being before duplicate convince replaced

Podling

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

comatose. Over the course of hours, the creature is dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate. Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the

replaced by a podling can often tell something’s amiss. Roll on the Podling Behavior table to see what unusual habits a podling might demonstrate. Podling Behavior d6 Behavior 1

Ruthless Reigar (p. 25)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

Ruthless Reigar (p. 25) In the paragraph that follows the large block of boxed text, the word “golem” has been replaced with “duplicate” in two places.

Hoard of the Dragon Queen (p. 231)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

Hoard of the Dragon Queen (p. 231) The heading is now “Tyranny of Dragons,” and the first three paragraphs of this section have been replaced with the following text: Tyranny of Dragons deals with

convince him to aid their cause. The characters might also want to confront him after meeting the ghost of his dead son, Eigeron, in chapter 4, “The Chosen Path.” The shattering of the ordning has the following effects on Blagothkus:

Divine Characteristics

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

also create Nyxborn creatures to serve as messengers or emissaries. Gods grant their clerics the ability to cast spells, and they can effortlessly duplicate the effect of any spell they could grant (any

against a god by mortals would require the assistance of at least one other god, and ideally more than one, to have any hope of success. A group of adventurers might try to convince a group of gods

Guardian of the Gulch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

convince Sister Silvergranite that the characters mean no harm and are only here to protect the gnomes. GNOMENGARDE GRENADE Wondrous item, unique This small metallic object is comprised of rune

times, rerolling any duplicate results. Any effects that specify a target affect all creatures in range of the grenade when it explodes. Any effects that would affect the wielder of the wand instead

The Peg and Hook

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

, though, the plucky entrepreneur managed to convince enough pirates to try out her unconventional system that her business thrived. She has since developed a number of unique attachments (hook shoes

, peg arm accessories) that provide surprising functionality — and even replaced one of her own hands and a leg to prove her point. Talk First, Fight Later? When the characters approach the Peg and Hook

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

functions as a familiar and has the statistics of a cat. An exact duplicate of you appears next to you, dressed as you but lacking any gear. It loudly tries to convince all other creatures that it is you

+1 bonus to initiative rolls. You are unable to hear any speech louder than a whisper. 17 An exact duplicate of you appears next to you, dressed as you but lacking any gear. The duplicate

6. Captive Balor

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

(area 14), and then set the controls in area 5 to release him. To convince them to do so, the fiend promises anything within his power. As a show of good faith, he can relate how to safely open the

is incapacitated but can still speak. Until he recovers his weapons from the chapel, his Longsword and Whip actions are replaced by the following action option: Fist of Retribution. Melee Weapon

Bodytaker Plant

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

dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate. Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the knowledge of those they mimic, podlings frequently miss the

nuances of interactions between sapient beings. These duplicates make excuses about their odd behavior, but those familiar with an individual replaced by a podling can often tell something’s amiss

9. Torture Chamber

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

hearing or sight. The poison effect on his shortsword and light crossbow attacks is replaced with the following: If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be

the controls to this strange torture device, he causes Francache’s lycanthropy to transform the rat into a duplicate of Big Gadai, to the pain and horror of everyone involved. When the rat is in human

14. Psipod Nexus I

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

random, roll a d8 three times (rerolling duplicate results) to determine which three wires shut down that particular psipod, then roll a d8 for each wire that is disconnected to see if it’s one of the

familiar NPCs act, or pick up on minor details that the ulitharid has gotten wrong or can’t reasonably duplicate: slight changes in decor, books that are blank between the covers, foul-tasting elven wine

Sample Haunted Traps

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

use an action to try to convince the performer to stop playing, doing so with a successful DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) check. When the performer stops playing, all creatures affected by the haunted

affected as per the spell magic jar, their soul entering the statue and being replaced by the spirit of a disembodied fiend. This effect ends when dispel evil and good or a similar spell is cast on the

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

, any leftover damage is subject to that form’s damage Resistances, if any. Can a creature under the effects of Polymorph have other spell effects on them, or are those game statistics also replaced by

Wish to duplicate a spell of level 0–8, there are no detrimental effects. However, if you do anything other than duplicate a spell of level 0–8, you suffer the stress described in the final paragraph of

Areas of the Fire Temple

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

pass phrase, which is “Fire is eternal!” Otherwise, visitors must convince the hobgoblins that they must talk to temple leaders. The hobgoblins attack if none of these things happens. If the characters

containing 20 gp and a pair of polished bloodstones worth 50 gp each. Development If the characters defeat these hobgoblins and then leave this part of the dungeon, the guards are replaced by the

Abyssal Prisons

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

prisms must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw at the start each of his or her turns. The first time each character fails the save, a wraith that looks like a shadowy duplicate of that character erupts

, the succubus takes on a humanoid form. She attempts to convince the characters that she is being held prisoner. Pencheska isn’t pleased with her situation and won’t directly oppose the characters

Paliset Hall Locations

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

Zorhanna, but neither sprite dares speak out for fear of inviting the Adulares’ wrath or a stern lecture from Oren, the satyr head of staff. A character can convince either sprite to share their concerns

of information: Zorhanna’s Simulacrum. “I’m now convinced that my wife has been replaced by a simulacrum—a lookalike invested with her knowledge and spellcasting ability. I dimly recall Zorhanna

Areas of the Water Temple

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

). Eyon’s mount, a hunter shark, swims in the lake nearby. The cultists challenge any strange boats that approach from the east and attack unless the characters convince them to parley. Roleplaying Eyon

these cultists and then leave this part of the dungeon, the guards are replaced by the cultists in area C7 within an hour. C2. Canals A twenty-foot wide canal leads between ancient masonry walls into

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

effects of polymorph have other spell effects on them, or are those game statistics also replaced by the those of the beast form? Polymorph replaces only the target’s character sheet or stat block with the

wish to duplicate a spell of level 0–8, there are no detrimental effects. However, if you do anything other than duplicate a spell of level 0–8, you suffer the stress described in the final paragraph

Tyrant's Spiral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

overlooking the path taken by the modrons trapped in Tyrant’s Spiral. The arch here is a duplicate of the portal the characters used to reach Tyrant’s Spiral and connects to where they came from. A 50-foot

it from restoring itself. The demon lord tries to convince the characters to halt the modrons trampling it. If the characters can stop or reroute the modrons for 3 rounds, Arlgolcheir changes into a

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

feathers (a +3 Wand of the War Mage). A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check can convince Abalahin to relinquish the wand voluntarily. The wand can also be removed without

spell reveals the presence of illusion magic throughout. When one or more characters enter the room, read the following: The walls, floor, and ceiling of the chamber vanish, replaced with a dark

Cottage Locations

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

Wugga ignore the hag’s instructions. To convince the doll to stand aside, the characters must bring it three different candies from elsewhere in the cottage. Bubba Wugga gladly tells the characters its

string of baking bungles, the hag locked him up here. Asger fears he’s being replaced and soon will be eaten. Skeleton. Asger doesn’t know the identity of the skeletal prisoner in the other cage, whom he

Keep Locations

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

, the dead guards are replaced by troops from areas K8 or area K20. If those guards are killed too, it takes Grimjaw 1d4 + 1 days to get reinforcements and replace the gate guards. During this period

through their first turn of any combat that takes place here, then awaken and arm themselves during their second turn. Development If the characters convince Grimjaw that they are here to join up, they

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