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Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn't hint at the full extent of his skills or powers. A scar cuts across his handsome face, curving from the top of his left

Kalain

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

(spell save DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): friends, mage

blank. The creature is friendly toward Kalain and hostile toward all others. It rolls initiative to determine when it acts. It disappears after 1 minute, when it is reduced to 0 hit points, or when Kalain

Raise Dead

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

Raise Dead Level 5 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric, Paladin) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 500+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Instantaneous With a

survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0.

Raise Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Raise Dead Level 5 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric, Paladin) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 500+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Instantaneous With a

survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0.

Enlarge/Reduce

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

Enlarge/Reduce Level 2 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered iron) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

attacks with its reduced weapons or Unarmed Strikes deal 1d4 less damage on a hit (this can’t reduce the damage below 1).

Enlarge/Reduce

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

Enlarge/Reduce Level 2 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered iron) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

attacks with its reduced weapons or Unarmed Strikes deal 1d4 less damage on a hit (this can’t reduce the damage below 1).

Resurrection

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

Resurrection Level 7 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 1,000+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Instantaneous With a touch

takes a −4 penalty to D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0. Casting this spell to revive a creature that has been dead for 365 days or

Resurrection

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Resurrection Level 7 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 1,000+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: Instantaneous With a touch

takes a −4 penalty to D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0. Casting this spell to revive a creature that has been dead for 365 days or

Enlarge/Reduce

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Enlarge/Reduce Level 2 Transmutation (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered iron) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

attacks with its reduced weapons or Unarmed Strikes deal 1d4 less damage on a hit (this can’t reduce the damage below 1).

The Nematode

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

, passages lead to the left and right, sloping upward and curving back toward each other. Where they meet, a tough membrane holds back the Nematode’s rudimentary liquid brain matter. Read or paraphrase

membrane is reduced to 0 hit points, it tears open with a violent shudder. The Nematode reacts with regurgitation. This forces its digestive juices upward and into its mouth, which opens. When the membrane

Harpers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

locations such as the City of the Dead. Harper support comes in these ways: The Harpers make common and uncommon potions and scrolls available to the adventurers at a reduced or deferred cost

overwhelmed, one or more Harpers come to their rescue. A Harper rescue team usually consists of a bard (see appendix B) or a mage, plus 1d4 + 3 spies or veterans.

Animate Objects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Animate Objects Level 5 Transmutation (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Objects animate at your command

Construct that uses the Animated Object stat block; this creature is under your control until the spell ends or until it is reduced to 0 Hit Points. Each creature you make with this spell is an ally to you

Animate Objects

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

Animate Objects Level 5 Transmutation (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute DAVID AUDEN NASH A Brazier

as three. Each target animates, sprouts legs, and becomes a Construct that uses the Animated Object stat block; this creature is under your control until the spell ends or until it is reduced to 0 Hit

Manor Occupants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

beholder Arrant Quill and the Fake Quill Neutral evil human (age 36) Quill is a charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn’t hint at the full extent of his skills or

powers. A scar cuts across his handsome face, curving from the top of his left cheekbone down to his jaw.. If asked about the scar, he explains that he got it years ago when the man who burned down his

Feasting Orchard

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

1d8 custard damage. Subtract custard damage from the contestant’s hit points as normal. Any contestant reduced to 0 hit points by custard damage is unable to continue, loses the contest, and has custard

functions like a potion of invisibility. The whole cupcake must be eaten to gain its benefit. Ellywick Tumblestrum This gnome bard (“Tumblestrum” to her friends) is in the Feasting Orchard when the characters

Winter Encounter Chain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

stone to Agorn Fuoco, a bard who is attending a play in a nearby theater (encounter 6, “Theater”), before leading her pursuers on a merry chase through the snow-covered streets (encounter 3, “Street

(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight. The wind also extinguishes open fires smaller than a torch flame. Visibility is reduced to 60 feet. Snow on the ground creates difficult terrain in

Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

No No Bard, sorcerer, warlock, wizard 3rd Antagonize Enchantment No No Bard, sorcerer, warlock, wizard 4th Spirit of Death Necromancy Yes No Sorcerer, warlock, wizard Antagonize 3rd-Level

uses the reaper spirit stat block. The spirit disappears when it is reduced to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. The spirit is an ally to you and your companions. In combat, the spirit shares your

V7. Tower, Fourth Floor

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

instruction from its controller, the animated armor becomes incapacitated until someone reactivates it. If it is reduced to 0 hit points, the armor falls to pieces and is destroyed. A lavender aroma emanates

with dead spell is cast on his head (which would need to be taken somewhere away from the tower’s spell drain effect), Yan reveals that he was banished from his clan for stealing. A half-elf bard named

Arcane Archer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

eye rays. That’s why I stay indoors all the time. Besides, the sky is totally overrated. Arcane Archer Features Fighter Level Feature 3rd Arcane Archer Lore, Arcane Shot (2 options) 7th Curving

can make it magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. The magic fades from the arrow immediately after it hits or misses its target. Curving Shot At

College of Creation

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

. The item must appear on a surface or in a liquid that can support it. The gp value of the item can’t be more than 20 times your bard level, and the item must be Medium or smaller. The item glimmers

item is friendly to you and your companions and obeys your commands. It lives for 1 hour, until it is reduced to 0 hit points, or until you die. In combat, the item shares your initiative count, but it

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

quarterstaff that deals 1d4 force damage instead of the normal damage of that weapon. The prod suffers no damage from contact with oozes. In addition, an ooze hit by a prod has its speed reduced to 0 until

vats each contain one ooze, all of them reduced-threat versions of the creatures (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above). Two vats hold black puddings (marked B on the map), one has a gray ooze (G), and

Converted Windmill: Autumn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

life, and commands it to attack them. Kalain is a half-elf bard (see appendix B), with these changes: She is chaotic evil. She has these racial traits: She has advantage on saving throws against being

1 minute, when it is reduced to 0 hit points, or when Kalain dies or falls unconscious. Path to the Vault A heavy stone trapdoor in the floor of area W4a can be found with a thorough search of the

Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

. Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler Huge Giant (Bard), Any Alignment Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 337 (27d12 + 162) Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover) STR 27 (+8) DEX 12 (+1) CON

cloud rune has AC 15; 45 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The mask regains all its hit points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit

Sample Traps

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

damage and be knocked prone. The sphere stops when it hits a wall or similar barrier. It can't go around corners, but smart dungeon builders incorporate gentle, curving turns into nearby passages that

allow the sphere to keep moving. As an action, a creature within 5 feet of the sphere can attempt to slow it down with a DC 20 Strength check. On a successful check, the sphere's speed is reduced by

Guilds and Groups

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

how his members do their jobs, as long as they don’t fail. The Circle of Song A bard is a versatile individual, equally skilled at entertainment and espionage. These talents are perfectly matched to the

bard who knows its customs and who can find an outpost. It has no membership dues; you’re expected to make a donation if you make significant use of the group’s resources. Membership provides the

Predator Pools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

the water of a vast pool situated between curving northern and southern staircases that lead up to double doors. Two enormous globes of blue liquid are suspended in the air to the east. Creatures. One

reduced-threat dragon turtle (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above) — it has no tail attack — recently taken from Lake Thaylambar, has been chained here while the insidious mind control magic of the

Example Traps

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

a wall or similar barrier. It can’t go around corners, but creative dungeon builders incorporate curving turns into nearby passages that allow the stone to keep moving. Detect and Disarm. As a Study

stone moves on its turn is reduced by 15 feet. If that distance drops to 0, it stops moving and is no longer a threat. Spiked Pit Deadly Trap (Levels 1–4) Trigger: A creature moves onto the pit’s lid

Example Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

builders incorporate curving turns into nearby passages that allow the stone to keep moving. Detect and Disarm. As a Study action, a creature can examine the section of floor that forms the pressure plate

try to slow down the stone with a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. If the check is successful, the distance the stone moves on its turn is reduced by 15 feet. If that distance drops to 0, it stops

Upper Level B1-B9

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

that opens up through the crumbling wall of the antechamber is illuminated by a single brazier. At the end of the passage, a set of curving stone stairs descends farther down into darkness. If the

start of round 2, the characters see the bodies consumed by aquamarine fire and reduced to bone and ash, from which another grell emerges. Viallis and this second grell then join the fight in round 3

Torrents Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

mosaics of tentacles flank a set of black marble doors in the south wall. Reliefs of long, curving fangs line the arc of the door frame. The double doors push open to reveal an underwater passage to

tentacles, which convene at the top around a circular fanged mouth. At the southwestern end of the plaza, a set of curving stairs climbs above the water. Four kuo-toa worship at the altar, while a

Monsters F - M

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): blade ward, vicious mockery 1st level (4 slots

reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn. Gibbering. The mouther babbles incoherently while it can see any creature and isn’t incapacitated. Each creature that starts its turn within 20 feet of

Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

have an action readied, you can make an opportunity attack, which causes you to stop readying. Can a bonus action be used as an action or vice versa? For example, can a bard use a bonus action to grant

a Bardic Inspiration die and an action to cast healing word? No. Actions and bonus actions aren’t interchangeable. In the example, the bard could use Bardic Inspiration or healing word on a turn, not

Nangalore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

. Without the steps, climbing the inward-curving wall requires a climbing kit and a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. The message, scrawled in Old Omuan, states, “True love, faithful general

-Taya. When Zalkoré is reduced to 63 hit points or fewer, she calls out to her dead lover for protection. The spirit of Thiru-Taya answers the call, appearing as a barely visible 10-foot-tall apparition

Wreck of the Marshal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

in pieces that litter the ground. Crab of Cuthbert. The day before the Marshal sank, Clergol of the Viola, a bard and a follower of St. Cuthbert, cast the awaken spell on a crab he named Barnacle

attacks. It fights until reduced to 100 hit points and then flees. What Really Happened. The culprit is none other than Keledek the Unspoken (see location 6 in Saltmarsh). After using research and magic

Areas of the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

sanctum. Manshoon awaits them in area E12. Characters who are reduced to 0 hit points by Manshoon’s defenders are knocked unconscious. If the entire party is defeated, the unconscious characters are

swashbuckler; see appendix B) and Agorn Fuoco (NE male Turami human bard; see appendix B). Vevette is relaxing in a chair, while Agorn strums a lyre. An alabaster staircase ascends 10 feet to area E9

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