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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 2: Random Encounter Tables Crazy things happen all the time. You never know what’s just around the corner or behind that door or down in that pit where I threw all those dwarves. Dwarves might be down there still. They’re hardy. They bounce. Sometimes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 2: Random Encounter Tables Crazy things happen all the time. You never know what’s just around the corner or behind that door or down in that pit where I threw all those dwarves. Dwarves might be down there still. They’re hardy. They bounce. Sometimes.
Monsters
Monster Manual
slime on everything that was within 600 feet of it. In 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Astral Implosion"} years, the blob reconstitutes on a random world in the Material
":"to hit", "rollAction":"Pseudopod"}, reach 30 ft. Hit: 24 (3d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"3d10+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pseudopod", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage.
Engulf. The blob
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
sphere but isn’t wholly engulfed and obliterated by it takes 8d10 Force damage.
Controlling the Sphere. A Sphere of Annihilation is stationary until someone takes control of it. If you are
succeed on a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or be touched by it, taking 8d10 Force damage. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is obliterated, leaving its possessions behind but no other
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
deals an extra 1d8 Force damage, or an extra 2d8 Force damage if the target is a creature of the Giant type. Immediately after hitting or missing, the weapon flies back to your hand.
Blessings of
dawn.
Random Properties. The axe has the following random properties:
2 minor beneficial properties
1 major beneficial property
2 minor detrimental properties
Travel the Depths. You can take a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion. If you fail to avoid the effect, you take Force damage equal to 16 times the number of charges in the staff. Each other creature in the area makes a
DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes Force damage equal to 6 times the number of charges in the staff. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
an evil dragon, a presence that resents any attempt to coax magic from it. Those who try to wield an orb’s magic but lack sufficient force of personality might find themselves under the orb&rsquo
, freedom from the orb, to spread suffering in the world, to advance the worship of Tiamat, or something else the DM decides.
Random Properties. An Orb of Dragonkind has the following random properties
Magic Items
D&D Free Rules (2024)
its normal casting time, and you can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. On a failed check, you fail to cast the spell and a random effect occurs instead
, determined by rolling on the following table.
Any spell you cast from the hat uses your spell save DC and spell attack bonus.
1d100
Effect
01–50
You cast a random spell determined by
Spells
Player’s Handbook
. Each teleporting creature (or the target object) takes 3d10 Force damage, and the DM rerolls on the table to see where you wind up (multiple mishaps can occur, dealing damage each time).
Similar
destination in a random direction. Roll 1d8 for the direction: 1, east; 2, southeast; 3, south; 4, southwest; 5, west; 6, northwest; 7, north; or 8, northeast.
On Target. You and your group (or the target object) appear where you intended.
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
damage if used with two hands, plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Quarterstaff", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Chaos Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +6
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Chaos Bolt"} to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) damage of a random type determined by rolling a d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and is moved 10 feet in a random horizontal direction. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t moved.
hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 +3);{"diceNotation":"1d6 +3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Exponential Lash", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and the pledgemage
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
This gorgeous jewelry piece, crafted by the wizard Bigby himself, consists of four gold rings attached via delicate chains to a wrist cuff studded with sapphires and diamonds.
Random Properties. The
bracelet has the following random properties, determined by rolling on the appropriate table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide:
1 minor beneficial property
1 major beneficial property
1 minor
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You reach into the mind of one creature you can see and force it to make an Intelligence saving throw. A creature automatically succeeds if it is immune to being frightened. On a failed save, the
effect on itself on a success.
Whenever the affected creature chooses another creature as a target, it must choose the target at random from among the creatures it can see within range of the attack
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
":"Confusing Burble"} to determine what it does during its current turn:
1–2. The creature does nothing.
3. The creature does nothing except use all its movement to move in a random direction.
4. The
creature either makes one melee attack against a random creature it can see or does nothing if no visible creature is within its reach.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the jabberwock fails a saving
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Incorporeal Movement", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
Unusual Nature. The allip doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Maddening Touch. Melee Spell
, months, and sometimes years after their fateful encounter.
Insidious Lore
An allip might attempt to share its lore to escape its curse and enter the afterlife. It can transfer knowledge from its
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
advantage on Dexterity saving throws, and the rider can force an attack targeted at its mount to target the rider instead.
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the rider to 0 hit points, it must make
heart of the forest than anyone is aware. But when mortal knights meet them in the wilds, the encounter rarely ends well for the living. The deathless riders fight with superhuman strength, heedless
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
This massive adze is said to have been wielded by All-Father Annam, not as a weapon but as the tool he used to shape the various worlds of the Material Plane eons ago.
Random Properties. The adze
has the following random properties, determined by rolling on the appropriate table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide:
2 minor beneficial properties
1 major beneficial property
2 minor
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
within her hair, and sacrificing themselves in her defense if they must.
See “Myths of Nylea” in chapter 2 for more details on the tragedy of Arasta.
Arasta as a Mythic Encounter
Arasta
encounter, as Arasta summons her arachnid children to protect her. While she has temporary hit points from this trait, she can choose one of her mythic actions when she uses a legendary action.
Read or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Antimagic Breath", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Every spell of 3rd level or lower ends on
creatures and objects of the eyedrake’s choice in that area.
Eye Rays. The eyedrake shoots three of the following magical eye rays at random;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Eye
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hit", "rollAction":"Longsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, or 8
(1d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if used with two hands.Vicious Reprisal. In response to taking damage, the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if she ends her turn inside an object.Spectral Longbow. Ranged Spell Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spectral
a selfish, evil act. It wields a spectral longbow that shoots phantom arrows. There is only one banshee haunting the forest. If it's destroyed, it re-forms after 24 hours in a random location in the
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
Dexterity saving throw, taking 40 (9d8) force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
3–4
The dodecahedron casts light on itself. The effect lasts
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
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
key location against a much larger force or crept behind enemy lines and wreaked havoc in the opposing army.
Hoplites are highly trained warriors, versed not only in strategy and tactics but in the
characters encounter during their adventures or that they were once a part of.
Akroan Hoplite Unit Names
D8
NAME
1
Spears of Iroas
2
Iron Fangs
3
Arrows of Anax
4
The Unbroken
5
Anvil of Purphoros
6
Skewering Squad
7
Shield of Akros
8
Cymede's Heart
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
or be knocked prone.
4
The shard releases three glowing darts of magical force that target one random creature within 30 feet of you. If no such target exists, you become the target. Each dart
hits automatically and deals 3 (1d4 + 1) force damage to the target.
5
Until the next dawn, Beasts with an Intelligence score of 3 or lower are hostile to you.
6
Nothing seems to go your way. Until the next dawn, you have disadvantage on ability checks.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Whirlwind of Weapons","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.Multiattack. Rak Tulkhesh makes four weapon attacks.
Spawned Melee Weapon. Melee Weapon
","rollAction":"Spawned Melee Weapon","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Spawned Ranged Weapon. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spawned Ranged Weapon
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
force it to make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw if she isn’t incapacitated and can see the creature. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is instantly petrified. Otherwise, on a
become part of her throne.
Hythonia as a Mythic Encounter
Hythonia serves as a potent threat against even high-level characters, but you can increase the challenge by using the Shed Skin trait. When
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
(1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if she ends her turn inside an object.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If
(9d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"9d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer one random effect (roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType
":"roll", "rollAction":"Bite (Random Effect)"}):
1–2: Confusion. On its next turn, the target must use its action to make one weapon attack against a random creature it can see within 30 feet
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Mutation. When the troll mutate is created, it gains one of four possible body mutations at random;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Mutation"}: 1, Elastic Body; 2, Psionic Mirror
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature and this damage reduces it to 0 hit points or it is incapacitated, the dreadnought swallows it. The
", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d6 + 9);{"diceNotation":"3d6+9", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.The
Backgrounds
The Book of Many Things
reflects the transformation that changed your life. An encounter with a genie who gave you three wishes might have resulted in magical powers represented by Magic Initiate. If you paid off all your
family debts with a fortuitous round of three-dragon ante, you might be Lucky instead. Alternatively, you could use the Skilled feat to reflect whatever trial you endured to secure your new destiny and to model the knowledge and abilities imparted to you by whatever force transformed your life.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
":"Sledgehammer"} bludgeoning or force damage (tomb tapper's choice). If thrown, the hammer returns to the tomb tapper at the end of its turn, landing at the tomb tapper's feet if it doesn't have a hand
tombs, temples, and caves in search of magic items, which they bear off. They usually try to seize magic from beings that they encounter.
Magic is sacred to tomb tappers. They don't use any magic items
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
snow. Elders invoke her name to keep young goliaths from wandering too far from home before they’re ready. Adult goliaths sometimes encounter this legendary individual in their travels to the far
, Oyaminartok is not a monster but a force of good in the region, and she passes her curse only to goliaths whose hearts are pure.
Oyaminartok and others of her kind try to help creatures they come across, for
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
echoes, and sometimes things or creatures they encounter painfully remind them of what they once had. These fleeting moments of lucidity quickly burn away in rage and anguish, driving the dragons to
unleash in a horrific mockery of the breath weapon it possessed in life. The breath snuffs out life force and infuses undeath into corpses it touches. These zombie;zombies burn with Cataclysmic fire