before body defusing correct refined

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

marked by an easy grace—an elvish grace, Flint would have said; yet the man’s body had the thickness and tight muscles of a human, while the facial hair was definitely humankind’s. All

, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their emotional and physical differences, watching

Testing Phase

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

Testing Phase On the day of the Exam, each character makes two ability checks related to parts of the test: Slaad Facts. Choosing the correct multiple choice answers to questions about red, blue

, green, gray, and death slaadi requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Defusing Slaad Confrontations. Writing short essays about commonly accepted ways to keep slaadi calm during

What Caused the Mourning?

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

mystery that will never be solved. With that said, people in Eberron itself have many theories about the cause of the Mourning; it’s up to you to decide if any of them are correct. The Mourning was

recovered and refined, it could produce a terrifying weapon. The Mourning was triggered by the release of an ancient demon overlord trapped since the dawn of time. This mighty fiend is lurking in the

Occultant Abacus

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

glasses. 3 Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke. 4 A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate. 5 Careful measurements. The distance between nostrils

makes within the next minute. The bead crumbles to dust when used, reappearing on your occultant abacus at the next dawn. Correct the Balance As a rank 4 occultant, you learn that sometimes the

Half-Elf

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

marked by an easy grace — an elvish grace, Flint would have said; yet the man’s body had the thickness and tight muscles of a human, while the facial hair was definitely humankind’s. All the dwarf

truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of

Half-Elf

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

marked by an easy grace — an elvish grace, Flint would have said; yet the man’s body had the thickness and tight muscles of a human, while the facial hair was definitely humankind’s. All the dwarf

truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined senses, love of

Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body The known route of Kwalish’s original expedition ends at the series of tunnels leading into the Barrier Peaks, with no sense of how that long-lost company

DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check, and list the names of individual outlaws that have passed through. They also make reference to something called “the Monastery of the Distressed Body” and its “Grand

1. The Sundial

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

identical sundial intersection exists in the maze. The sundial’s shadow indicates the correct path. If the characters follow one of the paths not indicated by the sundial, it leads them to one of the

delivers all characters to the same area they would have reached if they’d kept going forward. If the characters take the correct path, they return to area 1 after 2d6 rounds. Each time they return

1. The Sundial

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

one identical sundial intersection exists in the maze. The sundial’s shadow indicates the correct path. If the characters follow one of the paths not indicated by the sundial, it leads them to one of

delivers all characters to the same area they would have reached if they’d kept going forward. If the characters take the correct path, they return to area 1 after 2d6 rounds. Each time they return

After the Confrontation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

Horn? “Kelek used magic to remove it! We’re pretty sure her horn will reattach if you bring it back to her.” (Willowbrush and Knock are correct. Kelek imbued his walking stick with a one-use magical

ability to drain Uni’s magic and temporarily detach her horn from her body. If the severed horn is brought within 5 feet of Uni, the horn is restored to her brow and Uni regains her magic.) Where Did

35. I'jin's Tomb

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

serpent. One hieroglyph at a time, the dial reveals the correct sequence of floor tiles to stand on: vulture, serpent, door, reed, scarab, scepter, foot, and urn. Stepping on a floor tile that matches the

tiles must be stepped on in the correct sequence (see “Hieroglyphic Floor” below and handout 23 in appendix E). Stepping on the tiles in the wrong order triggers a trap (see “Sphinx Statues” below

Wilderness Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

sprites might help the characters find the correct path and hurry them along. If assaulted in any way, fifteen sprites riding stirges attack. (The sprites’ invisibility extends to the stirges as well while

who get in its way. 6–7 Some strange creature has wandered down from the Monastery of the Distressed Body. Such creatures might include an ancient security construct gone mad (use oaken bolter

14. Psipod Nexus I

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

can survive in this state for the remainder of its natural life, its mind and body nourished by the psipod’s psychic energy. If the psipod is shut down, or if the unconscious creature is removed from

correct ones. Disconnecting a wrong wire triggers a magical surge that targets all creatures within 5 feet of the psipod except the one inside it. A targeted creature must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving

Occultant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

or poison killed a creature, or explain what that dead body is doing under your bed at the inn. The Occultant Franchise Rank Features 1 Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Read the Kill

2 Eldritch Occultant, Bring Out Your Dead 3 Bead of Instant Karma, Death’s Omen 4 Bead of Diverted Karma, Correct the Balance Proficiencies and Starting Equipment As a rank 1

The Mourning

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

. It’s up to the DM to decide if any of them are correct: The Mourning was the result of a century of extensive use of war magic. If the nations continue to use this magic, the Mourning will expand. The

facility within the Mournland. If this knowledge could be recovered and refined, it could produce a terrifying weapon. The Mourning was triggered by the release of an ancient demon overlord trapped

Dolindar Tomb Locations

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

sealed with a puzzle that requires pushing the right letter tiles in sequence. A pushed letter makes its whole word sink into the door with a click. The door unlocks when the correct combination is input

. (Pushing a second letter in the same word doesn’t do anything.) The correct combination, which causes the wall to slide aside, is to push the letters spelling ALONE in this order: A in DOLINDAR L in

Psi Warrior

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

refined it at an academy dedicated to wielding the mind’s power as both weapon and shield. High Elf Psi Warrior Psionic Power 3rd-level Psi Warrior feature You harbor a wellspring of psionic energy

new ways to use your telekinetic abilities, detailed below. Psi-Powered Leap. As a bonus action, you can propel your body with your mind. You gain a flying speed equal to twice your walking speed until

Other Nonplayer Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

long distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing

let people know why she was angry, so they can correct their behavior in the future. She will not tolerate bullying. Werond Torohar (Female Human Teamster). Quiet, unassuming Werond Torohar can

Other Nonplayer Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing arguments

people know why she was angry, so they can correct their behavior in the future. She will not tolerate bullying. Werond Torohar (Female Human Teamster). Quiet, unassuming Werond Torohar can handle a

Where to Start?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Floral. Flowers bloom from the archfey’s fingertips, and their skin is covered in petals. Their body might have thorns, or they could have vine-like hair covered in sweet-smelling blossoms. 5 Fluid. The

archfey can change body type or transform from one creature into another. 6 Iridescent. The archfey floats off the ground and gazes about with glowing eyes, their body surrounded by a nimbus of light

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

of my ancestors called on me to carry out a great task. 3 I lost control in battle one day, and it was as if something else was manipulating my body, forcing it to kill every foe I could reach. 4 I

fighting, and I refined my talents by defending myself against people who crossed me. 6 I could always pick up just about any weapon and know how to use it effectively. Monk d6 I became a monk

Hirelings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

and kindly monodrone modron, Gearbox has been sent as an agent of Mechanus to investigate Kwalish’s works and experiments. Its mechanical body has been programmed with several unique utility powers

-eyed cat. See appendix C for Mary’s stat block. Value to the Party. Mary’s expertise as a diviner can grant advantage on any characters’ checks to determine correct passage through the caverns leading

Zorzula's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence

(from left to right) “storm,” “death,” “light,” and “wind.” These runes are the key to opening the room’s hidden vault (area Z11). The runes must be tapped in the correct order to open the vault. The

Communication

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

the correct message has been gleaned. Alternatively, characters might need to seek out oracles to interpret complicated omens for them. Omen Examples. The tables on the following pages provide

feet flows like water in a river. 4 04 A veiled figure observes the character from a distance, then vanishes. 5 05 Silent mourners carry a body past. 6 06 Echoes produce words

7. The Sepulcher of Tloques-Popolocas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

. It appears to have been a man of taller than average stature, obviously of great importance. Gems and other small adornments of obvious value lie on and around the body. Covering the skull is a mask

of jade with cowrie-shell eyes and obsidian pupils. About the corpse’s neck is a jade pendant carved with the face of a humanlike bat. Creature. The corpse is the body of Tloques-Popolocas, a

Palace Garden Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

, its body has the shape of a school of fish. Its watery hand holds the crown aloft until a character takes it or the party moves away, at which point the hand slips back under the water. If the crown

two forms: one made of silver needles, the other of golden roses.” “To transform the crown of needles into its gold form, it must be placed on the brow of the correct iron guardian. Which of us, Envy

Demon Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (2d4) slashing damage. Marilith “The temple was strewn with body parts. We concluded that the cultists had summoned a powerful demon and not lived to regret it

me tell you.” — Nelumé, a young half-elf wizard, chronicling her one and only visit to the Temple of Elemental Evil Terrible to behold, a marilith has the lower body of a great serpent and the

Ziggurat Locations, Tiers 1–3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

stands open, its stone slab held ajar by the decaying body of a hobgoblin. A crossbow bolt protrudes from the corpse’s chest. The corpse is that of an explorer who reached the ziggurat several weeks ago

the body and succeeds on a DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check learns the corpse is fresh but bereft of blood. Sleeping Stirges. Four stirges, their bellies engorged with the corpse’s blood, hang asleep

Howling Hatred Cultists

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

women who can make hard choices for the good of their realms. In reality, they are bound to Yan-C-Bin and are blind to their own corruption and decadence. Despite their refined manners and social

sleep. Howling Defeat. When Aerisi drops to 0 hit points, her body disappears in a howling whirlwind that disperses quickly and harmlessly. Anything she is wearing or carrying is left behind

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Dexterity check to help the modron open and override the engine. Within the coffin is the jellified remains of a former kenku high priest of Daoine Gloine. Her undead body now powers the kraken, though she

. Her jellified undead body is slopped around an ornamental helmet and shackles. (These devices were once used to safely contain the medusa. See area O4.) A thin silver wire connects the helmet and

Wedding Itinerary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

importance of the goal to the body they inhabit means that they are compelled to try to accomplish this goal. Players can share their secret goal with other individual players once they learn it, as long

consciousness departs its normal body and enters that of a named caravan NPC. Go down the list of caravan NPCs in the order presented in the “Wedding Guests” section above, assigning each guest to a random

The Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

; the ability to hear the call is a rare gift. Depending on Corellon’s need, the god might call a few dozen or several thousand elves to gather, each elf returning to Corellon’s body temporarily for

duplicated fully on every world that has plant life; or is only a metaphor for Rillifane’s deep connection to nature. A growing sentiment among Rillifane’s druids holds that the correct answer is “All of the

Paliset Hall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

and her simulacrum know the correct combination of letters (although “OAK” is a direct reference to the magic painting in area P10). The safe has no mechanisms that a thief can exploit using thieves

evil wormed its way into the shard solitaire’s extradimensional rift and became trapped here, just as we are. This entity has a mind, but no body or soul. I believe it comes from a dimension called

Specific Spells

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

Specific Spells Can I cast animate dead on the humanoid-shaped corpse of an undead creature such as a zombie or a ghast? When animate dead targets a corpse, the body must have belonged to a creature

. So can it still use a move or a bonus action or a reaction? Correct. The gas doesn’t immobilize a creature or prevent it from acting altogether, but the effect of the spell does limit what it can

Tomb Locations

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

, with six arms and a gleaming curved sword in each hand; from the waist down, the statue’s body is serpentine. Two statues depicting large cobras with jade scales sit in alcoves to the east. If one or

double door is opened via any other means besides the correct combination, a cloud of sweet-smelling gas is released from the skull engraving. The gas fills the widened area immediately south of the

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