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Instrument of the Bards
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The
’t be used to cast that spell again until the next dawn. The spells use your spellcasting ability and spell save DC.
You can play the instrument while casting a spell that causes any of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Advancement. This adventure uses the milestone experience rule. Under this rule, completing certain events in the campaign causes the characters to level up. See “Advancement” later in this introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Advancement. This adventure uses the milestone experience rule. Under this rule, completing certain events in the campaign causes the characters to level up. See “Advancement” later in this introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
removing a few opponents from combat encounters. If the group is bigger, add opponents to the fights. Consider altering encounters for smaller groups to avoid overly tough battles. Character
Advancement. This adventure uses the milestone experience rule. Under this rule, completing certain events in the campaign causes the characters to level up. See “Advancement” later in this introduction.
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
considered an inanimate object, not a creature. Medium or smaller creatures that squeeze inside it can use the outer shell and inner mechanisms as cover. Bigger creatures can’t fit inside the
or combined Strength of 18. The sarcophagus contains nothing but dust, bones, and Lulz’s bronzed skull. Removing Lulz’s skull from the sarcophagus causes mechanisms in the surrounding walls to grind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Action Options This section provides new action options for combat. They can be added as a group or individually to your game. Climb onto a Bigger Creature If one creature wants to jump onto another
or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If the attacker wins the contest, the attack causes no damage or other ill effect, but the defender drops the item. The attacker has disadvantage on its attack roll if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
an easy escape. A falling portcullis trap can be especially devious if it causes a portcullis to drop some distance away from the pressure plate that activates the trap. Although the trap is deep in
entryway to the inner sanctum delivers a fiery rebuke to intruders. Trigger. Anyone who steps on the mosaic causes fire to erupt from it. Those who openly wear holy symbols of Pyremius don’t trigger this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
evening sky during a royal wedding. The light grows bigger and causes lively discussion between the revelers. It turns out to be a comet that crashes into the wedding, killing everyone. 2 Lament of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, leaving the drow to fight Halaster and his minions alone. The Mad Mage rounded up the remaining dark elves, trapping some of their souls for use in his dark magic, while twisting the bodies and
who dwell near it for too long. The knot permeates Undermountain, and the madness it causes typically manifests as an obsession with the dungeon itself. Those affected by the knot in the Weave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are six statues half its size, each impressive in its own right and depicting a paragon of a type of giant: hill, stone, frost, fire, cloud, and storm. These smaller statues face the bigger one in the
magic spell. Touching a sconce with an open flame causes a spectral fire to appear above the sconce. This flame sheds light and heat like a normal torch, and it burns until smothered. If a sconce is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Spilling a few drops of Humanoid blood into the brazier causes the brazier’s coals to produce a hissing purple flame and oily, purplish smoke that reeks of offal. When Sythian summons the flame and
utter a prayer to Graz’zt; doing so has a 10 percent chance of annoying the demon lord, who causes four shadow demons to appear in the room and attack. These demons return to the Abyss after 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
equal to the roll of the die. Anyone who gets a 12 or higher takes half that number, rounded down. So if you roll a 5 on the d6, the characters who failed the saving throw take 5 Bludgeoning damage, and
, the chamber’s shaking causes the secret door to open a bit, allowing the characters to notice it without needing to make any checks. The secret door is neither trapped nor locked and is easily opened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Once broken, the mirror’s magic is gone forever. E8. First Tomb of the Half-Moon The stone door to this tomb is engraved with a white semicircle (the symbol of a half-moon), with its rounded edge facing
tomb is engraved with a white semicircle (the symbol of a half-moon), with its rounded edge facing toward the left. The door is locked from the outside unless the light of the gnomon or a moonbeam spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case
the doors with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Trying to open the door without the proper key causes the suits of animated armor to attack. The wooden doors open into a dazzling, spacious
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
faint aura of conjuration magic surrounding the fireplace. Any creature that points at the fireplace and speaks the word “ild” causes a magical, crackling fire to erupt within it. The fire lasts for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
gain a random form of short-term madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Removing a crystal from the wall causes that crystal to stop glowing and become worthless. Removing
all of the crystals from the wall by hand takes 24 hours of work divided by the number of creatures performing the task (rounded down). As long as at least one crystal remains embedded in the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
children issues from small cracks in the walls of this building. Inside, two goblin bosses are minding twenty goblin children (noncombatants). The bigger children are being taught how to bully the
placed in the dragon’s mouth, which causes the dragon head to animate and chomp down on the gem (destroying it). Characters must be 9th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
full deck of illusions. Crypt 10 Sir Leonid Krushkin (Sir Lee the Crusher): Bigger than life, he loved his jewelry An oversized skeleton draped in jewelry and rags lies atop an elongated marble slab
, the glider breaks, and the wearer falls. The glider has AC 12, 1 hit point, and a 15-foot wingspan. Any damage causes it to break and become inoperable. A mending cantrip can repair the damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
they’re needed by the efreet. Secret Door. A creature can open the secret door leading to area B26 by pulling on a false book on the lowest rack of the bookshelf, which causes the adjoining section of
here when he isn’t conducting business in area B25 or entertaining visitors in area B26. Treasure. The lyre is an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) decorated with carvings of phoenixes. Jarazoun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
holy symbol of Oghma, god of knowledge and patron to bards and wizards. If the check succeeds by 3 or more, the character intuits that rededicating the shrine to Oghma could help against the zombies
. Neither magic nor an eyeball is needed to open the double door from the south. On the door’s south side is a stone pedal; stepping on it causes the double door to swing open. N12: Hall of the Whispered One
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
against this chamber’s wide, rounded wall. They merge seamlessly with the wrinkled, gray walls and floor as though melted into them. Only their upper torsos and heads remain free, and each lifeless face
legendary silver swords of githyanki manufacture. The greatsword is lodged into the wall but can be pulled free with little effort. Doing so causes the impaled intellect snare to drop to the ground with a
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in a 15-foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet
Scroll of Tarrasque Summoning Scroll, legendary
Using an action to read the scroll causes the tarrasque (see the creature’s entry
keep their cities aloft and empower their magic items. The bigger the mythallar, the more magic it can hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter.
The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
their staff back in Phandalin, getting them to use scrutineering or research to find out more. If you want to make Neverwinter a bigger part of your campaign, more information about the city can be
something. If the characters push the issue, a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check causes Squid to dish up information. Any Charisma (Intimidation) check inspires him to first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
flower beds, trees, and topiaries. The streams are 2 feet deep and easily forded. Minor damage to the garden is tolerated, but widespread destruction causes the iron lion in area P9 and the iron hart in
scare off the characters. The ettercaps lack the courage to fight anything bigger than a pixie, but they defend themselves if attacked. An ettercap reduced to 22 hit points or fewer tries to flee by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
reduced to dust. Unless noted otherwise, a character’s life expectancy is around 100 years. If a character is killed in this way, the multiversal glitch causes them to reappear somewhere out of the other
). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
not moving; doing so locks both doors and causes the pegasi to revert to inanimate glass statues. Development. Characters can use the carriage to travel beyond Prismeer to other locations in the
Regeneration trait. The jabberwock is friendly toward Zybilna and hostile toward everything else, though it thinks twice about attacking anything bigger than itself. Throwing food at the jabberwock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
gp and 700 sp. L17: Boulder Heap Small, rounded boulders are carefully stacked here, blocking the entrance to a wide tunnel.
The boulders are obviously not a natural formation. Chossos (see area
dao is scattered over the lake, the cage instantly rusts away. A successful Dispel Magic (DC 18) spell cast on the cage causes it to crumble. Kasdu’ul has had many years to contemplate the cage’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
represents the visage of Bhaal and has no magical properties. The humanoid entrails were left on the altar as an offering to the god of murder. Pouring a vial of holy water on the entrails causes them
to melt away and also causes the altar to smolder. D8. Moldy Tapestry The back wall of this dry alcove is hung with a 5-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall tapestry. It depicts a grisly scene of four faceless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
a Periapt of Proof against Poison left over from an unlucky explorer the behir digested. L16: Boulder Heap Small, rounded boulders are carefully stacked here, blocking the entrance to a wide tunnel
successful Dispel Magic (DC 18) spell cast on the cage causes it to crumble. Kasdu’ul has had many years to contemplate the cage’s magical construction. She might propose one of these methods to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gone. The ropes holding up the gong can be cut with two swings of a sword. If the gong is struck inside the cavern, its deep tone echoes throughout the cavern and causes a few large icicles to break away
of acolytes, assassins, guards, knights, spies, and veterans. Evildoers and enemies of the Gilded Eye are rounded up and brought to Helm’s Hold to face judgment. Those deemed to be under “demonic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
interested in the philosophy of magic, not bigger and more powerful spells or artifacts. However, scattered among the curios are a potion of greater healing, a potion of hill giant strength, a scroll of
. Trapped Stairs. The lever in area M9 also causes the stairs leading into this room to collapse, creating a steep slide. A character actively searching the stairs for traps notices the collapsing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are even more formidable than the knights and have served the city well for years. Silverymoon is also a haven for Harpers — not surprising, given that many Harpers are wizards and bards. Grand and
mound are finally laid to rest. Suggested Encounter The presence of a living creature within 30 feet of the oak tree causes the ghost of an Uthgardt chieftain to appear next to the tree. It enters the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
or some other similarly sized and sturdy object under the pressure plate prevents it from activating. 9. Dragon Riddle Dust fills this hall like a layer of gray snow. In the rounded northern end of
causes the dragon to utter a riddle in Common (to viewers, it seems as though the stone jaws are actually moving). The dragon’s riddle is as follows:
We come at night without being fetched;
we