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Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

A devastation orb is an elemental bomb that can be created at the site of an elemental node by performing a ritual with an elemental weapon. The type of orb created depends on the node used. For

. Reducing it to 0 hit points causes it to explode instantly. A special container can be crafted to contain a devastation orb and prevent it from detonating. The container must be inscribed with symbols

Cradle of the Frost Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Thrym. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body shatters into shards of ice. The scion instantly appears in the space the

much damage only. If this damage would reduce the target to 0 hit points, the target drops to 1 hit point instead and has the petrified condition, turning into a frozen statue. If the statue takes

Shator Demodand

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Boundless Movement. The shator ignores difficult terrain, and magical effects can’t reduce its speed. It can spend 5 feet of movement to automatically remove the grappled condition from itself

liquefied demodand becomes enough liquid to fill a flask. A demodand’s liquefaction lasts until a shator uses an action to end it or a creature opens a container holding the liquid. While

Hadozee Traits

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

container, or pick up or set down a Tiny object. Glide. When you fall at least 10 feet above the ground, you can use your reaction to extend your skin membranes to glide horizontally a number of feet equal

damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d6. Add your proficiency bonus to the number rolled, and reduce the damage you take by an amount equal to that total (minimum of 0 damage). You can use this

Training Area

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

can take a Reaction to reduce this damage by 1d4. Skills Expert You gain proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Acrobatics, Athletics, Performance, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth

for at least 8 hours on each of those days gains a benefit at the end of the training period. The benefit depends on which trainer is present in the facility, as noted in the Expert Trainers table. The benefit lasts for 7 days.

Elemental Magic Items

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

depends on the node used. For example, an air node creates a devastation orb of air. The ritual takes 1 hour to complete and requires 2,000 gp worth of special components, which are consumed. A devastation

poison and psychic damage. Reducing it to 0 hit points causes it to explode instantly. A special container can be crafted to contain a devastation orb and prevent it from detonating. The container must

Perception

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

height. Lightly Obscured conditions reduce visibility: rain reduces maximum visibility to 1 mile, and fog reduces it to between 100 and 300 feet. Outdoor terrain determines the distance at which

can see things up to 10 miles away, assuming clear skies and a relatively calm sea. Overcast skies reduce that distance by half. Lightly Obscured conditions reduce visibility just as they do on land

Trial by Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

characters must fight the zodar (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) on their own. See “Running the Zodar” below for more information about this creature. The characters win the trial by combat if they reduce

chapter’s cliffhanger ending depends on who wins the trial by combat. All Hail Emperor Xeleth! If the characters are defeated by the zodar (as described earlier in the chapter) or fail to come to

The Sea

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

. From a crow’s nest, a lookout can spot another ship or a coastline up to 10 miles away, assuming clear skies. Overcast skies reduce that distance by half. Rain and fog reduce visibility just as they

skilled hirelings to function. As per the Player’s Handbook, one skilled hireling costs at least 2 gp per day. The minimum number of skilled hirelings needed to crew a ship depends on the type of vessel

Shator Demodand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

terrain, and magical effects can’t reduce its speed. It can spend 5 feet of movement to automatically remove the grappled condition from itself. Jailer (1/Day). The shator can cast the imprisonment

until a shator uses an action to end it or a creature opens a container holding the liquid. While liquefied in this way, a demodand has the paralyzed condition despite any immunity to that condition

Sanctuary

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

before the doors burst open depends on your group. What’s important is that players feel pressed. To create a sense of pressure, give the front doors 30 hit points and let each thud of the battering

the temple earns each character 100 XP in addition to the points for killing monsters. If more than ten villagers died during the rescue, reduce that award to 50 XP.

Sanctuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

allow before the doors burst open depends on your group. What’s important is that players feel pressed. To create a sense of pressure, give the front doors 30 hit points and let each thud of the

the temple earns each character 100 XP in addition to the points for killing monsters. If more than ten villagers died during the rescue, reduce that award to 50 XP.

Lorehold Scholars

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

damage plus 9 (2d8) thunder damage. Reduce to Memory (Recharge 6). Thundering golden energy erupts around a creature the apprentice can see within 90 feet of it. The creature must make a DC 12

two Scroll Bash attacks. Scroll Bash. Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 9 (2d8) thunder damage. Reduce to Memory (Recharge 5–6

Designing Simple Traps

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

for healing. A deadly trap might reduce a creature to 0 hit points in one shot, and leaves most creatures hit by it in need of a short or long rest. Consult the following tables when determining a

is obvious. Understanding its nature is not. The DC of the check, regardless of its type, depends on the skill and care taken to conceal the trap. Most traps can be detected with a successful DC 20

20. Drow Town

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

magic, enlarge/reduce, fireball, fly, greater invisibility, ice storm, identify, mage armor, magic missile, magic weapon, misty step, polymorph, sending, shield, and suggestion. 20c. Quaggoth Den

downstream, a hidden valve in the basin opens and fills the container with 50 gallons of fresh water. Swimming in the water is a tiny emerald fish. Treasure. The emerald fish swims around the basin

Camp Vengeance

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

-elf scout). Map 2.4: Camp Vengeance View Player Version 1. Boats Although the camp gets much of its food by hunting, it depends entirely on rowboats and canoes coming up the River Soshenstar to

in these lower watchtower billets. Theoretically, each watchtower is staffed by two guards day and night, but personnel shortages sometimes reduce that to one guard or force the knights to take turns

Scions of Giants' Gods

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

Bonus +7 Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Grolantor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body crumbles to dirt and moss. The scion instantly appears in the

, Primordial Challenge 26 (90,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +8 Awakening of the Scion. The cradle is a container for the scion of Memnor. When the cradle drops to 0 hit points, its body dissipates into

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Religion. Of Annam’s many sons, none is greater than my patron deity. (Any) Giant Bonds d6 Bond 1 My clan is the most important influence on my life; our collective place in the ordning depends on

them well, even though it’s not entirely deserved. Ordning of Extravagance A cloud giant’s position within the ordning doesn’t depend on talent or skill. It depends on wealth. The more treasure a

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

Hit Dice as you want, but the size of the die used to calculate its hit points depends on the monster’s size, as shown in the Hit Dice by Size table. For example, a Medium monster uses d8s for hit

, and slashing. For such a strange monster, reduce its effective hit points by half. Or even better, eliminate the vulnerabilities and give the brittle monster fewer hit points. Effective Hit Points

Combat

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

.* Dexterity mod. Spell attack Spellcasting ability mod.** Depends on effect * Add your proficiency bonus if you’re using a weapon with which you’re proficient. ** Add your proficiency bonus. Your

, or can melee spell attacks as well? If you reduce a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack, you can knock the creature out. That melee attack isn’t restricted to weapons. Even a melee spell

Upper Palace Locations

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

enters the room or starts its turn there must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw to avoid colliding with a statue. Reduce the DC by 1 for every three dancing statues that have been destroyed. A

there’s no way for the user to know what creature will appear. The creature summoned by a jewel depends on the jewel’s color, as noted in the Conjured Fey table. The jewel vanishes when the creature

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