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Player’s Handbook
directions. The water in the area moves as you direct it, but once it moves beyond the spell’s area, it resumes its flow based on the terrain. The water continues to move in the direction you
takes 2d8 Bludgeoning damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage. A creature can swim away from the whirlpool only if it first takes an action to pull away and succeeds on a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.Divine Insight (3/Day). When the oracle or a creature it can see makes an attack roll, a saving throw, or an ability check, the oracle can cause the roll to be made with
directly, be it with dramatic manifestations or direct possession of their servant. Although a deity’s words might be steeped in metaphors, should a god wish to make their intentions clear, they
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
occasional lapses. An observer familiar with the digested creature can recognize the discrepancies with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check, or automatically if the podling does something in direct
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the doll is animate.
Regeneration. The doll regains 5 hit points at the start of its turn. If the doll takes fire or psychic damage
or paranoia. Because it fears its own destruction, the doll rarely causes direct harm to others. When forced to defend itself, it debilitates opponents with its maniacal cackle and assaults the minds
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is created.
A shield guardian’s amulet is subject to direct attack if it isn’t being worn or carried. It has AC 10, 10 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Crafting an
try to reactivate the shield guardian, doing so with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Reactivation can only be attempted while the amulet and guardian are within 10 feet of each other.
Orb of Dragonkind
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speak its command word. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma check. On a successful check, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed check, you become charmed by the orb
directions for 40 miles. Evil dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct route. Dragon deities such as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Dragons drawn to
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
threatened with direct violence, content to otherwise take joy in watching mundane or simple tasks become frustrating, painful experiences.
Fey Influence. When mites are about, creatures become
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the choldrith has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks
", "rollAction":"Web"} to hit, range 30/60 ft., one Large or smaller creature. Hit: The target is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained target can make a DC 11 Strength check, bursting the webbing
Control Water
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in the area to move in a direction you choose, even if the water has to flow over obstacles, up walls, or in other unlikely directions. The water in the area moves as you direct it, but once it moves
Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC.
When a creature enters the vortex for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save
Morkoth
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
watched, even when they aren't.
Each time a creature that has been on the island for less than a year finishes a short or long rest, it must make a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check. On a
with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. An object that is misplaced but not recovered ends up in the morkoth's lair 1 hour later. If the creature later goes to the morkoth's lair, its lost
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the cosmos. Occasionally, a morkoth learns to direct its island’s movement.A Morkoth’s Lair
time, so it can be recovered with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. An object that is misplaced but not recovered ends up in the morkoth’s lair 1 hour later. If the creature later
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
bones. You have vulnerability to radiant damage, and you have disadvantage on attack rolls while in direct sunlight.
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You summon a unicorn that obeys your commands. If you give a command that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
magical field around the statue attracts metal objects of any kind (not just ferrous metal). Any metal object that comes into direct contact with the shield disintegrates, showering the floor with
wearing or carrying metal items that enters the room or starts its turn there can feel the pull of the statue and must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to resist it. On a failed check, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Ashen Heir Hideout The Ashen Heir hideout is a crumbling, one-story temple located in the Old City. Captured Ashen Heir agents or Laleh Ghorbani might direct the characters to the location. Read the
successful DC 12 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools or broken with a successful DC 18 Strength check. Characters who succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check also notice that the double door leading into the temple has a sliding peephole.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of
surrounding a legendary amethyst dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
foundations of creation.
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To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than
dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check or a bribe of 100 gp or more can convince a gnome to surrender its master keys, tamper with the engine, or pilot the submarine as the characters direct.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
members are angry that people saw the contents of their spilled cargo. Their instructions, direct from Wyrmspeaker Rezmir, were to keep the material secure and secret. Witnesses who show much interest
in the jewelry or who ask questions might need to be silenced. NPC witnesses could disappear overnight or die unexpectedly from sudden illness (which a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals to be poison). The same attacks can be directed against characters who show too much curiosity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
members are angry that people saw the contents of their spilled cargo. Their instructions, direct from Wyrmspeaker Rezmir, were to keep the material secure and secret. Witnesses who show much interest
in the jewelry or who ask questions might need to be silenced. NPC witnesses could disappear overnight or die unexpectedly from sudden illness (which a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals to be poison). The same attacks can be directed against characters who show too much curiosity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
controls to direct a deadly bolt of magical energy at a point it can see, including locations viewed through the observatory’s Remote Viewing property (but not through any other means of scrying or magical
controls can make a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, the creature can cast the scrying spell (spell save DC 17) from the device. A magical image of the target appears before the controls.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
interfere elsewhere without direct orders from Rezmir, and she won’t give such an order unless it is the direst of emergencies. A character who inspects the contents of the observatory recognizes the
farseer of Illusk with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. After its true nature is ascertained, using it to view a distant location requires a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of the Remembered. The characters can determine the owl’s course by succeeding on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check, which leads them to Doña Rosa’s feather-littered vecindad. A character
can show the locket containing Doña Rosa’s portrait to passersby. If they do so and succeed on a DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check, a character finds a local or recognizes the picture and provides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
interfere elsewhere without direct orders from Rezmir, and she won’t give such an order unless it is the direst of emergencies. A character who inspects the contents of the observatory recognizes the
farseer of Illusk with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. After its true nature is ascertained, using it to view a distant location requires a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Ability Score Measures... Make an Ability Check To... Make a Saving Throw To... Strength Physical might Lift, push, pull, or break something Physically resist direct force Dexterity Agility, reflexes
you decide: Is a D20 Test Warranted? If the task is trivial or impossible, don’t bother with a D20 Test. A character can move across an empty room or drink from a flask without making a Dexterity check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
usually exiles. Check with your Dungeon Master to see if you can play a gray dwarf character. Duergar Subrace Traits The duergar subrace has the dwarf traits in the Player’s Handbook, plus the subrace
spell, and you can’t cast them while you’re in direct sunlight, although sunlight has no effect on them once cast. You regain the ability to cast these spells with this trait when you finish a long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
can, attacking a random creature every round. A character who spends an action and succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check can direct the dinosaur to flee from the camp toward the south
can direct the characters to the nearby wildernesses where these groups dwell. Heart Delta Heart Delta lies a few miles away from Camp Greenbriar. When the characters visit there, read or paraphrase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
of their turn, if a companion has 10 ferocity or more and isn’t incapacitated, they run the risk of entering a rampage. The companion’s caregiver can make a Wisdom (Animal Handling) check (no action
required) to try to stop the companion from entering a rampage. To make the check, the caregiver must not be incapacitated, and the companion must be able to see or hear the caregiver. The DC for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
goo if they free it. Baazit can also direct the group to Bel’s forge (see “Bel’s Forge”). A character can jam the crane’s winch with a crowbar or similar tool, preventing it from lowering or raising
Baazit’s cage. Once the cage stops moving, a character can try to use thieves’ tools to unlock the cage door, doing so with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. A knock spell or similar magic also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
(Arcana) check. On a success, the creature can direct the Concord Jewel to take one of the following actions: Land. When commanded to land, the Jewel automatically settles into a safe position adjoining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Wilderness Hazards This section describes a few examples of hazards that adventurers might encounter in the wilderness. Some hazards, such as slippery ice and razorvine, require no ability check to
spot. Others, such as defiled ground, are undetectable by normal senses. The other hazards presented here can be identified with a successful Intelligence (Nature) check. Use the guidelines in chapter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
topics and about research methods in general can tell the other characters the most likely places to direct their search. If the group check is successful, the characters find enough different
Ability Checks An ability check is a test to see whether a character succeeds at a task the character has decided to attempt. The Abilities, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws table summarizes what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
equipment must make a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Character who attempt to steer the ship’s wheel must make a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using water vehicles. Characters who help
the sailors navigate through the storm must make a successful DC 15 Intelligence check using navigator’s tools. Allow the characters to attempt other DC 15 ability checks that make sense. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
writing.
If Maccath is with the characters, she can direct them to the items stolen from the Hosttower of the Arcane. She cautions the characters not to read or even peruse the material for their own
and suffers a psychic shock. While suffering this shock, the character has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and must attempt a DC 10 Constitution check to cast a spell. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
failing an ability check, not talking to the right person, or not looking in the right place. See also “Perception” in this chapter for more advice on hidden secrets in adventures. Giving Information
just have a simple piece of information to convey, you can whisper to the player, pass a note to them, or send them a text or a direct message. KENT DAVIS A dungeon room offers plenty of details for adventurers to explore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
(Arcana) check. On a success, the creature can direct the Concord Jewel to take one of the following actions: Land. When commanded to land, the Jewel automatically settles into a safe position adjoining