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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
speech of other creatures.
A gaj’s head is a spongy globe about 2 feet in diameter, with three feathery antennae protruding from the top. Spaced around the head are six compound eyes, and six
finger-like appendages hang over its mouth. A gaj can try to read the thoughts of another creature by wrapping its antennae around the creature’s head. Regardless of whether the attempt succeeds, this mental probe is painful and takes a toll on the victim’s well-being.
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, a scroll, or a treasure chest). If you choose a surface, the glyph can cover an area of the surface no larger than 10 feet in diameter. If you choose an object, that object must remain in its place
Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the target is driven insane for 1 minute. An insane creature can't take actions, can't understand what other creatures say, can't read, and speaks only in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
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
safety. The writings are laced with diabolical lore that is anathema to the mortal mind. Characters unable to read magic can’t make any headway in the books. A character who can read magic who examines
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
safety. The writings are laced with diabolical lore that is anathema to the mortal mind. Characters unable to read magic can’t make any headway in the books. A character who can read magic who examines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Glyph of Warding (p. 245) The first sentence clarifies that the magical effect needn’t be harmful. The final two sentences of the first paragraph now read as follows: “The glyph can cover an area no
larger than 10 feet in diameter. If the surface or object is moved more than 10 feet from where you cast this spell, the glyph is broken, and the spell ends without being triggered.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Mage of Silverymoon, at the behest of the lesser deity Lurue the Unicorn. It was later added to Ecamane’s personal library, where it collected dust long after Ecamane’s death in 712 DR. Eventually
of Lurue is an enchanted storybook—one that, if read, could bestow upon its reader gifts and blessings. The moment the characters open the book, they are transported to a demiplane in the heart of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
6. The Face of the Great Green Devil The path of red tiles leads south from the fork. If any character comes within 2 feet of the southern wall, read: On the wall before you is a relief sculpture of
feet in diameter—plenty of room for those who wish to leap in and be completely and forever destroyed. A character who examines the mouth and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check identifies the trap for what it is.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone shelves that circle the room to a height of 10 feet.
Symbol. Inscribed on the floor and covered with a circular rug sewn with repeating eye-like patterns is a nearly invisible, 10-foot-diameter
arcanaloth is an avid reader and has collected countless books from across the multiverse. Most of the books cover mundane subjects such as etiquette, oratory, and poetry. Twenty of the books are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Started To begin, read the following boxed text aloud:
A tunnel made of hard-packed earth leads into darkness. The cave echoes with high-pitched bickering overtopped by a loud, bestial squeal
.
Boxed Text. Text that appears in a box like the one in this section is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K59. High Tower Peak If the characters climb the stairs to reach the tower peak, read: The spiral staircase finally ends at a five-foot-wide stone walkway that circles the shaft. In the center of the
tower’s highest floor, a fifteen-foot-diameter hole drops into the cold heart of Ravenloft itself. Cold air rushes up out of the shaft, sending a chill through you. Arrow slits line the walls, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
support. Every dollar is one step closer to the next level. Game on! Mike Mearls November, 2019 ON FIENDS AND FOLIOS
Since a treacherous, former servant of mine thought it wise to release my collected
many forces that insist on upsetting it. Some among the Circle of Eight counsel that sharing the lore collected in this volume is the first step to setting the Balance forever off its center. Others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
is carved with roses and bears a 3-inch-diameter sun-shaped indentation on its east side. Engraved beneath the indentation is the name Petrovna. If Tasha Petrovna’s holy symbol (see chapter 4, area
K84, crypt 11) is placed in the indentation, both the holy symbol and the indentation vanish. Then read: A ray of golden sunlight breaks through the clouds to the west and shines upon the grave. The fog
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
chapter 2, “Creating a Multiverse,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). It’s a 20-foot-diameter sphere built of 1-foot-wide bands of magically hardened and shaped bronze, engraved with arcane symbols. Gaps
characters could experience a vision of a journey to the Labyrinth in the library, or read an account of the device in its archives.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Approaching the Spire When the characters come within sight of the section of the spire that’s visible on the surface, read: A twenty-foot-high, irregularly shaped spur of rock juts out of the tundra
a larger structure that continues underground. Slippery Entrance Characters who search the area around the protrusion find a slippery, 5-foot-diameter tunnel that enters the ground at a steep angle
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17).
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 15-foot-diameter tunnel in its
through their lairs in multiple ways and set traps leading to yawning chasms or pools and flows of lava.
Emerald dragons take great pains to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.
Warp Perception (1/Day). The dragon can cast mirage arcane, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.Multiattack. The dragon
to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore, often using illusion magic and subtle construction around the natural features of their lairs to conceal their central hoard chambers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, read or paraphrase the following text: Amid the vast desert, a great pyramid rises from the sands, barely touched by time. Stairs ascend from the sand to an opening in the pyramid.
Near the base of
the stairs rests an empty basin one hundred feet in diameter. South of the basin, a deep stone channel cuts a path into the desert ground.
The pharaohs of Bakar built pyramids not merely as burial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
defeated. Sun Circle A 10-foot-diameter circle at the center of the platform is inscribed with writing in Celestial that glows with a warm orange hue. The glyphs read, “All good acts take place in
before the glowing moon of Shabe Taabaan rises in the heavens. Map 11.3: pedestal of judgmentView Player Version Map 11.3 depicts the Pedestal of Judgment. As the characters near the site, read the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
characters into shrines or dungeons. Queen’s Decree If the characters look under the wagon, read: A moss-covered stone disk lies half-buried in the mud underneath the wagon. Concentric rings of inscriptions
cover its surface — some written in Common and others etched in jagged cuneiform.
The tablet is a proclamation from an Omuan queen to her rivals in Mezro. The Mezroans couldn’t read the Omuans’ native
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
The Book’s Demiplane Anyone who opens Lore of Lurue and begins to read it, and those who accompany the reader, become subject to the book’s unique enchantment, which was placed upon it by Ecamane
demiplane is immediately teleported out of the demiplane and back into Candlekeep where the book is located. A teleported character reappears with 1 hit point and loses any items they had collected on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
72. Trial of the Triangle The door to this area has a triangle carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: A five-foot-wide, floor-to-ceiling glass cylinder near the back wall of this
, revealing a triangular keyhole behind it. The cylinder is 5 feet in diameter, shaped of glass 2 inches thick. The triangular hole in the glass is 1 inch wide. The cylinder is normally impervious to damage and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
T1. Entry Cavern If the sinkhole opened up, this cavern has a pile of dirt in the center and a gaping, 20-foot-diameter hole in the 30-foot-high ceiling. This wide, irregularly shaped cavern has a
, continuing east to area T2. North Tunnel This tunnel leads to the Mellikho Stoneworks quarry (Red Larch, area 18). If the characters investigate the tunnel, read the following: The tunnel is muddy. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Demon Zapper The purest of souls lures fiends into a hellish trap. Zap! Zap! — The Cartographer When the characters approach this location, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players
: Radiant light cascades from a rusted metal monument shaped like the upraised mandibles of a giant beetle.
The light cascades from a unicorn named Mooncolor, who is trapped inside a 10-foot-diameter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters arrive, read the following: The landscape around you bears the scars of a purple worm’s habitation, a complex of caves that collapsed as the worm created its rubble-filled tunnels. You see
a crack in the face of a cliff that looks like an entrance to an undamaged cave. Around it, a few fifteen-foot-diameter, rubble-filled holes provide clear evidence of a purple worm’s passage. Vultures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Approaching the Fen Once the party arrives at Bittergrass Fen, show your players map 6.2. Read the following to describe the scene: Dyson Logos Map 6.2: Bittergrass Fen View Player Version Rising
from the fen are two rows of standing stones, each one a rough-carved pillar twenty feet high and ten feet thick. Floating inches above each standing stone is a ten-foot-diameter boulder. West of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, stone-walled room contains only a few objects. A five-foot-diameter circle of intricate runes covers the floor. There’s an empty wooden bookstand opposite the door and bronze braziers at the other
philosopher, and she collected many rare specimens to study. She kept examples of common and natural creatures in area M11, and rare or aberrant creatures in this room. The collection includes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
4. Tortle in Torpor As the characters approach this ship, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: The coral creates a passageway here that leads directly to another sunken ship which is nearly
enveloped by the surrounding coral. About five feet from the sandy ocean floor there’s a sizeable hole, about fifteen feet in diameter, in its hull. A faint green light emanates from somewhere inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the site, read the following: The Moon Glade is a secluded clearing, roughly eighty feet in diameter, with half that space taken up by the pool of water at its center. Huge ancient trees around the
.
Inscribed Stones. Anyone able to read Druidic can read the writing on the stones, all of which makes reference to divination and magic. The stones of the pool were brought here by visiting druids using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Daask Excavation site When the characters take the lift down to the Daask excavation site, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: The lift seems to descend forever into the belly
dust and the scent of decay. These are the ruins of the cities atop which Sharn is built.
Ahead of you yawns a fifty-foot-diameter, ten-foot-deep pit that seems to have been intentionally dug. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Arrival at the Island When the characters’ transportation first arrives within sight of the island fortress, read: A rock outcropping thrusts up from the sea to form an island here, just offshore. It
reckons to be five hundred feet in diameter and is separated from the shoreline by a span of about two hundred feet.
The guards who are rowing or sailing the keelboat won’t come anywhere within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M12. Parts Storage The secret tunnel from Brigganock Mine leads here. If the characters enter Motherhorn this way, read: The tunnel ends at a wall of loose-fitting stones. Red light shines through
. When the characters peer into this room, either from the workshop (area M11) or the brigganock tunnel, read: Crates of props are stacked in this chamber alongside wooden backdrops draped in cobwebs. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Polvarth Plateau As the characters approach the clearing and the tree at the center of it, read: Before you stands a maple tree of impossibly large size in the center of an open area nearly one
hundred feet in diameter. Shafts of light cut through the leafy canopy overhead and reflect off thin streams of water that trickle along and between the tree’s gnarled, thick roots.
As you approach the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Kostchtchie’s Maw The enemy of my enemy is my friend, but does the same hold true for fiends? — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase the following boxed
that prevent him from casting spells, Kostchtchie squats in a 10-foot-deep, 80-foot-diameter pool of black tar in a cavern at the bottom of a chasm, his hands chained behind him. His unholy screams and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
below). Docent Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement by a Warforged) A Docent is a 2-inch-diameter metal sphere studded with dragonshards. To attune to a Docent, you must embed the item somewhere
. It perceives the world through your senses. It communicates telepathically with you and can speak, read, and understand any language it knows (see “Random Properties” below). Life Support. Whenever you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Skeleton Gate When the characters get close enough to make out the details of the green door, read: This twelve-foot-high, ten-foot-wide door is made of green stone, its surface carved with grinning
engraved on a recessed circular seal.
The geometric symbols are 6 inches across, 1 foot apart, and set into stone disks 8 inches in diameter. Hidden behind the seals are five keyholes that conform in