master them. He can use and prepare any spell he already knows but can no longer advance the magical

Fraz-Urb'luu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

(3rd level) As a master of deceit, Fraz-Urb’luu teaches his initiates the secrets of lies and illusions. They can also gain the Liar’s Eye trait. Liar’s Eye. This creature has advantage on Wisdom

Fraz-Urb'luu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Fraz-Urb’luu The most deceptive of all demons, Fraz-Urb’luu is a master illusionist and weaver of lies. He thrives by luring his cultists and his enemies alike into lives of self-delusion. He can

all of reality’s lies and understand the truth that lies beyond them. Yet the truth that he sees remains known only to him. He utters cryptic remarks about a grand design that guides the cosmos toward

Chapter 2: Giants in Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

escape. In return, she taught me the rudiments of rune carving. —Bigby Intended for the Dungeon Master, this chapter explores key aspects of giants’ life and society. The ideas and tables included

Know Your Players

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Master is to keep the players immersed in the world you’ve created and to give the characters the opportunity to do awesome things. Knowing what your players enjoy most about the D&D game helps you create

rare to gather a table of players who all enjoy the same aspects of the game. The trick is to find a balance so everyone can get some enjoyment out of each game session, even if certain encounters don’t

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

hidden that the surface-dwelling citizens in the area often don’t know what lies beneath them. Because the kobolds make sure they stay out of the way of anyone more dangerous than themselves, grow

as the dragon-goddess of all chromatic dragons, and as the master of their racial god, Kurtulmak. Arcane Magic Users Unlike some other humanoids, kobolds don’t fear or shun arcane magic. They

12. Master Suite

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

12. Master Suite The double doors to this room have dusty panes of stained glass set into them. Designs in the glass resemble windmills. The dusty, cobweb-filled master bedroom (area 12A) has

jewelry box (see “Treasure”), and a padded chair. A rotting tiger-skin rug lies on the floor in front of the fireplace, which has a dust-covered portrait of Gustav and Elisabeth Durst hanging above it

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world! — Fletcher Danairia, master bard Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the

favorite musicians as a role model for your character. You can add some unique aspects to your bard character by considering the suggestions that follow. Music is stupid. Wait. I changed my mind. Music is

Tovag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

his name, he betrayed his master, and the resulting battle supposedly destroyed them both. In truth, Vecna escaped and grew in power over ages and across worlds. Kas, though, was claimed by the Mists

manufacture bizarre war machines. When Kas deems the time right, he sends his forces into the Mists, believing that Vecna’s realm lies just beyond. Invariably, those troops never return, leaving the

Undead Forces

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Jump feature, giving them access to most areas of the gulch — and possibly bringing anyone they are grappling with them! You can use this ability to trigger other aspects of the encounter ahead of

incapacitated the undead here, but the life force of the adventurers brings them back. They immediately return to their mission: kill everything in the area and recover the Gnomengarde grenade for their master

Domain of Dread Parolee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Domain of Dread Parolee Kas uses an artifact called the Crown of Lies to impersonate a powerful wizard and manipulate others into retrieving an item that will allow him to free a demon lord ally

named Miska the Wolf-Spider. Together, the two can defeat Vecna. Kas is attuned to the crown throughout this adventure. Crown of Lies Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) After betraying and

M7. Leather Works

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

M7. Leather Works The planar craft’s medical station has been repurposed into a torture chamber by the Grand Master. Here, new arrivals are flayed to take on the bone devil’s own ghastly image. This

, beneath rows of hanging chains. A limp, leather-clad figure is curled against the wall beneath the chains. Another figure lies strapped to a table, showing no sign of injury but surrounded by a group

M7. Leather Works

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

M7. Leather Works The planar craft’s medical station has been repurposed into a torture chamber by the Grand Master. Here, new arrivals are flayed to take on the bone devil’s own ghastly image. This

, beneath rows of hanging chains. A limp, leather-clad figure is curled against the wall beneath the chains. Another figure lies strapped to a table, showing no sign of injury but surrounded by a group

Breaking the Archetypes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, arrows appear out of nowhere to stick out of the ground between the feet of the people they’re talking to. Roll that next check to negotiate with advantage! Battle Master As a battle master involved

subtlety and precision over simply busting heads. Add in your knowledge of the more cerebral aspects of combat, including all-important insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy, and it’s

Baphomet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

devoted to Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems, creating secret places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron

six iron horns. An infernal light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization

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