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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
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword (Advantage)","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Darkness (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The darkling elder casts darkness
without any components. Wisdom is its spellcasting ability.
Ancient legends speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. His true name has been stricken from history, but the stories
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Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
and is obsessed with stories. In fact, he has amassed quite a collection of storybooks, which he keeps in silk sacks for easy transport.
When Yarnspinner dreams, he projects a harmless, ghost-like
.
Yarnspinner’s favorite activity is to read stories aloud to the animals that occupy his domain, all of which benefit from having had awaken spells cast on them. The archfey’s stories
Drow
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
As a drow, you are infused with the magic of the Underdark, an underground realm of wonders and horrors rarely seen on the surface above. You are at home in shadows and, thanks to your innate magic
, learn to conjure forth both light and darkness. Your kin tend to have stark white hair and grayish skin of many hues.
The cult of the god Lolth, Queen of Spiders, has corrupted some of the oldest
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; attentiveness to unusual events makes them particularly useful to their sapphire dragon cousins, who hunt down Aberrations and seek evidence of Far Realm incursions into the Material Plane. These gem
is a magic in the retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
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Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on. (Any
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone
into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
accept it.
Amethyst dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them
fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
brains to cast the spell, as indicated:
1/day each: arms of Hadar (1 brain), detect magic (2 brains), magic missile (3 brains), Tenser's floating disk (4 brains), darkness (5 brains), hold person (6
collectors, neh-thalggu consume the brains of Humanoids and use them as receptacles to enhance their magical abilities.
Neh-thalggu are born in the nightmarish Far Realm, but they spread across the
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild.
Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures with opalescent
from faraway places.
Moonstone dragons can project themselves into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire artists and poets
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
experience as similar to fighting a living darkness. Every dim alcove and darkened nook is a place the lithe and acrobatic shadow dancers can emerge from to ambush their prey. Using this tactic, they attack
, a god of death and memory. They were brought to that realm in ages past, so long ago that they’re now adapted to its cheerless environment, both physically and mentally.
Eons of exposure to
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’ attentiveness to unusual events makes them particularly useful to their sapphire dragon cousins, who hunt down Aberrations and seek evidence of Far Realm incursions into the Material Plane
. There is a magic in the retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
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Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
advantageous approach to dealing with them.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin
’s knowledge of occult phenomena to track the influence of the Far Realm. Armed with that knowledge, sapphire dragons stamp out alien influence before it spreads.
People who dwell or delve deep
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
canyon, or an immense cavern in the Underdark. Some gargantuas seek only peace and solitude, while others lash out fiercely at a world that fears them.
Giants tell a variety of stories to explain the
existence of gargantuas. One tale connects their origin to an ancient enclave’s pact with an entity from the Far Realm. Another claims that Karontor, “the banished son” of Annam
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
. But Lottie soon realized that her creation was far more powerful than she had intended. As it tapped into planar magic, the orrery began to manifest the darkness and malevolence inherent to some of the
planes. Eventually, it would impress upon its owner a desire to open portals into the most cursed and dangerous worlds, including the Far Realm.
To prevent the orrery from ever being so used, Lottie
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what little time they have left telling stories to their offspring. Within a year, the young tortle becomes an orphan, though not before it learns to speak and to survive on its own.
A young tortle
with stories of its exploits and new skills.
When a tortle nears the end of its natural lifespan, it seeks out a mate and procreates. Tortles lay their eggs (numbering as few as one or as many as a
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm
. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin’s knowledge of occult phenomena to track the influence of the Far Realm. Armed with that knowledge, sapphire dragons stamp out
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch
multiverse.
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I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it may arise.
3
What use is vast knowledge or insight if it is not
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, confusion, darkness, fear, major image, true seeingMisty Escape (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Misty Escape"}. When the shadar-kai takes damage, it turns
shadar-kai, elves whose ancestors served the Raven Queen, a god of death and memory. They were brought to that realm in ages past, so long ago that they’re now adapted to its cheerless
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
, Eriette and Ashiok conspire to build a nightmare realm in the ruins of Castle Ardenvale at the heart of the Wicked Slumber, replacing the virtuous court with one composed of sleepwalkers and dreamers
guarded by nightmare haunts.
PsychicShadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the nightmare haunt takes the Hide action.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making them fierce opponents of the Far
Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of mind flayer;mind flayers and
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Air and Darkness, the dread ruler of the Gloaming Court. Once lazy, egotistical folk, the creatures that would become the quicklings were late in answering the queen’s summons one time too many
accelerated their passage through life. No quickling lives longer than 15 years.
The mortal realm is a ponderous place to a quickling’s eye: a hurricane creeps gradually across the sky, a torrent of
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
rounds in a row:
Darkness. Demogorgon casts the darkness spell four times, targeting different areas with the spell. Demogorgon doesn’t need to concentrate on the spells, which end on
’s lair is warped by his magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Beguiling Realm. Within 6 miles of the lair, all Charisma (Persuasion) and Charisma (Performance) checks have
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
practice archaeology travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars
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Ever since I was a child, I’ve heard stories about a lost city. I aim to find it, learn its secrets, and earn my place in the history books.
2
I want to find my mentor, who
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
spots in foes larger than themselves and for getting out of trouble. Goblins brought this fey boon with them to worlds across the Material Plane, even if they don’t remember the fey realm they
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
suggest that when the gods came to the First World and tried to populate it with their Humanoid followers, a clever dragon fled to the Feywild to hide a clutch of eggs. The magic of that faerie realm
faraway places.
Moonstone dragons can project themselves into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire artists and poets, encourage
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The Book of Many Things
save DC 20):
At will: Detect Magic, Heat Metal (7th-level version)
2/day each: Darkness, Dispel Magic, Hold PersonAurnozci can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one
chapter 20 for details about this realm.
The challenge rating of Aurnozci is 23 (50,000 XP) when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
wisdom to accept it.
Amethyst dragons pay particular attention to intrusions of the Far Realm into the Material Plane. They loathe the corruption that accompanies such intrusions into the world, making
them fierce opponents of the Far Realm and any creatures warped by its touch. Strangely, though, they are intrigued by and fond of flumph;flumphs. These Aberrations, which oppose the depredations of
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin’s knowledge of occult phenomena to
track the influence of the Far Realm. Armed with that knowledge, sapphire dragons stamp out alien influence before it spreads.
People who dwell or delve deep beneath the earth can easily find
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in the depths of the Underdark, deep dragons are nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that
Deep Dragon Adventures
The Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8
Deep Dragon Wyrmling
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nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind.
Deep dragons&rsquo
Dragon Adventures
The Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving deep dragons.
Deep Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of that faerie realm suffused the eggs, which hatched into the first moonstone dragons. Their descendants are now found throughout the Feywild.
Moonstone dragons are graceful and elegant creatures
;especially travelers from faraway places.
Moonstone dragons can project themselves into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire
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for any noble cause.
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You are obsessed with Dreaming Dark conspiracies.
Hunted by Nightmares
The virtuous spirits tied to the kalashtar fled from the dream-realm of Dal Quor to escape
evil spirits that dominate it. The rebel quori believe that through meditation and devotion, they can change the fundamental nature of Dal Quor, shifting the balance from darkness to light. Most
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; attentiveness to unusual events makes them particularly useful to their sapphire dragon cousins, who hunt down Aberrations and seek evidence of Far Realm incursions into the Material Plane. These gem dragons
in the retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
4
Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on. (Any)
5
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
events makes them particularly useful to their sapphire dragon cousins, who hunt down Aberrations and seek evidence of Far Realm incursions into the Material Plane. These gem dragons often work
retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
4
Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on. (Any)
5
Inquisitiveness
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the 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