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);{"diceNotation":"5d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Strange Scepter", "rollDamageType":"Lightning"} Lightning damage.
Spellcasting. The kuo-toa casts one of the following spells, requiring no
Strange Scepter attacks.
Strange Scepter. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Strange Scepter"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 20 (5d6 + 3
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
through magical healing, except through his Reversal of Fortune reaction.Fool’s Scepter. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fool's Scepter"} to hit
, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fool's Scepter", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Cloud of Cards. Oddlewin
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Amphibious. Serissa can breathe air and water.
Equipment. As long as she has the Korolnor Scepter in her possession, she can activate the powers of the Wyrmskull Throne.Multiattack. Serissa makes
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Serissa casts one of the following spells, requiring no material spell components and using Charisma as the
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sight, and allows him to see invisible creatures and objects, as well as into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet.
Halaster wields a blast scepter (a very rare magic item that requires
attunement). It can be used as an arcane focus. Whoever is attuned to the blast scepter gains resistance to fire and lightning damage and can, as an action, use it to cast thunderwave as a 4th-level spell
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
This wondrous item can be a scepter, an orb, an amulet, a crystal, or another finely crafted object. It typically incorporates imagery of dragons’ wings, claws, teeth, or scales.
Dragon
-Touched Focus (Slumbering);Slumbering (Uncommon). You have advantage on initiative rolls. While you are holding the focus, it can function as a spellcasting focus for all your spells.
Dragon-Touched Focus
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
following spells, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with
scepter, but its power is far greater than he lets on. With this magic vane, he can affect the mood of everyone in the Witchlight Carnival.
Roleplaying Notes
Mister Light is the face of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
this way must use its action praising the nilbog.
The nilbog can’t regain hit points, including through magical healing, except through its Reversal of Fortune reaction.Fool’s Scepter. Melee
.
Spellcasting. The nilbog casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: mage hand, Tasha's hideous laughterReversal of Fortune. In response to
Kuo-toa Archpriest
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The kuo-toa has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, sacred
): control water, divination
5th level (2 slots): mass cure wounds, scryingMultiattack. The kuo-toa makes two melee attacks.
Scepter. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit
Nilbog
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Innate Spellcasting. The nilbog’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: mage hand
its Reversal of Fortune reaction.
Nimble Escape. The nilbog can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.Fool’s Scepter. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the huge dais on the south wall, atop which sits an obsidian throne inlaid with silver and ivory skulls. Upon the throne rest a crown made of gold and a scepter made of electrum, with a gold knob on
one end and a silver cap on the other.
Aura. The crown and both ends of the scepter prove to be magical if such is detected for. In addition, the crown and the gold knob of the scepter radiate an aura
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
real key to these great gates is the scepter from area 25. If the gold knob is inserted into the depression, the mithral doors will swing silently open. If the silver end of the scepter is touched to
, and the crown and the scepter reappear on the throne. Blood Trap. If the door is attacked by force it will not budge, but if it is scratched or nicked it will turn red in that spot, and if it is cut
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
)
Saving Throws Int +14, Wis +11
Skills Arcana +21, History +21, Perception +11
Damage Resistances fire and lightning (granted by the blast scepter; see “Special Equipment” below)
Senses
and objects, as well as into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet.
Halaster wields a blast scepter (a very rare magic item that requires attunement). It can be used as an arcane focus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
skulls are piled around it. The seat of the throne appears to be made of stretched skin and has a metal scepter resting on it.
Shuffling about the sunken portion of the room are three gaunt
up the scepter, but admits not knowing for certain that either is harmful. Shrewd Papazotl realizes that the throne is made from the bones of dead Omuans and the skull of Omu’s great minotaur champion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
is a riddle:
Three I need
Then three more
Three more still
Opens the door
The gargoyle statue is impervious to damage and spells, but its broken-off arm is not. If three gemstones are placed
53) is a magic scepter, the adamantine head of which reduces the juggernaut to 0 hit points and turns it to dust on contact. While the juggernaut is inert, no attack roll is needed to strike it with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. An archpriest’s belief in its god is so fervent that it manifests the powers of a high cleric. The archpriest can also bestow spells to devout underlings called whips. One or more of these whips are
to hit with spell attacks). The kuo-toa has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, sanctuary, shield of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
damage and spells. If the characters approach the block from the east, read: The corridor ends at a block of stone on which is painted a seven-foot-tall jackal-headed humanoid with a circular gold
serpent. One hieroglyph at a time, the dial reveals the correct sequence of floor tiles to stand on: vulture, serpent, door, reed, scarab, scepter, foot, and urn. Stepping on a floor tile that matches the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Wondrous Item, Rarity Varies (Requires Attunement by a Spellcaster) This wondrous item can be a scepter, an orb, an amulet, a crystal, or another finely crafted object. It typically incorporates imagery
of dragons’ wings, claws, teeth, or scales. Slumbering (Uncommon). You have advantage on initiative rolls. While you are holding the focus, it can function as a spellcasting focus for all your spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cathedral, Protector of the Malachite Scepter, and so on and so forth.”
— Gargoyle seneschal’s standard greeting
Genies are rare elemental creatures out of story and legend. Only a few can be
of magical capabilities, including spells. A few have even greater powers that allow them to alter their appearance or the nature of reality.
Disguises. Some genies can veil themselves in illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the ceiling of an astrologer creating maps of both the sky and this realm.
This burial chamber is brightly lit by two Continual Flame spells cast on brass jars at the coffin’s head and foot. Inside
sarcophagus, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. If the sarcophagus is opened, Queen Zanobis—now a wight—springs from it and attacks. She wields a scepter instead of a blade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
conceals a hidden compartment, which can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains three items: Rizzeryl’s leather-bound spellbook (which holds the spells he has prepared
, a copper tankard similar to those found in area 22a (5 gp), a battered and tarnished silver scepter topped with a Dwarvish rune meaning “justice” (25 gp), and three worthless, dog-eared chapbooks entitled Out of the Inferno, Vols. 1, 2, and 3 (a tawdry series about a tiefling romance).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
barrel out of the secret tunnel in area M12 or scale the theater’s walls using ropes made of korred hair, and the brigganocks use their darkness, faerie fire, silence, and sleep spells to confound
, since his fool’s scepter is needed to open the prison’s front door.) If Endelyn finds no other use for imprisoned characters, she turns them into masks using the arcane device in area M8. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
regain hit points, including through magical healing, except through its Reversal of Fortune reaction.
Actions
Fool’s Scepter. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6
disadvantage on its next attack roll before the end of its next turn.
Spellcasting. The nilbog casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Perception 9
Languages Common, Goblin
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The nilbog’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells
Scepter. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
carries around a fancy weather vane given to him by the carnival’s previous owner. He twirls it and waves it around like a fool’s scepter, but its power is far greater than he lets on. With this magic
: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 4 (1d8) radiant damage.
Spellcasting. While carrying the Witchlight vane, Light casts one of the following spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Unless a ring’s description says otherwise, a ring must be worn on a finger, or a similar digit, for the ring’s magic to function. Rods A scepter or just a heavy cylinder, a magic rod is typically
made of metal, wood, or bone. It’s about 2 or 3 feet long, 1 inch thick, and 2 to 5 pounds. Scrolls Most scrolls are spells stored in written form, while a few bear unique incantations that produce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
fire, the other poison), and one potion of water breathing. The sheets of parchment in the barrels include spell scrolls for each of the following spells: charm person (2 scrolls), cure wounds (1
the library and hasn’t attacked yet, it attempts to shove a character into the pit, then attacks the party. Illusions. Two permanent silent image spells have been cast over the pit, one on the east
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, flanked by her two advisors, Imperator Uthor and Iymrith (see appendix C). Serissa wears the Korolnor Scepter (see “Treasure”) as a pendant, tied to a kelp necklace. Serissa is a storm giant, with the
, which has a reach of 10 feet and deals 30 (6d6 + 9) bludgeoning damage on a hit. As long as she has the Korolnor Scepter in her possession, she can activate the powers of the Wyrmskull Throne. Uthor is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, a crystal, a rod, a specially constructed staff, a wand-like length of wood, or some similar item--designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item
, information pertaining to a particular field of lore, diagrams and notes on gnomish contraptions, or just about anything else that can be represented using text or pictures. A book of spells is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. The creature must use its action praising Oddlewin. Oddlewin can’t regain hit points, including through magical healing, except through his Reversal of Fortune reaction.
Actions
Fool’s Scepter
. Oddlewin casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: Mage Hand, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
Bonus Actions
Nimble Escape. Oddlewin takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
specially constructed staff, a wand-like length of wood, or some similar item — designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a spellcasting focus, as
, information pertaining to a particular field of lore, diagrams and notes on gnomish contraptions, or just about anything else that can be represented using text or pictures. A book of spells is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
time traveler A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. Lying amid the bones is a stoppered drinking horn, a fat pouch, and a weird-looking scepter made of metal
leather wing flaps. The stoppered drinking horn is a water-resistant powder horn loaded with gunpowder, and the “weird-looking scepter” is a musket. The fat pouch contains 20 silver marbles (silvered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, as a scepter and orb held by a statue noble, and so forth. Looking around, the legends appear almost true: here is a city inhabited entirely by folk of glass, and whose every possession is glass as
arch in the central abbey of the monastery (area M3), but without the throne. If the crown and scepter from that area are worn and held by a creature within 5 feet of the arch (including a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
”). The queen wears garments of black dragon hide set with iron studs (giving her an AC equivalent to that of plate armor). She wields an iron scepter as a weapon (treat as a maul with the same statistics
(Perception) check, that contains spell scrolls of two random 7th-level spells of a particular class (DM’s choice). All but one of the copper coffers contain unguents and the like; the third coffer






