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Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Aura of Hate. While Arkhan isn't incapacitated, he and all fiends and undead within 30 feet of him deal 4 extra damage 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 and regains 1d4 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d4+4","rollType":"roll"} expended charges
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
immune to being knocked prone and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws.
Shield Rune. The painted creature has advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that deal damage.
A
This set of 1d4 + 2 small paint pots contains pigments mixed from crushed luminescent gemstones. This magical paint bestows temporary magical gifts on creatures with runes drawn on their skin with
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
This crystalline blue shield is fashioned from a sapphire dragon’s scale and is created to aid in rooting out the influence of Aberrations. While wielding the shield, you have
resistance to psychic and thunder damage. Also, when you take damage from a creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to deal 2d6 thunder damage to that creature.
As an action, you
Hobgoblin Warlord
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Martial Advantage. Once per turn, the hobgoblin can deal an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Martial Advantage"} damage to a creature it hits with a weapon attack
"} slashing damage if used with two hands.
Shield Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shield Bash"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3
Manshoon
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Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, mage armor, magic missile, shield
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, mirror image, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, lightning bolt, sending
4th level (3 slots): fire shield, greater
when used with two hands. Manshoon can expend 1 of the staff’s charges to deal an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff of Power","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a hit.
feats
Player’s Handbook
the normal damage of an Unarmed Strike. If you aren’t holding any weapons or a Shield when you make the attack roll, the d6 becomes a d8.
At the start of each of your turns, you can deal 1d4 Bludgeoning damage to one creature Grappled by you.
Fighting Style Feat (Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature)
When you hit with your Unarmed Strike and deal damage, you can deal Bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 plus your Strength modifier instead of
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
This shield is made from the scale of an ancient white dragon. It has a rune burned into its outward-facing side. A character who examines the rune and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (History
) check recognizes it as an uven (“enemy” in Giant) rune that confers great power.
While holding the shield, you benefit from the following properties.
Winter’s Friend. You are immune to
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
, mold earth*
1st level (4 slots): expeditious retreat, false life, shield
2nd level (3 slots): Maximilian's earthen grasp,* shatter
3rd level (3 slots): erupting earth,* meld into stone
4th level (1
":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Black Earth Rod","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. The stonemelder can also expend a spell slot to deal extra damage, dealing 2d8
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, sending
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): Bigby's hand, geas, telekinesis
6th level (1 slot): chain lightning, globe of
expend 1 of the staff's charges to deal an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Blackstaff","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a hit.
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Divine Strike. Once on each of his turns when he hits a creature with a weapon attack, Omin can cause the attack to deal an extra 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Divine
spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, sacred flame, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): bless, command, divine favor, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): enhance ability, hold
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Unarmored Defense. While the hobgoblin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The hobgoblin makes four attacks, each of which can be an Unarmed
, scouts, and assassins. They spy to ferret out treachery, rebellion, and betrayal and deal with it ruthlessly. Iron shadows possess agility and stamina matched only by their ironclad commitment to the
Feats
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
scales harden. While you aren’t wearing armor, you can calculate your AC as 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit.
You grow retractable claws from the tips
of your fingers. Extending or retracting the claws requires no action. The claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the normal bludgeoning damage for an unarmed strike.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light,* message,* prestidigitation, shocking grasp (see “Actions” below)
1st level (4 slots): mage armor,* shield
his criminal ventures by capturing him.
Rather than put Gant to death for his crimes in Icewind Dale, the Council of Speakers in Ten-Towns made a deal with representatives of the Lords' Alliance to have
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
shield dwarf clans learned long ago that only proud fools who are more concerned for their egos than their craft turn away promising apprentices, even those of other races. If you aren’t a dwarf
: RESPECT OF THE STOUT FOLK
As well respected as clan crafters are among outsiders, no one esteems them quite so highly as dwarves do. You always have free room and board in any place where shield dwarves
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
weapon is searching for a new owner.
Azuredge has a solid steel handle etched with tiny runes, wrapped in blue dragon hide with a star sapphire set into the pommel. The axe head is forged from silver
, electrum, and steel alloys whose edges constantly shimmer with a deep blue luminescence.
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The shield spell provides no
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, shield, silent image
2nd level (3 slots): arcane lock, cloud of daggers, darkvision, knock
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): confusion, hallucinatory
casting elder runes on them. Halaster’s gates connect the different levels of Undermountain, thus enabling him to bring new monsters into the dungeon to replenish those that die or escape. Even as
feats
’s Flesh. Your skin thickens and assumes a scaled, leathery texture. While you aren’t wearing armor or wielding a Shield, your base Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier plus the
yourself forces you to make a saving throw and you succeed, you can take a Reaction to deal 1d10 Fire damage to that creature.
You can use this benefit a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
5th
dominate person
Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you
Traits
d8
Trait
1
I try never to let my judgment become clouded by emotion.
2
I have infinite patience with the dolts and boors I’m forced to deal with every day
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
attacks). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: counterspell, detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, eyebite, fireball, lightning bolt, shield
3/day
succeed on a DC 26 Wisdom saving throw or expend one of its spell slots of 3rd level or lower and deal 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation":"4d12","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
if needed. Hanging on a stone peg that juts from the wall, the gold-plated shield is etched with arcane runes. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of necromancy magic radiating from the shield. A
character who examines the runes and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana) check can ascertain that the runes give the shield the magical ability to trap creatures inside it. Any creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
introduces herself and her wizardly companions. Ekaterina Burmak Kas As the characters try to figure out what’s going on, Alustriel asks whether they have any ties to Vecna. If the characters mention
to Vecna and brought them to Sigil. She then explains everything she knows as described in “Rise of the Lich-God” earlier in this chapter. Aftermath of a Wish As the characters interact with Alustriel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, roll 3d4. You grow a number of inches in height equal to the roll. Moreover, the extra damage you deal with your Giant’s Might feature increases to 1d8. Master of Runes 15th-level Rune Knight
Rune Knight You’re researching ancient arts and drawing runes. It’s okay to just say you want to be a witch!
Tasha
Rune Knights enhance their martial prowess using the supernatural power of runes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
modifier instead of the normal damage of an Unarmed Strike. If you aren’t holding any weapons or a Shield when you make the attack roll, the d6 becomes a d8. At the start of each of your turns, you can deal 1d4 Bludgeoning damage to one creature Grappled by you.
Unarmed Fighting Fighting Style Feat (Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature) When you hit with your Unarmed Strike and deal damage, you can deal Bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 plus your Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
warrior armed with a spear and shield. The shield, which rests on the floor, resembles a sundial, complete with a marker standing out from the wall. Etched on the shield’s surface are runes in Olman
script.
The message on the shield reads, “Turn back!” Instead of being part of a solid carving, the shield has a seam that a character can discover with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
they present the box to her, she snatches it out of their hands and studies it closely. She takes similar interest in the Shield of the Hidden Lord (which she calls “the Shield of Gargauth”), but avoids
Resolute, which binds them to defend the nation of Elturgard. I met him years ago, and my instincts told me he was a charlatan. Afterward, I grew to suspect that he had cut a deal with one or more powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Aberrations. While wielding the shield, you have resistance to psychic and thunder damage. Also, when you take damage from a creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to deal 2d6
Sapphire Buckler Armor (Shield), Very Rare (Requires Attunement) This crystalline blue shield is fashioned from a sapphire dragon’s scale and is created to aid in rooting out the influence of
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Pit
40
Plant
41
Priest
42
Prisoner
43
Puzzle*
44
Ring
45
Rogue*
46
Ruin*
47
Sage*
48
Shield
49
Ship
50
Skull*
51
Staff
52
drawn. The precise location in the Feywild to which the fey crossing leads is determined by the DM.
Fiend. A powerful Fiend appears in a nearby unoccupied space and offers you a deal. The precise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
summons a lemure with the deal printed in glowing runes on its lumpy flesh. To enter the contract, the devil and character making the deal and must kiss the lemure. When that happens, the lemure is
Infernal Contracts Once the devil and the character agree to the terms of a deal, the agreement must be sealed with a contract, which the devil can produce as an action. The contract often appears in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone arches beneath a 30-foot-high domed ceiling.
Frescoes. Stone panels set into the walls bear frescoes and Dwarvish runes.
The frescoes chronicle the birth of Melair, a common shield dwarf
Dwarvish runes.
Pedestals. Six stone pedestals stand before the frescoes, surrounded by shattered glass.
The frescoes show Melair, a shield dwarf prospector, discovering veins of mithral under a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Making a Deal with Zariel Characters out of other options might simply bow to Zariel’s power. If the characters make a deal with Zariel to save Elturel, they must specify that the city is to be freed
Kostchtchie in chapter 3, he can also make an appearance. Shield of the Hidden Lord If the characters still possess the Shield of the Hidden Lord, Zariel blithely declares that she would consider trading
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
shell is carved with Draconic runes that spell out prayers to Tiamat, is joined by four ghouls that serve as his assistants. The ghouls gnaw on bones and eye the characters hungrily as Krull negotiates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Zariel’s Wrath If the characters fail to redeem Zariel and don’t make a deal with her (see “Making a Deal with Zariel”), she attacks. Her first goal is to destroy the adventurers who dared insult her
pit fiend Gargauth would like nothing more than to be released from its prison and replace Zariel as Lord of Avernus. If the characters possess the Shield of the Hidden Lord, they can free Gargauth as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
with his queen and report on his ongoing battle of wills to master the Hand of Vecna, which came into his possession during a brief excursion to the world of Exandria. If the characters approach
valuable are permitted to approach his camp. Arkhan believes he can use the Hand of Vecna to unlock the means of freeing Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells, but only if the hand doesn’t kill him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
1, to a maximum of 20. Your scales harden. While you aren’t wearing armor, you can calculate your AC as 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit. You grow
retractable claws from the tips of your fingers. Extending or retracting the claws requires no action. The claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Iroas God of Victory Iroas is the steadfast god of honor and victory in war. When soldiers march to battle, his voice is the thunder of their footsteps and the crash of spear on shield. Soldiers
rather than a horse’s, clad in gleaming armor and wielding a spear and shield. He speaks in a booming baritone that projects power, confidence, and courage. He has been known to appear as a burly soldier