before both dominate check repeating

Yochlol

Monsters Monster Manual

Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Spider Climb. The yochlol can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web

Walker. The yochlol ignores movement restrictions caused by webs.Multiattack. The yochlol makes two Caustic Lash attacks, and it can use Spellcasting to cast Web or Dominate Person if available. Caustic

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it: Animate Dead Circle of Death Dominate Monster Finger of Death Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t

cast that spell again from it until the next dawn. Vile Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as

Mark of Handling

Feats Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Handling) check, you can roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Primal Connection. You always have the Animal Friendship and Speak with Animals spells prepared. You can cast each

Handling Spells table are added to that feature’s spell list. Mark of Handling Spells Spell Level Spells 1 Command, Find Familiar 2 Beast Sense, Calm Emotions 3 Beacon of Hope, Conjure Animals 4 Aura of Life, Dominate Beast 5 Awaken

Telekinesis Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

longer affected by the spell. Creature. You can try to move a Huge or smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by the creature's Strength check. If you win the

grip. A creature lifted upward is suspended in mid-air. On subsequent rounds, you can use your action to attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the creature by repeating the contest. Object

Yochlol Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. Spider Climb. The yochlol can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Innate Spellcasting. The yochlol’s spellcasting ability is

Charisma (spell save DC 14). The yochlol can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect thoughts, web 1/day: dominate person Web Walker. The yochlol ignores

Yochlol (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. Spider Climb. The yochlol can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Innate Spellcasting. The yochlol’s spellcasting ability is

Charisma (spell save DC 14). The yochlol can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect thoughts, web 1/day: dominate person Web Walker. The yochlol ignores

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, disguise self, mage hand, prestidigitation 1/day each: dominate monster, globe of invulnerability, invisibility, modify memory, plane shift (self only), wall of forceNegate Spell (3/Day). The

their own safety. Once they taste freedom from the colony, some prize their privacy, others seek to commune with similar minds, and still others seek to dominate a colony by elevating themselves to the

Drow Arachnomancer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

madness, dimension door, dispel magic, fear, fly, giant insect, hold monster, insect plague, invisibility, vampiric touch, web, witch bolt 1/day each: dominate monster, etherealness, eyebite Spider Climb

. The drow can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls

Hag of the Fetid Gaze

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

imitations with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check. Shared Spellcasting. While all three members of the Fetid Gaze are within 30 feet of one another, they can each cast the following spells from

magic, glyph of warding, slow 4th level (3 slots): blight, polymorph 5th level (2 slots): dominate person, seeming 6th level (1 slot): Otto's irresistible dance For casting these spells, each hag

Bridle of Capturing

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

your command as if subjected to the dominate beast spell. Once the targeted is affected, you do not need to hold the other end of the bridle to command it. With a successful saving throw, the target

can make a DC 17 Charisma check each day at dawn. On a success, the creature is no longer affected by the bridle.

Elder Brain Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

: At will: detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only) Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the elder brain fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead

that loom large in its mind (including things the target worries about, loves, or hates). The elder brain can also make a Charisma (Deception) check with advantage to deceive the target’s mind

Miska the Wolf-Spider

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Climb. Miska can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. When in contact with a web, Miska knows the exact location of any other

, Minor Illusion, Web 2/day each: Dominate Monster, Mass Suggestion, Mirror Image, Telekinesis, TeleportMiska can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate monster spell, and the sword demands that it be bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met. Random Properties. The Sword of Kas

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

Bodytaker Plant

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. As an action, a creature within 5 feet of the bodytaker plant that is outside the pod can open the pod and pull the target free with a successful DC 15 Strength check. If the plant dies, the target

consuming individuals and replacing them with duplicates called podling;podlings. Bodytaker plants view themselves as perfect organisms and seek to dominate the lands where they grow. To their minds, a

Raklupis Spyder-Fiend

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. When in contact with a web, the raklupis knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. Web Walker. The raklupis

will: Disguise Self, Invisibility (self only), Mage Hand, Minor Illusion 2/day each: Darkness, Dominate Monster, Mass Suggestion, Telekinesis, TeleportRaklupis spyder-fiends have hard, smooth shells

Elder Oblex Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

components: At will: charm person (as 5th-level spell), detect thoughts, hold person 3/day each: confusion, dimension door, dominate person, fear, hallucinatory terrain, hold monster, hypnotic pattern

undead succeed on the save automatically. While memory drained, the target must roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from any ability check or attack roll it makes. Each time the target is memory

Vecna the Archlich

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 2/day each: Dimension Door, Invisibility, Scrying (as an action) 1/day each: Dominate Monster, Globe of Invulnerability, Plane Shift (self only)Vecna can take up to three

has no effect. If the spell is 5th level or higher, Vecna makes an Intelligence check (DC 10 plus the spell’s level). On a successful check, the spell fails and has no effect. Whatever the spell

Graz'zt

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 23): At will: charm person, detect magic, dispel magic 3/day each: darkness, dominate person

, telekinesis, teleport 1/day each: dominate monster, greater invisibility Teleport. Graz’zt magically teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an

Vampire Spellcaster Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following flaws: Forbiddance. The vampire can't enter a residence without an invitation

curse, nondetection 4th level (3 slots): blight, greater invisibility 5th level (1 slot): dominate personMultiattack. (Vampire Form Only). The vampire makes two attacks, only one of which can be a bite

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

made to interact with non-evil creatures. Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You

can’t use this property again until the next dawn. Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil

Gar Shatterkeel (Noncore)

Monsters Locathah Rising

, control water*, dominate beast, freedom of movement*, watery sphere5th level (2 slot): conjure elemental*, maelstrom,scrying*, tree stride6th level (1 slot): heal7th level (1 slot): plane shift

can take an action on their turn to make a DC 18 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to free themselves. This effect lasts for 1 minute unless dispelled (it counts as a 6th level spell

Elder Brain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only)The elder brain can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. It can take only one legendary action at a time and only at the end

friendly creature it can sense within 120 feet of it. The target has a flash of inspiration and gains advantage on one attack roll, ability check, or saving throw it makes before the end of its next

Horizon's Edge Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

studies the runes and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes their rotation marks out repeating 12-hour cycles, allowing visitors to keep time with the Material Plane worlds

can use an action to manipulate sliding portions of the disk and designate a destination platform. If the creature succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check, the disk flies at a speed of 60

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

-evil creatures. Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You can’t use this

property again until the next dawn. Dark Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as lore about

Telekinesis

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

smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by the creature’s Strength check. If you win the contest, you move the creature up to 30 feet in any direction

rounds, you can use your action to attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the creature by repeating the contest. Object. You can try to move an object that weighs up to 1,000 pounds. If the

Telekinesis

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

smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by the creature’s Strength check. If you win the contest, you move the creature up to 30 feet in any direction

rounds, you can use your action to attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the creature by repeating the contest. Object. You can try to move an object that weighs up to 1,000 pounds. If the

Salvage Operation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

must make a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check, spotting it if successful. The logbook lays amid debris from the captain’s cabin, all of which bobs in the derelict’s gravity plane. The characters repeat

this check each round until the logbook is spotted. Retrieving the Logbook The next, more difficult task is obtaining the book. While the debris rests in the ship’s gravity plane, it’s not exactly

Variant Human: Mark of Handling

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

Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1. Wild Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Animal Handling) or Intelligence (Nature) check, you can roll a

d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Primal Connection. You can cast the animal friendship and speak with animals spells with this trait, requiring no material component. Once you cast

Mark of Handling Traits

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

Wisdom score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1. Wild Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Animal Handling) or Intelligence (Nature) check, you can roll a d4 and

add the number rolled to the ability check. Primal Connection. You can cast the animal friendship and speak with animals spells with this trait, requiring no material component. Once you cast either

3N. Rezmir's Sleeping Chamber

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

3N. Rezmir’s Sleeping Chamber A large bed, two wardrobes, a standing mirror, and an armor stand with a spare suit of scale mail armor dominate the room. One of the wardrobes is filled with clothing

successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Once spotted, the trap can be disarmed automatically by using Rezmir’s insignia of claws or with a set of thieves’ tools and a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. If

Ability Checks

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

ten times the normal amount of time needed to complete a task automatically succeeds at that task. However, no amount of repeating the check allows a character to turn an impossible task into a

Ability Checks An ability check is a test to see whether a character succeeds at a task that he or she has decided to attempt. The Player’s Handbook includes examples of what each ability score is

Sphinx's Riddle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

they like. They can try to find clues with the following actions: Search. A character can take the Search action and make a DC 16 Wisdom (Insight or Perception) check. On a success, the character

notices that Oliekintara’s scarves are covered in repeating, patterned processions of suns and moons, representing the passage of time; the character also notices that Oliekintara’s eyes occasionally

3N. Rezmir's Sleeping Chamber

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

3N. Rezmir’s Sleeping Chamber A large bed, two wardrobes, a standing mirror, and an armor stand with a spare suit of scale mail armor dominate the room. One of the wardrobes is filled with clothing

DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Once spotted, the trap can be disarmed automatically by using Rezmir’s insignia of claws or with a set of thieves’ tools and a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. If the

X Marks the Spot

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. It depicts either a cluster of arms with no central body or repeating red hand prints. A character who investigates at least two of the farmhouses can make a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a

Bridle of Capturing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

itself around its neck, then fall under your command as if subjected to the dominate beast spell. Once the targeted is affected, you do not need to hold the other end of the bridle to command it. With a

creature controlled by the bridle can make a DC 17 Charisma check each day at dawn. On a success, the creature is no longer affected by the bridle.

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