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tall, and shaped as you desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk into each contiguous area while you are casting the spell.
When you
these effects.
Guards and wards creates the following effects within the warded area.
Corridors. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each intersection or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Accessing the Rod Piece The rod piece was stored in a safe room in the Lambent Zenith’s prow (area Z19). When the ship crashed, the safe room’s security wards activated, and the room’s doors sealed
magically. To access the safe room and uncover the rod piece, the characters must first deactivate the security wards. Ward Runes The security wards are powered by two magical runes: one in area Z8 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Guards and Wards 6th-level abjuration Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (burning incense, a small measure of brimstone and oil, a knotted string, a small amount of umber hulk
into each contiguous area while you are casting the spell. When you cast this spell, you can specify individuals that are unaffected by any or all of the effects that you choose. You can also specify
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP)
Duration: 24 hours
You create a ward that protects up to
area, makes the speaker immune to its effects. The spell creates the effects below within the warded area. Dispel Magic has no effect on Guards and Wards itself, but each of the following effects can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Guards and Wards 6th-level abjuration Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (burning incense, a small measure of brimstone and oil, a knotted string, a small amount of umber hulk
into each contiguous area while you are casting the spell. When you cast this spell, you can specify individuals that are unaffected by any or all of the effects that you choose. You can also specify
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP)
Duration: 24 hours
You create a ward that protects up to
area, makes the speaker immune to its effects. The spell creates the effects below within the warded area. Dispel Magic has no effect on Guards and Wards itself, but each of the following effects can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Warding Bond 2nd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a pair of platinum rings worth at least 50 gp each, which you and the target must wear for the duration
) Duration: 1 hour This spell wards a willing creature you touch and creates a mystic connection between you and the target until the spell ends. While the target is within 60 feet of you, it gains a +1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Warding Bond 2nd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a pair of platinum rings worth at least 50 gp each, which you and the target must wear for the duration
) Duration: 1 hour This spell wards a willing creature you touch and creates a mystic connection between you and the target until the spell ends. While the target is within 60 feet of you, it gains a +1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Yarek released the devil, it immediately murdered him. To fulfill its agreement with the mage, the devil must now kill Skrianna. Wards placed on these chambers prevent the devil from leaving, however
, and the greater wards placed on Undermountain by Halaster prevent it from getting away by plane shifting. Before he died, Yarek used a sending spell to warn the headmaster about the escaped devil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reality can be bent or rewritten. A mythal is a permanent field of overlapping magical wards and effects tied to a specific location. In its original usage, this term applied to the works of High Magic
that protected ancient elven cities. It has since been expanded to cover all manner of similar protections, from the immense floating cities of fallen Netheril to the wards of Silverymoon to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Wizardly Wards A trapped hall (area 6a) guards two of Halaster’s vaults (areas 6b and 6c). 6a. Lightning Pillars This two-chambered hall has a 20-foot-high ceiling supported by ten copper-plated
wreathed in bronze feathers. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the otherwise ordinary shield, inside which is trapped a pit fiend named Kastzanedes. Any ability that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
light before spinning to look in the direction of the cult’s hideout (acting like a compass). A Detect Magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of divination magic around the eyeball. Casting
Identify while targeting the eyeball reveals its function and its key phrase. Alternatively, a character can rifle through Delvin’s pockets and find a slip of parchment with the key phrase scribbled on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
driven the demilich insane, and it attacks anyone other than Halaster. Although powerful wards prevent the demilich from leaving Halaster’s tower, the tower is not considered its lair. Consequently
, the demilich doesn’t gain lair actions, nor does the tower exhibit the demilich’s lair traits. Cauldron The cauldron is held aloft by magic, and the fire beneath it is also magical. Casting dispel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
in rotted leather armor. The skeleton clutches a quarterstaff that has become brittle with age. A tattered backpack contains adventuring gear that has rotted or rusted away. Casting a speak with dead
spell on the skeleton reveals that the tiefling, Savir, was a monk who fell prey to a cloaker. Savir’s spirit doesn’t know what became of his adventuring companions or the cloaker. If questioned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
What Is a Spell? A spell is a discrete magical effect, a single shaping of the magical energies that suffuse the multiverse into a specific, limited expression. In casting a spell, a character
effect--in most cases, all in the span of seconds. Spells can be versatile tools, weapons, or protective wards. They can deal damage or undo it, impose or remove conditions, drain life energy away, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
picked, but a knock spell or similar magic also opens a door. Magic wards in the room prevent any creature from teleporting into or out of it. Marquox A mind flayer named Marquox uses its levitate
guarantees the party safe passage through level 17. A successful DC 16 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the illithid has no intention of making good on its promise. If the githzerai zerths from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
What Is a Spell? A spell is a discrete magical effect, a single shaping of the magical energies that suffuse the multiverse into a specific, limited expression. In casting a spell, a character
effect — in most cases, all in the span of seconds. Spells can be versatile tools, weapons, or protective wards. They can deal damage or undo it, impose or remove conditions, drain life energy away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
frog-like humanoids.
An invisible gray slaad paces inside the salt pentagram. Magical wards prevent the slaad from disturbing the salt or leaving the circle’s confines. If another creature attacks the
receive advice when entering this area: Cautious Obo’laka thinks the salt pentagram could use more salt and encourages her host to add to it. if any salt is available. (Doing so doesn’t break the wards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Find Traps 2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous You sense the presence of any trap within range that is within line of sight. A trap
. This spell merely reveals that a trap is present. You don’t learn the location of each trap, but you do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Find Traps Level 2 Divination (Cleric, Druid, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You sense any trap within range that is within line of
mechanical pit trap, but it wouldn’t reveal a natural weakness in the floor, an unstable ceiling, or a hidden sinkhole. This spell reveals that a trap is present but not its location. You do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
on it, and a casting of detect evil and good or a paladin’s use of Divine Sense reveals it as a desecrated place. Mouth Trap. The mouth opening is similar to a sphere of annihilation, but it is about 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Find Traps 2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous You sense the presence of any trap within range that is within line of sight. A trap
. This spell merely reveals that a trap is present. You don’t learn the location of each trap, but you do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Find Traps Level 2 Divination (Cleric, Druid, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You sense any trap within range that is within line of
mechanical pit trap, but it wouldn’t reveal a natural weakness in the floor, an unstable ceiling, or a hidden sinkhole. This spell reveals that a trap is present but not its location. You do learn the general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the only effect is a hideous, ear-grating groan. The sand runs, but the hourglasses’ magic has long since dissipated. Casting a detect magic spell reveals faint auras of transmutation magic within the
. Sifting through the pile reveals 1d4 + 2 tiny diamonds amid the grains of sand. Each diamond has an apparent value of 100 gp, and a character in possession of a diamond can use a bonus action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Silence Level 2 Illusion (Bard, Cleric, Ranger) Casting Time: Action or Ritual
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
For the duration, no sound can be
the Deafened condition while entirely inside it. Casting a spell that includes a Verbal component is impossible there. Silent Image Level 1 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard)
Casting Time: Action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the only effect is a hideous, ear-grating groan. The sand runs, but the hourglasses’ magic has long since dissipated. Casting a detect magic spell reveals faint auras of transmutation magic within the
. Sifting through the pile reveals 1d4 + 2 tiny diamonds amid the grains of sand. Each diamond has an apparent value of 100 gp, and a character in possession of a diamond can use a bonus action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Project Image 7th-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: 500 miles Components: V, S, M (a small replica of you made from materials worth at least 5 gp) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day You
reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Project Image Level 7 Illusion (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 500 miles
Components: V, S, M (a statuette of yourself worth 5+ GP)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day
You create
Magic action, you can move it up to 60 feet and make it gesture, speak, and behave in whatever way you choose. It mimics your mannerisms perfectly. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Silent Image Level 1 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You create the image
image reveals it to be an illusion, since things can pass through it. A creature that takes a Study action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Minor Illusion Illusion cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: 1 minute You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the
effect. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature can determine that it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Silent Image 1st-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You create the image of an object, a creature, or
natural for the image. For example, if you create an image of a creature and move it, you can alter the image so that it appears to be walking. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Minor Illusion Illusion cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: 1 minute You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the
effect. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature can determine that it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Silent Image 1st-level illusion Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You create the image of an object, a creature, or
natural for the image. For example, if you create an image of a creature and move it, you can alter the image so that it appears to be walking. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Minor Illusion Illusion Cantrip (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S, M (a bit of fleece)
Duration: 1 minute
You create a sound or an image of
object—such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest—it must be no larger than a 5-foot Cube. The image can’t create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, since things can pass through it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
shelves that are carved into the walls behind them. Casting dispel magic on one of these mirrors ends the illusion and reveals the hidden shelf beyond. Treasure Two of the shelves are bare. The third holds a bronze mask molded to resemble Halaster’s visage (50 gp).






