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Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some measure of control over dragons.
Each orb contains the essence of
Cost
Cure Wounds (level 9 version)
4
Daylight
1
Death Ward
2
Detect Magic
0
Scrying (save DC 18)
3
Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take a Magic
Orb of Dragonkind
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magic has been warped and twisted over the centuries, so although their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over dragons.
Each orb contains the
the detect magic spell from the orb without using any charges.
Call Dragons
While you control the orb, you can use an action to cause the artifact to issue a telepathic call that extends in all
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
that rely on smell.
Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic
down the gate of a backwater duke’s castle, slaying a dozen or more guards, then calling for parley is a typical fog giant strategy—followed by an offer to leave the duke alive in return
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, light, mending, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, detect evil and good, protection from evil and good, sanctuary
2nd level (3 slots
, if he thinks he’s in danger of being unmasked, he retreats to his tower (see chapter 11) or some other quiet corner of Strahd’s domain.
Rictavio’s Traits
Ideal. “Evil
Bard
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beyond the horizon—makes an adventuring career a natural calling. Every adventure is an opportunity to learn, practice a variety of skills, enter long-forgotten tombs, discover lost works of magic
person, detect magic, healing word, and thunderwave. The Bard Table Level ProficiencyBonus Features Cantrips Known Spells Known
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
normal and magical darkness, see invisible creatures and objects, automatically detect visual illusions and succeed on saving throws against them, perceive the original form of a shapechanger or a
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5
I allow nothing to stand in the way of my crusade to eradicate evil from the multiverse.
6
I ignore those who do not support my plans, for my calling is higher than all others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
retreats to area 7a to alert their allies. 6b. Severed Heads Double Door. Embedded in the east wall is a stone double door sealed with Qualith door locks (see “Qualith Door Locks”). Unless it is held open
Wisdom (Perception) check is required to detect the creature. The flumph has the same helpful disposition and information as the rest of its kin on this level (see area 4).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
might be). Chuth uses his blindsight to detect when the characters are approaching the entrance to the cave. He then dives through the waterfall, soaring above the characters as he uses his Poison
against Frightful Presence likely flee back into the woods, where spiders might be waiting. On the dragon’s next turn, it retreats back to area 2 to await the heroes’ next move.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
might be). Chuth uses his blindsight to detect when the characters are approaching the entrance to the cave. He then dives through the waterfall, soaring above the characters as he uses his Poison
against Frightful Presence likely flee back into the woods, where spiders might be waiting. On the dragon’s next turn, it retreats back to area 2 to await the heroes’ next move.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. To earn the characters’ trust, Urlon answers any questions they have about the current state of the Crystal Labyrinth and the asteroid. If the characters attack him, Urlon retreats to Stardock by
contains the spells that Urlon and his fellow gish normally prepare (see appendix A), plus detect magic, fabricate, haste, hold person, and shield.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to the shrine stand ajar. If the tide of battle turns against Chief Yorb, he retreats into the shrine with his elite guards and bars the doors. A character can force open the barred doors with a
, the illusion drops and the treasure reverts to its true form: gold coins become disks of tin, silver decanters revert back to clay jugs, and glittering armor becomes rusty scrap metal. A detect magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
8. The Fate of Falkir’s Fist A little more than a year ago, four dwarf adventurers calling themselves Falkir’s Fist made it this far into Undermountain before Muiral killed them. The room where they
unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Treasure The dwarf that was once Falkir Gravelfist wears a steel helm shaped like the head of a boar. A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
spell on herself, retreats to her tower (areas 31–area 33), and leaves the castle’s other denizens to fend for themselves. If her defeat seems inevitable, Sansuri bargains for her life and, under such
aid of detect magic spells. Dead characters are unceremoniously dropped through the hole in the audience chamber floor. Living captives are confined to cages in the dungeon (area 8) and left unguarded. Unless the prisoners manage to escape, Sansuri feeds them to her griffons in area 7 the next day.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
visible for 1 minute. The troll attacks any creature it sees, but retreats to area 10a (through area 9d) the first time it takes acid or fire damage. 9b. Drow Staging Area This 20-foot-high cavern is
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->Tomb of Annihilation
lake below the cage.
The stone door separating the mooring area from the spiral staircase (area 26) radiates auras of abjuration, conjuration, and illusion to a detect magic spell or similar effect
and the landing at its top are strewn with bits of crab shell. If any character touches or inspects the door, read: A monstrous mouth forms on the door’s surface, calling out with a deep drawl: “I’m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, beyond which you see a windmill, a tall steeple, and the high-pitched rooftops of several other buildings. Apart from the ringing of the bell, you detect no other activity in the village. The trail
it and radiated magic under the scrutiny of detect magic spells, but its properties and purpose couldn’t be ascertained. The villagers assumed it was a relic of some bygone age or kingdom and left it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
of calling dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over dragons. Orb of Dragonkind Each orb contains the essence of an evil dragon, a presence that resents any attempt to
(5th-level version, 3 charges), daylight (1 charge), death ward (2 charges), or scrying (3 charges). You can also use an action to cast the detect magic spell from the orb without using any charges. Call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
destroyed or faded into legend, and only three are thought to survive. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some
must expend to cast the spell. Spell Charge Cost Cure Wounds (level 9 version) 4 Daylight 1 Death Ward 2 Detect Magic 0 Scrying (save DC 18) 3 Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
destroyed or faded into legend, and only three are thought to survive. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some
. Spell Charge Cost Cure Wounds (level 9 version) 4 Daylight 1 Death Ward 2 Detect Magic 0 Scrying (save DC 18) 3 Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take a Magic action to cause the orb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the detect thoughts spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability
fortified enclave where children will grow up calling themselves simply “gith.” The group’s most high-ranking advocate in the githyanki hierarchy is a powerful warlord named Zetch’r’r. He secretly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
priests calling themselves the Burning Circle teach that the dragon is a force of nature to be respected, not destroyed. Just as controlled burns are necessary to keep forests healthy, they say, the
that the characters must coat their weapons in the concoction and injure the dragon with those weapons until he retreats to his lair and enters a magical slumber. (The dragon retreats when he has taken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the Rogue Stole Your Coins, We Have a Job to Do. You help advance the franchise by calling for votes, making sure you’re always on the side with the most votes, and resolving disputes within the
can detect your manipulation with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Insight) check. Better Odds When you reach rank 3, your coin of decisionry gains a measure of actual divination power and becomes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
he’s in danger of being unmasked, he retreats to his tower (see chapter 11) or some other quiet corner of Strahd’s domain. Rictavio’s Traits Ideal. “Evil cannot go unchallenged.” Bond. “To protect those
slots): cure wounds, detect evil and good, protection from evil and good, sanctuary
2nd level (3 slots): augury, lesser restoration, protection from poison
3rd level (3 slots): magic circle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
monodrone 19 2d6 quaggoths 20 1d4 shriekers Behir This long-bodied reptile is either prowling a tunnel or resting in a cave when the characters encounter it. The behir retreats if reduced to 80 or fewer
hit points. Flumphs This cloister of flumphs feeds on the psychic energy they detect from a nearby mind flayer that has enslaved 2d4 quaggoths. The flumphs warn adventurers who communicate with them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
into fog if defeated. They also vanish, along with the fog, 5 minutes after the fog appears. Before the last tiger vanishes, it retreats, heading toward the forest north of the construction site and a
emits dim light for 10 feet and no heat. The detect magic spell reveals that the candle has an aura of evocation magic. If the name Dae Won-Ha is spoken within 10 feet of the candle, it momentarily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Undertakers’ Watch Post Several members of the Undertakers gang dwell here in their vampire disguises. If the bandit keeping an eye on area 1 through the secret door retreats here with news of the
have been added in Goblin: Smelly Bottom, Stupid Skull, and Born Toothless, respectively. A detect magic spell reveals the faintest, lingering trace of magic within both fragments of the staff. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, calling them “the Delvers,” and leave the bodies untouched. Secret Door. In the southeastern corner is a secret door that requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to find by noticing the
chamber floor to levitate stone in contact with it, so the floor’s magic can be detected with detect magic (transmutation school). A moderate impact on the floor, such as a dropped object weighing at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
down the gate of a backwater duke’s castle, slaying a dozen or more guards, then calling for parley is a typical fog giant strategy—followed by an offer to leave the duke alive in return for a treasure
innately cast the following spells, requiring nomaterial components:
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light
3/day each: feather fall, misty step
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
malisons (type 1), 3 yuan-ti broodguards, 4 ghouls
Ras Nsi retreats to area 12 if threatened. If the gong in area 9 is struck, Sekelok, the malisons, and the broodguards investigate while the ghouls remain
they detect a disturbance in area 16, the malison and the gladiators leave to investigate. 18 6 yuan-ti malisons (2 each of types 1, 2, and 3), 6 yuan-ti purebloods If the gong in area 9 is struck, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragon Army commander Belephaion, bears a magical trap that can be detected by a character who casts detect magic or who searches the chest and succeeds on a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana or
Army soldiers only with a successful DC 22 Charisma (Deception) check. If Hask believes he’s being tricked, he stands and attacks while calling for the soldiers in area O11, who arrive after 1 round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
”). Treasure. Zala carries two spell scrolls (crown of madness and sleep) and a spellbook that contains the following spells: arcane lock, detect magic, detect thoughts, knock, mage armor, magic missile
northernmost room find a spellbook that contains the following spells: comprehend languages, detect magic, detect thoughts, identify, mage armor, misty step, Tasha’s hideous laughter, and unseen servant. D17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
transmutation to a detect magic spell or similar effect. Double Doors. The lock on the double doors opens with a key granted by passing the trials of the pools (see below). If the characters have that
character notices that the floor in this area shows signs of charring that obscures faint runes. A weak fire trap triggers if any creature enters the area, which radiates evocation to a detect magic spell or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
mantelpiece is a stuffed and mounted aarakocra with blue plumage. This poor creature is the remains of Jakka (see the “Aarakocra Simulacra” section earlier in this chapter). A detect magic spell reveals a
conch in her tower bedchamber (area 33), though he doesn’t know exactly where. If the characters seem intent on running amok, Thullen tries to defeat them quickly for the good of his family, calling on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the size of their heads, and see the inn from an entirely different perspective. They cannot detect any magical effect upon themselves that could be ended, and the resizing appears permanent
advantage on the check. At their reduced size, the characters can easily slip through the mouse hole to escape Onyx. My mother must be getting new cats and just calling them Onyx. Otherwise, Onyx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
coins are an illusion. Physical inspection of the fountain, a detect magic spell, or a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals them as such. Scrying Statue. Creatures in the
security room (area F10) can see and hear through the statue as if they were standing in its place. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the statue. Treasure. The statue is worth






