bards bare diffusing contiguous requires

Dream Eater

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards and other persuasive adventurers find themselves uniquely poised to

eater. A creature within 15 feet of the dream eater also can use its action to attempt to free an engulfed target. Doing so requires the creature to use its action to make a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires hard study

of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

circle in chalk on the bare stone floor, then sprinkles powdered iron along every line and graceful curve. When the circle is complete, he drones a long incantation. A hole opens in space inside the

. Some aspire to become like the gods, shaping reality itself. Though the casting of a typical spell requires merely the utterance of a few strange words, fleeting gestures, and sometimes a pinch or

Learning from Experience

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

Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires

hard study and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent

Learning from Experience

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

Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires

hard study and some measure of natural talent that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard to spot the difference between these performers and true bards, though. A bard’s life is spent

Instrument of the Bards

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

Instrument of the Bards Wondrous Item, Rarity Varies (Requires Attunement by a Bard) An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments

exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the spells common to all instruments, as well as the spells specific to each one and its rarity. A creature that attempts

Instrument of the Bards

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

Instrument of the Bards Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement by a bard) An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way

Build Your Group

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

Build Your Group A head of state like Prince Oargev requires a variety of adventurers to do the range of tasks they require. Depending on the kinds of work you do, your party might include some or

Charisma to work in the service of the state. These characters often come from a noble background and bring proficiency in skills such as Intimidation and Persuasion to their work. Bards are natural fits in

Second Skin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Casting alter self in this way requires no spell slot, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it this way again. Your spellcasting ability for this spell is Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma

sound of ringing temple bells 4 Hearing a particular melody 5 Touching pure silver with your bare skin 6 Seeing someone resembling a specific individual

Bard: College of Spirits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards

Tales table immediately ends the effect of the previous tale. If the tale requires a saving throw, the DC equals your spell save DC. Spirit Tales Bardic Insp. Die Tale Told Through You 1 Tale

Build Your Group

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

be a character with plenty of training and experience in the dangerous life of an adventurer. Sometimes called tomb raiders or grave robbers, such characters know that groundbreaking work requires

skills. Bards and rogues make natural academic Financiers, as do those with the charlatan and noble backgrounds. Research Assistant. Whether their seeking to graduate, get published, or make their

Lost Treasures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Company of the Yellow Banner was vanquished trying to obtain this lost jewel, which is rumored to have the power to resurrect the ancient dead. If the Eye of Zaltec indeed has such power, it requires

of the bards (area 48), and Unkh’s robe of scintillating colors (area 55). If, in your estimation, a player did an extraordinary job roleplaying a trickster god’s flaw, the god’s spirit might reward

Dream Eater

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two

engulfing its prey in a phantasmagorical nightmare. The key to defeating a dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards

requires the creature to use its action to make a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the engulfed target the nightmare isn’t real, with the target escaping on a success. The creature

15. Cleric's Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

the cleric’s bedchamber opens into a vestibule where the cleric of Umberlee kept her personal belongings. Stone shelves stand against the bare stone walls, and two wooden chests rest in the middle of

. Picking a lock requires thieves’ tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. One chest contains five outfits of traveler’s clothes sized for a large human female. The other chest holds priestly vestments

Targets

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

Targets A typical spell requires you to pick one or more targets to be affected by the spell's magic. A spell's description tells you whether the spell targets creatures, objects, or a point of

magic depends on the Weave, though different kinds of magic access it in a variety of ways. The spells of wizards, warlocks, sorcerers, and bards are commonly called arcane magic. These spells rely on

Ataaz Muhahah

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

successful DC 5 Intelligence check. If it’s not cleaned first, the DC increases to 10. If it’s cleaned by scraping with bare hands, the golem interprets that as tracing the maze incorrectly and

effectively only 15 feet, while jumping from low to high is effectively 25 feet. Crumbling remains of the parapets shorten the distance by another 5 feet, but landing on one of those thin surfaces requires a

Lair Locations

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

successful DC 13 Wisdom (Survival) or Intelligence (Investigation) check. Following the tracks allows the party to discover the door automatically. Otherwise, spotting the door requires a successful DC

description below as needed. This room is bare except for two wooden benches, set opposite each other against the longer walls. A handful of lizardfolk stand at attention, ready to move into action

I: Camp Carrionclay

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, made with disadvantage if the character doesn’t speak Draconic. I3: Watchtower The bare wooden beams of the camp’s central watchtower support a makeshift platform with just enough room for four soldiers

iron and locked with padlocks. Opening a lock requires the key held by Urta or a successful DC 17 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A character inside a cage has disadvantage on this check. Sea

28. Grick Snack Watch Post

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

magic surrounding the obelisk, and the goblinoids believe (incorrectly) that Xanathar can see through the obelisk’s eye to keep watch on them. The first character to touch the obelisk with a bare hand

38, the two-headed statue in area 39a, and the stairs west of the statue that lead down to level 2. Casting dispel magic on the obelisk renders it nonfunctional. Toppling the obelisk requires a

1. Entry Hall

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

room contains six stuffed armchairs with garish upholstery. 1c. Coat Room The walls of this room are lined with rows of bare metal hooks. 1d. Water Closet This room is equipped with stone sinks and

top of the stairs leading down to level 10. For safe passage through Dweomercore, it requires one of the following: A payment of one magic item per party member Slaying the bone devil in area 47 If

Halflings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Scholars, wizards, druids, and bards of other races have different ideas about how halflings escape peril, suggesting that by virtue of something in their nature, they occupy a special place in the

requires a rogue slipping into a dragon’s den or the local militia repelling an orc attack by refusing to yield, halflings surprise larger folk again and again with their unflappable nature. Happy with

Encounters in the Villa

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

that lead to a two-story brick mansion and eastward toward a detached coach house. An arcane lock spell is cast on the gates. Forcing them open requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check

, while picking the lock requires a successful DC 20 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The spell doesn’t bar members of the Gralhund family, their staff, their guards, or Lady Gralhund’s

Wheelwatch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

each have a mechanism to open and close that gate. Unlocking a gate mechanism requires using one of the outpost’s three gate keys or succeeding on a DC 14 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Once

soldiers (see appendix B) watch the surrounding land. W3: Northwest Guard Tower Narrow windows line the walls of this bare stone room. In the southeast corner, a ladder climbs to the floor above. On

Iggwilv's Cauldron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Iggwilv’s Cauldron Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement by a Spellcaster) Iggwilv crafted this wondrous cauldron with the help of her adoptive mother, the archfey Baba Yaga. The cauldron has

cauldron is made of solid gold and embossed on the outside with images of bare-branched trees, falling leaves, and broomsticks. In its second form, the cauldron is made of iron and embossed on the

Conservatory Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

. Bare hooks and pale rectangles mark places on the walls where paintings once hung. Standing in the southwest corner near a single door is a stuffed wolf, its glassy gaze fixed on a stone staircase

(Religion) check realizes that it’s used by worshipers of Graz’zt to commune with the demon lord, who requires a blood sacrifice. As an action, a character can spill some of their own blood into the bowl and

The Fissure

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

characters using the rope, but requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check by anyone climbing down the rough stone walls. On a failed check, a character tumbles down the sloping fissure and

key, they can open the doors without consequences. Opening the lock without the key requires a successful DC 17 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Any unsuccessful attempt to pick the lock triggers

6. Annam's Temple

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

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

taken from its niche, it loses its magic forever. Statues The big statue in the middle of the temple depicts Annam the All-Father. The statue’s face is a mask of bare rock, bereft of facial features

Spaceship Locations, Level 3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

: Dangerous Animals Exhibit (Violet) Bare fence posts line this spacious menagerie, as if to support a wide enclosure. Five small, many-legged badgers with golden fur romp amid the foliage. This former

return the lift to the level above. S55: Deadly Reptiles Exhibit (Violet) This menagerie is overgrown with vegetation. Bare fence posts spark intermittently with electrical arcs, marking the outlines of

Ironslag: Lower Level

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

a fountain of black fire, stands in the middle of this well-lit room. Bare marble shelves jut from the walls at heights of 10 and 15 feet. Standing against the northwest wall is an iron golem with a

is deactivated and incapacitated, although that fact isn’t readily apparent. Activating the iron golem requires one to speak the proper command word. Not even Duke Zalto knows it. Casting an identify

Platinum Room Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

in death-defying feats. Beneath, on an island of bare stone floating amid a misty expanse, stands a plain archway and a circular desk attended by a well-dressed tiefling. Luminous symbols on a

seconds. If removed from where it hovers, the sphere functions as a normal crystal ball. Portal. A one-way portal here connects with area P1. It requires a powdered fox tooth to open—both archons here

Brimstone Hold Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

up or down as an action from the first floors of the adjoining towers. Lifting the bars from within the central yard of area B2 requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check, while bursting

the gates from area B1 or B4 requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. Any Medium or smaller creature attempting to force open one of these doors has disadvantage on its ability check to

Fortress Level 1

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

forced open by a character who makes a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. Once the characters are inside, read the following: You see a bare, spartan room. Ahead, a short corridor off the

. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the

Lyn Armaal, Level 3

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

. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled

requires powdered diamond worth 5,000 gp as an additional material component. The powdered diamond, like the powdered ruby also needed to cast the spell, must be sprinkled over the duplicate and is

Holrow Homestead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu

papers and a journal; a bookshelf with books, beakers, and jars of mosses and bark; and a few decorative items along the walls. Two wooden chairs face a small, bare table. Characters who approach the

locations requires a successful DC 18 Dexterity (Stealth) check. When the characters arrive, the north door is kept shut with wooden planks placed along the floor inside the barn door, preventing the

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the

, counterfeit Watch tokens, rare poisons, and other contraband. Access to these dealers requires Guild approval or significant bribes to the Cellarers. In addition to harboring illicit businesses, the

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