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A spellbook is a Wizard’s prized possession. Even the least experienced apprentice knows that each spell’s formula must be carefully recorded, understood, and memorized to cast a spell
. This tradition believes that a spell’s formula holds more than the gathering and shaping magical energy, that the underlying properties of reality itself are illustrated through a spell. By unlocking the mechanisms that construct spells, these Wizards can slowly unlock the riddle of the universe.
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A spellbook is a Wizard’s prized possession. Even the least experienced apprentice knows that each spell’s formula must be carefully recorded, understood, and memorized to cast a spell
. This tradition believes that a spell’s formula holds more than the gathering and shaping magical energy, that the underlying properties of reality itself are illustrated through a spell. By unlocking the mechanisms that construct spells, these Wizards can slowly unlock the riddle of the universe.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
sphinx makes three Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Curse of the Riddle.
Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Radiant damage
.
Curse of the Riddle. Intelligence Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature the sphinx can see within 60 feet. Failure: 21 (6d6) Psychic damage, and the target is cursed with a riddle. The cursed target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
sphinx makes three Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Curse of the Riddle.
Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) Radiant damage
.
Curse of the Riddle. Intelligence Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature the sphinx can see within 60 feet. Failure: 21 (6d6) Psychic damage, and the target is cursed with a riddle. The cursed target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
has a +1 bonus to Intelligence checks and Intelligence saving throws. It can speak and understand all languages. The Sphinx’s Riddle. Instead of asking a traditional riddle that the characters must
solve, the enhanced sphinx demands that they ask a question that it cannot answer. This could be a riddle, a secret, a logical contradiction, or any other question — but the sphinx warns the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
has a +1 bonus to Intelligence checks and Intelligence saving throws. It can speak and understand all languages. The Sphinx’s Riddle. Instead of asking a traditional riddle that the characters must
solve, the enhanced sphinx demands that they ask a question that it cannot answer. This could be a riddle, a secret, a logical contradiction, or any other question — but the sphinx warns the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
character who solves a sphinx’s riddle or drinks from a magical fountain. Mythic creatures sometimes grace their allies with Charms, and some explorers find themselves bearing a Charm after discovering a long
-lost location drenched in primeval magic. Some Charms can be used only once; others can be used a specific number of times before vanishing. If a Charm lets a character cast a spell, the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the magic of a charm, as might a character who solves a sphinx’s riddle or drinks from a magic fountain. Legendary creatures, such as ancient gold dragons and unicorns, sometimes grace their allies
be used a specific number of times before vanishing. If a charm lets you cast a spell, you are able to do so without spending a spell slot or providing any components (verbal, somatic, or material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the magic of a charm, as might a character who solves a sphinx’s riddle or drinks from a magic fountain. Legendary creatures, such as ancient gold dragons and unicorns, sometimes grace their allies
be used a specific number of times before vanishing. If a charm lets you cast a spell, you are able to do so without spending a spell slot or providing any components (verbal, somatic, or material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
character who solves a sphinx’s riddle or drinks from a magical fountain. Mythic creatures sometimes grace their allies with Charms, and some explorers find themselves bearing a Charm after discovering a long
-lost location drenched in primeval magic. Some Charms can be used only once; others can be used a specific number of times before vanishing. If a Charm lets a character cast a spell, the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
safe passage to virtually any location on the Material Plane by one of three methods: answering a riddle posed by the guardian, offering a valuable gift such as a magic item or a secret to the guardian
Plane. The surrounding fog acts as a portal when the valley connects to a new place, allowing two-way travel. Shrouded Presence. Divination spells cast from outside the vale can’t target anything in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
safe passage to virtually any location on the Material Plane by one of three methods: answering a riddle posed by the guardian, offering a valuable gift such as a magic item or a secret to the guardian
Plane. The surrounding fog acts as a portal when the valley connects to a new place, allowing two-way travel. Shrouded Presence. Divination spells cast from outside the vale can’t target anything in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
what they are doing here, then she makes them an offer. If the characters can answer a riddle, Senenura promises to answer one question they have about the tomb. She warns, however, that if the
characters don’t answer correctly, she will eat them. The characters need to accept or decline the offer before knowing the riddle. Sphinx’s Riddle. Senenura’s riddle is as follows: “Too much, and you wither
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
what they are doing here, then she makes them an offer. If the characters can answer a riddle, Senenura promises to answer one question they have about the tomb. She warns, however, that if the
characters don’t answer correctly, she will eat them. The characters need to accept or decline the offer before knowing the riddle. Sphinx’s Riddle. Senenura’s riddle is as follows: “Too much, and you wither
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
. “Hello!” the newcomer says brightly. “You’re uninvited, but if you answer my riddle, or better yet tell me one of your own, you can make yourself at home!”
The gregarious little man is Bindle, a
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
. “Hello!” the newcomer says brightly. “You’re uninvited, but if you answer my riddle, or better yet tell me one of your own, you can make yourself at home!”
The gregarious little man is Bindle, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
into a library of sorts. Ossuaries riddle the walls of his bizarre exhibit, their ledges richly decorated with grave goods paid to the departed. The Master of Bones uses necromancy to commune with
the skulls in his collection and draw on their shared knowledge. For a fee, Lothar can cast the speak with dead spell on any of his skulls, asking questions on the clients’ behalf. He also trades and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
into a library of sorts. Ossuaries riddle the walls of his bizarre exhibit, their ledges richly decorated with grave goods paid to the departed. The Master of Bones uses necromancy to commune with
the skulls in his collection and draw on their shared knowledge. For a fee, Lothar can cast the speak with dead spell on any of his skulls, asking questions on the clients’ behalf. He also trades and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
him eating its fish. Thanks to the awaken spell that was cast on him by a friendly druid, Bodger has an Intelligence of 10 and speaks Common. Majera d’Valzey (neutral, female, human noble) from the
inside the ring, provided the spell is cast somewhere in the Feywild. P5. Fountain of Awakening A marble fountain rises from a plinth on the bank of the stream, overflowing with time-frozen water that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
him eating its fish. Thanks to the awaken spell that was cast on him by a friendly druid, Bodger has an Intelligence of 10 and speaks Common. Majera d’Valzey (neutral, female, human noble) from the
inside the ring, provided the spell is cast somewhere in the Feywild. P5. Fountain of Awakening A marble fountain rises from a plinth on the bank of the stream, overflowing with time-frozen water that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to area X36. He gleefully offers to serve as a guide if the characters correctly answer the following riddle: I come with a smile; In slaughter, I rest; I can be contagious, But my medicine is best
. What am I? The answer to Flutterfoot’s riddle is “laughter.” If the characters give the wrong answer, the gnome sprinkles himself with dust of disappearance, turns invisible, and flees. Lifelike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to area X36. He gleefully offers to serve as a guide if the characters correctly answer the following riddle: I come with a smile; In slaughter, I rest; I can be contagious, But my medicine is best
. What am I? The answer to Flutterfoot’s riddle is “laughter.” If the characters give the wrong answer, the gnome sprinkles himself with dust of disappearance, turns invisible, and flees. Lifelike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
a single keyhole, situated in the rearing dragon’s open mouth.
Dragon Door. The door that is carved to look like a dragon has a mechanical lock as well as an arcane lock spell cast on it. The
or some other similarly sized and sturdy object under the pressure plate prevents it from activating. 9. Dragon Riddle Dust fills this hall like a layer of gray snow. In the rounded northern end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
a single keyhole, situated in the rearing dragon’s open mouth.
Dragon Door. The door that is carved to look like a dragon has a mechanical lock as well as an arcane lock spell cast on it. The
or some other similarly sized and sturdy object under the pressure plate prevents it from activating. 9. Dragon Riddle Dust fills this hall like a layer of gray snow. In the rounded northern end of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: The dragon creates fog as though it had cast the fog cloud spell. The fog lasts until initiative
successful save.
Good Hosts. A copper dragon appreciates wit, a good joke, humorous story, or riddle. A copper dragon becomes annoyed with any creature that doesn’t laugh at its jokes or accept its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: The dragon creates fog as though it had cast the fog cloud spell. The fog lasts until initiative
successful save.
Good Hosts. A copper dragon appreciates wit, a good joke, humorous story, or riddle. A copper dragon becomes annoyed with any creature that doesn’t laugh at its jokes or accept its