channeling writing roll

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

’s blank pages, which fills with writing detailing the trapped creature’s widely known name and depravities. Once used, this action can’t be used again until the next dawn. When you

roll for a spell you cast against a Fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling. Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random properties (see “Artifacts” in

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations

to the book, you can cast circle of death (save DC 20) from it as an action. After you cast the spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–5, you can’t use this property again until the next dawn

Demonomicon of Iggwilv Legacy

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

do so, you can add double your proficiency bonus to the check. Fiendish Scourging. Your magic causes pain to fiends. While carrying the book, when you make a damage roll for a spell you cast against

saving throw with disadvantage or become trapped within one of the Demonomicon’s empty blank pages, which fills with writing detailing the trapped creature’s widely known name and

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

":"1d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the darkling elder had advantage on the attack roll, the attack deals an extra 10 (3d6

, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the darkling grows into a tall and fair form, like that of a gray-skinned elf. The darkling perishes if the ritual fails.

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

advantage on the attack roll, the attack deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger (Advantage)","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Ancient legends

qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Personality Traits d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"} Trait 1 I will not risk injury at the hands of weaker creatures—especially while I can turn

rather enjoy the company of people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature. Deep Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Personality Traits d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"} Trait 1 I will not risk injury at the hands of weaker creatures—especially while I can turn

rather enjoy the company of people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature. Deep Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal

Shifter Traits

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

Shifter Traits As a shifter, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. Size. You are Medium. Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet. Bestial Instincts. Channeling the

ends its turn within 5 feet of you. This reactive movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks. Wildhunt. While shifted, you have advantage on Wisdom checks, and no creature within 30 feet of you can make an attack roll with advantage against you unless you’re incapacitated.

H1. Cave Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

enter the cave, the characters see that the walls are sculpted and chiseled, empty sconces dot the walls, and chunks of stucco—once brightly painted with scenes and writing—lie crumbled on the floor

. Long, viscid, rubbery tubes of glistening purple worm dung lie strewn about, giving off their acrid odor. Treasure A creature that spends 5 minutes digging through the dung can roll on the Worm Dung

Bard: College of Spirits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

you in channeling spirits, be they historical figures or fictional archetypes. You can use the following objects as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells: a candle, crystal ball, skull, spirit board

, or tarokka deck. Starting at 6th level, when you cast a bard spell that deals damage or restores hit points through the Spiritual Focus, roll a d6, and you gain a bonus to one damage or healing roll

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use crude symbols to convey basic information, such as “food stored here,” “danger close

have a calm temperament and let insults roll off my back. 2 I don’t fear the gods and have no patience for superstitions. 3 I am slow to anger, but when I do become enraged I fight

Scholarly Standing

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

. Roll on or choose an option from the Scholarly Standing table to determine what other people think about your research. Scholarly Standing d6 Standing 1 Revolutionary. Your work has upended

. Scholars in your field follow your writing and efforts with interest. 3 Anonymous. Try as you might, you can’t earn positive or negative attention. Even worse, after you’ve published your findings

Caer Locations (C20-C24)

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

. Avarice’s Quarters This room is the private quarters of an albino tiefling who sits at a small desk in the dark, writing in a book with white leather covers. An ink-black crow perches on one of her

characters slay or capture Avarice, the gargoyles attack them as they leave the keep. Treasure. Avarice keeps her staff of frost within easy reach. When she’s not writing in her spellbook, she sticks it

73. Trial of the Square

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

73. Trial of the Square The door to this area has a square carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: This room is filled with flying sheets of parchment, with writing on the pages

character can use an action to grab a page as it flutters past with a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. Written on the page is a random spell; roll a d6 to determine the spell’s level, then randomly choose a

Customizing the Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

still writing the Player’s Handbook for the original AD&D game. Despite being (in a sense) older than the game itself, these adventures continue to hold a special place in the hearts and memories of D

containers can be determined randomly by using the following table. Roll 3d4 to determine the number of different items among the contents, then roll d100 for each item and refer to the table to

Mission to Red Larch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

around town is up to them. Each time they investigate a feature noted below, roll a d10. On a roll of 1, a patrol of two nothics working for the Six attempts to ambush the party from the cover of nearby

, each channeling a unique version of the establishment — and forcing the characters to face off against the effects of the dark magic churning within.

Darklings

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

and respected darkling can qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling’s absorbed light away from its body

damage. If the darkling has advantage on the attack roll, the attack deals an extra 7 (2d6) piercing damage. Darkling Elder Darkling Elder Medium Fey, Chaotic Neutral Armor Class 15 (studded

29. The Tomb of Pelota

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

writing, in Olman, reads, “Dare not open this pit unless you be willing to meet the challenge of pelota.” Five feet above the capstone in the southern wall is a hemispherical depression 1 foot in

. Roll initiative. The ball uses its initial actions to bounce off the walls and strike at characters, trying to get them to strike back. When a character’s attack hits the ball, it bounces off the south

Mysterious Passengers

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

, “Beware — the wolf howls at midnight,” and leaves without further comment. 09–10 A gnome watches everyone carefully, writing down observations in a tiny orange book. 11–12 A one-armed Brelish

older human reads the Korranberg Chronicle, loudly proclaiming outrage at every story. 97–98 Roll again; the travelers are one or more changelings appearing to be whatever the second roll indicates

Eldritch Invocation Options

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

components. To do so, you must write the message on the page. The target hears the message in their mind, and if the target replies, their message appears on the page, rather than in your mind. The writing

the Talisman Prerequisite: 7th-level warlock, Pact of the Talisman feature When the wearer of your talisman fails a saving throw, they can add a d4 to the roll, potentially turning the save into a

Silverquill Student

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Silverquill Student You have spent years practicing your writing and oration in the hope of becoming a student of Silverquill College. Your studies focus on language, literature, and the power of

may roll once on the Silverquill Trinkets table, instead of on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook, for your starting trinket. Silverquill Trinkets d6 Trinket 1 A black leather notebook

Lorehold Scholars

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

object, mage armor Reactions Learn from the Past (2/Day). When another creature within 60 feet of the apprentice misses a target with an attack roll, the apprentice magically enables the attacker

to reroll the attack roll. It must use the new roll. Lorehold Pledgemage Lorehold Pledgemage Medium or Small Humanoid (Wizard), Any Alignment Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor) Hit Points 60

Spellcasting

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

Spellcasting You've studied the workings of magic and how to cast spells, channeling the magic through objects. To observers, you don't appear to be casting spells in a conventional way; you appear

artificer spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an artificer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with

Spellcasting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Spellcasting 1st-level artificer feature You’ve studied the workings of magic and how to cast spells, channeling the magic through objects. To observers, you don’t appear to be casting spells in a

attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an

Magic Item Special Features

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

discovery. Use the following tables to fill in details about a magic item’s history. Some table entries make more sense for certain items than for others. If you roll something that doesn’t make sense

, roll again, choose a more appropriate entry, or use the rolled detail as inspiration to make up your own special feature. On the Magic Item’s Minor Property table and the Magic Item’s Quirk table, “you

14. Psipod Nexus I

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

. They try to stun intruders and trap them inside empty psipods (see “Psipods” below). Their “clipboards” are thin sheets of metal with braille-like writing (Qualith) embossed on them. The mind flayers use

their tentacles to interpret the writing, which provides technical schematics for the psipods. A comprehend languages spell or similar magic reveals as much, enabling characters to discern what the

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

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

Disadvantage or become trapped within one of the Demonomicon’s blank pages, which fills with writing detailing the trapped creature’s widely known name and depravities. Once used, this action can’t be used

Scourging. While carrying the book, when you make a damage roll for a spell you cast against a Fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling. Random Properties. The Artifact has the

Special Features

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

as a longsword, +1 or a suit of chain mail, +1, into a more remarkable discovery. The tables that follow can help you come up with answers. Roll on as many of these tables as you like. Some of the

you roll something that doesn’t make sense, roll again, choose a more appropriate entry, or use the rolled detail as inspiration to make up your own. Who Created It or Was Intended to Use It? d20

Demonomicon of Iggwilv

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

carrying the book, when you make a damage roll for a spell you cast against a fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling. Ensnarement. While carrying the book, whenever you cast the

trapped within a magic circle. The fiend must succeed on a DC 20 Charisma saving throw with disadvantage or become trapped within one of the Demonomicon’s empty blank pages, which fills with writing

Dragon's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

shelves in the west half of the room. In the east half is a table with two benches, writing implements, book stands, and glass-shielded lamps. The cloister library holds books and scrolls covering a

, most often Varnoth and the kobold Rix. The feeling of serenity that pervades the temple is the result of protective magic. A non-evil creature who makes a saving throw within the temple can roll a d4 and

Delphi Mansion Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, phantasmal force, shield, and suggestion. D9: Guest Bedrooms These two adjacent rooms are furnished identically: This dusty room contains a bed, a wardrobe, and a writing desk. The first character to

enter the westernmost bedroom triggers a roll on the Eldritch Surges table. The easternmost bedroom contains a gibbering mouther. It attacks any character who opens the door and fights to the death. D10

The Morkoth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

or magic weapons. If all four chains are broken, Hekaton’s stasis ends and he is no longer restrained or unconscious. If Hekaton is awakened during a battle, roll initiative for the storm giant king

the furniture is bolted to the floor, including an unmade bed with a squid-shaped headboard, a writing desk stained with ink, an open trunk, a slender wardrobe stuffed with old robes, and a wooden

Abyssal Prisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

Shalendra deals 10 damage to the vrock every round. The demon focuses on one target each round (roll randomly). If the characters join the battle, the vrock attacks them. Glyph Key. Issem has a glyph key

pillars. In the southwest corner is a black gate. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check can tell that the rift is channeling elemental forces. If the check succeeds by 5

Death House Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

furniture. Faint footprints lead to the cloakroom (area D2b). Encounter. Roll on the Death House Encounters table the first time a character enters this room. D3: Den of Wolves This oak-paneled room

to the higher shelves. The bookshelves hold hundreds of tomes on topics such as history, warfare, and alchemy. Encounter. Roll on the Death House Encounters table the first time a character enters

Portal Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

portals the characters access will never lead to the headquarters. The current destinations of the portals are noted on the Portals table. You can choose encounters you favor, or roll on the table to

see where the characters end up, rerolling any locations already visited. For the first three destinations, roll a d6 to prevent the characters from reaching The Maverick. For subsequent destinations

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