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Returning 35 results for 'Signal'.
Equipment
When blown as a Utilize action, a Signal Whistle produces a sound that can be heard up to 600 feet away.
Signal Whistle
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Equipment
A small whistle used for signaling
Equipment
A handheld steel Mirror is useful for personal cosmetics but also for peeking around corners and reflecting light as a signal.
Equipment
, Manacles, Mirror, Shovel, Signal Whistle, Tinderbox
If you have proficiency with a tool, add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability check you make that uses the tool. If you have proficiency in a skill that’s used with that check, you have Advantage on the check too.
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
signal them to deliver drinks to the table. If he wants poison added to his clients’ drinks, he has a secret sign for that. Hidden behind the bar is a small bottle containing four doses of
torpor (ingested);torpor (see "Poisons" in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide), which the kenku bartender can use to spike drinks when Amrik gives the signal.
Magic Items
Tyranny of Dragons
signal specific messages.
Those with knowledge of the Draakhorn’s history know that it was first built to signal danger to chromatic dragons—a purpose the Cult of the Dragon has corrupted to call chromatic dragons to the Well of Dragons from across the North.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
and are usually programmed to take intruders prisoner before resorting to lethal force. Combat robots signal their pursuit with built-in sirens and flashing lights, warning nearby creatures of their
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
archon overhead is a clear signal that one is entering the wilds.
An archon appears as a hooded, spectral rider mounted on a winged elk with glowing antlers and gleaming eyes. Despite this
Mirror, Steel
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A steel mirror is handy when you want to look around corners, signal friends with reflected sunlight, keep an eye on a medusa, make sure that you look good enough to present yourself to the queen, or examine wounds that you’ve received on hard-to-see parts of your body.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
: Long–short–short–short: “Is it safe?” (The ship initiates the exchange with this signal.) Short–long–short–long: “Everything safe.” (The smugglers respond with this signal.) Long–long–long: “Ready to
unload; come to the ship.” (The ship confirms a reply with this signal.) The arrangement calls for someone aboard the ship to flash the first signal. The shore party replies by flashing the second signal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Beginning the Adventure The adventurers are traveling through a canyon when they receive a telepathic distress signal. Read or paraphrase the following to set the scene: You’re traveling through a
creatures are nearby, so it takes a moment to realize the voice is in your heads. “Please, I’ve been taken by a dragon!”
The telepathic signal originates from the extraplanar creature attached to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
five stripes colored black, blue, green, red, and white, respectively. The banner is meant to be flown on a lance or spear as a signal when approaching Skyreach Castle, to show that the bearer is friendly. Any captured cultist can explain the banner’s purpose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
possible scenarios. Correct Signal. If the characters sent a correct signal, the crew is relaxed. Two bandits await the characters in area 1. The rest of the crew can be found in their respective
quarters (area 8 for the deck wizard, area 9 for the captain, area 13 for the first mate, area 14 for the bosun). The remaining five bandits occupy area 10. Incorrect Signal. If the characters did not send
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Id Ascendant Stories about a comet crashing in the mountains (see “Tall Tales in Ten-Towns”) or a quest concerning a telepathic message (see “Distress Signal”) might bring adventurers to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dredavex and would be lost without the gnome ceremorphs to watch over them. Telepathic Distress Signal After the Id Ascendant crashed, the gnome ceremorphs activated a distress signal meant to be heard
perfected yet, such that nontelepathic creatures have been known to pick up the signal as well. You get to decide whether a nontelepathic creature can sense the signal or not. The psionic transmitter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
mysterious mystical signal. The poles of Eberron are almost as mysterious as Argonnessen. Some dwarves believe that their ancestors originally came to Khorvaire from the Frostfell, but there’s been no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Key Plot Points The following information is key to the adventure’s story: Distress Call. The adventurers receive a telepathic distress signal. The signal’s sender claims to be a sentient Bag of
Holding recently stolen by an evil dragon. The bag begs for rescue. Far Realm Connection. Unknown to the adventurers, the sender of the distress signal is actually a Bag of Devouring. It’s the feeding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
stripes colored black, blue, green, red, and white, respectively. The banner is meant to be flown on a lance or spear as a signal when approaching Skyreach Castle, to show that the bearer is friendly. Any captured cultist can explain the banner’s purpose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
militia, who salute the sergeant as he limps past them.
Standing watch by the gates are two dour gnomes in black robes. On Cragknuckle’s signal, each of these gnomes casts a spell that causes the
open the gates. Sergeant Cragknuckle goes no farther. In Gnomish, he wishes the characters good luck, instructs them to knock on the gates seven times to signal that they’re ready to exit, and assures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
immunity to poison and psychic damage. A detention drone within 10 feet of a grate can use an action to transmit a signal that shifts the grate aside. A drone that enters an open shaft can travel to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, usually a password or a specific signal. Once a gorgon is set to guard an area, it attacks any who enter until they flee or are destroyed. Should someone provide the command key, the monster ignores that
on or choose a result from the Gorgon Command Keys table to inspire the word or signal that temporarily neutralizes a gorgon. Notable among my eccentric ancestor’s scattered designs was a schematic of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
and began hunting down the remaining modrons. The destroyed modrons disintegrated, leaving no trace. One of the modron survivors activated a silent alarm in the outpost’s command center, which sent a signal to a githyanki fortress on the Astral Plane.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
to watch for a signal from below for the basket to be lowered. They are on guard in case anyone other than a drow or one of their own kind approaches. Using the Lift Up to four Medium creatures can fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
to rise and be wary, for great danger is at hand. Coded blasts were once used to signal specific messages. Those with knowledge of the Draakhorn’s history know that it was first built to signal danger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Shrieker A shrieker is a human-sized mushroom that emits a piercing screech to drive off creatures that disturb it. Other creatures use the fungi as an alarm to signal the approach of prey, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
encounters. Each monster features an “As a Mythic Encounter” section that highlights its mythic trait, notes how using it changes the difficulty of the encounter and the rewards, and includes read-aloud text you can use mid-battle to signal a terrifying shift in the conflict. (SAM ROWAN)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the rear of the barbican, but the bullywugs seldom watch that direction. The main feature of this area is a signal drum carved from an enormous hollow log. This drum can be heard for miles when it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the rear of the barbican, but the bullywugs seldom watch that direction. The main feature of this area is a signal drum carved from an enormous hollow log. This drum can be heard for miles when it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
miles to rise and be wary, for great danger is at hand. Coded blasts were once used to signal specific messages. Those with knowledge of the Draakhorn’s history know that it was first built to signal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of a lost expedition. Find the source of a mysterious mystical signal. It’s common knowledge that Everice is the domain of the Queen of Winter, an archfey who commands a host of winter wolves and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
party’s mission. At a predetermined signal or after some period of time, the keelboat will return to see if the characters are ready to be collected. COMBAT NOT REQUIRED
The characters are considered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
game can go in unexpected directions. It’s helpful to have an agreed-on signal that players can use to communicate that a limit has been violated, allowing you to adjust quickly. That signal might be a
objectionable. The signal shouldn’t trigger a debate or discussion: thank the player for being honest about their needs, set the scene right, and move on. Make it clear to players that if a person isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
directions. It’s helpful to have an agreed-on signal that players can use to communicate that a limit has been violated, allowing you to adjust quickly. That signal might be a gesture (such as crossing the
” and pause the game until the issue is resolved. The person who invokes the signals can comment on what they want adjusted but doesn’t have to explain why the content is objectionable. The signal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. The corridor is not guarded while the flying fortress is moored at the Stygian Dock. Signal Vents Tiny hatches in the hull connect to 1-foot-diameter chutes that ascend to the vessel’s command deck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
form, lurks amid the circle of standing stones (area U6) and is using a lantern to signal the heroes. In the village proper, fog prevents a creature from seeing any other creature or object more than 120