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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This rod has the following properties.
Alertness. While holding the rod, you have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on Initiative rolls. Spells. While holding the rod, you can cast the
following spells from it:
Detect Evil and Good
Detect Magic
Detect Poison and Disease
See Invisibility
Protective Aura. As a Magic action, you can plant the haft end of the rod in the ground
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength (Athletics) checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers.
Button 6. The rod assumes or remains in its normal form and indicates
This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
after you roll Initiative, or you can extinguish the light as a Bonus Action.
While holding this weapon, you can take a Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage
.
Acrobatic Assist (Quarterstaff and 10-Foot Pole Forms Only). While holding this weapon, you have Advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks.
Attack Deflection (Quarterstaff Form Only). When you are hit by
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
cleric spell up to 9th level at will.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, Quenthel has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Tentacle Rod
. Quenthel wields a tentacle rod.Multiattack. Quenthel makes three tentacle rod attacks.
Tentacle Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tentacle Rod
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Special Equipment. The drow wields a tentacle rod.
Sunlight Sensitivity
. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes two Demon Staff attacks or one Demon Staff attack
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Special Equipment. The drow wields a tentacle rod.
Sunlight Sensitivity
. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes two Demon Staff attacks or one Demon Staff attack
Drow Matron Mother
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The matron mother makes two demon staff attacks or three tentacle rod attacks.
Demon Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +10
throw or become frightened of the drow for 1 minute. The frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Tentacle Rod. Melee
Rod of Alertness
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
This rod has a flanged head and the following properties.
Alertness. While holding the rod, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on rolls for initiative.
Spells. While holding the
rod, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells from it: detect evil and good, detect magic, detect poison and disease, or see invisibility.
Protective Aura. As an action, you can plant
Rod of Lordly Might
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Basic Rules (2014)
battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers.
If you press button 6, the rod assumes or remains in its normal form and
This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that are set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Rod of Alertness Rod, very rare (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head and the following properties. Alertness. While holding the rod, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and
on rolls for initiative. Spells. While holding the rod, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells from it: detect evil and good, detect magic, detect poison and disease, or see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Rod of Alertness Rod, Very Rare (Requires Attunement) This rod has the following properties. Alertness. While holding the rod, you have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on Initiative rolls
. Spells. While holding the rod, you can cast the following spells from it: Detect Evil and Good Detect Magic Detect Poison and Disease See Invisibility Protective Aura. As a Magic action, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Rod of Alertness Rod, Very Rare (Requires Attunement) This rod has the following properties. Alertness. While holding the rod, you have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on Initiative rolls
. Spells. While holding the rod, you can cast the following spells from it: Detect Evil and Good Detect Magic Detect Poison and Disease See Invisibility Protective Aura. As a Magic action, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Rod of Alertness Rod, very rare (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head and the following properties. Alertness. While holding the rod, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and
on rolls for initiative. Spells. While holding the rod, you can use an action to cast one of the following spells from it: detect evil and good, detect magic, detect poison and disease, or see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
anchoring causes the rod to revert to its normal form. Button 5. The rod transforms into a handheld battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength (Athletics) checks made to break through
Rod of Lordly Might Rod, Legendary (Requires Attunement) Conceptopolis Rod of Rulership, Rod of Lordly Might,
Rod of Resurrection, Rope of Entanglement This rod has a flanged head, and it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
press button 5, the rod transforms into a handheld battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers. If you press button 6, the
Rod of Lordly Might Rod, legendary (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
anchoring causes the rod to revert to its normal form. If you press button 5, the rod transforms into a handheld battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength checks made to break through
Rod of Lordly Might Rod, legendary (requires attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The rod has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength (Athletics) checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers. Button 6. The rod assumes or remains in its normal form and
Rod of Lordly Might Rod, Legendary (Requires Attunement) This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Tuning the Rod Regardless of which side, if any, the characters take in this conflict, the characters must pair the second piece of the Rod of Seven Parts to the working Docent in Ialos to continue
the adventure. (A character need not be attuned to the Docent to pair the Docent to the rod piece.) When a character touches the rod pieceto the working Docent, the piece emits a loud, metallic ping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
without a plan, they’re unlikely to survive the experience, let alone retrieve the first piece of the Rod of Seven Parts. See the advice below for handling strategies the characters might adopt. Being
Sneaky If the characters are careful, they might be able to sneak through Web’s Edge and steal the rod piece without anyone catching them. If any devotees in Web’s Edge spot the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage) or a 10-foot pole, or reverting it a Quarterstaff; the weapon will elongate only as far as the surrounding space allows
(Acrobatics) checks. Attack Deflection (Quarterstaff Form Only). When you are hit by an attack while holding the weapon, you can take a Reaction to twirl the weapon around you, gaining a +5 bonus to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage) or a 10-foot pole, or reverting it a Quarterstaff; the weapon will elongate only as far as the surrounding space allows
(Acrobatics) checks. Attack Deflection (Quarterstaff Form Only). When you are hit by an attack while holding the weapon, you can take a Reaction to twirl the weapon around you, gaining a +5 bonus to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
her most powerful servants. The attacking drow force consists of the following: Ilvara, drow priestess of Lolth, armed with a tentacle rod in addition to the usual equipment Asha, junior drow
(Jorlan has disadvantage on attack rolls, Dexterity checks, and Dexterity saving throws) Four drow warriors If any of the named drow were killed in chapter 1, they have been replaced by other drow with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
outdoor areas, creatures have disadvantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks made to navigate. Lightly Obscured. Mist perpetually shrouds outdoor areas, rendering them lightly obscured. Muddled Magic
or object is within 1 mile of the mountain. The third piece of the Rod of Seven Parts points only to Mount Ironrot without precision. Traveling Distances between locations anywhere in the Mournland
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
take a Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage) or a 10-foot pole, or reverting it a Quarterstaff; the weapon will elongate only as far as the surrounding space
(Acrobatics) checks. Attack Deflection (Quarterstaff Form Only). When you are hit by an attack while holding the weapon, you can take a Reaction to twirl the weapon around you, gaining a +5 bonus to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
take a Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage) or a 10-foot pole, or reverting it a Quarterstaff; the weapon will elongate only as far as the surrounding space
(Acrobatics) checks. Attack Deflection (Quarterstaff Form Only). When you are hit by an attack while holding the weapon, you can take a Reaction to twirl the weapon around you, gaining a +5 bonus to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The matron mother makes two demon staff attacks or three tentacle rod attacks.
Demon Staff. Melee Weapon
success.
Tentacle Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. If the target is hit three times by the rod on one turn, the target must succeed on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Special Equipment. The drow wields a tentacle rod.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight
, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Actions
Multiattack. The drow makes two Demon Staff attacks or one Demon Staff attack and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
which jets of flame will erupt, or otherwise detect something that points to a trap's presence. A trap's description specifies the checks and DCs needed to detect it, disable it, or both. A character
character can attempt an Intelligence (Arcana) check to detect or disarm a magic trap, in addition to any other checks noted in the trap's description. The DCs are the same regardless of the check used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
which jets of flame will erupt, or otherwise detect something that points to a trap’s presence. A trap’s description specifies the checks and DCs needed to detect it, disable it, or both. A character
character can attempt an Intelligence (Arcana) check to detect or disarm a magic trap, in addition to any other checks noted in the trap’s description. The DCs are the same regardless of the check used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
energy cell cannot be recharged. Figuring out how to fire and reload a laser rifle requires two successful Intelligence checks (one to figure out how to fire it, another to figure out how to load it
Rod. This 6-inch-long black metal rod has a button at the top. Using an action to press the button causes the rod to emit a chirp. Any creature within 30 feet of the rod that isn’t deafened and has an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and initiative rolls made in relation to the characters, since she is distracted while trying to capture the lizard and cocoon it in the chamber’s central web. W10
of the Rod of Seven Parts, which she uses to answer questions posed directly to the Spider Queen. Ker-arach is essentially a tourist attraction for the few Lolth devotees who know she exists. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
mistress who enjoys taunting and tormenting enemies and underlings alike. In addition to a scourge, she wields a tentacle rod. Although she has taken Shoor Vandree as her lover, Ilvara cares no more
. Because of his injuries, Jorlan has disadvantage on attack rolls, Dexterity checks, and Dexterity saving throws. Drow Warriors The remaining drow males garrisoning Velkynvelve are named Balok, Bemeril
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
attention to what he considers the uninteresting dealings of lesser beings. However, once the characters arrive in Barovia, explore a place called Death House, and find a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts
sunlight, Strahd takes 20 radiant damage at the start of his turn, has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and can’t use Change Shape.
Actions
Multiattack. Strahd makes two Death Strike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
. While holding this weapon, you can take a Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage) or a 10-foot pole, or reverting it a Quarterstaff; the weapon will elongate
, you have Advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks. Attack Deflection (Quarterstaff Form Only). When you are hit by an attack while holding the weapon, you can take a Reaction to twirl the weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
) hangs from a varnished wooden rod bolted to the door. The rod is mounted 20 feet above the floor, and the banner is 9 feet long. 20. Thullen’s Bedroom Sansuri’s younger brother, Count Thullen, sleeps in
attack rolls and dealing 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage on a hit. Their uncle, Thullen (see area 28), checks on them occasionally, but they receive little attention from their mother, since they are too