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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
turn.
Spellcasting. Zlan casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At Will: Detect Magic, Detect
prove useful.
Zlan’s current plan is to heat Icewind Dale from below, warming the Underdark to melt its ice and release aberrant terrors from frozen stasis. This melting also exposes ancient sites containing power Zlan needs to enforce its wicked will on the region.Cold, PoisonLightning, Necrotic
Iron Bands of Binding
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hit, the target is restrained until you take a bonus action to speak the command word again to release it. Doing so, or missing with the attack, causes the bands to contract and become a sphere once
of you. As the sphere moves through the air, it opens into a tangle of metal bands.
Make a ranged attack roll with an attack bonus equal to your Dexterity modifier plus your proficiency bonus. On a
Iron Bands of Bilarro
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hit, the target is restrained until you take a bonus action to speak the command word again to release it. Doing so, or missing with the attack, causes the bands to contract and become a sphere once
of you. As the sphere moves through the air, it opens into a tangle of metal bands.
Make a ranged attack roll with an attack bonus equal to your Dexterity modifier plus your proficiency bonus. On a
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
figure of Vistani legend, Luba’s Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of
amid shuffling cards, waiting for fate to turn foul—as it inevitably will.
Like all tarokka decks, the Tarokka of Souls is a lavishly illustrated collection of fifty-four cards, comprising the
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
, requiring no material spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: detect magic, levitate, light
1/day each: control weather (cast as 1 action), water
range of 1,200 feet.Some adult storm giants can channel thunderous power through their bodies and release it with a deafening stomp.Lightning, ThunderCold
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
maw regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The maw of Sekolah makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Speed of Sekolah. The maw of Sekolah moves up to its speed.
Feed (Costs 2
steady diet of sentient creatures, captured by the sahuagin and offered up as tribute. Sahuagin priestesses adorn the fins of the maw of Sekolah with gemmed bands and polished skulls.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
will: detect magic, minor illusion, speak with dead
1/day each: detect thoughts, dimension door, hold monsterThe witchkite can take up to two reactions per round but only one per turn.
Enchanting
Magic cards, there are red dragons (Opportunistic Dragon, Decadent Dragon, and Realm-Scorcher Hellkite), bronze dragons (Loch Dragon), and moonstone dragons (Shimmer Dragon and Archive Dragon). Moonstone dragons are described in Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.
Fire, Psychic
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, prestidigitation, ray of frost1st level (at will): detect magic, disguise self, magic missile, shield2nd level (at will): detect thoughts, invisibility, misty step3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly
disappears.
Release a 60-foot line of silver fire that is 5 feet wide or a 30-foot cone of silver fire. Objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried take 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): arcane lock,* detect thoughts,* suggestion*
3rd level (2 slots): counterspell, lightning bolt*
*Prisoner 237 needs material components to cast these spells.Shocking Grasp
release, and that the Lords' Alliance would acquiesce to the brotherhood's demands rather than risk an all-out attack on Revel's End. But by now, Gant has been incarcerated long enough to reasonably
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Iron Bands of Binding Wondrous item, rare This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or
smaller creature you can see within 60 feet of you. As the sphere moves through the air, it opens into a tangle of metal bands. Make a ranged attack roll with an attack bonus equal to your Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Iron Bands of Bilarro Wondrous item, rare This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or
smaller creature you can see within 60 feet of you. As the sphere moves through the air, it opens into a tangle of metal bands. Make a ranged attack roll with an attack bonus equal to your Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of nefarious forces. Untold times the deck’s creator, Mother Luba, narrowly escaped doom, spared only by her keen
deck. There these foul spirits dwell still, trapped within a nether-realm hidden amid shuffling cards, waiting for fate to turn foul—as it inevitably will. Like all tarokka decks, the Tarokka of Souls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Employee Pass Cards Every casino employee carries a pass card made of green metal and embossed with a devil’s smiling, winking visage. A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of abjuration magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
same world as Barovia, many Vistani look toward the future, learning from their traditions and from one another to better face whatever lies ahead. Vistani bands consist primarily of one or more
at night to set up camp. Vistani bands occasionally camp near welcoming communities to trade and resupply, but rarely stay more than a week—though this can be complicated if a Darklord closes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
cheating (DC 10), or win the game (DC 20) Variants: Dice (1 SP), dragonchess (1 GP), playing cards (5 SP), three-dragon ante (1 GP) Herbalism Kit (5 GP) Ability: Intelligence Weight: 3 lb. Utilize
: Intelligence Weight: 2 lb. Utilize: Detect a poisoned object (DC 10) Craft: Basic Poison Thieves’ Tools (25 GP) Ability: Dexterity Weight: 1 lb. Utilize: Pick a lock (DC 15), or disarm a trap (DC 15)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
cheating (DC 10), or win the game (DC 20) Variants: Dice (1 SP), dragonchess (1 GP), playing cards (5 SP), three-dragon ante (1 GP) Herbalism Kit (5 GP) Ability: Intelligence Weight: 3 lb. Utilize
: Intelligence Weight: 2 lb. Utilize: Detect a poisoned object (DC 10) Craft: Basic Poison Thieves’ Tools (25 GP) Ability: Dexterity Weight: 1 lb. Utilize: Pick a lock (DC 15), or disarm a trap (DC 15)
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to
warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
logo. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around each pass card, which allows the bearer to bypass any of the museum’s alarms. The characters can find a stash of extra pass cards in
have been cast in areas marked (A) on map 1.2. The museum’s guards and the curator have pass cards that allow them to bypass these alarms, and spare pass cards are kept in area V7 (see “Bypassing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
be trapped. However, a detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of evocation magic around it. Picking the lock requires a successful DC 22 Dexterity check made using thieves’ tools. This
, the magical trap teleports the character making the check inside the locked chest, whereupon the character is restrained. The chains holding the chest then release it into the water, where it sinks to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
-headed shark is fed a steady diet of sentient creatures, captured by the sahuagin and offered up as tribute. Sahuagin priestesses adorn the fins of the maw of Sekolah with gemmed bands and polished
start of its turn.
Detect. The maw of Sekolah makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Speed of Sekolah. The maw of Sekolah moves up to its speed.
Feed (Costs 2 Actions). The ferocious spirit of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
use pass cards (see “Employee Pass Cards” earlier in the adventure) to bypass the arcane lock spells on the doors, which can be shouldered open with a DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. Employee-Only
Areas Entering an employee-only area requires a pass card (see “Employee Pass Cards” earlier in the adventure). Security guards who encounter unauthorized individuals in employee-only areas immediately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
16. Locked Oaken Door The thick wooden door ahead of you is heavily bound with iron bands, and there are several locks keeping it shut.
Aura. The door is found to radiate an aura of abjuration
magic if a detect magic spell is cast upon it. Sounds from Beyond. A character who listens with an ear to the door will hear far-off music and happy singing, obviously coming from the other side of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
worlds. You can use any dragon stat block for a dragon of Eldraine. On Magic cards, there are red dragons (Opportunistic Dragon, Decadent Dragon, and Realm-Scorcher Hellkite), bronze dragons (Loch
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: detect magic, minor illusion, speak with dead
1/day each: detect thoughts, dimension door, hold monster
Reactions
The witchkite can take up to two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
adventurers are understandably worried about these developments. Elite bands of cultists have been charged with establishing the cult’s control from the Gray Peaks to the Sunset Mountains. They seek out
allies in the area, with an eye toward choosing friendly territory for a capital city and a seat of power for the cult’s Inner Circle. Such bands are led by a dragonsoul defended by 4 dragonclaws and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Lord of Waterdeep to secure Fenerus’s release. Mirt has personally lost coin to the Blood Hawk Posse, so helping Fenerus squirm out of jail stings him deeply. A character who has at least 4 renown in
sharing lengthy educational anecdotes and parables. Unknown to all but her closest aides, the magister has the innate psionic ability to cast the detect thoughts spell without somatic or material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Cerulean Hall Blue crystal pillars reach toward this gaming hall’s ceiling. All is quiet except for the clinking of coins and shuffling of cards. Walking between tables is a lean, blue-scaled devil
. A character that casts Detect Magic or similar magic notices the aura of illusion magic concealing Nyssa and the medallion. If a character accuses Nyssa of cheating, she asks the character for proof
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
cheap wooden sign that reads, “Keep out!” The wagon radiates an aura of conjuration magic if it is scrutinized with a detect magic spell. A character who casts an identify spell on the wagon learns the
silver ewer (worth 100 gp) with five chicken eggs in it A tiny wooden box containing a deck of tarokka cards (see appendix E) wrapped in silk A set of copper pots and pans (worth 50 gp) Three sets of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
adventurers are understandably worried about these developments. Elite bands of cultists have been charged with establishing the cult’s control from the Gray Peaks to the Sunset Mountains. They seek out
allies in the area, with an eye toward choosing friendly territory for a capital city and a seat of power for the cult’s Inner Circle. Such bands are led by a dragonsoul defended by 4 dragonclaws and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Spores When myconids take damage, they release spores that alert all other myconids within 240 feet of them. All myconids in the cave are in range of each other’s Distress Spores. Myconids in areas B2 and area B3 move to area B4 if they detect Distress Spores.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
adventurers are understandably worried about these developments. Elite bands of cultists have been charged with establishing the cult’s control from the Gray Peaks to the Sunset Mountains. They seek out
allies in the area, with an eye toward choosing friendly territory for a capital city and a seat of power for the cult’s Inner Circle. Such bands are led by a dragonsoul defended by 4 dragonclaws and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Detect Magic spell) can permanently remove them with the Dispel Magic spell (DC 16). Alternatively, anyone can attempt to remove the wards by performing a 1-hour ritual outside the watchtower and
—volcanic activity, for example, spreading from Mekkalath’s lair—could also break the wards and release the creatures trapped within. The death tyrant is desperate to escape the watchtower and promises
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
queen, chose not to flee, and instead offered herself as a sacrifice in exchange for the release of her people. Acererak was impressed by the queen’s courage — not enough to spare her life or honor her
request, but enough to place her in a special crypt. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of evocation magic around the golden sun and the bejeweled cockroach (see “Treasure” below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
with hands on the pommels of his famous, sheathed scimitars. The statue’s mouth is open in a goofy grin. A detect magic spell reveals that the statue radiates an aura of transmutation magic. Whenever a
press the button, causing the panther head attached to the aft of the ship to release a 20-foot-square patch of oil onto the surface of the sea, which the head then ignites by releasing a jet of flame
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
divine squabbles. Kruphix’s Favor Kruphix’s champions are less his agents than his charges, and he is loath to release them. Even those who leave his service often find themselves unwittingly aiding his
, you have proven yourself a devotee of reality’s mysteries and laws. You can cast detect magic with this trait a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
(2d10) Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Rubble from the collapse turns the trapped area into Difficult Terrain. Detect and Disarm. As a Search action, a
trap uses a trip wire to release a weighted, 10-foot-square Net suspended from the ceiling. The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and stretches between two columns or trees. The first creature