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light swirl around the apex of the circlet.
While you wear the circlet, you are always under the effect of the Protection from Evil and Good spell. This effect only applies to one of the spell&rsquo
cast either Cure Wounds (1 charge per spell level, up to level 4) or Spirit Guardians (3 charges) from it, using your spell save DC and spellcasting ability modifier. Immediately before or after you
Instrument of the Bards
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
targets to be charmed on a failed saving throw, thereby imposing disadvantage on the save. This effect applies only if the spell has a somatic or a material component.
Instrument
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succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 2d4 psychic damage.
You can use an action to play the instrument and cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Regeneration. The wereraven regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the wereraven takes damage from a silvered weapon or a spell, this trait
afflicted with lycanthropy. The following text applies to wereraven characters specifically.
A character cursed with wereraven lycanthropy gains a Dexterity of 15 if his or her score isn’t
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At will: fog cloud, gust of wind, sleet stormFrigid Rebuke. When the eladrin takes damage from a creature the eladrin can see within 60 feet
previous form applies to the new form, as do any conditions or other ongoing effects affecting them.ColdFey Step (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Fey Step"}. The
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The eladrin casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At
applies to the new form, as do any conditions or other ongoing effects affecting them.PsychicFey Step (Recharge 4 – 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Fey Step"}. The eladrin
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. The shard doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The shard makes two Telekinetic Rend attacks.
Telekinetic Rend. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12
possessing it. The object uses the shard’s AC, and any damage dealt to the object applies to the shard’s hit points. The shard inhabits the object until it uses an action to leave; until it
Hallow
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You touch a point and infuse an area around it with holy (or unholy) power. The area can have a radius up to 60 feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes an area already under the effect a
hallow spell. The affected area is subject to the following effects.
First, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead can't enter the area, nor can such creatures charm, frighten, or possess
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The eladrin casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16
):
At will: hold person
2/day each: cure wounds (as a 5th-level spell), lesser restoration
1/day each: greater restoration, revivifyFoster Peace. If a creature charmed by the eladrin hits with an
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Spell Turning. The chimera has advantage on a saving throw against any spell that targets only the chimera (not an area). If the chimera’s saving throw is successful and the spell is of 4th
level or lower, the spell has no effect on the chimera and instead targets the caster.Multiattack. The chimera makes three attacks: one with its claws, one with its head, and one with its tail. When its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
throw, thereby imposing disadvantage on the save. This effect applies only if the spell has a somatic or a material component.”
Instrument of the Bards (p. 176) The final paragraph is replaced with the following: “You can play the instrument while casting a spell that causes any of its targets to be charmed on a failed saving
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
When I cast a spell from a magic item, how do I set the spell save DC? Set the DC the same way you would when casting a spell without using a magic item (DC equals 8 plus your spellcasting ability
modifier plus your Proficiency Bonus). If you don’t have a spellcasting ability, your spellcasting ability modifier is +0 for the item, and your Proficiency Bonus still applies.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Spells Cast from Items Some magic items allow the user to cast a spell from the item. The spell is cast at the lowest possible spell and caster level, doesn’t expend any of the user’s spell slots
, and requires no components unless the item’s description notes otherwise. The spell uses its normal casting time, range, and duration, and the user of the item must concentrate if the spell requires
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
hit by? Spell attacks too? A use of Uncanny Dodge works against only one attack, since it expends your Reaction, and only if you can see the attacker. It works against attacks of all sorts, including
spell attacks, but it is no help against a spell or other effect, such as Fireball, that delivers its damage via a saving throw rather than an attack roll. Can a Rogue use Evasion if they are surprised
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
imitations with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Regeneration. The wereraven regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the wereraven takes damage from a silvered weapon or a spell
Lycanthropy The lycanthropes entry in the Monster Manual has rules for characters afflicted with different forms of lycanthropy. The following text applies to wereraven characters specifically. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
DC.
You can play the instrument while casting a spell that causes any of its targets to be charmed on a failed saving throw, thereby imposing disadvantage on the save. This effect applies only if
instrument and cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can’t be used to cast that spell again until the next dawn. The spells use your spellcasting ability and spell save
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Spoken command words must be audible and fail to work in areas where all sound is suppressed, as in the area of the Silence spell. Consumable Items Some items are consumed—used up, in other words—when
magic items allow the user to cast a spell from the item. The spell is cast at the lowest possible spell and caster level, doesn’t expend any of the user’s spell slots, and requires no components
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
the spell. The same rule applies if you’re using a spellcasting focus as the material component. If a spell has a somatic component, you can use the hand that performs the somatic component to also
Components Does a spell consume its material components? A spell doesn’t consume its material components unless its description says it does. For example, the pearl required by the identify spell
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
action granted by a spell? The rule on casting a spell as a bonus action applies only on the turn you cast the spell. For example, spiritual weapon can be cast as a bonus action, and it lasts for 1
main limiting factor is your action. Most spells require an action to cast, and unless you use a feature like the fighter’s Action Surge, you have only one action on your turn. If you cast a spell
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Hallow 5th-level evocation Casting Time: 24 hours Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (herbs, oils, and incense worth at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until dispelled You touch a
point and infuse an area around it with holy (or unholy) power. The area can have a radius up to 60 feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes an area already under the effect a hallow spell. The
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hallow 5th-level evocation Casting Time: 24 hours Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (herbs, oils, and incense worth at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until dispelled You touch a
point and infuse an area around it with holy (or unholy) power. The area can have a radius up to 60 feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes an area already under the effect a hallow spell. The
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
as goddess of magic; Oghma is god of knowledge; and Deneir is god of writing and language. Azuth takes aspects of these general fields and applies them to the specific practices of wizards. For
, finger pointed up. Sometimes he is represented by merely the hand. In either case, the finger often serves as a candleholder or as the point of origin for a light spell.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
spellbook—the DM can allow them to exchange an existing spell for a new spell.
This applies to arcane magic as well as divine. The Silver Flame is worshipped in many different ways around the world
items are constantly being introduced in new sourcebooks and online content. One option is for a DM to limit access to some or all of this new material. If a player wants to use a spell from
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score Critical Hits? A spell attack can score a Critical Hit. The rule on Critical Hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a spell that
Spell Attacks Is a touch range spell considered a melee attack for purposes of subduing foes rather than killing? Having a range of touch doesn’t mean a spell is a melee attack. A spell tells you if
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
gnome—as long as the charlatan accomplishes the deed through cunning, negotiation, or deception rather than violence or outright theft, and as long as the mine stays in Zil hands. The same applies to
. Trust agents prefer to solve a problem without violence—by sharing a piece of information or a whispered warning sent via a message spell. But the Trust won’t hesitate to eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or blade. Typically, a target never sees the agent of their demise.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
weapon or casts a simple spell is more likely to act before a creature armed with a heavy or slow weapon. See the Speed Factor Initiative Modifiers table for details. If an action has no modifier listed
, the action has no effect on initiative. If more than one modifier applies (such as wielding a two-handed, heavy melee weapon), apply them all to the initiative roll. Speed Factor Initiative Modifiers
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
applies to the check. Draconic Resilience As magic flows through your body, it causes physical traits of your dragon ancestors to emerge. At 1st level, your hit point maximum increases by 1 and increases by
modifier. Elemental Affinity Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, you can add your Charisma modifier to one damage roll of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
stays in Zil hands. The same applies to adventurers planning schemes in Zilargo: violence will get one targeted by the Trust, but intrigue is perfectly acceptable. The Trust itself is a network of
eliminate a threat, whether with poison, spell, or a blade. Typically, a target will never even see the agent that kills them.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
in a conventional way; you look as if you’re producing wonders using mundane items or outlandish inventions. Tools Required You produce your artificer spell effects through your tools. You must have
a spellcasting focus—specifically thieves’ tools or some kind of artisan’s tool—in hand when you cast any spell with this Spellcasting feature. You must be proficient with the tool to use it in this
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
monk need to spend any ki points to cast the minor illusion cantrip granted by the Shadow Arts feature? No. The ki point cost in the feature applies only to the other spells in it. For a Way of
Shadow monk, can their silence be dispelled? A spell is a spell, no matter its source. When you cast a spell through a feature, the spell is subject to the normal spellcasting rules, unless the feature
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to produce wonders from mundane items and outlandish inventions. Tools Required You produce your artificer spell effects through your tools. You must have a spellcasting focus — specifically thieves
’ tools or some kind of artisan’s tool — in hand when you cast any spell with this Spellcasting feature (meaning the spell has an ‘M’ component when you cast it). You must be proficient with the tool to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Fire Silver Cold White Cold You can speak, read, and write Draconic. Additionally, whenever you make a Charisma check when interacting with dragons, your proficiency bonus is doubled if it applies to
modifier. Elemental Affinity Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell that deals damage of the type associated with your draconic ancestry, you can add your Charisma modifier to one damage roll of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score critical hits? A spell attack can definitely score a critical hit. The rule on critical hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a
Spell Attacks Is a touch range spell considered a melee attack for purposes of subduing foes rather than killing? Having a range of touch doesn’t mean a spell is a melee attack. A spell tells you if
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
each character’s turn, that player makes a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, that character takes 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage from the tentacles’ frantic thrashing. This effect also applies
character can attempt to drive off the octopus by dealing damage to it. A character can use an action to make a ranged attack or melee attack, or to cast a spell. Assume that any attack rolls hit but are
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
one? “The next time” in the spell description indicates that the extra damage applies only once, the first time you hit a creature after you finish casting the spell. Is the chill touch spell intended
of the humanoid creature type. If the spell targets a pile of bones, there is no creature type restriction; the bones become a skeleton. Does casting animate objects during a time stop spell end the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. The shard doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The shard makes two Telekinetic Rend attacks.
Telekinetic Rend. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft
feet of it, magically possessing it. The object uses the shard’s AC, and any damage dealt to the object applies to the shard’s hit points. The shard inhabits the object until it uses an action to leave