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Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function.
A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until
activated. To activate a Mechanical Wonder, you must wind the wonder with a handheld key unique to that wonder. It takes 1 minute to wind a Mechanical Wonder. While you wind it, you must take the
Species
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Warforged are mechanical beings built as weapons to fight in the Last War. An unexpected breakthrough produced sentient beings made from wood and metal that nevertheless can feel pain and emotion
plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. The more a warforged cultivates their individuality, the more likely they are to modify their body, seeking out an artifi cer to customize the
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function.
A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until
activated. To activate a Mechanical Wonder, you must wind the wonder with a handheld key unique to that wonder. It takes 1 minute to wind a Mechanical Wonder. While you wind it, you must take the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Light Crossbow", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Shell Defense. The tortle withdraws into its shell. Until it emerges, it gains a +4 bonus to AC and has advantage on Strength and
Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can’t take reactions, and the only
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;{"diceNotation":"2d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Nature's Wrath (Thunder)", "rollDamageType":"thunder"}.
Shell Defense. The tortle withdraws into its shell. Until it emerges, it gains a +4 bonus to
AC and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can’t increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can
Equipment
A turtle ship is encased in a protective metal shell, as befits its name, and bristles with weapons. In addition to its roomy quarters, it can carry a decent- sized payload, making it popular among
traders and others who need a lot of cargo space. The ship can land on the ground, and it floats on water. Sliding panels can be closed to make the hull airtight, enabling the ship to travel underwater
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
behold, radiating heat from the shell to boil the surrounding water—and any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtle’s defenses, magical storms manifest to
fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their shells. An angry ancient dragon turtle is terrible to behold, radiating heat from the shell to boil the surrounding water—and any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the
land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
1
Endurance. We who dwell beneath the waves can weather all storms. (Any
Warforged
Legacy
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a soul?” Gerrion said.
“What makes you think you do?”
—Keith Baker, The Shattered Land
The warforged were built to fight in the Last War. While the first warforged were
their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel, darkwood, or stone. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. Warforged share a common facial design, with a hinged jaw
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
along the surface of the ocean, enjoying the warmth of the sun and letting vegetation take root on their shells. An angry ancient dragon turtle is terrible to behold, radiating heat from the shell to boil
and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
dangers—a land shaped by hundreds of riverines who were indifferent to the newcomers and their fates. Then the elven leader Kubjhatika killed a giant mollusk that attacked her people. After the battle
, she carved the tale of her victory and her people’s journey on a beautiful, red-ridged shell. This shell became the Riverine’s Shankha. Kubjhatika offered it as tribute to the riverines, appealing to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the end of a tortle’s life, and a tortle can spend decades away from its native land without feeling homesick. Tortles view the world as a place of everyday wonder. They live for the chance to hear a
.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d8) piercing damage.
Shell Defense. The tortle withdraws into its shell. Until it emerges, it gains a +4 bonus to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Warforged Ignacio Bazan-Lazcano Warforged are mechanical beings built as weapons to fight in the Last War. An unexpected breakthrough produced sentient beings made from wood and metal that
, darkwood, or stone. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. The more a warforged cultivates their individuality, the more likely they are to modify their body, seeking out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
tortles like to see how other folk live. A tortle can spend decades away from their native land without feeling homesick, often viewing their current companions as their family. Tortle The generic tortle
two hands in melee.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d8) piercing damage.
Shell Defense. The tortle withdraws into its shell. Until it emerges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
take their name from shankha shells—the shells of conch mollusks—which feature in Shankhabhumi’s legends and are an icon of the land. These contests are held over a twelve-day period every twelve years
claims the great conch-shell trophy known as the Riverine’s Shankha to grace their home city until the next competition.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
1/day each: antilife shell, bane, control water, create or destroy
plateau.A Topaz Dragon’s Lair
Topaz dragons dwell where the sea meets the land, favoring sites where the constant action of the waves and tides is slowly reducing the land to gravel. They make their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
coconut oil and wear it long or in thick plaits. Ornaments include conch-shell bangles and hairpieces, as well as designs of white clay painted directly onto the skin. Gold and gemstone jewelry, a specialty
to their new homes. This jewelry is now common throughout the land, and many pieces are fantastically valuable. Power and Politics Aside from their cultural rivalries, Sagorpur, Tippurika and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
exertion. If the drow are defeated while on Big Belchy’s back, the Stone of Golorr tumbles off the mechanical dragon turtle’s shell and drops into Deepwater Harbor. If the water is deep enough, the
harbor to keep it from falling into enemy hands. A character can recover the sunken stone by using a detect magic spell to help pinpoint its location. Big Belchy A mechanical dragon turtle, dubbed Big
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
18. Guardian Door A mithral door in the stone wall resembles the figure of a flattened tortle, its arms and legs extended to the four corners, and its shell carved with a complete map of the tomb
any other way must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d10) force damage. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the door to intone: “The master does not resort to feeble manipulations of a clock to open this door. You are not the master.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zaratan When a zaratan is summoned from the Elemental Plane of Earth, the ground rises up to take the shape of what looks like a hulking, armored reptile, its shell composed of the landscape from
which it arose. The zaratan plods across the land, each step sending shock waves through the ground severe enough to unsettle structures. Dim-witted, the zaratan lurches onward, expressing its rage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Merfolk Aquatic humanoids with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish, merfolk adorn their skin and scales with shell decorations. Merfolk tribes and kingdoms span the world, and
their people are as varied in color, culture, and outlook as the human races of the surface. Land folk and merfolk rarely meet except by chance, though starry-eyed mariners tell tales of romance with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Turtle Ship A turtle ship is encased in a protective metal shell, as befits its name, and bristles with weapons. In addition to its roomy quarters, it can carry a decent-sized payload, making it
popular among traders and others who need a lot of cargo space. The ship can land on the ground, and it floats on water. Sliding panels can be closed to make the hull airtight, enabling the ship to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Dragon Turtle Dragon turtles are among the most fearsome creatures of the oceans. As large and voracious as the oldest of its land-based dragon kin, a dragon turtle strikes with its deadly jaws
, steaming breath, and crushing tail. A dragon turtle’s rough shell is the same dark green color as the deep water where this monster dwells. Silver highlights lining the shell resemble light dancing on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
peoples of this land dwell in scattered outposts connected by walkways called the Grassroads. Map 14.4: ataguaView Player Version The Grassroads The Grassroads are a system of elevated, 15-foot-wide
. El Caparazón Hundreds of farming villages dot the Llanos, bordered by sugarcane fields and orchards of cacao trees. El Caparazón (“The Shell”) is the largest of these settlements and the capital of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
old footpaths or scrambling up the slope and finding a gap in the surrounding walls of rubble. Mike Schley Map 3.1: Old Owl Well Twelve zombies lurk inside the crumbled shell of the old watchtower
a land called Thay, far to the east. His is a red-robed figure with a shaved scalp and a tattoo on his forehead. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check recognizes Hamun’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the Sea Tritons are an amphibious people, at home in the water but mobile on dry land. Their bodies are covered in fine scales that range from yellowish-green through shades of blue to deep purple
on land. Land and Sea For centuries, dryfolk have fished the seas of Theros and have used the sea’s surface as a means of travel. Many tritons interpret this as an intrusion into their domains. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
onto the chain, provided the falling creature is light enough for the character to carry. Creatures that fall from Elturel or one of the chains take damage from the fall and land in the Styx (see
"River Styx" for the river’s effects). Those that fall off one of the anchoring posts take damage from the fall and land amid clashing devils and demons, where they are brutally killed if they survived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
hands formed from solid gold. A wooden flying machine has wings that flap when it becomes airborne. A miniature model of a mechanical dragon turtle has a brass plate affixed to its pedestal that reads
temple, Valetta identifies it as Nim, a nimblewright that was gifted to the temple by a Lantanese wizard. If they describe the incident involving the mechanical bird, Valetta sighs and leads them up a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Tethyr, is a land of raiding pirates. Farther south, some three hundred miles from the Moonshaes, is the fabled island of Lantan, birthplace of many odd inventions. Well south of there, beyond the
fascinated — some say obsessed — with building mechanical wonders. Though they employed magic from time to time, the whole island smelled like sawdust, grease, and freshly scraped metal, as shop after shop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. When hands are thrust into the treasure, a mechanical vise in the wall of the chest grabs the limbs within. A character must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or become grappled by the device
(escape DC 15). A creature is restrained while grappled in this way. Roll initiative. Six mechanical needles spring out from the sides of the chest on initiative count 0. The needles can be attacked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
slope and finding a gap in the surrounding walls of rubble. Twelve zombies lurk inside the crumbled shell of the old watchtower and can’t be seen from outside. However, any character with a passive
Thay, a land far to the east where wizards pattern their flesh with tattoos. The tattoo on the head represents a wizard’s school of magic. Kost’s school is necromancy. If any character attempts to talk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
orb measures 12 inches in diameter, weighs 10 pounds, and has a solid outer shell. The orb detonates 1d100 hours after its creation, releasing the elemental energy it contains. The orb gives no
. A suit of wingwear has 3 charges. While you wear the suit, you can use a bonus action and expend 1 charge to gain a flying speed of 30 feet until you land. At the end of each of your turns, your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Random Encounters Dangers abound in the land of Barovia. Check for a random encounter after every 30 minutes that the adventurers spend on the roads or in the wilderness (don’t check if they have
Barovia, Strahd has many spies, from swarms of bats to wandering Vistani, who report to him at dawn and dusk each day. These agents constantly patrol the land of Barovia and report everything they see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the surprised thugs to land in the perfect position for a sneak attack. The shifter barbarian strikes a mighty blow that knocks her enemy into the blazing hearth; the bandit shrieks as the flames
spread to his clothes.
Combat can feel very mechanical. I move 10 feet. I make an attack roll. I use a reaction. One way for the DM to encourage more cinematic action is to present a list of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
land on the ground. Options and Armaments. Each franchise or organization customizes the offensive capability of its airships, but most battle balloons feature multiple harpoon guns, perfect for
power and detonate with formidable explosive force wherever they hit. VEHICLE RULES
Battle balloons and mechanical beholders are vehicles, and as such, they have special rules associated with them