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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
As a Magic action, you can place this 1-inch adamantine statuette on the ground and, using a command word, cause it to grow rapidly into a square adamantine tower. Repeating the command word causes
Resistance to all other damage. Shrinking the tower back down to statuette form doesn’t repair damage to the tower. Only a Wish spell can repair the tower (this use of the spell counts as replicating a spell of level 8 or lower). Each casting of Wish causes the tower to regain all its Hit Points.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
alhoon targets one creature it can see within 60 feet of it that is casting a spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, the spell fails, but any spell slots or charges are not wasted.Mind flayers that
. Alhoons can extend their existence by repeating the ritual with new victims, effectively resetting the clocks for themselves.
Destroying a periapt of mind trapping consigns those trapped within it to
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Magic Resistance. The fractine has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Scrying Focus. A spellcaster can use the fractine as a substitute focus when casting the
causing harm to anyone or anything. A fractine that doesn’t consume light or magical energy for ten days begins to flicker. A day later, it folds in on itself and self-destructs, leaving no trace
Wizard
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Clad in the silver robes that denote her station, an elf closes her eyes to shut out the distractions of the battlefield and begins her quiet chant. Fingers weaving in front of her, she completes her
. Some aspire to become like the gods, shaping reality itself. Though the casting of a typical spell requires merely the utterance of a few strange words, fleeting gestures, and sometimes a pinch or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Circle of Power 5th-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self (30-foot radius) Components: V Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Divine energy radiates from you, distorting and
diffusing magical energy within 30 feet of you. Until the spell ends, the sphere moves with you, centered on you. For the duration, each friendly creature in the area (including you) has advantage on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Casting a Spell When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules are followed, regardless of the character's class or the spell's effects. Each spell description begins with a block of
information, including the spell's name, level, school of magic, casting time, range, components, and duration. The rest of a spell entry describes the spell's effect.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
not yet awakened. If the party has not yet fulfilled a spirit’s request from the first séance, consider repeating the spirit’s request from the first séance at least once. An investigator starts the
séances or are taking their time exploring, feel free to run this encounter multiple times, allowing the characters to ask more questions. If the borders to the domain are not yet closed, a storm begins brewing at this point.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Telekinesis 5th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You gain the ability to move or manipulate creatures or objects by
rounds, you can use your action to attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the creature by repeating the contest. Object. You can try to move an object that weighs up to 1,000 pounds. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
into a square adamantine tower. Repeating the command word causes the tower to revert to statuette form, which works only if the tower is empty. Each creature in the area where the tower appears is
the tower (this use of the spell counts as replicating a spell of level 8 or lower). Each casting of Wish causes the tower to regain all its Hit Points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Telekinesis 5th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You gain the ability to move or manipulate creatures or objects by
rounds, you can use your action to attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the creature by repeating the contest. Object. You can try to move an object that weighs up to 1,000 pounds. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
into a square adamantine tower. Repeating the command word causes the tower to revert to statuette form, which works only if the tower is empty. Each creature in the area where the tower appears is
the tower (this use of the spell counts as replicating a spell of level 8 or lower). Each casting of Wish causes the tower to regain all its Hit Points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
become fragmented, and his mind tends to wander. He assumes the adventurers are students sent to learn the darkest of the magical arts and begins telepathically lecturing them about zombies, often
repeating himself. He attacks anyone who tries to leave the lecture before its conclusion. Nester is an archmage, with these changes: Nester is undead and chaotic evil. He understands Auran, Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
it readable. After repeating the process for each of the cylinders, the characters have the full story and can use that knowledge to determine what they do next. The impressions in the clay are mostly
harvesting giant crabs, which are loaded onto seagoing vessels and taken away while the frogfolk celebrate their newly earned wealth. The second cylinder’s story begins with serpent creatures lurking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Casting a Spell When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules are followed, regardless of the character’s class or the spell’s effects. Each spell description in Chapter 11 begins with a
block of information, including the spell’s name, level, school of magic, casting time, range, components, and duration. The rest of a spell entry describes the spell’s effect.
Casting Time Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Otto’s Irresistible Dance 6th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Choose one creature that you can see within range. The
target begins a comic dance in place: shuffling, tapping its feet, and capering for the duration. Creatures that can’t be charmed are immune to this spell. A dancing creature must use all its movement to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Wandering Monsters If Muiral survives his first encounter with the adventurers, he begins patrolling areas 1 through 5 and areas 7 through 12, looking for signs of other intrusion. The characters
might also encounter small packs of skeletons, zombies, and ghouls that Muiral has created by casting animate dead and create undead spells on drow corpses. These undead shouldn’t pose much of a threat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Flesh to Stone 6th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a pinch of lime, water, and earth) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to turn one
creature that you can see within range into stone. If the target’s body is made of flesh, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it is restrained as its flesh begins to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Flesh to Stone 6th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a pinch of lime, water, and earth) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to turn one
creature that you can see within range into stone. If the target’s body is made of flesh, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it is restrained as its flesh begins to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
macaw is anxious to return to Yarana. He begins repeating what the characters and the Sugar Man say in mocking tones until they move on.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
later, a phantom performer appears and begins playing the instrument for the next minute. While the performer plays, any creature that enters or starts its turn in the haunted trap’s area must
. Casting dispel evil and good on the statue permanently disarms the haunted trap. Morbid Memory Haunt Bonus +0 A morbid memory trap presents little danger, but it proves useful in revealing important and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
darkness that envelops the statue’s face and head. Once the arcanaloth begins casting spells, the three flameskulls in area X17 take up positions behind the arrow slits that overlook the temple and cast
statue’s stony hands are outstretched as if in the midst of casting a spell. Its face is a void of utter blackness. The ominous statue stands between two black marble balconies, one of which has partially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Contagion 5th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Component: V, S Duration: 7 days Your touch inflicts disease. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within your reach. On a
Dexterity. Slimy Doom. The creature begins to bleed uncontrollably. The creature has disadvantage on Constitution checks and Constitution saving throws. In addition, whenever the creature takes damage, it is stunned until the end of its next turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Contagion 5th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Component: V, S Duration: 7 days Your touch inflicts disease. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within your reach. On a
Dexterity. Slimy Doom. The creature begins to bleed uncontrollably. The creature has disadvantage on Constitution checks and Constitution saving throws. In addition, whenever the creature takes damage, it is stunned until the end of its next turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Regardless of its form, the gate isn’t hard to identify; chaos swells around the portal—the eye of a maelstrom of change. CoupleOfKooks “Chaos, much like order, begins in the mind. Refuse its entry into
damage type for another. Roll a d4 for the new damage type, if any: (1) acid, (2) cold, (3) fire, or (4) lightning. This effect can change only one damage type per casting of a spell. Spontaneous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
end, hundreds of saucer-sized eyes with fanged pupils open and begin repeating a random character’s name. The wall is a gibbering mouther controlled by the Drought Elder. It moves out of the way for any
void begins slowly drifting away from the Drought Elder at a rate of 10 feet per round. Unless the creature has a tether thrown to it or is recovered by another flying creature, it gradually drifts out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a playing card depicting a rogue) Duration: Instantaneous You whisper magical words that antagonize one creature of your choice within
higher, the damage increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 3rd. Spirit of Death 4th-Level Necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a gilded playing card worth at least
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
repetitions of the name “Sarah.” Lists of household chores, pending activities, shopping lists, and names take up a full third of the book. Where the diary begins, the book becomes a firsthand account
a ritual casting of the contact other plane spell, and can intuit that the runes Sarah has hastily copied are tied to an entity from the Outer Planes. Characters who do not recognize the circle can seek assistance from one of the Avowed to determine this information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
(2d8) bludgeoning damage and 5 (1d10) fire damage. The trap acts on initiative count 10, repeating this effect each turn until a character uses an action to replace the lid. Even with the lid on, the
. Inside the room are two chuuls. One has grappled Chance (from area 3), and both are feasting on the unconscious half-elf spy. The chuul drops Chance as combat begins, leaving the spy unconscious with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
already under the effect of the mage armor spell when the characters arrive. He begins combat by casting lightning bolt, affecting as many characters as possible. He’s likely to follow up with watery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, casting visions of distant places directly into the wielder’s mind. Items recovered from fiendish demiplanes might be constructed from standard materials but have a sinister aspect or appearance, such
Trinket 1 A pressed flower with vivid green petals; when you smell it, you hear eerie music 2 A tiny ball of putty; if you set it down, it begins to slowly crawl around 3 A perpetually warm disk of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
can be easily claimed. Casting a detect evil and good spell reveals it to be a desecrated object. On a casting of detect magic, the gem gives off a strong aura of conjuration—so strong that the
it, a reversed or distorted version of the wish’s fulfillment will bring harm to that character and all named in the wish. Then, immediately after the evil wish spell has transpired, the gem begins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
, magic item, or magical effect without causing harm to anyone or anything. A fractine that doesn’t consume light or magical energy for ten days begins to flicker. A day later, it folds in on itself and
withdrew slightly, as though it feared some harm might befall it or me. I remember casting a spell or two, hoping to communicate with the creature. A few seconds later, it stopped flickering and flew
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
begins to fall, and the wind begins to howl. A crash of thunder is followed by forks of lightning. Soon, sheets of rain are falling while lightning flashes on every side. The lightning forms concentrated
really large party can use the Help action to aid one of the characters taking a role above, or can come up with their own strategy (such as casting an appropriate spell). Any roles not filled by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
repeating the ritual with new victims, effectively resetting the clocks for themselves. Destroying a periapt of mind trapping consigns those trapped within it to oblivion, and thus alhoons often work
it that is casting a spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, the spell fails, but any spell slots or charges are not wasted.
There are many reasons to avoid the way of the lich. An impermanent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
during the Night of the Eye. Trial of the Barb The prelude begins with the characters nearing the Barb: Tonight is an important night. Ahead rises the Barb: a jagged, half-ruined spire of gray stone
, implying different apprentices will face different challenges. The characters have until the Night of the Eye ends, at which point the rooms vanish, expelling everyone inside. The Trial Begins Once