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Mage Hand

Spells Player’s Handbook

A spectral, floating hand appears at a point you choose within range. The hand lasts for the duration. The hand vanishes if it is ever more than 30 feet away from you or if you cast this spell again

. When you cast the spell, you can use the hand to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. As a

Detect Thoughts

Spells Player’s Handbook

You activate one of the effects below. Until the spell ends, you can activate either effect as a Magic action on your later turns. Sense Thoughts. You sense the presence of thoughts within 30 feet

of yourself that belong to creatures that know languages or are telepathic. You don’t read the thoughts, but you know that a thinking creature is present. The spell is blocked by 1 foot of stone

Symbol

Spells Player’s Handbook

feet in diameter. If you choose an object, it must remain in place; if it is moved more than 10 feet from where you cast this spell, the glyph is broken, and the spell ends without being triggered

. The glyph is nearly imperceptible and requires a successful Wisdom (Perception) check against your spell save DC to notice. When you inscribe the glyph, you set its trigger and choose which effect the

Glyph of Warding

Spells Player’s Handbook

triggers include opening that object or seeing the glyph. Once a glyph is triggered, this spell ends. You can refine the trigger so that only creatures of certain types activate it (for example, the

) to conceal the glyph. The glyph can cover an area no larger than 10 feet in diameter. If the surface or object is moved more than 10 feet from where you cast this spell, the glyph is broken, and the

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. Personality The Manshoon of today retains all his progenitor’s arrogance and duplicity. Manshoon keeps several other clones at hand to activate if necessary. He also employs the Simulacrum spell to

ability (spell save DC 19): At Will: Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Light, Lightning Bolt (level 4 version), Mage Armor (included in AC), Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Scrying, Sending

Longspike (Very Rare)

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: Hyphal Parasite. When you hit a creature with this weapon you can use a bonus action to cast the fungal infection spell on it (save DC 16, no concentration required). After you activate this property, roll a d6. On a 1-2, you can’t activate this property again until the following dawn.

action to repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success. After you activate this property, roll a d6. On a 1-2, you can’t activate this property again until the following dawn. OA

Longspike

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minute. An affected creature can use an action to repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success. After you activate this property, roll a d6. On a 1-2, you can’t activate this property

gains the Hyphal Parasite property. OA: Hyphal Parasite. When you hit a creature with this weapon you can use a bonus action to cast the fungal infection spell on it (save DC 16, no concentration

Feeblemind Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

. On a failed save, the creature's Intelligence and Charisma scores become 1. The creature can't cast spells, activate magic items, understand language, or communicate in any intelligible way. The

creature can, however, identify its friends, follow them, and even protect them. At the end of every 30 days, the creature can repeat its saving throw against this spell. If it succeeds on its saving throw, the spell ends. The spell can also be ended by greater restoration, heal, or wish.

Lady Gondafrey

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

the towers and the current occupants of the place. She knows that Manshoon resides in an extraplanar sanctum accessible through a teleportation circle that his lieutenants can activate using special

Year of the Lost Keep. Annoyed by this invasion of his privacy and not in his right mind, Duhlark captured Lady Gondafrey, used a spell to meld her form with that of a gargoyle, and imprisoned her. If

Mage Hand Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

you or if you cast this spell again. You can use your action to control the hand. You can use the hand to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an

open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. You can move the hand up to 30 feet each time you use it. The hand can't attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

Drow Arachnomancer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

melds into the giant spider form. It can't activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of its equipment. It reverts to its humanoid form if it dies. Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on

saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put the drow to sleep. Innate Spellcasting. The drow's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following

Artus Cimber

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

ceases to age and is immune to cold damage and the effects of extreme cold. Artus wields Bookmark, a +3 dagger with additional magical properties. As a bonus action, Artus can activate any one of the

, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Cast compulsion (save DC 15) from the dagger. The range of the spell increases to 90 feet, but the spell targets only spiders that are beasts. Once

Eye Monger

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

spell slot or charge expended by a creature in the gullet to cast a spell or activate a property of a magic item is wasted. While an effect is suppressed, it doesn’t function, but the time it

spends suppressed counts against its duration. No spell or magical effect that originates outside the eye monger’s gullet, except one created by an artifact or a deity, can affect a creature or an

Princess Serissa

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Amphibious. Serissa can breathe air and water. Equipment. As long as she has the Korolnor Scepter in her possession, she can activate the powers of the Wyrmskull Throne.Multiattack. Serissa makes

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Spellcasting. Serissa casts one of the following spells, requiring no material spell components and using Charisma as the

Drow Arachnomancer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: dancing lights, mage hand 1/day each: darkness, dispel

the same in each form. It can speak and cast spells while in spider form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying in Humanoid form melds into the spider form. It can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of its equipment. It reverts to its Humanoid form if it dies.

Bookmark

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

This +3 dagger belongs to Artus Cimber. While you have the dagger drawn, you can use a bonus action to activate one of the following properties: Cause a blue gem set into the dagger

. Cast dimension door from the dagger. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Cast compulsion (save DC 15) from the dagger. The range of the spell

Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

This spell transforms a creature that you can see within range into a new form. An unwilling creature must make a Wisdom saving throw to avoid the effect. The spell has no effect on a shapechanger or

speech. The target's gear melds into the new form. The creature can't activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of its equipment.

Morkoth Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The morkoth has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, mage hand, mending, ray of frost, shocking

hours.Spell Reflection. If the morkoth makes a successful saving throw against a spell, or a spell attack misses it, the morkoth can choose another creature (including the spellcaster) it can see

Monocle of Clarity

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’s selected filter. The monocle has 4 charges and regains 1d3 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. While wearing the monocle, you can expend 1 charge as a Magic action to activate one of the

through this filter, you can understand any written language you see, as if by the written language portion of the Comprehend Languages spell. Filter of Darkvision. While looking through this filter

Ruinstone

Magic Items Divine Contention

A fiery red crystal the size of a human palm. Once per day as a bonus action, a villain can activate the ruinstone to undo one deed they have performed. The possibilities here are broad, but in

bound to it disintegrates, disappearing from reality and can only be brought back with a wish spell, or similar magic.

Dimensional Doorknob

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; tools} check. Dortal. As an action while holding the doorknob, you can cast the dimension door spell. When you do so, a glowing purple portal appears in your space until the start of your next turn

. Any creature up to 1 size larger than you can pass through the portal. After you activate this property, you can’t do so again until the following dawn.

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: detect magic, mage hand 3/day each: darkness, dimension door, dispel magic

, lightning bolt, sendingSpell Reflection. If the morkoth makes a successful saving throw against a spell or a spell attack misses it, the morkoth can choose another creature (including the spellcaster) it

Blast Disk (Rare)

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identify the spell effect contained within the disk. There are three elements to a Blast Disk: the trigger, the payload, and the charge. Each effect is selected at the time it is created. Trigger. A

spellcaster touching a Blast Disk can take a Magic action to activate it. However, generally you don’t want to be holding a Blast Disk when it goes off. A Blast Disk can be created with one of

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

object must be neither worn nor carried by another creature). The spell lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. If you concentrate on this spell for the full

duration, the spell lasts until it is dispelled. This spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a creature with 0 hit points. An unwilling creature can make a Wisdom saving throw, and if it succeeds, it isn

Blast Disk

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identify the spell effect contained within the disk. There are three elements to a Blast Disk: the trigger, the payload, and the charge. Each effect is selected at the time it is created. Trigger. A

spellcaster touching a Blast Disk can take a Magic action to activate it. However, generally you don’t want to be holding a Blast Disk when it goes off. A Blast Disk can be created with one of

Blast Disk (Uncommon)

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identify the spell effect contained within the disk. There are three elements to a Blast Disk: the trigger, the payload, and the charge. Each effect is selected at the time it is created. Trigger. A

spellcaster touching a Blast Disk can take a Magic action to activate it. However, generally you don’t want to be holding a Blast Disk when it goes off. A Blast Disk can be created with one of

Mass Polymorph

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

points or it dies. If the spell ends before then, the creature loses all its temporary hit points and reverts to its normal form. The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by the nature of

its new form. It can’t speak, cast spells, or do anything else that requires hands or speech. The target’s gear melds into the new form. The target can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of its equipment.

Blast Disk (Common)

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identify the spell effect contained within the disk. There are three elements to a Blast Disk: the trigger, the payload, and the charge. Each effect is selected at the time it is created. Trigger. A

spellcaster touching a Blast Disk can take a Magic action to activate it. However, generally you don’t want to be holding a Blast Disk when it goes off. A Blast Disk can be created with one of

Belashyrra

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. The target can’t be returned to its original form by any means short of a wish spell. 2. Domination Ray. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by Belashyrra for 1

succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or take 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and be unable to cast spells or activate magic items

Crown of Horns

magic-items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

the curse to you. Only a Wish spell or the will of Myrkul can remove this curse. As long as you remain cursed, the following properties apply to you: Bound. You are unwilling to part with the crown

effect is immune to it for 1 minute, after which it can be affected again. The aura is inactive while you have the Incapacitated condition. You can activate or deactivate the aura as a Bonus Action

Charges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Charges Some magic items have charges that must be expended to activate their properties. The number of charges an item has remaining is revealed when the Identify spell is cast on it. A creature attuned to an item knows how many charges the item has and how many it regains.

Charges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Charges Some magic items have charges that must be expended to activate their properties. The number of charges an item has remaining is revealed when an identify spell is cast on it, as well as when

Detect Thoughts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

the effects below. Until the spell ends, you can activate either effect as a Magic action on your later turns. Sense Thoughts. You sense the presence of thoughts within 30 feet of yourself that belong

Detect Thoughts Level 2 Divination (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (1 Copper Piece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You activate one of

Detect Thoughts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

the effects below. Until the spell ends, you can activate either effect as a Magic action on your later turns. Sense Thoughts. You sense the presence of thoughts within 30 feet of yourself that belong

Detect Thoughts Level 2 Divination (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (1 Copper Piece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You activate one of

Artificer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

otherwise, a reaction occurs immediately after its trigger. Which action is used to activate a Spell-Storing Item? Activating a Spell-Storing Item uses the Use an Object action. Can an artificer

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