Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'bursts barriers diffusing continue reality'.
Doppelganger
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead
blocks it. While the target is in range, the doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger's concentration isn't broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty
end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends on the target. On a failure, the target is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
Reality-Stealing Hex (Recharge 5–6
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they
on the target. On a failure, the target is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
Reality-Stealing Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into
failure, the target is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
Reality-Stealing Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Reality
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
magic.
Reality-Stealing Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Reality-Stealing Hex"}. The horror expels a wave of perception-distorting energy. Each creature
within 30 feet of the horror must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Reality-Stealing Hex
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink
. On a failure, the target is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
Reality-Stealing Hex (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that path is long and fraught with barriers. Alhoons are mind flayers who have used a shortcut to attain a lichlike state.
Elder brains forbid mind flayers from pursuing magic power aside from psionics
reality, a group of nine mind flayer arcanists used their arcane magic and psionics to weave a new truth. These nine called themselves the Alhoon, and those who follow in their footsteps are referred to by
Bugbear
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, bugbears are ambush predators accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion
instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, whereupon each bursts into a cloud of sweet-smelling spores as its body dissolves back into the larger mass of fungi filling the cavern. Read the following to the players when the final creature is
defeated. The creature bursts like an overfull wineskin, releasing a clear ichor and a cloud of dusty spores. The deflating bulk of its body sinks back beneath the shimmering fungal field where you
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
foundations of creation.
5
To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
6
I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than
connect the main caves to the three chambers above. Each chimney appears to continue up through the ceiling of the upper level and down through the floor of the lower level, but the dragon’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
6
I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of
ceiling, casting dim light in a 30-foot radius.
Chimneys. Two chimneys connect the main caves to the three chambers above. Each chimney appears to continue up through the ceiling of the upper level and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, though: freeing its lost modron brethren and putting an end to the disruption in the Outlands that caused the characters to become unmoored from reality. After the characters leave the Platinum Rooms
, where they go next is up to them. Shemeshka will avoid them for the rest of the adventure. To continue with this chapter, the group should meet with R04M, either by returning to the walking castle or by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
can use a gland under one of their claws to implant an egg into a Humanoid. The egg eventually becomes a tadpole that bursts from the host’s body and transforms into a full-grown blue slaad, or a green
fireballs and magical flames at its foes.
Death slaadi are rumored to have a stench so bad it can be deadly. In reality, they can cast the cloudkill spell.
Inexperienced scholars and adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Brain in a Jar A brain in a jar is the undead consciousness of a sapient creature, kept alive by magical means. Some brains in jars take up that state willingly to continue the work they did in life
)
Detect Sentience. The brain in a jar can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is within range, the doppelganger can
continue reading its thoughts as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken. While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rituals and devotions that honor various gods, hoping to win their favor and stave off their wrath. They tell and retell the stories of the gods’ deeds—even as they watch those stories continue to play
higher reality, perhaps Nyx itself. And other people, particularly leonin, believe that the gods are undeserving of mortal reverence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
insults. Otherwise, the characters are offered flasks of wine and invited to join the reverie. If the characters linger at the camp, continue with “A Vistana’s Tale” below. If they seem in a hurry to leave
that way, continue with “Madam Eva’s Tent.” Map 2.2: Tser Pool Encampment View Player Version A Vistana’s Tale If the characters linger by the fire, one of the Vistani recounts the following tale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
eldritch machines or interaction with extraplanar entities. There are also manifest zones: places in the material plane where the barriers are thin and where some aspects of a plane can bleed through
Shavarath since the dawn of time, asserting that their struggles are reflected in the balance of good and evil across all reality. Syrania: The Azure Sky. Crystal spires float in a perfect blue sky. Farms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
follow, but will take to marching back and forth in front of the boulder and will continue to threaten the party if they approach again. If the crayfish is attacked, it will immediately call forth its
companion. Creature. The boulder is in reality a huge shell inhabited by Kalka-Kylla (see appendix B), a giant hermit crab. The bamboo staff is one of its legs; a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
form close friendships there that last throughout their educational careers, even when members of tight-knit groups of friends join different colleges in their second year. A few students continue to
to navigate opposing principles. For example, a student pursuing historical studies in Lorehold College might have one counselor who focuses on the unpredictable, war-filled chaos of historical reality
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
presence begins to erode the barriers between their location and the Abyss. It can take a few years for weaker demons to warp their environment, while changes begin to occur around the location of a
that infest the area. The effects of the event might persist for a few months or even centuries, but the barriers between the Abyss and the world remain intact. A Growing Menace If the first stage of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Undermine Reality Dread and uncertainty are keys to engaging horror adventures. Horrific experiences or supernatural settings undermine assumptions about what can or can’t happen. Have a character
bursts. Focus less on senses and more on descriptions of impact—a splash of crimson, who knows where it came from? Split the characters’ attention. Roleplay other creatures begging, panicking, and trying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers
. On a success, the effect ends on the target. On a failure, the target is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
4 Reality-Stealing Hex (Recharge 5–6). The horror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Underdark, and the fish-folk continue to do so out of habit or some deep-seated need. Certainly, their relative usefulness to the other races of the Underdark has served the kuo-toa well. Only the
. As with many of the strange beliefs of the kuo-toa, this one might only need time to become a reality.
Map 3.1: Sloobludop View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
alternative way to escape the permanency of death, but that path is long and fraught with barriers. Alhoons are mind flayers who have used a shortcut to attain a lich-like state. Elder brains forbid mind
reality, a group of nine mind flayer arcanists used their arcane magic and psionics to weave a new truth. These nine called themselves the Alhoon, and those who follow in their footsteps are referred
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
accustomed to long periods of inactivity broken by short bursts of murderous energy. Ferocious though they may be, bugbears aren’t built for extended periods of exertion. One useful trick: if ye face bugbears
honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies. Bugbears understand that by venerating Hruggek and Grankhul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
supported by six sculpted tentacles. A twelfth cultist convulses atop the altar.
Twelve cultists perform a wicked ritual in this room. The cultists are hostile toward intruders but continue intoning
four beds. If a creature disturbs a cocoon or moves within 10 feet of it, the cocoon bursts. Each creature within 10 feet of a bursting cocoon must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
laws of Sigil, all the while searching for hidden truths that dictate reality. Guvners gather detailed records of every portal and key they find in Sigil and pay well for such information
factions grow too powerful and need dismantlement. The Bleak Cabal and Doomguard work well with the Hands of Havoc in short bursts. Harmonium Who Enforce Peace through Might Factol: Sarin Headquarters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
weapons and come quietly. The officers have been ordered to bring the characters before the High Courts of Sigil, where the characters must stand trial for supposed crimes against reality. Parisa
it’s their funeral; the Harmonium will continue to return in greater numbers until the enforcers succeed, and next time, Farrow might not be there to bail out the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the Material Plane after death, they either dwell in the Astral Plane as spirits or are pulled toward one of the Outer Planes to continue their journey. But some entities find ways to travel beyond
the Outer Planes to dwell in the Far Realm. There they transform over eons into abominations or elder evils, seething in a reality with its own laws. All who stay in the Far Realm are eventually twisted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
endless loop. The modrons are indifferent to other creatures and ignore creatures they trample or creatures that try to communicate. If faced with barriers, the modrons create simple structures (like
bursts from above. This giant eyestalk uses the purple worm stat block, but instead of Tail Stinger, it has the following action: Eradication Gaze (Recharge 5–6). The eyestalk creates an area of magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
they wade through the field. On a failed check, a bubble bursts within 10 feet of the character who had the lowest check result, perhaps catching other nearby characters in its area at your discretion
a moment before prompting them to continue. If asked about what they’re doing, the stilt walkers explain (in Goblin or, if necessary, in Common) that they are gathering eggs for trading in Downfall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
objects in it continue to move as if manipulated by creatures. Allow the characters some time to explore their new environment. They can use ropes to climb tables or chairs, avoid chunks of discarded food
versions of the Test Market. Advancing to Stage 4 Shortly after finding Propha, reality shimmers around the characters and they are returned to the default inn of stage 1. The characters are once again