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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
points, and it is immune to fire, poison, and psychic damage. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.A scion of Surtur slumbering at the peak of a volcano causes an unending
cradle defies all their expectations. Like a living volcano, the cradle hurls balls of magma at intruders, exhales fiery gases, and causes molten stone to erupt from the ground around it.
If the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
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A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They conjure waves of magma and can fly by jetting magical fire from
their legs and body.FireFurnace Armor (Requires Fire Rune). The giant causes smoke and cinders to billow from its armor, filling a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on the giant. While the armor is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
billowing clouds of fog lurk vampiric mists, the wretched remnants of vampire;vampires that were prevented from finding rest. Indistinguishable from the mists they lurk within, they strike unseen and
, insatiable thirst for blood remains.
Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in the creature’s body to ooze
Instrument of the Bards
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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
’t be used to cast that spell again until the next dawn. The spells use your spellcasting ability and spell save DC.
You can play the instrument while casting a spell that causes any of its
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.A scion of Surtur slumbering at the peak of a volcano causes an unending plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of
magma at intruders, exhales fiery gases, and causes molten stone to erupt from the ground around it.
If the cradle is destroyed, the scion of Surtur inside it awakens. Standing 60 feet tall, the scion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
ridiculous seem sublime. Bards are preservers of ancient history, their songs and tales perpetuating the memory of great events down through time — knowledge so important that it is memorized and passed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
The Cauldron Lava pouring into the sea from nearby volcanoes causes immense columns of steam to continually erupt from this bay. This steam combined with billowing clouds of ash and black smoke from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Instrument of the Bards (p. 176) The final paragraph is replaced with the following: “You can play the instrument while casting a spell that causes any of its targets to be charmed on a failed saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Instrument of the Bards Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement by a bard)
An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way
DC.
You can play the instrument while casting a spell that causes any of its targets to be charmed on a failed saving throw, thereby imposing disadvantage on the save. This effect applies only if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
filled with Janyans enraptured by the low-toned, hypnotic music of a group of bards. Xoese-Addae leads the characters to a private audience suite overlooking the quad, occupied by a single Janyan wearing
fine, billowing robes—this is Zisatta. Zisatta Zisatta The aloof Zisatta is a member of the High Court and commands Janya’s security forces, called the Billowing Patrol for their sable robes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
(Requires Fire Rune). The giant causes smoke and cinders to billow from its armor, filling a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on the giant. While the armor is billowing smoke, the giant has half cover
Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Vampiric Mist In billowing clouds of fog lurk vampiric mists, the wretched remnants of vampires that were prevented from finding rest. Indistinguishable from the mists they lurk within, they strike
only an unholy, insatiable thirst for blood remains. Blood Thief. Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
(Requires Fire Rune). The giant causes smoke and cinders to billow from its armor, filling a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on the giant. While the armor is billowing smoke, the giant has half cover
Elemental Plane of Fire to pursue their own crafts and studies. A forgecaller is a walking furnace, clad head to toe in plate armor that seems to barely contain intense heat and billowing smoke. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Vampiric Mist In billowing clouds of fog lurk vampiric mists, the wretched remnants of vampires that were prevented from finding rest. Indistinguishable from the mists they lurk within, they strike
, insatiable thirst for blood remains. Indistinguishable from fog aside from the charnel reek it exudes, a vampiric mist descends on a creature and causes the blood in the creature’s body to ooze through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the characters take the groom figurine out of the room, read the following if they return to the room at a later time: Billowing drapes draw your
doesn’t appear again. If the characters attack the ghost, it attacks them in turn. Treasure The lute, though old and covered in dust, has survived the passage of time. It is a magic instrument of the bards called a Doss lute.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
from some form of debilitating condition brought on by the poisonous waste flowing and billowing out of the Alchemists’ Quarter, or from the polluted water of the river and harbor. The adventurers are
no exception. Anyone who visits the Styes is exposed to a disease known as redface. This affliction causes itching and painful inflammation all over the face, and especially around the eyes. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, they can seldom do so quickly.
Attuned to the magic of their airy domains, cloud giants are able to turn into mist and create clouds of billowing fog. They dwell in castles on high mountain peaks
triumphs of humanoid nations. Fixing wagers by interfering in the conflict causes the loss of the bet, but such deceit is considered to be cheating only if it is discovered. Otherwise, it is cleverness honoring Memnor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
with sight rot (detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Strong wind disperses the mist for 1 minute, while removing its source in the Crystal Caves causes the mist to vanish. Through the Falls
vapor billowing along the path. Above, a shattered ship teeters atop a higher ledge.
The stream’s waters are deadly, as detailed in area A1. The cleft in the ridge is the opening to a short, narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
as follows: The interior of the power station is one big room filled with billowing clouds of steam. Four howling turbines take up most of the floorspace. Iron steps lead to a six-foot-high iron
, doing so with a successful DC 17 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Removing the clockwork defender’s mangled leg from the turbine’s machinery causes the power station to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Spilling a few drops of Humanoid blood into the brazier causes the brazier’s coals to produce a hissing purple flame and oily, purplish smoke that reeks of offal. When Sythian summons the flame and
utter a prayer to Graz’zt; doing so has a 10 percent chance of annoying the demon lord, who causes four shadow demons to appear in the room and attack. These demons return to the Abyss after 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
after hours and proceeds more than 10 feet down the hall causes the portraits to watch the interloper and whisper. If a character proceeds more than 20 feet down the hall without addressing the
shout an alarm, calling the characters “trespassers” as they move to attack. This alerts the two cogwork archivists in the nearby Records Room (area L4), which remain in that area, and causes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
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 equally ugly creature
runes. Living creatures wither and rot within the entropic energy emanated by Ygorl’s magic.
After the fifth artist dispatched to record Ygorl ’s appearance failed to return, I let the matter rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
laird, who rules over his or her own holdings and directs the clan in dedicating its efforts toward a particular trade or craft. A caste of priests called thuldar officiate all rituals and record the
campaign, blind to the corruption that festers around them. GRACKLE-LUNG
The constant smog in Gracklstugh causes grackle-lung in living, breathing creatures, resulting in persistent, wracking coughs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case
the doors with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Trying to open the door without the proper key causes the suits of animated armor to attack. The wooden doors open into a dazzling, spacious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
centuries, as the scion’s magic causes crops to flourish and livestock to thrive in the surrounding region. An ancient tree towers from the crest of the hill. When roused, a cradle of the hill scion
saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 33 (6d10) thunder damage and has the incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn.
Bonus Actions
Crystal Flare. The cradle causes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
reduced to dust. Unless noted otherwise, a character’s life expectancy is around 100 years. If a character is killed in this way, the multiversal glitch causes them to reappear somewhere out of the other
). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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
door to this empty room causes everyone in the nearest room marked G15 on the map to disappear. These creatures find themselves whisked away to a Reghed camp in the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
instrument. When one of the nodules on its shell is tapped, the motion tickles the crab and causes it to exhale a burst of air through one of its coral pipes, producing a deep tone similar to that of a pipe
, but contact with an antimagic field causes her to revert to her dragon form. It’s unlikely that characters will have access to such powerful magic, but if all else fails, they can simply attack her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
faint aura of conjuration magic surrounding the fireplace. Any creature that points at the fireplace and speaks the word “ild” causes a magical, crackling fire to erupt within it. The fire lasts for 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
” below). Treasure Godwyd’s shortsword is a dragon slayer. Removing the blade causes a low moan to rise from the casket, but nothing else happens. N12. Glowing Mere Surrounded by tall stalagmites and
movement instead of 2. The wind disperses gas or vapor, and it extinguishes candles, torches, and similar unprotected flames in the area. It causes protected flames, such as those of lanterns, to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
they’re needed by the efreet. Secret Door. A creature can open the secret door leading to area B26 by pulling on a false book on the lowest rack of the bookshelf, which causes the adjoining section of
here when he isn’t conducting business in area B25 or entertaining visitors in area B26. Treasure. The lyre is an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) decorated with carvings of phoenixes. Jarazoun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the carving of a dwarf attendant placing her hand in the chest of a deceased priest. Pressing the attendant’s hand causes the door to swing open into area P4. Treasure. The armor pieces in the
) check discover a secret door. Sliding a wall carving of a mountain peak causes the door to swing open to area P4. P12: Valiant Dead This room has fourteen stone slabs, each with an indentation where a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
compartment is oppressively hot and humid. Clouds of smoke rise and escape through the grate above, billowing from a pair of roaring boilers near the bow, bolted to the deck and walls on either side of a large
appearance, but he must spend as much time as possible in a hot, wet environment to maintain his physical form. Otherwise, he develops lesions as the aboleth’s magic causes his body to rot away. After a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
door to the librarian’s room (area T15). Pushing on the door causes it to swing outward. T14: Reading Room Domenico Cava Two brothers and their associates infiltrated Talhundereth
and are trying to
examined the drow brothers’ map. Pulling a hidden lever causes the secret door to swing open. Treasure. Yanthdel has a periapt of health, which he gives to the characters as a reward if they return
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
holy symbol of Oghma, god of knowledge and patron to bards and wizards. If the check succeeds by 3 or more, the character intuits that rededicating the shrine to Oghma could help against the zombies
. Neither magic nor an eyeball is needed to open the double door from the south. On the door’s south side is a stone pedal; stepping on it causes the double door to swing open. N12: Hall of the Whispered One