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stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough.
Whenever a creature that isnât a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature makes a DC 17
Archlich;Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he came across or devised.
Other practitioners of
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Flesh Golems
60 days
50,000 GP
18
Manual of Iron Golems
120 days
100,000 GP
19-20
Manual of Stone Golems
90 days
80,000 GP
To create a golem, you must spend the time shown on the
, the book is consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on it. It is under your control, and it understands and obeys your spoken commands.
Magic Items
Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
contains the following spells: enlarge/reduce, feather fall, flesh to stone, gaseous form, magic weapon, and polymorph. It functions as a spellbook for you.
While you are holding the book, you can use
Acrid odors cling to this stained, heavy volume. The bookâs metal fittings are copper, iron, lead, silver, and gold, some frozen mid-transition from one metal to another. When found, the book
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
abide the bookâs presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
Book of Vile Darkness
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Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
abide the bookâs presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
49. Arch Gate to Level 14 Arch. A stone arch embedded in the middle of the southeast wall has the image of an open book carved into its keystone.
Secret Door. A secret door opens into a dusty
tunnel leading east.
The arch is one of Halasterâs gates (see âGatesâ). Its rules are as follows: Holding an open book while standing within 5 feet of the arch causes the gate to open for 1 minute. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
before the wall does. For the purpose of these rules, an object is a discrete, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone, not a building or a vehicle that is composed of many other objects.
any destructible object. Use common sense when determining a characterâs success at damaging an object. Can a fighter cut through a section of a stone wall with a sword? No, the sword is likely to break
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
frozen mid-transition from one metal to another. When found, the book contains the following spells: enlarge/reduce, feather fall, flesh to stone, gaseous form, magic weapon, and polymorph. It
functions as a spellbook for you. While you are holding the book, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your wizard spells. The book has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
before the wall does. For the purpose of these rules, an object is a discrete, inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, table, chair, or stone, not a building or a vehicle that is composed of many other objects.
any destructible object. Use common sense when determining a character's success at damaging an object. Can a fighter cut through a section of a stone wall with a sword? No, the sword is likely to break
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evilâs thrall. No mortal was meant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
25. Hobgoblin Guards Guards. Two hobgoblins stand guard here, one in front of each door. They attack intruders, ganging up on one enemy at a time.
Arch. A stone arch embedded in the middle of the
east wall has an image of an open book carved into its keystone.
Secret Door. A secret door in the north wall opens into a dusty, web-choked passage between this room and area 24.
Arch Gate to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. Whenever a creature that isnât a Fiend or an Undead attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Firefly Cellar that qualify include the book sculpture suspended from the ceiling in area F1, the bookcases in areas F1 and F2, and the stone table in area F2. Luring Shemshime to where it can be crushed
Event 6: Shemshime The final event revolves around interacting with the book and learning the last stanza of the rhyme, which tells how to foil Shemshime and end the curse. Meanwhile, Shemshime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: Biblioplex book clerk
Bond Boon: Drazhomir writes you poetry, and the smile it puts on your face makes you likable to everyone on campus except the most stone-hearted.
Bond Bane: Other students who work
spending his time in the Biblioplex, where he works as a book clerk, assisting students in finding required texts and shelving returns. He moves silently through the stacks, and he has given more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Giant Encounters
3 Fire Giant Encounters
4 Fomorian Encounters
5 Frost Giant Encounters
6 Hill Giant Encounters
7 Stone Giant Encounters
8 Storm Giant
(see chapter 4)
â Monsters marked with a dagger (â ) appear in Monsters of the Multiverse. Roll a d10 if you donât have that book. *See chapter 6. Death Giant Encounters The Death Giant Encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X30. Preserved Library This stone library has twenty-foot-high walls and a thirty-foot-high vaulted ceiling. Covering the ceiling is a fresco that depicts angels being set ablaze in a hell. A black
and empty pages. Holding a book while speaking its secret command word causes the bookâs text to magically appear. Only the lich in area X27 knows the command word for each book, and only if its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
arranges storm giants, cloud giants, fire giants, frost giants, stone giants, and hill giants by connecting them to Stronmaus, Memnor, Surtur, Thrym, Skoraeus, and Grolantor, respectively. That neat
inciting the fomorians to assault the Feywild, the All-Father also excluded the fomorians from the ordning. Death Giants. Once cloud giants, death giants (introduced in chapter 6 of this book) technically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M19. Viewing Gallery This 20-foot-high balcony looks down onto the Orrery of Tragedies (area M14). The stone railing that encloses this ring-shaped balcony has balusters shaped like hourglasses
working, she doesnât like to be disturbed. Endelyn records these prophecies in a spineless book 8 inches tall and 3 inches wide. Its black wooden covers and yellow pages are held together by copper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
you finish creating the golem, the book is consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on it. It is under your control, and it understands and obeys your spoken commands. See the Monster Manual for its game statistics. Manual of Stone Golems
Golems
Manual of Flesh Golems
d20 Golem Time Cost 1â5 Clay 30 days 65,000 gp 6â17 Flesh 60 days 50,000 gp 18 Iron 120 days 100,000 gp 19â20 Stone 90 days 80,000 gp To create a golem
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M17. Prison Access to this area is blocked by a featureless stone door that canât be opened magically, with thievesâ tools, or by force. Two rusty suits of armor sized for goblins and equipped with
halberds flank a large stone door bereft of handles, hinges, or decoration.
Characters who examine the rusty suits of armor discover that each one has the inanimate skeleton of a goblin propped up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Description The Price of Beauty is bound in soft green leather, eight inches wide and fourteen inches tall, and set with golden clasps. The book gives off the unmistakable scent of lilies. Set
into its cover is a polished oval mirror with a delicate gold frame styled like locks of hair, which appear to spill down around the face of anyone who looks into the mirror. The book is filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Inner Ward The poster map included with this book shows the Inner Ward, which contains the Great Libraryâa veritable forest of stone towers clumped around stockier buildings, all joined together in
manage only one book at a time. Exaltation The bastion of Exaltation is the tallest and most heavily defended structure in Candlekeep. From the citadelâs stone battlements, one can see over the walls of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
specified cost to purchase supplies. Once you finish creating the golem, the book is consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on it. See the
50,000 GP 18 Iron Golem 120 days 100,000 GP 19â20 Stone Golem 90 days 80,000 GP Conceptopolis Manual of Golems (Clay, Flesh, Iron, Stone), Manual of Bodily Health
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Descriptions Alkazaarâs Thrilling Tales is a weathered and cracked leather-bound tome eight inches by ten inches by two inches thick. Embossed gold letters proclaim the title on its lavishly
well as detailed drawings of a stone golem with a brilliant blue sapphire for a heart. One of these illustrations doubles as a portal to Anauroch (see âThe Picture Portalâ below).
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
grow organically, rather than having all their elements set in stone from the get-go. From time to time, the charactersâ decisions will require you to improvise and create new campaign elements on the
fly. For example, a new location might need to be developed to address the needs of the unfolding story, or certain NPCs might need fleshing out at a momentâs notice. Other parts of this book, such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M7. Oracular Library This magnificent hall is lined with stone bookshelves housing a library of leather-bound tomes. Three elderly, bespectacled goblins climb ladders to fetch books for three slender
one book that looks out of place among the others. It is a hefty, green-covered tome with a withered frog stitched into its spine. Kissing the frog or stroking it with a moistened finger causes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
23, as well as the book and the golden objects found in his lab in area 24.
In truth, there is no such thing as a philosopherâs stone, although the characters might put two and two together and
decide otherwise if they claim the stone from the alchemist, see the unlikely golden objects, and also decipher the book.
They might become excited at the idea of possessing an actual philosopherâs stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
-high granite pedestal. Dozens of eyes are carved into the wizardâs robe, and he holds a stone staff topped with a flickering magical flame (created by a continual flame spell).
Desk. Resting before
stone shelves that circle the room to a height of 10 feet.
Symbol. Inscribed on the floor and covered with a circular rug sewn with repeating eye-like patterns is a nearly invisible, 10-foot-diameter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
careful use. All is in order here. The stone floor is concealed beneath a thick, luxurious rug. In the center of the room is a large, low table, waxed and polished to a mirrored finish. Even the poker in
a challenge. Roll a d12 and consult the following table to determine the subject matter of a randomly chosen book. Tatyana d12 Book 1 Alchemistâs tome 2 Bestiary of strange beasts 3 Biography of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Cost 1â5 Clay 30 days 65,000 gp 6â17 Flesh 60 days 50,000 gp 18 Iron 120 days 100,000 gp 19â20 Stone 90 days 80,000 gp To create a golem, you must spend the time shown on the table, working without
interruption with the manual at hand and resting no more than 8 hours per day. You must also pay the specified cost to purchase supplies. Once you finish creating the golem, the book is consumed in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D6. His Royal Majesty Gullop XIX A grand marble gazebo stands atop a mound of soggy earth, its white stone streaked green with algae. The support pillars have sunk into the muck unevenly so that the
leather-bound book open across his lap and is mouthing the words he reads on the pages. Without looking up, he says, âHave you no herald to announce your presence before King Gullop the Nineteenth?â He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Brimstone Hold Locations The following locations are keyed to map 13.2. Map 13.2: DMâs Map View Player Version B1: Bridge A broad stone bridge spans the fiery river, its arches luridly lit from
feet and rising 30 feet above the riverâs surface. Constructed of heavy basalt blocks, the bridgeâs piers are plated with iron. B2: Gatehouse Two mighty towers of black stone flank the fortressâs iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
weapons and armor. Now, the room has been mostly cleared out, and the door that leads to area 25b has been smashed to rubble. What looks like a large iron book lies facedown on the floor in the northeast
of the mold bears the image of a dwarfâs head in profile, the other an image of a mind flayerâs skull. 25b. Destroyed Forge This room contains a rusty iron anvil and the shattered remains of a stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
specified cost to purchase supplies. Once you finish creating the golem, the book is consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on it. See the
Monster Manual for the golemâs stat block. The golem is under your control, and it understands and obeys your commands. 1d20 Golem Time Cost 1â5 Clay Golem 30 days 65,000 GP 6â17 Flesh Golem 60 days 50,000 GP 18 Iron Golem 120 days 100,000 GP 19â20 Stone Golem 90 days 80,000 GP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Bedtime Rhymeâ later in this book for details). The Hearth From outside, the Hearth appears to be a modest tavern of sturdy construction, with warm light emanating from a pair of small windows on
in a corner of the Hearthâs taproom, reading a book.
A few years ago, the ogre was like many others of his kindâbrutish and cruel. He met a halfling adventurer wearing the shiny gold headband and