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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, light, mage hand, message
1st level (4
inherited from his grandmother. When not serving the Watchful Order, he spends his days reading and writing books in his library.
Barnibus uses spells that help him investigate crimes, pry secrets
Monsters
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, disguise self, identify, Tasha's hideous laughterShortsword. Melee
Special Equipment. Garret wears a ring of warmth (included in his statistics) and wields a gambler's blade longsword (see appendix D).
Bardic Inspiration (3/day). As a bonus action, Garret can give
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right.
Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade
troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks.
Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
combats. Though they use their weapons to entertain, they are also highly trained and skilled warriors in their own right.
Their talent with weapons inspires many blades to lead double lives. One blade
troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks.
Blades who abandon their lives as entertainers
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
finish a long rest.
Ways to Read the Kill
d6
Reading
1
Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse.
2
Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
glasses.
3
Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke.
4
A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate.
5
Careful measurements. The distance between nostrils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Blade Ward Abjuration Cantrip (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Whenever a creature makes an attack roll against you before the spell ends, the attacker subtracts 1d4 from the attack roll.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Veil Conjuration No No Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard 9th Blade of Disaster Conjuration Yes No Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
have access to it. If you’d like to use any of these spells, talk to your DM, who may allow some, all, or none of them. Spells Level Spell School Conc. Ritual Class 0 Booming Blade Evocation No No
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Attitudes Each dragon councilor has one of four attitudes in this chapter, ranging from unfriendly to cautious, neutral, and friendly. To secure the cooperation of the metallic dragons as a whole
dragon, they gain a two-step improvement in the attitude of that dragon (for example, from unfriendly to neutral, or from cautious to friendly). A general concession grants a one-step improvement to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
bonus is +3, and the Fighter’s AC is 18, so the roll needed is 15 (18 − 3). Finding 15 in the “Normal” column and reading across to the “Out of 8” column, the DM gets a result of 2/8—two of the zombies
hit. Using the zombies’ average damage (4 Bludgeoning damage), the Fighter takes 8 Bludgeoning damage. After seeing the Fighter mauled by zombies, the Bard casts Shatter, centering the spell on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Cantrips (Level 0 Bard Spells) Spell School Special Blade Ward Abjuration C Dancing
Bard Spell List This section presents the Bard spell list. The spells are organized by spell level and then alphabetized, and each spell’s school of magic is listed. In the Special column, C means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
blade-like fins and reading from a spellbook. The statue faces southwest, and the pedestal on which it rests is engraved with the word “MADDGOTH.” Doors. Paths radiating from the statue end in front of
leading to the courtyard. A knock spell or similar magic can also unlock a door. Each time such a spell is cast in the courtyard, a blade of force like that created by the Mordenkainen’s sword spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Cantrips (Level 0 Bard Spells) Spell School Special Blade Ward Abjuration C Dancing
Bard Spell List This section presents the Bard spell list. The spells are organized by spell level and then alphabetized, and each spell’s school of magic is listed. In the Special column, C means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
lives. One blade might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and
powerful. Most troupes are happy to accept a blade’s talent for the excitement it adds to a performance, but few entertainers fully trust a blade in their ranks. Blades who abandon their lives as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
teleportation Wondrous item Yes Horn of blasting Wondrous item No Horn of Valhalla (silver or brass) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of
the bards (Cli lyre) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Ioun stone (awareness) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (protection) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (reserve) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (sustenance) Wondrous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bard Spells Cantrips (0 Level) Blade Ward
Dancing Lights
Friends
Light
Mage Hand
Mending
Message
Minor Illusion
Prestidigitation
True Strike
Vicious Mockery
1st
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
grandmother. When not serving the Watchful Order, he spends his days reading and writing books in his library. Barnibus uses spells that help him investigate crimes, pry secrets from the minds of suspects, and
the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, light, mage hand, message
1st level (4 slots): comprehend languages, identify, mage armor, shield
2nd level (3 slots): detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
cautious. If the party contains any character with a personal reputation for shady dealings (particularly a rogue or bard), she is unfriendly. Concession. Pick one magic item owned by a member of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dreamwalker
Storm giant quintessent
Humanoids Abjurer
Apprentice wizard
Archdruid
Archer
Bard
Blackguard
Champion
Conjurer
Deep scion
Diviner
Enchanter
Evoker
Firenewt warrior
Kobold inventor
Kobold scale sorcerer
Kraken priest
Martial arts adept
Master thief
Necromancer
Nilbog
Orc Blade of Ilneval
Orc Claw of Luthic
Orc Hand of Yurtrus
Orc Nurtured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cautious. If the party contains any character with a personal reputation for shady dealings (particularly a rogue or bard), she is unfriendly. Concession. Pick one magic item owned by a member of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
sorcerer
Maw demon
Nilbog
Quickling
Sea spawn
Thorny
Vargouille
Xvart warlock of Raxivort
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Aurochs
Bard
Darkling elder
Grung elite warrior
Guard drake
Barghest
Girallon
Hobgoblin devastator
Neogi master
Orc Blade of Ilneval
Stegosaurus
Warlock of the archfey
Yeth hound
Yuan-ti mind whisperer
Yuan-ti nightmare speaker
Challenge 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold Student You have spent your youth preparing to be a student of Lorehold College, reading every book on the college’s recommended reading list for prospective students. Your academic passions
of a broken statue that houses the consciousness of a snarky sage 5 A sheet of parchment embossed with tactile lettering, glowing red 6 A broken dagger with a wavy blade and a serpentine hilt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Apprentice Silverquill Apprentice
Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2
Languages Common plus any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Ink Blade. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
in the Dock Ward — three dead so far, each one decapitated by a blade in the dead of night. Look into it, will you? Methinks the City Watch could use a little help.” Characters who spend three
Soluun Xibrindas, a renegade drow gunslinger (see appendix B). Soluun hides in the shadows, blade drawn, waiting for the half-elf to stumble by. Spotting him before he strikes requires a successful DC 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
light activity, such as reading your Book of Shadows and keeping watch. Cloak of Flies Prerequisite: 5th level As a bonus action, you can surround yourself with a magical aura that looks like buzzing
). Once you use this invocation, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Eldritch Smite Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Blade feature Once per turn when you hit a creature with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
full extent of the threat, as corruption and madness have already infiltrated their secret outpost since those initial reports (see chapter 9). However, even the most cautious member of the Zhentarim
Resources: Zhentarim thugs
Graceful and elegant as a blade, Davra Jassur ostensibly recruits promising new talent for the Zhentarim. But she also deals with internal problems, ensuring those problems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
enemy of every enterprise.
Ways to Read the Kill d6 Reading
1 Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse.
2 Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
glasses.
3 Burning a small piece of the body and looking for shapes in the smoke.
4 A cautious, reasoned, professional guesstimate.
5 Careful measurements. The distance between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with dead spell is cast on his head (which would need to be taken somewhere away from the tower’s spell drain effect), Yan reveals that he was banished from his clan for stealing. A half-elf bard named
great harm to the Vistani and begs the characters to warn his people. He doesn’t know where his body is. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s in a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
nonthreatening manner, the guards are cautious but willing to summon their leaders to speak on their behalf. If greeted with hostility, the drow elite warrior sounds the alarm with a single whistle, bringing
Lolth while her consort, the drow mage Thirza, sits at a zurkhwood desk reading her spellbook.
Furnishings. The cave contains two sleeping pallets and a zurkhwood chest. A skewered darkmantle cooks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
gloom flies a rusty blade, followed by another! If more than two flying swords are encountered, the others aren’t far behind. These weapons drift about the castle and attack intruders within range of
K57) 5 Wine cellar (area K63) 6 Torture chamber (area K76) Strahd isn’t actually at that location unless the card reading (see chapter 1) indicates that he is. If the characters ask Rahadin to lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
: blade barrier
cloudkill
cloud of daggers
Evard’s black tentacles
forbiddance
moonbeam
sleet storm
spirit guardians
Reading the description of any of those spells, you might
of 1, assuming you cast goodberry with a 1st-level spell slot. Can you use green-flame blade and booming blade with Extra Attack, opportunity attacks, Sneak Attack, and other weapon attack options
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
grace. She recently reclaimed her position as archdevil of Avernus after the cautious Bel proved inadequate at marshaling his forces to launch offensives against the encroaching demons. Now Bel advises
self (can become Medium when changing her appearance), detect evil and good, fireball, invisibility (self only), wall of fire
3/day each: blade barrier, dispel evil and good, finger of death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
). They sell items from the Adventuring Gear table in the Player’s Handbook that have a price of 25 gp or less, but at five times the price. Rictavio’s Carnival Wagon The colorful half-elf bard
Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is hidden with the other items under the front seat of the wagon, in a lead-lined box.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. You can’t make more than two attacks with this feature unless you have a feature that says you can (such as the Fighter’s Two Extra Attacks feature). Similarly, the Warlock’s Thirsting Blade invocation
determine your available spell slots by adding together the following: All your levels in the Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, and Wizard classes Half your levels (round up) in the Paladin and Ranger
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
bard Spice Caraway
75 The eye of a basilisk in a crystal box
76 A postcard from Ravnica
77 A stamp collection
78 A small piece of solidified smoke
79 A six-sided die that
Radiant Mists
99 An ice cube that never melts
00 An expertly carved sword hilt with the blade snapped cleanly off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Meeting Windfall As a dedicated champion of Tiamat, Windfall has been granted phenomenal power by her master. Her skin glitters with patches of multicolored scales, and in combat, her blade sings
(Insight) check discerns only that Windfall is concealing information. Windfall Medium Humanoid (Tiefling, Bard), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 19 (studded leather armor)
Hit Points 323 (34d8 + 170