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Dungeon Master’s Guide
check, you cast Plane Shift. On a failed check, you and each creature and object within 15 feet of you travel to a random destination determined by rolling 1d100 and consulting the following table
While wearing this amulet, you can take a Magic action to name a location that you are familiar with on another plane of existence. Then make a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful
Monsters
Monster Manual
within 60 feet of the berserk golem, can try to calm it by taking an action to make a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check; the golem must be able to hear its creator. If this check succeeds, the golem ceases
being berserk until the start of its next turn, at which point it resumes rolling for the Berserk trait again if it is still Bloodied.
Immutable Form. The golem can’t shape-shift.
Lightning
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
slot of the spell’s level. Then, to determine whether you cast the spell, make an Intelligence (Arcana) check (DC 10 plus the spell’s level). On a successful check, you cast the spell using
its normal casting time, and you can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. On a failed check, you fail to cast the spell and a random effect occurs instead
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
illusion of a creature, determined by rolling on the Deck of Illusions table, forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. The illusory creature created by the card looks and behaves like a
identifies it as an illusion with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The illusion lasts until its card is moved or the illusion is dispelled (using a Dispel Magic spell or a similar
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Dungeon Master’s Guide
it longs to be more than mere reference material.
Abyssal Lore. You can reference the Demonomicon whenever you make an Intelligence check to discern information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival
) check related to the Abyss. When you do so, you gain Advantage on the check.
Containment. The first ten pages of the Demonomicon are blank. As a Magic action while holding the book, you can target a
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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
check it makes with a Musical Instrument or Tinker's Tools.
Sprint. The wonder takes the Dash action.
Gyrocopter Wonder (Rare). This wagon-sized vehicle is made of brassy metal and has a spiral-shaped
resembles a metal turtle shell with straps. It is designed to be worn on your back or flank, depending on your anatomy. Once wound, the mobility wonder transforms into a personal transport device and
Magic Items
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
successful unarmed strike against AC 22 or a successful DC 22 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. You can use a bonus action to seize and stow the device.
The device has AC 22, 25 hit points, immunity to
This skull-shaped device is filled with knowledge. The device weighs 5 pounds and is covered with subtle etchings of planar sigils.
As a bonus action, you can toss the device into the air, whereupon
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
":"roll","rollAction":"Counsel of the Past"} and add the number rolled to one ability check of its choice, immediately after rolling the d20.To enhance their studies of the past, Lorehold students often
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
While attuned to this device, you have a +1 bonus to Intelligence saving throws. The first time you attune to the chronolometer, you choose one language you don’t know. You subsequently know
that language while attuned to the device.
Time Bandit. At the start of your turn, roll a d6 (no action required). On a 1–3, you slow down time, gaining an additional action on your turn and
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
by dealing 15 or more slashing damage to it on one attack. Cutting the root doesn’t hurt the cradle but ends the grapple.
Rolling Hills (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge
", "rollAction":"Rolling Hills"}. The cradle magically creates a wave of dirt that extends from a point on the ground within 120 feet of itself. The wave is up to 30 feet long, up to 30 feet tall, and
Equipment
This small mechanical device is a specialty of gnomish crafters. As a Utilize action, you can throw the Noisemaker into a space within 60 feet. When it lands, it makes a loud noise of some kind
within 60 feet of the device when it goes off must succeed in a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the Frightened condition for one minute. As an Influence action, another
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Innovation is a dangerous pursuit, at least the way the mages of the Izzet League engage in it. As protection against the risk of an experiment going awry, they have developed a device to help
slot to cast the spell as normal, but before resolving it you must make an Intelligence (Arcana) check. The DC is 10 + twice the level of the spell slot you expend to cast the spell.
On a successful
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
work and a successful DC 25 Intelligence (Investigation) check. When the cube is solved, a 30-foot-diameter portal appears before the creature who solved the cube, leading to the northeastern platform
Horizon’s Edge, but a device somewhere in the demiplane allows a cube to function in reverse while the cube is fitted into it.
Scroll of Protection
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Each scroll of protection works against a specific type of creature chosen by the DM or determined randomly by rolling on the following table.
d100
Creature Type
01-10
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A creature can attempt to overcome the barrier by using an action to make a DC 15 Charisma check. On a success, the creature ceases to be affected by the barrier.
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Acquisitions Incorporated
While attuned to this device, you have a +1 bonus to Wisdom saving throws, and you can use an action to cast the dancing lights, guidance, or message cantrips.
Portent of the Stars. As a reaction
when a creature you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check, you make that creature roll a d10 and add or subtract the number rolled (your choice) from the
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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The orb is sentient and has the personality of a scholar. Its alignment is determined by rolling on the alignment table in the “Sentient Magic Items” section in the Dungeon Master’s
Guide. Regardless of its alignment, the orb has an Intelligence of 18, and Wisdom and Charisma scores determined by rolling 3d6 for each ability. The orb speaks, reads, and understands four languages
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Extraordinary Feature. The mongrelfolk has one of the following extraordinary features, determined randomly by rolling a d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Extraordinary
Climb. The mongrelfolk can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.18–19: Standing Leap. The mongrelfolk’s long jump is up to 20
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
’s origins and operation can be found in the Mind of Metal, a tome of artificer’s secrets that connects the device to the traditions of the lost Olman people, and which was written by Lum the
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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how many pages are removed, and it longs to be more than mere reference material.
Random Properties. The artifact has the following random properties, which you can determine by rolling on the tables
charges).
Abyssal Reference. You can reference the Demonomicon whenever you make an Intelligence check to discern information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival) check related to the Abyss. When you
Senses
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Passive ChecksA passive check is a special kind of ability check that doesn't involve any die rolls. Such a check can represent the average result for a task done repeatedly, such as searching for
secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster.
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Senses (Passive Checks)
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Passive Checks
A passive check is a special kind of ability check that doesn't involve any die rolls. Such a check can represent the average result for a task done repeatedly, such as searching for
secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster.
Here's
Initiative
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Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. When combat starts, every participant rolls Initiative; they make a Dexterity check that determines their place in the Initiative order. The DM
foe who is unaware that combat is starting, that foe is surprised.Initiative Order. A combatant's check total is called their Initiative count, or Initiative for short. The DM ranks the combatants, from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
board, a tarokka deck, an automatic writing planchette, dowsing rods, a cup for tea leaves, or a device of your own design. Add your proficiency bonus to any ability check you make using this type of divining tool.
Spirit Medium After a fateful experience, you believe you’re aligned with spirits and can serve as a conduit for their insights and goals. You have advantage on any Arcana or Religion check you make
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dragonlance setting. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Artificer’s Lore. Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to magic items, alchemical objects, or
can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dragonlance setting. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Artificer’s Lore. Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to magic items, alchemical objects, or
can spend 1 hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour repairing it to keep the device
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3U. Observatory The Stargazers converted the top level of the keep into an astrological observatory. The most interesting device they installed was a farseer of Illusk — a telescope-like contraption
. Tuning and focusing the device this way calls for a considerable amount of skill and practice, and the device’s dilapidated condition makes the process more difficult. Both Rezmir and Borngray visit
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Then make a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, you cast Plane Shift. On a failed check, you and each creature and object within 15 feet of you travel to a random destination
determined by rolling 1d100 and consulting the following table. 1d100 Destination 01–60 Random location on the plane you named 61–70 Random location on an Inner Plane determined by rolling 1d6: on a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
playing favorites. A roll behind a screen can help preserve mystery. For example, if a player thinks there might be someone invisible nearby and makes a Wisdom (Perception) check, consider rolling a
Dice Rolling Establish expectations about rolling dice. Rolling in full view of everyone is a good starting point. If you see a player rolling and scooping the dice up before anyone else can see
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
3U. Observatory The Stargazers converted the top level of the keep into an astrological observatory. The most interesting device they installed was a farseer of Illusk—a telescope-like contraption
. Tuning and focusing the device this way calls for a considerable amount of skill and practice, and the device’s dilapidated condition makes the process more difficult. Both Rezmir and Borngray visit
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
This strange device was once thought to have been built by gods long forgotten and to have survived the eons since their passing, for it is incredibly ancient and crafted by means unlike anything
Machine of Lum the Mad. Yet with Lum’s eventual defeat, his great machine was destroyed.
The Infernal Machine is a delicate, intricate, bulky, and heavy device, weighing some 5,500 pounds. It can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the character makes, provided the check uses one of the skills listed in the Extracurricular’s description. The player can wait until after rolling the d20 before rolling the Student Die, but must do
so before you say whether the check succeeds or fails. No more than one Student Die can be rolled per check. After rolling a Student Die, a player can’t roll it again until the character finishes a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Chronolometer Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) While attuned to this device, you have a +1 bonus to Intelligence saving throws. The first time you attune to the chronolometer, you
choose one language you don’t know. You subsequently know that language while attuned to the device. Time Bandit. At the start of your turn, roll a d6 (no action required). On a 1–3, you slow down time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Is a 1 on an ability check an automatic failure? Rolling a 1 on an ability check or a saving throw is not an automatic failure. A 1 is an automatic miss for an attack roll.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Activating the Engine A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check is needed to activate the device by puzzling out its array of gears and levers. It then takes 12 rounds for the engine to “align
to Nowhere” accompanies the characters, it can instruct them how to activate the Maze Engine without a check and inform them of how long it takes for the magical effect to occur.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
vane. Read or paraphrase the following once the device is restored: The villagers gather around the Storm’s Eye Weather Vane with their gazes cast toward the shore. Peals of thunder shake the ground
, and flashes of lightning illuminate dark clouds rolling in from the sea.
The weather vane’s crossbar begins to twirl, and ribbons of blue-green energy pulse from the whole structure. As the storm