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The Book of Many Things
presence reveals a glimpse of its otherworldly nature to a creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or have the paralyzed condition until
lair, creatures that aren’t members of the villain’s organization have disadvantage on ability checks that rely on the Insight, Perception, and Persuasion skills.
Potent Toxins. When
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Choose one of the following effects:
Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour.
Woe. The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls
, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour.
The deck can be used in this way twice, and you regain all expended uses at the next dawn.
Prisoners of Fate. Whenever you use the Twist of Fate
Equipment
determines that person has a hidden secret. If you reveal you know the secret to the figure, you gain a +5 bonus on Charisma checks to influence them for 24 hours. After the book reveals ten secrets in this way, it holds no more secrets of use.
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Two Heads. The ettin has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, and knocked unconscious.
Wakeful. When one of the
stewards.
If the ettin is defeated, examining the pouches around his necks reveals a collection of eyeballs and still-beating dragon hearts. The silver wires connect those living tissues to the ettin
Deck of Many Things
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
ability to cast the wish spell 1d3 times.
Rogue. A nonplayer character of the GM's choice becomes hostile toward you. The identity of your new enemy isn't known until the NPC or someone else reveals
Persuasion skill, and you double your proficiency bonus on checks made with that skill. In addition, you gain rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in the world. However, the keep is currently
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you have advantage on ability checks made using one skill of your choice for the duration of the adventure. Otherwise, this card has no
adventure, you lose proficiency with one skill or gain disadvantage on all checks made with one skill (with the skill and the penalty determined by the DM). Discard this card and draw from the deck again
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Hint Checks Any character has the option of making these ability checks to receive a hint: Charisma (Persuasion) DC 10. Dolora thinks of the character as her friend. When this character figures out
15. The character frightens Dolora into divulging information. She tells the character that she remembers the names of people she knew. Dolora also reveals that it’s important that their names be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
suggesting how their previous owners met their ends. Mind Flayer Costume Closer inspection reveals that the mind flayer is a featureless wooden mannequin dressed in a convincing mind flayer costume
, complete with black robe, cowl, and rubber mask. A Medium character who wears the costume can make Charisma (Deception) checks to impersonate a mind flayer. Such checks are made with advantage if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
parchment itself doesn’t have any magical qualities, but the word it reveals potentially does. Wizards and other spellcasters can identify the correct spell components for any spell they know, but they
must succeed on the Intelligence (Arcana) checks noted in the “Hint Checks” section below to recall the correct material components for any less familiar spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, 15 feet below the ceiling and 60 feet above the pit floor. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals auras of abjuration and transmutation around each platform. Each disk is wide enough that
addition, the winds cause creatures in the room to suffer disadvantage on all Strength-based skill checks, including checks made to jump to and from the floating platforms and checks made to climb the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
damage. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of evocation magic emanating from the mirror. Unless covered, the reflective side of a moonlight mirror casts bright light in a 20-foot hemisphere, in the
color of the moon the mirror reflects. The text notes which ability checks, if any, are required to remove a moonlight mirror from where it is found.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
work shift is four hours long, and Korvala checks in every two hours. The jackalweres return to their hideout when they are done with their shift. With the exception of Korvala, they always travel in
reveals that Korvala isn’t being entirely truthful. To avoid making a scene, she invites characters who see through her lies back to the Amberdune Pack's hideout as long as they are willing to talk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Shrine of the White Sun, though they have no idea why their ancestors named it so. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, the item is hidden under the gazebo. The
gazebo must be torn down to reach it, and doing that doesn’t sit well with the locals. If the characters damage the gazebo and don’t repair it, any Charisma checks they make to shift the attitudes of the villagers have disadvantage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
through narrow tunnels to reach this area (see the “Whorlstone Tunnels: General Features” sidebar). The glow of faerzress in these tunnels reveals sticky white strands clinging to the walls. The
(Perception) modifier of +4, and the following saving throw bonuses: Constitution +3, Wisdom +2. Because of its two heads, the Spider King has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
carrying a puzzle cube (see chapter 3) enters the tunnel, the oil basin matching the cube’s trickster god bursts into flame. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of divination magic
tunnel, though it functions the same as the others. Bringing Unkh’s puzzle cube into the tunnel lights Unkh’s brazier, giving characters advantage on ability checks made to find the secret door. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
successful DC 14 Wisdom (Religion) or Intelligence (History) check reveals that “The Spider Queen smiles on you” is a typical religious greeting that those in Web’s Edge expect to hear from fellow
devotees. Any creature in Web’s Edge who sees a character wearing something spider-shaped or hears the character speak this greeting has disadvantage on ability checks to see through the characters’ disguises. Devotees in Web’s Edge who identify the characters as impostors scream for help and attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
levitating.
A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the skull, which belonged to a duergar. Halaster preserved within the skull the duergar’s magical ability to enlarge
inside it at a time. It can make up to four Pseudopod attacks on its turn, and it makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. When the cube shrinks back to normal size, any creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the feast.
The gaunt gentleman is Mister Threadneedle, the Sewn Sisters’ manservant. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of illusion magic around him. A successful dispel magic
(DC 16) reveals his true form. Mister Threadneedle is a scarecrow disguised with magic to appear human. In a pocket, he carries the Sewn Sisters’ hag eye (see the “Hags” entry in the Monster Manual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Resolution and Consequences You determine the consequences of attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. In most cases, doing so is straightforward. When an attack hits, it deals damage. When a
fireball but ends up prone. A character fails to intimidate a kobold prisoner, but the kobold reveals its secrets anyway while shrieking at the top of its lungs, alerting other nearby monsters. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
exceed the bugbears’ Dexterity (Stealth) checks notice the hiding or fleeing bugbears. When a bugbear drops to 0 hit points, the intellect devourer in its skull teleports out to seek a new host
. Secret Compartment. Inspection of the southernmost pillar reveals a loose stone in its base. Behind the stone is an empty compartment, its contents discovered and plundered long ago.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
neutral or unaligned, this card has no effect on you. Comet. If you single-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you have advantage on ability checks made using
the duration of the adventure, you lose proficiency with one skill or gain disadvantage on all checks made with one skill (with the skill and the penalty determined by the DM). Discard this card and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
).
Secret Door. The slime obscures a secret door. Ability checks made to search the walls for secret doors are made with disadvantage until the slime is scraped off the section of wall in which the
the south wall requires a blood sacrifice to open (see below).
The altar refuses to budge. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around and above it. Any object weighing 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
Wisdom (Survival) check reveals that the cave’s mouth has recently been visited by about 25 troglodytes, the thessalhydra, and an owlbear. Area 2: Empty Cave. Nothing of interest here. The floor
much noise in an adjoining room (for example, have a fight or argument), the guards attack. Area 9: Owlbear. One owlbear is here and sleeping. Characters may attempt Dexterity (Stealth) checks against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. You gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill and you double your proficiency bonus for checks made with that skill for the duration of the adventure. In addition, the Temple of Moloch’s high priest
. Divination, contact other plane, or a similar spell of 4th level or higher reveals the location of the soul gem. You draw no more cards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
, and checks in on his passengers to make sure they’re comfortable (and not getting into trouble). Captain Xalti of Icingdeath is disguised as a male Calishite human iron merchant. He is impulsive
thieves’ tools, or the door can be forced open with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check.
Figureheads. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals an aura of illusion magic around either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
him to grow a disfigured second head. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the giant is crazed and terrified. Use the stone giant stat block with the following modifications: The
giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious. The giant is unarmed. As an action, it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
reveals that he made one stop on his way to Mistshore. He dropped off a lady friend, a priest of Bane allied with the Zhentarim, and left the stone with her and her acolytes for safekeeping. The characters
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight. The wind also extinguishes open fires smaller than a torch flame. Visibility is reduced to 60 feet. Snow on the ground creates difficult terrain in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
reveals that disrupting the flow of eldritch energy within a sepulcher will disable the structure. Disrupting the energy flow requires intense concentration. It takes three successful DC 15
Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) checks performed by a character who is proficient in that skill and is touching the target sepulcher. On each failed check, the character takes force damage equal to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
about Gadrille’s cruelty in dealing with those she deems unworthy. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check of the area reveals scrape marks around the blowhole, where people have grabbed
hold while attempting to keep from getting sent away. Characters succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) checks notices the magical emanations within the blowhole, revealing that it contains teleportation magic. A character steps into the blowhole and suffers the effects of the area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
and a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, though you may allow other types of ability checks. For example, a character who tries to trick a mascot into
reveals that a sinister magical signature is drawing the mascots here—the sensation is something like a rotten-smelling tingle in the back of one’s nostrils. The exact nature of the unsettling latent magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
prisoner, but the kobold reveals its secrets anyway while shrieking at the top of its lungs, alerting other nearby monsters. By putting the choice of success at a cost in the players’ hands, and even
triggered during the botched disarm attempt. Consider adding similar distinctions to other checks. Perhaps a failed Charisma (Persuasion) check means a queen won’t help, whereas a failure of 5 or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
secure and safe to walk on, enabling creatures to scale the outside of the tower without having to make ability checks. The scaffolding rattles and creaks, however, and any creature that moves on it
becomes attuned to the Stone of Golorr, it reveals the location of the Vault of Dragons, under the Brandath family mausoleum in the City of the Dead, and the three keys needed to enter it. When the characters are ready to visit the mausoleum, proceed with encounter 4, “Mausoleum.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, and can question them with appropriate Charisma checks or roleplaying. Scouting around the area also reveals the odd sight of an unconscious bugbear wrapped up in a floral print dress. Approaching
are focused on watching their captives, and have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks to notice anyone approaching them. If the characters free the captives, Ironhead, Harburk, and Silvana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
creature you can see within 15 feet of you. Choose one of the following effects: Weal. The creature has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour. Woe. The creature
has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws for the next hour. The deck can be used in this way twice, and you regain all expended uses at the next dawn. Prisoners of Fate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
grants advantage on a character’s Intelligence (Nature) checks to harvest spell components. S5. North Research Shed The second of two small research sheds serves as a gathering area for Witherbloom
all the characters failed the Wisdom (Perception) checks, the scorpion has advantage on its first attack roll against each of those characters. The scorpion is berserk and fights to the death