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Instrument of Illusions

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.

Instrument of Scribing

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

Pipes of the Sewers

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

Changeling

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

Fractal Mascot

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

Black Viper

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

Master Thief

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Small note with the words “It’s been fun!” written on it in an ornate script 6 Glass bead that looks like an eye 7 Pistachio shells 8 Two playing cards balanced against

each other, resembling a tent 9 Worthless coin with a bite mark in it 10 Chalk or charcoal sketch of a domino mask Cunning Action. The thief takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Harp of Gilded Plenty

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 Legacy

Magic Items 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

Outer Essence Shard

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

This flickering crystal holds the essence of an Outer Plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your

attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it. Roll a d4 and consult the Outer Essence Shards table to determine the shard’s essence and property

Elemental Essence Shard

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

This crackling crystal contains the essence of an elemental plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your

attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it. Roll a d4 and consult the Elemental Essence Shards table to determine the shard’s essence and

Dodecahedron of Doom

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

click whenever the die is cast. The dodecahedron can be hurled up to 60 feet as an action. A random magical effect occurs when the die comes to rest after rolling across the ground for at least

10 feet. If an effect requires a target and no eligible target is within range, nothing happens. Spells cast by the dodecahedron require no components. Roll a d12 and consult the following

Cradle of the Cloud Scion

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

Scion of Memnor

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

Deck of Wild Cards

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 Legacy

Monsters 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

Deck of Miscellany

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.

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

spell.The sibriex can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The sibriex

effect, you can roll percentile dice and consult the Flesh Warping table to determine an additional effect, which vanishes when Warp Creature ends on the creature. If the creature transforms into a manes

Strahd von Zarovich

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

Luba's Tarokka of Souls

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

deck, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: comprehend languages, detect evil and good, detect magic, detect poison and disease, locate object, or scrying

made to maintain your concentration on divination spells. Twist of Fate. As an action, you can draw a card from the deck and twist the fortune of another creature you can see within 15 feet of you

Deck of Wonder

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

. 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

Mi-Go

monsters

may find their brain removed and placed within a strange cylinder. The item keeps the brain alive, allowing the mi-go to consult with their former servant as needed. A large mi-go colony may have

mi-go chooses one of the following benefits: It gains Advantage on attack rolls until the end of its turn. It uses the Dodge action as part of this Bonus Action. It gains a +2 bonus to its spell save DC until the end of its turn.

Deck of Illusions Legacy

Magic Items 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 Legacy

Magic Items 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

Urevian

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

The Harvest Terror

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

Playing the Game

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

Playing the Game Imagination is a key ingredient of Dungeons & Dragons, a cooperative game in which the characters that you roleplay embark on adventures together in fantasy worlds filled with

monsters and magic. In D&D, the action takes place in the imaginations of the players, and it’s narrated by everyone together. Rules Glossary If you read a rules term in this book and want to know its

Wand of Wonder Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 of its charges and choose a target within 120 feet of you. The target can be a creature, an object, or a point in space

. Roll d100 and consult the following table to discover what happens. If the effect causes you to cast a spell from the wand, the spell's save DC is 15. If the spell normally has a range expressed in

Playing the Game

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

Playing the Game Imagination is a key ingredient of Dungeons & Dragons, a cooperative game in which the characters that you roleplay embark on adventures together in fantasy worlds filled with

monsters and magic. In D&D, the action takes place in the imaginations of the players, and it’s narrated by everyone together. Rules Glossary If you read a rules term in this book and want to know its

Eladrin

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

determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Bonus Action

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Bonus Action If a monster has Bonus Action options, they are listed in this section. See “Playing the Game” for details on Bonus Actions.

Bonus Action

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

Bonus Action A Bonus Action is a special action that you can take on the same turn that you take an action. You can’t take more than one Bonus Action on a turn, and you have a Bonus Action to take only if a rule explicitly says so. See also “Playing the Game” (“Actions”).

Bonus Action

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

Bonus Action A Bonus Action is a special action that you can take on the same turn that you take an action. You can’t take more than one Bonus Action on a turn, and you have a Bonus Action to take only if a rule explicitly says so. See also “Playing the Game” (“Actions”).

Bonus Action

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.

Action

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

Action On your turn, you can take one action. Choose which action to take from those below or from the special actions provided by your features. See also “Playing the Game” (“Actions”). These

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