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Staff of Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Cone of Cold 5 Fireball (level 5 version) 5 Globe of Invulnerability 6 Hold Monster 5 Levitate 2 Lightning

last charge, roll 1d20. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls but loses all other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges. Retributive Strike. You

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

attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Animate Dead Circle of Death Dominate Monster Finger of Death Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t

Annis Hag

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

child. Much as annis hags befriend children in order to corrupt them, they may adopt a group of ogres, trolls, or other creatures (ogre;ogres and troll;trolls appear in the Monster Manual), ruling them

tokens at any distance (no action required), whereupon the token retains its current form but loses its magic.Cold

Gauth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

all magical properties until the start of the gauth’s next turn. If the object is a charged item, it also loses 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} charges. Determine the affected item

magic items it is expected to guard. A beholder (see the Monster Manual) usually drives away or kills any gauths that enter its territory, but it might choose to force them to serve it as lieutenants

Ringlerun

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

rolls but loses its other properties; on a 20, it regains 1d8 + 2;{"diceNotation":"1d8+2","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain Charges"} charges.Multiattack. Ringlerun makes three Staff of Power or

charges), globe of invulnerability (6 charges), hold monster (5 charges), levitate (2 charges), lightning bolt (10d6;{"diceNotation":"10d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Bolt

Greater Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

a successful one. For each creature that fails the saving throw, a gibbering mouther (see its entry in the Monster Manual) appears in an unoccupied space on a surface that can support it within 30

form to another, it loses all the traits and actions of the previous form and gains those of the new form.Acid, Force, Necrotic, Psychic

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

saving throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The ghost now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target

Zelennor, watches over the wizard’s frozen remains. It uses the weasel stat block in the Monster Manual but is a fey instead of a beast. If Zelennor is reduced to 0 hit points, Nass’s

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Ogrémoch has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Siege Monster. Ogrémoch deals double damage to objects and

summons up to three earth elemental;earth elementals and loses 30 hit points for each elemental he summons. Summoned elementals have maximum hit points, appear within 100 feet of Ogrémoch, and

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

icicle from her body and hurls it into an unoccupied space she can see within 20 feet of her, where it magically transforms into an ice mephit (see its entry in the Monster Manual). The mephit acts

form survives. When she transitions from one form to another, she loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

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 divined. Nature can’t

-evil creatures. Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You can’t use this

Iggwilv's Cauldron

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

shatters the cauldron into eight pieces of roughly equal size, whereupon all ongoing effects created by the cauldron end as it loses its magic. The destruction of Iggwilv’s Cauldron causes all hags

in the multiverse to lose the Shared Spellcasting trait gained by being in a coven (see the “Hag Covens” sidebar in the Monster Manual). Reconstructing the Cauldron. If all eight pieces

Stirge Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

stirge's turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Blood Drain"} hit points due to blood loss. The stirge can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its

movement. It does so after it drains 10 hit points of blood from the target or the target dies. A creature, including the target, can use its action to detach the stirge.This horrid monster looks like

Staff of Power Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

bonus to attack and damage rolls but loses all other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges. Power Strike. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can expend 1 charge to

save DC and spell attack bonus: cone of cold (5 charges), fireball (5th-level version, 5 charges), globe of invulnerability (6 charges), hold monster (5 charges), levitate (2 charges), lightning bolt

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate monster spell, and the sword demands that it be bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met. Random Properties. The Sword of Kas

wins the contest, nothing happens, and the wish spell is wasted. If the sword loses the contest, it is destroyed.

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

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 divined. Nature can’t

made to interact with non-evil creatures. Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You

Occult Symbols

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

being 6 An eye Part of an equation 7 A geometric shape A repeating pattern 8 A letter or number A series of scratches 9 Part of a monster A simple pictogram 10 A skull A weapon or tool

Efreeti Bottle

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

, the smoke disappears with a flash of harmless fire, and an efreeti appears in an unoccupied space within 30 feet of you. See the Monster Manual for the efreeti’s statistics. The first time the

bottle is opened, the DM rolls to determine what happens. d100 Effect 01–10 The efreeti attacks you. After fighting for 5 rounds, the efreeti disappears, and the bottle loses its magic. 11–90 The

Efreeti Bottle

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

, the smoke disappears with a flash of harmless fire, and an efreeti appears in an unoccupied space within 30 feet of you. See the Monster Manual for the efreeti’s statistics. The first time the

bottle is opened, the DM rolls to determine what happens. d100 Effect 01–10 The efreeti attacks you. After fighting for 5 rounds, the efreeti disappears, and the bottle loses its magic. 11–90 The

Modifying a Monster

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

versa. For example, a hobgoblin wielding a halberd (a two-handed weapon) loses the benefit of its shield, so its AC decreases by 2. Adding a Special Trait Another simple way to customize a monster is

Modifying a Monster Once you have an idea for a monster, you’ll need statistics to represent it. The first question you should ask yourself is: Can I use statistics that already exist? A stat block

Efreeti Bottle

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

happens. 1d10 Effect 1 The efreeti attacks you. After fighting for 5 rounds, the efreeti disappears, and the bottle loses its magic. 2–9 The efreeti understands your languages and

occurs. If the bottle is opened a fourth time, the efreeti escapes and disappears, and the bottle loses its magic. 10 The efreeti understands your languages and can cast Wish once for you. It

Monstrous Transformation

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

Darklord’s evil. Monstrous Transformations d10 Transformation 1 The Darklord loses their voice; their words now carve themselves on their skin as lingering scars. 2 Something the Darklord

different time in their life. 10 The Darklord retains their memories and intellect but is otherwise any monster from chapter 5 or the Monster Manual.

Staff of Power

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Invulnerability 6 Hold Monster 5 Levitate 2 Lightning Bolt (level 5 version) 5 Magic Missile 1 Ray of Enfeeblement 1 Wall of Force 5 Regaining Charges. The staff regains 2d8 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn

. If you expend the last charge, roll 1d20. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls but loses all other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges

Staff of Power

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

at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls but loses all other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges. Power

invulnerability (6 charges), hold monster (5 charges), levitate (2 charges), lightning bolt (5th-level version, 5 charges), magic missile (1 charge), ray of enfeeblement (1 charge), or wall of force (5

X5a. God of Secrets

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

. “Heinrich” feigns confusion. If the characters ask him why he attacked, he claims that he was guarding the temple. If the arcanaloth loses more than half of its hit points, it teleports to the temple

arcanaloth carries a spellbook containing the wizard spells it has prepared (see its stat block in the Monster Manual). It wears small gold spectacles with pink crystal lenses (worth 250 gp) and a robe

Staff of Power

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

following properties. The staff regains 2d8 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls but loses all

charges), fireball (5th-level version, 5 charges), globe of invulnerability (6 charges), hold monster (5 charges), levitate (2 charges), lightning bolt (5th-level version, 5 charges), magic missile (1

Outside Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Outside Combat As described in the Monster Manual, a beholder’s use of its eye rays in combat is random, governed by die rolls instead of by choice. This rule is an abstraction, designed to keep the

beholder’s opponents unsure of what rays will be coming next (and, not incidentally, to prevent the monster from using its most lethal eye rays at every opportunity). The rule also makes the creature

12. Wongo's Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

(represented by a su-monster) contains one of nine puzzle cubes needed to enter the Tomb of the Nine Gods. The inscription above the central arch is written in Old Omuan and reads as follows: “Better

the heads of a lion, a zebra, a boar, and a vulture. The wall relief shows the trickster god Wongo (a su-monster) fighting his hated enemy, Moa (a jaculi). Inscriptions in Old Omuan explain how Moa

Cranium Rats

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

the swarm psionic powers similar to spells. A rat separated from the swarm becomes an ordinary cranium rat with an Intelligence of 15. It loses 1 point of Intelligence each day that it remains

1/day each: confusion, dominate monster Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny rat. The swarm

2. Hunting Kennel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

troll loses a limb, it regenerates two limbs to replace the one it lost. This can result in trolls with multiple arms. A four-armed troll uses the troll stat block, except that it is a challenge rating

6 monster (2,300 XP) and has the following action instead of the troll’s normal Multiattack action: Multiattack. The troll attacks five times, once with its bite and four times with its claws. If

Stand and Fight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

priestess (use the priest stat block in the Monster Manual, but give Asha the Fey Ancestry, Innate Spellcasting, and Sunlight Sensitivity features of a typical drow) Shoor and Jorlan, drow elite warriors

from a distance with her tentacle rod, or cast spells such as poison spray and ray of sickness. If Ilvara loses more than half her hit points, she attempts to summon a yochlol demon. Evening the Odds

Event Descriptions

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

Friendly monster, such as a brass dragon or a treant. If your Bastion is attacked while this monster is your guest, it defends your Bastion, and you lose no Bastion Defenders. The monster leaves after it

defends your Bastion once or when you send it away. Lost Hirelings One of your Bastion’s special facilities (determined randomly) loses its hirelings. The cause of their departure is up to you. The

Book of Vile Darkness

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

, blood, and scratches that the original text can’t be divined. Nature can’t abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually

Charisma (Intimidation) checks made to interact with non-evil creatures. Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil

Ringlerun

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

and damage rolls but loses its other properties; on a 20, it regains 1d8 + 2 charges. Actions Multiattack. Ringlerun makes three Staff of Power or Freezing Ray attacks. He can replace one of those

spells from it (spell save DC 14, +8 to hit with spell attacks): cone of cold (8d8 cold damage; 5 charges), fireball (10d6 fire damage; 5 charges), globe of invulnerability (6 charges), hold monster (5

Annis Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

other creatures (ogres and trolls appear in the Monster Manual), ruling them through brute strength, insults, and superstition. Iron Token An annis hag can pull out one of their iron teeth or nails

to those active tokens. The hag can deactivate any of those tokens at any distance (no action required), whereupon the token retains its current form but loses its magic. Annis Hag Large Fey

Staff of Power

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

Invulnerability 6 Hold Monster 5 Levitate 2 Lightning Bolt (level 5 version) 5 Magic Missile 1 Ray of Enfeeblement 1 Wall of Force 5 Regaining Charges. The staff regains 2d8 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn

. If you expend the last charge, roll 1d20. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls but loses all other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 1d8 + 2 charges

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