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Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
victims vulnerable to their long-bladed knives. When Bhaal’s magic works its power, stab wounds erupt in terrible gouts of blood. Seemingly minor wounds plunge deep into a victim’s body and
blesses with darkvision and superior stealth. Reaper of Bhaal;Reapers are the next rank up. They gain the ability to turn invisible and can use Bhaal’s magic to evade suspicion. The highest
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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Magic Resistance. The death's head has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The death's head uses Stunning Gaze and makes two dagger attacks.
Dagger. Melee
victims vulnerable to their long-bladed knives. When Bhaal's magic works its power, stab wounds erupt in terrible gouts of blood. Seemingly minor wounds plunge deep into a victim's body and cause
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
learn to call upon their god's power to leave their victims vulnerable to their long-bladed knives. When Bhaal's magic works its power, stab wounds erupt in terrible gouts of blood. Seemingly minor
blade;night blades, whom Bhaal blesses with darkvision and superior stealth. Reaper of Bhaal;Reapers are the next rank up. They gain the ability to turn invisible and can use Bhaal's magic to evade
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Mental Fortitude. The neogi has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened, and magic can’t put the neogi to sleep.
Spider Climb. The neogi can climb difficult surfaces
neogi, hatred is as foreign a sensation as love, and showing loyalty in the absence of authority is foolishness.
Neogi pirates (and adult neogi in general) mark themselves and those they capture through
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Luring Maestro. While within 60 feet of the matriarch, creatures have disadvantage on saving throws against the matriarch's Luring Song.
Magic Resistance. The matriarch has advantage on saving throws
constructs or undead, showing each creature achieving whatever it most desires. An affected creature must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and become paralyzed
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
foreign a sensation as love, and showing loyalty in the absence of authority is foolishness.
Neogi mark themselves and those they capture through the use of dyes, transformational magic, and other
Mental Fortitude. The neogi has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened, and magic can’t put the neogi to sleep.
Spider Climb. The neogi can climb difficult surfaces
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of stone and earth or a human skin tone with glittering sparkles like gem dust. Some earth genasi have lines marking their skin like cracks, either showing glimmering gemlike veins or a dim, yellowish
were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genie’s magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. Auril doesn’t require air, food, drink, or
using her magic.
Casting such great magic night after night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: chromatic orb (cold orb only; see “Actions” below), detect magic, misty step
2/day each: control
weather, detect thoughts, ice storm
Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
able to survive an assassin bug's infestation without immediately being treated with magic or fire. Incredibly hardy monsters such as catoblepas and gorgons have sometimes been observed with deep
pockmarks showing where juvenile assassin bugs have emerged from their bodies. Vile creatures such as hags sometimes cultivate assassin bugs to use their maggots in horrid recipes. And trolls have been
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
their manners in your presence and avoid drawing your attention; they assume you have the right to be wherever you are. Showing your Azorius insignia gets you an audience with anyone you want to talk to
even be stripped of your position.
Azorius Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Azorius Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy realm in the far north and, after a time, plunged it into frigid darkness using her magic.
Casting such great magic night after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Chapter 5: Giant Treasures Working together forged our friendship as well as my beneficent bracelet. Afterward, Diancastra delighted in showing me the glory of the giants across the breadth of the
' civilizations. “Magic Items” presents new magic items associated with giants, their legends, and their magic runes. Adrián Ibarra Lugo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lost Spire Overview In addition to showing the four levels of the spire, map 2.10 depicts a side view of the spire in its original state and a cross-section showing its current state: broken, mostly
. Characters can use these openings to move between levels, but they’ll need ropes or magic to ascend or descend safely. Map 2.10: Lost Spire of NetherilView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
maps showing the way to the Temple of Moloch.) Tarnhem might also be able to help restore a fallen guide using his powerful fiendish magic, but only if the characters are willing to make a deal with the demon and free him.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Spell Slots Regardless of how many spells a caster knows or prepares, he or she can cast only a limited number of spells before resting. Manipulating the fabric of magic and channeling its energy
into even a simple spell is physically and mentally taxing, and higher- level spells are even more so. Thus, each spellcasting class's description (except that of the warlock) includes a table showing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
on a platter, and servants pouring wine.
Two more curtains hang beyond the first, each showing the same image descending into horror. When the second curtain is revealed, read: Another curtain hangs
behind the first, showing the same scene but descended into depravity. The nobles fight with each other, partake in carnal encounters on the table, or sprawl on the floor in puddles of vomit.
Behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, beneath rows of hanging chains.
A limp, leather-clad figure is curled against the wall beneath the chains. Another figure lies strapped to a table, showing no sign of injury but surrounded by a group
prisoner is targeted by healing magic, the magic of the mask is undone and the prisoner’s original face is restored.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Spell Slots Regardless of how many spells a caster knows or prepares, he or she can cast only a limited number of spells before resting. Manipulating the fabric of magic and channeling its energy
into even a simple spell is physically and mentally taxing, and higher- level spells are even more so. Thus, each spellcasting class’s description (except that of the warlock) includes a table showing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
busy scions climbing into skycoaches, hosting opulent parties, and showing off their latest purchases at all hours of the day.
Unicorn Estate has a grand unicorn statue and unicorn-shaped topiaries
kalashtar who holds a rose-colored crystal in his hands. Two more guards dressed like the ones at the gates stand nearby.
A detect magic spell reveals that the grounds of the estate radiate auras of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
can be worked to access hidden compartments, revealing 10d10 gp worth of loose coins, three uncut sapphires (50 gp each), and a map showing the route to a cache of stolen goods hidden near a thieves
guild in a city of your choice. One cache also holds a Three-Dragon Ante deck with one card enchanted to appear as whatever specific card its owner commands. This magic works only 25 percent of the time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
framed portrait showing the back of Halaster’s head: a mass of gray hair (see “Painting Trap” below).
The wraith is all that remains of an evil adventurer who was disintegrated by Halaster in this room
corpse wears a chain shirt, clutches a shortsword, and packs a hand crossbow with 1d20 bolts. Painting Trap. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of necromancy magic around the painting. If anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, especially those connected to far-off or long-lost cultures, other planes of existence, or other worlds—and of magic items that allow movement between those planes or worlds. The odd spatial nature of
map showing an unfamiliar star field and constellations when set on top of a light source
8 A ring in the shape of a coiling dragon, with tiny gemstones for eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
neogi, hatred is as foreign a sensation as love, and showing loyalty in the absence of authority is foolishness. Neogi pirates (and adult neogi in general) mark themselves and those they capture through
the use of dyes, transformational magic, and other markings intended to signify rank, achievements, and the identity of the individual’s leader. By these signs, neogi can identify each other’s place in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contains a map showing areas 1 through 6, as well as notes of “frog people to the northeast” and “serpents with foul magic to the southeast.” The journal describes Thubid’s plan to find allies to help him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
dark corridor are covered with painted reliefs showing Omuan people hunting, harvesting fruit, planting crops, crafting weapons, feasting, fighting, weaving, and skinning animals. Eight empty torch
brackets protrude from the walls under the reliefs.
To disarm the puzzle cube trap in area 19E, the magic torches from that room must be placed in the brackets in this hall. Barred Secret Door. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Zombies appear as they did in life, showing the wounds that killed them. However, the magic that creates these vile creatures often takes time to run its course. Dead warriors might rise from a
can kill. The magic animating a zombie imbues it with evil, so left without purpose, it attacks any living creature it encounters.
“After Beek died, we cast an Animate Dead spell on his corpse. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
, nosy, and confident. The captain enjoys showing off his magic and making a bet on the outcome of almost any event. Each captain wears a hat of disguise so they can maintain their illusionary appearance
thieves’ tools, or the door can be forced open with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check.
Figureheads. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals an aura of illusion magic around either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of these pillars, Trobriand recently transferred his spirit into the golem. Trobriand is looking forward to testing his new body and attacks intruders on sight, showing no mercy. Trobriand While his
spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, mage hand, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield 2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, misty step, shatter 3rd
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
times and uttering “Gruumsh” wards off bad magic.
Symbolic Communication
Orcs have a written language adapted from that of the dwarves, but they aren’t a literate culture and
dirges during combat.
Orc Ideals
d6
Ideal
1
Strength. Showing superior strength brings honor to Gruumsh. (Any)
2
Prowess. Killing all your enemies is the path to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
lean, with black eyes and bald heads, with the males growing long, unkempt, gray beards. Duergar value toil above all else. Showing emotions other than grim determination or wrath is frowned on in their
Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against illusions and against being charmed or paralyzed. Duergar Magic. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the enlarge/reduce spell on yourself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
something that can be part of your character moving forward. If you’re trying to reclaim a magic item from a pawn shop, it lets you establish that your character has that magic item — which could be an
society? What’s the story behind the magic item you’ve pawned, and what sort of item is it? As a player, you present ideas but the DM has final approval. Debts Table 1d10 Debt
1 You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
identification papers establishing your true identity, and you also have ready access to false papers and matching travel documents showing different identities, when you need them for a mission. (Any time you
scenes. You can call in a favor for a wide range of benefits: A legal case against you might be suddenly dropped. A rival might disappear. A much-needed magic item might be delivered to you. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
V1. Ezmerelda’s Magic Wagon Ezmerelda’s wagon is parked in front of the tower. If the characters investigate the wagon, read: Under layers of mud, this wagon sports a fresh coat of purple paint, and
cheap wooden sign that reads, “Keep out!” The wagon radiates an aura of conjuration magic if it is scrutinized with a detect magic spell. A character who casts an identify spell on the wagon learns the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
this fifteen-foot-wide hallway. The walls are slick with moisture and set with murals showing animal-headed humanoids in armor, most of which appear to brandish real weapons hanging on the walls. A three
, 10-foot-wide curtain between the two hallways, radiating an aura of conjuration magic to a detect magic spell or similar effect. A successful dispel magic (DC 17) cast on the curtain causes it to






