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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

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

Alarm Pylon

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This 5-foot-tall post is made of stone and etched with runes. As a Magic action, you can activate the pylon by touching the runes and specifying one of the following triggers: A creature or item

casts a spell from a specific school of magic. A creature takes 5 or more damage. An object takes 10 or more damage. If the chosen trigger occurs within 300 feet of the pylon while the pylon is

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Activating a Magic Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

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.

Activating a Magic Item It usually takes a Magic action to activate a magic item. The item’s user might also need to do something special. The description of each item category or individual item

Activating an Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

expend to activate its properties. The number of charges an item has remaining is revealed when an identify spell is cast on the item, or when a creature attunes to the item. Additionally, when an item regains charges, the creature attuned to that item learns how many charges it regained.

item requires an action to activate, that action isn’t a function of the Use an Object action, so a feature such as the rogue’s Fast Hands can’t be used to activate the item. Command Word A command word

Mage Hand

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

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

thus again. As part of that action, you can move the hand up to 30 feet. The hand can’t attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

or sacrifice hit points to gain one of the following benefits: Emit a force field to gain 2d6 + 5 temporary hit points (1 charge or 5 hit points). Activate boosters to gain a flying speed of 15

armor as a shield guardian that has stored a magic missile spell cast using a 4th-level spell slot. When the armor is reduced to 0 hit points, its defenses are rendered inert and it can be safely

Abyssal Throne Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Abyssal Throne Gate Opening either of these devices (in the central abbey or the tomb of the medusa) creates the effect of casting a gate spell. As per that spell, the characters might wish to name a

characters attempting to activate or reverse the abyssal gate, you can also require that the character wearing the crown and holding the scepter must be in physical contact with the standing arch — making it impossible to activate the gate from inside the apparatus of Kwalish or any similar protective device.

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

Mage Hand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

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

thus again. As part of that action, you can move the hand up to 30 feet. The hand can’t attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

Mage Hand

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

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

thus again. As part of that action, you can move the hand up to 30 feet. The hand can’t attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

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