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Dungeon Master’s Guide
lore about demons. When you do so, you have Advantage on that check.
At the DM’s discretion, the book might reveal secrets no mortal should know, such as the true names of powerful Fiends
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
Monsters
Monster Manual
condition until the start of the sphinx’s next turn.
Spellcasting. The sphinx casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability
(spell save DC 16):
At Will: Detect Magic, Identify, Mage Hand, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation1/Day Each: Dispel Magic, Legend Lore, Locate Object, Plane Shift, Remove Curse, TonguesLegendary Action
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Dungeon Master’s Guide
to which you are also attuned, you gain the following benefits:
Giants’ Bane. When you roll a 20 on the d20 for an attack roll made with this weapon against a Giant, the creature must succeed
on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or die.
Might of Giants. The Strength score bestowed by your Belt of Giant Strength or Gauntlets of Ogre Power increases by 4, to a maximum of 30.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While you are attuned to this magic weapon, your Strength is 20 unless your Strength is already equal to or greater than that score. The weapon deals an extra 1d8 Thunder damage to any creature it
hits and an extra 3d8 Thunder damage to objects it hits that aren’t being worn or carried.
The weapon has the following additional properties.
Clap of Thunder. As a Magic action, you can strike
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter reality itself.
The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of level 8 or lower. If you use it
this way, you don’t need to meet any requirements to cast that spell, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect.
Alternatively, you can create one of the following effects of
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Dungeon Master’s Guide
it, the bean disappears as it produces an effect 1 minute later from the ground where it was planted. The DM can choose an effect from the following table or determine it randomly.
1d100
makes a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, a creature permanently increases its lowest ability score by 1, randomly choosing among equally low scores. On a failed save, the creature
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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
roll for a spell you cast against a Fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling.
Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random properties (see “Artifacts” in
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
in the cosmos. A character can use the lore the book contains to unearth terrible secrets no mortal should know. Among the contents a character might find are the following, plus whatever else you
The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: disguise self, mage hand, minor illusion
2/day each: charm person, dispel magic, greater invisibility
, wall of forceSeekers of forgotten lore and lost relics, blue abishais are the most cunning and learned of their kind. Their research into occult subjects gleaned from tomes plundered from across the
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Candlekeep Mysteries
"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. The sage casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (save DC 14, +6
, dispel magic, identify, levitate, locate object, Tenser's Floating Disk, unseen servant
1/day each: banishment, contact other plane, Drawmij's instant summons, legend lore, locate creature, planar
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, message, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, protection from evil and good, ray of sickness (see “Actions
master the necromantic arts.
Delvers into Lore. Cultists of Myrkul study rituals that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
until the start of its next turn.
Spellcasting. The sage casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"spell
resident lore experts are master sage;master sages and sages who dedicate themselves to scholarship above all.
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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creature Sense. The refraction is aware of creatures within 100 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each one
’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It has the following wizard spells prepared
","rollAction":"Scorching Ray","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage per ray.Those who follow Myrkul are either wizards or those who seek to master the necromantic arts.
Delvers into Lore. Cultists of
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Keys from the Golden Vault
esteemed associates.
Sentience. Constantori’s Portrait is a sentient, lawful evil item with an Intelligence score of 14, a Wisdom score of 12, and a Charisma score of 8. It can hear within a range
, Constantori’s Portrait has quietly observed countless conversations and now possesses an unquantifiable amount of lore—everything from criminal conspiracies to secret passwords. The DM decides what
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
archivist casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At will: dancing lights, prestidigitation
2/day: silenceProgrammed with
knowledge of Strixhaven’s extensive lore catalog, cogwork archivists serve as keepers of the university’s various libraries. The archivists’ towering metal frames are equipped with long
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
can make a stomp attack against that creature.Polukranos, called the World Eater, is the mortal manifestation of the eternal ideal of a hydra. In its first incarnation, it fell from Nyx to the mortal
the minds and lore of a people that, even after a hydra’s defeat, the beast might reappear as a Nyxborn being and begin its legend anew.Acid
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
.
Spellcasting. The nagpa casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: detect magic, mage hand, message, minor illusion
2/day each: fireball
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
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creature Sense. The brain breaker is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each
one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner
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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each one
’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Thassa wields Dekella, a two-pronged weapon gifted to her by Purphoros. When the god of the sea bestows her weapon on a mortal, it’s often so they might work her will far from the ocean, right
some wrong affecting those she’d prefer not to harm, or give a mortal a glimpse of her terrible responsibilities.
Bident of the Deep. Thassa’s signature weapon thrums with the icy
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Spellcasting. The mage casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma
"} necrotic damage, and the mage gains 6 temporary hit points.A larva mage is a nightmarish combination of a mortal body and otherworldly substance. When a powerful cultist of a wormlike entity such as Kyuss
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Candlekeep Mysteries
study.
When you succeed on the check, you gain the following benefits:
Your Intelligence score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22. Once you gain this benefit, you can’t use this scroll to
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
The blades of these pruning shears bear many nicks and dents but still cut cleanly. The shears function as a magic dagger. The weapon has the following properties:
Ever Sharp. When you hit with an
rest, attack rolls against it score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Creature Sense. The neothelid is aware of the presence of creatures within 1 mile of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well
as each creature’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of the presence of creatures within 5 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as
well as each one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic war pick. It has the following special properties:
Meld into Stone. You can cast the Meld into Stone spell from this war pick
. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Petrification. The war pick has 1d6 + 1 charges. If you score a critical hit against a creature that has fewer than 100 hit
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 20, +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She can innately cast the following
uses her lair action to cause one of the following effects:
Pools of water in the lair surge outward in a grasping tide. Any creature within 20 feet of such a pool must succeed on a DC 20 Strength
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms
: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These Elder Evils are far older than most of the mortal peoples and always inimical to such creatures’ minds.
However
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. For roleplaying purposes, the following suggestions might prove helpful:
So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a
heart of the diamond.
If Auril is killed in her third and final form, she is dead until the next winter solstice. While she is dead, her mortal worshipers lose their god-granted spells and abilities
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Portraying a deity, even a lesser god such as Auril the Frostmaiden, can be daunting. For roleplaying purposes, the following suggestions might prove helpful:
So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril
). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: chromatic orb (cold orb only; see “Actions” below), detect magic, misty step
2/day each: control
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Princes of the Apocalypse
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: meld into stone, move earth, wall of stone
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Ogrémoch fails a saving throw, he can
count 20 (losing initiative ties), Ogrémoch uses his lair action to cause one of the following effects:
A 10-foot-radius area of rocky or earthy ground within 60 feet of Ogrémoch turns
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hopelessness.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment
’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. Hit: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ray Gun","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage, and if the target is a Humanoid with an Intelligence score of 3 or higher, it
at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Spellcasting. The clown casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
appears as a star spawn seer in the Material Plane usually arrives disembodied. When a warlock or other spellcaster establishes communication with it, the seer-entity takes control of the mortal
, transforming it into a star spawn seer. Whoever the mortal once was largely vanishes beneath the mass of tumorous skin than builds up in strange whorls all over the seer’s body. The mortal’s