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Returning 26 results for 'both button diffusing charges rune'.
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
create another rune circle, or when you dismiss the rune circle as a bonus action. This hammer regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
This magic hammer has 3 charges. As a bonus action, you can expend 1 charge and slam this hammer on the ground, creating a 15-foot-radius circle of glowing runes centered on the point of impact
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
This crooked staff is carved from bone and topped with the skull of a forgotten archmage whom Acererak destroyed long ago. Etched into the skull’s forehead is Acererak’s rune, which is
you harm them.
You can wield the staff as a quarterstaff, +3;+3 quarterstaff that deals an extra 10 (3d6) necrotic damage on a hit.
Invoke Curse. The Staff of the Forgotten One has 7 charges and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
extradimensional tower, and the tiny glyph above it is Halaster’s rune. If this button is pressed, a magical, disembodied male voice fills the room and says in Common, “Gate access to Halaster’s Tower from
a bas-relief of a flaming skull. Next to the sixteenth level is a bas-relief of a comet. Next to the twenty-third (lowest) level is a bas-relief of a tower with a tiny rune engraved above it. Close
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Blackstaff is a sentient, rune-carved staff set with thin silver veins. It is the symbol of office for the Blackstaff, the highest-ranking wizard in Waterdeep. As the rightful owner of the
of power (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) in addition to the following properties.
Animate Walking Statues. You can expend 1 or more of the staff’s charges as an action to animate or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
wooden turn-button. The door also bears a warning but, because the warning was drawn in chalk nearly a century ago, it is all but invisible now. It can be noticed with a successful DC 20 Wisdom
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
wooden turn-button. The door also bears a warning but, because the warning was drawn in chalk nearly a century ago, it is all but invisible now. It can be noticed with a successful DC20 Wisdom
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Words of the Oracle Etched into the floor of area 11 and hidden under a thin layer of frost is a 20-foot-diameter, mithral-inlaid circle inscribed with the kong (king) rune (see "Giant Runes" in the
Introduction) and the words “Ask Your Question and Know Truth” in Dethek, the Dwarvish script. The kong rune, which is nearly as big as the circle enclosing it, is often associated with Annam the All
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
personal rune. Floating 10 feet above the rug is a golden wand with spinning orbs of colored glass at one end (see “Treasure” below). It attacks any creature that enters the room unaccompanied by Halaster
spirit inside it. The spirit can do nothing other than animate and discharge the wand, which currently has 7 charges. The animated wand has the statistics of a Tiny animated object (see the animate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Armor of Weightlessness Armor (Light, Medium, or Heavy), Uncommon (Requires Attunement) This armor has 5 charges. While you wear it, you can use a bonus action to expend 1 or more charges to cast one
of the following spells from the armor, targeting yourself: Jump (1 charge) or Levitate (2 charges). This armor regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. Bloodrage Greataxe Weapon (Greataxe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 10 on level 6, in the closest unoccupied
. The sword has 6 charges and regains 1d4 + 2 expended charges daily at dawn. A creature attuned to the sword can use an action and expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the following spells from it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Blackstaff Staff, legendary (requires attunement by the Blackstaff heir, who must be a wizard) The Blackstaff is a sentient, rune-carved staff set with thin silver veins. It is the symbol of office
expend 1 or more of the staff’s charges as an action to animate or deactivate one or more of the walking statues of Waterdeep (see appendix B). You must be in the city to use this property, and you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
faerie bell flowers) Pixie tarts (powdered candy in little cups) Sugar-glazed button mushrooms Tree sap lollipop The remaining stalls offer games and contests that cost 1 ticket punch apiece. A handful
introduction). 2 Wooden wand with 8 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 of the wand’s charges to cast the prestidigitation cantrip. This wand can’t be recharged. 3 Packet of pixie dust (see appendix A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
spell cast on it. A button carved in the shape of a twinkling star is hidden in a nearby wall fresco; a character who searches the wall spots it with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. When the
star-shaped button is pushed, the door swings inward. The door can also be opened with a knock spell or forced open with a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. 6f. Wyllow’s Staff of Flowers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
button recognizable as one of the missing components of the Infernal Machine. Removing this component deactivates the controls and releases the restraints on the tables, freeing Francache, Big Gadai
location, spending 3 charges results in both transforming back into their original forms—the human Andrastolos and his giant snowy owl companion. If restored to normal, Andrastolos uses Andras’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
single block of ice, is a giant-sized throne atop a circular dais. Chiseled into the throne’s backrest is a large rune.
If the awakened mammoth is aware of the characters’ presence, add: The
frozen corpse or leaving a gift, but otherwise expects the characters to withdraw from its presence so it can mourn in private. If the characters fail to calm Norsu or flee from it, the mammoth charges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
its top, with an open eye carved above it. Close examination reveals that the pupil of the eye is a stone button that can be pressed. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the
eye, thereby using the slab to cast the arcane eye spell. The spell lasts for 1 hour or until the character’s concentration on the spell ends. The slab, which used to function whenever the button was
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
½ feet on a side.
The chest has 20 charges. A creature can use an action to touch the closed lid of the chest and expend 1 of the chest’s charges while naming one or more nonmagical objects (including
, and they spoil if not consumed after 24 hours. Gems and precious metals created by the chest disappear after 1 minute.
The chest regains 1d20 expended charges daily at dawn. If the item’s last charge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
searches the wall for secret doors and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the sheen of frequent touches on the snowflake button. Treasure. Four items on display are magical: Rust
answered truthfully or not at all. Rune Tile. The Elvish rune for “winter” is inscribed on the wall opposite the stairs. A character who examines that wall and succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
release a rain of arrows from turrets up higher on the lighthouse. The trap can be bypassed by pressing a hidden button on the door, requiring a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check to
, and both wear ornate collars of silvery metal. Each stands within a square scribed onto the floor, ten feet on a side and edged with runes. The rune-marked boundaries appear to push the creatures back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
spell fails, but any spell slots or charges aren’t wasted.
X8: Voalsh’s Quarters The door to this room from the hall bears small dots that read, in Qualith, “Chambers of Voalsh, whose fearsome wings
magic rune in each rift to bolster a larger gateway to the Far Realm in their private ritual chambers. (See the “Far Realm Rifts” section later in this chapter.) Hated Lieutenant. The fanatics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the spell slot is expended as normal, but the spell has no effect. Instead, the magic is absorbed by the relief, filling it with a number of charges equal to the level of spell slot expended and causing
the relief’s eyes to glow green. Once the relief has absorbed 6 or more charges, the door opens. The door closes on its own after 10 minutes unless it is held or wedged open. When the door closes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
until its business with the characters is concluded, then politely shows them the door. Princess Doll. One of the items in Kinrob’s junk pile is a sackcloth doll with button eyes and a gold cloth tiara
Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 36c on level 6, in the closest unoccupied space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
seating, cots, mess tables, and several Humanoid skeletons. Between them, the skeletons have a green key card, a paralysis pistol with 3 charges remaining, and one spaceship trinket. Roll on the
chilled beverage tanks beneath the counter. With the press of a button, each nozzle can dispense up to 1 gallon of alcohol or a synthetic lubricating oil in a variety of flavors. The beverage tanks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
bakers, and they are frozen in time. In addition to the large cake described below, characters can see platters of blue-frosted cupcakes and candied apples on sticks, bowls of sugar-glazed button
is still alive, it comes running if it hears this sound. Treasure. Ringlerun carries a staff of power with 15 charges remaining. (The staff has 20 charges when fully charged. Five charges were expended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
creature must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes damage that varies depending on the last rune the creature tapped: Death. 13 (3d8) necrotic damage Light. 13 (3d8
roaring alight with blazing red fire, charges toward you with a piercing screech.
The iron drill is a fiendish auger (see appendix A), a remnant of the ancient duergar mining operation. It attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. If a button is subsequently pressed, the machine dispenses the product for that selection’s number, as shown on the Vending Machine Options table. The buttons then dim, and the product arrives in
pistol with 4 charges remaining. One Pixel Brush A worker robot roams the wreckage of an abandoned dining room S8: Lounges This messy lounge is in ruins. Skeletons rest in its torn recliners, clutching






