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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Variant Rules A shared campaign might use some variant rules to handle certain aspects of the game. The Adventurers League, for instance, has variant systems for gaining levels and acquiring treasure
. These “house rules,” presented below, serve as a sort of common language, ensuring that the rewards all characters receive are equivalent no matter what kind of adventure a character experienced.
Monsters
Monster Manual
);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fiendish Touch", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage.
Charm. The succubus casts Dominate Person (level 8 version), requiring no spell
components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15).
Draining Kiss. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature Charmed by the succubus within 5 feet. Failure: 13 (3d8
Monsters
Monster Manual
. Failure: The target is cursed. The cursed target can’t regain Hit Points, and its Hit Point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Mutating Claw"} after
instantly transforms into a Red Slaad or, if it can cast spells of level 3 or higher, a Green Slaad. Only a Wish spell can reverse this transformation.Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder
Monsters
Monster Manual
spell, the target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to that damage. If the spell kills the target, its soul is trapped in the hag’s soul bag, and the target can’t be
Coven Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and using
Monsters
Monster Manual
"} Cold damage. Until the end of its next turn, the target can’t take a Bonus Action or Reaction, its Speed decreases by 10 feet, and it can move or take one action on its turn, not both. Hit or
version), requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17).Cold, Fire, Poison
Monsters
Monster Manual
maximum decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} every 24 hours that elapse. A creature dies and turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points by this attack
mummy’s next turn.
Spellcasting. The mummy casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17, +9;{"diceNotation
Spells
Player’s Handbook
For the duration, the spell enlarges or reduces a creature or an object you can see within range (see the chosen effect below). A targeted object must be neither worn nor carried. If the target is an
unwilling creature, it can make a Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the spell has no effect.
Everything that a targeted creature is wearing and carrying changes size with it. Any item
Monsters
Monster Manual
its Hit Points in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undead Restoration"} days unless a Wish spell is cast on its remains.Multiattack. The demilich makes three Necrotic Burst
Throw: DC 19, one creature the demilich can see within 120 feet. Failure: The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Energy Drain
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains Hit Points
. The vampire casts Command, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17). The vampire can’t take this action again until the start of its next
Monsters
Monster Manual
following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At Will: Command, Phantom Steed2/Day Each: Destructive Wave (Necrotic), Dispel
the target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the damage taken. Failure or Success: The death knight can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Lunge. The death knight moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Dread Blade attack.Necrotic, Poison
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"recharge", "rollAction":"Hunger of Hadar"}. The vampire casts Hunger of Hadar (level 5 version), requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18).Legendary
of its turns.
Beguile. The vampire casts Command, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18). The vampire can’t take this action again until
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is magically transformed into a Larva under the DM’s control. Only a Wish spell can reverse this vile transformation.
A creature attuned to the
by any means while your soul remains imprisoned.
Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to
Spells
Player’s Handbook
from this spell, the steed is replaced by the new one.
The steed resembles a Large, rideable animal of your choice, such as a horse, a camel, a dire wolf, or an elk. Whenever you cast the spell, choose
Initiative count, and it functions as a controlled mount while you ride it (as defined in the rules on mounted combat). If you have the Incapacitated condition, the steed takes its turn immediately
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter reality itself.
The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of level 8 or lower. If you use it
this way, you don’t need to meet any requirements to cast that spell, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect.
Alternatively, you can create one of the following effects of
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the
vampire regains Hit Points equal to that amount.
Guardian’s Command. The vampire casts Compulsion, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Wishes. Biha Babir knows the Wish spell but can cast it only on behalf of a non-genie creature who communicates a wish in a way Biha Babir can
understand. If Biha Babir casts the spell for a creature, she suffers none of the spell’s stress. Once Biha Babir has cast it three times, she can’t do so again for 365 days.Multiattack. Biha
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
"} Piercing damage plus 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage and the creature loses its highest-level available spell slot
(if any). The target’s Hit Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains Hit Points equal to that amount. A Humanoid reduced to 0 Hit Points by
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: command
3/day: dominate monster
1/day: feeblemindInstinctive Charm. When a creature
have no personalities or memories; they’re driven only by the desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
condition. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw or become cursed. The cursed target’s Charisma decreases by 1 after each hour, as its head takes on fiendish aspects, and its Charisma
can’t increase. The curse doesn’t advance while the target is in sunlight or the area of a daylight spell. When the cursed target’s Charisma becomes 2, the target dies, and its head
Potion of Poison
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
This concoction looks, smells, and tastes like a potion of healing or other beneficial potion. However, it is actually poison masked by illusion magic. An identify spell reveals its true nature.
If
poison damage. At the end of each of your turns, you can repeat the saving throw. On a successful save, the poison damage you take on your subsequent turns decreases by 1d6. The poison ends when the damage decreases to 0.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed target can’t regain hit points, and its hit point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Rotting Fist
"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the Remove Curse spell or
Equipment
saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed creature can’t regain hit points, and its hit point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6) for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the
creature’s hit point maximum to 0, the creature dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or similar magic.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
(spell save DC 18):
At will: dancing lights, detect magic, message, thaumaturgy
1/day each: clairvoyance, darkness, detect thoughts, dispel magic, faerie fire, levitate (self only), silence, suggestion
.
Variant: Demon Summoning
Drow Inquisitor (Summoner Variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow inquisitors have an action that allows them to summon a yochlol.
Summon Demon (1/Day). The drow
Variant Human
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If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from the Player’s Handbook, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score Increase trait.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: Mending (as an action), Prestidigitation
2/day each: Invisibility
roll to use, potentially turning the failure into a success.Leprechauns are manifestations of the Feywild rules of hospitality and reciprocity. These rules infuse leprechauns with a deep connection to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8
)
Dragon Turtle Spellcasting
Age
Spell Save DC
Spells Known
Young Dragon Turtle;Young
13
fog cloud
Dragon Turtle Adventures
The Dragon Turtle Adventure Hooks table offers
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature takes an action to shake it.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At
-forming in the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves.
drow shadowblade (summoner variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
point maximum to 0. This transformation can be ended only by a wish spell.
Wolf Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Wolf Bite"} to hit, reach 10
following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22):
At will: dispel magic, polymorph, telekinesis, teleport
3/day: lightning boltThe
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"poison"} poison damage.
Spellcasting. The grung casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: druidcraft
3/day each: cure wounds, spike
gold. All grungs secrete a substance that is harmless to them but poisonous to other creatures, and sometimes that substance has a special effect based on the grung’s color (see “Variant
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC
11, +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The fanatic has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Multiattack. The law bender makes three Arcane Burst attacks and uses Power of Authority or Spellcasting.
Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"spell
to be made with advantage or disadvantage.Members of the Fraternity of Order find and exploit loopholes in the laws of the multiverse. Law benders are magistrates who skirt the rules of probability
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for
making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dual Mind. The Inspired has advantage on Wisdom saving throws.
Suggestion (3/Day). The Inspired can cast the suggestion spell (spell save DC 13), requiring no material components.
Innate Spellcasting
(Psionics). The Inspired's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: mage hand, vicious mockery
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dual Mind. The Inspired has advantage on Wisdom saving throws.
Fear (1/Day). The Inspired can cast the fear spell (spell save DC 13), requiring no material components.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics
). The Inspired's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: mage hand, vicious mockery (see “Actions
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC
11, +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The fanatic has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred