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Spells
Player’s Handbook
You brandish the weapon used to cast the spell and conjure similar spectral weapons (or ammunition appropriate to the weapon) that launch forward and then disappear. Each creature of your choice that
you can see in a 60-foot Cone makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d8 Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 3.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You brandish the weapon used to cast the spell and choose a point within range. Hundreds of similar spectral weapons (or ammunition appropriate to the weapon) fall in a volley and then disappear
. Each creature of your choice that you can see in a 40-foot-radius, 20-foot-high Cylinder centered on that point makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
spells
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You brandish the weapon used in the spell’s casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the weapon attack’s normal
effects, and you can cause green fire to leap from the target to a different creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of it. The second creature takes fire damage equal to your spellcasting
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. You transform the creature into a different creature, the creature into a nonmagical object, or the object into a creature (the
duration, the spell lasts until it is dispelled.
This spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a creature with 0 hit points. An unwilling creature can make a Wisdom saving throw, and if it succeeds, it isn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
it in a fitting climax to the campaign. You can grant the following additional magical properties to the cards of the Deck of Many Things: Balance. As an action, you can brandish this card at one
bludgeoning damage and 6d6 fire damage, or half as much damage on a successful save. Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Donjon. As an action, you can brandish this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Conjure Volley Level 5 Conjuration (Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a Melee or Ranged weapon worth at least 1 CP)
Duration: Instantaneous
You brandish the
choice that you can see in a 40-foot-radius, 20-foot-high Cylinder centered on that point makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Conjure Barrage Level 3 Conjuration (Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a Melee or Ranged weapon worth at least 1 CP)
Duration: Instantaneous
You brandish the
weapon used to cast the spell and conjure similar spectral weapons (or ammunition appropriate to the weapon) that launch forward and then disappear. Each creature of your choice that you can see in a 60
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Green-Flame Blade Evocation cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self (5-foot radius) Components: S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp) Duration: Instantaneous You brandish the weapon used in
the spell’s casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the weapon attack’s normal effects, and you can cause green fire to leap from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
similar effect reveals an aura of divination over the water. When any character gazes into the font, read: As the water begins to swirl, eerie light emanates from within the basin. Slowly, an image resolves
on the water’s surface.
Those gazing into the font can see through the eyes of a random tomb guardian as it patrols the dungeon. Pick a random level (or roll a d6) and describe the guardian’s path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Treasure Orcs are consummate raiders. When they attack and overwhelm, they claim as booty anything of value that they can carry — and an orc’s definition of “value” can be very loose indeed. The
trophies of victory that orcs brandish and boast about when they return to the den. A loot sack might contain something of demonstrable worth or usefulness, something that’s edible (or used to be), or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (5-foot radius)
Components: S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp)
Duration: Instantaneous
You brandish the weapon used in the spell’s casting and make a
melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the weapon attack’s normal effects, and you can cause green fire to leap from the target to a different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
First Impressions Encountering a giant can be an awe-inspiring and disorienting experience. First comes a rhythmic booming, felt more than heard, that resolves slowly into the sound of footsteps: a
giant is near! Loose stones vibrate and tumble down the hillside. Trees sway, then bend aside as the colossus emerges. How can anything be that big? Is it a trick of perspective? When giants first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
you and calls you interlopers. Other folks brandish brooms, axes, and large stones. They scream at you to leave the village.
The mob consists of twenty hostile commoners who surround the characters
situation with the villagers before they can proceed. The characters can disperse the mob in a variety of ways. They can lie about their identities or intentions; they can convince the villagers that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, they wear strange masks and cloaks that give each of them a vaguely dragon-like appearance. All five brandish curved steel blades reminiscent of dragon claws.
The figures are four human cultists
an agent of Zariel. Cultists who survive this encounter can show up at a later time to help or hinder the characters, at your discretion. If it’s present when the cultists of Tiamat confront the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
daelkyr. Others believe that the daelkyr can grant the Mror dwarves the power to overcome any enemy. Some clans have taken up symbionts and living weapons recovered from the depths, and cabals of
, which resolves disputes and issues affecting the entire nation. Each hold includes a number of lesser clans, who owe fealty to the noble line. Those who occupy land above have the right to claim the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
DC 10 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion. A creature that has a swimming speed can swim all day without penalty and uses the normal forced march rules in the Player’s Handbook. The
, swirling into forms vaguely resembling people. On the foredeck, a figure resolves from the cloudiness—a transparent, rough-looking sailor in crusty scale mail, whose eyes blaze.
The name Girscamen is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. You transform the creature into a different creature, the creature into a nonmagical object, or the object into a creature (the
duration, the spell lasts until it is dispelled. This spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a creature with 0 hit points. An unwilling creature can make a Wisdom saving throw, and if it succeeds, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. You transform the creature into a different creature, the creature into a nonmagical object, or the object into a creature (the
full duration, the spell lasts until it is dispelled. This spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a creature with 0 hit points. An unwilling creature can make a Wisdom saving throw, and if it succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
carefully tread the social milieu of a night hag and her cadre of crazed followers. This scene resolves around a factor essential in any negotiation: leverage. Mad Maggie possesses several things the
. As long as the characters still have a path forward, a spectacular failure can be just as memorable as success. The following sections detail the important NPCs and creatures within Fort Knucklebone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
circumstances of their birth. Through their lives, champions experience the blessings and curses of their divine relationships. Some might brandish incredible powers granted to them by the gods. Others, however
, discover how fickle and vindictive the gods can be. How a champion contends with the whims of a deific patron defines what makes them a hero, whether they seek incredible ways to court immortal favor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Sigil Encounters The following encounters can be introduced anywhere in Sigil. While the first two are optional, the “Harmonium Officers” encounter marks the end of the exploration portion of this
their sensory stone (see Sigil and the Outlands). Roll on the Sensory Stone Sensations table and consult the entries below to determine the muse’s desired sensation and how the characters can help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to share what they know with the City Watch or to visit Gralhund Villa themselves. Let the Watch Handle It The characters can go to any City Watch station in the North Ward and report what they have
characters raise that question, Cromley thinks for a moment and then ventures the guess that the nimblewright underestimated the necklace’s explosive power. Investigate the Villa The characters can insert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
this fifteen-foot-wide hallway. The walls are slick with moisture and set with murals showing animal-headed humanoids in armor, most of which appear to brandish real weapons hanging on the walls. A three
can flow beyond the confines of the hallways. The water also does not enter either of the hidden alcoves (area 31A), so creatures there are safe from the waves’ effect. The water conjured by the curtain leaks out of the hall through tiny cracks in the floor, leaving puddles behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
any potential targets, they move as far as they can in a random direction determined by the GM, avoiding danger. When a companion who has entered a rampage resolves their action or ends their turn
isn’t incapacitated at the start of their and their caregiver’s turn, their ferocity increases by 1d4 + the number of enemies the companion can see or hear within 5 feet of them. For the purpose of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
adventurers. Though they aren’t moved by vanity, duergar are extremely proud of their work, and praising the quality of duergar crafting can sometimes help outsiders in their dealings with the gray dwarves
giants revere the King of the Rock, god of buried things, whose clerics can access the Knowledge and Life domains. Stonespeaker Hgraam, a powerful spellcaster, is Skoraeus’s only priest in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
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The goblins brandish their weapons. Brian Valeza “Hoppee Birthday!” As an Influence action, a character can try to defuse the tension and make a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. A character who
a capable explorer who can hold her own in a fight, but some quests can’t be completed alone. If they help her recover the tapestry, she promises a hefty reward. The barrels are mostly filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
!” Angry villagers who have entered the castle brandish torches and pitchforks in a ridiculous display of force. Everywhere they go, they shout for justice. They follow the characters unless prevented
! Grizzlegut, where are you? A pox on you, you mangy cat!” Through the darkness comes a crone wearing a pointed black hat and a burlap gown stained with soot.
Characters can try to hide from the witch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
commanders (see appendix A) are positioned at the entrance’s arrow slits. The arrow slits are 10 feet above the ground and can be reached from inside Zorzula’s Rest via the spiral staircases in area Z2
cautious of outsiders but gullible, and they resent Ruxithid for putting them on guard duty. A character can convince the goblins to open the door with either a successful DC 15 Charisma (Deception or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
) check. On a successful check, the character makes a skiff sturdy enough to support up to two Medium or smaller creatures. While riding a skiff, a creature can use its movement to propel the skiff up
Ghost’s Identity. The ghost is the spirit of the knight entombed in area N6. Clues regarding the ghost’s identity can be found in areas N5 and N6. A character who searches the rotunda for 10 minutes finds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, curtained stage. Between shows, performers can be found in a dressing room adjacent to the stage. F1e: Wheel. This room, reminiscent of a museum exhibit, houses the original fortune’s wheel: an eye
, replaced by the one in area F7. F2: Casino Cages Here gamblers can cash out their winnings or purchase razorleaves for 10 gp apiece. An attentive imp cashier sits behind each barred window, retrieving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the lintel above this door is the word “Cruelty” in Common. Door to Area G17. Part of the lintel has broken off, but characters can still make out the word “Endurance” carved into it in Common. Door
you determine whether the vault door in area G20 can be opened or not. It is strictly a tool for DM record-keeping and not meant to be shared with the players. Permission is granted to photocopy this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
narcotic, lotus dreams can she conjure up the face of her dead love. Characters can discover Zalkoré’s tragic story by interpreting carvings throughout the garden. If that makes them sympathetic toward
Old Omuan. A character with the Cloistered Scholar or Sage background can translate an Old Omuan inscription with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (History) check. A warlock with the Eyes of the Rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters can sneak past the troglodytes with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Characters carrying a light source have disadvantage on this check. If combat breaks out here, the
toward a place where they can find treasure in exchange for leaving him in peace. The behir keeps no hoard of his own. If they agree, Lludd directs them toward a “vast treasure” in the rolling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. A character can ascertain the eyestalk’s function with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check but can’t determine who’s peering through it, or from where
. The eyestalk can’t be damaged but is destroyed by a dispel magic spell. The sensor is suppressed within the area of an antimagic field. Secret Door. The secret door can be found with a successful DC






