blink before diffusing cover relies

Tracking Time

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

relies on 6-second rounds. Minutes. In a dungeon or settlement, movement happens on a scale of minutes. In the Free City of Greyhawk, getting from the Silver Dragon Inn to the wharf takes about 10 minutes

in 5 hours’ time. Days. For long journeys, a scale of days works best. Following the road from Veluna City to the Free City of Greyhawk, the adventurers cover 96 miles in 4 uneventful days before a

Circle of Dreams

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

cover blocks the sphere. While within the sphere, you and your allies gain a +5 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) and Wisdom (Perception) checks, and any light from open flames in the sphere (a campfire

some fey use to traverse space in the blink of an eye. As a bonus action on your turn, you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Alternatively, you can use your action to

Targets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction, such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into

area where the Weave has been torn. But surrounded by the Weave, a spellcaster can shape lightning to blast foes, transport hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye, or even reverse death itself. All

Traditionalists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

families to give to dwarves and merchants. This faction relies on two council members for representation. Eda Oweland leads the faction and can count on Gellan Primewater to back her up. Anders Solmor

merchants in town, but he now faces an intractable problem. Gellan made his fortune through smuggling, his textile and lumber exports serving as a cover for his illegal activities. When Saltmarsh was

Spaceship Locations, Level 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

throughout this cold, spacious chamber. Soft blue lights blink across their upright faces, and wires snake from the towers along the floor and ceiling. “You shouldn’t be here,” echoes a familiar voice in

; and immunity to lightning, poison, and psychic damage. Electrical piping and exposed wiring cover each server. A creature that touches a server or hits it with a melee attack takes 10 (3d6

Settlers, Squatters, and Invaders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

. Miners’ Guild The svirfneblin base most of their economic subsistence on their ability to mine ores and gems. The settlement is largely self-sufficient, but it still relies on the duergar of Mantol

to cover and devour everything, transforming Blingdenstone and its people into one giant mound of slime and goo formed in the image of his master, the Faceless Lord.

Sports and Games

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

each of these brave jockeys rides a different flying creature—except for the gargoyle Carralag, who relies on his own wings! Speed is important, but merely surviving the race can be a challenge. The

challenge lies in outlasting the other contestants and luring them or pushing them into the path of the cockatrice. The battleground might be barren or littered with rubble and cover; it might be lit

7. Clammersham Palace

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

dark. Zox relies on his darkvision to see. Walls. The walls of the palace are 10 feet thick and made out of loose scrap piled between inner and outer bulwarks of welded metal. The fortress has no

missing its cover and has lost a few pages due to adventuring mishaps. The spellbook contains all the spells Zox has prepared plus animate objects, fabricate, glyph of warding, jump, and rope trick. 7c

Crystal Ball Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

leading different directions. From one of them, a sleek puppy with a lolling tongue, a runny nose, and nervous eyes bounds into view. The puppy is Nosey. Nosey uses the Blink Dog stat block, except

bullywug dashes off to warn King Gurgle in area C4 while the others cover its retreat. Treasure. Each bullywug wears paste jewelry worth 10 GP. C4: King Gurgle’s Tent A round tent made from animal skins is

Locations in Saltmarsh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

that speaking his name aloud allows Keledek to eavesdrop on a conversation for a short time. In truth, Keledek relies on his familiar, an imp named Zivmal, to spy on the townsfolk. Keledek is a close

cambion and demigod who rules much of the distant north. Iuz’s realm does not produce enough food to feed all its citizens, so it relies on imports for the rest, and Saltmarsh is one of its major

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

rot disease (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) from minute parasites. 66–70 Dung-colored bugs cover the ground. Creatures that move at half their normal walking speed can ignore the bugs. Those that move

creature in the region gains the benefits of the blink spell for 1 minute, shimmering with overlapping shattered reflections. 19–24 Creatures in the region don’t cast reflections. Wisdom (Insight

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

cranium rats. Damp rags and swollen planks cover broken windows, blotting what little light ekes through the ward’s perpetual fog. Of all the wards in Sigil, the Hive Ward has the least oversight

. The night market relies on adventurers to settle disputes between vendors and their unrepentant clientele. Grease Pit Vicki Pangestu Hungry planar creatures gather in the Grease Pit, a streetfood

Paliset Hall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Loch Wynnis via the fey crossing: You stand in a fountain of illusory water on a cobblestone patio. Colorful globes of light bob in the air, dancing in time with the stars that blink on the twilit

white cover and a crystal ball in a gilded stand. The books on the shelves span many topics mostly related to nature, the planes, and the Feywild in particular. Treasure. Any character who spends 1

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

first time on a turn takes 40 (9d8) lightning damage. When the barrier appears, read: The shimmering head and shoulders of a woman blink into existence above the arena floor. Electrical currents course

shines from its highest window. A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of abjuration magic. Runes cover every inch of this tower’s exterior. A glyph for the symbol (insanity) spell is hidden

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

represent a delicate balance of magical power, and Teremini’s ritual relies on this balance. If the lunar crystals’ magic is unbalanced, the ritual will be stopped. Moonlight Mirrors. The vault contains

. A slope made of rubble connects this room to the white tower’s basement (area V14) 20 feet above. V14: Flooded Basement Several inches of standing water cover the floor of these ruined rooms. Rubble

Areas of the Earth Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

of several small rooms linked by low archways. Brown curtains offer some amount of privacy for the different rooms, and martial displays cover the walls — shields and crossed swords, tattered banners

, he intends to pay back everyone who ever defied or insulted him. In combat, Marlos relies on his petrifying gaze to keep him safe from ranged attacks or spells, as he closes in to use Ironfang and

Upper Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

effect on it. If the characters remove a book from the shelves, they see that the cover, like the spine, has no title. Opening any of the books reveals that its pages are blank apart from the first page

Jewel Creature Black Spymaster Hushknife, a darkling elder (see appendix C) Blue Allegra, a quickling (see appendix C) Green Frogspittle, a green hag Red Sinch the Ruthless, a redcap (see appendix C) White Winky, a one-eyed blink dog

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