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Dungeon Master’s Guide
This beetle-shaped medallion provides three benefits while it is on your person.
Defense. You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class.
Preservation. The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw
against a Necromancy spell or a harmful effect originating from an Undead, you can take a Reaction to expend 1 charge and turn the failed save into a successful one. The scarab crumbles into powder and
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You open a gateway to the Far Realm, a region infested with unspeakable horrors. A 20-foot-radius Sphere of Darkness appears, centered on a point with range and lasting for the duration. The Sphere
damage from otherworldly tentacles.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cold or Acid damage (your choice) increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3.
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
is Wisdom (spell save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The shaman has the following druid spells prepared:
Cantrips (at
":"1d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Quarterstaff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.
Fungal Rot. Melee Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType
Scarab of Protection
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Basic Rules (2014)
If you hold this beetle-shaped medallion in your hand for 1 round, an inscription appears on its surface revealing its magical nature. It provides two benefits while it is on your person:
You have
advantage on saving throws against spells.
The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw against a necromancy spell or a harmful effect originating from an undead creature, you can use your
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
much damage on a successful one. On a success or failure, if the creature isn’t a Construct or an Undead, it becomes infested with illithid tadpoles.
While infested, the creature takes 16 (3d10
tadpoles infesting the creature are killed instantly, ending the effect on the creature.
If a Humanoid is reduced to 0 hit points while infested, the creature is stable but remains unconscious for 6d12
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Spell-Resistant Carapace. The gigant has advantage on saving throws against spells, and any creature that makes a spell attack against the gigant has disadvantage on the attack roll.Multiattack. The
plague, since gigants prefer giants over other food. Some giants claim gigants are created by the weird magical aura that surrounds a gargantua.
A gigant resembles an enormous beetle with legs ending
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Spellcasting. Skabatha casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At
eyelashes. Underneath her makeup, her flesh is textured like rotten bark and infested with wood lice and fungus. The windup key sticking out of her back is a part of her body and no easier to remove than one
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
: Choose one of Elvish, Giant, or Kraul
Equipment: A Golgari insignia, a poisoner’s kit, a pet beetle or spider, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp worth of mixed
Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Golgari Guild Spells
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Pseudopod", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Spellcasting. Zuggtmoy casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell
Vegetation. Vegetation within 1 mile of the lair becomes infested with parasitic fungi, slowly mutating as it is overwhelmed.
If Zuggtmoy dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10
Conjure Animals
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disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures as a group, which has its own
actions.
The GM has the creatures' statistics. Sample creatures can be found below.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. From within the largest pile of trash, where most of the beetles are clustered, come glints of something shiny.
Creatures. The garbage-infested room is home to thirteen giant fire beetles. They
beetles are nonaggressive unless their nest is threatened. Any sudden noise will bring a beetle or two to investigate. They examine any strange object with their feelers, and if it is edible, they bite
Conjure Fey
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range. The fey creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The fey creature is friendly to you and your companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the creature, which
statistics. Some sample creatures are listed below.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the challenge rating increases by 1 for each slot level above 6th
Zuggtmoy
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Out of the Abyss
Innate Spellcasting. Zuggtmoy’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, locate
within 6 miles of the lair, even where they would normally find no purchase.
Plant life within 1 mile of the lair becomes infested with parasitic fungi, slowly mutating as it is overwhelmed.
If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Scarab of Protection Wondrous Item, Legendary (Requires Attunement) Conceptopolis Scarab of Protection This beetle-shaped medallion provides three benefits while it is on your person. Defense. You
gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class. Preservation. The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw against a Necromancy spell or a harmful effect originating from an Undead, you can take a Reaction to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Scarab of Protection Wondrous Item, Legendary (Requires Attunement) This beetle-shaped medallion provides three benefits while it is on your person. Defense. You gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class
. Preservation. The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw against a Necromancy spell or a harmful effect originating from an Undead, you can take a Reaction to expend 1 charge and turn the failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Scarab of Protection Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement) If you hold this beetle-shaped medallion in your hand for 1 round, an inscription appears on its surface revealing its magical
nature. It provides two benefits while it is on your person: You have advantage on saving throws against spells. The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw against a necromancy spell or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Scarab of Protection Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement) If you hold this beetle-shaped medallion in your hand for 1 round, an inscription appears on its surface revealing its magical
nature. It provides two benefits while it is on your person: You have advantage on saving throws against spells. The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw against a necromancy spell or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Far Realm, a region infested with unspeakable horrors. A 20-foot-radius Sphere of Darkness appears, centered on a point with range and lasting for the duration. The Sphere is Difficult Terrain, and it
tentacles. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cold or Acid damage (your choice) increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
gleaming black alloy of unknown origin, the servant is often described as a combination of a disproportioned dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a
creatures can open the hatch as easily as any other door. Other creatures can open the hatch as an action with a successful DC 25 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A knock spell cast on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Spellcasting Services People who are able to cast spells don't fall into the category of ordinary hirelings. It might be possible to find someone willing to cast a spell in exchange for coin or
favors, but it is rarely easy and no established pay rates exist. As a rule, the higher the level of the desired spell, the harder it is to find someone who can cast it and the more it costs. Hiring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Doomcrown and would never willingly betray him. Arcturia collected body parts from all sorts of Underdark specimens. Characters who search through the detritus find moth wings, beetle shells, darkmantle
eyes, stirge hooks, flumph tendrils, troglodyte claws, demon ichor, gelatinous residue, and other worthless creepy bits. At your discretion, some useful spell components might lie amid the refuse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Spellcasting Services People who are able to cast spells don’t fall into the category of ordinary hirelings. It might be possible to find someone willing to cast a spell in exchange for coin or
favors, but it is rarely easy and no established pay rates exist. As a rule, the higher the level of the desired spell, the harder it is to find someone who can cast it and the more it costs. Hiring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
used for deep-sea salvaging in shark-infested waters. It was also used by the captain to torture and drown prisoners. If a living creature touches the cage, a neutral merfolk ghost materializes inside
rest, it leaves behind a pearlescent conch shell that weighs 2 pounds. The conch radiates an aura of evocation magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell or similar effect. An identify spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
one. On a success or failure, if the creature isn’t a Construct or an Undead, it becomes infested with illithid tadpoles.
While infested, the creature takes 16 (3d10) psychic damage at the start of
infested, the creature is stable but remains unconscious for 6d12 hours. When the period of unconsciousness ends, the creature transforms into a mind flayer (see the Monster Manual) with all its hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Although his head remains human, his body is that of a giant beetle that walks on its hind legs. Cassiok is an archmage, with these changes: He is a chaotic evil aberration who speaks Common, Deep Speech
, Infernal, and Undercommon. He has the phantasmal killer spell prepared instead of banishment. He wears the gray slaad’s control gem (a fist-sized gray gem) on a chain around his neck. He wields a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fewer, as do any puddings resulting from it splitting. W5. Southern Clearing A ring of peat, decayed leaves, and beetle-infested animal skulls sit in the middle of this open clearing. The stench of rot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
beetle with legs ending in sharp talons. It uses its talons to bring creatures to its enormous mandibles, which are strong enough to carry a giant to the gigant’s nest to be devoured. A gigant’s wings
Dex +8, Wis +8
Skills Perception +8
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages —
Challenge 20 (25,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +6
Spell-Resistant Carapace. The gigant has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
a character spends a spell slot of 1st level or higher or succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana) check, the gate stabilizes and serves as a permanent teleportation circle linked to its partner gate
sigil sequence on the gate so they can teleport to it with the teleportation circle spell. Wastes Predators Roll on the table below to determine what predators the characters encounter. Each entry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, Neverwinter, Waterdeep, and Yartar. The specific locations of these circles are briefly described below, and a Harper spellcaster stands ready at each site to cast the teleportation circle spell
teleportation circle spell prepared instead of cone of cold. Everlund Circle The teleportation circle in Everlund is located inside a circular chamber in Moongleam Tower. An arcane lock spell has been cast on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
will offer them work. These ruffians live in the rat-infested cabins belowdecks. They are willing to come to the aid of anyone who asks — for a price. Each demands 1 gp to get involved in a fight or
sea chest with a glyph of warding spell cast on it. Grinda carries the key, and the glyph triggers an explosive runes effect (see the spell description in the Player’s Handbook) if anyone other than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Underneath her makeup, her flesh is textured like rotten bark and infested with wood lice and fungus. The windup key sticking out of her back is a part of her body and no easier to remove than one of her
5 ft., one creature. Hit: 25 (6d6 + 4) poison damage.
Spellcasting. Skabatha casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
creeps through the jungles of Chult. Contact with this thin, blue, odorless mist can infect giants and humanoids with blue mist fever. A dispel magic spell destroys the mist in a 20-foot square
. Any giant or humanoid that swallows tainted water must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be infested with throat leeches. Immediate symptoms include throat inflammation and shortness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a crew compartment within, from which up to two Medium creatures can control it—and potentially execute a spree
using thieves’ tools. A knock spell cast on the hatch also opens it until the start of the caster’s next turn. A creature can enter or exit through the hatch by spending 10 feet of movement. Those inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
work. What remains are benches, wooden desks, and scaffolding gnawed by beetle larva and ravaged by time. Evidence of a cooking fire and tools lie at the far end of the cave, partially covered by the
sarcophagus along with a golden cylinder inscribed with symbols. Three wizards with unique hats cast a spell on the young man, whose eyes are closed. Mourners crowd all around. Small labels identify the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
circumstances: Soon after the party first enters the region When a creature loses more than half its hit points When a creature casts a spell of 1st level or higher When a creature activates a magic item
undead A creature is the target of a cleric or paladin spell of 3rd level or higher A creature scores a critical hit against a fiend or an undead A creature experiences an epiphany or inspiring triumph