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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
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This fearsome steel helm makes your eyes glow red and hides the rest of your face in shadow while you wear it.
Feats
Player’s Handbook
by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Shadow Magic. Choose one level 1 spell from the Illusion or Necromancy school of magic. You always have that spell and the Invisibility spell prepared. You can cast each of
these spells without expending a spell slot. Once you cast either spell in this way, you can’t cast that spell in this way again until you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast these spells
Monsters
Monster Manual
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Shadow Escape. If the vampire drops to 0 Hit Points outside its resting place
within 1 mile of the lair.
Looming Shadows. Shadows within 1 mile of the lair seem to move as if alive. Any creature (excluding the vampire and its allies) that finishes a Short Rest while within 1
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
minute. A creature repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. You can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.
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serving you. The entity appears in an unoccupied space within 120 feet of you. It uses the Shadow stat block with these changes: it is a Fey, has a Neutral alignment, and doesn’t create new shadows
Magic Items
Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
While you’re wearing this fearsome steel helm, your eyes glow red and the rest of your face is hidden in shadow.
Special Use: You have Advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks you make to intimidate a Humanoid who sees you wearing this helm.
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
consciousness and all its Strength after finishing a short or long rest.
A creature whose shadow has detached from it is cursed. If a shadowless creature is subjected to any spell that ends a curse, or if
As an action, you make a few snips with these iron shears and cause the shadow of a Humanoid creature you can see within 5 feet of you to detach from its source. If the creature is unwilling to give
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
A creature that touches this ornate wooden vessel for 1 minute gains the benefits of a short rest. That creature also gains the effects of the bless spell until the creature finishes a short or long
rest. The creature can’t gain these benefits again until it finishes a long rest.
If the vessel is opened, roll on the Pyxis of Pandemonium table to determine what happens. Any spells cast by
Shadow
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.
If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a new shadow rises from the corpse 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll"} hours
Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the shadow can take the Hide action as a bonus action
Gloom Weaver
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It regains its expended spell slots when it finishes a short or long rest. It knows the following warlock spells
and casts one spell that takes 1 action to cast.
Shadow Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shadow Spear"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Since not all tieflings are of the blood of Asmodeus, some have traits that differ from those in the Player’s Handbook. The Dungeon Master may permit the following variants for your
, choose 1d4 + 1 of the following features: small horns; fangs or sharp teeth; a forked tongue; catlike eyes; six fingers on each hand; goat-like legs; cloven hoofs; a forked tail; leathery or scaly skin; red or dark blue skin; cast no shadow or reflection; exude a smell of brimstone.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Amorphous. The assassin can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the assassin can take the Hide action as a bonus action
.
Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the assassin has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.Multiattack. The assassin makes two Shadow Blade attacks.
Shadow Blade. Melee
classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
gleaming, fruitful places, where dream and reality blur together and where the weary can find rest.
Circle of Dreams Features
Druid Level
Feature
2nd
Balm of the Summer Court
6th
Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow
10th
Hidden Paths
14th
Walker in Dreams
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Since not all tieflings are of the blood of Asmodeus, some have traits that differ from those in the Player’s Handbook. The Dungeon Master may permit the following variants for your tiefling
; cloven hoofs; a forked tail; leathery or scaly skin; red or dark blue skin; cast no shadow or reflection; exude a smell of brimstone.
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
been given a more prominent position, which she has embraced with enthusiasm. She worries about the impact that her guild has on the rest of Ravnica but believes in her heart that she is helping the
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.
feats
Dark Gift Feat (Prerequisite: Ravenloft Campaign)
The shadow you cast is animate and ever-present—sometimes it even acts according to its own will. You gain the following features.
Grasping
Shadow. You learn the Mage Hand spell and can cast it without spell components. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell (choose when you select this feat
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Multiattack. The darkweaver makes two Shadow Web attacks and one Bite attack. It can use Reel after any of these
if the target is a creature, the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
damage. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow under the DM’s control.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation
sleep because they like to, not because they must. They rest in wooden coffins or crates full of grave dirt. In the absence of such containers, they can treat their ship’s hold as one big
Monsters
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Amorphous. The reflections can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the reflections can take the Hide action as a bonus
, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.
If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a new reflections rises from the corpse 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
exhaustion. When the target finishes a short or long rest, the target loses every level of exhaustion gained from this attack.
Change Shape. The gingwatzim changes from its true form—a 3-foot
gingwatzim reverts to its true form and then vanishes.A gingwatzim is a peculiar form of life created by a spell or a ritual. The magic that brings it into being draws on spirit energy from the
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow or vampirate (captain’s choice) under the DM’s control.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged
","rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Ship Invisibility (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). A ship upon which the captain stands, along with all creatures and
backgrounds
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
your siblings in arms, and heartfelt compassion for the survivors of war. With weapon and holy symbol in hand, you’ve sworn not to rest until the light of justice has vanquished the shadow of chaos across Faerûn.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw, then draw them randomly. Any additional cards drawn have no effect
the next 8 hours, you can add your proficiency bonus to your initiative rolls.
Day. You gain a +1 bonus to saving throws. This benefit lasts until you finish a long rest.
Destiny. This card protects
classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
gleaming, fruitful places, where dream and reality blur together and where the weary can find rest.
Circle of Dreams Features
Druid Level
Feature
3rd
Balm of the Summer Court
6th
Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow
10th
Hidden Paths
14th
Walker in Dreams
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
","rollAction":"Magic Staff","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Arcane Cataclysm (Recharges after a Long Rest). Sul Khatesh conjures orbs of magical energy that plummet to the ground at three
surrounding magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness.
Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She
classes
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Become a Gruesome Agent of Malice
A Scion of the Three draws power from a group of malevolent gods known in Baldur’s Gate as the Dead Three: Bane, a god of tyranny; Bhaal, a god of violence
such as the Shadow Thieves of Amn or the Xanathar Guild in Waterdeep might call on a Scion of the Three to undertake an especially violent contract.
Monsters
Locathah Rising
Hearth of Moonlight and Shadow. At the start of a short or long rest, Amble can touch a point in space, and an invisible, 30-foot-radius sphere of magic appears, centered on that point. Total cover
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
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
draws close, the web springs at the creature and wraps it in sticky, cord-like fibers. The web then drains its victim’s memories, sapping the creature’s life force in the process. A memory web
Memories", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and becomes memory drained until it finishes a long rest or the memory web is destroyed.
While memory drained, the target must roll a d4
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow under the DM’s control.
Ray of Cold
because they must. They rest in wooden coffins or crates full of grave dirt. In the absence of such containers, they can treat their ship’s hold as one big coffin and sleep amid their cargo. When
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
":"damage","rollAction":"Oversized Longbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Dreadful Aspect (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Ziraj exudes magical menace. Each enemy within 30 feet of
hulking shadow that glares from its perch, rains down death in the form of long black arrows, and slinks off without so much as a whisper. Where he comes from — if he even has a home — remains a mystery, as
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The
throw if you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The shepherd pulls twisted souls from the Underworld; 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Herd the Underworld"} shadow;shadows (without
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
A mythallar looks like an enormous crystal ball held in an ornate cradle. The globe sheds bright light in a 300-foot radius and dim light for an additional 300 feet. The globe draws magic from the
rest within 30 feet of it, meditating on the mythallar. Up to eight creatures can be attuned to it at one time; otherwise, the Ythryn mythallar follows the attunement rules in the Dungeon Master&rsquo
Deck of Many Things
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Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two.
Before you
, discard this card, and draw from the deck again, counting both draws as one of your declared draws. If losing that much XP would cause you to lose a level, you instead lose an amount that leaves you
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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3/day each: charm person, hold person, mirror image, sleep
1/day each: gaseous form, major image
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the vampire can take the Hide action as a bonus
, and the vampire regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
Unarmed Strike. Melee