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When you need to make sure something gets done, you can’t rely on vague promises, sworn oaths, or binding contracts of employment. When you cast this spell, choose one humanoid within range
throw to try to end the effect. This save is made with advantage if you or your companions are fighting the creature. If the activity would result in certain death for the creature, the spell ends
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Stirring properties, and while you are holding a Wakened focus, you can use it to cast certain spells. Once the item is used to cast a given spell, it can’t be used to cast that spell again
monster, Rime's binding ice*
Gem. Rary's telepathic bond, Raulothim's psychic lance*
Metallic. Fizban's platinum shield,* legend lore
Dragon-Touched Focus (Ascendant);Ascendant (Legendary). The Ascendant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dragonshards Dragonshards aren’t magic items themselves but are crystals imbued with magical energy. They play a vital role in the creation of magic items and the performance of certain rituals in
. Khyber dragonshards are deep blue or dark violet, laced with gleaming veins. Khyber dragonshards have an affinity for binding magics. Elemental binding — which is behind airships, the lightning rail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
overlords were bound at the end of the Age of Demons by the power of the Silver Flame, and an overlord can be released from this binding only if doing so can be made to fulfill the Draconic Prophecy
to conquer the world already. The reason is that they have no interest in ruling this world; they want to return it to the state of unnatural glory that existed before. Their only interest in humanoids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Zilargo Capital: Trolanport Hallmarks: Alchemy, education, elemental binding, entertainment, gnomes, precious stones At first glance, the homeland of the gnomes appears to be a paradise. City streets
blackmail invisible to human eyes. The Trust, a ruthless secret police force, eliminates any threat to society. Zilargo isn’t a tyranny. Each major city has a democratically elected ruling council
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Zilargo Capital: Korranberg Noted for Gnomes, alchemy, education, elemental binding, entertainment, precious stones Zilargo is the homeland of the gnomes, and at first glance it appears to be a
major city has a democratically elected ruling council and a seat on the Triumvirate that governs the nation; the Trust reports to the Triumvirate. The Zil gnomes built this system, and they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
elected by popular vote of the citizenry. The Twelve, Meletis’s council of philosophers, is the democratically elected ruling body of the polis. Akros is ruled by a hereditary monarch who is advised
by a council of elders elected by and from among the citizenry. Similarly, Setessa’s Ruling Council is formed by popular vote, and they govern the polis while its queen—the goddess Karametra—is absent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
prince, a saint, a witch, an angel—but with its death, the world turned against them. The ruling families united to hunt the Talons. Thanks to her tactical genius, Drakov repelled her pursuers and
veteran troops. Since then, Drakov has lost nearly her entire nation. Every month a new desperate battle unfolds. She prepares ceaselessly for each, certain of her plans and ultimate victory, but
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’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities.
The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to
royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite.
There are legends of certain yuan-ti infiltrating human cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
promises, sworn oaths, or binding contracts of employment. When you cast this spell, choose one humanoid within range that can see and hear you, and that can understand you. The creature must succeed on
companions are fighting the creature. If the activity would result in certain death for the creature, the spell ends. When the spell ends, the creature knows it was charmed by you. At Higher Levels. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
The Role of Rules Why even have a column like Sage Advice when a DM can just make a ruling? Rules are a big part of what makes D&D a game, rather than simply improvised storytelling. The game’s rules
but not with another. When I write about the RAI interpretation of a rule, I’ll be pulling back the curtain and letting you know what the D&D team meant when we wrote a certain rule. RAF. Regardless of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Orcs of the Shadow Marches The orc Gatekeepers played a crucial role in defeating the daelkyr and binding their evil in Khyber, and their descendants continue to maintain the ancient seals and fight
between these outsiders and the native orcs. Certain Marcher clans contain humans, orcs, and half-orcs in roughly equal numbers. When playing an orc or half-orc character from the Shadow Marches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
ruling over its domain. Long ago, the beholder heard rumors of an arcane device known as the Maze Engine, capable of shifting the gears of reality. During the last Great Modron March, Karazikar
. Since then, the beholder has made it known that it’s interested in certain “curiosities,” and it rewards anyone who brings it more modrons or hints about the existence or location of the Maze Engine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
The Role of Rules Why even have Sage Advice when a DM can just make a ruling? Rules are a big part of what makes D&D a game, rather than simply improvised storytelling. The game’s rules are meant to
, “rules as fun.” We expect DMs to depart from the rules when running a campaign or when seeking the greatest happiness for a certain group of players. We recommend a mix of RAW, RAI, and RAF!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, you need to know them. You don’t have to memorize these rules or the Player’s Handbook, but you should have a clear idea of their contents so that, when a situation requires a ruling, you know where
variety of situations. Chapter 8 presents advice for using attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. It also includes options appropriate for certain play styles and campaigns, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
certain stars, elves of many worlds can get to Evermeet — if they’re lucky. Even from Toril, for instance, one can sail to Evermeet only on a ship captained by an elf who has been there before. And if
have been invested with powers by all of the Seldarine. Her throne has sat empty ever since. The consensus of the ruling houses in Evermeet is that the Seldarine now want Evermeet to be open to all elves and not ruled by any single mortal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
. Starhaven Standing at the highest point topside, Andru’s palace of Starhaven crowns the Rock. Enclosed behind a wall, the seat of the ruling prince is a sprawling structure of gleaming domes and
exchange for a donation in coins, gems, or art objects of a certain value, as noted in the Helpful Spells table. Helpful Spells Spell Donation Commune 1,000 gp Legend lore 1,500 gp Lesser restoration 150 gp Raise dead 2,000 gp Remove curse 250 gp Scrying 1,000 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
chest 9th planar binding, teleportation circle Arcane Initiate When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency in the Arcana skill, and you gain two cantrips of your choice from the wizard
minute (as in the banishment spell, no concentration required) if it isn’t on its plane of origin and its challenge rating is at or below a certain threshold, as shown on the Arcane Banishment table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that don’t have business within. Silverymoon has long been led by a high mage. One of the longest ruling, and certainly the most influential of these, Alustriel Silverhand, stepped down more than a
the mythal. Should a foe try to traverse the Moonbridge, the span can be willed (by the city’s rulers, and certain others specially attuned to the mythal) out of existence, dropping attackers into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
landowners or certain classes can vote could be considered a republic. Satrapy. Conquerors and representatives of another government wield power, ruling the settlement or region as part of a larger empire
rulers share power, possibly dividing the land into districts or provinces under their control, or jointly ruling together. A group of adventurers who take control of a nation together might form an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
first, you began to hear a voice calling you to stand against death’s endless hunger. Certain of your deity’s wishes, you resigned your post and set out on your quest. Personal Goal: Banish a Shadow
. Thanks to details you’ve picked up here and there that corroborate the story, you’re certain it’s more than just a rumor. Personal Goal: Find the Lost Fortune. Whoever that Gilder was who skipped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
source of crucial information about how to stop an extraplanar incursion that coincides with a certain comet’s arrival.
4 A caravan is being held captive by a brass dragon who is delighted to have
a puppet sovereign, who is now a mummy lord ruling a city of ghouls that owe the dragon fealty.
2 An ancient brass dragon believes that a local androsphinx is an insufferable know-it-all with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
earlier took a cutting from the shambling mound’s root stem, binding it to her service. If a character uses a speak with plants spell to communicate with the shambling mound, it tells the character that
fungi, five of which have useful (and in some cases magical) properties. Roll 3d8 to determine how many of each mushroom can be harvested from this location. A character who examines a certain kind of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
scrolls and tomes are said to exist that list the true names of certain devils.
A mortal who learns a devil’s true name can use powerful summoning magic to call the devil from the Nine Hells and
bind it into service. Binding can also be accomplished with the help of a devil talisman. Each of these ancient relics is inscribed with the true name of a devil it controls, and was bathed in the blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
point in tough business negotiations. Likewise, a warlock’s pact is the definitive binding contract, providing a unique insight into matters of debt and obligation. The only thing you need to watch out
Affectations Being beholden to a strange, otherworldly entity gives you a certain style that none can match. Sometimes this style takes the form of an interesting quirk that makes you the memorable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Wakened focus, you can use it to cast certain spells. Once the item is used to cast a given spell, it can’t be used to cast that spell again until the next dawn. The spells are determined by the family of
the dragon in whose hoard it became Wakened. An asterisk indicates a new spell that appears earlier in this chapter. Chromatic. Hold monster, Rime’s binding ice* Gem. Rary’s telepathic bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
circle of binding sigils or sealed as a spirit within a gigantic statue, the fiend’s influence drives your group. 4 Guardian Celestial. An angel or another powerful celestial takes an interest in a
has access to certain magic items. You can purchase common magic items from your patron contact. The DM determines the available stock or can call for a group Intelligence (Investigation) check to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
are told of it at the gates, and turned away kindly if they have no such gift. Heralds; priests of the gods Oghma, Gond, Deneir, and Milil; certain archmages; and others acknowledged as “friends of
cellars of certain of the towers that lead down into the very bedrock of the pillar upon which the keep is built. A monk once confided to me that these caverns store emergency supplies and provide
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lantern burns for 6 hours on 1 pint of oil, shedding bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.
Each lantern of tracking is designed to track down a certain type of creature
silver gilt on the outer edges. The whole is sewn to a leather binding with strips of sinews, making it quite durable.
A creature with the codicil in its possession has resistance to cold damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rival, Bel, who fell out of Asmodeus’s favor and was forced to serve as Zariel’s adviser. Tiamat, the Queen of Evil Dragons, is a prisoner on this layer, ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine
the infernal courts. No one is certain whether Asmodeus had some secret cause to dismiss the archdevil or whether he is testing Geryon’s allegiance for some greater purpose. Malbolge Malbolge, the sixth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine Hells by Asmodeus in accordance with some ancient contract (the terms of which are known only to Tiamat and the Lords of the Nine). Zariel’s seat of power is
debate within the infernal courts. No one is certain whether Asmodeus had some secret cause to dismiss the archdevil or whether he is testing Geryon’s allegiance for some greater purpose. Malbolge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
understands that the characters’ timely appearance is the only thing that stands between her and certain death. How the characters navigate this tricky dilemma is entirely up to you. Let the players
by tracking down the orc who committed the murder Oppal is accused of. Bringing that villain in might easily clear Oppal’s name — and bring the characters a certain amount of notoriety in the city. But
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
sort on a target (such as a vampire’s Charm or a dryad’s Fey Charm), and a paladin’s Aura of Devotion can prevent or suspend such an effect. Three of the most versatile spells for ending certain
the mansion when the spell ends and appear in unoccupied spaces closest to where the door was. This intent will be reflected in future printings of the Player’s Handbook. Does planar binding summon the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragonmarks that appear on the skin of certain Humanoids on Eberron as manifestations of the Prophecy. These marks reveal nuances of the Prophecy to those who can understand them and lend symbolic weight to
mean journeying to another world or finding a way to help awaken the dragon’s dragonsight.
Inheritors of the First World “Breathe, dragons: you are inheritors, / ruling the wreck of the First
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Masked Lords of Waterdeep — rulers who convene in secret and whose identities are largely unknown. The public face of this ruling body is the Open Lord of Waterdeep. The current Open Lord, Lady Laeral
” Forkbeard. The characters might know of him from talking to certain NPCs (such as Sir Baric Nylef in Bryn Shander or Darz Helgar in Triboar), or from a wanted poster in Longsaddle. The Weevil can be found