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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
fire snakes and two salamanders have ambushed three travelers from Etizalan. The three travelers use the priest stat block and fight to defend a wagon full of food, flowers, and colorful crafts. If
the characters defend the travelers, the Elemental creatures focus their attacks on the newcomers. The area within 25 feet of the overturned wagon is obscured by smoke, which can be dispersed by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S19. Barracks Bunk beds that have disintegrated with age lie in heaps along the walls of this moldy, thirty-foot-square room. Long ago, the abbey employed guards to defend its walls, and they were
” (area S13), Ezmerelda realizes the Abbot is insane. The Abbot told her that he is expecting Strahd to visit his bride-to-be. Ezmerelda has decided to wait for the vampire to come, so that she can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the characters embarking on a quest to save Elturel while Ulder Ravengard and Reya Mantlemorn stay behind to organize survivors and defend the city. Lulu guides the characters to Fort Knucklebone
Jander’s torturer, Haruman — a fallen Hellrider and one of Zariel’s infernal generals. Lulu eventually realizes she’s made a grave mistake and led the characters to the wrong place. She suggests two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
defenders from here in the keep to defend it through the rest of the night, but that will take time. You’d do us a great service if you could get to the mill quickly and drive away the raiders before they
can set it aflame. You’ll need to defend it until our force arrives to take over, but it shouldn’t be more than fifteen minutes behind you.”
The mill is about 500 feet from the keep. The distance is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
defenders from here in the keep to defend it through the rest of the night, but that will take time. You’d do us a great service if you could get to the mill quickly and drive away the raiders before they
can set it aflame. You’ll need to defend it until our force arrives to take over, but it shouldn’t be more than fifteen minutes behind you.” The mill is about 500 feet from the keep. The distance is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Arcana skill realizes that the wizards expended a great deal of arcane energy casting the Wish spell. (Mordenkainen is faking his fatigue, but in the context of Alustriel and Tasha’s real physical weakness, it seems legitimate.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Phantasmal Force Level 2 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to
the phantasm with an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If the check succeeds, the target realizes that the phantasm is an illusion, and the spell ends. While affected by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Phantasmal Force Level 2 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You attempt to
the phantasm with an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If the check succeeds, the target realizes that the phantasm is an illusion, and the spell ends. While affected by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Phantasmal Force Level 2 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet (10 ft. Square)
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: 1 Minute
You attempt to
examine the phantasm with an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If the check succeeds, the target realizes that the phantasm is an illusion, and the spell ends. While affected
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against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for
neighboring tribes that want exclusive claim to a flock of mountain goats might skirmish with each other every few days. Eventually the leader of one warring tribe realizes it is losing due to attrition and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
(Arcana or Investigation) check. On a successful check, the character realizes the signs of a nearby time gate. Spellcasters can also seek knowledge about the time gate and where it leads by casting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Conjure Woodland Beings 4th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (one holly berry per creature summoned) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon fey
issue to them (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Conjure Minor Elementals 4th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon elementals that appear in unoccupied spaces that
). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Conjure Woodland Beings 4th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (one holly berry per creature summoned) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon fey
issue to them (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Conjure Animals 3rd-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon fey spirits that take the form of beasts and appear in
by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Conjure Animals 3rd-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon fey spirits that take the form of beasts and appear in
by you). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
minions and the amount of power she has expended to perform her ritual, Zuggtmoy is weakened to the point that Juiblex overwhelms her, destroying and consuming her material form and casting her essence back
adventurers entered into rapport with Araumycos, so that characters shunted out of that rapport can defend their compatriots’ helpless bodies while the fight continues. If all the characters are defeated on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Conjure Minor Elementals 4th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon elementals that appear in unoccupied spaces that
). If you don’t issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions. The DM has the creatures’ statistics. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Danse Macabre 5th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour Threads of dark power leap from your fingers to pierce up to five Small
turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a chamber or passageway against your foes. If you issue no commands, the creatures do nothing except defend themselves against hostile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
under the covers is an illusion. If the covers are pulled back, the snoring stops as it’s revealed that there’s no one in the bed. Casting dispel magic on the bed also ends the illusion. A detect
. The Dragonchess set weighs 30 pounds and has beautifully carved and enameled pieces. A character who succeeds on a DC 25 Intelligence (History) check realizes that the set is one of four made by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
creature that falls from a platform to the pit floor takes 21 (6d6) bludgeoning damage. Casting dispel magic on a platform causes it to fall. Wailing Winds If the lever on the west balcony is pulled, the
walls. Statue Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that the statue depicts a nycaloth. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of transmutation magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Tiny Servant 3rd-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: 8 hours You touch one Tiny, nonmagical object that isn’t attached to another object or a surface
, general command, such as to fetch a key, stand watch, or stack some books. If you issue no commands, the servant does nothing other than defend itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Phantasmal Force 2nd-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You craft an illusion that takes root in the
target realizes that the phantasm is an illusion, and the spell ends. While a target is affected by the spell, the target treats the phantasm as if it were real. The target rationalizes any illogical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
mince words: “A dangerous army is headed for Vogler. The Ironclad Regiment will do what it can to defend Vogler, but we must be ready to flee.”
Following the mayor’s report, the locals stand in
: Cudgel has directed the Ironclad Regiment to hold a position north of the village. The mercenaries believe they can, for a time, defend against a larger force. She hopes they won’t have to fight. With
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
save or half as much damage on a successful one. Casting Dispel Magic on the door removes the glyph, allowing the door to be opened safely. Old carvings of monstrous, tentacled beings adorn the walls
on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes that a magic glyph was once inscribed on this door, but the glyph’s energy has been carefully drained away. The door is now harmless. This long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
could care less what happens to it. “I hope the rats eat it,” she says scornfully. If the characters appear valiant and forthright, Reya takes a liking to them immediately. Once she realizes that her
, expecting to have to defend herself. Characters can allay her fears by saying they have no intention of arresting her. In the interests of full disclosure, Reya admits that she’s being hunted by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
group. Any character who later spends at least 15 minutes investigating Kedjou’s notes can make a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check. If the check succeeds, the character realizes the
position. Despite this being said to his face, Simbon chuckles awkwardly and doesn’t defend himself except to say that everyone’s entitled to their opinion. Kedjou requests the characters leave soon after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
has the statistics of a wight, except that it wields a battleaxe and a light crossbow. The tomb dwarves ignore intruders unless they are attacked, in which case they defend themselves with their
communication with the aboleth and it is inclined to speak to them, it can provide information as if the characters had cast a commune spell. (Since they’re not actually casting the spell, this effect is not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
adopt it, and gave it a name: Halastron. The modron considers Halaster its friend and follows his orders to the best of its ability. Its orders are as follows: Remember its name. Defend itself. Attack
of Halaster. Casting a greater restoration spell on the statue or subjecting it to the magic of the caryatids in area 25a triggers a magic mouth spell cast on the statue that says, “Fools!” Area 25m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for resources or territory. Such conflicts aren’t common, because two
skirmish with each other every few days. Eventually the leader of one warring tribe realizes it is losing due to attrition and moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, leaving the adventurers and a handful of determined townsfolk to defend the town. Give each player one of the following NPCs to play during this encounter: Darathra Shendrel, Lord Protector of
adamantine ring can, with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check, determine that it was once part of some kind of enormous construct. Casting a detect magic spell on the fragment reveals a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
two can offset their numerical advantage. Ozymandius and Odium try to remain in their rooms while casting spells through the doorway. Odium uses hold person to shut down potent warriors, while
his room, trying to stay clear of the fight. The rest of the cultists don’t particularly like him, and none rush to defend him. If a character moves into his room, however, the cultists might try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
tapestries recognize each of the three moons and their relation to the three orders of the Mages of High Sorcery. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes that while the
in diameter, with a door on the wall opposite the characters and the pedestal at the center. The door is locked and can be opened only by the key at the center of the rotunda or by casting the knock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
damage type for another. Roll a d4 for the new damage type, if any: (1) acid, (2) cold, (3) fire, or (4) lightning. This effect can change only one damage type per casting of a spell. Spontaneous
Planar Parade), recruits the characters to defend the embassy from an approaching githyanki warship. 3 A merciless githyanki knight arrives in Xaos on the back of a young red dragon. He asks the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
share this room. Spite has taken the precaution of casting a glyph of warding spell on the door frame, set to trigger if anyone other than he or Dumara crosses the threshold. The glyph can’t be seen from
). 11f. Nylas’s Room A vile stench issues from an ogre zombie that stands against the wall opposite the door. Its orders are to defend Nylas while he is asleep in the room and to protect the Red