being before devils compare runes

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5th dominate person Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you

I’m friends with an Orzhov advokist; we compare notes on different forms of law magic. 8 I was ridiculed once in a Rakdos performance; the performer was impressed with my good humor about

Torm's Bridges

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

spans the chasm. Holy runes etched into the stonework of the bridge indicate that the structure has been consecrated in the name of Torm, god of courage and self-sacrifice. Six infernal creatures stand

group consists of two bearded devils and four spined devils. Unsubtle brutes, these creatures have parked themselves in the middle of each bridge to maintain a vigilant watch. Taking them on is a tough

Games of Chance

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

pays double their bet. Copper Slots These machines, referred to by some casino patrons as “tricky devils,” are simple clockwork devices that accept copper coins. Each machine has a spring-loaded lever

and five identical spinning cylinders called reels. Six golden, Infernal runes are painted on each reel. A player inserts between 1 and 9 copper coins into the machine’s slot and pulls the lever, which

Archives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

, monoliths, and stelae fitting neatly in niches carved into the walls of every room. Thanks to the library’s comprehend languages effect, anyone can easily decipher and understand the runes and glyphs

doorway in runes that anyone who knows Dwarvish or Giant understands: The past is a crystal, for it can be seen from many facets yet it always remains the same. These rooms contain crystals of many

Infernal Contracts

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

contract crumbles to dust and is destroyed. Devils require compensation in exchange for voiding a contract. Some cowardly devils might be willing to void a contract in exchange for their lives, but most

(lesser devils will often settle for three, greater devils for nine, and archdevils have no interest in such a paltry alternative) An exorbitant sum of gold plus the sacrifice of many humanoids in the

Poor Devil: Thavius Kreeg

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

shackles to the far wall. The walls of his cell are covered with blasphemous runes that glow with an infernal red light. The pitiable figure in the cell is Thavius Kreeg, now an amnizu. If the

, Thavius screams in agony whenever he takes damage, which might attract nearby patrols of bearded devils, at your discretion. Once Elturel is pulled down into the River Styx, Thavius believes Zariel

Dungeon Locations

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

stacks of wooden crates — one in the middle of the room and another by the south wall. The topmost crate in the middle of the room contains three spined devils that spy on this area through knotholes

in the crate’s sides. These devils burst forth and attack intruders on sight. The other crates in the middle of the cellar contain dried meat, loaves of bread, wheels of cheese, and other assorted

Sylvira Savikas

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

devils, using the Creed Resolute to bind all Elturel to his dark deal. “I wish to prove my theory, and I believe the evidence is locked inside the puzzle box.” Sylvira is an expert on magic puzzle

apart. Inside the box is a stack of nine chain-linked plates, each three inches on a side, cast of dark iron, and stamped with Infernal runes. Anyone who understands Infernal can translate the runes as

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

much damage on a successful one. The box and its contents are destroyed if the runes go off. The box contains records of true names of minor devils and describes plans to use them in the attack on the

hall are scorched. Cracks in the panels reveal bare stone. Three mystic circles have been scribed in the floor, each edged with rough runes. Locked Doors. These steel double doors are locked. Tarul

Connected Creatures

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

or by accident), where magic runes have gone horribly awry and unleashed fiendish corruption into the world, or where fiends seek powerful allies to aid their schemes among mortals. Listen. I have

+ 1) capering around a blasphemous idol 2 1 arcanaloth (attitude: 1d12) searching for a tempting bit of lost lore 3 2 chain devils (attitude: 1d6) suspending corpses on spiked chains 4

Afterlife Casino Locations

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

9 pounds. A character who examines the display case and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check spots a line of barely visible runes inscribed around the perimeter of each pane of glass

. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic emanating from these runes. Damaging the case triggers a magical trap that forces each creature in a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on the

Vault Locations

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

surviving bargains with devils. Eight for Dinner (first edition, signed by the author) is a murder mystery in which an inquisitive mind flayer detective solves a murder aboard a planar locomotive called

and succeeds on a DC 22 Intelligence (Arcana) check finds a page that serves as a spell scroll of sequester. (The thesis is worth 500 gp.) Each item is protected by two separate abjuration runes that

Scab Locations

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

with mutilated devil corpses and gnawed bones. A hole in the floor reveals another dark cavern below this one. Close examination of the mutilated corpses reveals that they include three bearded devils

, two barbed devils, and a bone devil. All of the corpses are torn to pieces and, in some cases, partially eaten. The first time a creature that isn’t a fiend tries to cross this room, the flies gather

Thundertree Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

hide among the weeds that flank the cottage’s open doorway. Make a Dexterity (Stealth) check for the blights, and compare the result to the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the characters to

manufacture. Runes in Dwarvish on the axe head read, “Hew,” and the rust is misleading. Hew is a +1 battleaxe that deals maximum damage when the wielder hits a plant creature or an object made of wood

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