better bards diffusing can respond

Instrument of the Bards

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the

saving throw or take 2d4 Psychic damage. You can play the instrument to cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can’t be used to cast that spell again until

Zone of Truth

Spells Player’s Handbook

fails on this save. An affected creature is aware of the spell and can avoid answering questions to which it would normally respond with a lie. Such a creature can be evasive yet must be truthful.

time on a turn or starts its turn there makes a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a creature can’t speak a deliberate lie while in the radius. You know whether a creature succeeds or

Telepathic

Feats Player’s Handbook

language. Your communication doesn’t give the creature the ability to respond to you telepathically. Detect Thoughts. You always have the Detect Thoughts spell prepared. You can cast it without a

. You can speak telepathically to any creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself. Your telepathic utterances are in a language you know, and the creature understands you only if it knows that

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

some fell goal. The wand is topped with a skull that once belonged to a human hero slain by Orcus. The wand can magically change in size to better conform to the grip of its user. All Holy Water

. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a Zombie. Magic Weapon. You can wield the wand as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made

Eyes of Minute Seeing Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

These crystal lenses fit over the eyes. While wearing them, you can see much better than normal out to a range of 1 foot. You have advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) checks that rely on sight while searching an area or studying an object within that range.

Lock Legacy

Equipment

A key is provided with the lock. Without the key, a creature proficient with thieves' tools can pick this lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Your DM may decide that better locks are available for higher prices.

Duergar Hammerer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Engine of Pain"} damage to the hammerer, and the hammerer can respond by using its Multiattack with its reaction. Siege Monster. The hammerer

Engine of Pain. Once per turn, a creature that attacks the hammerer can target the duergar trapped in it. The attacker has disadvantage on the attack roll. On a hit, the attack deals an extra 5 (1d10

Duergar Screamer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

(2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Engine of Pain"} damage to the screamer, and the screamer can respond by using its Multiattack with its reaction.Multiattack. The screamer

Engine of Pain. Once per turn, a creature that attacks the screamer can target the duergar trapped in it. The attacker has disadvantage on the attack roll. On a hit, the attack deals an extra 11

College of Glamour

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

beasts can also bend minds. Villainous bards of this college can leech off a community for weeks, misusing their magic to turn their hosts into thralls. Heroic bards of this college instead use this

The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey

Arrow, Ranging

Equipment

Advanced Ammunition that has the Ranging property is lighter and better made than common counterparts. When you fire Ranging ammo, you can increase your weapon’s normal range by 50 percent.

Reduced-threat Otyugh

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Limited Telepathy. The otyugh can magically transmit simple messages and images to any creature within 120 feet of it that can understand a language. This form of telepathy doesn't allow the

receiving creature to telepathically respond. Reduced Threat. This creature has -2 penalty on all ability checks and saving throws.Multiattack. The otyugh makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with

Zone of Truth Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

succeeds or fails on its saving throw. An affected creature is aware of the spell and can thus avoid answering questions to which it would normally respond with a lie. Such a creature can be evasive in its answers as long as it remains within the boundaries of the truth.

Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

from ordinary rock formations. Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer

False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including

Emerald Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType

psionic power to weave illusions to deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local

Bedroll Legacy

Equipment

You never know where you’re going to sleep, and a bedroll helps you get better sleep in a hayloft or on the cold ground. A bedroll consists of bedding and a blanket thin enough to be rolled up and tied. In an emergency, it can double as a stretcher.

Sling Bullet, Ranging

Equipment

the Ranging property is lighter and better made than common counterparts. When you fire Ranging ammo, you can increase your weapon’s normal range by 50 percent.

Bolt, Ranging

Equipment

Advanced Ammunition that has the Ranging property is lighter and better made than common counterparts. When you fire Ranging ammo, you can increase your weapon’s normal range by 50 percent.

College of Creation (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

too can teach the mountains to sing and dance.” Dwarves and gnomes often encourage their bards to become students of the Song of Creation. And among dragonborn, the Song of Creation is revered

Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as

Canoloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Dimensional Lock. Other creatures can’t teleport to or from a space within 60 feet of the canoloth. Any attempt to do so is wasted. Magic Resistance. The canoloth has advantage on saving

throws against spells and other magical effects. Uncanny Senses. The canoloth can’t be surprised unless it’s incapacitated.Multiattack. The canoloth makes one Bite or Tongue attack and one

Neo-Otyugh

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

receiving creature to telepathically respond. Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The neo-otyugh's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells

Limited Telepathy. The otyugh can magically transmit simple messages and images to any creature within 120 feet of it that can understand a language. This form of telepathy doesn't allow the

Path of the Ancestral Guardian

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid. Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians can better fight to protect

Some barbarians hail from cultures that revere their ancestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past linger in the world as mighty spirits, who can guide and protect the living. When a

Narzugon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature isn’t revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it to life. Constructs and devils are immune

to this effect. Infernal Command. Each ally of the narzugon within 60 feet of it can’t be charmed or frightened until the end of the narzugon’s next turn. Terrifying Command. Each

College of Creation

classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

too can teach the mountains to sing and dance.” Dwarves and gnomes often encourage their bards to become students of the Song of Creation. And among dragonborn, the Song of Creation is revered

Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a great battle — either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place

that accumulate on the construct's shell aren't just grisly battle trophies. A cadaver collector can summon the spirits of these cadavers to join battle with its enemies and to paralyze more

College of Glamour

classes Player’s Handbook

Weave Beguiling Fey Magic The College of Glamour traces its origins to the beguiling magic of the Feywild. Bards who study this magic weave threads of beauty and terror into their songs and stories

, and the mightiest among them can cloak themselves in otherworldly majesty. Their performances stir up wistful longing for forgotten innocence, evoke unconscious memories of long-held fears, and tug at the emotions of even the most hard-hearted listeners.

Oblex Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amorphous. The oblex can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Aversion to Fire. If the oblex takes fire damage, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks

grow until they can impersonate their victims. Oblexes By experimenting on the slimes, jellies, and puddings that infest the depths of the Underdark, mind flayers created a special breed of Ooze

Dream Eater

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

Movement. The dream eater can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Incorporeal

dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards and other persuasive adventurers find themselves uniquely poised to

Young Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks

weave illusions to deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural

Vertebrae Sword

Equipment

The jagged vertebrae sword of a fishfolk warrior can barely be called a sword. Locals would say it’s better described as a makeshift weapon crafted from a fish skeleton and sea trash. Its poor

construction is the reason it’s not often a weapon seen on land, though when used by a skilled fighter, it most certainly can be a formidable tool. When you successfully hit a creature with a

Screaming Devilkin

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

feet of one or more screaming devilkins and can hear it must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure the creature is incapacitated until the start of its next turn. On a success, the creature

denizens of the Feywild. Sages believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an

Instrument of the Bards Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The

succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 2d4 psychic damage. You can use an action to play the instrument and cast one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to cast a spell, it can

Path of the Ancestral Guardian (XGtE)

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid. Barbarians who draw on their ancestral guardians can better fight to protect

Some barbarians hail from cultures that revere their ancestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past linger in the world as mighty spirits, who can guide and protect the living. When a

College of Dance

classes Player’s Handbook

Move in Harmony with the Cosmos Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial

bodies and flow through the motions of the smallest creatures. These Bards practice a way of being in harmony with the whirling cosmos that emphasizes agility, speed, and grace.

Swarm of Scarabs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny scarab. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain

exoskeleton). Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Ravenous Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation

Swarm of Maggots

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny maggot. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain

can’t be removed until the disease ends. The creature dies if its hit point maximum drops to 0. 5–6. The creature has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls until it finishes its

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