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Spells
Player’s Handbook
Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the
direction of its movement.
The spell can locate a specific object known to you if you have seen it up close—within 30 feet—at least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate the nearest object
Locate Object
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object's location, as long as that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the
direction of its movement.
The spell can locate a specific object known to you, as long as you have seen it up close--within 30 feet--at least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate the nearest object
Equipment
This bone whistle is carved in the shape of a gargath. When blown, it produces a high-pitched sound that can only be heard clearly by certain creatures. When you blow this whistle, any beast within
100 feet of you that hears it can discern its distance from and direction to you. Friendly beasts can be trained to understand signals given with this whistle, and if you spend at least 24 hours
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Minotaurs are barrel-chested humanoids with heads resembling those of bulls. Blessed with a supernaturally strong sense of direction, minotaurs make great navigators. Some sages believe minotaurs
, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
determine the details of your discovery and its impact on the campaign.
Buldur’s Gate Feature: The Real City
You know the Baldur’s Gate most Baldurians ignore, the dog-eat-dog world of the
background. On the other hand, if you want to go in a more religious direction, the acolyte might be what you’re looking for. Or you could even be a charlatan, posing as a wise and holy person and letting pious fools support you.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
up to 10 feet in any direction horizontally.
Spellcasting. Endelyn casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14
them from taking certain courses of action in their lives. Her petitioners often learn of a dreadful fate that awaits them but find themselves unable to prevent it due to the cursed terms of their
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and reforming without purpose or direction, until a creature exerts deliberate will to stabilize it. Through their potent psionic power, githzerai carved a home for themselves amid the chaos. As the
, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
“I perceive certain types of people — vocations or entire societies — as hideous monsters.”
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“Someone is watching everything I do.”
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“When I
close my eyes, I see my past misdeeds.”
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“I don’t trust my sight. I have no idea what’s real and what’s a hallucination.”
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“Something watches the world through my eyes. To thwart them, I keep my eyes closed or covered.”
Poison, Psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Temporary Hit Points Temporary Hit Points are granted by certain effects and act as a buffer against losing real Hit Points. See also chapter 1 (“Damage and Healing”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Temporary Hit Points Temporary Hit Points are granted by certain effects and act as a buffer against losing real Hit Points. See also “Playing the Game” (“Damage and Healing”).
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
, the verdan found that they were often mistaken for smaller, green-skinned half-elves. Attracting curiosity but no real questions, they have thus been able to make their way reasonably freely in the
When a verdan character gains an ability score improvement at certain levels, that increase can be tied to a physical mutation at the player’s determination. A boost to Strength might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. You sense the direction to the object’s location, as long as that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of its movement. The spell can locate a
specific object known to you, as long as you have seen it up close—within 30 feet—at least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate the nearest object of a particular kind, such as a certain kind of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of
, such as a certain kind of apparel, jewelry, furniture, tool, or weapon. This spell can’t locate an object if any thickness of lead blocks a direct path between you and the object.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of
, such as a certain kind of apparel, jewelry, furniture, tool, or weapon. This spell can’t locate an object if any thickness of lead blocks a direct path between you and the object.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. You sense the direction to the object’s location, as long as that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of its movement. The spell can locate a
specific object known to you, as long as you have seen it up close—within 30 feet—at least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate the nearest object of a particular kind, such as a certain kind of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
its form occupies the periphery of viewers’ attention no matter which direction they look. Mount Makab is not a natural feature, but rather part of a colossal, illithid-designed device. Its purposes
remain largely mysterious to outsiders, but one thing is certain: it amplifies psionic energy, allowing Bluetspur’s mind flayers to project their thoughts into other Domains of Dread.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Traversing the Astral Sea The Astral Sea not only has gravity (see “Gravity Planes” above) but also breathable, comfortable air. But is the air real, or does this heavenly realm merely trick
creatures into thinking they’re breathing? In the Astral Sea, one can never be certain. All that really matters is that a creature can survive indefinitely in the Astral Sea, never aging and never feeling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
world.
Beasts. Nonhumanoid creatures that, like real-world animals, are a normal part of the world’s ecology.
Dragons. Large, winged, reptilian creatures of ancient origin and tremendous power
. For example, an orc has the humanoid (orc) type. These parenthetical tags provide an additional layer of categorization for certain monsters, but they have no bearing on how a monster is used in combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Type A creature’s type speaks to its fundamental nature. The following types of creatures appear in this adventure. Beasts. Nonhumanoid creatures that, like real-world animals, are a normal part of
parenthetical tags provide an additional layer of categorization for certain creatures, but they have no bearing on how a creature is used in combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Classroom Gossip After the exam, the characters overhear their peers talking excitedly about certain magical and monstrous creatures’ likenesses being used in the upcoming Rose Stage Festival, an
how to magically replicate those creatures’ sounds. Black Dragon Prop. “Someone wants to summon and control a real young black dragon on stage. No way will that work!” Students keep the biblioplex assistants busy with their many requests while studying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Skant If the characters have Professor Skant with them, the professor orb can provide educational commentary on certain features found in the Caves of Hunger, as noted in the text, provided the orb
is in a position where it can view its surroundings. Psychic Hauntings The Caves of Hunger have a way of capturing and holding on to psychic trauma. In certain locations, the text will ask you to check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character’s special abilities. A downside is that no DM is completely neutral. A DM might come to favor certain players or approaches, or even work against good ideas if they send the game in a direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
calendar for the current year in the real world. Pick a date to indicate the start of the campaign, and make note of the days that adventurers spend on their travels and various activities. The
accession of the current high priest, and so on. Certain holy days are civic events, observed by every citizen of a town where a god’s temple can be found. Harvest festivals are often celebrations on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Mapping a Wilderness In contrast to a dungeon, an outdoor setting presents seemingly limitless options. The adventurers can move in any direction over a trackless desert or an open grassland, so how
uneven ground. Valleys and ridges channel travel in certain directions. Mountain ranges present forbidding barriers traversed only by remote passes. Even the most trackless desert reveals favored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
provides no clue to direction, however. Characters who see the tower to the left one moment might spot it to the right, or behind, or closer or farther away a moment later. When trying to focus on the
extradimensional maze along the path tries to fly above it once inside, the tower immediately fades from view, and the view becomes endless hedge-lined paths stretching to the horizon in every direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
something during exploration, you decide whether that action requires an ability check to determine success (as described in the earlier “Resolving Outcomes” section). Certain situations might call
attributes to provide direction. A character who succeeds on an Intelligence (Investigation) check might notice a clue that gives the players a hint to the puzzle’s solution.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
provides no clue to direction, however. Characters who see the tower to the left one moment might spot it to the right, or behind, or closer or farther away a moment later. When trying to focus on the
extradimensional maze along the path tries to fly above it once inside, the tower immediately fades from view, and the view becomes endless hedge-lined paths stretching to the horizon in every direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Romantic in-character dialogue Themes of mental and physical health involving the body and the mind Real-world religion and politics, or analogs of them Topics related to real-world social or cultural
those with different tolerances for being scared or who have certain topics that are off-limits for them. Always consider what you can do to make players feel comfortable with your game, even if no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the Xanathar Guild, and Bregan D’aerthe spies have tracked them to a cellar complex in the Southern Ward. In the guise of Laeral Silverhand, Jarlaxle steers the characters in that direction (encounter
9, “Cellar Complex”). A search of the cellar complex yields a fake stone, but not the real Stone of Golorr. With no other leads, the characters can follow up with “Laeral” at a theater in the Dock
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be
stone
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Special breed of rat kept as pet
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Teeth pulled out in certain places
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Owlbear-feather cloaks
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Scars from lashings
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Orc-tusk lip piercings
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Umbrellas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
spell or similar effect runs out. For example, they might use the Locate Object spell to point them in the direction of an item they seek, so you need to know how far they get in the 10 minutes the
minutes after an alarm is sounded. If the characters spend time working out a puzzle or talking to an NPC, you can estimate the time spent by keeping track of how much real time passes. Most combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The Maze The hedge maze surrounding the central tower is an astounding work of magical construction. In certain regards, it’s even more impressive than the tower because of the powerful ways it
quick to point out this anomaly, to prove to the characters that the maze is nothing to take lightly. The view from above reveals the maze as it exists in the real world. The view up the path from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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
War. 3 You’re a simple hunter, but you’ve decided to seek your fortune or a real challenge in the world beyond the Marches. 4 Your village was destroyed by monsters from Droaam, so you’re looking for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
exchange also serves as an unofficial records office, registering claims to various streams and excavations around the area. There isn’t any real gold rush in Phandalin, but enough wealth is hidden in the
Redbrand leader dead. Joining the Zhentarim If the party disposes of the Redbrand leader, Halia Thornton approaches certain members of the group to urge them to join the Zhentarim. She speaks with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
The Maze The hedge maze surrounding the central tower is an astounding work of magical construction. In certain regards, it’s even more impressive than the tower because of the powerful ways it
are quick to point out this anomaly, to prove to the characters that the maze is nothing to take lightly. The view from above reveals the maze as it exists in the real world. The view up the path from