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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and headed toward the Sea of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that
its 2nd-level spell slots to cast upgraded versions of the thunderwave spell.
Spellbook. The wooden covers of Nass’s spellbook are bound in nothic hide, and silver clasps hold the book shut
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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2nd level (3 slots): darkvision, hold person, ray of enfeeblement
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, Leomund's tiny hut, vampiric touch (see “Actions” below)
4th level (2 slots
’s blood on the title page. The tome contains the spells Vellynne has prepared plus the following additional spells: bestow curse, blindness/deafness, false life, find familiar, magic weapon, polymorph, protection from evil and good, remove curse, shield, and Tenser's floating disk.
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. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts.
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You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its
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added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations
Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the tome.
If a solar tears
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added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations
tome.
If a solar tears the book in two, the book is destroyed for 1d100 years, after which it reforms in some dark corner of the multiverse.
A creature attuned to the book for one hundred years can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
learns from a minion, that the tome has fallen into the party’s possession, all of his other objectives (see chapter 1, “Into the Mists”) are put on hold until the book is recovered. When Strahd attacks, his preferred target is whoever has the tome.
Tome of Strahd The Tome of Strahd is an ancient work penned by Strahd, a tragic tale of how he came to his fallen state. The book is bound in a thick leather cover with steel hinges and fastenings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
nightly quest to hold the sun at bay stems from a need to preserve the beauty of things by freezing them. There is no way to reason with a being so bereft of compassion as Auril, but in her weakened
Codicil of White, a book compiled by the Frostmaiden’s most ardent followers. The tome contains a magical incantation written as a poem. This poem has the power to crack the Reghed Glacier, opening a path from the surface to the buried Netherese city of Ythryn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
been literally turned upside down, so that the torch flame points downward. STAR SPAWN
Creatures from the Far Realm visit Shadowdusk Hold from time to time. If you have a copy of Mordenkainen’s Tome of
rumors that the Shadowdusks had been replaced by aberrant horrors in human guise. Their ancestral villa, Shadowdusk Hold, was burned to the ground in the Year of the Harp (1355 DR). The Waterdavian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Ulmist Inquisitors Zealous Vanquishers of Evil Intent Habitat: Any; Treasure: Any Polar Engine Left to Right: Inquisitor of the Tome, Inquisitor of the Sword, and Inquisitor of the Mind Fire “Evil
inquisitor makes three Silvered Longsword attacks or uses Mind Fire three times. It can replace one attack or one use of Mind Fire with a use of Spellcasting to cast Hold Monster if available
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered. 7 A hag kidnapped and raised you. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts. 8 You
opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its words and images are burned into your psyche. 9 A fiend possessed you as a child. You were locked away but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cursed with lycanthropy and later cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered.
7 A hag kidnapped and raised you. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and
fills your mind with evil thoughts.
8 You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its words and images are burned into your psyche.
9 A fiend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tome is one of Halaster’s spellbooks (see “Treasure” below). Treasure The gold bookends are worth 500 gp for the pair, while the eight books detailing the schools of magic are worth 100 gp each
. Halaster’s spellbook contains the following spells: Bigby’s hand, color spray, crown of madness, enlarge/reduce, fabricate, false life, gaseous form, gust of wind, hold monster, ice storm, jump, maze, Otto’s irresistible dance, reverse gravity, sleet storm, and weird.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
can see that Iarno’s apparatus appears to be set up to brew potions of invisibility—not that he has succeeded so far. Among the books is a tome written in Dwarvish. The journal of an adventurer named
telepathic bond, the mage (in area 12) knows the characters are coming and has time to prepare for them. Treasure Most of the materials in this room have no value, but three small bottles hold rare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
leather-bound tome (Ezzat’s spellbook) is clutched to the statue’s chest.
Secret Door. Hidden in the ceiling is a secret door leading to area 23 (see “Stone Plug” below).
The statue projects an
, flesh to stone, geas, hold person, ice storm, imprisonment, knock, levitate, magic mouth, maze, meteor swarm, mislead, plane shift, prismatic wall, remove curse, telekinesis, true polymorph, unseen servant, wall of force, and web.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations and additions to existing text. There are places where pages are missing, torn, or covered so completely with ink
adds pages to the tome. If a solar tears the book in two, the book is destroyed for 1d100 years, after which it reforms in some dark corner of the multiverse. A creature attuned to the book for one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
weapon into your pact weapon by performing a special ritual while you hold the weapon. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. You can then dismiss the
extradimensional space when the bond breaks. Pact of the Tome Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three cantrips from any class’s spell list (the three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
magic weapon into your pact weapon by performing a special ritual while you hold the weapon. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. You can then
extradimensional space when the bond breaks. Pact of the Tome Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three cantrips from any class’s spell list
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Behind her, shelves and cabinets hold ceramic pots, glass vials, and other arcane paraphernalia, while a tome bound in black leather lies open on a lectern, its pages covered in spidery glyphs. The only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Brimstone Hold Locations The following locations are keyed to map 13.2. Map 13.2: DM’s Map View Player Version B1: Bridge A broad stone bridge spans the fiery river, its arches luridly lit from
area B10, and announce their presence to the salamanders in area B22 before returning to their posts. When the hold is on high alert, a third erinyes from area B15 takes up position in the gatehouse’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
or disturbance in the main area draws all the monsters, although those in the northwest chamber respond most slowly. Investigating. The containers on the small tables in the main area hold mashed
pallets currently hold a sleeping goblin and two goblin commoners (like those in area 40). Southwest Chamber. The goblins use a crude mashing, straining, and casking facility to create goblin wine, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
level of the mansion; the Gralhunds are fighting to hold the upstairs. G1. Locked Gates Through a set of ornate iron gates, the characters can see a yard with several large trees, as well as two footpaths
footlockers containing folded clothes and worthless personal effects. The room in the northwest corner contains wooden mannequins and racks designed to hold armor and weapons. Since there are no guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
hide behind them. If they keep watch, the characters can take a short or long rest here without being disturbed. If the characters use Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome to consult with Gazre-Azam, the djinni
wall hold faded documents.
The two cloud giant ghosts seem to have no regard for the party. They are indifferent toward intruders but turn hostile if attacked or if any of the display cases in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
windows hold the trapped souls of the pious. 6 A city where all who die are cast in plaster and used to adorn the streets. 7 An island where the inhabitants make sacrifices to avoid eerie
, Wererat 3 Vampire Familiar, Werewolf 4 Incubus, Strigoi,* Succubus 6 Priest of Osybus* 8 Inquisitor of the Mind Fire,* Inquisitor of the Sword,* Inquisitor of the Tome,* Vampire Nosferatu* 11 Efreeti 12 Mordenheim’s Monster* 13 Loup Garou,* Vampire 17 Death Knight *Detailed in chapter 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. This wooden case can hold up to twenty crossbow bolts. Case, Map or Scroll. This cylindrical leather case can hold up to ten rolled-up sheets of paper or five rolled-up sheets of parchment. Chain. A
the anchor. Component Pouch. A component pouch is a small, watertight leather belt pouch that has compartments to hold all the material components and other special items you need to cast your spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
servants. Plain stone shelves in the eleven alcoves each hold one set of remains. Treasure. A rogue who worked in the cathedral used this room to hide her stolen goods. Behind the bones on one shelf
. Standing before a large font is a haggard woman, her gray hair matted with sweat. With one arm, she clutches a leather-bound tome to her breast. In the other hand, she wields a ceremonial mace that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the Tome feature You can now inscribe magical rituals in your Book of Shadows. Choose two 1st-level spells that have the ritual tag from any class’s spell list (the two needn’t be from the same list
feature You can cast hold monster at will — targeting a celestial, fiend, or elemental — without expending a spell slot or material components. You must finish a long rest before you can use this invocation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the result of naval combat. Some shipwrecks, such as the ones described below, are notable for the treasures they hold. Located in shallow, coastal waters, these wrecks are accessible to those who
. A convincingly crab-like apparatus of Kwalish being transported in its hold remains at the sea bottom, but a marilith bound to guard it remains and attempts to slay anyone other than Mordenkainen who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s tyranny, but he underestimated Strahd’s hold over the land and the creatures in it. After a battle between the two in Castle Ravenloft, Strahd drove the Mad Mage to the mountains and sent the
Symbol of Ravenkind, the Tome of Strahd, and the Sunsword, he insists that these items be recovered before he and the party confront Strahd. If Strahd is defeated and Mordenkainen survives, the archmage gladly accompanies the characters back to their world if they invite him, if only not to disappoint them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
panels. If the check made to detect the trap succeeds by 5 or more, the character also spots a concealed switch on one wall that disables the trap. Treasure. The crates hold 60 pounds of gemstones. The
hold rolled-up sheets of parchment.
Guards. This room is part of the guard rotation. Roll to determine if a guard is present (as described in “Interior Security”). Shelves of Potions. The four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Barbarian Broad belt with a dozen hanging pockets
Bard Lute case
Cleric Hollowed-out holy tome
Druid Made from natural, organic, locally sourced woven fibers
Fighter A
betrayed by your adventuring party before, and there’s no way now that you’ll trust anyone else to hold on to the loot
3 Once, through a series of increasingly complex negotiations, you traded a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that this book tells how to
thunderwave spell. Spellbook. The wooden covers of Nass’s spellbook are bound in nothic hide, and silver clasps hold the book shut. Nass’s personal sigil is inscribed on the spine, which also bears the title
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
spell scroll of command, a spell scroll of hold person, a gilded tome of dark ritual incantations written in Aquan and Infernal (25 gp), and a large silver holy symbol (50 gp). 10. Disciples’ Quarters
lumber.
Unless alerted by a commotion in area 2, one guard (veteran) is napping on a pallet. The pallets hold nothing but rags stuffed inside flour sacks to make crude mattresses. The kettle, used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bolt. This wooden case can hold up to twenty crossbow bolts. Case, Map or Scroll. This cylindrical leather case can hold up to ten rolled-up sheets of paper or five rolled-up sheets of parchment. Chain
undoing the anchor. Component Pouch. A component pouch is a small, watertight leather belt pouch that has compartments to hold all the material components and other special items you need to cast your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
lies amid the bones in the sarcophagus containing the female human remains. Zoltan Boros The long-abandoned crypts of Tresendar Manor now hold some deadly surprises R5: Holding Cells For months, the
Redbrands have ambitious plans to expand their numbers in the near future, so they’ve been stockpiling arms and armor. Treasure. The weapon racks hold twelve spears, six shortswords, four longswords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
etched with leering demon faces. A sinister tome bound with black demon hide rests atop the altar.
Iggwilv once conjured demons and bound them to her service in this soaring cavern. Before she vanished
. A character unfamiliar with the book can identify it with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check. However, the book on the altar is a trap: a fake tome containing an unstable seed of Abyssal