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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fall unconscious. Instead, the damage creates cracks in its carapace, revealing its hearts. Tromokratis has four hearts: two on its chest, one on its back, and one at the base of its tail. A heart has an
settlements. Whether it acts at the command of the god Thassa or to sate its own hunger, Tromokratis numbers among the most feared threats in the sea, having no fixed lair and wandering where it will
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m good at hiding my true thoughts and feelings.
2
When I’m in doubt about revealing something, I assume it’s a secret, and I
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Dimir Contacts
d8
Contact
1
I know a Dimir courier who relays messages to me from someone higher up the chain of command.
2
I get orders from a shapeshifter I recognize only
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
each: command, divination, hypnotic pattern, lesser restorationThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
: command, divination, greater restoration, hypnotic pattern, invisibilityThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a
the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
inclined to sing for their supper, although most will, given the need. Bards literally have magic to them, and the powers they command through their performance and lore earns them additional respect. In
Bards Bards hold a special place of responsibility and respect in the Forgotten Realms. They are bearers of news, gossip, and messages in their travels from place to place, in addition to being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Glamour The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs
, eladrin, and other fey, these bards learn to use their magic to delight and captivate others. The bards of this college are regarded with a mixture of awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Helm of telepathy Wondrous item Yes Instrument of the bards (Doss lute) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Fochlucan bandore) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Mac-Fuirmidh
fish command Weapon Yes Wand of magic missiles Wand No Wand of the war mage, +1 Wand Yes (spellcaster) Wand of web Wand Yes (spellcaster) Weapon of warning Weapon Yes Weapon, +1 Weapon No Wind fan Wondrous item No Winged boots Wondrous item Yes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A Bard’s Muse Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from a wide range of topics for each performance, and who take pride in their
versatility. Others adopt a more personal approach to their art, driven by their attachment to a muse — a particular concept that inspires much of what those bards do in front of an audience. A bard who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard Subclasses A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
Harmony with the Cosmos Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial bodies and flow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
area 10) are devising a means of escape using a set of superior mason’s tools hidden there, and that these tools can also weaken the eidolon in the Temple of Moloch (see area 25 in chapter 4). They also
small tasks whenever they sleep.
Creatures Under the command of Phenex (area 14), the girallon has been ordered to obey the sculptors as they work, but to not allow them to leave the tomb. The creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
52–54 Helm of Comprehending Languages 55 Immovable Rod 56–57 Instrument of the Bards (Doss lute, Fochlucan bandore, or Mac-Fuirmidh cittern) 58–59 Lantern of Revealing 60–61 Nature’s Mantle 62–63 Oil
3 spell) 33–36 Folding Boat 37–40 Glamoured Studded Leather 41–44 Heward’s Handy Haversack 45–48 Horseshoes of Speed 49–52 Instrument of the Bards (Canaith mandolin or Cli lyre) 53–56 Ioun Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deathlock Mastermind Though deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising particular tactics and carrying out their plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
, hunger of Hadar, hypnotic pattern, phantasmal force, sleep
Fiend patron: blindness/deafness, burning hands, command, fireball, hellish rebuke, scorching ray
Great Old One patron: armor of Agathys
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
duplicates created by a mirror image spell. The mephit attacks all other creatures in the room, with its duplicates appearing to follow suit. The mephit knows three command words: “bloatbug,” “frogspittle
,” and “spindledash.” While in this room, it can speak one command word as a bonus action on it turn, triggering the associated magical effect below. It can’t speak the same command word two rounds in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
College of Creation One bard’s song of creation is the score to another person’s nightmares.
Tasha
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That
creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
task before her daughters and watches events unfold. Maybe she is trapped upon another plane of existence or is devising magic that could shake the foundations of existence. In any case, she appears in
vicious monster Sora Maenya—rule the nation of Droaam, either to facilitate their own scheming or at their mother’s command. Adventurers who enjoy the patronage of Sora Kell can impose on her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
section of the east wall has not yet been plastered or painted over, revealing the passageway to the chapel (area 14). The rhythmic chanting magically carried into area 3 grows louder still at the
armband (worth 250 gp) on one of its left arms, scribed by Moghadam with magical symbols that place the creature under the effect of a permanent dominate monster spell. Phenex (area 14) knows the command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
opens one of the crates, revealing a rack of delicate vials of thin green liquid, which he declares the “essence of intuition.” The rack is a yet another ruse, however; if removed, the remains of a dead
at his command. Treasure Once the characters resume their journey, they find a beaded, oil-cloth satchel on the Recluse’s deck, which was seemingly dropped by a pirate that boarded the airship. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
. The rest fell prey to ships under the command of Vael, whom Gargenhale calls the scourge of pirates, raiders, and anyone else who refuses to bow to the might of Xaryxis. Despite these cautionary
(Intimidation or Persuasion) check. If no one succeeds on this check, Krux ends the impasse by offering to step down as captain of the Second Wind for the remainder of the mission, yielding command to any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. No door remains unopened in my presence.
5 I let people underestimate me, revealing my full competency only to those close to me.
6 I compulsively seek to collect trophies of my travels and
there.
10 I’m exceptionally cautious, planning laboriously and devising countless contingencies.
11 I have a reputation for defeating a great evil, but that’s a lie and the wicked force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Reception and Audience Nethwatch Keep is under the command of Tharchion Eseldra Yeth. She has been tharchion of Lapendrar for nearly a century — long enough to have firsthand memories of the past
menace, ask for the check without revealing the DC.) The following modifiers apply to the check: Arcane spellcasters gain a +6 bonus. Characters who openly worship a deity associated with death gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Invisible Stalker under the Swampclaw leader’s command. Yorg has sped into another nearby alley just a block away (alley B on the map) to chase down the gnome’s siblings. The gnomes ran afoul of the gang
—named Jolm, Brea, Derk, and Terra—start combat as soon as they see the characters. These corrupt guard officers are also Swampclaws helping Yorg. Once one officer dies, the others surrender, revealing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
highest levels of Yongjing’s government. Before running the adventure, familiarize yourself with the “Yongjing Gazetteer” section. Keep the following details of the conspiracy secret, revealing them
this fact. The alchemists have not made this information known, at the grand secretary’s command. End of an Era Grand Secretary Wei, the leader of the emperor’s government, knows that the secret of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
devising, or having NPCs conveniently turn out to be a source of some components. The Splintfig sisters from episode 2 are good candidates, as is Hoobur Gran’Shoop if the party stayed on good terms
with a small stone token bearing the symbol of Acquisitions Incorporated. If the characters need the ritual performed in an emergency, they can activate the token by speaking the command word
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
known today. However, its true origins derive from a planar craft that crashed in the Barrier Peaks, for the Infernal Machine once functioned as this craft’s central command console.
Explorers who
discovered the crash site removed the command console and brought it back to civilization, not understanding its true purpose or powers. In later years, the console came into the possession of Baron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Reception and Audience Nethwatch Keep is under the command of Tharchion Eseldra Yeth. She has been tharchion of Lapendrar for nearly a century—long enough to have firsthand memories of the past
menace, ask for the check without revealing the DC.) The following modifiers apply to the check: Arcane spellcasters gain a +6 bonus. Characters who openly worship a deity associated with death gain a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
incapacitated until someone speaks the command word (“Khazan”) within 10 feet of it, whereupon the armor follows the commands of the one who activated it. If 24 hours pass without its receiving a new
compartment hidden in the wall behind the suit of armor. If the armor is activated and commanded to retrieve the treasure, it pulls the stones out of the wall, revealing the treasure beyond. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
following information by asking the right questions: “The Sea Maidens Faire and all its ships are under the command of Captain Zardoz Zord of Luskan.” (A ship captain won’t divulge Zord’s true identity
10 Charisma check, a character can cajole or trick a carny into revealing one of the following pieces of information: “Zardoz Zord uses magic to get from the Eyecatcher to the other boats. I’ve never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, revealing a stone-tiled foyer with a 40-foot-high ceiling. The area contains the following features: Braziers. The foyer is heated and dimly lit by two 6-foot-tall, 6-foot-wide stone braziers filled with
hit points. After being released from its menhir, a marilith can be magically compelled to divulge the command word that activates the gate. A legend lore spell or similar magic also reveals the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the adventurers’ arrival, the hags prepared this magical feast and instructed Mister Threadneedle to lay it out. The scarecrow attacks the characters only if they attack first, or if the hags command
is taken from the room or destroyed, a new one materializes on the wall in 4d6 hours. If the lever in the tapestry is pulled, the pentagon seal on the skeleton gate in area 71 rolls aside, revealing a pentagonal keyhole behind it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, overlooking the magma lake far below. Its huge sliding doors stand open, revealing dark furnaces and silent machinery. A raised loading dock allows access to the dangling buckets of the Slagline, which
, opening the door with a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) or Wisdom (Perception) check. The safe door also opens when the proper command word (“Poots”) is spoken within 5 feet of it. A knock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
pale violet light brightens before you, revealing an opening in the vaulted ceiling and a spiral stone staircase with no railing, climbing up into darkness.
Around the stairs, the light reveals a
command words for the levitation effect. Vizeran DeVir Vizeran DeVir is one of the greatest magical talents produced by the drow city of Menzoberranzan. Unfortunately for him, his rise to power came at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
39. Big Ears Watch Post These chambers house the level’s main Xanathar Guild watch post, called “Big Ears” by the bugbears that command it. Instead of posting lookouts, the watch post’s defenders
turned so that the weapon’s backside faces forward, the pedestal rises another 3 feet, revealing an open cavity that contains a magic circlet identical to the one worn by the statue — but fashioned from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
fuel her terrible transmutation rituals. Alussiarr has no beef with the adventurers and doesn’t want to distress them by revealing its true form. It does, however, ask them to set it free by breaking
telling the heroes where they can find Arcturia’s spellbook (area 40b) and phylactery (area 40c), as well as the command word to reveal the bookshelves in area 40b. It also gives them a flat, 6-inch-long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
a set of cartographer’s tools, six pints of oil, an illustrated book about ropers, an emerald worth 250 gp, and a lantern of revealing. G5: Showroom This room is empty, but crumbling wall carvings
the command word, the only way to shrink it again is to sprinkle a handful of gravel from a petrified creature upon it. Wade Acuff Mudslick Tower Talking with Zoklork. Zoklork has spent a lot of time