barriers body diffusing chanting rogues

Soulknife

Classes Player’s Handbook

Strike Foes with Psionic Blades A Soulknife strikes with the mind, cutting through barriers both physical and psychic. These Rogues discover psionic power within themselves and channel it to do

Intellect Devourer Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Detect Sentience. The intellect devourer can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless

Intelligence. Body Thief. The intellect devourer initiates an Intelligence contest with an incapacitated humanoid within 5 feet of it that isn’t protected by protection from evil and good. If it wins

Soulknife Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, cutting through barriers both physical and psychic. These rogues discover psionic power within themselves and channel it to do their roguish work. They find easy employment as members of thieves&rsquo

; guilds, though they are often mistrusted by rogues who are leery of anyone using strange mind powers to conduct their business. Most governments would also be happy to employ a Soulknife as a spy. Amid

Brain in Iron

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

Detect Sentience. The brain in a jar can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the

operate a new mechanical body. The brains share insights and knowledge with one another, and have typically been taken from creatures that desired to prolong their consciousness — or that were tasked

Swarm of Scarabs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

of its hit points or fewer. If the target is a creature, scarabs burrow into its body, and the creature takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ravenous Bites

manifest. Swarm Behavior d4 Behavior 1 Crawls on walls in a vaguely bipedal shape 2 Makes skittering noises that sound like whispered chanting 3 Skeletal visages, giant

Brain in a Jar

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Detect Sentience. The brain can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature

laughterThrough rituals combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being is encased in a glass jar filled with preserving fluids and the liquefied goop of their body&rsquo

Diderius

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

Magic Resistance. Diderius has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. Diderius gains a new body in 24 hours if his heart is intact, regaining all his hit

points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of Diderius’s heart. Spellcasting. Diderius is a 10th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell

Mummy Lord Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Magic Resistance. The mummy lord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. A destroyed mummy lord gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is intact

, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the mummy lord's heart. Spellcasting. The mummy lord is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability

Fungal Servant

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Magic Resistance. The fungal servant has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. A destroyed fungal servant gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is

intact, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the fungal servant’s heart. Spellcasting. The fungal servant is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its

Gorka Tharn

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Magic Resistance. The mummy lord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. A destroyed mummy lord gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is intact

, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the mummy lord's heart. Spellcasting. The mummy lord is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability

Valin Sarnaster

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Magic Resistance. Valin has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. While her heart remains in Alessia’s body, Valin re-forms inside her sarcophagus

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Hit Point Reduction"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse

8. Shrine of the Horned King

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

. The fog swirls through this cavern, agitated by the dancing of eleven chanting minotaurs. Offal Pile. Low stone barriers constrain a massive pile of rotting, dismembered body parts. Altar. Behind

stench of death that permeates the dungeon is strongest here. As the characters approach this 50-foot-high cave, they hear minotaurs chanting and stomping. This area contains the following: Minotaurs

7. Halls of Worship

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

7. Halls of Worship Cultists gather in this area to worship Shar and suffer Keresta’s tests of devotion. 7a. Crawling Rats Characters hear human voices chanting as they approach this chamber, which

kneel on rough woven mats in the center of this area, chanting in low tones. A human cult fanatic engulfed in a swarm of rats stands quietly in their midst. The kneeling cultists are named Caradoc

Tell Us In Song!

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

you may choose another student from the “Fellow Students” section in chapter 3. Read or paraphrase the following: You hear enthusiastic chanting and clapping. In the library’s main area, students ring

characters: “That’s the other Mage Tower team! They’re trying to steal your fans!” The opposing Mage Tower team challenges the characters to a singing contest to win over the student body. This event

Intellect Devourer

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

, taking over a victim’s body on behalf of its mind flayer masters. Illithid Creations. Mind flayers breed intellect devourers to serve as roaming hunters of the Underdark, creating an intellect

intellect devourer consumes a creature’s mind and memories, then turns the host body into a puppet under its control. An intellect devourer typically uses its puppet host to lure others into the

14. Chapel of Evil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

14. Chapel of Evil The chanting heard throughout the tomb originates in this chapel, whose pews are filled with more than two dozen worshipers — and, oddly, with two large chunks of rough black stone

opalescent blue. The priest is missing his left eye and hand, but has a second set of arms grafted to his body. All three of his arms gesture as if directing the worshipers like a conductor. Two

Intellect Devourer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Intellect Devourer Brain-Eating Body Thief Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: None Intellect devourers serve their mind flayer creators by consuming other creatures’ brains and puppetizing the mindless

has an Intelligence score of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers. Actions Multiattack. The intellect devourer makes one Claw attack and uses Devour Intellect. Claw. Melee Attack Roll

3. Shrine of the Sea Mother

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

3. Shrine of the Sea Mother When the characters arrive here, on their own or escorted, read the following to the players: A nine-foot-tall statue stands here. Its body is roughly carved from some

the statue, alert and on guard, while a few others mill about, gazing up at the statue and bowing repeatedly while chanting. All creatures that come here are expected to make an offering to the

Calliope

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

involving the organ grinder, his pet monkey, a leprechaun, and a great quantity of brambleberry wine. The organ grinder’s mind was swapped with his monkey’s, but the jest turned to disaster when his body

captured in Prismeer, they hear the distant whistling of the calliope and can follow the music to safety. Any barriers or obstacles in their way are magically removed. For example, the lock on a cell

Brain in a Jar

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

elegantly wrought masterwork, depending on its creator. Still other brains desire nothing more than to regain a body. This might be the brain’s original body, another frame they covet, or some more elaborate

Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature is protected by a mind blank spell. Magic Resistance. The brain has advantage on saving throws against spells and other

Components

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

) components. If you can’t provide one or more of a spell’s components, you are unable to cast the spell. Verbal (V) Most spells require the chanting of mystic words. The words themselves aren’t the source of

, although some rules refer to the schools. Abjuration spells are protective in nature, though some of them have aggressive uses. They create magical barriers, negate harmful effects, harm

Swarms

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

skittering noises that sound like whispered chanting 3 Skeletal visages, giant eyes, or the faces of nearby creatures appear in relief amid its mass 4 Occupies and animates a corpse or

body, and the creature takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. Any creature can use an action to kill or remove the scarabs with fire or a weapon that deals piercing damage

Prismari Student

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

component. Even a blast of fire in your hands is a sculpted work of art; elemental forces make grand designs as you hurl spells. These forces might linger on your body or in your clothes as decorative

, Prismari students also include monks who follow the Way of the Four Elements. Some acrobatic rogues and fighters (including those who emulate the archetype of the Eldritch Knight) also delight in the

Silverquill Student

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Silverquill, as are warlocks. Clerics with the Divine Domains of Light and Trickery also fit in well among the mages of Silverquill. A number of both paladins and rogues attend Silverquill College as well

, highlighting the diversity of the student body. Suggested Characteristics. With the college’s intense standards looming over them, Silverquill students range from cocky and cutthroat to overwhelmed

Witherbloom Student

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

of swamp animals or plants might form amid your spell effects. Building a Witherbloom Character Druids and warlocks make up most of Witherbloom’s student body. A few wizards (mostly those who study the

some rogues learn how to create and use poisons during their studies at this college. Suggested Characteristics. Students of Witherbloom College are equally likely to be found picking herbs for a

Brain in a Jar

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

body can tax the mind, and the longer a brain in a jar exists, the more likely some form of insanity will take hold of it. A brain in a jar is particularly susceptible to dementia, schizophrenia, and

location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature is protected by a mind blank spell. Magic Resistance. The

Delphi Mansion Locations

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

body of one of Elra’s companions is missing (and can be found in area D27). If Elra is with the characters (see “Meeting Elra” earlier in this adventure), she mourns her dead companions and hopes there

that cast this otherwise empty room in dim light. On the far side of the room, a spiral staircase descends into darkness. From below, you hear a human voice chanting in a blasphemous tongue. The

Rogue Subclasses

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

barriers both physical and psychic. These Rogues discover psionic power within themselves and channel it to do their roguish work. As a Soulknife, your psionic abilities might have haunted you since

, and Thief subclasses. Arcane Trickster Enhance Stealth with Arcane Spells Some Rogues enhance their fine-honed skills of stealth and agility with spells, learning magical tricks to aid them in

S15. Madhouse

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

treated to a terrifying, 7-foot-tall assemblage of human body parts. This flesh golem attacks anyone who isn’t in the company of the Abbot or Clovin Belview. None of the doors leading from the hall are

marks. S15c. Incanting Mongrelfolk Seven mongrels are seated in the middle of this room, forming a ring. They appear to be chanting a spell. These seven mongrelfolk are trying to cast a spell that

Mysterious Passengers

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

faces of the guests. Not all of them are amused. 31–32 A shifter glowers in a corner booth, looking angry at the world. 33–34 A warforged bard uses its body as a percussion instrument to entertain the

guardian. 83–84 A nervous goblin holds traveling papers out to anyone passing by, as if expecting to be challenged at any moment. 85–86 Four kalashtar monks meditate, burning incense and chanting quietly. 87

Psi Warrior

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

physical might with psi-infused weapon strikes, telekinetic lashes, and barriers of mental force. Many githyanki train to become such warriors, as do some of the most disciplined high elves. In the world of

new ways to use your telekinetic abilities, detailed below. Psi-Powered Leap. As a bonus action, you can propel your body with your mind. You gain a flying speed equal to twice your walking speed until

Quandrix Student

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

homes in Quandrix. Some fighters, monks, rangers, and rogues study here, using Quandrix principles to train their minds. Suggested Characteristics. With subjects ranging from the physical and tangible to

the paradoxical and strange, the student body of Quandrix College includes an eclectic mix of individuals. The Quandrix Personality Traits table suggests a variety of traits you might adopt for your

Death House Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. Treasure. Inside the toy chest is a doll that resembles a tall, pale human with black hair and a pronounced widow’s peak. Something papery rattles inside the doll’s hollow body. A character who removes the

tunnel stretches southward before branching east and west. Chanting. From the moment they arrive in the dungeon, the characters hear an eerie, incessant chant echoing throughout the chambers. It’s

Mummy Lord

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

Resistance. The mummy lord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Rejuvenation. A destroyed mummy lord gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is intact

, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the mummy lord’s heart. Spellcasting. The mummy lord is a 10th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is

The Zhentarim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

profitable to sellswords, thieves, and rogues of every stripe. It’s plausible that adventurers in your campaign might become members of the organization—but like most residents of Faerûn, they won’t

figures and questioning the chance of success for attempts to turn or interrogate them. She favors discreet execution, interrogation of the corpse with appropriate rituals, and destruction of the body

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