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Spell Sniper Legacy

Feats Player’s Handbook (2014)

range is doubled. Your ranged spell attacks ignore half cover and three-quarters cover. You learn one cantrip that requires an attack roll. Choose the cantrip from the bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer

, warlock, or wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you chose from: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.

College of Swords

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most

weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers. College of Swords Features Bard Level Feature

College of Swords (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most

weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers. College of Swords Features Bard Level Feature

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

trapped in the crystal, which is immovable. If the saving throw succeeds, the crystal shatters and nothing else happens. A creature trapped in the crystal is stunned, has total cover against attacks and

thin cloak of mist forms around her. Blades of ice grow out of her body at odd angles, breaking off before they get too long. When she moves, her body crackles. In this form, Auril creates weapons of

Spell Sniper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

spell that requires you to make an attack roll, the spell’s range is doubled. Your ranged spell attacks ignore half cover and three-quarters cover. You learn one cantrip that requires an attack roll

. Choose the cantrip from the bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you chose from: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

light sources or darkvision. Stalagmites. Found in many of the natural caverns, these spires of rock rise up from the floor and can be used for cover (see “Cover” in the Basic Rules). BOOMING WAVES

underground hot spring. That spring boils over continuously to produce a surge that slams into a narrow funnel, making a sound like breaking surf. Describe this sound to players on occasion. It will pique their curiosity and lure them toward its source, drawing them deeper into the mine as a consequence.

Wave Echo Cave Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

of the natural caverns, these rock spires can provide cover. Booming Waves The rhythmic thunder of pounding waves echoes throughout the mine—loud enough to make the stone underfoot vibrate. The waves

spring boils over continuously, producing a surge that slams into a narrow funnel and sounds like breaking surf. Describe this sound to players on occasion; it should pique their curiosity and lure them toward its source—and consequently draw them deeper into the mine.

Credits

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

: Trish Yochum Graphic Designer: Trystan Falcone Cover Illustrators: Hydro74, Tyler Jacobson Interior Illustrators: Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Zoltan Boros, Christopher Burdett, Paul Scott Canavan

Johnson, Omega “Critical Bard” Jones, Ty Koebernick, Erin Kramer, Dan LaValby, Randy Lenius, Joshua Mendenhall, Connor Miller, Glen Miller, Nick Mitchell, Tim O’Hara, Michele Picard, Bob Pursley, Jeff

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Bard There is nothing I would like to do more than explain to you why I’m standing here with stolen goods and my rapier sticking out of this still-warm corpse, officer. I assure you, I have a

copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things

Guards and Wards

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

Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP) Duration: 24 hours You create a ward that protects up to

can cover up to ten doors with an illusion to make them appear as plain sections of wall. Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as in the Web spell. These strands regrow

Rogue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Rangers, whose cover is that they have nothing to do with rangers or the undead 6 The Loyalists, ironically known for breaking contracts at an alarming rate 7 The Robust Vultures, who

white feet, once the pet of a rich merchant’s spoiled child. She almost blew your cover. Now she knows when to keep quiet, and she’s great at catching mice. 6 A small statue of a ballerina, broken

Guards and Wards

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

Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP) Duration: 24 hours You create a ward that protects up to

can cover up to ten doors with an illusion to make them appear as plain sections of wall. Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top to bottom, as in the Web spell. These strands regrow

The Chardalyn Caper

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

alive, Durth Sunblight, a duergar mind master (see appendix C), leads three duergar named Klaska, Ossyl, and Zublorr to the Town Hall under the cover of night, making their way inside through the north

. After killing the guards with their war picks, the duergar finish breaking apart the figurehead. Each duergar carries one sack that can hold up to five 20-pound fragments of chardalyn. After filling their

Consequences

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

rules cover what happens on a natural 20 (it’s a Critical Hit) or a natural 1 (it always misses). Resist the temptation to add additional negative consequences to a natural 1 on an attack roll: the

automatic failure is bad enough. And characters typically make so many attack rolls that they’re bound to roll dozens of natural 1s over time. What might seem like an interesting consequence, like breaking the weapon used for the attack, will quickly get tiresome.

Hobgoblin Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

damage. Provides Half Cover. A creature behind the barricade has Half Cover. Breaking the Barricade. The barricade has AC 15, HP 4, and Immunity to Poison and Psychic damage. If reduced to 0 Hit

Symbol

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

Symbol Level 7 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (powdered diamond worth 1,000+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until

dispelled or triggered You inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor or wall) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest). The glyph can cover an area

College of Swords

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and

. With their weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers. College of Swords Features Bard Level Feature 3rd Bonus

Glyph of Warding

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

Glyph of Warding Level 3 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (powdered diamond worth 200+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until

as a book or chest) 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

Glyph of Warding

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

Glyph of Warding Level 3 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (powdered diamond worth 200+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until

as a book or chest) 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

Symbol

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

Symbol Level 7 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (powdered diamond worth 1,000+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Until

dispelled or triggered You inscribe a harmful glyph either on a surface (such as a section of floor or wall) or within an object that can be closed (such as a book or chest). The glyph can cover an area

Ephara's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Ephara’s Champions Alignment: Usually lawful, often neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, monk, paladin, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Light Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte, athlete

breaking just laws for personal gain Ephara’s Devotee Piety 3+ Ephara trait Ephara grants you insight into how people communicate. You can cast comprehend languages with this trait, requiring no

Traditionalists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

merchants in town, but he now faces an intractable problem. Gellan made his fortune through smuggling, his textile and lumber exports serving as a cover for his illegal activities. When Saltmarsh was

it means breaking the law. Gellan secretly believes that even if he is caught, he can spend his way back into the town’s good graces by throwing the biggest, most extravagant festival Saltmarsh has

Patrons in the Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

power and influence for me. Slay, and let the rot cover all. Fear me, and obey.” Tyranthraxus, also called the Possessing Spirit and the Flamed One, seeks to rule the world through the bodies of others

. Similar to the Earthmother, it uses magical pools as windows into the world to spread its influence. Zargon, the Returner, also called the Invincible Tyrant, is said to be an undying and unkillable

Attack on Bryn Shander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

walls, not targeting anyone or anything specifically but looking to cause widespread panic. As townsfolk take cover, Drufi and her two giant bodyguards try to break down the southwest gate and fight their

can either confront the giants and the winter wolves that are breaking through the southwest gate or deal with the rock-hurling giants as they see fit. Once the characters choose their enemies, assume

26. Terraced Aquarium

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4

opens into a corridor that passes under the higher tiers of the room. Breaking Glass. If any of the glass walls are broken, a weak wall of force will activate immediately in front of the door on the

tiers and cover the floor of the middle tier to a depth of about 2 feet. The water will slowly drain out of four small drains in the corners of the bottom tier, but it will take a good three hours to do

22. Garrux's Brewery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

weighing 50 pounds or more steps on a pit’s cover, it swings open like a trapdoor, causing the creature to spill into the pit below and take 2d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall. The lid is spring-loaded

under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell. Treasure. Each barrel contains 40 gallons of dwarven ale that has been magically preserved for centuries. Removing a barrel’s lid or breaking the barrel

Build Your Group

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Investigator or a Confiscator right under a target’s nose—or provide cover to agents with different specialties as they do their jobs. A high Charisma, proficiency with the disguise kit (or access to spells that

Operator, who might end up stepping into a different role when the need arises. The Operator is often a bard and might come from a soldier or noble background (being accustomed to leadership in one

N5. Arasek Stockyard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

). They sell items from the Adventuring Gear table in the Player’s Handbook that have a price of 25 gp or less, but at five times the price. Rictavio’s Carnival Wagon The colorful half-elf bard

containing 50 ep bearing Strahd’s profile and six gemstones (worth 100 gp each) A small prayer book (worth 50 gp) with a green leather cover and indecipherable notes in the margins A healer’s kit Three wooden

Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

against other giants, smaller folk, and even beings from the Outer Planes. Destiny gamblers wear half masks that cover their eyes. The masks’ runic magic allows these giants not only to see normally, but

. Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler Huge Giant (Bard), Any Alignment Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 337 (27d12 + 162) Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover) STR 27 (+8) DEX 12 (+1) CON

18. Drow Fortress

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the first and second floors provide three-quarters cover to those standing behind them. The rooftop battlements provide variable cover, depending on the angle of attack. Iron ladders and trapdoors

connect each level of a tower, and the trapdoor in the roof can be bolted shut from below. Breaking through a bolted trapdoor requires a successful DC 27 Strength (Athletics) check. Each tower contains

Kraken

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

cloud of inky poison colors the water around it. Galleons and warships vanish when its tentacles uncoil from the deep, the kraken breaking their masts like kindling before drawing down ships and crew

the grapple ends. While swallowed, the creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the kraken, and it takes 42 (12d6) acid damage at the start of

2. Feasting Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

restrained and unable to speak, and it has total cover. When Guh drops to 0 hit points, Snerk is no longer restrained and tumbles into an unoccupied space next to her, gasping for air. He isn’t one of the

15 that deals 7 or more damage. Not only does this send Guh tumbling to the floor, but on her next turn she tries to stand up and instead rolls into the nearest pit, breaking through the wooden

The Doom Raiders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending, minor illusion, vicious mockery 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds

, setting up a cover in the Trades Ward in the form of a cramped little shop called Weirdbottle’s Concoctions. Most of his potions and elixirs are nonmagical, but he crafts magical ones for his Zhent

Other Adventuring Gear

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

as a spellcasting focus. Ball Bearings. As an action, you can spill these tiny metal balls from their pouch to cover a level, square area that is 10 feet on a side. A creature moving across the covered

spellbook (described later in this section). Caltrops. As an action, you can spread a bag of caltrops to cover a square area that is 5 feet on a side. Any creature that enters the area must succeed on a DC

Searching for Dran Enterprises

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Searching for Dran Enterprises The characters’ main goal in this episode is to find Dran Enterprises’ secret headquarters. However, owing to that organization’s habit of breaking the legs of anyone

helping the bard land a paying gig at a tavern, or seeking out one of the Ships or the loremasters of the Arcane Brotherhood to learn of his father. Helping Dabahl could lead to an encounter with a guild

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