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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Kas was a powerful warrior who served Vecna and whose loyalty was rewarded with this sword. As Kas’s power grew, so did his hubris. The sword urged Kas to destroy Vecna and usurp his throne
. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s hand, but Vecna also wrought his rebellious lieutenant’s doom, leaving only Kas’s sword behind.
Bloodthirst. The sword thirsts for
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming
a lich.
A treacherous lieutenant named Kas the Betrayer;Kas brought Vecna’s rule to an end in a terrible battle. Of Vecna, all that remained were one hand and one eye, grisly Artifacts that
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Eager Betrayer. Kas adds 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Eager Betrayer"} to his initiative rolls. He has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that has the
hit point. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn.
Special Equipment. Kas wears the Crown of Lies (see the Introduction of Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
attacks). This extra damage is of the same type as the weapon's damage type.
Hand of Vecna. The Hand of Vecna has 8 charges and regains 1d4 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d4+4","rollType":"roll"} expended charges
the target is a creature and Arkhan rolls a 20 on the attack roll, the creature takes an extra 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
bonus to your spell attack rolls.
Enhanced Strength. Your Strength score increases by 4 while the shard is on your person. The shard can’t raise your Strength score above 22.
Curse. Attuning to
This 1-foot-long shard of obsidian has veins of silver and gold beneath its cold surface.
Empowered Magic. While holding the shard, you can use it as a spellcasting focus, and it gives you a +1
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Shard, Chaotic;Chaotic. Choose one creature who takes damage from the spell. That target has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks made before the start of your next turn.
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Outer
This flickering crystal holds the essence of an Outer Plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
When Zybilna received Alustriel Silverhand’s summons to combat Vecna, the archfey was sorely needed in Prismeer. As a compromise, and to honor Tasha’s friendship with Alustriel, Zybilna
sent a version of herself from the past to Alustriel’s side. The Tasha who appears in Vecna: Eve of Ruin is a powerful wizard, though she is not yet a witch queen or an archfey.Abyssal Visage (2
Sword of Kas
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
When Vecna grew in power, he appointed an evil and ruthless lieutenant, Kas the Bloody Handed, to act as his bodyguard and right hand. This despicable villain served as advisor, warlord, and assassin
. His successes earned him Vecna’s admiration and a reward: a sword with as dark a pedigree as the man who would wield it.
For a long time, Kas faithfully served the lich, but as Kas’s
Initiative
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Initiative scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5.
Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. When combat starts, every participant rolls Initiative; they make a Dexterity check that determines their place in the Initiative order. The DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5. See also “Playing the Game” (“Combat”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5. See also chapter 1 (“Combat”).
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. A creature that succeeds on three checks in a row or that rolls a 20 on the d20 finds a special destination, as shown on the Howling Iceberg Tunnels table. Howling Iceberg Tunnels d10 Destination
1–4 A planar portal leading to the Frostfell 5–8 A planar portal leading to Pandemonium 9–10 The cavern where the Frostfell Shard rests A creature who finds the Frostfell Shard can attune to it as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
a +1 bonus to your spell attack rolls. Enhanced Strength. Your Strength score increases by 4 while the shard is on your person. The shard can’t raise your Strength score above 22. Curse. Attuning to
Shard Description The shard of Xeluan is described below. Characters don’t become aware of the shard’s curse until it comes into play. Shard of Xeluan Shard of Xeluan Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Sword of Kas Weapon (Longsword), Artifact (Requires Attunement) Kas was a powerful warrior who served Vecna and whose loyalty was rewarded with this sword. As Kas’s power grew, so did his hubris. The
sword urged Kas to destroy Vecna and usurp his throne. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s hand, but Vecna also wrought his rebellious lieutenant’s doom, leaving only Kas’s sword behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Outer Essence Shard Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer) This flickering crystal holds the essence of an Outer Plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such
as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it. Roll a d4 and consult the Outer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adjusting for Party Level Harrowhall is designed to be a challenge for four 8th-level characters who explore the keep in a single session. Decrease the challenge for characters lower than 8th level
Harrowhall is too challenging for your group, but you want the characters to have a keep, you can use these strategies to decrease the difficulty: Temporary Hit Points. When the characters agree to aid a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Sword of Kas Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) When Vecna grew in power, he appointed an evil and ruthless lieutenant, Kas the Bloody Handed, to act as his bodyguard and right hand. This
, Kas faithfully served the lich, but as Kas’s power grew, so did his hubris. His sword urged him to supplant Vecna, so that they could rule the lich’s empire in Vecna’s stead. Legend says Vecna’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
combat, if the characters are allied with Moghadam and remove a hand and an eye from any statue, Vecna rewards them with some boon (advantage on attack rolls during the first round of their next fight, having a consumable magic item appear in the statue’s remaining hand, and so forth).
, the characters might gain advantage on attack rolls against that statue if they serve the archdevil’s agent (or disadvantage on attack rolls against the statue of the competing agent’s patron). Out of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Eye and Hand of Vecna Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death
and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming a lich. A treacherous lieutenant named Kas brought Vecna’s rule to an end in a terrible battle. Of Vecna, all that remained were one hand and one eye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
learn from Kas in chapter 10 about Vecna’s location, they still know where the lich-god weaves his ritual. When a character spends a secret, every character in the party gains advantage on d20 rolls
characters confront Vecna in the Cave of Shattered Reflection in chapter 11, they can use any number of secrets they’ve kept to help thwart the lich-god’s Ritual of Remaking. See chapter 11 for more details about how secrets the characters kept can affect their confrontation with Vecna.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
for Monsters. A monster’s stat block in the Monster Manual includes its Initiative score after its Initiative bonus. Advantage and Disadvantage. If a creature has Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase its Initiative score by 5. If it has Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5.
spell, everyone rolls Initiative, and the 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
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sight is in direct sunlight.
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Pins and Needles. You feel a stinging sensation in one of your limbs. You have disadvantage on attack rolls.
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Shrink. You decrease one size category, as per
hearing.
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Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Perception checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive by
feats
.
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Pins and Needles. You feel a stinging sensation in one of your limbs. You have disadvantage on attack rolls.
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Shrink. You decrease one size category, as per the Reduce effect of the
Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Perception checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive by sight is in direct sunlight
feats
.
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Pins and Needles. You feel a stinging sensation in one of your limbs. You have disadvantage on attack rolls.
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Shrink. You decrease one size category, as per the Reduce effect of the
Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Perception checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive by sight is in direct sunlight
feats
.
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Pins and Needles. You feel a stinging sensation in one of your limbs. You have disadvantage on attack rolls.
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Shrink. You decrease one size category, as per the Reduce effect of the
Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Perception checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive by sight is in direct sunlight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Confronting Vecna When the spellcasters’ Wish spell goes awry in chapter 2 of this adventure, the player characters are shunted to the sanctum in Sigil. Kas doesn’t expect this development, but the
the Wolf-Spider, his ally against Vecna, though he falsely claims that the rod is the key to stopping Vecna. (Read more about Kas’s plan in chapters 2 and 9.) Rod of Seven Parts Rod, Artifact
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
is rat-infested, which is why he didn’t buy it. Apply a −10 penalty on the next three rolls characters make on the Running a Business table (see “Tavern Keeping Expenses”). Event The Shard Shunners
the Shard Shunners, a gang of halfling wererats with which he has had nefarious dealings in the past. He pays the halflings to hinder the characters’ efforts while he works feverishly to manage his own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Personality Kas is cruel, spiteful, and unrelenting in his pursuit of vengeance against Vecna. He readily lies, breaks promises, betrays allies, and taunts those who fall for his ruses. Kas has
little use for those who won’t validate his superiority or help advance his goals. In this adventure, Kas fools Tasha and Alustriel, two incredibly powerful wizards. In addition to defeating Vecna, Kas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
crumbling, lighthouse-like spire pierces the surface and marks the location of the ruins below. Shard of Chaos When Dragon Army scouts discovered the ruins of the Sunward Fortress, the black-robed wizard
tirelessly until they unearthed a mysterious stone in the ruins’ depths. Soon after, workers at the site began transforming into scaled monstrosities. Unbeknown to everyone, the shard was imbued with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
warrior researches ways to assert his will over the artifact known as the Hand of Vecna, so he can use its secrets to free the evil dragon queen Tiamat from the Nine Hells. Arkhan has traveled to a nearby
whenever they hit with a melee weapon attack (already factored into Arkhan’s attacks). This extra damage is of the same type as the weapon’s damage type.
Hand of Vecna. The Hand of Vecna has 8 charges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. For example, if a conversation with an NPC is cut short because the Sorcerer is convinced that NPC is a Doppelganger and targets it with a Chromatic Orb spell, everyone rolls Initiative, and the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, as detailed below: Ability Check. When the creature rolls the Bardic Inspiration die to add it to an ability check, the creature can roll the Bardic Inspiration die again and choose which roll to use
, as the mote pops and emits colorful, harmless sparks for a moment. Attack Roll. Immediately after the creature rolls the Bardic Inspiration die to add it to an attack roll against a target, the mote
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
limit to how many extra arms and attacks the goblins can have. Decrease the number of arms on all goblins. If the goblins are reduced to zero arms, they cannot attack. Mutate the current and future
goblins to cause hard plating to appear on their skin, increasing their AC by 1. This increase can be applied multiple times. Reverse the above mutation to decrease the goblins’ AC by 1 (to a minimum of 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
bring the shard of Xeluan into this room or onto the mezzanine (area X18), the ground shakes and rubble falls from the ceiling. Each creature in these areas must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving
grants a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls. However, if its wielder rolls a 1 on a spell attack roll while using it as a focus, the chunk shatters and the creature takes 10 (3d6) thunder damage. Giant’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Flames Features The battlefield includes the following features: Citadel Spire. A 30-foot-tall stone shard dominates the center of the battlefield. A cliff winds up its side, making it possible to walk
above the battlefield momentarily look like five hateful draconic heads. The character must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or have disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks for 1 round