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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Aura of Overwhelming Splendor. The high fae radiates dazzling and mollifying magic. Each creature of the high fae’s choice that starts its turn within 5 feet of the high fae must succeed on a
itself must succeed on a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw or have the stunned condition for 1 minute. A stunned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
trapped them. A detect magic spell reveals auras of abjuration and evocation magic around each one. It doesn’t require an ability check to realize that a humanoid head would fit nicely inside each mind
flayer’s tentacles. Any humanoid that passes between the statues must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or be charmed by the statues for 1 minute. The charmed creature must use all of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, 15 feet below the ceiling and 60 feet above the pit floor. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals auras of abjuration and transmutation around each platform. Each disk is wide enough that
standing on a floating platform that starts its turn in the room must make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw, taking 16 (3d10) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
detect magic spell reveals auras of evocation magic and transmutation magic around the statues, which defy all attempts to move or break them. If a creature attempts to turn the disk manually, the statues
discharge lightning that fills the room. All creatures in the room at that moment must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
made can be unmade.” The statue can’t be budged or damaged. A detect magic spell reveals powerful auras of abjuration and transmutation magic surrounding both it and the hammer, which cannot be
hammer. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or take 40 (6d10 + 7) force damage. Any creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage is disintegrated, along with all items it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
or damaged. A detect magic spell reveals powerful auras of abjuration and transmutation magic surrounding both the statue and the axe, which can’t be separated from one another. Teleport Trap This
slashes. The axe is considered a magic weapon in the statue’s grasp. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 16 (2d12 + 5) slashing damage plus 11 (2d10) fire damage. After swinging the axe once, the statue reverts to its inanimate state until the trap is triggered again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
creatures between the statue and the gate (save DC 19). A detect magic spell reveals auras of abjuration magic and evocation magic around the statue. It melds seamlessly with its base and the floor, as
must be 13th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
adorn the adjacent walls.
To unlock sarcophagus, the characters must perform a simple ritual at the shrine while wearing the frog masks. The wall frescoes reveal what must be done. Advice from the
characters must stand before the wall shrine and perform the following actions in no particular order: Donate at least 5 gp to the shrine while wearing a frog mask. Light a candle before the shrine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
request, but enough to place her in a special crypt. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of evocation magic around the golden sun and the bejeweled cockroach (see “Treasure” below
turns angry as it emits rays of searing light. Each creature within 30 feet of the sun that doesn’t have total cover against it must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be struck by a ray
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
signals her imminent arrival.
Quote: “Listen to what I tell you; it might just save your life.”
Assigning Roles Saerthe explains that each team of cadets must assign crew roles to its members. This
its spelljamming helm. One must be a spellcaster to fill this role. Know Your Role
When choosing role assignments, keeping the following in mind can help characters form an effective spelljamming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
five 1-foot-long pieces — the four that Halaster placed on display here, plus a fifth piece he cast away. A detect magic spell reveals no magical auras around the staff fragments. Each of the staff’s
and breaks into 1d4 + 1 pieces that must be magically mended before the staff can be used again. 39c. Mornhyld’s Bones Bones. A dwarven skull and twelve rotted bones swirl gently around each other in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. The arch is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: If three humanoids hold hands while standing within 5 feet of the gate, it opens for 1 minute. Characters must be
gown and a gold tiara.
The living unseen servant plays the harpsichord tirelessly and fights only in self-defense. A detect magic spell reveals auras of transmutation magic around the dancers who, in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
chamber. (See area 13b for details.)
All three pillars and their silver knobs radiate auras of transmutation magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell. Any creature that touches a pillar’s
alteration chamber’s reduce effect or enlarge effect is activated, roll a d6. On a 1, the chamber malfunctions. Instead of the normal effect, all creatures inside the chamber must make a DC 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
talent for magic and, with proper training, become apprentice mages. But to be accepted into one of the robed orders, a mage must officially join the Mages of High Sorcery and be subjected to the Test of
welcome, but the focal characters must be able to cast spells. Spellcasting characters with no interest in joining the Mages of High Sorcery might participate in the “Scales of War” prelude instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the dial and fills the 5-foot space directly east of the block. Any creature in this area when the gas is released must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10) acid damage on a failed
tiles must be stepped on in the correct sequence (see “Hieroglyphic Floor” below and handout 23 in appendix E). Stepping on the tiles in the wrong order triggers a trap (see “Sphinx Statues” below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
(magically heated) hangs above the door and overturns when a creature triggers the tripwire. The creature must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 33 (6d10) fire damage on a failed save, or half
Shrine that can reach the bar, which is 4 feet off the ground, can unlock it as an action. Characters hoping to get through the barred gates from the outside must break the gates down, which takes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
green dust. This dust is made of tiny, hallucinogenic spores created by moss in the chamber. A detect magic spell reveals that the moss and spores radiate auras of enchantment magic. Whenever a
creature enters this cavern, it must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a success, the creature is immune to the effect of the spores for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature is poisoned for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
perilous, and each creature doing so must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature either tumbles down the stairs before being able to stop itself or pitches over the edge and
Glass is a continual presence in their minds, moving telepathically from character to character to frantically warn them that the ghost is lying, and that it and its guardian creatures must be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always
be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To amuse themselves over the long centuries of their lives, high fae
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
locks inside the palace (see “Crown Locks” above). The inscription reads: The lion or the hart must wear the crown.
But which one should it weigh down?
P2. Palace Garden The scents of roses
motionless in the air. Fruit Trees. Many of the trees in the garden bear glittering gold and silver fruit. A detect magic spell reveals auras of divination magic around the gold fruit and auras of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
layer of ice that must be chipped away or melted before the doors can be pulled open from this side (either physically or with the aid of knock spells or a chime of opening). A fireball spell produces
door requires a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check to open or close. The iron sconces are bolted to their niches and radiate faint auras of conjuration magic under the scrutiny of a detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Task: Obstacle Course. Each cadet must complete the obstacle course by making ability checks or saving throws to overcome the following obstacles in order: Make a straight dash while targeted by loud
successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. Roll initiative to determine the order of play. In each stage in the course, a character must succeed on the indicated ability check or saving throw to overcome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, which can influence the game’s results. A bettor can send a magic item to the dungeon. The magic item must be in the bettor’s possession and be of at least uncommon rarity. Knol takes the item, then has
stars magically limned in fiery red or crackling green auras. The Fiends are playing a variation on the game three-dragon ante. The stakes are Material Plane worlds—those of the nimbus-marked stars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
creature that enters the area and can see normally is overwhelmed by multiple visions of itself. Each creature that passes through this area must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or accidentally
ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the number, but it must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
at each stop. The statue weighs 1,500 pounds. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of enchantment and necromancy magic radiating from the statue. A creature of any nonchaotic alignment
hours. A creature of any chaotic alignment that prays to St. Cuthbert for 1 minute while within 10 feet of the statue must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become blinded for 1 hour. M4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Lightning is a game in which two teams of six players compete against each other. To win, a team must eliminate the other team’s players by hitting them with a 3-inch-diameter iron ball. A player struck by
of power, and together we shall destroy them.” To destroy an item, the character must place it on the anvil and strike it three times with the hammer. Each hammer strike takes one action. On the third
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
attack. Slippery Floor. The dripping water renders the uneven floor slick with mud and slime. A creature that moves faster than half its speed along the floor must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving
in this cavern. Each round on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the pillars pulse with Abyssal energy. When this occurs, non-Fiends within 10 feet of one or more pillars must succeed on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
apparition comes the faintest of whispers: “The vampire must be destroyed. Use me as your weapon.” With that, it fades away. Treasure. A detect magic spell reveals that the thighbone radiates an aura of
a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check spots tiny holes bored into the slab’s marble base. It’s from these holes that the gas spews forth. A creature in the crypt when the gas is released must make a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
to make sure they don’t wander. Meanwhile, after a private discussion, Mirran and Nym decide that the adventurers must be eliminated. Nym goes to inform Serissa that assassins have breached
(Perception) check, see the decanter anchored behind coral branches, which must be smashed to free it. The sculpture stands 20 feet tall and has AC 11, 50 hit points, and immunity to psychic and poison damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
dank lower levels. Particularly problematic inmates end up in the Swimming Hole — a flooded and lightless shaft where prisoners must constantly tread water or risk drowning, while also fending off the
apprentices aren’t the only ones searching. Drawn up through hidden tunnels by the magical auras of both the tome and neighboring Mandorcai’s Mansion, a nothic lurks in the house’s passages, using them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
shaft where prisoners must constantly tread water or risk drowning, while also fending off the blind, biting shrimp that dwell there. Though long-term incarceration is rare in the city, there are
, leading him to suspect that it still lies hidden in the house’s walls. Unfortunately, Skoond’s apprentices aren’t the only ones searching. Drawn up through hidden tunnels by the magical auras of both