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Doppelganger
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Read Thoughts. The doppelganger
magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead
Detect Thoughts
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For the duration, you can read the thoughts of certain creatures. When you cast the spell and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind on any one creature that you
creatures you can’t see. When you cast the spell or as your action during the duration, you can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Yon, follow these steps to help make the players’ experience as entertaining as possible: Yon is ruled by Endelyn Moongrave, also known as Bitter End, Creeping Lyn, and the Dame of Unhappy Endings
. Read the hag’s description and skim her stat block in appendix B. Read this chapter in its entirety, and reacquaint yourself with the “Prismeer Overview” in chapter 2. Look over the map of Yon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
important common values and work toward the same end: the destruction of slavery. They fulfill something like the role of the Order of the Gauntlet in Athas. The Free are not directly concerned with
to all who employ defiling magic. No great druid organizations span the entire Tyr Region, but a number of smaller, localized druid circles are concerned with the disturbances and disasters triggered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Detect Thoughts 2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a copper piece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute For the duration, you can read the thoughts of
, you can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2 inches of any metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of lead blocks you. You can’t detect a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Beginning the Adventure Read the following boxed text to the players to kick off the adventure: A fungal plague is ravaging the Sword Coast, spreading quickly from one settlement to the next
phylacteries, but Xanthoria discovered a way to house her soul in a living sprite named Thunderwing. Though initially concerned with ways to end the unnatural life of the undead, Xanthoria’s research took a dark turn, as chronicled in her journal, titled Xanthoria.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Detect Thoughts 2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a copper piece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute For the duration, you can read the thoughts of
, you can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2 inches of any metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of lead blocks you. You can’t detect a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
7: Bank The keep’s residents and visitors store their most valuable belongings and savings in the bank. When the characters arrive at the bank, read the following boxed text aloud: This one-story
meet its wrath.” (True)
Jane Katsubo Yvette
Human Bank Guard
Stat Block: Guard
This corrupt guard exploits her station for selfish ends.
Bitter. Yvette thinks the world owes her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
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Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Read Thoughts. The doppelganger magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet
of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is within range, the doppelganger can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
melee attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Read Thoughts. The doppelganger magically reads the surface thoughts of one
creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
render and describe, to write and to read, and to pass on information. In legend, Deneir is often portrayed as being a scribe in service to Oghma, and he is sometimes thought of as Oghma’s right hand
concerned with religious hierarchy and protocol. This behavior is supported by the fact that Deneir’s blessings of divine magic are more often bestowed on those who lose themselves in written works
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Starting the Adventure Once the players are ready to begin, read or paraphrase the following introductory text: Life in the Tenth District is never dull. A hub of constant activity, it always offers
have had a chance to get to know one another, read: Light rain begins to patter on the cobblestones as the sun sets behind the spires and towers of the city. You see a male vedalken in well-tailored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
11. Olhydra’s Canal When the characters look into the wreckage of this small ship, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: You see gently sloping sand, leading up the length of this sunken
area. Both icy barriers have AC 12, 30 hit points each, vulnerability to fire damage, and immunity to poison and psychic damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
intend to impersonate, studying them and probing their minds for secrets. A doppelganger can read a creature’s surface thoughts, allowing it to glean that creature’s name, desires, and fears, along with a
attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Read Thoughts. The doppelganger magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Read or paraphrase the following: An ancient statue of a bakunawa is cracked with age and covered with unusual vines. Amid a cluster of tangled roots, a blister-like growth heaves like a breathing
them for releasing it from the bitter memories trapped within the blister. The spirit has forgotten its name, but it can share the following details: It was once a protector of Lambakluha and the temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
presence begins to erode the barriers between their location and the Abyss. It can take a few years for weaker demons to warp their environment, while changes begin to occur around the location of a
concerned with greater matters, and inclined to go their separate ways unless a powerful leader can keep them under control long enough for the virus to take hold. During the first stages of an abyssal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
effectively speaking thoughts at each other. This effect doesn’t allow any creature to probe invasively into another creature’s mind. But it transcends language barriers, and you can play around with the kind
of communication that the spores allow. Myconids’ facial expressions might be difficult to read, but their telepathic communication might carry a direct expression of the myconids’ emotional state
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Reader explains that the Barn Door was condemned years ago when sages concluded it was no longer safe for occupancy. Bookwyrm knows nothing about the Barn Door’s true nature, having never read
acolytes, but the leaders of the Avowed never gave them the opportunity. The custodians recruited by Stonky are united in their bitter belief that they have been overlooked and underappreciated. Stonky has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Sanctums of the Heralds Most meetings of the Heralds of the Comet involve broods of initiates gathering in private homes to read divinatory cards and look for signs of impending cataclysm. Rites of
bitter waters are said to make them more receptive to the vision that awaits them in the final chamber. The path through the cave descends steadily as it winds away from the entrance; the final
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Lazy Bat, where they meet an agent who serves the Margrave of the March of Bissel. Read or paraphrase to begin the adventure: An unassuming human sits across from you at a corner table in the Lazy
appendix A). The margrave is most concerned with ensuring his rivals don’t get the treasure, but the lantern is of special interest. Iggwilv’s Verse The scroll provided by Bannik contains a map of the Yatil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
12. Shrine to Olhydra When the characters enter or look into this area, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: The coral walls of this chamber shimmer with a light of their own, beautifully
grown quiet, bitter, and apprehensive. He doesn’t understand how Gar can serve both Olhydra and Umberlee, and has developed an extreme mistrust of his morose benefactor. Because of this, it wouldn’t take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
act kills the imp and causes its body to disintegrate before the message can be read. The lord of Dis measures everything in terms of the knowledge it contains and the secrets that can be gleaned
best, with no guarantee that any correspondence truly reaches him. The Greatest Game Dispater’s trade in souls is concerned mainly with the acquisition of secrets. His imps scour the Material Plane in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their services to dragons in exchange for membership in a draconic faction. By joining one dragon’s faction, characters might end up locked in bitter strife with a different faction—and characters who
adventuring party might include members of any or all of the five Metallic Orders, each concerned with advancing the cause of their own order while cooperating in pursuit of common goals. The Scaled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
The Nettlebee family includes the following people: The Nettlebee patriarch, Wiggan Nettlebee (see chapter 7) is a miserly, cantankerous misanthrope and bitter widower. Wiggan’s only son, Bertram (a
is most concerned for her children. Bertram’s heir and oldest child, at twenty-three, Watson (a scout) is brave, honest, and forthright. He takes more after his mother than his father or grandfather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of the stairs, read: Crumbling balconies overlook a pool of lava filling this triangular chamber, above which is suspended an enormous crystal cylinder held in place by three adamantine struts
alcoves for treasure. Nervous Obo’laka is concerned that the bones in the northern alcoves might rise up and attack. Shrewd Papazotl suspects that the atropal might be vulnerable to radiant damage and that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
palisade, each part capped with a gate and a tower on either end. These outer walls and gates aren’t regularly manned or patrolled, because the occupants aren’t concerned about being taken by surprise
. If an enemy force does approach, though, these barriers do a good job of delaying any incursion until the goblinoids can rally their defenses. Inside the surrounding bulwark, the goblinoids all have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barriers, which otherwise require siege engines to force open. Gate Guards. Characters who stand outside the main gate and announce their arrival can speak to the guards in the gatehouse. Unless Levistus
cistern (area C22). C8. Speaker’s Den This well-appointed sitting room is where Crannoc Siever used to meet with visitors, whether distinguished guests or concerned townsfolk. Comfortable furnishings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Council Meeting When the group arrives at the council chamber, the guard escorts the characters inside and explains who they are. After this, read the following: Eight serious-looking people sit
character can silence Lord Bakaris. After the characters explain the current situation of those who escaped Vogler, read the following: Governor Miat frowns. “This is all dire news. My heart goes out to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
The meddling of the gods in mortal affairs makes me angry and bitter. I wish they would just leave us all alone!
3 I view the gods as worthy adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to
end of your next turn. The DC of the save equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Leonin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
drink. Arrival at Telemy Hill Telemy Hill is skirted in mist. When the characters pass through the mist and see the hill for the first time, read: You are greeted by the scent of sweet-smelling fruit
characters find Jingle Jangle’s den: a cave with an entryway shaped like a keyhole. Obtaining the Silver Key If one or more characters enter Jingle Jangle’s den on the hilltop, read: Worn stone steps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Getting the Quest To begin this quest, read the following boxed text to the players: Just another gruesome day in Ten-Towns: howling wind, bitter cold, foul tempers, and snowdrifts big enough to bury
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the characters open their door, they see Malaina in a panic. She shouts for the characters to come downstairs. Read or paraphrase the following: The sanctum looks like it was hit by a tornado: there
Alustriel and Tasha are concerned, since Kas is just as evil as Vecna. Because Kas took such pains to manipulate the characters into finding the Rod of Seven Parts, Alustriel realizes the awful truth and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
acting strangely. Read or paraphrase the following: As part of the crowd begins another verse of the Awakening Song, four people wearing the garb of farm folk wander into their midst. Rather than singing
opens it, and nearby characters hear her curse in concerned shock. Aunt Dellie hands the crumpled parchment to any character who asks about it. It bears a charcoal sketch of a child struggling to swim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the dump, read or paraphrase the following description: Mountains of junk fill countless acres of Curst’s dump. Debris range from simple trash to the ruins of massive structures to the blasted remains
.
There is no obvious exit from this chamber, and Fellik doesn’t know where to go from here. The young man swiftly grows concerned, fearing he and his father have been betrayed. A character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
means the Brightguard falls!” Among the bystanders is the well-known actor Afsoun Ghorbani. While the characters converse with Artavazda, read the following text: Two white-and-gold-clad Brightguards
moderation—and by disarming belligerents. Artavazda’s Mission Artavazda is concerned that the Ashen Heirs are planning to further disrupt the celebration of Shabe Taabaan. That morning, Ashen Heirs attacked






