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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Bonus Action to cause it to move in one direction of your choice, up to a number of feet equal to 5 times your Intelligence modifier (minimum 5 feet). Any creature whose space the sphere enters must
), the DM determines randomly what happens using the following table.
1d100
Result
01–50
The sphere is destroyed.
51–85
The sphere moves through the portal or into the
Sphere of Annihilation
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
action to make a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a success, the sphere levitates in one direction of your choice, up to a number of feet equal to 5 × your Intelligence modifier (minimum 5
within a portable hole, the GM determines randomly what happens, using the following table.
d100
Result
01-50
The sphere is destroyed.
51-85
The sphere moves through the portal
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Creature Sense. The neothelid is aware of the presence of creatures within 1 mile of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well
, feeblemind, telekinesisA slime-covered worm of immense size, a neothelid is the result of the mind flayer reproductive cycle gone horribly wrong. When an illithid colony collapses, typically after an
Spell Scroll
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Intelligence saving throw. If the saving throw fails, roll on the Scroll Mishap table.
Scroll Mishap
d6
Result
1
A surge of magical energy deals the caster 1d6 force damage per level of
the intended target, the spell takes effect normally. If the caster was not the intended target, the spell goes off in the general direction of the intended target, up to the spell’s maximum range, if the target has moved away.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
unsettling all the same. When the characters reach the turn in the hallway, 4 lizardfolk charge from the direction of area 22, followed by 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 1). If the characters moved past the door
to area 17 without checking that room, the 3 lizardfolk and 1 yuan-ti pureblood in that area come charging out.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
unsettling all the same. When the characters reach the turn in the hallway, 4 lizardfolk charge from the direction of area 22, followed by 2 yuan-ti malisons (type 1). If the characters moved past the door to
area 17 without checking that room, the 3 lizardfolk and 1 yuan-ti pureblood in that area come charging out.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Summarizing Travel Instead of checking for random encounters every day, you can skip over or summarize parts of the characters’ journey. Roll 1d6 + 1 for the number of days between encounters, with
the usual chance of the encounter being a terrain encounter, a creature encounter, or both (as described under “Random Encounters”). For example, if roll a result of 4, you would tell the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, various townsfolk can point in the direction the verbeeg went after stealing the casks. As the characters make their way to the edge of the forest, read: A figure in cold weather clothing lurches out of
(chaotic good human scout), a trapper. He was out in the woods checking his traps when he came upon a grisly scene: five members of Good Mead’s militia, their skulls and chests stove in. He came
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
pulled in a random direction determined by rolling a d6. On a 1, the creature is swept into area 12a. On a 2, the creature is swept into area 12b. On any other result, the creature is swept into area 12c.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
) check. If the party is moving at a slow pace, the navigator gains a +5 bonus to the check, while a fast pace imposes a −5 penalty. A failed check result means the characters become lost, wandering in a random direction for 1d6 hours before the navigator can make a new check to find the right path.
are automatically lost, wandering in a random direction for every 4 hours of travel until they encounter an area they are familiar with (which could be a very long time). Even creatures that know the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
accident into these tunnels, reopening the passage in all three directions. As a result, this tunnel offers an unguarded entrance into the caldera and the warrens. A character who scouts the mountain
carefully taken down to allow movement in that direction. Characters at the three-way intersection can feel air moving along the northern part of the tunnel, suggesting open space beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
accident into these tunnels, reopening the passage in all three directions. As a result, this tunnel offers an unguarded entrance into the caldera and the warrens. A character who scouts the mountain
carefully taken down to allow movement in that direction. Characters at the three-way intersection can feel air moving along the northern part of the tunnel, suggesting open space beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
feet of each other, but they never touch. They don’t have consistent orientation, and thus “up” on one nodule might be a different direction on another. Characters arriving from the Briny Pool emerge
nodules that are near enough for the characters to see and reach by flying through the void. Reroll any result that gives the characters’ current nodule. If you roll the same result twice, only that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
guardians, soldiers, or laborers. In rare cases, skeletons are reanimated but given no particular direction. Roll on or choose a result from the Skeleton Pantomimes table to inspire how undirected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, actions, spells, or other features of their classes or backgrounds. In other cases, you decide whether a circumstance influences a roll in one direction or another, and you grant advantage or impose
disadvantage as a result. Consider granting advantage when… Circumstances not related to a creature’s inherent capabilities provide it with an edge. Some aspect of the environment contributes to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Background”). The DM can also decide that circumstances influence a roll in one direction or the other and grant advantage or impose disadvantage as a result.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
feet of an uncontrolled sphere, you can use an action to make a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a success, the sphere levitates in one direction of your choice, up to a number of feet equal to 5
extradimensional space, such as that within a portable hole, the DM determines randomly what happens, using the following table. d100 Result 01–50 The sphere is destroyed. 51–85 The sphere moves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
rules for cover, terrain, and so on to the attacks and spells. Chase participants can’t normally make opportunity attacks against each other, since they are all assumed to be moving in the same direction
lead pursuer’s sight, after every participant in the chase has taken its turn. The check’s result is compared to the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the pursuers. If the result of the mage’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the 1. You usually gain advantage or disadvantage through the use of special abilities, actions, or spells. Inspiration can also give a character advantage. The DM can also decide that circumstances influence a roll in one direction or the other and grant advantage or impose disadvantage as a result.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
feet of an uncontrolled sphere, you can use an action to make a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a success, the sphere levitates in one direction of your choice, up to a number of feet equal to 5
extradimensional space, such as that within a portable hole, the DM determines randomly what happens, using the following table. d100 Result 01–50 The sphere is destroyed. 51–85 The sphere moves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
actions. Once you describe what happens as a result, it’s too late for the players to change their minds.
Sharing the Spotlight As the DM, don’t play favorites. Don’t let one player do all the
everyone can see it. Overly Cautious Players Overly cautious players can slow down the game by checking every flagstone, door, and wall in a dungeon for traps and hidden dangers. Sometimes this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
actions. Once you describe what happens as a result, it’s too late for the players to change their minds.
Sharing the Spotlight As the DM, don’t play favorites. Don’t let one player do all the
everyone can see it. Overly Cautious Players Overly cautious players can slow down the game by checking every flagstone, door, and wall in a dungeon for traps and hidden dangers. Sometimes this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gestures to days-long celebrations. Some families, particularly in the polis of Meletis, follow a practice of bowing in the direction of dawn’s first light—or winking, in a gesture of respect for the
the fabric of Nyx, opening the boundary between the realms of gods and mortals. As a result, the hydra Polukranos fell to the mortal world, but Heliod and Nylea joined forces to bind the hydra in the
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
rare or better magic item, the dragon shares this fact and points the characters in the right direction. She then advises them to follow the bats, adding a few barbs about how they’d be doomed without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Random Encounters Roll a d20 three times per day of game time, checking for encounters each morning, afternoon, and evening or night. A random encounter occurs on a roll of 18 or higher. Roll a d100
offer to trade information for treasure. For 50 gp worth of treasure, they will point the adventurers in the direction of nearby landmarks. The eblis attack if the characters refuse to trade and are
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
object on the same plane as you and have the compass point constantly in the direction of the named target. You gain no knowledge of the distance to the target.
A specialized clockwork compass floats
(your choice).
The cure wounds spell restores no hit points for you.
13
You have an innate sense of direction. You automatically succeed on ability checks made to avoid becoming lost.
Whenever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
of the sphere, you can take a Bonus Action to cause it to move in one direction of your choice, up to a number of feet equal to 5 times your Intelligence modifier (minimum 5 feet). Any creature whose
that within a Portable Hole), the DM determines randomly what happens using the following table. 1d100 Result 01–50 The sphere is destroyed. 51–85 The sphere moves through the portal or into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
perfect order. Absolute Law and Order. Under the direction of their leader, Primus, modrons increase order in the multiverse in accordance with laws beyond the comprehension of mortal minds. Their own
. There, a new modron is created by Primus, with a steady stream of monodrones leaving the Great Modron Cathedral on Mechanus as a result. VARIANT: ROGUE MODRONS
A modron unit sometimes becomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters in the right direction. By conversing with these creatures, the characters can narrow their search. Follow the Bats. Thousands of bats fly out of the Lost Caverns at dusk to hunt and return at
Error. By diligently searching the roads and tracks in the Yatil Mountains, the characters can eventually locate the entrance to the caverns. However, this painstaking option could result in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Boranel respond to this treachery? Will the nations come to the defense of the displaced prince? Will Oargev’s scheming result in all of eastern Breland being swathed in the same gray mist that consumed
Cyre?
Assignments. Your work is performed at the direction of your patron. That means you are usually under assignment and not entirely free to choose your own course. Depending on the ruler and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Air. Wind whips and whistles around them, allowing a ship to move with a speed of 60 feet regardless of direction relative to the wind. Defiant Sails These sails glitter with a fine coat of mithral
treated with abjuration magic. While the sails are unfurled, ranged weapon attacks made against the ship and anyone aboard it are made with disadvantage, as a result of the sails’ protective magic. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in a straight line. While in control of the sphere, you can take a Bonus Action to cause it to move in one direction of your choice, up to a number of feet equal to 5 times your Intelligence modifier
) or an extradimensional space (such as that within a Portable Hole), the DM determines randomly what happens using the following table. 1d100 Result 01–50 The sphere is destroyed. 51–85 The sphere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
beauty—natural or otherwise—risk returning as a banshee.
All manner of torments might give rise to a banshee. Roll on or choose a result from the Banshee Sorrows table to inspire how a banshee’s
1,100; PB +2)
Traits
Detect Life. The banshee magically senses the direction of creatures up to 1 mile away that aren’t Constructs or Undead.
Incorporeal Movement. The banshee can move through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is within sight of land, there is no chance of the vessel becoming lost. Otherwise, a ship’s navigator must rely on dead reckoning (tracking the direction and distance of the ship’s travel) or the sun
potential to change the direction of a campaign. It isn’t, however, a particularly good way to kill off characters or end a campaign.
If you and your campaign conspire to wreck a ship on which the
Equipment
nearest unoccupied space in that direction equal to the result times five feet. (e.g. 35 feet for a result of 7 on 2d6).
53–54
Strange glowing fungus sprouts in a 20-foot radius around the
triggering creature.
51–52
Each creature within 60 feet of the triggering creature (including the triggering creature) chooses a direction and rolls 2d6. Each creature is then teleported to the