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Eldritch Dictionary

Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

Component: aberration brain

The authors of this illustrious volume are proud to announce that there’s no longer any need to fear Deep Speech and its complicated words! They are also legally required to inform you that the slightest mispronunciation or mispelling of even a single syllable in an eldritch incantation may result in the very fabric of existence being torn asunder.

This item has 12 charges and regains 1d8 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. While the book is on your person, you can speak, read, and understand Deep Speech.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. As an action while holding this book, you can expend 1 charge to speak an almost unpronounceable, 10-syllable eldritch word, the very length of which instils fear in the hearts of your foes. You and each creature of your choice that can hear you within 30 feet of you must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d6 psychic damage and is frightened until the end of its next turn. On a successful one, a creature takes half as much psychic damage and isn’t frightened. Creatures that can speak Deep Speech have advantage on this saving throw, and take no damage on a successful one.

When you take this action, you can increase the length of the word by up to five syllables. Each additional syllable requires you to expend 1 additional charge and increases the damage by 1d6 and the DC by 1.

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Very rare variant: Increase the charges to 14, the recharge to 1d10 + 4, and the number of syllables you can increase the word by to six. The book has the Universal Translator property.

Universal Translator. While holding this book, you can cast the comprehend languages and tongues spells on yourself. Once the book is used to cast a spell, it can’t be used to cast that spell again until the next dawn.

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