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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While you are playing this musical instrument, you can take a Magic action to create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot Emanation originating from the instrument. If you are a Bard
, the size of the Emanation increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This musical instrument has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. While you are playing it, you can take a Magic action to expend 1 charge and write a magical message on a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
regain 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. If you play the pipes as a Magic action, you can take a Bonus Action to expend 1 to 3 charges, calling forth one Swarm of Rats with each expended charge if
you are playing the pipes, the swarm makes a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the swarm behaves as it normally would and can’t be swayed by the pipes’ music for the next
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Change Appearance. The changeling can use its action to polymorph into a Medium humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any
their true identities behind false faces. Their gifts of mimicry allow them to appear as members of any humanoid culture, playing the part of a dwarf one day and a dragonborn the next. Although
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
their arithmetic basis, fractal mascots can alter both their size and density. Quandrix College has adopted the fractal as its mascot, and many a Quandrix student can be found playing fetch with a
advantage. The fractal can become no larger than Huge via this bonus action.
Diminish. The fractal’s size decreases by one category. While the fractal is Tiny, it makes attack rolls, Dexterity
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cunning Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make
locks, pluck keys from belts and pouches, clamber up walls, and sneak past guards — playing the perfect daughter by day while cutting loose at night. To hide her identity from those she met, she wore a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Small note with the words “It’s been fun!” written on it in an ornate script
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Glass bead that looks like an eye
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Pistachio shells
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Two playing cards balanced against
each other, resembling a tent
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Worthless coin with a bite mark in it
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Chalk or charcoal sketch of a domino mask
Cunning Action. The thief takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
playing the harp, you can cast the heroes' feast spell from it. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until 1d10 + 10 days have passed.
Soothing Melody. As an action, you can use
speaking, singing, and playing by itself.
Whenever you attempt to attune to the harp, you must first make either a DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check or a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the
Instrument of Scribing
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
This musical instrument has 3 charges. While you are playing it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge from the instrument and write a magical message on a nonmagical object or surface that you
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
cradle’s next turn. A creature with the restrained condition falls prone when the vortex ends.
A creature with the restrained condition can use its action to try to escape the vortex. The
playing mischievous pranks on each other.
When roused, a cradle of the cloud scion manifests as a titanic air elemental made of fierce winds and wisps of cloud. It wields air and thunder to knock
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creatures who live beneath this cloud often display superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while playing mischievous pranks on each
turn. While it has the charmed condition, the creature must use its action to make a melee attack against a creature other than itself of the scion’s choice. If no creature is within its reach
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
This deck of heavy vellum cards hums with the magic of the Elemental Chaos.
The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at random (a deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the
deck). As an action, you can draw a random card from this deck and throw it to make a ranged spell attack, using Dexterity for the attack roll. The card has a range of 30 feet. On a hit, it deals 1d4
Fraz-Urb'luu
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Out of the Abyss
options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Fraz-Urb’luu regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn
shoulders. He can assume other forms, however, from the hideous to the beautiful. Often the demon lord becomes so immersed in playing a role that he loses himself in it for a time.
Many of the cultists
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
each card bears an illustration of a different item or set of items. As an action, you can draw a card of your choice from the deck and throw it to the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
yourself. When the card hits the ground, the card permanently transforms into the item or set of items depicted on its face. An altered deck of real-world playing cards can simulate the deck, as shown on the Deck of Miscellany table.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
reappears in the deck, making it possible to draw the same card multiple times.
You can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck, as shown in the Deck of Wonder table.
Deck of Wonder
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Champion. You gain a +1 bonus to weapon attack and damage rolls. This bonus lasts for 8 hours.
Chancellor. Within 8 hours of drawing this card, you can cast Augury once as an action, requiring no
Deck of Illusions
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Basic Rules (2014)
random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of you.
An
that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can use an action to move it magically anywhere within 30 feet of its card. Any physical interaction
Pipes of the Sewers
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Basic Rules (2014)
unless you threaten or harm them.
The pipes have 3 charges. If you play the pipes as an action, you can use a bonus action to expend 1 to 3 charges, calling forth one swarm of rats with each expended
another creature's control comes within 30 feet of you while you are playing the pipes, you can make a Charisma check contested by the swarm's Wisdom check. If you lose the contest, the swarm behaves as
monsters
creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the target receives magical healing.
Spellcasting. Urevian casts one of the
cards. In a world of snarling fiends and vicious hell-spawn, Urevian seeks to stand out by simply using manners. Devils have a bad reputation for taking advantage of their marks; playing against that
monsters
Influence action, a creature can play or sing Jericho Sticks’ favorite song, “Coal- Eyed Birds,” to give the terror the Charmed condition until the end of the creature’s next turn
succeeds automatically. Success: Half damage only.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, the terror can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The terror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
desk with a slanted top. Each console has AC 14, 25 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. A creature with a blue or yellow key card can use an action at the console to activate one of
riffler (see chapter 21) named Turner is in the room, trying to figure out the controls; Turner has a blue key card. Simulation Controls Beneath each window is a magical console that resembles a wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
desk with a slanted top. Each console has AC 14, 25 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. A creature with a blue or yellow key card can use an action at the console to activate one of
riffler (see chapter 21) named Turner is in the room, trying to figure out the controls; Turner has a blue key card. Simulation Controls Beneath each window is a magical console that resembles a wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-fifth master switch opens or closes all the gates at once. Flipping one or more switches on the console requires an action. Light Control. A brass dial on the console controls the light level in area
of a trumpet while pressing a button on the console can broadcast their voice throughout the prison. Using the loudspeaker requires an action. R19. Guard Barracks Characters who climb the spiral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Console. The console is a quirky piece of modron technology. Any character who spends 1 minute examining it as a Study action can make a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. A character who succeeds on the
brass posts to form a railing around the balcony.Against the southwest wall sits a humming metal console with several switches and a flashing red bulb on its slanted top. Mounted on the wall above it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
37. Console The door frame has a platinum coin wedged into it (see area 19). Bolted to the floor in the middle of the room is an iron console that resembles a pedestal with a slanted top. Protruding
from the console are three brass levers arranged side by side, with the outer levers in the up position and the middle lever in the down position. To the right of the levers are five brass buttons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
37. Console The door frame has a platinum coin wedged into it (see area 19). Bolted to the floor in the middle of the room is an iron console that resembles a pedestal with a slanted top. Protruding
from the console are three brass levers arranged side by side, with the outer levers in the up position and the middle lever in the down position. To the right of the levers are five brass buttons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-fifth master switch opens or closes all the gates at once. Flipping one or more switches on the console requires an action. Light Control. A brass dial on the console controls the light level in area
of a trumpet while pressing a button on the console can broadcast their voice throughout the prison. Using the loudspeaker requires an action. R19. Guard Barracks Characters who climb the spiral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
who approaches a giant lizard can use an action to try to keep it from running away, doing so with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. A giant lizard that doesn’t run away can be used by
floor near the projection is a metal console with numerous switches on it.
Control Console. The console functions like the one in the power station (area L6). Magical Projection. The projection of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Console. The console is a quirky piece of modron technology. Any character who spends 1 minute examining it as a Study action can make a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. A character who succeeds on the
brass posts to form a railing around the balcony.Against the southwest wall sits a humming metal console with several switches and a flashing red bulb on its slanted top. Mounted on the wall above it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
more iron and silver scrap. A console on the catwalk controls both containers. A creature adjacent to the console can spend an action to throw a lever and tip either of the containers. If a container is
containers are suspended over the warehouse floor by chains, which run up and through a winch before descending to a mechanical control console atop the catwalk. Two doors near the console lead to other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
who approaches a giant lizard can use an action to try to keep it from running away, doing so with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. A giant lizard that doesn’t run away can be used by
floor near the projection is a metal console with numerous switches on it.
Control Console. The console functions like the one in the power station (area L6). Magical Projection. The projection of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Thundering Observatory Magic A creature in the Observation Chamber can use the control console to activate the following properties: Death Ray. As an action, a creature can use the observatory
property gains 6 levels of exhaustion. Immunity to lightning or thunder damage reduces the number of levels gained by 1 for each such immunity. Remote Viewing. As an action, a creature operating the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
more iron and silver scrap. A console on the catwalk controls both containers. A creature adjacent to the console can spend an action to throw a lever and tip either of the containers. If a container is
containers are suspended over the warehouse floor by chains, which run up and through a winch before descending to a mechanical control console atop the catwalk. Two doors near the console lead to other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Thundering Observatory Magic A creature in the Observation Chamber can use the control console to activate the following properties: Death Ray. As an action, a creature can use the observatory
property gains 6 levels of exhaustion. Immunity to lightning or thunder damage reduces the number of levels gained by 1 for each such immunity. Remote Viewing. As an action, a creature operating the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bonus Action If a monster has Bonus Action options, they are listed in this section. See “Playing the Game” for details on Bonus Actions.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Console. A character adjacent to the console who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check can use an action to direct one of the Istarian drones in this room to move or attack a creature. The
active, the controls indicate something is malfunctioning. If the character wishes, they can use the console to diminish the power of this magic, but they can’t deactivate it completely. Diminished Magic