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Returning 30 results for 'broken bards diffusing currents reappear'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
trying to pry information out of a prisoner, convincing street thugs to back down from a confrontation, or using the edge of a broken bottle to convince a sneering vizier to reconsider a decision
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
trying to pry information out of a prisoner, convincing street thugs to back down from a confrontation, or using the edge of a broken bottle to convince a sneering vizier to reconsider a decision
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
eye to the window, which has been broken outward. Scattered about the floor are chunks of the moldy cake, as if something had burst out of it. There are two explanations for the burst cake and broken
doesn’t appear again. If the characters attack the ghost, it attacks them in turn. Treasure The lute, though old and covered in dust, has survived the passage of time. It is a magic instrument of the bards called a Doss lute.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
approaching, the duergar turn invisible and enlarge themselves, then ambush anyone that enters the chamber. These duergar have had their minds broken by the mind flayers and fight to the death. 16c. Psionic
another of the same or greater value). The walls of force also disappear if the mind flayers are pulled away from the pedestal — though the walls reappear if contact is reestablished, as long as the diamond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
with coral. No other creatures can be seen within the darkness, and the silence here is broken only by the turbulence of the water around you.
A group consisting of two sahuagin blademasters, two
he opened (Umberlee’s Maw) have created an area in the ocean that acts like a beacon for strong, irregular currents and bad weather. Underwater, the effect manifests as a general darkness in an oddly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
framed in bronze. Light beams are broken by the mirror into myriad flames, and ghostly shapes seem to flicker in its depths.
On the northern wall are two mirrors: a striking black one of obsidian framed
the first time on a turn takes 2 (1d4) fire damage. Black Mirror. A creature that looks into the black mirror sees its reflection blur and then reappear in ancient garb as if depicting a previous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
tomb through the secret door at area 47D. This tomb is filled with terracotta warriors, kneeling in neat ranks around a polished wooden coffin. Between the warriors, four aisles scattered with broken
perfectly still and pose no threat as long as the tomb remains relatively quiet. If any character talks loudly, steps on a piece of broken pottery, or makes any other equivalent noise while in the tomb, read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Well Cracked horn Kayalithica Flint Rock Mithral spear tip Sansuri Grandfather Tree Electrum nose-ring Guh Great Worm Cavern Broken shield Storvald Morgur’s Mound Gold-plated tooth Zalto One Stone Magic
such declaration before leaving the oracle chamber, the bas-reliefs disappear and reappear when one or more characters return. After making their choice, characters in the oracle chamber gain the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
natural phenomenon sometimes causes the ocean currents to form a great whirlpool with enough strength to draw ships down into it. These vessels are torn apart as they are pulled down, and the wreckage
withstand tremendous amounts of pressure and force, and aren’t easily broken. Each window has AC 15, 60 hit points, a damage threshold of 20, and immunity to psychic and poison damage. Breaking a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, two wraiths that look like spectral Knights of Solamnia emerge from crypts and attack. The wraiths vanish if a character returns any stolen goods and makes an earnest apology. Broken Passage. Lord
recognizes this as a holy symbol of Reorx, god of craft. Broken Passage. Lord Soth destroyed a door and a section of wall here to reach area R7. Characters with the Stonecunning trait or who succeed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Island Locations The following locations are keyed to map 5.1. I1. Ruined Dock Frost giants fashioned this dock out of ice and built it to endure, yet sections of it have broken away and fallen into
, only to reappear 24 hours later in the place where Nass died. The ghost is doomed to haunt the island until it acquires The Codicil of White, whereupon it achieves its final rest and ceases to exist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature
—broken and consumed by the march of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
reduced to dust. Unless noted otherwise, a character’s life expectancy is around 100 years. If a character is killed in this way, the multiversal glitch causes them to reappear somewhere out of the other
). Treasure. A character who searches the room finds curios worth 15,000 gp, a dagger of venom, a suit of demon armor, and an instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp), all designed with vulpine shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice to enter the city. As the characters approach the end of the causeway, read: Green and purple lights cast an otherworldly glow upon the frost draping the silent city. Clawing spires, broken domes
overhead. Narrow windows pierce its walls, gargoyles cling to its eaves, and a doorway at the tower’s base gapes open.
Two of the outer spires have broken off. One crashed in Icewind Dale (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
“Antigravity Wells” section earlier in this chapter). The well connects to Landro’s right hip (see area L8). L6: Left Foot The stone door at the toe end of this hollow foot has broken in several parts and
characters tell Chandry about the fallen soldiers in area L2, the ghost is put to rest and doesn’t reappear. L13: Dragonshard Pool Linda Lithen A strange pool found inside Landro has
magical effects on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
water’s surface is 40 feet below the tunnel’s exit. L5: Littered Cave This small cave is littered with broken bones. Near the back wall lies a busted skeleton with a horned bovine head splintered with
direction at a speed of 30 feet or to hold its position in defiance of the water’s swiftest currents. L14: Underground Lake A river flows into the south side of this high-vaulted cavern, feeding a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
littered with broken bones. Near the back wall lies a busted skeleton with a horned bovine head splintered with cracks. Two leather sacks brimming with gold rest near the skeleton.
The skeleton is that of
position in defiance of the water’s swiftest currents. L13: Underground Lake A river flows into the south side of this high-vaulted cavern, feeding a glassy, ebon-hued lake. Drops of water fall from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Although some of the dancing is wanton and performed for show, large-scale ring dances in the street for all ages are also popular. All the dancing ends at dusk, after which bards and minstrels perform at
, on his statue in the City of the Dead, and atop the altars of the House of Wonder. Bards perform songs in honor of the wizard all over the city. The Open Lord visits taverns and inns throughout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check, or broken down by physical damage (AC 15, 25 hit points, immunity to psychic and poison damage, resistance to piercing and slashing damage). If the characters
a tightly sewn oilcloth — an instrument of the bards (Cli lyre) found by a cultist years before. The lyre is the cult’s greatest treasure, and has been kept as a gift for the leader that the cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
before entering it. A bronze torch glowing with a magical light lies next to the corpse of a bare-chested man with a shield in the shape of a crab shell and a broken shark-toothed sword. Several
shield and broken sword), two lizardfolk, an ogre, and a male halfling in the robes of a cleric of Sune, and a female half-elf fighter in battered plate armor. Treasure The harpies have collected loot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
objects and can’t be broken. Reflections. Reflections in this room take on a life of their own, taunting the creatures who cast them. A creature that converses with its own reflection must succeed on a
avatars must be defeated before the Sage door can be opened. The avatars fight until destroyed. Once defeated, they don’t reappear even if the adventurers pass through this room again. Escaping the Room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
kill any creature that enters the tunnel. Upon entering the tunnel for the first time, a character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices odd waves and currents that suggest
holy symbol of Oghma, god of knowledge and patron to bards and wizards. If the check succeeds by 3 or more, the character intuits that rededicating the shrine to Oghma could help against the zombies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
similar door. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check is sufficient to find either door, but they open only from the other side. P12. Feeding Cave A long pool fills the cavern, broken only by an
skeletons droop from the rigging or lay in tangled piles, and seaweed hangs from the gunwales. The rain renders the entire area lightly obscured, and strong currents on either side of the wreckage pull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
rings (worth 25 GP each) Fifty sheets of music (worth 1 GP each) Dump Pile Five Books of poetry (worth 25 GP each) Drum that’s battered and worn (worth 1 GP) Lute with two broken strings (worth 15
clasps an Instrument of the Bards (Ollamh harp), which she acquired in her youth. Taking the harp, plucking one of its strings, or removing the glass key from around Yemi’s neck ends the Sequester spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Three lines symbolizing waves
Sehanine Moonbow CG Dreams, death, travel Grave,* Knowledge, Light Full moon under a moonbow
Shevarash CN Vengeance, loss, hatred War Broken arrow over a
be with. Stories of Hanali’s romantic adventures among elves and other mortals are perennial favorites when sung by elf bards and poets. In Arvandor, Hanali maintains a hidden pool called Evergold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, a creature in the Hall of Illusions can pass through it and reappear in front of the mirror or in the nearest unoccupied space. Once the portal closes, it can’t be reopened except by touching the
moldering linens. Most of the shadow boxes contain mummified pixies pinned to boards like a collection of butterflies. The glass on one of the shadow boxes has been broken, and its contents are missing. B9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are even more formidable than the knights and have served the city well for years. Silverymoon is also a haven for Harpers — not surprising, given that many Harpers are wizards and bards. Grand and
Grandfather Tree. This branch grew into a towering oak tree, which today is surrounded by a raised inner ring of cairns and a broken outer ring of mounds with more cairns atop them. Beneath these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
lock (see “Crown Locks” earlier in the chapter). Broken oil burners, grimy glassware, and jars of pickled fungus clutter this ruined laboratory. A beanstalk as long and thick as a constrictor snake
master. Graz’zt has bestowed on each lamia the ability to touch the surface of any mirror (as an action), disappear inside it, and reappear on another plane of existence of their choice, as though the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
an avalanche as it attacks. Overlords and Minions. Blue dragons covet valuable and talented creatures whose service reinforces their sense of superiority. Bards, sages, artists, wizards, and assassins
dragon’s favored treasures are the sentient creatures it bends to its will, including significant figures such as popular heroes, well-known sages, and renowned bards. Among material treasures, a green