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Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Any

97–00 97–00 Void Each card’s effect is described below. Balance. You can increase one of your ability scores by 2, to a maximum of 22, provided you also decrease another

Feyr

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

feyr has two tentacles, each of which can grapple one creature. Invisibility. The feyr becomes invisible until it attacks, uses Nightmare Fuel, or uses a bonus action to become visible. Nightmare

air envelope and stow away, remaining secluded and invisible until it finds a sleeping victim it can attack. It retreats rather than allows itself to perish in a confrontation.

Spawn of Kyuss

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. From a distance or in poor light, a spawn of Kyuss looks like an ordinary zombie. As it comes into clearer view, however, the scores of little green worms crawling in and out of it become visible. These

Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, visible only to that creature. The target must make a DC 13 Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 22 (4d10);{"diceNotation":"4d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Invoke

. Nightmare speakers revel in torturing others, keeping their victims in a constant state of fear and dread. They prefer to terrify rather than kill their opponents. They manipulate communities for

Amble

Monsters Locathah Rising

visible outside it. The sphere vanishes at the end of the rest or when Amble leaves the sphere. Hold Breath. Amble can hold their breath for up to 1 hour at a time. Spellcasting. Amble is a 12th-level

statistics of the beast, but they retain their alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Amble also retains all their skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to

Hexblood Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible

. When you create a character using a lineage option, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your ability scores, you increase one of those

Kas the Betrayer

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

blood to sow terror rather than for sustenance. If destroyed, Kas revives in 1d100;{"diceNotation":"1d100", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Strength of the Night"} nights in an unoccupied space in

":"slashing"} slashing damage. The sword scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border

overheard her master talking to another wizard about a covert expedition to Icewind Dale being undertaken to seek out long-lost magic from a bygone empire. Rather than carry out her original plan, Nass

Reborn Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

sensations or visions of the past to come rushing back. Rather than sleeping, reborn regularly sit and dwell on the past, hoping for some revelation of what came before. Most of the time, these are dark

. Ability Score Increases When determining your ability scores, you increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or you increase three different scores by 1. You follow this

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and

: In recent years, the Zhentarim have become more visible in the world at large, as the group works to improve its reputation among the common people. The faction draws employees and associates

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of evil that calls for them to butcher or eradicate all who oppose them. In keeping with their goal of domination, the yuan-ti would rather capture potentially useful opponents than kill them. They use

royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite. There are legends of certain yuan-ti infiltrating human cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell

Monsters and Critical Hits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Monsters and Critical Hits A monster follows the same rule for critical hits as a player character. That said, if you use a monster’s average damage, rather than rolling, you might wonder how to

handle a critical hit. When the monster scores a critical hit, roll all the damage dice associated with the hit and add them to the average damage. For example, if a goblin normally deals 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage on a hit and scores a critical hit, it deals 5 + 1d6 slashing damage.

Deck of Several Things

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number

. Increase one of your ability scores by 1 for the duration of the adventure. The score can exceed 20 but can’t exceed 24. Sun. You gain proficiency in the skill of your choice for the

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number

damage plus 4 (1d8) necrotic damage. Star. Increase one of your ability scores by 2. The score can exceed 20 but can't exceed 24. Sun. You gain 50,000 XP, and a wondrous item (which the GM

Loyalty

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

can track the loyalty scores of groups of NPCs, such as those belonging to each faction, rather than having to track NPCs individually. The characters must balance the goals and bonds of their followers in order to maintain and improve their loyalty.

Strahd von Zarovich Legacy

monsters Curse of Strahd

to see who among them are most easily swayed, then tries to charm characters who have low Wisdom scores and use them as thralls. At the very least, he can order a charmed character to guard him

apparition has the statistics of a specter. Strahd targets one Medium or smaller creature that casts a shadow. The target’s shadow must be visible to Strahd and within 30 feet of him. If the

Running Combat

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

Sorcerer does so with Advantage. If the doppelganger rolls well, it might still act before the Sorcerer’s spell goes off, reflecting the monster’s ability to anticipate the spell. Using Initiative Scores

You can get to the action of combat more quickly by using Initiative scores instead of rolling. You might decide to use Initiative scores just for characters, just for monsters, or for both. Initiative

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

this description. Notably, cards from the Deck of Many More Things are more likely to be beneficial, though about a third of them are still dangerous. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many

feet. Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the

Approaching the Spire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Approaching the Spire When the characters come within sight of the section of the spire that’s visible on the surface, read: A twenty-foot-high, irregularly shaped spur of rock juts out of the tundra

that the stone is neither naturally formed nor manually hewn, but rather shaped by magic. If the check succeeds by 5 or more, the character also discerns that that the protruding rock is of the top of

Anvilwrought

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Anvilwrought You were forged in the fires of Purphoros’s forge. Your appearance bears a metallic sheen and visible joints. The Anvilwrought Characteristics table suggests details of your life or

Rest. When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an inactive, motionless state, rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and

Spell Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

Spell Attacks Is a touch range spell considered a melee attack for purposes of subduing foes rather than killing? Having a range of touch doesn’t mean a spell is a melee attack. A spell tells you if

? Even though the duration of each of these spells is instantaneous, you choose the targets and resolve the attacks consecutively, not all at once. If you want, you can declare all your targets before

Oyaviggaton

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

the center of the island. The village can’t be seen from the sea because of the berg’s height, but a large shelf of ice where the Ice Hunters beach their boats is clearly visible from the water

the ice, making for an easy climb to the top of the plateau. Captain Lerustah would like to keep his crew members aboard Frostskimmr rather than marching them up to the plateau. He’s not at all

Oyaviggaton

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

the center of the island. The village can’t be seen from the sea because of the berg’s height, but a large shelf of ice where the Ice Hunters beach their boats is clearly visible from the water

into the ice, making for an easy climb to the top of the plateau. Captain Lerustah would like to keep his crew members aboard Frostskimmr rather than marching them up to the plateau. He’s not at all

Feyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

spelljamming ship tries to enter the ship’s air envelope and stow away, remaining secluded and invisible until it finds a sleeping victim it can attack. It retreats rather than allows itself to perish in a

creature. Invisibility. The feyr becomes invisible until it attacks, uses Nightmare Fuel, or uses a bonus action to become visible. Nightmare Fuel (1/Day). The feyr targets one unconscious creature

Deck of Many Things

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

some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend

— 88–91 Talons 89–96 92–96 Throne 97–00 97–00 Void Each card’s effect is described below. Balance You can increase one of your ability scores by 2, to a maximum of 22, provided you also decrease

Encounters in the Crypt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

knight locked in combat with a devil. Both wield burning swords. The doors do not have visible handles, locks, or bolts, and they are magically locked, hardened, and enchanted to resist magic. Any

and transformed into fiends. One of Zariel’s generals, Olanthius, killed himself rather than embrace tyranny. Zariel raised him as a death knight to ensure his loyalty. The knights’ souls are cursed

Deck of Many Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend

— 88–91 Talons 89–96 92–96 Throne 97–00 97–00 Void Each card’s effect is described below. Balance You can increase one of your ability scores by 2, to a maximum of 22, provided you also decrease

Amble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

Dexterity (Stealth) and Wisdom (Perception) checks, and any light from open flames in the sphere isn’t visible outside it. The sphere vanishes at the end of the rest or when Amble leaves the sphere. Hold

scores. Amble also retains all their skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as Amble and the bonus in its stat block is

Spawn of Kyuss

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

disciples continue performing the horrific rites he perfected. From a distance or in poor light, a spawn of Kyuss looks like an ordinary zombie. As it comes into clearer view, however, the scores of little

green worms crawling in and out of it become visible. These worms jump onto nearby Humanoids and burrow into their flesh. A worm that penetrates a Humanoid body makes its way to the creature’s brain

Narbondellyn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

3d6 drow nobles and scores of slaves, 6d6 of which can be pressed into defending the house. These fighting slaves are usually bugbears, ogres, orcs, or quaggoths. Doors and windows are protected with

their weight around. Unless the characters brazenly declare their intention to attack a noble house, the Bregan D’aerthe leader flips them a platinum coin and cheerfully sends them on their way after

4. Pretty Big Hate Machine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

remains of a scaladar and smaller, unidentifiable constructs litter the floor. Shockerstomper. Not visible from the cavern entrance is a Gargantuan contraption made of wood, metal, and stone. It looms

legs are disabled. Shockerstomper’s ability scores are as follows: Strength 23, Dexterity 10, Constitution 20, Intelligence 1, Wisdom 1, Charisma 1. Shockerstomper’s Traits Electrified Surface. A

Reghed Nomads

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

and cracked by the wind, giving their faces the look of tough leather set in an expressionless mask. They dress in leather and furs. At one time, scores of Reghed tribes roamed the frozen north. Now

supernatural entity known as the Ice Witch. Her demise also spelled Wolvig’s doom, allowing the sole remaining chieftain, Günvald Halraggson, to declare himself the Bear King. He tries to be honorable

Dock Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

magic spell shows that they are indeed magical, though that magic is of the transmutation school rather than conjuration. Each day, a kindly druid who thinks Jerr is an honest soul gives the gnome a

goodberry for his health. Rather than eat the berry, Jerr crushes it up and adds a drop of juice to each pot. Jerr sells maps for 1 gp and the potions for 10 gp. He also tries to sell other useless or

Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

of all yuan-ti, nightmare speakers revel in torturing prisoners, leaving them in a constant state of fear and dread. They prefer to terrify rather than kill their opponents. A nightmare speaker has a

and creates an illusory, immobile manifestation of the creature’s deepest fears, visible only to that creature. The target must make a DC 13 Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes

Roleplaying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

that best describe the creature. Knowing the creature’s alignment can also help with your portrayal. The classic advice for writers holds true: show, don’t tell. For example, rather than describe an

is less comfortable with roleplaying, you can get them involved by asking them to describe their character’s actions during the conversation. Use Other Ability Scores. Consider the following

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