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Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

damage unless the creature is a Fiend or an Undead. Destroying the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the

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

Sage

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook

odd jobs and services in exchange for access to their libraries. You whiled away many a long evening studying books and scrolls, learning the lore of the multiverse—even the rudiments of magic—and your mind yearns for more.

Great Old One Patron

Classes Player’s Handbook

Unearth Forbidden Lore of Ineffable Beings When you choose this subclass, you might bind yourself to an unspeakable being from the Far Realm or an elder god—a being such as Tharizdun, the

Warlock

Classes Player’s Handbook

Armor, Sickle, 2 Dagger;Daggers, orb;Arcane Focus (orb), Book (occult lore), Scholar's Pack, and 15 GP; or (B) 100 GP Warlocks quest for knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the

multiverse. They often begin their search for magical power by delving into tomes of forbidden lore, dabbling in invocations meant to attract the power of extraplanar beings, or seeking places of power where

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

, including performing music, working magic, and making jests. A Bard’s life is spent traveling, gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer

determine your available spell slots. Bard Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Bardic Die Cantrips

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

it longs to be more than mere reference material. Abyssal Lore. You can reference the Demonomicon whenever you make an Intelligence check to discern information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival

successful save, the Fiend can’t try to possess you again for 7 days (but another Fiend trapped in the book can certainly try). When the tome is discovered, it has 1d4 Fiends occupying its pages&mdash

Cultist of Myrkul

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

sinister manipulators who hoard necromantic lore and gather in cults to share their gruesome secrets. Such secrets often require unsavory experimentation, which these heartless cultists relish

wicked cults that follow their paths of tyranny, murder, and necromancy. More than any other gods, the Dead Three directly influence Faerûn—and particularly the city of Baldur’s Gate

Karas Chembryl

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Evasion. If Karas is subjected to an effect that allows her to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, Karas instead takes no damage if she succeeds on the save and only half damage

shrines to the Dead Three and her research about lore or Artifacts related to those gods. Only Karas’s most trusted confidantes know her hideout’s location. Karas extends her connection to the

Zlan

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

direct action when an oblique or hidden action will suffice. Its plans always contain fallbacks and contingencies. One of these contingencies—one the other liches who constitute its new form failed

to foresee—was to assume control of the other liches if Crystal Shard was destroyed and created the multi-lich entity. Zlan schemes about how to restore and control Crystal Shard’s power

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

course it is. —Astarion on Vampire Infernalists Vampire Infernalist Lairs Vampire infernalists lurk in gloomy libraries or ritual chambers, far from the sun’s light. The region

can’t spend Hit Point Dice at the end of the rest and doesn’t regain Hit Points, Hit Point Dice, or spell slots at the end of the rest. Tenacious Lore. Within 1 mile of the lair, flame

House Deneith Heir

Backgrounds Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

) Spear, Shortbow, 20 Arrows, Gaming Set (same as above), Fine Clothes, Healer's Kit, Quiver, 1 GP; or (B) 50 GP As an heir of House Deneith, you’ve been trained for combat—not to seek

might have worked as a bodyguard for some minor dignitary, as a mercenary, or as a marshal hunting fugitives. Now you’re prepared to claim your rightful standing in the mightiest of the dragonmarked houses.

Displacer Beast Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Avoidance. If the displacer beast is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only

half damage if it fails. Displacement. The displacer beast projects a magical illusion that makes it appear to be standing near its actual location, causing attack rolls against it to have disadvantage

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the

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

Reduced-threat Displacer Beast

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Avoidance. If the displacer beast is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only

half damage if it fails. Displacement. The displacer beast projects a magical illusion that makes it appear to be standing near its actual location, causing attack rolls against it to have disadvantage

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

under the night sky, it allows you to cast the animate dead spell. The target can be affected through up to 10 feet of soft earth or similar material, and if it is, it takes 1 minute to claw its way to

Agdon Longscarf

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Evasion. If Agdon is subjected to an effect that allows him to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw and only half

damage if he fails, provided he isn’t incapacitated. Standing Leap. Agdon’s long jump is up to 20 feet and his high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.Multiattack. Agdon

Knowledge Domain (Legacy)

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

The gods of knowledge — including Oghma, Boccob, Gilean, Aureon, and Thoth — value learning and understanding above all. Some teach that knowledge is to be gathered and shared in

tremendous power if they unlock the secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these gods study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the secret places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods

Circle of Stars Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

The Circle of Stars allows druids to draw on the power of starlight. These druids have tracked heavenly patterns since time immemorial, discovering secrets hidden amid the constellations. By

world. Some groups document these observations at megalithic sites, which serve as enigmatic libraries of lore. These repositories might take the form of stone circles, pyramids, petroglyphs, and

Female Steeder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Extraordinary Leap. The distance of the steeder’s long jumps is tripled; every foot of its walking speed that it spends on the jump allows it to move 3 feet. Spider Climb. The steeder can

domesticate steeders, particularly duergar. Typically the females serve as steeds in battle, while the males are used as draft animals. Steeders attempt to tear apart perceived threats—and consider

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the tome. If a solar tears

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

Male Steeder

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Extraordinary Leap. The distance of the steeder’s long jumps is tripled; every foot of its walking speed that it spends on the jump allows it to jump 3 feet. Spider Climb. The steeder can

domesticate steeders, particularly duergar. Typically the females serve as steeds in battle, while the males are used as draft animals. Steeders attempt to tear apart perceived threats—and consider even

Metallic Peacekeeper

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

speed of 0.When a metallic dragon grows attached to a settlement of smaller folk—often after dwelling there for a time in Humanoid form—the dragon might decide to create a metallic

peacekeeper to protect the place. The peacekeeper can ward a community for centuries, standing in the place of its dragon creator and maintaining peace and order. Metallic Sentinels A metallic sentinel is

Lord's Ensemble

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

The Masked Lords of Waterdeep don this ensemble when meeting with one another. This raiment renders each lord indistinguishable from the others. The ensemble consists of three pieces — a helm

, an amulet, and a robe — that function as a single magic item when worn together, but only within the city of Waterdeep and its sewers. You become attuned to the ensemble as a single item. Lord

Allip

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, months, and sometimes years after their fateful encounter. Insidious Lore An allip might attempt to share its lore to escape its curse and enter the afterlife. It can transfer knowledge from its

contain. If the allip succeeds, it passes from the world—and its terrible secret hides somewhere in the scholar’s text, waiting to be discovered by its next victim.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Nagpa

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. They then revel in the grand devastation their plotting brought about—looting libraries, plundering vaults, and prying secrets of arcane lore and power from the wreckage.Corruption. The nagpa

helped avert a war between the gods. She transformed them into the scabrous, birdlike creatures known as nagpas and rendered them able to acquire new lore and magical power only from the ruins of

Gift of Gab

Spells Acquisitions Incorporated

how he got anything done in that outfit. I have since learned that most of his talents involve standing and talking. His outfit is perfect for that. — Môrgæn

favorite hog from when you were growing up on the family farm? We’ve all been there! But rather than being beheaded for an honest slip of the tongue, you can pretend it never happened — by

Torbit

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

hit. Evasion. If the assassin is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw

advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in swampy terrain. Standing Leap. Torbit's long jump is up to 20 feet and its high jump is up to 10 feet, with or without a running start.Multiattack

King Hekaton

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

action on his turn, Hekaton can shift his weight and cause any ship upon which he stands to heave to one side or the other. All other creatures standing on the ship must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity

presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from mighty storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskull Throne — a gift given to him by his wife

Dragonflesh Grafter

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

a hulking fusion of draconic and bipedal characteristics, standing between 8 and 12 feet tall. As its original nature wanes, its draconic powers grow, giving it a thick layer of dragon scale armor

collect dragon parts—scales, teeth, skin, flesh, wings, and bones—that they scavenge from around dragon lairs, take from dragon corpses, or buy from merchants and adventurers. They stitch on

Knowledge Domain Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

The gods of knowledge — including Oghma, Boccob, Gilean, Aureon, and Thoth — value learning and understanding above all. Some teach that knowledge is to be gathered and shared in

tremendous power if they unlock the secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these gods study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the secret places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods

Kobold Dragonshield

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

(green). Heart of the Dragon. If the kobold is frightened or paralyzed by an effect that allows a saving throw, it can repeat the save at the start of its turn to end the effect on itself and all

of dragon scales, as well as scars from desperate fights. Dragonshields know they have a place of honor among those who venerate dragons, but—being kobolds at heart—most of them feel

Dusk Hag

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

3/day each: dream, hypnotic pattern, sleep (9d8);{"diceNotation":"9d8","rollType":"roll"} 1/day each: legend lore, scrying Magic Resistance. The hag has advantage on saving throws against spells and

their dark magic allows them to influence the dreams of others, sending messages or inflicting nightmares with a touch. Tales talk of ambitious wizards, frantic monarchs, and desperate heroes

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

Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

were apprenticed and taught that knowledge is a more valuable treasure than gold or gems. Now you are ready to leave your home—not to abandon it, but to quest for new lore to add to its storehouse

assume roles of greater responsibility and prominence. You might be one of Candlekeep’s own, dedicated to the curatorship of what is likely the most complete body of lore and history in all the

Razorvine Blight

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

passerby can awaken into a terror known as a razorvine blight. Razorvine blights lay ambushes on well-traveled paths by standing still to appear as ordinary razorvine. When unassuming travelers pass

dangerous, in Sigil they sometimes mimic the behaviors of the city’s other inhabitants—for better or worse. At least one blight, known as Patch, spreads copies of itself across the city, creating a spy network of copies with mysterious goals.

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