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Player’s Handbook
larger than a 30-foot Cube, and you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes.
When the trigger you specify
create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
larger than a 30-foot cube, and you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes.
When the condition you
word or phrase.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a heavily armored warforged stands guard Building on the book’s introduction, this chapter reveals how you can create a character shaped by Eberron and its war-filled history. The chapter offers you
. Dragonmark. Decide whether your character bears one of the mystical marks associated with the dragonmarked houses. Background. Choose the house agent background if your character has devoted themself to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
character who suspects that “Vilroy” is hiding something can make a Wisdom (Insight) check contested by the changeling’s Charisma (Deception) check. A character who wins the contest detects slight
in chapter 3 to determine what happens to characters who fall. The party has three rounds to catch Jas before the changeling adopts a new guise. If the characters capture Jas, the changeling reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes. When the trigger you specify occurs, the illusion springs into
appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A creature that takes the Study action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
tower, but her spies learned about it some time ago. She reveals the tower’s location to characters who want to conclude their dealings with the hags or perhaps put an end to them. The tower in Gehenna
is beyond the scope of this adventure; flesh out its occupants and defenses as you see fit if the characters decide to pay the hags a visit. Zybilna takes no immediate action against the surviving hags
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
of the action during play, describing locations and creatures that the adventurers face with read-aloud text. The players decide what their characters do as they navigate hazards and choose what to
Secrets and reveals are important DM tools. If you read any of the DM-only material and still want to experience the adventure as a player, you can—just don’t let this knowledge influence your character’s actions or behavior. More importantly, don’t spoil any surprises for your fellow players!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
castle, learn how to find R04M using a damaged magic item called a mimir, and witness unnatural events plaguing the plane. Part 3: Unity of Rings reveals Shemeshka’s role in a planes-warping plot and
sees the characters recover their memories and lost abilities. From there, the characters must save a group of lost modrons carrying information dangerous to the stability of the planes and ultimately decide whether to maintain the status quo of the multiverse or reshape it to their design.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes. JUSTINE CRUZ A spellcaster could use Programmed Illusion
to
interaction with the image reveals it to be illusory, since things can pass through it. A creature that takes the Study action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
cube, and you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes. When the condition you specify occurs, the illusion
interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
guarantees the party safe passage through level 17. A successful DC 16 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the illithid has no intention of making good on its promise. If the githzerai zerths from
the characters to the mind flayer colony on level 17, where Extremiton (the colony’s ulitharid leader) can decide what to do with them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
cube, and you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes. When the condition you specify occurs, the illusion
interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
pairs. You can decide which pack members are at the stall when the characters arrive (see “Amberdune Pack” below for names). Speaking with the Manager. Korvala takes her duties as the owner of
reveals that Korvala isn’t being entirely truthful. To avoid making a scene, she invites characters who see through her lies back to the Amberdune Pack's hideout as long as they are willing to talk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
village.”
Pelk tells the characters that this news came by way of Mitor Jans, a ship captain who makes a living transporting crab meat to Candlekeep. Pelk also reveals that Jans, eager for shipments to
resume, has volunteered to take adventurers by sea to a trading post where they can meet with the grippli leader-in-exile, if they decide to undertake the quest to help the frogfolk. Pelk informs the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Contested Caves The drow of House Freth maintain a tenuous hold over these caves. Their defenses are tested daily by troglodytes, trolls, and infiltrators loyal to House Auvryndar. 9a. Hidden
northernmost stalagmite has a single glaring eye, a fang-filled mouth, and six waving tendrils. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of illusion magic around the stalagmite, and a successful DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
prisoner, but the kobold reveals its secrets anyway while shrieking at the top of its lungs, alerting other nearby monsters. By putting the choice of success at a cost in the players’ hands, and even
archery contest, you might decide that the more an attack roll exceeds the target’s AC, the higher the character’s score. The archery target might have AC 11, but it has five concentric rings indicating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Charisma (Deception) check contested by the golems’ Wisdom (Insight) check, with advantage on the check if the portrayal is particularly convincing. On a successful check, the golem won’t attack that
any given time. A detect magic spell reveals that one of the pieces (determined randomly) is magical. When that piece is removed from the arch, it disappears, and the gate opens for 1 minute. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, sharing disjointed half-memories and dreamy opinions about its surroundings. On a success, the eidolon reveals a snippet of the cipher’s meaning. What the eidolon reveals is a worthy secret … and one
of this secret is up to you to decide, and learning more about it might color future adventures of your own design. Secrets of Phenax d6 Result
1 As a mortal, Phenax was destined to free the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the entire area reveals only that the north side of the hill has a crumbling cliff of sand and gravel about 20 feet high in the middle of the whole. (This cliff face is represented by the northern
at once or merely a single one at a time. Leave this strictly to the players to decide. The best manner to handle it is to ask where they will search, once they have determined that they will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, the character spots an iron grate in the street that wasn’t closed properly. Lifting it reveals an iron ladder that descends 10 feet to an underground sewer tunnel. Characters who lower themselves
into the tunnel can hear the sounds of splashing water and children’s voices in the distance and might decide to follow them. (The children are holding hands in the dark and being guided by Squiddly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
gargoyle. A character disguised as Halaster can make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the golems’ Wisdom (Insight) check, with advantage on the check if the portrayal is particularly
-foot-high dome. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic throughout the cave — the effect of a magic trap placed here by Halaster. When one or more creatures reach the cavern’s midpoint
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
adjacent to the trap. Countermeasures. A successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the trap. A successful DC 10 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools disables it. Crossbow Trap Simple trap
. Countermeasures. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the trip wire. A successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools disables the trip wire, and a check with a total of 5 or lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, which they never did. Treasure. A successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals a false panel in the corner of the floor. The false floor hides a steel shield with platinum filigree in the
pounds (1 gp each). A successful DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals a thin platinum ring of swimming in the dust under a workbench, where it fell and was forgotten. V2. Stonemason’s Workshop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Emporium. She warns the characters of one other condition before they decide: they must watch over her grove while she’s gone. If the characters attack or threaten Red Ruth during this negotiation, she
skeleton wears a witch’s hat (actually a hat of disguise) and clutches a +1 wand of the war mage. Development To honor her end of the deal, Red Ruth reveals that Ralzala must drink the blood of a titan to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating Sentient Magic Items When you decide to make a magic item sentient, you create the item's persona in the same way you would create an NPC, with a few exceptions described here. Abilities A
purpose, conflict can arise. When such a conflict occurs, the item makes a Charisma check contested by the wielder's Charisma check. If the item wins the contest, it makes one or more of the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of Saltmarsh and begin to hear tales of the haunted house, after which they might seek more information about the house and its current state. If you decide so, they can speak to the poacher mentioned
characters are thorough in their exploration. Ned reveals his true colors at an opportune moment. The caverns and contraband below the house wait to be discovered. Access to the sea suggests the use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the characters and begins shadowing them, attempting to remain unseen. Characters keeping an eye out for trouble spot the drow with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the drow’s
Dexterity (Stealth) check. The drow is a member of Bregan D’aerthe (see “Unexpected Allies” later in this chapter) and reveals as much if the characters confront him. If the characters reveal that they’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
submerging any sort of organic material, recognizes the water’s magical corruption. The detect magic spell reveals that the water has an aura of necromantic magic. A2: Ancient Statue A small stone
Wisdom (Insight) check contested by the cloakers’ Charisma (Deception) check recognizes that the “spirit” is a little too eager with its request. Additionally, a character who succeeds on a DC 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn. A character disguised as Halaster can make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the golem’s Wisdom (Insight) check, with
immunity to poison and psychic damage. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around it. Whenever a nonmagical object weighing 10 pounds or less is placed in the statue’s cupped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, he attempts to steal something from one randomly determined party member. Far from being a skilled thief, Zilch must succeed at a Dexterity check contested by the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of
emotions spell allows Flink to speak coherently, whereupon he reveals the following information: A duergar ale merchant named Krimgol Muzgardt asked Flink’s mistress, Yantha Coaxrock, to appraise a large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
(Perception) check reveals small pools of blood on the kitchen floor. A successful check also verifies that the blood on the floor and wall is fresh. Fenerus’s Story Fenerus Stormcastle was the founder of
with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by Jarlaxle’s Charisma (Deception) check. If the characters somehow penetrate Jarlaxle’s disguise, he smiles and offers them 10,000 gp if they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
their case while he asks questions. A character who tries to deceive Zastro must make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the magister’s Wisdom (Insight) check. A character who loses this contest
If a character becomes attuned to the Stone of Golorr, it reveals the location of the Vault of Dragons, beneath an old tower in the Sea Ward, and the three keys needed to enter it. When the characters are ready to visit the location, proceed with encounter 7, “Old Tower.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
journal is set with all manner of gears. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check confirms that these are not just decorative, but appear to be set in some sort of working order. The same check reveals
which is worth 750 gp if the characters decide to shop it elsewhere) 515 cp, 11,215 sp, 1,925 gp, and 85 pp stored in various containers and coffers 425 tiny gemstones worth 1 gp each, 44 small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
wisdom from him directly. Casting detect magic reveals an aura of divination magic in the room. The corpse belongs to a young cloud giant named Eigeron, whose father, Blagothkus, betrayed and
, the characters see Blagothkus’s flying castle hovering nearby, its towers casting long shadows over the village. What happens if the characters decide to pursue Blagothkus is beyond the scope of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
level ranges: 1–4, 5–10, 11–16, and 17–20. The level you choose for a trap gives you a starting point for determining its potency. To further delineate the trap’s strength, decide whether it is a
Deadly 1–4 Cantrip 1st 2nd 5–10 1st 3rd 6th 11–16 3rd 6th 9th 17–20 6th 9th 9th + 5th Triggers A trigger is the circumstance that needs to take place to activate the trap. Decide what causes the trap