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Dungeon Master’s Guide
This amulet is fashioned from a shard of resilient material originating from an otherworldly realm. While you are wearing it, you gain the following benefits.
Spellcasting Focus. You can use the
amulet as a Spellcasting Focus for your Warlock spells.
Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip must be on the Warlock spell list and have
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
object. The shard can cause the object to fly using the shard’s own flying speed, use its senses, speak verbally or telepathically, cast spells, and use its legendary actions.
If a creature
successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t stunned.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The shard casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
immediately after you teleport.
Spellcasting. The stone has 6 charges and regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn. The Shard Solitaire Types table lists the spells common to all shard solitaires, as
).
Shard Solitaire Types
Shard Solitaire
Spells
All
Banishment (3 charges; the target is banished to the stone’s extradimensional space for the spell’s duration), mirror
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
Magic Resistance. The simulacrum has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Simulacrum. The simulacrum can’t regain expended spell slots or use the properties of
the shard solitaire (diamond);shard solitaire necklace. (The shard solitaire is currently attuned to the Far Realm entity trapped inside.)
If the simulacrum drops to 0 hit points, it turns to snow
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Multiattack. The ashenwight makes two Necrotic Shard attacks. It also uses Psionic Crown if available.
Necrotic Shard. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Necrotic Shard"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Necrotic Shard", "rollDamageType
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
moment.Multiattack. The hag makes two Slam or Frost Shard attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d8
", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Frost Shard. Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Frost Shard"} to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (6d8
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
Created by the stone giant librarians of Gravenhollow, this nineteen-inch-long shard of quartz grants you advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) checks while it is on your person.
The crystal has
10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it: speak with animals (2 charges), speak with dead (4 charges), or speak
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
.
Shard of Shadow. Ranged Spell Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Shard of Shadow"} to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"1d6+7
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shard of Shadow","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the
Dark Shard Amulet
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Magic Items
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
This amulet is fashioned from a single shard of resilient extraplanar material originating from the realm of your warlock patron. While you are wearing it, you gain the following benefits:
You can
use the amulet as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.
You can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip must be on the warlock spell list, and you must make a DC 10
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
(spell save DC 12). Virruza can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, mage hand
2/day each: fear, invisibility (self only)
1
/day: fireball
Magic Resistance. Virruza has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. Virruza regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
);{"diceNotation":"1d10+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Raxivort's Bite", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Spellcasting. The xvart casts one of the following spells, requiring no material
spent centuries watching over the treasury of Graz'zt, and in time, Raxivort plundered his lord’s vault. One of the treasures he stole was the Infinity Spindle, a crystalline shard that could
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
This copper-hued helm contains a shard of the Elemental Chaos embedded in its forehead, surrounded by a motif of a rising sun. Legend says Annam fashioned this helm for his daughter Diancastra to
spells (save DC 20): elemental weapon (1 charge), call lightning (2 charges), wall of fire (3 charges), conjure elemental (4 charges), tsunami (5 charges).
monsters
instead.
Magic Resistance. Zlan has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Next of the Seven (6/Year). If Zlan dies within 100 miles of a piece of chardalyn at least 4
turn.
Spellcasting. Zlan casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At Will: Detect Magic, Detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Astral Shard (pg. 120) At the end of the first paragraph, the words “for your sorcerer spells” have been cut.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
on the object. The shard can cause the object to fly using the shard’s own flying speed, use its senses, speak verbally or telepathically, cast spells, and use its legendary actions.
If a creature
stunned.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The shard casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Spells (I) Ice Knife Level 1 Conjuration (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)
Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice)
Duration: Instantaneous
You
create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
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
if it were a magic item. If the creature finishes a long rest more than 1 mile from the iceberg, the creature’s attunement to the shard ends. The shard can’t be moved. Attunement to the shard gives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Hunt for the Shard Solitaire If all three members of the Crestfall Coven are within 30 feet of each other, they gain the benefit of the Shared Spellcasting trait described in the “Hag Covens” sidebar
in the Monster Manual. One of the three hags uses this trait to cast locate object to find the shard solitaire. If they find the shard solitaire in another creature’s possession, the hags attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Dark Shard Amulet Wondrous Item, Common (Requires Attunement by a Warlock) This amulet is fashioned from a shard of resilient material originating from an otherworldly realm. While you are wearing it
, you gain the following benefits. Spellcasting Focus. You can use the amulet as a Spellcasting Focus for your Warlock spells. Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
and have no means of escape After the night hags obtain the shard solitaire but before they can use their plane shift spells to escape with it The cracking of the shard solitaire is audible to anyone
The Solitaire Cracks At some point before the end of the adventure, the Far Realm entity finally breaks free of the shard solitaire, causing it to crack like a walnut. Here are some suggestions for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Dark Shard Amulet Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a warlock) This amulet is fashioned from a single shard of resilient extraplanar material originating from the realm of your warlock
patron. While you are wearing it, you gain the following benefits: You can use the amulet as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells. You can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Stonespeaker Crystal Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) Created by the stone giant librarians of Gravenhollow, this nineteen-inch-long shard of quartz grants you advantage on Intelligence
(Investigation) checks while it is on your person. The crystal has 10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it: speak with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Shard attacks. It also uses Psionic Crown if available.
Necrotic Shard. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage plus 9
saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The ashenwight casts one of the following spells, requiring no spellcasting components
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
General Features Paliset Hall has the following features throughout: Architectural Anomalies. Unstable energy leaking from the shard solitaire is affecting Paliset Hall, causing areas to warp in
rooms of the manor are brightly lit with continual flame spells spaced evenly along the walls. Music. Illusion magic creates jaunty music in the ballroom that can be heard throughout most of the palace—everywhere except the basement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, as Rilago climbed on the scaffolding surrounding Xeluan, he punched the giant’s stone chest in frustration. It unexpectedly cracked open, revealing a heart of obsidian. A single shard broke off from
to deteriorate, allowing Aminta to collect broken-off pieces of Xeluan’s body. This material, called “oztocanite,” can be worked into precious gemstones or used to empower spells (see area X4). The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
anyone into the palace.
A gnome adventurer acquires
the shard solitaire necklace and a key
belonging to Paliset Hall’s head of staff The four winter wolves are soon joined by the two winter
talk to someone. Any character who asks Oak a question about Zorhanna, Eliphas, or the shard solitaire necklace can make a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the check is successful, Oak provides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, and difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost the hag extra moment.
Actions
Multiattack. The hag makes two Slam or Frost Shard attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5
ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d8 + 1) bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8) cold damage.
Frost Shard. Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (6d8 + 3) cold damage, and the
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->Tomb of Annihilation
are type 3 yuan-ti malisons, with these changes: Add the following to the list of spells that the yuan-ti can innately cast at will: eldritch blast (2 beams; +5 to hit; 1d10 + 3 force damage per beam
dagger. Pottery Shard, a tabaxi minstrel (see appendix D), was kidnapped while traveling from Port Nyanzaru to Fort Beluarian. Gorvax, a firenewt warrior (see appendix D) is eager to escape and return to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
shard from the prince’s right palm (250 gp) The prince’s memoirs, which explain the story and the dangers of the Nether Scroll of Azumar Nether Scroll of Azumar Scroll, legendary
Unlike most scrolls
gain advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. When you gain the scroll’s benefits, a stone golem magically appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of you and acts as your ally. If you die, the golem turns to dust.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d4 + 7) piercing damage.
Shard of Shadow. Ranged Spell Attack: +12 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d6 + 7
spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (save DC 20) and requiring no material components:
3/day each: dispel magic, faerie fire, mirror image
Storm of Shattered Glass (Recharge 6). Nintra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Spindle, a crystalline shard that could transform even a creature as lowly as Raxivort into a demigod. After his apotheosis, Raxivort forged the Black Sewers, a realm within Pandemonium that he filled
) slashing damage.
Raxivort’s Bite. Ranged Spell Attack: +3 to hit, range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) poison damage.
Spellcasting. The xvart casts one of the following spells, requiring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
spells. Development If two of the witches are killed or incapacitated, the surviving witch attempts to escape by flying away on her broom. Only the witches can use the brooms of animated attack in this
more than a few inches long. The darkness is the vestige of a dead and hateful god—a shard of pure evil with shreds of sentience and awareness. The vestige can’t be harmed or controlled, and it is immune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
halfling wererats called the Shard Shunners (so named because they detest silver) and has since become a wererat himself (see chapter 1 for halfling wererat statistics). The Shard Shunners are his
implicating the Black Network. In addition, characters who snatch Skeemo’s satchel find that it holds his spellbook (containing all the spells he has prepared), a potion of mind reading, and 150 gp in a silk coin purse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
denizens. A creature might catch a passing glimpse of the unicorn then suddenly see nothing but the wild woods.
Sacred Horns. A unicorn’s horn is the focus of its power, a shard of divine magic
spells, requiring no components:
At will: detect evil and good, druidcraft, pass without trace
1/day each: calm emotions, dispel evil and good, entangle
Magic Resistance. The unicorn has advantage






