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Glyph of Warding

Spells Player’s Handbook

spell ends without being triggered. The glyph is nearly imperceptible and requires a successful Wisdom (Perception) check against your spell save DC to notice. When you inscribe the glyph, you set

its trigger and choose whether it’s an explosive rune or a spell glyph, as explained below. Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on

Find Steed

Spells Player’s Handbook

anything it was wearing or carrying. If you cast this spell again, you decide whether you summon the steed that disappeared or a different one. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s

number of Hit Dice [d10s] equal to the spell’s level) Speed 60 ft., Fly 60 ft. (requires level 4+ spell) Mod Save STR 18 +4 +4 DEX 12 +1 +1 CON

Symbol

Spells Player’s Handbook

. The glyph is nearly imperceptible and requires a successful Wisdom (Perception) check against your spell save DC to notice. When you inscribe the glyph, you set its trigger and choose which effect the

symbol bears: Death, Discord, Fear, Pain, Sleep, or Stunning. Each one is explained below. Set the Trigger. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

achieving lichdom requires an arcane spellcaster to be at the apex of power—a significant challenge for mind flayers, given the scarcity of available mentors and training. Confronting this

the same name. Collaborative Undeath To become alhoons, mind flayer arcanists must cooperate in the creation of a periapt of mind trapping, a fist-sized container made of silver, emerald, and

Beholder Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

ray, such as manipulating a simple tool or opening a door or a container. Sleep Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or fall asleep and remain unconscious for 1

after next. Each creature of the beholder’s choice that starts its turn within 10 feet of such a wall must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be grappled. Escaping requires a successful

Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

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 orb measures 12 inches in

. 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

Death Tyrant Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

fine control on objects with this ray, such as manipulating a simple tool or opening a door or a container. Sleep Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or fall

turn within 10 feet of a wall must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or be grappled. Escaping requires a successful DC 17 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. A spectral eye

Glyph of Warding Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

where you cast this spell, the glyph is broken, and the spell ends without being triggered. The glyph is nearly invisible and requires a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your

spell save DC to be found. You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most typical triggers include touching or standing on the glyph, removing

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

other action that requires hands or speech, unless its new form is capable of such actions. The target’s gear melds into the new form. The creature can’t activate, use, wield, or otherwise

creature’s challenge rating is 9 or lower. The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The GM has the creature

Concentration Legacy

Rules

interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration:Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if you cast another spell that requires

for each source of damage.Being incapacitated or killed. You lose concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated or if you die.The DM might also decide that certain environmental phenomena, such

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

) 2 Justice. Achieving justice requires establishing fair, equitable, and compassionate relationships within a community. (Good) 3 Protection. It isn’t right for innocents to

; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival. 3 I showed mercy to an injured, now-grateful Dimir spy. 4 I suspect someone I know is a Golgari assassin, but I can’t prove it

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

), but doesn’t gain access to the user’s knowledge, features, or proficiencies. Freeing a creature trapped inside the armor first requires defeating the armor’s automatic defenses

. Freeing the user first requires defeating the armor’s automatic defenses (as above). A creature in stasis does not make Charisma saving throws to break the armor’s control. Alternative

Talona

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

practice to mark a container of poison with her holy symbol, three droplets in a triangle, and during epidemics folk paint the same image on the homes of the infected. Though she is often the recipient of

prayers, Talona has almost no temples and few cults dedicated to her. A cult or a shrine to her might arise in an area after it suffers from pestilence, when some of those who survived decide to revere her or even become priests.

Improvising Ability Checks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

things that the adventure can’t possibly anticipate. It’s up to you to decide whether their attempts are successful. If it seems like anyone should have an easy time doing it, don’t ask for an ability

ability check? How hard is it? What’s the result? Use the descriptions of the ability scores and their associated skills in the Basic Rules to help you decide what kind of ability check to use. Then

Saving Throw

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

Saving Throw A saving throw—also called a save—represents an attempt to avoid or resist a threat. You normally make a saving throw only when a rule requires you to do so, but you can decide to fail

Crossbow Expert

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

fact that the weapon has the ammunition property. The latter property requires you to have a bolt to fire from the hand crossbow, and the hand crossbow isn’t going to load itself (unless it’s magical

or a gnomish invention). You need to load each bolt into the weapon, and doing so requires a hand. To dig deeper into this point, take a look at the following sentence in the definition of the

Saving Throw

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

Saving Throw A saving throw—also called a save—represents an attempt to avoid or resist a threat. You normally make a saving throw only when a rule requires you to do so, but you can decide to fail

Hat of Vortexes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

Hat of Vortexes Wondrous Item, Uncommon (Requires Attunement) This hat has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. You can take a Magic action and expend 1 charge while holding the

hat to release a magical vortex from it. The vortex fills a 10-foot Cube originating from you and lasts for 1 hour. While the vortex is present, its area is Difficult Terrain. You decide a vortex’s visual details when you create it. For instance, the vortex might be multicolored or glittery.

Scribe's Pen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Scribe’s Pen Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a creature with the Mark of Scribing) You can use this pen to write on any surface. You decide whether the writing is visible or invisible

Scribe's Pen

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

Scribe’s Pen Wondrous item, common (requires attunement by a creature with the Mark of Scribing) You can use this pen to write on any surface. You decide whether the writing is visible or invisible

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

transformation. Every use of the ritual must be modified to suit the individual undergoing transformation, and requires rare herbs, exotic magical substances, snakes, and one or more humans to be sacrificed

another society and wish to be part of it. 3 I respect my superiors and obey them without question. My fate is theirs to decide. 4 I have an interest in an unsuitable mate, which I can&rsquo

Elemental Magic Items

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

, though you can end this benefit early (for example, to speak). Ending it early doesn’t give you the benefit of exhaling the breath. Claws of the Umber Hulk Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement

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

First Session: Character Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

First Session: Character Creation Dungeons & Dragons is a game that requires several hours to play, but you can stop the game at any time and continue it later. The first session should focus on

let the player decide if they want the character to have a sidekick (see “Running for One Player” below).

Optional Class Features

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

features in the Player’s Handbook, you don’t gain the features here automatically. Consulting with your DM, you decide whether to gain a feature in this section if you meet the level requirement

noted in the feature’s description. These features can be selected separately from one another; you can use some, all, or none of them. If you take a feature that replaces another feature, you gain no benefit from the replaced one and don’t qualify for anything in the game that requires it.

Optional Class Features

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

features in the Player’s Handbook, you don’t gain the features here automatically. Consulting with your DM, you decide whether to gain a feature in this section if you meet the level requirement

noted in the feature’s description. These features can be selected separately from one another; you can use some, all, or none of them. If you take a feature that replaces another feature, you gain no benefit from the replaced one and don’t qualify for anything in the game that requires it.

Artisan's Tools

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

Artisan’s Tools Artisan’s Tools are each focused on crafting items and pursuing a trade. Each of these tools requires a separate proficiency. Alchemist’s Supplies (50 GP) Ability: Intelligence Weight

that guard against forgery (DC 15) Craft: Ink, Spell Scroll Carpenter’s Tools (8 GP) Ability: Strength Weight: 6 lb. Utilize: Seal or pry open a door or container (DC 20) Craft: Club, Greatclub

Travel between Worlds

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

Travel between Worlds World-to-world travel requires a spelljamming ship, a teleport spell, or some other kind of magic. Within a Wildspace system, the DM must decide how long it takes a spelljamming

Artisan's Tools

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

Artisan’s Tools Artisan’s Tools are each focused on crafting items and pursuing a trade. Each of these tools requires a separate proficiency. Alchemist’s Supplies (50 GP) Ability: Intelligence Weight

that guard against forgery (DC 15) Craft: Ink, Spell Scroll Carpenter’s Tools (8 GP) Ability: Strength Weight: 6 lb. Utilize: Seal or pry open a door or container (DC 20) Craft: Club, Greatclub

Role of the Dungeon Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

ability check to use. How Hard Is It? Decide whether the task’s difficulty is easy, moderate, or hard, and use the appropriate DC. DC 10 (Easy). An easy task requires a minimal level of competence or a

. It’s not a competition. The DM isn’t competing against the player characters. Your job is to referee the rules, run monsters, and keep the story moving. Be consistent and fair. If you decide that a

Gem of Seeing

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

Gem of Seeing Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) This gem has 3 charges. As an action, you can speak the gem’s command word and expend 1 charge. For the next 10 minutes, you have truesight out

. You can also use a bonus action to speak the armor’s command word and cause the armor to assume the appearance of a normal set of clothing or some other kind of armor. You decide what it looks like

Duration

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

, such as moving and attacking, doesn't interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if

you cast another spell that requires concentration. You can't concentrate on two spells at once. Taking damage. Whenever you take damage while you are concentrating on a spell, you must make a

Duration

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

, such as moving and attacking, doesn’t interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if

you cast another spell that requires concentration. You can’t concentrate on two spells at once. Taking damage. Whenever you take damage while you are concentrating on a spell, you must make a

Ready [Action]

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

your next turn. First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your Reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your

release with your Reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of an action, and holding on to the spell’s magic requires Concentration, which you can maintain up

Missing Players

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

should strive to keep the character alive and use resources wisely. Run the character yourself. It’s an extra burden for you, but it can work. Decide the character isn’t there. Invent a good reason for

character fade into the background. This solution requires everyone to step out of the game world a bit and suspend disbelief, but might be the easiest solution. You act as if the character’s not there

Duration

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

spellcaster dismiss a spell after casting it? You can’t normally dismiss a spell that you cast unless (a) its description says you can or (b) it requires concentration and you decide to end your

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