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Dungeon Master’s Guide
control and shares your Initiative count, taking its turn immediately after yours.
On your turn, you can mentally command the snake (no action required) if it is within 60 feet of you and you don
’t have the Incapacitated condition. You decide what action the snake takes and where it moves during its turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
command word to render it inanimate.
On your turn, you can mentally command the animated broom if it is within 30 feet of you and you don’t have the Incapacitated condition (no action required
). You decide what action the broom takes and where it moves during its next turn, or you can issue it a general command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location.
If the broom is reduced to 0
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
incapacitated condition and must have at least one use of Communal Spellcasting remaining, which it must immediately expend to participate (no action required).
Stone Shape (3/Day). The pech casts Stone
buildings, objects, and raw materials, making them phenomenal excavators—and, if the occasion calls for it, sappers and saboteurs. Pechs enjoy sculpting and carving vast networks of tunnels and warrens
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn't hint at the full extent of his skills or powers. A scar cuts across his handsome face, curving from the top of his left
and eliminate agents of tyranny.
As long as Quill remains in Wisteria Vale, he is immune to all damage and automatically succeeds on all saving throws. This feature is suppressed if Quill wills it (no action required) or while he is within 15 feet of Renekor the beholder.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
DM might allow a bard to engage in the Raise Morale activity by playing bawdy songs on deck to lift the crew’s spirits. The party’s pace has no effect on the activities they can engage in while
traveling by ship. Draw a Map A ship’s captain often undertakes this activity, producing a map of the ship’s progress and helps the crew get back on course if they get lost. No ability check is required
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a
of evil that calls for them to butcher or eradicate all who oppose them. In keeping with their goal of domination, the yuan-ti would rather capture potentially useful opponents than kill them. They use
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living manifestations of a wish granted—to respond to these calls.
To friendly adventurers and weary travelers along the
dust lasts until Nafas disperses it (no action required) or uses this lair action again, and it can’t be dispersed by wind.
Regional Effects
The region containing Nafas’s lair is warped
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
effect that calls for a damage roll (including Magic Missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Which Spell Scrolls can Bards understand—spells from the Bard list only, or
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the Guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature under the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. You can use Cutting Words to reduce the damage from any effect that calls for a damage roll (including magic missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Can a bard replace
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an
Concentration
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in its Duration entry, and the spell specifies how long you can concentrate on it. You can end concentration at any time (no action required).Normal activity, such as moving and attacking, doesn't
for each source of damage.Being incapacitated or killed. You lose concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated or if you die.The DM might also decide that certain environmental phenomena, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
decide that a threat can be noticed only by characters in a particular rank. For example, as the characters are exploring a maze of tunnels, the DM might decide that only those characters in the back rank
decide what happens next. Either group might decide to attack, initiate a conversation, run away, or wait to see what the other group does. Surprising Foes. If the adventurers encounter a hostile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
their dwarf fighter friend behind.
Noticing Threats Use the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the characters to determine whether anyone in the group notices a hidden threat. The DM might decide
that a threat can be noticed only by characters in a particular rank. For example, as the characters are exploring a maze of tunnels, the DM might decide that only those characters in the back rank
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Optional Class Features You gain class features in the Player’s Handbook when you reach certain levels in your class. This section offers additional features that you can gain as a bard. Unlike the
features in the Player’s Handbook, you don’t gain the features here automatically. Consulting with your DM, you decide whether to gain a feature in this section if you meet the level requirement noted
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Power. Powered armor originally required energy cells to fuel it, but was adapted by Kwalish to be fueled by the life energy of the creature wearing it. You might decide that the armor can also draw
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
else. Most of the time, a saving throw comes into play when an effect — such as a spell, monster ability, or trap — calls for it, telling you what kind of saving throw is involved and providing a DC for
it. Other times, a situation arises that clearly calls for a saving throw, especially when a character is subjected to a harmful effect that can’t be hedged out by armor or a shield. It’s up to you to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
a character and the character has a chance to avoid or resist it. Most of the time, a saving throw comes into play when an effect—such as a spell, monster ability, or trap—calls for it, telling you
what kind of saving throw is involved and providing a DC for it. In other situations that call for a saving throw, it’s up to you to decide which ability score is involved. The Abilities, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws table offers suggestions.
Paladin
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while you were at prayer? Did another paladin sense the potential within you and decide to train you as a squire? Or did some terrible event—the destruction of your home, perhaps—drive you to
BREAKING YOUR OATH
A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes the right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation calls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Subclasses Class Subclass Level Available Description Barbarian Path of the Ancestral Guardian 3rd Calls on the spirits of honored ancestors to protect others Barbarian Path of the Storm Herald
3rd Filled with a rage that channels the primal magic of the storm Barbarian Path of the Zealot 3rd Fueled by a religious zeal that visits destruction on foes Bard College of Glamour 3rd Wields the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
road, or a situation the characters are asked to resolve. You decide the scope of the decision the characters must make. You can ask them to make a simple choice (“Do you want to take the path along
small dungeon or an encounter (which might involve multiple ability checks or even combat). Let the character of the player who flipped the card be the focus of the day’s events and make any required
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard Class Features As a Bard, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Bard levels. These features are listed in the Bard Features table. Bard Features ——Spell Slots
All Trades D6 2 5 3 — — — — — — — — 3 +2 Bard Subclass D6 2 6 4 2 — — — — — — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement D6 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Font of Inspiration D8 3 9 4 3 2 — — — — — — 6 +3 Subclass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Class Features As a Bard, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Bard levels. These features are listed in the Bard Features table. Bard Features ——Spell Slots
All Trades D6 2 5 3 — — — — — — — — 3 +2 Bard Subclass D6 2 6 4 2 — — — — — — — 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement D6 3 7 4 3 — — — — — — — 5 +3 Font of Inspiration D8 3 9 4 3 2 — — — — — — 6 +3 Subclass
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Spaceship Features, Level 3 The third level of the spaceship comprises a botanical garden, a menagerie, and the crew rooms required to maintain them. This level of the spaceship has the following
harmless and use the stat blocks of familiar, earthly counterparts such as hawks, frogs, and rats. Animal calls, screeches, and whistles pervade this level’s natural chambers. Random Garden Encounters
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Leveling Up Some DMs let characters gain the benefits of a new level as soon as the characters have the required XP, which gives the players the joy of using the new features and spells they gain
new level, a character must train for a number of days before gaining any class features associated with the new level. You can decide whether the character can train independently or requires a trainer
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dominate Monster Level 8 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
One creature you can see
this link to issue commands to the target (no action required), such as “Attack that creature,” “Move over there,” or “Fetch that object.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. An encounter might indeed be the prelude to a battle, a parley, or some other interaction. What happens next depends on what the characters try, or what you decide is bound to occur. The tables also
include entries for what the Dungeon Master’s Guide calls “encounters of a less monstrous nature.” Many of these results cry out to be customized or detailed, which offers you an opportunity to connect
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
receive a writ exempting them for twelve months, but the writ must be produced every month when the Guard calls, or a new payment is required. If the Guard knocks at a door and receives no answer, a notice
household) raised to directly pay for needed repairs or expansions A lance tax raised to provide a payroll for mercenaries hired by the city when required (usually 1 shard per household each tenday until the Lords repeal the tax)
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dominate Person Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
One Humanoid you can see within range
link to issue commands to the target (no action required), such as “Attack that creature,” “Move over there,” or “Fetch that object.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it completes an
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Dominate Monster Level 8 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
One creature you can see
this link to issue commands to the target (no action required), such as “Attack that creature,” “Move over there,” or “Fetch that object.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Dominate Person Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
One Humanoid you can see within range
link to issue commands to the target (no action required), such as “Attack that creature,” “Move over there,” or “Fetch that object.” The target does its best to obey on its turn. If it completes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Geas Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: 30 days
You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see
within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Leomund’s Tiny Hut Level 3 Evocation (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 Minute
Range: Self (10 ft. Sphere)
Components: V, S, M (a crystal bead)
Duration: 8 Hours
A 10-foot Emanation
to have Dim Light or Darkness (no action required). The Emanation is opaque from the outside and of any color you choose, but it’s transparent from the inside. The spell ends early if you leave the Emanation or if you cast it again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Leomund’s Tiny Hut Level 3 Evocation (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a crystal bead)
Duration: 8 hours
A 10-foot Emanation springs into
Light or Darkness (no action required). The Emanation is opaque from the outside and of any color you choose, but it’s transparent from the inside. The spell ends early if you leave the Emanation or if you cast it again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Geas Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: 30 days
You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see
within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Programmed Illusion Level 6 Illusion (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (jade dust worth 25+ GP)
Duration: Until dispelled
You create an illusion of an
you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes. When the trigger you specify occurs, the illusion springs into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Etherealness Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Up to 8 hours
You step into the border regions of the
spell. CRAIG J SPEARING The Wizard Evard calls on his infamous spell, Evard’s Black Tentacles, to teach reckless bandits a lesson