before border diffusing contested roll

Ghost

Monsters Monster Manual

object.Multiattack. The ghost makes two Withering Touch attacks. Withering Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Withering Touch"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability. The ghost is visible on the Material Plane while on the Border Ethereal and vice versa, but it can’t affect or be affected by anything on

Lorwyn Giant

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks, using Stone Sword or Boulder in any combination. Stone Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Stone Sword

"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Stone Sword", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Boulder. Ranged Attack Roll: +8

Shadowmoor Giant

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

Multiattack. The giant makes three attacks, using Tree Club or Boulder in any combination. Tree Club. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tree Club

"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d10+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tree Club", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. Boulder. Ranged Attack Roll: +9

Poltergeist Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, the poltergeist makes a Charisma check contested by the target’s Strength check. If the poltergeist wins the contest, the poltergeist hurls the target up to 30 feet in any direction, including

upward. If the target then comes into contact with a hard surface or heavy object, the target takes 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll"} damage per 10 feet moved. If the target is an object

Transcendent Order Conduit

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

reactions per round but only one per turn. Deflect Attack. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the conduit partially deflects the blow. The damage the conduit takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10

;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Deflect Attack"}. Don’t Be There. When the conduit must make a saving throw, it can move up to half its speed without provoking

Snicker-Snack

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

at least one head and roll a 20 on the attack roll, you cut off one of the creature’s heads. The creature dies if it can’t survive without the lost head. A creature is immune to this

finish a long rest after that happens, you can attempt to regain the sword’s trust by making a contested Charisma check against Snicker-Snack. If you win the contest, your attunement to the weapon is instantly restored. Your attunement to the weapon can’t be restored in any other way.

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers. Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskos’s border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world

gods, but I roll my eyes at each new twist of fate and try to get on with my life. 5 I wish that I could be as naive as humans and other mortals who actually think the gods are looking out for them

Ghost Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet

of the ghost that can see it must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. If the save fails by 5 or more, the target also ages 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Fey Rebirth. If the Gardener dies in the Eternal Garden, they revive with all their hit points 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Fey Rebirth"} days later in a safe location

: Boundary. At the border of the domain is a lightly obscuring mist, tinged with a sweet blossom scent and the colors of sunset. No matter how far a creature travels into the mist, the creature finds

Phantom Warrior

Monsters Curse of Strahd

visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.A phantom warrior is the spectral remnant of a willful

forgotten. A phantom warrior can usually remember the last 1d10 + 10;{"diceNotation":"1d10+10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Faded Memories"} days of its life; everything that happened before that is an

Ebondeath

Monsters Divine Contention

. Etherealness. Ebondeath enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be

. If the save fails by 5 or more, the target also ages 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Horrifying Visage"} × 10 years. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the

Leedara

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

the Material Plane while she is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet she can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60

":"roll","rollAction":"Horrifying Visage"} × 10 years. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the frightened condition on itself on a success. If a

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. It scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20, and deals an extra 2d10 slashing damage to undead. If the sword isn’t bathed in blood

Kas. The creature must cast the wish spell and make a Charisma check contested by the Charisma check of the sword. The sword must be within 30 feet of the creature, or the spell fails. If the sword

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Personality Traits d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"} Trait 1 I often lose track of whether I’m in the Feywild or on the Material Plane. 2 I have

":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal 1 Curiosity. I might never be able to experience everything in the multiverse—but it doesn’t hurt to try. (Any) 2

Agony the Ghost

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane. Horrifying Visage

;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Horrifying Visage"} × 10 years. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the frightened

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"} Trait 1 I often lose track of whether I’m in the Feywild or on the Material Plane. 2 I have been known to throw

, in the realm of dreams. 8 I find the whimsy of fey, and whimsy in general, to be exasperating and exhausting. Moonstone Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll

Infernal Calling

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. Roll initiative for the devil, which has its own turns. It is under the Dungeon Master’s control and acts according to its nature on each of its turns, which might result in its attacking you

, you must make a Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check contested by its Wisdom (Insight) check. You make the check with advantage if you say the devil’s true name. If your check

Nass Lantomir's Ghost

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border

a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. If the save fails by 5 or more, the target also ages 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Horrifying Visage"} ×

Ether Cyclones

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the Border Ethereal of a random plane (roll on the Ethereal Curtains table) 20 Hurled into the Astral Plane The most common effect of an ether cyclone is to extend the duration of a journey. Each

suffer the cyclone’s effect. Roll a d20 and consult the Ether Cyclone table to determine the effect on all creatures in the vicinity. Ether Cyclone d20 Effect 1–12 Extended journey 13–19 Blown to

Action Options

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

ability to use. Disarm A creature can use a weapon attack to knock a weapon or another item from a target’s grasp. The attacker makes an attack roll contested by the target’s Strength (Athletics) check

get into position and onto the larger creature, the smaller creature uses its action to make a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by the target’s Dexterity (Acrobatics

Ethereal Plane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Ethereal Plane The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fogbound dimension. Its “shores,” called the Border Ethereal, overlap the Material Plane, the Feywild, the Shadowfell, and the Inner Planes, and every

location on those planes has a corresponding location on the Ethereal Plane. Visibility in the Border Ethereal is usually limited to 60 feet. The plane’s depths comprise a region of swirling mist and

Eternal Garden Features

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

Eternal Garden Features The Eternal Garden has the following features: Boundary. At the border of the domain is a lightly obscuring mist, tinged with a sweet blossom scent and the colors of sunset

. No matter how far a creature travels into the mist, the creature finds itself back where it entered the border, returning to the garden. Eternal Summer. The climate in the garden is a perpetual, lovely

Approaching the Den

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

, or magic to conceal their movement. Regardless of how the characters approach the den, have them make a group Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by the hobgoblins’ Wisdom (Perception) check. (Roll

Snicker-Snack

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

, the weapon ignores resistance to slashing damage. When you use this weapon to attack a creature that has at least one head and roll a 20 on the attack roll, you cut off one of the creature’s heads

if you miss on attack rolls with the weapon three times in a row. Each time you finish a long rest after that happens, you can attempt to regain the sword’s trust by making a contested Charisma check

Inquisitive

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

Ear for Deceit When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you develop a talent for picking out lies. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Insight) check to determine whether a creature is lying, treat a roll

a Wisdom (Insight) check against a creature you can see that isn’t incapacitated, contested by the target’s Charisma (Deception) check. If you succeed, you can use your Sneak Attack against that

Melee Attacks

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

making a grapple check instead of an attack roll: a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the ability to use). You

must be no more than one size larger than you and must be within your reach. Instead of making an attack roll, you make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target’s Strength (Athletics) or

Melee Attacks

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

size larger than you and must be within your reach. Using at least one free hand, you try to seize the target by making a grapple check instead of an attack roll: a Strength (Athletics) check contested

be no more than one size larger than you and must be within your reach. Instead of making an attack roll, you make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target's Strength (Athletics) or

Transcendent Order Conduit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

border on precognition, allowing them to unconsciously act before their foes. Transcendent Order Conduit Small or Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 18 (Unarmored Defense) Hit Points 97

. Deflect Attack. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the conduit partially deflects the blow. The damage the conduit takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10. Don’t Be There. When the conduit

6. Shrine to Lolth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

shrine, overseeing routine rituals and offerings to Lolth. Roll a d6 when the characters enter the shrine to determine who they might meet. Shrine Activity d6 Activity 1–2 Asha is in the room alone

(Perception) check contested by the spider’s Dexterity (Stealth) check to spot it before it moves. Treasure The altar is flanked by a pair of heavy silver candlesticks worth 25 gp each. They hold thick

Swashbuckler

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

into battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack; you don’t need advantage on the attack roll

to use your Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll. All the other rules for

Swashbuckler

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

; you don’t need advantage on your attack roll to use Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the

attack roll. All the other rules for Sneak Attack still apply to you. Panache At 9th level, your charm becomes extraordinarily beguiling. As an action, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check

Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

vivid, dramatic dreams. Giants see their dreams as powerful augurs or important messages that border on divine inspiration. These giants mark their resting spots with enormous stone archways to

combination. Stone Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 15 ft. Hit: 21 (3d10 + 5) Slashing damage. Boulder. Ranged Attack Roll: +8, range 60/240 ft. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) Bludgeoning damage. If the target

Infernal Calling

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

that you can see within range. The devil disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. The devil is unfriendly toward you and your companions. Roll initiative for the devil, which

Persuasion) check contested by its Wisdom (Insight) check. You make the check with advantage if you say the devil’s true name. If your check fails, the devil becomes immune to your verbal commands for

Tavern Brawl

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

fights for her pride. Getting Involved If the characters choose to join the fray, have everyone roll initiative. But the fight is almost over by the time they push through the rowdy spectators

successful Strength check contested by Yagra’s Strength check. Yagra thanks the characters if they help her, but is disappointed that they interfered in the fight. Remember how the characters deal with Krentz

Mountain Encounters

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

Mountain Encounters While the characters are exploring or camping in the Yatil Mountains, roll a d20 three times per day of game time, checking for encounters each morning, afternoon, and night. An

encounter occurs on a roll of 16 or higher. Alternatively, map 6.1 offers suggested locations where encounters might occur. To determine what the characters find, roll on the Mountain Encounters table

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