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Equipment
An Emblem is a Holy Symbol that is bejeweled or painted to channel divine magic. A Cleric or Paladin can use this item as a Spellcasting Focus. Emblems must be borne on fabric or a Shield.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
this weapon and roll a 20 on the d20 for the attack roll, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its body. Constructs
You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
Life Stealing. The weapon has 1d8 + 1 charges. When you attack a creature that has fewer than 100 Hit Points with
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You grant the semblance of life to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer questions you pose. The corpse must have a mouth, and this spell fails if the deceased creature was
it knew in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are usually brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if you are antagonistic toward it
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dracolich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of the dracolich can’t
turn.Dracolich Lairs
A dracolich lurks in a corrupted version of the lair it had in life. The region containing a dracolich’s lair is warped by its presence, creating the following effects:
Sapping Mist
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero’s soul and keeps it hidden and well
from it (save DC 18). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell.
Spell
Charge Cost
Animate Dead
1
Blight
2
Circle of Death
3
Finger of
Monsters
Monster Manual
Underdark, in the tunnel-mazes they occupied in life or in the lairs of enemy beholders they conquered. These lairs are devoid of life, as death tyrants change their servants into Undead horrors.
The
lair feel as if they’re being watched. Any creature (excluding the death tyrant and its allies) that finishes a Short Rest while within 1 mile of the lair must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a Wish spell.
When Blackrazor devours a soul that isn’t yours, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the slain
.
Blackrazor’s hunger for souls must be regularly fed. If the sword goes 3 days or more without consuming a soul, a conflict between it and its wielder occurs at the next sunset.
Destroying
Monsters
Monster Manual
create sanctuaries apart from the living, whether hidden in cosmopolitan cities or sequestered in ruins where they dwelled in life.
The region containing a vampire’s lair is warped by its presence
mile of the lair must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or gain no benefit from that rest.
Mists. The area within 1 mile of the lair is Lightly Obscured by a persistent, creeping fog. The vampire
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
disappears, your Attunement to it ends immediately, and you lose all benefits granted by it. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Any
cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
flow through the shield’s grooves for 1 minute. While the shield is active, you gain the following benefits:
Blazing Soul. You have immunity to fire damage.
Cleansing Fire. As an action, you
with a shield bash, targeting one creature you can see within 5 feet of yourself. The target must make a Strength saving throw (DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier). On a
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
do so, the wearer must cast the spell on the drone. The spell has no effect but is stored within the drone. When commanded to do so by the wearer or when a situation arises that was predefined by the
orb of magical force at a creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the shield must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is frightened until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature is immune to this power of the
The Shield of the Hidden Lord is of celestial origin and serves as a prison for the pit fiend Gargauth, whose mortal followers revere it as a god. Over time, Gargauth’s evil has warped the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
":"Shortbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Detention Orb. The drone launches a tiny orb of magical force at a creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The creature must succeed on a
the drone is destroyed. A drone can have only one detention orb active at a time; if the drone creates a detention orb when it already has one active, the first orb disappears, freeing the creature
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the lich's gaze for the next 24 hours.
Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions). Each non-undead creature within 20 feet of the lich must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 21 (6d6
":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery.
Spellcasting. The lich is an 18th
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage if used with two hands.Parry. The champion adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the champion must
, death, and the seasons. Each member bears a small tattoo of a sickle on the inside of their left wrist.
Warriors of Madarua recognize and respect the ever-changing complexity of life. In combat
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
effects:
Breath of Life. The scale disappears, and you or a creature you touch regains 10d4 hit points.
Platinum Shield. For 1 hour or until you dismiss it (no action required), the scale becomes a
shield, +1; +1 shield, which you or another creature can use. A creature wielding the shield has immunity to radiant damage.
Radiant Hammer. For 1 hour or until you dismiss it (no action required), the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
meantime, that creature must immediately make the saving throw.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The bodak takes 5 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on
);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fist", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Withering Gaze. One creature that the bodak can see within 60 feet of it must make a DC 13
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
This gleaming brass shield bears a relief of the legendary medusa druid Euryale.
While wielding this shield, you gain the following benefits:
Blessing of Euryale. You have resistance to poison
damage and are immune to the petrified condition.
Petrifying Heraldry. As a bonus action, you can make the front of the shield flare with a medusa’s petrifying magic, causing the relief’s
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Antimagic Susceptibility. The drone is incapacitated while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic, the drone must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesn’t need to breathe
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
of Acererak must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 42 (12d6);{"diceNotation":"12d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Disrupt Life","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic
after 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all his hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of Acererak’s
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
you a +1 bonus to AC, and the first time after each of your long rests that damage reduces you to 0 hit points, you are instead reduced to 1 hit point. You must be wielding the shield to gain these
This appears to be a simple ingot of iron ore, about a foot long and a few inches across. Inspection of its surface reveals the faint, silvery outline of the skold (shield) rune. The ingot has the
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, mold earth*
1st level (4 slots): expeditious retreat, false life, shield
2nd level (3 slots): Maximilian's earthen grasp,* shatter
3rd level (3 slots): erupting earth,* meld into stone
4th level (1
Death Burst. When the stonemelder dies, it turns to stone and explodes in a burst of rock shards, becoming a smoking pile of rubble. Each creature within 10 feet of the exploding stonemelder must
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be encased in the orb, which expands to a size just large enough to contain the creature. While
remains intact until the drone spends an action to end the effect or the drone is destroyed. A drone can have only one detention orb active at a time; if the drone creates a detention orb when it
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
, you have advantage on all checks and saving throws to resist effects that force you to move. In addition, any enemy that moves to a space within 10 feet of you must succeed on a DC 12 Strength
;t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Gift of Stone. You can transfer the orb’s magic to a nonmagical item — a shield or a pair of boots — by tracing the stein rune
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
ward, pass without trace, speak with plantsWither Burst. When the pledgemage sees a creature within 30 feet of itself drop to 0 hit points, the pledgemage channels the expended life essence and targets
another creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. While poisoned in this way, the target takes 3 (1d6
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wintry lands, favoring snowy mountains. These hags become more active during winter, using their ice and weather magic to make life miserable for nearby settlements.
A bheur hag’s skin has the
magic staff. The hag can use its flying speed only while astride the staff. If the staff is lost or destroyed, the hag must craft another, which takes a year and a day. Only a bheur hag can use a
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.A golem-like creature with a bronze spear in one hand and a wooden shield in the other.Poison
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Shield Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shield Bash"} to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
.
Shield. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shield"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Shield","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and Jarund pushes the target 5 feet away from him if it's Large or smaller. Jarund then enters the space vacated by the target. If
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of Diderius’s heart.
Spellcasting. Diderius is a 10th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell
, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, shield, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): cloud of daggers, hold person, see invisibility
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious until the poisoned condition ends on it.
Sap Life (Costs 2 Actions). The lich targets one creature it can
see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sap Life","rollDamageType":"necrotic
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
"} days, regaining all his hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery.
Spellcasting. Var is a 12th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is
bolt, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield, unseen servant*
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, flaming sphere
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
Unarmored Defense. While the monk is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.
Unarmored Movement. While the monk is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its
damage.Parry. The monk adds 2 to its AC against one melee or ranged weapon attack that would hit it. To do so, the monk must see the attacker.
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
force tries to possess the staff wielder. The wielder must succeed on a DC 20 Charisma saving throw or be possessed, becoming an NPC under the DM’s control. If the intruding life force is targeted
regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the staff, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and target one creature you can see within 60 feet of you. The target must succeed on
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
herself. The target must make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw, taking 40 (9d8);{"diceNotation":"9d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bursting Benediction", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on
the first Deck of Many Things. She doesn’t know why this is but surmises her life is tied to that deck; so long as it continues to exist, so will she. She has no way to prove this hypothesis