This box contains a set of cards. A full deck has 34 cards: 32 depicting specific creatures and two with a mirrored surface. A deck found as treasure is usually missing 1d20 - 1 cards.
The magic of the deck functions only if its cards are drawn at random. You can take a Magic action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of yourself. An illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created by the card looks and behaves like a real creature of its kind, except that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can take a Magic action to move it anywhere within 30 feet of its card.
Any physical interaction with the illusory creature reveals it to be false, because objects pass through it. A creature that takes a Study action to visually inspect the illusory creature identifies it as an illusion with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The illusion lasts until its card is moved or the illusion is dispelled (using a
Dispel Magic spell or a similar effect). When the illusion ends, the image on its card disappears, and that card can't be used again.
1d100 | Illusion* |
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01-03 | Adult Red Dragon |
04-06 | Archmage |
07-09 | Assassin |
10-12 | Bandit Captain |
13-15 | Beholder |
16-18 | Berserker |
19-21 | Bugbear Warrior |
22-24 | Cloud Giant |
25-27 | Druid |
28-30 | Erinyes |
31-33 | Ettin |
34-36 | Fire Giant |
37-39 | Frost Giant |
40-42 | Gnoll Warrior |
43-45 | Goblin Warrior |
46-48 | Guardian Naga |
49-51 | Hill Giant |
52-54 | Hobgoblin Warrior |
55-57 | Incubus |
58-60 | Iron Golem |
61-63 | Knight |
64-66 | Kobold Warrior |
67-69 | Lich |
70-72 | Medusa |
73-75 | Night Hag |
76-78 | Ogre |
79-81 | Oni |
82-84 | Priest |
85-87 | Succubus |
88-90 | Troll |
91-93 | Veteran Warrior |
94-96 | Wyvern |
97-00 | The card drawer |
*Stat blocks for these creatures (except the card drawer) appear in the
Monster Manual.