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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
command words, each requiring a Magic action to use:
First Command Word. The box unfolds into a Rowboat.
Second Command Word. The box unfolds into a Keelboat.
Third Command Word. The Folding Boat
in the Player’s Handbook. If either vessel is reduced to 0 Hit Points, the Folding Boat is destroyed.
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the spy can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Sneak Attack (1/Turn). The spy deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6
can be any item found on the Adventuring Gear table in chapter 5, “Equipment,” of the Player’s Handbook. The item must be worth no more than 15 gp.Multiattack. The spy makes two melee
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage, causing 1 damage of
manifest.
Swarm Behavior
d4
Behavior
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Crawls on walls in a vaguely bipedal shape
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Makes skittering noises that sound like whispered chanting
3
Skeletal visages, giant
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the creatures pulling them work like controlled mounts, as described in the mounted combat rules in the Player’s Handbook, but with the following differences:
Mounting or dismounting a chariot
creature pulling it.
If multiple creatures are pulling the chariot, they all act on the same initiative, and they must take the same action on their turn.
Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
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Neogi*
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Space clown*
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Vampirate*
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Void scavver*
Feature: Wildspace Adaptation
You gain the Tough feat from the Player’s Handbook. In addition, you learned how
provided by magic) has disadvantage on the attack roll unless the weapon deals piercing damage.
Movement. A creature can use an action to push off something heavier than itself and move up to its walking
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hypnosis action, originating at a point within 120 feet of itself. It doesn’t need to see the effect’s point of origin.
Regional Effects
The island surrounding a morkoth’s lair is
warped by the creature’s presence, creating the following effects:
Alter Water. With a thought (no action required), the morkoth can initiate a change in the water within its lair that takes
Magic Items
Divine Contention
A fiery red crystal the size of a human palm.
Once per day as a bonus action, a villain can activate the ruinstone to undo one deed they have performed. The possibilities here are broad, but in
combat it’s simplest to allow them the opportunity to “rewind” one action and take it again, or to reroll a failed saving throw (if it can still take actions).
Each use of the
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
,” of the Player’s Handbook, or any similar item selected with the DM’s permission. The summoned item is transported to you from somewhere else in the world, but it is generic in
, it cannot be used again until the next dawn.
Recall Code. As an action, you can set your current location as a point of return locked to the rotor. Anytime thereafter, you can use a bonus action to
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This warm crystal glints with the sunset colors of the Feywild sky and evokes whispers of emotional memory. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of
holding or wearing the shard, you can roll on the Wild Magic Surge table in the Player’s Handbook. If the result is a spell, it is too wild to be affected by your Metamagic, and if it normally
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Shapechanger. If Strahd isn’t in running water or sunlight, he can use his action to polymorph into a Tiny bat, a Medium wolf, or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into his true form.
While in
success. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until Strahd is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect.
Children of the Night (1
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
valuables. Its innards are connected to a secure coffer within Head Office’s vault in Waterdeep, to which the satchel periodically transfers the franchise’s wealth. As an action, you can
you really don’t want to know about, there is no chance for the spell to end.
That Thing You Need
At rank 3, you can use a bonus action to reach into your living loot satchel and make a DC 15
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
or uses its action to end it.
Nightmare Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Nightmare Breath"}. The dragon exhales a cloud of spores in a 60-foot cone
repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can
feats
any of these cases, the creature has a CR of 0 or lacks a CR (such as another player character), you don’t gain Heroic Inspiration.
Win Big. As a Bonus Action, you can expend your Heroic Inspiration to gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to your level.
Morkoth
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the morkoth takes a lair action to cause one of the effects described below:
The morkoth uses its Hypnosis action, originating
arrival, whether an object or a creature, on its island or in its sanctum. As an action, the morkoth can locate any one creature or object on the island. Visitors to the island feel as though they are being
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
: cheerfulness and celebration, marked by merriment and hope as winter’s sorrow passes
4
Summer: boldness and aggression, a time of unfettered energy and calls to action
Creating Your
that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
38. Ritual Chamber The cult used to perform rituals in this sunken room. The chanting heard throughout the dungeon originates here, yet when the characters arrive, the dungeon falls silent as the
chanting mysteriously stops. The chanting stops as you peer into this forty-foot-square room. The smooth masonry walls provide excellent acoustics. Featureless stone pillars support the ceiling, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dramatic locations. Action doesn’t have to mean combat, but ensuring that the world is in constant motion around the player characters is a good way to keep their interest high. Kicking Off the Action When
Action! Adventures in the pulp tradition tend to start with a bang and proceed at a breakneck pace, reaching a climax in pulse-pounding encounters aboard high-speed vehicles and grand melees in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dramatic locations. Action doesn’t have to mean combat, but ensuring that the world is in constant motion around the player characters is a good way to keep their interest high. Kicking Off the Action When
Action! Adventures in the pulp tradition tend to start with a bang and proceed at a breakneck pace, reaching a climax in pulse-pounding encounters aboard high-speed vehicles and grand melees in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
38. Ritual Chamber The cult used to perform rituals in this sunken room. The chanting heard throughout the dungeon originates here, yet when the characters arrive, the dungeon falls silent as the
chanting mysteriously stops. The chanting stops as you peer into this forty-foot-square room. The smooth masonry walls provide excellent acoustics. Featureless stone pillars support the ceiling, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
14. Chapel of Evil The chanting heard throughout the tomb originates in this chapel, whose pews are filled with more than two dozen worshipers — and, oddly, with two large chunks of rough black stone
girallons flank him, each of them also missing an eye and hand.
The priest smiles and gestures for you to enter the chapel and take a seat. And the chanting fills your mind with a desire to obey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
14. Chapel of Evil The chanting heard throughout the tomb originates in this chapel, whose pews are filled with more than two dozen worshipers — and, oddly, with two large chunks of rough black stone
girallons flank him, each of them also missing an eye and hand.
The priest smiles and gestures for you to enter the chapel and take a seat. And the chanting fills your mind with a desire to obey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
learn which settlement the player characters are using for a base and send a small force with a devastation orb to ravage that settlement — preferably with the characters in it. While the characters rest
low, strange chanting.
When the characters investigate, add the following information. Several strangely dressed people stand in the street. One who looks like a priest chants as the others open a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
learn which settlement the player characters are using for a base and send a small force with a devastation orb to ravage that settlement — preferably with the characters in it. While the characters rest
low, strange chanting.
When the characters investigate, add the following information. Several strangely dressed people stand in the street. One who looks like a priest chants as the others open a
Goblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
; means “magic” in the Goblin tongue. Should ye happen upon goblins chanting “booyahg booyahg booyahg,” be warned! There might be a powerful sorcerer lurking in their midst
darkvision and the Nimble Escape traits common to all goblins. Each time the goblin casts a spell, there is an accompanying surge of wild magic; roll on the Wild Magic Surge table in the Player’s Handbook to determine the wild magic effect.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
encourage specific actions by offering inspiration while a player is considering options. Both approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. Waiting until after an action preserves the flow of play, but
more freedom to do what they want. Telling a player that an action will earn inspiration provides clarity, but it can make it feel like you are manipulating the players or making choices for them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
out of the game for as long as it takes. Monsters don’t attack the character, and the character takes the Dodge action in combat until the player rejoins the group. This solution allows the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
out of the game for as long as it takes. Monsters don’t attack the character, and the character takes the Dodge action in combat until the player rejoins the group. This solution allows the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
encourage specific actions by offering inspiration while a player is considering options. Both approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. Waiting until after an action preserves the flow of play, but
more freedom to do what they want. Telling a player that an action will earn inspiration provides clarity, but it can make it feel like you are manipulating the players or making choices for them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
character, and the character takes the Dodge action in combat until the player rejoins the group. This solution allows the other players to keep playing instead of letting one player stop the game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
(with their input), arbitrate the rules, and settle arguments. And when you’re narrating the action of the game, the players should be paying attention. Player Die Rolling Players should roll their dice
character, and the character takes the Dodge action in combat until the player rejoins the group. This solution allows the other players to keep playing instead of letting one player stop the game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stench of death that permeates the dungeon is strongest here. As the characters approach this 50-foot-high cave, they hear minotaurs chanting and stomping. This area contains the following: Minotaurs
. The fog swirls through this cavern, agitated by the dancing of eleven chanting minotaurs.
Offal Pile. Low stone barriers constrain a massive pile of rotting, dismembered body parts.
Altar. Behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
” sections. View Player Version A1. Hall of the Damned The features of this hall are readily apparent: In the middle of the hall, a spiral staircase descends 20 feet to the lower level (area A3). The
faint sound of chanting is audible coming from a corridor to the northwest. To the south are three cells with iron-banded wooden doors. A small, barred window is embedded in each door at the height of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
” sections. View Player Version A1. Hall of the Damned The features of this hall are readily apparent: In the middle of the hall, a spiral staircase descends 20 feet to the lower level (area A3). The
faint sound of chanting is audible coming from a corridor to the northwest. To the south are three cells with iron-banded wooden doors. A small, barred window is embedded in each door at the height of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
watches the dog nervously.
A green glow rises suddenly from a magic circle at the center of the platform, where a small humanoid statue is the focus of the chanting ritual. As you watch, a lump
its center. (Statistics for Narrak and the derro can be found in appendix C.) The cultists’ chanting is punctuated with Narrak calling out the name “Demogorgon!” Also atop the platform, resting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
see that the stonework of the depression is stained with the blood of innumerable sacrifices, and they can hear the gentle lapping of the Darklake coming up through the grate. The chanting grows louder
, while the guards that brought the characters forward stand in shock. They are surprised and can’t move or take an action on their first turn of the combat, and they can’t take reactions until that