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Player’s Handbook
You create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then
explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 Cold damage.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cold damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: detect thoughts, invisibility, telekinesisThe shard can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action
. While under the shard’s control, the target can take only the Attack (shard chooses the target) or Dash action on its turn.Gem dragons wield psionic power, and when a powerful gem dragon perishes
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Multiattack. The ashenwight makes two Necrotic Shard attacks. It also uses Psionic Crown if available.
Necrotic Shard. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Necrotic Shard"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Necrotic Shard", "rollDamageType
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
This gemstone contains an unstable extradimensional rift. Its facets are ribboned with iridescent veins that seem to move of their own accord. Five types of shard solitaire are known to exist, each
one a different type of gemstone, as shown in the Shard Solitaire Types table.
Rift Step. As a bonus action, while wearing or holding the shard solitaire, you can teleport yourself, along with
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This writhing crystal is steeped in the warped essence of the Far Realm. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if
your attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it.
When you use a Metamagic option on a spell while you are holding or wearing the shard, you can
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
.
Shard of Shadow. Ranged Spell Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Shard of Shadow"} to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"1d6+7
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shard of Shadow","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the
monsters
the time he was working to create the Crystal Shard, Zlan was a devotee of a god of darkness, confusion, and pain. Zlan likes to subtly twist minds to confusion and paranoia and doesn’t take
, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Zlan can expend a use to take one of the following actions. Zlan regains
Ice Knife
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Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
You create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then
explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 cold damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the cold damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
ye in trouble if I came out an’ looked for ye!”
— R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard
Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of
typically artisans, especially weaponsmiths, armorers, and jewelers. Some become mercenaries or bodyguards, highly sought after for their courage and loyalty.
Gods, Gold, and Clan
Dwarves who take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
must break its curse by returning the shard to the ancient tomb it came from. But a dangerous crime syndicate controls the tomb and its riches, and the criminals won’t take kindly to the characters
Shard of the Accursed An Adventure for 8th-Level Characters A mysterious shard made of obsidian places a curse on everyone who bears it. When the shard comes into the characters’ possession, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Far Realm Shard Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer) This writhing crystal is steeped in the warped essence of the Far Realm. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny
object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it. When you use a Metamagic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
thoughts, invisibility, telekinesis
Legendary Actions
The shard can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
end of its next turn. While charmed in this way, the target becomes the shard’s puppet, acting and moving in accordance with its telepathic commands. While under the shard’s control, the target can take only the Attack (shard chooses the target) or Dash action on its turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Conclusion After the shard solitaire cracks, assuming they survive, the characters can take stock of their triumphs or failures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes
. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 Cold damage.
CALDER MOORE Ice Knife
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cold damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
characters invitations to the gala and reads a letter from Eliphas, urging them to steal the shard solitaire necklace from Zorhanna and take it far from Paliset Hall. An added complication occurs toward
Stealing the Shard Solitaire The characters become embroiled in this story after Eliphas, suspicious of the simulacrum’s behavior, sends a friendly satyr named Fifel to get help. Fifel gives the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes. The
target and each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 Cold damage. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cold damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Ice Knife 1st-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice) Duration: Instantaneous You create a shard of ice and fling it at one
creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Ice Knife 1st-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice) Duration: Instantaneous You create a shard of ice and fling it at one
creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Stealing the Necklace As an action, a character can try to steal the shard solitaire necklace with a successful DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, or a character can use a suggestion spell or
similar magic to try to make the simulacrum relinquish the necklace. (Even though the simulacrum is a Construct, it can be charmed.) The simulacrum becomes hostile toward anyone who tries to take the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Fifel Takes His Leave Eliphas gave Fifel strict orders not to return to Paliset Hall (for the satyr’s safety) until the matter concerning the shard solitaire necklace is resolved. When the characters
are ready to head to the lake, Fifel says the following: “My friends, here is where I take my leave. By my good lord’s orders, I shall remain at the Auberge Aurore and await your return.”
Fifel gives the characters a quick salute before skipping toward the tavern.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
“Behind Bars”). This villain last appeared in Legacy of the Crystal Shard, a published adventure also set in Icewind Dale. Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden presupposes that Vaelish Gant’s plot to
take over Ten-Towns was thwarted, and that he has been incarcerated at Revel’s End for a few years before the start of this story. The characters might also come to Revel’s End hoping to book passage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Shard attacks. It also uses Psionic Crown if available.
Necrotic Shard. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage plus 9
charmed in this way, the target’s thoughts are sluggish; it can’t take reactions, its speed is halved, and it takes 9 (2d8) psychic damage at the start of each of its turns. The target can repeat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the Forgotten Realms, see “The Calendar of Harptos” sidebar in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
Dalereckoning (DR) is the most common year measurement. This adventure is assumed to take place in the winter
of 1489 DR or later. The exact date is not important. The happenings in this book occur more than a century after the events chronicled in R.A. Salvatore’s novel The Crystal Shard, which introduced the drow hero Drizzt Do’Urden to the hardy folk of Icewind Dale.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
golem on the other side, open the sarcophagus, welcome the prince into the afterlife, and take the Nether Scroll of Azumar into safekeeping. Revive the Prince. The prince is a human archmage, but only a
sapphire shard, and the Nether Scroll of Azumar. Then, without hesitation, he walks into Elysium alongside the golem, taking his memoirs and the Nether Scroll with him.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Miner’s Exchange During initial construction of the Miner’s Exchange, the miners of Phandalin embedded a sparkling shard of obsidian into the building’s ceremonial cornerstone. Unbeknownst to them
, this shard is part of the obelisk the Sawplee goblins seek. A few days ago, goblins used crude mining supplies stolen from the Miner’s Exchange to hack the shard from the cornerstone, damaging the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
crumbling, lighthouse-like spire pierces the surface and marks the location of the ruins below. Shard of Chaos When Dragon Army scouts discovered the ruins of the Sunward Fortress, the black-robed wizard
tirelessly until they unearthed a mysterious stone in the ruins’ depths. Soon after, workers at the site began transforming into scaled monstrosities. Unbeknown to everyone, the shard was imbued with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
anyone into the palace.
A gnome adventurer acquires
the shard solitaire necklace and a key
belonging to Paliset Hall’s head of staff The four winter wolves are soon joined by the two winter
talk to someone. Any character who asks Oak a question about Zorhanna, Eliphas, or the shard solitaire necklace can make a DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the check is successful, Oak provides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dragonshard holding a bound elemental is placed in the containment chamber, the matrix comes alive. The unsuppressed elemental emerges from the shard and flows along the matrix in the way that blood moves
continues to flow along the matrix through the hull, appearing as jagged, snaking lines of living energy that pulse and shift. These conduits of elemental energy take on an appearance associated with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
every facet. Belthomias ambushed an ulitharid in an attempt to take possession of the Gith Capacitor, and barely escaped with his life. Belthomias did manage to psionically conjoin with the artifact
and transferred that connection to a reliquary containing a shard of bone from Zerthimon, the original githzerai anarch. As the Gith Capacitor grows in power, the light from the reliquary grows as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Role of Dreams All dreams occur in the plane of Dal Quor. When mortals sleep, their minds touch the plane and shape a shard of it. Normally, a dream is shaped by the memories and emotions of the
using the dream spell as a weapon to terrorize their foes. It’s possible for an entire adventure to take place in a dream. The trick with a dream adventure is ensuring that it feels meaningful, even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the room slowly comes to life. The carved river begins to flow, and the flowering plants by the river take on color and start to wave in a gentle breeze. The stone frame looks like a portal to this
shard from the prince’s right palm (250 gp) The prince’s memoirs, which explain the story and the dangers of the Nether Scroll of Azumar Nether Scroll of Azumar Scroll, legendary
Unlike most scrolls
Equipment
Size
Market Value
Weight
AC
HP
Extraction Time
Shard
500 gold
1 lbs
19
15
5 minutes
Delerium Properties
All delerium samples have the following traits regardless of size
gloves or tongs) for the first time on their turn, or ends their turn in bodily contact with delerium, they must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage and gain one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Darkness for her weakness and insolence, I will take my rightful place at the head of the Gloaming Court.” Bond. “I have many supporters in the Gloaming Court who worship the ground I walk on. They
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Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d4 + 7) piercing damage.
Shard of Shadow. Ranged Spell Attack: +12 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d6 + 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
and take the long ride down. Oddities on Display A staggering variety of curios and oddities adorn the taproom. Traditionally, adventurers who recover a strange relic from Undermountain present it to
, glowing crystal shard 16 A statuette of a panther, wooden and painted black 17 A piece of parchment, listing fourteen magical pools and their effects when touched 18 A vial filled with a dark, fizzy liquid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Flames Features The battlefield includes the following features: Citadel Spire. A 30-foot-tall stone shard dominates the center of the battlefield. A cliff winds up its side, making it possible to walk
terrain. A creature that starts its turn in the Fray or that enters the Fray for the first time during a turn must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 10 (3d6) slashing damage from attacks