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Feats
Player’s Handbook
Blindsight with a range of 10 feet.
Fog of War. You exploit the distractions of battle, gaining Advantage on any Dexterity (Stealth) check you make as part of the Hide action during combat.
Sniper. If you
make an attack roll while hidden and the roll misses, making the attack roll doesn't reveal your location.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
lore about demons. When you do so, you have Advantage on that check.
At the DM’s discretion, the book might reveal secrets no mortal should know, such as the true names of powerful Fiends
cast that spell again from it until the next dawn.
Vile Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal
conversations, a few clues to their true nature exist. A character who observes one or more of the commoners closely and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a faint clicking sound
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
", "rollAction":"Prophetic Blessing"}, and it gains a prophecy die, a d8. Once during each of the creature’s turns, when it fails an ability check or saving throw or misses an attack roll, it can
minions to avert its own demise.
Khirad, the Star of Secrets. A blue-white star whose gifts grant insight but also reveal terrible truths.
Zhudun, the Corpse Star. A dead star that whispers of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
within 60 feet of it for 1 minute. If the mite is hidden, using this ability does not reveal its location. While the creature is affected by this hex, whenever it makes an attack roll, an ability check
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
).
Spider Climb. Kas can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Strength of the Night. Kas doesn’t require a coffin, and he drinks
well-muscled, raven-haired, human man in his thirties, though he is far older. His fangs reveal his vampiric nature.
Personality
Kas is cruel, spiteful, and unrelenting in his pursuit of vengeance
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
makes an attack roll or an ability check, it must roll a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Disorienting Breath"} and reduce the total by the number rolled. On a successful save
dragons’ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
", "rollAction":"Disorienting Breath", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage, and until the end of its next turn, when the creature makes an attack roll or an ability check, it must roll a d6
.
Emerald dragons’ preference for volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
make an Intelligence check or use divination magic to learn something about a creature, that knowledge comes with added trivia of the DM’s devising.
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You emanate a weak magnetic aura
Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check against them. Any sign of threatening or duplicitous action on your part negates this automatic success.
Your personal tastes reverse, such that your favorite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
proficiency in a skill related to a hint, share that hint with them. If the same skill is listed multiple times with the same or higher DCs, reveal hints with the lowest DCs first then hints with higher DCs
if the group requests additional help. If no character has proficiency in any of the listed skills, characters can make ability checks using the listed skills and DCs. Those who succeed on a check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Examining the Trunk Characters who examine the mimic and succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check notice that the defeated trunk’s wood and leather has been rubbed with a black, oily substance
. If asked about this, Professor Sharpbeak says it’s likely just a leather conditioner. With no magic remaining in the eldritch balm to reveal the contamination, she has no explanation for why the trunk temporarily turned into a mimic and attacked.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
blanket find nothing inside it. Secret Door A secret door behind the mirror can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It pushes open easily to reveal a cobweb-filled wooden staircase leading up to the attic.
15. Nursemaid’s Suite Dust and cobwebs shroud an elegantly appointed bedroom (area 15A) and an adjoining nursery (area 15B). Double doors set with panes of stained glass pull open to reveal a balcony
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
on their map of Chult. The next time a navigator succeeds on a Wisdom (Survival) check made to navigate, reveal the party’s actual location to the players. Map 2.1: Chult
travel day, the DM makes a Wisdom (Survival) check on behalf of the navigator. The result of the check determines whether or not the party becomes lost over the course of the day. The DC of the check is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
) check discerns that the soldiers are holding something back. If pushed, they reveal another clue: Gallio Elibro has been acting strangely. He appears overtired, and he’s been spotted at night wandering
the haunted tower. If questioned, they reveal the following information: The soldiers were working on the tower’s reconstruction, but they fled last night after seeing a ghost. Before seeing the ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
couldn’t reveal that without implicating herself, but you have no such hesitation. I have no comment on its truth—but it would be messy if revealed. I am willing to buy this from you.”
He offers the
characters 1,000 gp for the original copy of Vidorant’s blackmail material. A character who succeeds on a DC 17 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check convinces him to increase his payment to 2,000 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Blindsight with a range of 10 feet. Fog of War. You exploit the distractions of battle, gaining Advantage on any Dexterity (Stealth) check you make as part of the Hide action during combat. Sniper. If you
make an attack roll while hidden and the roll misses, making the attack roll doesn’t reveal your location.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the characters didn’t learn from the kenku where Floon was taken, asking questions of the locals can reveal that many people saw him being dragged off. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation
) check or 5 gp in bribes allows the characters to trace the kidnappers’ path through back alleys to a circular metal cover inset in the pavement. The cover is easily lifted, revealing a ladder down into the sewers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
corpses hanging from the trees and worms bursting up from the ground. Secret Door A secret door in the west wall can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It pushes open easily to reveal a cobweb-filled wooden staircase leading up to the attic.
scenes of trees, falling leaves, and tiny critters. Characters who search the walls for secret doors or otherwise inspect the paneling can, with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check, notice tiny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
cobwebs. The ceiling overhead is obscured by hanging strands of webbing.
Casual observation will not reveal that the ceiling, 20 feet overhead, is composed of badly fitting stones. The cobwebs must be
burned away for someone to be able to inspect the tunnel ceiling. Anyone who does so and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes that the ceiling is unstable and in danger of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Clue 4: Book Garden This clue refers to the book gardens of area B9. When the characters enter a book garden, they see a lush arboretum. A successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals
branches part to reveal a cuddly Strixhaven mascot (see chapter 2), representing a random mascot. This magic works only once per character.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wall with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. It’s basically an ordinary (albeit rotted) wooden door hidden under a layer of clay. The door pulls open to reveal a stone staircase that
room has exits in the west and north walls. Chanting can be heard coming from the west.
The statue depicts Strahd, to whom the cultists made sacrifices in the vain hope that he might reveal his darkest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. If these webs are cleared away, characters can search for the secret door, finding it with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. The door can be pulled open to reveal area K31b.
eastern end are a pair of arched bronze doors of ornate design. These doors can be pulled open to reveal area K40 beyond. Most of the hall is full of giant spider webs (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
at least 5 minutes inspecting the space can make a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check. On a successful check, the character discovers nothing unusual except for a few persimmon peels (see
ask about these events at nearby booths, other market vendors initially claim not to have seen anything strange. If a character succeeds on a DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check, a vendor says, “Market
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
githyanki infants (noncombatants) sleep in crystal cradles arranged in five rows of eight.
Window Slits. Four 2-foot-long, 6-inch-wide window slits reveal the starry void of space beyond.
A creature
moving through this chamber must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check to avoid waking the sleeping infants. On a failed check, or if any loud noise occurs in this area, the infant githyanki wake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, fighting until reduced to half hit points then fleeing. If any member of Daask is captured, a character who makes a successful DC 12 Charisma (Intimidation) check gets the Daask member to reveal that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. Secret Door A secret door can be discovered between the eastern tapestries with a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The door is cunningly hidden among the room’s wooden panels, and pulls open
to reveal area 20. It can also be discovered by pulling on the edge of the wood panel between the tapestries.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the valley or reveal information about it. Trying to navigate the dense fog into or out of the valley without the aid of the guardian requires 1 hour of travel and a DC 20 group Wisdom (Survival) check
, or verbal argument. The last option requires a successful DC 25 Charisma (Persuasion) check. Multiversal. The Misty Vale connects to other places on the world and to different worlds of the Material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Secret Door A secret door can be discovered between the eastern tapestries with a DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The door is cunningly hidden among the room’s wooden panels, and pulls
open to reveal area 20. It can also be discovered by pulling on the edge of the wood panel between the tapestries.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
secret door in the south wall can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check and pulls open to reveal area 38 beyond. Treasure Hanging on the back wall of the cell marked X on the map is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
character’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score meets or exceeds the demon’s Dexterity (Stealth) check. Both Rahadin and the shadow demon fight until slain. A secret door is set into the north end of the west
wall. It can be pulled open to reveal a dusty, web-choked staircase of ancient, worn stone (area K79) that descends into darkness.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check discerns the charade. The double doors are heavy but unlocked. They can be pushed open to reveal a foggy courtyard (area S12). Map 8.3: Abbey of Saint Markovia - Upper Floor & CellarView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
successful check doesn’t reveal the mechanism to open it. That can be found only through trial and error, or the characters can bypass the mechanism with a knock spell or similar magic. The secret door at
the torch from its sconce at any time causes the secret door to close and lock shut, becoming sealed as before. Characters can locate this secret door normally, but a successful check doesn’t reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
take his role more seriously in the “Support for Prince Simbon” section, Simbon vows to use his influence to reveal Kirina’s goals—this gives characters advantage on this check. If one or more checks
accusations while smugly claiming no responsibility. Characters can press Kirina on these details by making a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. If the characters encouraged Prince Simbon to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Fluctuating Swamp Waters Hither’s fetid waters rise and fall sporadically. In minutes, neck-deep murk might recede to reveal a soggy landscape of squelching mud and skeletal mangrove roots, but only
make a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) group check. If the group check is successful, the characters spot and avoid the hazard. On a failed check, the character who had the lowest check result sinks into a pit of sucking mud, which is 10 feet deep (use the quicksand rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Strength check to reveal a 4-foot-square hole in the floor, and in the ceiling of a similarly sized chamber directly below this one (area 5). If the characters move the sarcophagus but leave the chamber
specters can pursue their prey beyond the confines of the tomb, if necessary. Opening a sarcophagus lid requires a successful DC 17 Strength check and reveals treasure within (see “Treasure”). A character