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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
This gold coin has a creature embossed on each side. The two depicted creatures must be famous rivals or enemies of each other. For example, a Rival Coin might show Iggwilv the Witch Queen;Iggwilv on
one side and Mordenkainen on the other, or Venger on one side and Tiamat on the other. One of these figures is on the “heads” side of the coin, the other on the “tails” side
Spells
Player’s Handbook
creature takes the same damage when it enters the wall for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there. The other side of the wall deals no damage.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 4.
damage on a successful one.
One side of the wall, selected by you when you cast this spell, deals 5d8 Fire damage to each creature that ends its turn within 10 feet of that side or inside the wall. A
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Until the spell ends, you control any water inside an area you choose that is a Cube up to 100 feet on a side, using one of the following effects. As a Magic action on your later turns, you can
instead create a 20-foot tall wave that travels from one side of the area to the other and then crashes. Any Huge or smaller vehicles in the wave’s path are carried with it to the other side. Any
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Choose an area of terrain no larger than 40 feet on a side within range. You can reshape dirt, sand, or clay in the area in any manner you choose for the duration. You can raise or lower the area
affect a 40-foot square, you can create a pillar up to 20 feet high, raise or lower the square’s elevation by up to 20 feet, dig a trench up to 20 feet deep, and so on. It takes 10 minutes for
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
hadozee halves the damage that it takes from an attack that hits it, provided it can see the attacker.Hadozee warriors make their living as mercenaries, sometimes in the company of pirates. Squads of
. A hadozee accustomed to space travel knows how to use a ship’s gravity plane to its advantage in combat, by diving off one side of the ship, gliding under the keel, and appearing on the opposite side of the ship from where it leapt off.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
saving throw or be grappled (escape DC 13). Until the grapple ends, the target takes 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Smother", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning
change the color and texture of its tough, outward-facing side to help it blend in with its surroundings, while its soft, inward-facing side clings to the floor, wall, or ceiling in its hunting
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
ship, gliding under the keel, and appearing on the opposite side of the ship from where it leapt off.Nimble Escape. The hadozee takes the Disengage or Hide action.
ability comes in handy, as does their ability to glide. A hadozee accustomed to space travel knows how to use a ship’s gravity plane to its advantage in combat, by diving off one side of the
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Ooze Cube. The cube takes up its entire space. Other creatures can enter the space, but a creature that does so is subjected to the cube's Engulf and has disadvantage on the saving throw.
Creatures
check, and the creature making the attempt takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
The cube can hold up to nine Large creatures or up to thirty-six
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Ooze Cube. The cube takes up its entire space. Other creatures can enter the space, but a creature that does so is subjected to the cube's Engulf and has disadvantage on the saving throw.
Creatures
check, and the creature making the attempt takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
The cube can hold only one Large creature or up to four Medium or
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Return the Favor (3/day). When Oak takes damage from a melee weapon attack, he can make a hooked dagger attack.Oak Truestrike is the “B
for the previous life in a karmic-ledger kind of way. His current incarnation embraces the good side. Mostly. Except for that occasional toxic bitterness. Oh, and the misanthropy. Actually, if you end up hating this guy, it's probably not your fault.
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
spellcasting ability for it is Charisma. This use of the spell has a range of 30 feet and can affect a cube of water no larger than 30 feet on a side.
Speak with Animals. The nereid can comprehend and
water within 60 feet of it to take a shape of its choice and strike one target it can see within 5 feet of that water. The target must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 17
Backgrounds
Acquisitions Incorporated
swing a sword? They promised to teach you! Think you have what it takes to sling spells? They’ve got masters who’ll have you throwing fire in no time!
With the promise of untold treasures
of that system. Even when the law is not on your side, you can use complex terms like ex injuria jus non oritur and cogitationis poenam nemo patitur to frighten people into thinking you know what you
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
This triangular fire opal measures about three inches on each side and is half an inch thick. The ild (fire) rune shimmers within its core, causing it to be slightly warm to the touch. The opal has
finger. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the two items to be within 5 feet of each other. At the end, the opal is destroyed, and the rune appears in red on the chosen item, which gains
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
of you takes damage, that creature gains an additional action if it is the creature’s turn, or can take an action immediately even though it isn’t the creature’s turn. Once you use
this feature of the chronolometer, it cannot be used again until the next dawn.
Part of a Whole. While this component is not installed in the Orrery of the Wanderer, its magic might function sporadically or with unpredictable side effects, as determined by the DM.
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
target must make a DC 20 Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psychic Whip", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic
damage and has the stunned condition until the start of Tasha’s next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only.
Spellcasting. Tasha casts one of the following
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Regeneration. Juiblex regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Juiblex dies only if it
Slime","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Unless the target avoids taking all of this damage, any metal armor worn by the target takes a permanent −1 penalty to the AC it offers, and any metal
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of the professor, acts as the professor’s ally, and takes its turns immediately after the professor’s. The professor can communicate
conjured poisonous vines to avatars of nature’s wrath.
These professors teach their students to focus on the growth side of the natural cycle of life and death and to avoid wasting resources. They
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
on a side and no more than 10 pounds, in his hand or on the ground in an unoccupied space he can see within 10 feet of him. The object is visibly magical, radiating dim light out to 5 feet. It
disappears if it takes any damage, after 1 hour, or when Jim uses this feature again.James Winifred Darkmagic III is the scion of a mysterious, multiplanar wizarding family. Jim's arcane pedigree has long
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
subjected to an effect that allows her to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, she instead takes no damage if she succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if she fails. She
damage she takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + 9;{"diceNotation":"1d10+9","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Deflect Missiles"}. If the damage is reduced to 0, she catches the missile if it's small
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
attack roll, the target is decapitated and dies if it fails a DC 20 Constitution saving throw and can’t survive without that head. A target is immune to this effect if it takes none of the damage
, has legendary actions, or is Huge or larger. Such a creature takes an extra 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Final Blade", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage from
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
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Gift of Vengeance. You can transfer the shield’s magic to a nonmagical weapon by tracing the uven rune on the weapon with one finger. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the two
Juiblex
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
. Juiblex’s weapon attacks are magical.
Regeneration. Juiblex regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of
. The target must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the target takes 55 (10d10);{"diceNotation":"10d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Eject Slime","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
doesn't struggle, the deep crow takes it back to its lair to be devoured at leisure. Creatures that do struggle might be repeatedly dropped from a height to soften them up a bit.
Family Ties. Deep crows
pairing produce a cluster of four to eight eggs. Incubation lasts a year, followed by a year during which the fledgling deep crows stay close by their parent's side. The young then set out to
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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
means of freeing Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells, but only if the hand doesn't kill him first. The hand is slowly corrupting Arkhan's flesh and decomposing his body on one side.
In battle
Magic Items
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
effects, targeting one or more creatures it has cursed:
Unconsciousness. The cursed creature falls unconscious for 1 hour. The creature is roused if it takes damage or someone uses an action to shake
magic. All cases of the curse end if Murgaxor’s orb is destroyed.
Magical Signature. As a side effect of the orb’s curse, the spell detect magic reveals an aura of enchantment surrounding
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
its turn. If it takes cold, fire, or necrotic damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the vegepygmy’s next turn. The vegepygmy dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points
’t a Plant must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned. While poisoned in this way, a target takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spores
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. If it takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Belashyrra dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Teleport. As a
minute or until the target takes damage. Belashyrra can issue telepathic commands to the charmed creature (no action required), which it does its best to obey.
3. Mind-Weakening Ray. The target must
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
its turn. If it takes cold, fire, or necrotic damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the vegepygmy’s next turn. The vegepygmy dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points
a failed save, the creature is poisoned. While poisoned in this way, the creature takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Russet mold spores", "rollDamageType":"poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
turn. If it takes cold, fire, or necrotic damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the thorny’s next turn. The thorny dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn
creature is poisoned. While poisoned in this way, the creature takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Russet mold spores", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage at the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Regeneration. Geryon regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Geryon dies only if he starts his turn
, it is grappled (DC 24) and it is restrained until the grapple ends. Geryon can grapple one creature at a time. If the target is already grappled by Geryon, the target takes an extra 27 (6d8
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Regeneration. Titivilus regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Titivilus dies only if
to get what he wanted. Charming and pleasant, he is a master at negotiation, able to twist words so as to leave his victims confused and believing he’s on their side. Through these skills
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Regeneration. Geryon regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Geryon dies only if he starts his turn
, it is grappled (DC 24) and it is restrained until the grapple ends. Geryon can grapple one creature at a time. If the target is already grappled by Geryon, the target takes an extra 27 (6d8
Aarakocra
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
miles on a side, with each tribe hunting in the lands nearest to their colony, ranging farther should game become scarce.
A typical colony consists of one large, open-roofed nest made of woven vines
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Great Purpose
Aarakocra enjoy peace and solitude. Most of them have little interest in dealing with other peoples and less interest in spending time on the ground. For this reason, it takes an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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As an example, map 5.14 depicts a topaz dragon’s lair in a seaside cavern, but it could be reimagined as a grotto in the side of a coral reef rising from a shelf on the ocean floor, with the
. The water’s edge on the map represents the lip of the shelf, which descends to a dark plain twelve hundred feet below.
Coral Reef. The rocky cliff side depicts the contours of a coral reef that
Monsters
Divine Contention
(losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Grasping roots and vines erupt in a 20
or be restrained by the roots and vines. A creature can be freed if it or another creature takes an action to make a DC 15 Strength check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt away when the dragon