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Dzaan's Simulacrum

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

its remaining spell slots sparingly. The sunken Netherese tower contains a special room that can transform the simulacrum into a real person—or any magical illusion into the real thing, for that matter

. If this change occurs, the simulacrum effectively becomes a clone of Dzaan, authentic in every way. Companion. Because they're so despised throughout Faerûn, Red Wizards often adopt disguises and

Portentia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Change Shape. Portentia magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less

-profit-and-power biz — Portentia Dran is more than she appears to be. Quite literally. The person known as Portentia is actually a changeling, who took the place of the real Portentia before her fifth

Dzaan

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

tower contains a special room that can transform the simulacrum into a real person—or any magical illusion into the real thing, for that matter. If this change occurs, the simulacrum

Constructed Commoner

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal

notices that if the villagers are asked about anything outside Wisteria Vale or their individual talents, they quickly change subjects to small talk about the weather or gossip, and always in Common

Mirror Image Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

real. You can use your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates. Each time a creature targets you with an attack during the spell's duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack instead targets

one of your duplicates. If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or higher to change the attack's target to a duplicate. With two duplicates, you must roll an 8 or higher. With one duplicate

Ancient Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

damage or someone uses an action to wake it. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It

. Images of Large or smaller monsters haunt the desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an

Ancient Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself with a successful save. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than

seekers and distract them from where the real treasure is hidden. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

’ve learned that most of the real business of entertainment (or any other venture) happens behind the scenes. It’s easy for you to case what sorts of audiences attend what venue — like

less than perfection. 8 I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song. d6 Ideal 1 Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

, the verdan found that they were often mistaken for smaller, green-skinned half-elves. Attracting curiosity but no real questions, they have thus been able to make their way reasonably freely in the

discoveries is that their physical forms change as they age, signifying that the mutative power of That-Which-Endures is not done with them. The first verdan emerged from the Underdark as creatures of goblin

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of steel, cutting down one enemy after another. After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the white dragon. Shrugging off the

the creature while he readies his bow. Far from the bustle of cities and towns, past the hedges that shelter the most distant farms from the terrors of the wild, amid the dense-packed trees of

Dreams of Divinity

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

anything to make the gods less real or change the nature of a god. Threatened with the wrath of Heliod, for example, a mortal can’t simply “disbelieve” the god out of existence or turn his wrath to kindness

Dreams of Divinity Theros possesses a unique metaphysical property: things believed and dreamed here eventually become real. The collective unconscious of mortal people has the literal power of

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Alignment The alignment specified in a monster’s stat block is a default suggestion of how to roleplay the monster, inspired by its traditional role in the game or real-world folklore. Change a

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Alignment The alignment specified in a monster’s stat block is a default suggestion of how to roleplay the monster, inspired by its traditional role in the game or real-world folklore. Change a

School of Illusion

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

the impossible seem real. Some illusionists — including many gnome wizards — are benign tricksters who use their spells to entertain. Others are more sinister masters of deception, using their

Starting at 6th level, when you cast an illusion spell that has a duration of 1 minute or longer, you can use your action to change the nature of that illusion (using the spell’s normal parameters for

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids

new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be

Mirror Image

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

move with you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it’s impossible to track which image is real. You can use your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates. Each time a creature targets you

with an attack during the spell’s duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack instead targets one of your duplicates. If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or higher to change the

Mirror Image

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

move with you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it’s impossible to track which image is real. You can use your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates. Each time a creature targets you

with an attack during the spell’s duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the attack instead targets one of your duplicates. If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or higher to change the

Magic of Wyllowwood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

denizens. The forests are real and nourished by magic, and Halaster regularly repopulates them with birds, insects, rodents, and larger mammals. The main caverns have 100-foot-high ceilings hidden by

appearances, the walls and ceilings are still very much in place, and a true seeing spell or similar magic reveals them. A magic calendar stone in area 6k allows one to change the time of day, the weather

Welcome to the Radiant Citadel

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

through the Radiant Citadel were created by members of the Dungeons & Dragons community with connections to various real-world cultures and mythologies. Embarking on the adventures of the Radiant Citadel

will expand your gaming horizons, can give your characters new perspectives, and might change the way you look at fantasy tropes and traditions. As adventures are the lens through which we explore

Campaign Tracking

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

maybe even a secret that each one of them has. Campaign Calendar. Your world feels more real to your players when the characters notice the passage of time. Note details such as the change of seasons and

Campaign Tracking Consistent details bring your campaign to life, and continuity helps players imagine that their characters are living in a real world. If the adventurers frequent a particular

The Golden Stag

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

, includes a magnificent stag (use elk statistics) that shimmers in the light as if its coat is spun from gold and its antlers plated with platinum. Nearly everyone in the caravan who can handle a bow wants

to bring down that beast. Its pelt would be worth a fortune, even if it’s not real gold. A few of the more cautious types warn that the creature is clearly a blessed being and that killing it would

The Golden Stag

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

, includes a magnificent stag (use elk statistics) that shimmers in the light as if its coat is spun from gold and its antlers plated with platinum. Nearly everyone in the caravan who can handle a bow wants

to bring down that beast. Its pelt would be worth a fortune, even if it’s not real gold. A few of the more cautious types warn that the creature is clearly a blessed being and that killing it would

Magic Item Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

, you are proficient with attacks made using this shield. On a hit, it deals 1d6 slashing damage. If you throw the shield, it reappears in your hand the instant after it hits or misses a target. Bow of

Conflagration Weapon (Any Bow), Rare (Requires Attunement) Ammunition fired from this bow blazes brightly. When you hit with an attack roll using this bow, the target takes an extra 1d6 fire damage. If

Making a Deal with Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Making a Deal with Zariel Characters out of other options might simply bow to Zariel’s power. If the characters make a deal with Zariel to save Elturel, they must specify that the city is to be freed

are empty promises, though Gargauth’s fear is real. If the characters give her the shield, Zariel casts dispel evil and good on it. Her spell causes Gargauth to manifest as a miserable, malformed pit

Life in Djaynai and Janya

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

, spirituality isn’t focused on gods, but on revering and emulating forces such as liberation, fluidity, and change. As such, most people are open to the spiritual views of others, as long as those views

Djaynai is called the People’s Stewards, whose leadership ranks change whenever a significant number of citizens publicly call for new elections. All citizens of Djaynai are simultaneously seen as nobles

E7: Temple Car

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

altar is a serene priest in sunny robes. The priest is, in fact, a gray slaad using its Change Shape ability to fool the characters. The slaad was sent here to kill them, plain and simple. It

killed the real priest, stole his robes, and threw his body and holy symbol off the train. The slaad works for an evil, multiverse-spanning organization called the Syndicate of Terror, Extortion

Portentia Dran

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

than she appears to be. Quite literally. The person known as Portentia is actually a changeling, who took the place of the real Portentia before her fifth year. The changeling Portentia can affect a

three melee attacks. Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) slashing damage. Change Shape. Portentia magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast

Dice Rolling

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

are you rolling high numbers? Rolling behind a screen lets you fudge the results if you want to. If two critical hits in a row would kill a character, you could change the second critical hit into a

normal hit, or even a miss. Don’t distort die rolls too often, though, and don’t let on that you’re doing it. Otherwise, your players might think they don’t face any real risks — or worse, that you’re

Oni

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Oni In nursery rhymes, oni are fearsome bogeymen that haunt the nightmares of children and adults alike, yet they are very real and always hungry. They find human babies especially delicious. Oni

are jet black. Night Haunters. By the light of day, an oni hides its true form with magic, gaining the trust of those it intends to betray when darkness descends. These creatures can change their size

Constructed Commoners

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal

notices that if the villagers are asked about anything outside Wisteria Vale or their individual talents, they quickly change subjects to small talk about the weather or gossip, and always in Common

Sinister Sunbeams

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

to automatically cross a sunbeam, which awakens Grandfather Oak. This corrupted treant has several myconids grafted onto its body. Grandfather Oak uses the treant stat block with the following change

creature’s form is false. The hags’ clothing, their hair, and features such as Mother Stag’s antlers are all real. Only by touching a hag’s skin can a character detect a difference between the

Tavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

and turn invisible to avoid capture or death. L2. Forecastle This deck is littered with the corpses of 1d4 dead seagulls (see area L1 for more information). Hanging off the end of the ship’s bow is

the green-paned lantern that indicates the tavern is open for business. A staff member crawls to the end of the bow to douse the lantern, refill it with oil, and relight it at highsun every day. On

Horror Gameplay

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

characters in fiction or film. Treat characters as real people with real motivations. Put yourself in their shoes. What would you do? Show how multiple people from the same culture are different. Feature

real-world history, and character creation rules presuppose no standard bar for heroics. Encourage Space A typical D&D session is longer than a typical horror movie, and it can be hard to sustain the

D3. Courtyard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

guards from area D2. These eight dwarves don disguises to look like robed dwarves attending a private wedding ceremony. The oni, Obratu, is also present and uses Change Shape to appear as a female

ruse and attack. If the characters think the ceremony is real and join the festivities, the dwarves wait for them to get close before drawing hidden weapons and taking the characters. Characters with a

Tracking Time

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

calendar for the current year in the real world. Pick a date to indicate the start of the campaign, and make note of the days that adventurers spend on their travels and various activities. The

calendar tells you when the seasons change and the lunar cycle. More importantly, you can use your calendar to track important festivals and holidays, as well as key events that shape your campaign. This

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