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Dungeon Master’s Guide
You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this sword. In addition, while you hold the sword, you can take a Reaction to make one melee attack with it against any creature in your
reach that deals damage to you. You have Advantage on the attack roll, and any damage dealt with this special attack ignores any Immunity or Resistance the target has to that damage.
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Barkskin. Sir Braford’s AC can’t be lower than 16.
Special Equipment. Sir Braford wields Shatterspike, a magic longsword that grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it
were captured by goblins. The young paladin of Pelor has been corrupted by the sinister Gulthias Tree and now swings his magic sword, Shatterspike, on behalf of a different sort of “deity.”
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
hit point. If he takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn.
Special Equipment. Kas wears the Crown of Lies (see the Introduction of Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Shape bonus action.Multiattack. Kas makes three Vengeful Sword attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with a Bite attack.
Vengeful Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Special Equipment. In addition to his sword cane, Rictavio wears a hat of disguise and a ring of mind shielding, and he carries a spell scroll of raise dead.
Spellcasting. Rictavio is a 9th-level
weapon’s type.Multiattack. Rictavio makes two attacks with his sword cane.
Sword Cane. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Sword Cane"} to hit
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Special Equipment. Warduke wears a dread helm (see appendix A) and wields a flame tongue longsword.Multiattack. Warduke makes three Flame Tongue or Dagger attacks.
Flame Tongue. Melee Weapon Attack
my sword. They beat words to hell.”
Ideal. “I expect to be paid well for my handiwork.”
Bond. “The League of Malevolence is a convenient arrangement—until something
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Special Equipment. Droki wears boots of speed.
Insanity. Droki has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Innate Spellcasting. Droki’s innate spellcasting ability is
":"1d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. The sword is coated with serpent venom that wears off after the first hit. A target subjected to the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Icy Doom. When Avarice dies, her corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be thawed, harmed by fire, animated, or raised from the dead.
Special Equipment. Avarice wields a staff
urged her to seek out the Black Sword. Avarice didn’t know who or what the Black Sword was until she was approached by cultists of Levistus bearing swordlike shards of chardalyn worn as pendants
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Special Equipment. Strongheart wields Steel, a sentient, lawful good longsword (see appendix A).Multiattack. Strongheart makes three Steel attacks.
Steel. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation
good.”
Combat Notes
Strongheart prefers to fight with Steel, his trusty sword. His favorite use of the command spell is to compel a foe to “Yield!” (which has the same effect as
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
doesn’t function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Asteria wears
discovery. She’s as likely to be found climbing trees or poring over arcane texts as she is brandishing her sword in battle. Anyone who engages Asteria in conversation about her interests finds
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Special Equipment. Elkhorn wields a Longsword, +1;+1 longsword.Multiattack. Elkhorn makes two Dagger or +1 Longsword attacks.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3
dead.”
Combat Notes
Elkhorn’s challenge rating is based on him using Feint to improve his rather weak sword attack. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he&rsquo
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Special Equipment. In addition to her magic armor and weapons, Ezmerelda has two potions of greater healing, six vials of holy water, and three wooden stakes.
Spellcasting. Ezmerelda is a 7th-level
family had done to van Richten, ran away from home. After many harrowing adventures, she tracked down van Richten two years later. Thinking she was a Vistana assassin, he put a sword to her throat and
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Klauth fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Klauth carries a wand of fireballs and a wand of lightning bolts, and he wears a
about the deeds and whereabouts of surface-world creatures in the North and along the Sword Coast than any other being alive today. Old Snarl obeys strange whims that prompt him to perform acts of
Sword of Answering
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
In the world of Greyhawk, only nine of these blades are known to exist. Each is patterned after the legendary sword Fragarach, which is variously translated as “Final Word.” Each of the
Lawful evil
Garnet
Squelcher
Neutral evil
Spinel
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this sword. In addition, while you hold the sword, you can use your reaction
Equipment
The jagged vertebrae sword of a fishfolk warrior can barely be called a sword. Locals would say it’s better described as a makeshift weapon crafted from a fish skeleton and sea trash. Its poor
vertebrae sword, you can use a bonus action to rake and twist the weapon, breaking off some of the sword’s boney barbs and dealing an extra 1d8 piercing damage. The vertebrae sword can only be used in this way 5 times before it becomes unusable as a weapon.
Equipment
Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Knightly Sword, you must take the Advanced Weapon
Moonblade
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The sword chooses its bearer and remains bonded to that person for life. If the bearer dies, another heir can claim the blade. If no worthy heir exists
, the sword lies dormant. It functions like a normal longsword until a worthy soul finds it and lays claim to its power.
A moonblade serves only one master at a time. The attunement process requires a
Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
mirror, a oil (flask);flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torch; torches), one trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a clothes
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
’re talking about. With common folks who don’t know any better, you might be able to intimidate or deceive to get favors or special treatment.
Human
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
single elf or dwarf might take on the responsibility of guarding a special location or a powerful secret, humans found sacred orders and institutions for such purposes. While dwarf clans and halfling
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Tethyrian
Widespread along the entire Sword Coast at the western edge of Faerûn, Tethyrians are of medium build and height, with dusky skin that tends to grow fairer the farther north
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Sword of Answering Weapon (Longsword), Legendary (Requires Attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this sword. In addition, while you hold the sword, you can take a
Reaction to make one melee attack with it against any creature in your reach that deals damage to you. You have Advantage on the attack roll, and any damage dealt with this special attack ignores any Immunity or Resistance the target has to that damage.
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Hunters. The families of goblins that are skilled in the use of weapons but not privy to any other special knowledge have the second highest status in the tribe. Hunters are often the best wolf riders
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Gatherers, and the pariahs beneath them, greatly fear for their lives in battle, believing that the lashers and the hunters have special knowledge of how to survive. It is the members of the lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Sword of Answering Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement by a creature with the same alignment as the sword) In the world of Greyhawk, only nine of these blades are known to exist. Each
is patterned after the legendary sword Fragarach, which is variously translated as “Final Word.” Each of the nine swords has its own name and alignment, and each bears a different gem in its pommel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Spell List This section presents the Bard spell list. The spells are organized by spell level and then alphabetized, and each spell’s school of magic is listed. In the Special column, C means
the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Cantrips (Level 0 Bard Spells) Spell School Special Blade Ward Abjuration C Dancing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard Spell List This section presents the Bard spell list. The spells are organized by spell level and then alphabetized, and each spell’s school of magic is listed. In the Special column, C means
the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Cantrips (Level 0 Bard Spells) Spell School Special Blade Ward Abjuration C Dancing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Zorzula’s Rest Zorzula’s Rest is an ancient duergar mining outpost located in one of the Sword Mountains east of Phandalin. The meaning of its name has been lost to time, though some history books
mention a powerful duergar leader named Zorzula, who commanded mining operations throughout the Sword Mountains. However, duergar control of the outpost ceased centuries ago when Zorzula’s Rest was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Defender Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The first time you attack with the sword on each of your turns
+1 and gain a +2 bonus to AC. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect until the start of your next turn, although you must hold the sword to gain a bonus to AC from it. Demon Armor Armor (plate), very
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches), one trinket of special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
is a formidable foe. You might make this special version of Acererak even more so by having him wielding a sword with a sphere of annihilation fashioned into its blade, and with the matching talisman of the sphere fashioned into the hilt.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Wizard Spell List This section presents the Wizard spell list. The spells are organized by spell level and then alphabetized, and each spell’s school of magic is listed. In the Special column, C
means the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Cantrips (Level 0 Wizard Spells) Spell School Special Acid Splash Evocation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Overview The River Shining Tavern is located in the town of Daggerford, in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms. The tavern’s menu is legendary, but shipments from Holrow Homestead, the
for a special pasta dish beloved by the tavern’s youngest patrons. On arriving at the homestead, the characters discover a fire giant named Ignis and her twin toddlers, Flauma and Calor. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
instead deal damage of another type. For example, a Flame Tongue sword could deal Lightning damage instead of Fire damage. Combining Items You can merge the properties of two magic items of the same
into a single helmet. This makes the item more powerful (and probably increases its rarity), but it won’t break your game. Special Features and Sentience Chapter 7 has rules for giving magic items interesting histories, minor properties, quirks, and sentience.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Tree and now swings his magic sword, Shatterspike, on behalf of a different sort of “deity.” Sir Braford Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 19 (3d8
Common
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Barkskin. Sir Braford’s AC can’t be lower than 16.
Special Equipment. Sir Braford wields Shatterspike, a magic longsword that grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Gothic Trinkets table in this appendix). Also gain a set of common clothes and 1 sp. MONSTER HUNTER'S PACK
You can buy a monster hunter’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Githyanki gish Special Allies d10 Ally 1–3 None 4–5 1d4 githyanki knights 6–7 1d4 githyanki knights, 1 githyanki gish 8–9 1d4 githyanki gish, 1d4 githyanki knights 10 1d4 githyanki gish, 1d4
githyanki want to fight and loot to relieve their boredom 3 Revenge; the githyanki seek a stolen silver sword 4–5 Mind flayer hunt; the githyanki are seeking mind flayers and their thralls 6 Vlaakith’s orders; the githyanki have been dispatched to seize a specific item or person
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
beneath it is that of a grim, hideously scarred gladiator. Alignment. Chaotic evil. Personality Trait. “I speak with the flames and razor-sharp edges of my sword. They beat words to hell.” Ideal. “I expect
likes to hit things with his sword; it’s as simple as that. Warduke
Medium Humanoid (Human), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 17 (half plate, shield)
Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16