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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
The typical crystal ball, a very rare item, is about 6 inches in diameter. While touching it, you can cast the Scrying spell (save DC 17) with it.
The following crystal ball variants are legendary
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
1,000 GP each appear at your feet.
Jester. You have Advantage on D20 Tests for the next 72 hours, or you can draw two additional cards beyond your declared draws.
Key. A Rare or rarer magic weapon with
which you are proficient appears on your person. The DM chooses the weapon.
Knight. You gain the service of a Knight, who magically appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 30 feet of
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
who first put her gifts to use as a young thief on the streets of Ravnica. While still a teenager, she was apprehended and then pardoned in exchange for agreeing to use her talents in the service of
people. Chaos can only destroy, and her visions are a tool to ensure that society can live in safety in all variants of the future.
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Oriq or as assets who can help the Oriq acquire spells, rare spell components, or knowledge from Strixhaven.
Oriq
The Oriq are a secret society of mages who wield forbidden magic in the service of
will: disguise self, silent image
2/day: charm person
1/day: suggestionOriq recruiters are subtle mages who infiltrate Strixhaven in service to their order. They are adept at blending in, watching
Equipment
Sleipnirspringr Stat BlockSpeed 60 ft.Carrying Capacity 610 lb.
Descended from Wotan’s horse Sleipnir, this breed of eight-legged horse tends toward dark pelts with elaborate and
they encounter in the wilds, doing great deeds, or sowing chaos. They are exceedingly rare in the Northlands, and those who are honored with a sleipnirspringr’s company are said to be heroes of great renown.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
1/day each: meld into stone, stone shape, wall of stoneDemon worship is rare among stone giants; the destructive tendency of demons is
as his hunting grounds. Stone giants can become mesmerized by the demon lord’s mazes and enter his service. These giants can continue pursuing art by crafting mazes, while satiating their
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of their more willful brethren.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among
Returned and want nothing to do with such cursed relics or with those who try to traffic in them. Finding an unscrupulous merchant willing to trade for Returned masks is rare, as the items are
classes
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Wield Raw Magic
Your innate power stems from the source of magic itself: the Weave. This connection manifests as a rare ability known as spellfire, and you surge with radiant bursts of this raw
settlements, such as those along the Sword Coast, and wield their magic in service of the common good. Others realize their own strange powers by roaming equally strange lands, from the magic-blasted wastes
monsters
slaughter exist at a time. Divine entities must bargain with angels of slaughter for their service.
These angels slaughter hundreds at a time in epic acts of carnage. Holy texts record these events
as warnings against whole cities or nations earning the wrath of a god. In rare cases, certain individuals might earn the bitter enmity of a god, causing that deity to request the services of an angel
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice, not by magic and strength of arms. In some cities, priesthood amounts to a political office, viewed
as a stepping stone to higher positions of authority and involving no communion with a god at all. True clerics are rare in most hierarchies.
When a cleric takes up an adventuring life, it is usually
Gnome
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over time. Gnome names are typically variants on the names of ancestors or distant relatives, though some are purely new inventions. When dealing with humans and others who are “stuffy” about
, sometimes to the great annoyance of their adventuring companions.
ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE
It’s rare for a gnome to be hostile or malicious unless he or she has suffered a grievous injury. Gnomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
those not descended from Asmodeus might exhibit different qualities; see the “Tiefling Variants” sidebar.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the traps to the test.
Connected Creatures
Sapphire dragons are generally solitary creatures. On the rare occasion that one forms nonhostile relationships with other beings, it is almost
;gelatinous cubes and ochre jelly;ochre jellies.
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A band of minotaur;minotaurs in service to Baphomet has captured a sapphire dragon wyrmling to learn from the wyrmling’s strategies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Rest Variants The rules for short and long rests presented in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook work well for a heroic-style campaign. Characters can go toe-to-toe with deadly foes, take damage to
within an inch of their lives, yet still be ready to fight again the next day. If this approach doesn’t fit your campaign, consider the following variants. Epic Heroism This variant uses a short rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Crystal Ball Wondrous item, very rare or legendary (requires attunement) The typical crystal ball, a very rare item, is about 6 inches in diameter. While touching it, you can cast the scrying spell
(save DC 17) with it. The following crystal ball variants are legendary items and have additional properties. Crystal Ball of Mind Reading. You can use an action to cast the detect thoughts spell (save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Crystal Ball Wondrous item, very rare or legendary (requires attunement) The typical crystal ball, a very rare item, is about 6 inches in diameter. While touching it, you can cast the scrying spell
(save DC 17) with it. The following crystal ball variants are legendary items and have additional properties. Crystal Ball of Mind Reading. You can use an action to cast the detect thoughts spell (save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
objects, coins, or gems An uncommon or rare magic item Loyal service for a period not exceeding nine days Archdevils An archdevil can offer any or all of the following: Up to 50,000 gp worth of art
objects, coins, or gems An uncommon magic item Loyal service for a period not exceeding nine years Greater Devils A greater devil can offer any or all of the following: Up to 5,000 gp worth of art
Deck of Many Things
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rare or rarer magic weapon with which you are proficient appears in your hands. The GM chooses the weapon.
Knight. You gain the service of a 4th-level fighter who appears in a space you choose within
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
called into service by the deity they know as the Scaled Mother and followed her portents as they traveled north. They began excavating the old temple, with the grippli’s consent, in the expectation of
from the courtyard stairs when the evil yuan-ti descended on the village and captured all the followers of the Scaled Mother. With the threat to the area neutralized, it doesn’t take long for things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Magic Item Values by Rarity Common magic items can often be bought in a town or city. Uncommon and Rare magic items are usually found only in cities, and rarer magic items might be sold only in
in the Magic Item Rarities and Values table, though a seller might ask for a service rather than coin as payment. If a magic item incorporates an item that has a purchase cost in “Equipment” (such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Q’barra Capital: Newthrone Hallmarks: Eberron dragonshards, rare herbs Q’barra is a young nation on the edge of Khorvaire, an untamed frontier filled with danger and opportunity. During the golden
-seekers have descended on Q’barra, along with brigands, deserters from the war, and all manner of criminals and opportunists. To their surprise, Q’barra was already home to a number of ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
might ask for a service instead of payment -- the kind of service that only adventurers can provide, such as retrieving a rare item from a dangerous locale or traversing a monster-infested wilderness to deliver something important to a distant settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
items can often be bought in a town or city. Uncommon and Rare magic items are usually found only in cities, and rarer magic items might be sold only in wondrous locations, such as the City of Brass
table, though a seller might ask for a service rather than coin as payment. If a magic item incorporates an item that has a purchase cost in the Player’s Handbook (such as a weapon or a suit of armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giants. Each of the giants of the ordning has new variants in this chapter. The cloud giant destiny gambler, fire giant forgecaller, frost giant ice shaper, hill giant avalancher, stone giant rockspeaker
). Elemental Hulks. Withered branches of the giant family tree, the elemental hulks (cinder hulks, dust hulks, lightning hulks, mist hulks, mud hulks, and rime hulks) are Elemental creatures descended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
might ask for a service instead of payment — the kind of service that only adventurers can provide, such as retrieving a rare item from a dangerous locale or traversing a monster-infested wilderness to deliver something important to a distant settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
source of healing potions; the quantity and quality available will depend on the size of the healing house. House Jorasco demands payment before it renders any service. The Church of the Silver Flame and
priests of Boldrei often maintain charitable clinics, but most of these facilities only provide mundane healing. Resurrection is possible in Eberron, but it’s rare. House Jorasco has a handful of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Q’barra Capital: Newthrone Noted for Eberron dragonshards, rare herbs Q’barra is a young nation on the edge of Khorvaire, an untamed frontier filled with danger and opportunity. During the golden age
descended on Q’barra, along with brigands, deserters from the war, and all manner of criminals and opportunists. There’s one small complication: Q’barra is home to a number of ancient civilizations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Dark Elves (Drow) The drow are descended from the dark elves who retreated into the Underdark after the Crown Wars. They are infamous for their cruelty, evilness, and drive to dominate. For much of
of these few heroic drow have tempered some people’s opinions toward the race, although the appearance of a dark elf on the surface remains a rare event and a cause for alarm. Many drow in Faerûn hail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
broodguards, and new kinds of yuan-ti malisons appear in chapter 3. Two new malison variants are presented in the “Yuan-ti Malison Variants: Types 4 and 5” sidebar in this chapter. Yuan-ti Anathemas The
exceedingly rare yuan-ti known as anathemas look much like abominations, but larger, with clawed hands, and six snake heads sprouting from where the head should be. Each anathema is the product of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Adventure Overview The holy city of Elturel has disappeared from the Forgotten Realms and descended into Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. This event came about as the result of an infernal
from certain destruction, and prevent a similar fate from befalling Baldur’s Gate. Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Cities
For characters of levels 1—4
Pressed into service by the Flaming Fist, the
Kobold
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they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity
use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
this rare service only to group members and their allies. Keeper ravens as a means of correspondence is detailed in “Life in the Domains of Dread” earlier in this chapter. Keeper Adventures The Keeper
social gathering where fortunes are told and attendees sample rare imported mumia—powdered mummy.
2 A Keeper delivers a letter to the characters that arrived by raven. The message has no sender
Goblin
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occasionally abused) pets.
Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert
made from dead darkmantles
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Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry
Booyahgs
Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare. Goblins typically lack the intelligence and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Divine Agents Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods’ will through prayer and sacrifice
. True clerics are rare in most hierarchies. When a cleric takes up an adventuring life, it is usually because his or her god demands it. Pursuing the goals of the gods often involves braving dangers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
service, or a craft that supports by providing income. Houses are in constant competition with one another. They vie for money, for prestige, and, more than anything else, for power over others — the
time as relatives jockey for position. It’s a rare occurrence, though far from unknown, for drow to assassinate their own parents or siblings if that’s what it takes to create a path for advancement.