This quaint, two-story shop has a sign depicting a white-bearded human wizard holding a staff that has a copper ball affixed to its tip. Displayed in the store’s window box are various potions, scrolls, wands, and wondrous oddities. Magic items are bought and sold in Unearthed Arcana, a quaint shop in Clerkburg. Magical wards render the store’s windows and doors shatterproof, and no one can use…

H eroes delve into ancient ruins, discovering magical treasures in forgotten halls. Champions face an enraged dragon, their blades pulsing with magic, and are bathed in its devastating breath. Adventurers search a legendary wizard’s tower for spellbooks and discover—to their horror!—the wizard has become a terrifying lich. Magic is a defining element of Dungeons & Dragons games. Arcana Unleashed…

Game Designer: Amanda Hamon Art Director: Sergio Jaramillo Graphic Designer: Matt Cole Editor: Judy Bauer Product Architect: Greg Bilsland

A companion to this book, Arcana Unleashed is full of magic-based character options and advice for running a magic-heavy campaign such as this. Chapters 1 and 2 of this book include information about options from Arcana Unleashed that can enhance your games set in Thay and the creation of player characters for Operation Deadfall.

Game Designers: Makenzie De Armas, Ron Lundeen, Ben Petrisor, Patrick Renie, Carl Sibley, Owen K.C. Stephens, Jason Tondro Editors: Janica Carter, Michele Carter, Adrian Ng Di Spaltro, Hannah Rose, James Wyatt Art Director: Kate Irwin Graphic Designer: Bowen Welles Cover Illustrator: Javier Charro Interior Illustrators: Liliia Abdullina, Alba BG, Ignatius Budi, Ekaterina Burmak, Álvaro Calvo…

For those who master the secrets of the Weave, unfettered power awaits. This Play-Along Pack contains encounters written for Campaign 2 of Dungeon Masters, D&D;’s actual play series, and includes monster stat blocks and magic items from Arcana Unleashed. New encounters using stat blocks, magic items, or character options from the book will be released weekly on Thursdays through the end of…

Global Play Lead: Dan Ayoub Art: Chelsea Burgess, Cindy Cacerez Sprague, Matt Cole, Trystan Falcone, Kate Irwin, Sergio Jaramillo, Emi Tanji, Paolo Vacala, Skyler Weissenfluh, Trish Yochum Editing: Judy Bauer, Janica Carter, Adrian Ng Di Spaltro Game Design: Justice Ramin Arman, Leon Barillaro, Makenzie De Armas, Joey Haeck, Amanda Hamon, Taylor Navarro, Ben Petrisor, Patrick Renie, Erin Roberts,…

In this book, the archmage Alustriel Silverhand from the Forgotten Realms setting—a human daughter of the god of magic Mystra and paragon of righteousness and virtue—presents arcana she has discovered during her travels. (You can learn more about Alustriel in Vecna: Eve of Ruin.) But the contents of this book can be used in any setting, whether it’s the Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, or one of…

Game Designers: Makenzie De Armas, Ron Lundeen, Sarah Madsen, Ben Petrisor, Anthony Joyce-Rivera, F. Wesley Schneider, David Somerville, Shu Qing Tan, Jason Tondro Editors: Janica Carter, Michele Carter, Cindi Rice, Sue Weinlein Graphic Designers: Skyler Weissenfluh, Bowen Welles Cover Illustrator: Johan Grenier Interior Illustrators: Wade Acuff, Helge C. Balzer, Bubble Cat Studio, , Álvaro Calvo…

This concludes the Season of Magic D&D; Encounters Weekly Play series! If you want to continue the story, we suggest you check out Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall, which involves the characters at the center of a covert operation to take down the evil lich Szass Tam before he unleashes his heinous plot and dooms the land of Thay. If you decide to take on Deadfall next, characters need to be level 11…

For those who master the secrets of the Weave, unfettered power awaits. This encounter is the first in the Dungeon Masters: Arcana Unleashed Play-Along Pack, a collection of stand-alone encounters inspired by episodes of D&D;’s official actual play series, Dungeon Masters. It also provides a first look at monsters, magic items, and faction from Arcana Unleashed: The Evoker Archmage and Living…

You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill.

Amplify Your Magical Power Magic suffuses the multiverse and fuels both destruction and creation. Clerics with the Arcana Domain view magical knowledge not as power to be used in pursuit of personal ends, but as a gift they have the responsibility to share. Gods associated with the Arcana Domain know the secrets and potential of magic intimately. These gods are often connected to knowledge,…

Characters proficient in Arcana gain Advantage on Intelligence (Religion) checks to Study an Arcane Wraith, learning the following based on the result: (5+) Contaminated Undead. You know the Arcane Wraith’s Immunities and Resistances. (10+) Spellcaster’s Spirit. You are aware of its Comet Shards and Nightmare Pattern actions. (15+) Unstable Intellect. You recognize the monster’s strongest…

Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall is intended for DMs only. It presents an overview of Thay as well as new magic items and monsters for the campaign Operation Deadfall or for adventures of your own invention. To use it, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks: the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual. This book includes the following contents:

• **Chapter 1: Thay, Dominion…

Tattered purple robes hang off the ethereal skeleton drifting silently through the air. Its rune-inscribed skull menacingly chants arcane words as points of octarine light flare from the dark holes of its eyes. Ghostly tendrils flicker and five Academy rings jangle as it raises a skeletal hand, enacting the arcane gestures of its first spell. An Arcane Wraith is the disembodied, corrupt, undead…

To use this supplement, you need the D&D; Beyond Basic Rules (available for free on D&D; Beyond). In Appendix A and Appendix B, you’ll find the necessary stat blocks and magic items from Arcana Unleashed. Each encounter features a map from various official sources, because that’s what Jasmine used in the show. When a creature’s name appears in bold type, that’s a visual cue pointing you to its…

Game Designer: Amanda Hamon Art Director: Kate Irwin, Sergio Jaramillo Graphic Designer: Matt Cole Editor: Judy Bauer Product Architect: Greg Bilsland

Mages are accomplished spellcasters whose lives have been shaped by magic. They can use their powers to defend or dominate other creatures, or they could focus on magical research and unlocking mystical secrets.

Last night, a vandal defaced the temple with a strange symbol. Fazzir doesn’t recognize the symbol. He asks the party to scrub away the graffiti. A blood-red bell is splattered onto the side of the temple in runny paint. A character who inspects the symbol and succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Arcana) check recognizes the bell as the mark of the Cult of Chaos and an omen of future turmoil. If…

Before running the adventure, prepare as follows:

• Step 1. Read the “Adventure Background” section.
• Step 2. Review the “Beginning the Adventure” section and all of the encounters. …

Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall presents a campaign in which the player characters are agents in Operation Deadfall. They undertake a series of clandestine missions to undermine and defeat Szass Tam before he can unleash a horde of demonic undead that would decimate Thay. If the operation is discovered, Szass Tam will kill the characters and everyone they love. Operation Deadfall combines the…

Global Play Lead: Dan Ayoub Art: Chelsea Burgess, Cindy Cacerez Sprague, Matt Cole, Trystan Falcone, Kate Irwin, Sergio Jaramillo, Emi Tanji, Paolo Vacala, Skyler Weissenfluh, Trish Yochum Editing: Judy Bauer, Janica Carter, Adrian Ng Di Spaltro Game Design: Justice Ramin Arman, Leon Barillaro, Makenzie De Armas, Joey Haeck, Amanda Hamon, Taylor Navarro, Ben Petrisor, Patrick Renie, Erin Roberts,…