broom before devoured charge read

Bheur Hag Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Graystaff Magic. The hag carries a graystaff, a length of gray wood that is a focus for her inner power. She can ride the staff as if it were a broom of flying. While holding the staff, she can cast

read, and speaks only in gibberish; the DM controls the creature’s movement, which is erratic. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on

Bheur Hag

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is

staff that can be ridden like a flying broom and that augments the hag’s magic. Bheur hags are attracted to selfish actions inspired by deadly cold, such as murdering a traveler for a winter coat

Blackrazor Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

devours its soul, unless it is a construct or an undead. A creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a wish spell. When it devours a soul, Blackrazor grants

feet. The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is deep and echoing. While you are attuned to it, Blackrazor also understands

Earworm

Magic Items Eberron: Rising from the Last War

inside you, you can speak, read, and write Deep Speech. Spells. The earworm has 4 charges. You can cast the following spells from it, expending the necessary number of charges (spell save DC 15

): detect thoughts (2 charges) or dissonant whispers (1 charge). Each time you use the earworm to cast the detect thoughts spell, it sends the information gleaned to the nearest daelkyr, or

Heretic

Magic Items Quests from the Infinite Staircase

following spells from it: Detect Evil and Good (1 charge), Fly (2 charges), or True Seeing (3 charges). Sentience. Heretic is a sentient, chaotic evil weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of

17, and a Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common and Giant, and it can communicate with its wielder telepathically

Iggwilv's Cauldron

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

works even if its caster and the target are on different planes of existence. When the spell ends, all the liquid in the cauldron vanishes. Dipping the bristles of an ordinary broom into the water

-filled cauldron transforms the broom into a broom of flying for 3 days. Once used, this property of the cauldron can’t be used again until the next dawn. Iggwilv's Cauldron Iron;Iron Cauldron

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: animate dead (1 charge), blight (2 charges), circle of death (3 charges), finger of death (3 charges), power word kill

(4 charges), or speak with dead (1 charge). The wand regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While attuned to the wand, Orcus or a follower blessed by him can cast each of the wand’s

Azuredge

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

radiant damage to the target. Hurling. The battleaxe has 3 charges. You can expend 1 charge and make a ranged attack with the axe, hurling it as if it had the thrown property with a normal range of 60

out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. It has a calm, delicate voice. The weapon can sense the presence of non

Shield of the Hidden Lord

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Intelligence of 22, a Wisdom of 18, and a Charisma of 24, as well as hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet. The shield can speak, read, and understand Common and Infernal, and it can communicate

telepathically with any creature it can sense within 120 feet of it. Its voice is a deep, hollow whisper. The shield has 3 charges. You can use an action to expend 1 charge to cast fireball or 2

Mausoleum of Chronepsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

characters are in the walking castle. There’s a boom and the castle sags, as if something heavy just landed on it. When a character investigates, read or paraphrase the following: Coiled atop the walking

panicked cry from outside. When a character investigates, read or paraphrase the following: A cerulean dragon—no bigger than a husky—frantically flaps its wings as it barrels toward the walking castle

Background

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

, crafter, and explorer — and an outcast among its kind. Sgothgah’s life changed forever when it encountered and consumed a cult of lunatics who worshiped Tharizdun, an ancient deity of darkness. As it read

the minds of its victims as it devoured them, some of what it gleaned of Tharizdun — between their screams and their unheeded pleas for mercy — found purchase in Sgothgah’s mind. For centuries, the

Approaching the Forge

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

, the characters come across a gruesome scene. Read or paraphrase the following text: A fifteen-foot stretch of woodland has been blackened by a concentrated blaze, and other nearby patches are

similarly scorched. In one patch lies the charred corpse of a bald, grayish-purple gnome, which has been partially devoured by a larger predator. Grisdelfawr killed the svirfneblin here a week ago and razed

Battle Begins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Battle Begins When the characters are ready, Darrett or a militia member guides them into line with the other Vogler troops. Read the following description: After much laughter and jostling, the

among several mounted soldiers. The mock Istarian troops assault the hill. Around you, the Vogler militia charges to meet them. As the two groups charge, have each character make a Wisdom

Preparing for Battle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Preparing for Battle When the characters and people of Vogler arrive at High Hill, read the following description: Passing through woods and fields, Vogler’s parade of militia members and reenactment

and calling for aid if someone gets hurt. To prepare for the battle, Mayor Raven calls out to those assembled, explaining the mercenaries will charge up the west side of the hill while the militia

Iggwilv's Cauldron

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

the liquid in the cauldron vanishes. Dipping the bristles of an ordinary broom into the water-filled cauldron transforms the broom into a broom of flying for 3 days. Once used, this property of the

the water-filled cauldron transforms the branch into a wand of polymorph with 3 charges. This wand can’t recharge and crumbles to ashes when its final charge is expended. Once used, this property of

17. Midden

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

17. Midden As the characters approach this area, a foul stench begins to rise. When the door is opened, read: The stench from the chamber beyond the door delivers a punch like an angered demigod. The

end of their move. If the check fails by 5 or more, the character slides 5 feet closer to the pit. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes a lizardfolk to appear

Earworm

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

head and bonds to your skull. While the earworm is inside you, you can speak, read, and write Deep Speech. Spells. The earworm has 4 charges. You can cast the following spells from it, expending the

necessary number of charges (spell save DC 15): detect thoughts (2 charges) or dissonant whispers (1 charge). Each time you use the earworm to cast the detect thoughts spell, it sends the information

Derwyth's Homestead Locations

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

3.2: Derwyth's Homestead View Player Version H1: Yard Whether led by the eagles or by forging a path through the thicket, the characters likely enter the homestead via the yard. When they arrive, read

16, she has the incapacitated condition, and she can’t move or speak. H2: Antechamber This room’s south door is locked. If the characters enter, read or paraphrase the following text: Old cloaks

19. Storerooms

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

19. Storerooms Hanging from the handles of the doors to these rooms are wooden signs that read “KEEP OUT!” in Common. 19a. Spell Component Storage Stove. An iron stove stands against the south wall

tripod and a wooden broom (Small objects) A wooden coat rack; an iron torture chair festooned with spikes; a 10-foot-long, 250-pound chain; and a fat iron cauldron (Medium objects) A stone mine cart and a life-size, hollow bronze statue of a bull (Large objects)

Bheur Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

twisted gray wooden staff that can be ridden like a flying broom and that augments the hag’s magic. Bheur hags are attracted to selfish actions inspired by deadly cold, such as murdering a traveler for a

incapacitated, can’t understand what others say, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If

Heretic

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

sword, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it: Detect Evil and Good (1 charge), Fly (2 charges), or True Seeing (3 charges). Sentience

. Heretic is a sentient, chaotic evil weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 17, and a Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon can speak, read, and

23. Body Tanks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

23. Body Tanks If the characters have met Thessalar already, they recognize the bodies in the tank as the artificer. Adjust the following read-aloud text accordingly: This chamber holds a half-dozen

this area causes one clone per charge to gain sentience, awaken, and demand to be set free. If all four are awakened, Thessalar arrives to investigate.

66. Door of Devouring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

66. Door of Devouring If the characters approach this area by way of the spiral staircase (area 26), read the following when they reach the bottom of the stairs: At the bottom of the staircase, a

dark corridor leads south, while a stone door with iron hinges and a brass knob stands to the east. If the characters approach this area from the lake, read: A worked stone column stretches from the

Sleeping Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

this crime scene, read the following: The taproom of the Sleeping Giant is quiet, save for the occasional thunk of tankard against table. The bar itself is in shambles, the wooden stiles smashed to

the counter. The Clue. The legible parts of the graffiti read, “Zorz ws here.” This is intended to say, “Zorzula was here,” and the goblins left the graffiti in reference to Zorzula’s Rest. The graffiti

2. Unhappy Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

with weapons drawn and cannot be surprised. If the adventurers get a chance to hear the cultists talking, use the following read-aloud text to portray that conversation: A severely damaged ship leans

do more exciting work elsewhere. They might offer to kill the current leader and put the workers in charge, or they might come up with a totally different plan. Whatever the party’s tactics allow the

Finding the Elven Tomb

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

characters come within sight of the elven tomb, read: The tracks lead to a large, circular indentation in a snowy hillside. Rising from the middle of this circle is a triangular gnomon of beautifully

16 (+3) INT 10 (+0) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (−2) Senses passive Perception 11 Languages Druidic Challenge 3 (700 XP) Charge. If the moose moves at least 20 feet straight

35. Office of the Demogorgon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

two-headed creatures, and as a guard for the treasure vault (area 38). As the characters approach the entrance to this area, read: A deep voice cries out through the open doorway ahead, quickly

responded to by a second voice. “So! You come to honor Emmanuel, right head of the Demogorgon!” “No! You honor Hebediah, left head of Demogorgon!” When the characters can see into this area, read: This

Sanctums of the Heralds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Sanctums of the Heralds Most meetings of the Heralds of the Comet involve broods of initiates gathering in private homes to read divinatory cards and look for signs of impending cataclysm. Rites of

manifestation of the ravenous entity. Those who dare enter the chamber risk being devoured when the manifestation appears.

Blackrazor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Soul. Whenever you use it to reduce a creature to 0 hit points, the sword slays the creature and devours its soul, unless it is a construct or an undead. A creature whose soul has been devoured by

, and a Charisma of 19. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is deep

10. Great Hall of Spheres

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

examined, read the following (from the original Tomb of Horrors): The walls are being painted with figures of animals, strange signs and glyphs, and humanoids posing with spheres of different colors

words that compel the girallon into service. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the girallon to leave. Roll a d4. On a 1–2, the girallon checks in with Moghadam in area 1. On a 3–4, it goes to see Phenex in area 14.

8. Kraken Kibble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: This half of the broken ship is wide open. Lines with large hooks hang from the top of the inside, stretched from floor to ceiling and secured at either end

that is their charge. They dutifully maintain the stores here while they work to carve a passage through the coral, which is turning out to be more difficult than originally thought. The intent is to

Centaur

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Centaur “I hear centaurs make excellent mounts!” — Batley Summerfoot, a halfling adventurer who never read HOOVES OF FURY, by Irvil Grayborn of Sundown Reclusive wanderers and omen-readers of

) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 11 (+0) Skills Athletics +6, Perception +3, Survival +3 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages Elvish, Sylvan Challenge 2 (450 XP) Charge. If the centaur moves at

Hags

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

flesh. A bheur carries a twisted gray wooden staff, which she can ride like a flying broom and augments her magical powers. Cold Hearts. Bheur hags are attracted to selfish actions justified by deadly

if it were a broom of flying. While holding the staff, she can cast additional spells with her Innate Spellcasting trait (these spells are marked with an asterisk). If the staff is lost or destroyed

Shield of the Hidden Lord

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

. The shield can speak, read, and understand Common and Infernal, and it can communicate telepathically with any creature it can sense within 120 feet of it. Its voice is a deep, hollow whisper. The

shield has 3 charges. You can use an action to expend 1 charge to cast fireball or 2 charges to cast wall of fire from the shield (save DC 21 for each). The wall of fire spell lasts for 1 minute (no

Arrival in Elturel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the group arrives in Elturel, read the following boxed text aloud to the players: A hot, stinging air assaults your senses. The city street in which you stand is lined with buildings that are

in charge. If the characters brought the Shield of the Hidden Lord with them, Gargauth the pit fiend tries to escape from its prison and fails miserably. Although characters are unaware of Gargauth’s

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