based being direction continue reveals

Programmed Illusion

Spells Player’s Handbook

can be activated again. The trigger can be as general or as detailed as you like, though it must be based on visual or audible phenomena that occur within 30 feet of the area. For example, you could

create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A

Control Water

Spells Player’s Handbook

directions. The water in the area moves as you direct it, but once it moves beyond the spell’s area, it resumes its flow based on the terrain. The water continues to move in the direction you

the normal water level is restored. Redirect Flow. You cause flowing water in the area to move in a direction you choose, even if the water has to flow over obstacles, up walls, or in other unlikely

Treasure Rat

Equipment

When you open the door to this white-furred, red-eyed rat’s cage, they point their nose in the direction of the nearest magic item, if any, within 30 feet of them that isn’t being worn or

carried by another creature. They continue pointing their nose at that item for 1 minute or until you shut the cage door. After pointing at a magic item, the rat refuses to do so again until they consume a piece of cheese worth at least 10 gp.

Fomorian Noble

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, fomorians ordered themselves based on achievements of knowledge and magical power. Before Karontor urged his descendants into an ill-fated assault against the Feywild, some of the most ambitious

, inquisitive, and power-hungry fomorians felt they had already learned all they could from the Material Plane, and they departed to the Inner Planes, where they could continue their journeys of knowledge

Abhorrent Overlord

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

can sense the direction to that site. If the gold is being moved, it knows the direction of the movement. It can't locate gold if any thickness of clay or lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path

continue to flock around the demon, offering fealty and squabbling for scraps. Some foul souls can't let go of the miserable lives they had. Having been despicable in life, these spirits fester in death

Programmed Illusion Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

illusion can be activated again. The triggering condition can be as general or as detailed as you like, though it must be based on visual or audible conditions that occur within 30 feet of the area

word or phrase. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an

Minotaur Infiltrator

Monsters The Book of Many Things

, doubles its damage dice on Strength-based weapon attacks (included in the attacks), and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the minotaur lacks the room to become Large

direction to the target if it is on the same plane of existence. The link ends if the minotaur has the incapacitated condition or uses this ability on a different target.

Shield Guardian Amulet

Magic Items Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

The amulet is a 4-inch-wide disk composed of silver-framed wood, with a rune carved into its face. A detect magic spell reveals a magical aura of enchantment around the amulet. Every shield

attunes to this amulet knows the distance and direction of the shield guardian, provided the amulet and the guardian are on the same plane of existence. As an action, the amulet’s attuned wearer can

Control Weather Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

early. When you cast the spell, you change the current weather conditions, which are determined by the DM based on the climate and season. You can change precipitation, temperature, and wind. It takes

weather conditions, find a current condition on the following tables and change its stage by one, up or down. When changing the wind, you can change its direction. Precipitation Stage

Ingot of the Skold Rune

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

This appears to be a simple ingot of iron ore, about a foot long and a few inches across. Inspection of its surface reveals the faint, silvery outline of the skold (shield) rune. The ingot has the

ingot is destroyed, and the rune appears in silver on the chosen item, which gains a benefit based on its form: Shield. The shield is now a rare magic item that requires attunement. Its magic gives

Obzedat Ghost

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Council of Five. The ghost has a trait based on who it is, as shown below: Enezesku: Enfeebling Ray. Enezesku’s Innate Spellcasting trait includes ray of enfeeblement, which he can cast at

let go of the fortunes they amassed in life. Addicted to power and prestige, these patriarchs continue to dominate the guild and accumulate even larger fortunes. Mostly Unanimous. The ghosts of the

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as

-Elf Variants Some half-elves in Faerûn have a racial trait in place of the Skill Versatility trait. If your DM allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take the elf trait Keen Senses or a trait based on your elf parentage:

Control Water Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

beyond the spell's area, it resumes its flow based on the terrain conditions. The water continues to move in the direction you chose until the spell ends or you choose a different effect. Whirlpool

in the area to move in a direction you choose, even if the water has to flow over obstacles, up walls, or in other unlikely directions. The water in the area moves as you direct it, but once it moves

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands. Humans Transformed The

caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated

Crashing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

bludgeoning damage based on the size of the struck object, as shown in the Crash Damage table. If the ship runs into something that doesn’t have hit points (such as a planet or a moon), apply the damage

only to the ship. The ship stops after crashing into a Gargantuan or immovable creature or object; otherwise, the ship can continue moving if it has any movement left, and whatever it struck moves to the

Running This Chapter

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

Running This Chapter This chapter begins with an overview of the city of Kalaman. After familiarizing yourself with the “Kalaman Gazetteer” section, continue the adventure with the characters and

. The military provides the support and direction necessary to face the Red Dragon Army and its supernatural allies for the rest of the adventure.

Time and Directions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

sky gradually brightens, darkening to night 12 hours later. In the absence of clearly visible celestial bodies, travelers orient themselves based on the direction of the Spire, known as spireward. The opposite of spireward is brinkward.

Making Task Checks

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

statistics, if an NPC, or it might be based on the franchise’s rank. See the “Franchise Advancement” section.) Alternatively, the staff member can use the check modifier of a character overseeing the

task and giving the staff member direction. This can encourage the characters to develop closer relationships with franchise staff through roleplaying, and keeps the players involved in staff-focused franchise tasks.

Crashing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Crashing When an airship crashes into something, both the ship and the creature or object it strikes take Bludgeoning damage based on the size of the struck target, as shown in the Crash Damage table

. If a ship crashes into a creature or an object of its size or larger, it stops; otherwise, the ship can continue moving if it has any movement left, and whatever it struck moves to the nearest

1. Drawbridge

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

reveals that most of the tracks (made by several dozen fleeing villagers) lead north. A successful check also reveals smaller humanoid tracks (made by roughly a dozen goblins) heading from the north

toward the drawbridge, as well as two sets of unusually large wolf tracks (made by the worgs in area 3) heading in the same direction.

Investigating the Eyeball

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

light before spinning to look in the direction of the cult’s hideout (acting like a compass). A Detect Magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of divination magic around the eyeball. Casting

Identify while targeting the eyeball reveals its function and its key phrase. Alternatively, a character can rifle through Delvin’s pockets and find a slip of parchment with the key phrase scribbled on

Hungry Ogres

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

PHANDALIN Since this adventure and the ones that follow were designed to continue the story of Dragon of Icespire Peak, there’s a good chance your players have already interacted with the NPCs in the town

the beginning. You should change the attitudes of the NPCs, or the actual NPCs themselves, based on what has come to pass in your campaign. If the characters have not been to Phandalin, you can

Journey through Wildspace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

succeeds automatically, allowing the training exercise (and the journey) to continue. Challenge 1: Plotting a Course The characters must use their Wildspace map to plot a course to their destination

. Have each character make a DC 12 ability check. Each player chooses which check to make based on their character’s role aboard the ship: Captain: Wisdom (Survival) or Charisma (Persuasion

The Mind of Araumycos

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

The Mind of Araumycos Navigating on the Astral Plane is largely a matter of thought and perception. The characters feel a psychic “pull” in the right direction as they seek out the consciousness of

the length of the journey. The characters’ thoughts draw them toward a distant, floating object. It appears to be a hemisphere, until its slow rotation reveals its true form: a giant skull missing its

3. Forgotten Entrance

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

before charging in notices this entrance with a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check. Any exploration of the entrance reveals that it is used by bats but shows

carefully taken down to allow movement in that direction. Characters at the three-way intersection can feel air moving along the northern part of the tunnel, suggesting open space beyond.

3. Forgotten Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

before charging in notices this entrance with a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception) check. Any exploration of the entrance reveals that it is used by bats but shows

carefully taken down to allow movement in that direction. Characters at the three-way intersection can feel air moving along the northern part of the tunnel, suggesting open space beyond.

Development

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

Development Another tunnel on the opposite side of the cavern heads off in a different direction than where Yeenoghu led his pack. Characters who defeat the remaining gnolls can continue on their way

Travel to the Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Travel to the Inn One morning, the adventurers awake to a beautiful, sunny day. To the north, however, in the direction of the Wayside Inn, storm clouds are gathering: very strange storm clouds in

reports that when the group got within a mile of the inn, the weather became so violent they couldn’t continue. The driving rain, fierce winds, and hailstones the size of apples impeded progress to a

Control Weather

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

spell early. When you cast the spell, you change the current weather conditions, which are determined by the DM based on the climate and season. You can change precipitation, temperature, and wind. It

weather conditions, find a current condition on the following tables and change its stage by one, up or down. When changing the wind, you can change its direction. Temperature Stage Condition 1

Modifying Encounter Difficulty

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

Modifying Encounter Difficulty An encounter can be made easier or harder based on the choice of location and the situation. Increase the difficulty of the encounter by one step (from easy to medium

pushes the encounter one step in the appropriate direction. If the characters have both a benefit and a drawback, the two cancel each other out. Situational drawbacks include the following: The whole

Tuning the Rod

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

Tuning the Rod Regardless of which side, if any, the characters take in this conflict, the characters must pair the second piece of the Rod of Seven Parts to the working Docent in Ialos to continue

. Thereafter, the piece points in the direction of the third rod piece inside Landro. If the party travels in that direction, the characters eventually reach the ruins of Landro (see the “Landro” section

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

who study its ebb and flow to expect the stalemate to continue. A different view is put forth by the archmage Tzunk, who notes that Maglubiyet has never faced a foe as ferocious and protective as

. These tenets vary from tribe to tribe, and are often based in events that the tribe has experienced. Here are a few examples: If a dwarf or a human invokes its god upon dying, you must carry the

Control Weather

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

spell early. When you cast the spell, you change the current weather conditions, which are determined by the DM based on the climate and season. You can change precipitation, temperature, and wind. It

weather conditions, find a current condition on the following tables and change its stage by one, up or down. When changing the wind, you can change its direction. Temperature Stage Condition

Portal Quirks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

exhaustion. 5 Temporary. The portal allows only 1d6 + 6 travelers to pass through in either direction, then vanishes. 6 Tumbling Lock. Every time the portal is opened, it requires a different portal key

. CoupleOfKooks “WARNING: Based on publicly available municipal data, the portal in front of which you are standing leads to a vertical drop of approximately –calibrating... calibrating...– two hundred feet. Proceed with caution.” –A mimir to a planar traveler

Ignoring the Dice

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

DM decides whether an action or a plan succeeds or fails based on how well the players make their case, how thorough or creative they are, or other factors. For example, the players might describe how

character’s special abilities. A downside is that no DM is completely neutral. A DM might come to favor certain players or approaches, or even work against good ideas if they send the game in a direction

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