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Contact Other Plane
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You mentally contact a demigod, the spirit of a long- dead sage, or some other mysterious entity from another plane. Contacting this extraplanar intelligence can strain or even break your mind. When
understand what other creatures say, can't read, and speak only in gibberish. A greater restoration spell cast on you ends this effect.
On a successful save, you can ask the entity up to five questions. You
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
casts the spell, the creature takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pact of Suffering", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage, which can’t break the
the titan doesn’t heal.Daemogoth titans are towering monsters that blight the land around them. A daemogoth grows in power over the course of decades spent feeding on sorrow and draining life from
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, often trapping them in a cage or tying them to a post. A priest of Grolantor visits the famished giant daily, trying to read portents in the puddles of bile the hill giant retches up. If the sickness
twitchy. Mouths are kept perpetually imprisoned or shackled; if they break free, they’re sure to kill anyone nearby before they’re brought down or escape on a killing spree. The only time
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms
communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil Blessings
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes dreaming. These
of a comet—or perhaps this phenomenon merely signals that star spawn are in the vicinity and available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world.
Elder Evil
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Intelligence of 22, a Wisdom of 18, and a Charisma of 24, as well as hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet.
The shield can speak, read, and understand Common and Infernal, and it can communicate
(incorrectly) that it can break free of the shield if it’s brought to the Nine Hells, for it’s convinced that the shield’s powers are weaker there.
Freeing Gargauth. Casting dispel
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at effective planning or crafting long-term schemes.
Although unable to speak in their own voices, kenku can perfectly mimic any
. Others strike out on their own in search of the secrets of flight, to master magic, or to uncover the secret of their curse and find a method to break it.
Kenku adventurers, despite their relative
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
changelings develop identities that have more depth, crafting whole personas complete with histories and beliefs. A changeling adventurer might have personas for many situations, including negotiation
can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes
often in the wake of a comet—or perhaps this phenomenon merely signals that star spawn are in the vicinity and available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Entering the City When the characters see Omu for the first time, read: The jungle parts to reveal a dead city enclosed by sheer cliffs. Ruined buildings and stone boulevards rise like ghosts from
the floor of the misty basin. Colorful birds glide overhead.
A waterfall pours into the basin, creating a swollen river that floods much of the city before draining into a deep rift filled with molten
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
break for the citadel. If the characters surrender to the astral elves or are defeated, read: You watch as your allies lay down their arms and surrender. Now prisoners of the Xaryxian Empire, you are
taken to the imperial citadel to face justice. Maybe this was your plan for getting into the citadel all along. Maybe not. Either way, all is not lost.
If the characters avoid capture and make a break
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
their character. In addition to their various mechanical benefits, the features of each company position are intended to offer players and DMs the opportunity to collaborate on crafting campaign narrative
. Sometimes this is straightforward, as when a feature allows a character to learn useful information about enemies or allies, as with the obviator’s Read the Opposition feature. Sometimes this calls
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->Monster Manual (2014)
, settlements and settlers must contend with these aggressive humanoids, whose thirst for conquest is never satisfied. They break before our shields,
They fall beneath our blades;
Their home is ours to
authority through draconian measures. Hobgoblins train to fight with a variety of weapons, and have great skill at crafting arms, armor, siege engines, and other military devices. Organized and disciplined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of the unique magic bound into a book of tips for channeling self-love and inner beauty, and they break up the sinister plots of a coven of hags. Despite its ordinary contents, The Price of Beauty
radiates auras of illusion and conjuration magic courtesy of a magic mirror set into its cover. Though the full function of the mirror has never been determined by the Avowed, the book is known to speak to some of those who read it—including an acolyte who has vanished from Candlekeep without a trace.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
rounds, he grabs hold of the stone and tries to remove it by force. Read the following boxed text aloud when this occurs: Gallio screams from the top of the astral spire. A shockwave washes through the
mists, and the spectral light of the planar beacon flickers and dies. Looking back into your own world, you see the trapped monsters awaken and break free from their cells!
Touching the ruinstone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Frozen Shipwreck The Dark Duchess is hundreds of yards from shore, trapped in thick ice. When the characters get close enough to see it, read: The Sea of Moving Ice stretches out before you, a
is thick, and there is no risk of the characters breaking through it. Approaching the Ship When the characters get within 15 feet of the ship, read: You hear loud thumping and creaking coming from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
.
2 Break down a ruling structure that stifles ingenuity and creativity.
3 Bring together lost icons of power to create an incredible storm with the might to halt a greater threat.
4
lost art form, arcane technique, or crafting method for the glory of Keranos.
A Keranos Campaign A campaign focused on champions of Keranos might involve acquiring oracular visions, unraveling a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
first goal is to find a way to break out of the mundane dreamscape and enter the wider plane. The second challenge in crafting a dream adventure is how to bring all the characters in a party together in
1 Break a psychic lock that is preventing a House Thuranni spy from remembering what they learned about a sinister Dreaming Dark plot. 2 Escape into Dal Quor to find an artifact that can be brought
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, franchise tasks are about creating narrative. As such, to make those tasks a part of the campaign story, the DM and the players can work together to break tasks
practice, schmoozing, team building.
Other downtime activities can be found in the following books:
Player’s Handbook (chapter 8): Crafting, practicing a profession, recuperating, research
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
workweek 500 gp 4th 2 workweeks 2,500 gp 5th 4 workweeks 5,000 gp 6th 8 workweeks 15,000 gp 7th 16 workweeks 25,000 gp 8th 32 workweeks 50,000 gp 9th 48 workweeks 250,000 gp Complications. Crafting a
the scroll. 4 Due to a strange error in creating the scroll, it is instead a random spell of the same level. 5 The rare parchment you bought for your scroll has a barely visible map on it. 6 A thief attempts to break into your workroom.* *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Sphinx’s Shroud. You are immune to any effect that allows other creatures to sense your emotions or read your thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain your intentions or sincerity have
times.
5 Why wouldn’t I phrase every statement as a question?
6 I was born a sphinx, but a god cursed me into humanoid form and saddled me with the limits of mortal knowledge. I won’t rest until I break the curse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
mysterious entity from another plane. Contacting this extraplanar intelligence can strain or even break your mind. When you cast this spell, make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, you take
6d6 psychic damage and are insane until you finish a long rest. While insane, you can’t take actions, can’t understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and speak only in gibberish. A greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
mysterious entity from another plane. Contacting this extraplanar intelligence can strain or even break your mind. When you cast this spell, make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, you take
6d6 psychic damage and are insane until you finish a long rest. While insane, you can’t take actions, can’t understand what other creatures say, can’t read, and speak only in gibberish. A greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Spawning Trees Demons beget demons. Where their filth lands, they spawn ever more corruption. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive here, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the
demonic ichor appear where demons are slaughtered in great numbers. Malformed trees grow on their shorelines, their branches laden with fleshy sacs. These eventually flop to the ground and wetly break
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Bone Brambles Your future is written in your blood. She’ll open your veins to paint the story hidden in your heart. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase
to ash and became restless, tortured spirits akin to banshees. Contented, Red Ruth made her home at the heart of the twisted wood. The characters can venture into the wood out of curiosity or to find the oracle that Ralzala hopes can break her pact with Zariel.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Event 1: River’s Edge Lulu guides the characters toward Zariel, finding her on the ground of Avernus beneath Elturel. Read or paraphrase the following to set the scene: Elturel hangs above you and
River Styx, with Zariel visible a mile away. Allow the characters a few moments to plan their next move. When they decide to act, two horned devils break toward them after a fleeing glabrezu, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Event 4: Escape Attempt K’Tulah reaches the end of her patience with being confined, and she tries to break the quarantine. This event can begin in any area. When you're ready to begin this event
, read the following boxed text aloud: K’Tulah, biting her lip to keep from singing, slumps to the floor with her back against a wall and her head in her hands. After a moment her ears flatten, and she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Quest: Bank Job At the service counter, Quink asks the characters if they’re adventurers looking for work. If they say yes, she leans in close and speaks to them in hushed tones. Read the following
boxed text aloud: “Yvette here is a lousy guard. There was a break-in recently on her watch, and the burglar got away. I fear the culprit might attempt another break-in, and I’d like you to prevent the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Astral Blights When you are ready to begin play, read: Your adventures have taken you to a coastal community, where local fishing boats share the harbor with trade vessels from far and wide. Lately
blight doesn’t require air or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The blight makes two Heat-Draining Vine attacks.
Heat-Draining Vine. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Preparing for Battle When the characters and people of Vogler arrive at High Hill, read the following description: Passing through woods and fields, Vogler’s parade of militia members and reenactment
, reenactment participants and spectators break up, with the former taking up wooden weapons while the latter settle down to watch the reenactment. Encourage all characters to participate in the reenactment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
house, read the following boxed text aloud:
Well-oiled oak beams crisscross the high ceilings of this stately guild house. Quiet murmurs and the sounds of crafting echo among workshops. A staircase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
35. Office of the Demogorgon This area houses an ettin, originally brought here for Thessalar’s experiments. The giant is kept both for his blood supply, which Thessalar uses in the crafting of new
two-headed creatures, and as a guard for the treasure vault (area 38). As the characters approach the entrance to this area, read: A deep voice cries out through the open doorway ahead, quickly