before being distance contest remains

Quaal's Feather Token

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

after flying its maximum distance for a day or if it drops to 0 Hit Points. You can dismiss the bird as a Magic action. Fan (Uncommon). If you are on a boat or ship, you can take a Magic action to

action while on the boat to command it to move or to turn up to 90 degrees. The boat remains for 24 hours and then disappears. You can dismiss the boat as a Magic action. Tree (Uncommon). You must be

Piercer Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

False Appearance. While the piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down

piercer. Hit: 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Drop","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage per 10 feet fallen, up to 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Drop"}. Miss: The piercer takes half the normal falling damage for the distance fallen.

Broom of Animated Attack

Monsters Curse of Strahd

spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute. False Appearance. While the broom remains motionless and isn't flying, it is indistinguishable from a normal broom.Multiattack. The broom makes two melee

contested by the creature's Strength check. If the broom wins the contest, it flies out of the creature's grasp and makes a melee attack against it with advantage on the attack roll.Animated objects

Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including

","rollAction":"Drop","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Miss: The ice piercer takes half the normal falling damage for the distance fallen. Auril the Frostmaiden has transformed icicles into creatures that

Vampirate

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

siphoning off its energy from a short distance away. As it feeds on the energy of other creatures, its appearance becomes more robust, although it never truly looks alive. Vampirates eat, drink, and

has one or more Shadow;shadows aboard—the Undead remains of some of the vampirates’ victims.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonRadiant

Vampirate Mage

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

short distance away. As it feeds on the energy of other creatures, its appearance becomes more robust, although it never truly looks alive. Vampirates eat, drink, and sleep because they like to, not

they’re not sleeping or marauding, a crew of vampirates whiles away the hours by drinking rum and singing grim chanteys. A ship crewed by vampirates usually has one or more Shadow;shadows aboard—the Undead remains of some of the vampirates’ victims.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonRadiant

Refraction of Ilvaash

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Creature Sense. The refraction is aware of creatures within 100 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each one

end of the target’s next turn. Projected Claw (Costs 2 Actions). The refraction makes one Dissonant Claw attack.Ilvaash was formed from the remains of the mind flayer god Ilsensine, the God

Vampirate Captain

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a short distance away. As it feeds on the energy of other creatures, its appearance becomes more robust, although it never truly looks

crewed by vampirates usually has one or more Shadow;shadows aboard—the Undead remains of some of the vampirates’ victims.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonRadiant

Skylla

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

to 60 feet to an unoccupied space she can see. She remains invisible until the start of her next turn or until she attacks or casts a spell.Skylla, who sometimes goes by the alias Charmay, forged a

effective melee combatant. She is more dangerous when she can use magic from a safe distance. She can also use her faerie fire spell to make foes easier for her allies to hit. League of Malevolence The

Shield Guardian Detention Drone

Monsters The Book of Many Things

, and the drone knows the distance and direction to the amulet. If the drone is within 60 feet of the drone’s wearer, half of any damage the wearer takes (rounded up) is transferred to the drone

it. The orb otherwise remains intact until the drone spends an action to end the effect or the drone is destroyed. A drone can have only one detention orb active at a time; if the drone creates a

Feather Token Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

flying its maximum distance for a day or if it drops to 0 hit points. You can dismiss the bird as an action. Feather Token (Fan);Fan. If you are on a boat or ship, you can use an action to toss the

creature counts as nine. The boat remains for 24 hours and then disappears. You can dismiss the boat as an action. Feather Token (Tree);Tree. You must be outdoors to use this token. You can use an action to

Quaal's Feather Token Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

flying its maximum distance for a day or if it drops to 0 hit points. You can dismiss the bird as an action. Feather Token (Fan);Fan. If you are on a boat or ship, you can use an action to toss the

creature counts as nine. The boat remains for 24 hours and then disappears. You can dismiss the boat as an action. Feather Token (Tree);Tree. You must be outdoors to use this token. You can use an action to

Ki-rin Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

idealized form. Such creatures are rarely aggressive toward others that aren't normally prey. Evil creatures can't tolerate the holy atmosphere within the same distance, and usually choose to live much

per round and take no falling damage. When the ki-rin dies, all these effects disappear immediately, although the invigorating effect on flora and fauna remains for 3 years.Poison

Miirym

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

that distance appear transparent and don’t prevent light from passing through them. This vision can penetrate 5 feet of stone, 3 inches of common metal, and up to 10 feet of wood or dirt. Thicker

unable to break the enchantment that bound her. Time passed and so did Miirym, whose corpse has long since crumbled into dust. Unfortunately for Miirym, the enchantment remains in effect on her spirit

Contests

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

with the higher check total wins the contest. That character or monster either succeeds at the action or prevents the other one from succeeding. If the contest results in a tie, the situation remains

contest between a monster trying to open a door and an adventurer trying to keep the door closed, a tie means that the door remains shut.

Contests

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

with the higher check total wins the contest. That character or monster either succeeds at the action or prevents the other one from succeeding. If the contest results in a tie, the situation remains

contest between a monster trying to open a door and an adventurer trying to keep the door closed, a tie means that the door remains shut.

Spirit of Death

Spells The Book of Many Things

target is haunted, you and the spirit sense the direction and distance to the target if it is on the same plane of existence as you. Additionally, if the target starts its turn within 10 feet of the

spirit, the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or have the frightened condition until the start of the target’s next turn. The target remains haunted until it

Constantori's Portrait

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

the painting remains a subject of debate. The portrait is one of several paintings commissioned by the late Daiyani Grysthorn, a crime lord who frequently gave magical paintings as gifts to her most

the painting knows and what it doesn’t. While attuned to the painting, you can take an action to telepathically contact it over any distance, provided you and the painting are on the same plane

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

tremors"} rounds. At first, damage is minor — broken windows, cracked plaster, items toppled off shelves. The longer Ogrémoch remains, the stronger the tremors become. After 5 days, the

location. A hidden sinkhole can be spotted from a safe distance by any creature with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher or spotted with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ocean to the void of the Astral Plane. Anything on or within a certain distance of a morkoth’s isle is drawn with it in its journey through the planes. Thus, people from lost civilizations and

saving throw. On a failure, the creature has misplaced one possession (chosen by the player, if the creature is that player’s character). The possession remains nearby but concealed for a short

Ramya's Torment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Ramya’s Torment The Dark Powers endlessly conspire to confound Ramya, most persistently in the following ways: Ramya’s treacherous siblings, Arijani and Reeva, endlessly contest her reign and sow

discord across Kalakeri. Ramya both loathes and loves her siblings, so despite their perpetual deceptions, she remains vulnerable to their promises and lies. Ramya can manipulate her domain and control

Exploring Glorium

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Glorium are a hearty lot. Locals can offer directions anywhere the characters want to go, but some might make a good-natured demand for a contest first (see the following section). If the characters ask

Contests d4 Contest DC Ability Check 1 Arm wrestling 17 Strength (Athletics) 2 Pinfinger 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) 3 Goat milking 14 Wisdom (Animal Handling) 4 Flyting 13 Charisma (Intimidation or

Stack 'Em High

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

those goofs, covered in pest bait! I don’t know what’s in it, but the pests love it. We’ll give them their snacks—we were just waiting on you. We knew you’d want in on this mascot-stacking contest! The

to physically manipulate them. In this game, the other mascots jovially participate in the stacking contest. The spirit statues offer to serve as each stack’s base. The art elementals, fractals, and

Torment of Kas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

shattered remains of trees, roads, and whole mountain ranges dot the barren landscape. In the distance, a lone castle is silhouetted against the crimson horizon. Two hulking figures wander around the

ruined structure in the distance is all that remains of a castle Kas once called home and is the unreality’s only noteworthy structure. The sun hangs along the horizon. The unreality distorts

A Hasty Retreat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

chapter as the characters join them by reading the following text: Kalaman’s surviving soldiers made camp on a bluff east of the City of Lost Names—or what remains of it. In the distance, a

A Hasty Retreat While the Red Dragon Army recovers from the destruction of the City of Lost Names, Darrett Highwater and the troops from Kalaman retreat and make camp a safe distance away. Begin this

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Myths of the Iroan Games Competitors seeking a place among the athletes of legend endlessly push themselves to claim victory during Akros’s world-renowned annual contest, the Iroan Games. The deeds

Nymosyne had her contest interrupted by a cyclops attack, she threw her rival at the creature, then snapped the brute’s neck with her bare hands. Perhaps most dramatically, though, was the recent victory

Cannibals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

known to venture into Omu to hunt and deliver tribute. If this encounter occurs during the day, the characters spot 3d6 tribal warriors feeding on the rotting remains of a dismembered zombie. If the

characters remain quiet and keep their distance, they can move away without being noticed by the cannibals. If this encounter occurs at night, 3d6 tribal warriors try to sneak into the adventurers

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college. 7 An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond

":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. Rocks immediately stop moving of their own accord. The existing abundance of crystals and emeralds remains, but new ones form at a normal rate.Fire, PsychicChange

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the school in a contest against a rival college. 7 An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond. 8 An

over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. Rocks immediately stop moving of their own accord. The existing abundance of crystals and emeralds remains

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

to hunt for wild game on the tundra or on the shores of the Sea of Moving Ice. If the characters hide in the snow and keep their distance, the giant and its mount continue unimpeded, and the encounter

might challenge one or more characters to an athletic contest. If the characters accept this challenge, roll on the Athletic Contests table to determine what game the goliaths propose. The goliaths are

3. Boulderfall Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

3. Boulderfall Hall The ceiling in this hall is 60 feet high, sloping down to 40 feet as it moves toward area 2. Although the ceiling remains level heading eastward, its distance from the floor

Thavius's Betrayal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, Thavius Kreeg fled Elturel in secret and watched from a safe distance as the Companion transformed from a radiant sun into a black orb awash with crackling energy. It ripped Elturel from the Material

Plane, transporting it and all its inhabitants to Avernus. A few other city folk managed to escape before Elturel disappeared. Where it once stood, only a crater remains. Disguised as a refugee, Thavius

River's Edge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

River’s Edge At last, it seems as though you have reached the northern edge of the forest. The trees are fewer and farther between, and a short distance ahead you can see the edge of a body of water

through the underbrush and seems to follow the watercourse. On the ground in front of you are the remains of campfires, suggesting that others have used this area as a place to rest. This stop is what it

Vampirates

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

short distance away. As it feeds on the energy of other creatures, its appearance becomes more robust, although it never truly looks alive. Vampirates eat, drink, and sleep because they like to, not

not sleeping or marauding, a crew of vampirates whiles away the hours by drinking rum and singing grim chanteys. A ship crewed by vampirates usually has one or more shadows aboard—the Undead remains of some of the vampirates’ victims.

The Darkening

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

from the surface have sunk in this ‘darkening’ and the coral has quickly grown to envelope the remains, so quickly as to no doubt be unnatural. The elders are worried, as the source of this

strangeness remains unknown. The Turmish and Thayans are too busy with their conflicts to notice, and so it is up to you brave heroes to travel into the darkening and discover what evil has come to reside so

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