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, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted
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divined.
Nature can’t abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, common animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even
book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties.
The Book of Vile Darkness
Spell Scroll
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Magic Items
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, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted
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Glyph of Warding
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Spells
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another object covering the glyph, approaching within a certain distance of the glyph, or manipulating the object on which the glyph is inscribed. For glyphs inscribed within an object, the most common
triggers include opening that object, approaching within a certain distance of the object, or seeing or reading the glyph. Once a glyph is triggered, this spell ends.
You can further refine the
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Spells
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common triggers are opening the object, approaching within a certain distance of it, or seeing or reading the glyph.
You can further refine the trigger so the spell is activated only under certain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Card Reading When you perform a card reading before running the adventure, write down the results for reference later. If the characters have their fortunes read in the adventures, do the card
reading again, out loud for the players’ benefit. Substitute the new results for the old ones. When you’re ready to begin the card reading, remove the fourteen cards with the crown icon (the high deck) and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd, the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind, and the Sunsword The identity of a powerful ally in the fight against Strahd This card reading can make the adventure different each time you play it. At some point
during the adventure, the characters are likely to meet Madam Eva, the old Vistani seer (see chapter 2, area G), who can perform the same card reading for them. Characters can also have Ezmerelda
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Deception +6, Insight +3
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Reading Niche Desks. In the middle of the room stands a row of desks. Seated behind one of the desks is Spite Harrowdale (NE male Rashemi human archmage who speaks Abyssal, Common, Dwarvish
wand with a light cantrip cast on the end of it and reading a bone-dry biography of Ahghairon, the archwizard who founded Waterdeep. If the characters are being led through Dweomercore by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on
table. Spell Scroll Spell Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus Cantrip Common 13 +5 1st Common 13 +5 2nd Uncommon 13 +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
)
Skills Deception +6, Insight +3
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its
continue reading its thoughts as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken. While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on
bonus, as well as the scroll’s rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table. Spell Scroll Spell Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus Cantrip Common 13 +5 1st Common 13 +5 2nd Uncommon 13 +5 3rd Uncommon 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
without Material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust
determines the spell’s saving throw DC and attack bonus, as well as the scroll’s rarity, as shown in the following table. Spell Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus Cantrip Common 13 +5 1 Common 13 +5 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
without Material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust
determines the spell’s saving throw DC and attack bonus, as well as the scroll’s rarity, as shown in the following table. Spell Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus Cantrip Common 13 +5 1 Common 13 +5 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, and humans who live in one kingdom speak a common language, which is completely different from that spoken in the neighboring kingdom. This might make communication (and diplomacy) between two
. In a region where one race has subjugated another, the language of the conquerors can become a mark of social status. Similarly, reading and writing might be restricted by law to the upper classes of a society.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Spellshard Wondrous item, common This polished Eberron dragonshard fits in the hand and stores information similar to a book. The shard can hold the equivalent of one book that’s no more than 320
holding the shard, you can use an action to open your mind to the shard, seeing its content in your mind. On subsequent rounds, reading the text or scribing new text on blank “pages” in the shard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Spellshard Wondrous item, common This polished Eberron dragonshard fits in the hand and stores information similar to a book. The shard can hold the equivalent of one book that’s no more than 320
holding the shard, you can use an action to open your mind to the shard, seeing its content in your mind. On subsequent rounds, reading the text or scribing new text on blank “pages” in the shard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Clothes of Mending Wondrous Item, Common This elegant outfit magically mends itself to counteract daily wear and tear. Pieces of the outfit that are destroyed can’t be repaired in this way. Kieran
Yanner Crystal Ball
Crystal Ball Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)
While touching this crystal orb, you can cast Scrying (save DC 17) with it.
Crystal Ball of Mind Reading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the words on
bonus, as well as the scroll’s rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table. Spell Scroll Spell Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus Cantrip Common 13 +5 1st Common 13 +5 2nd Uncommon 13 +5 3rd Uncommon 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Oracular Conflux A few of Keranos’s most isolated temples serve a purpose beyond worship, being sites for the reading of worldly signs and recording of knowledge. These oracular confluxes provide
, telescopes, and other tools used to predict the weather and chart the course of celestial bodies. Each shrine has multiple methods of predicting the future that it might offer visitors—with reading the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
grandmother. When not serving the Watchful Order, he spends his days reading and writing books in his library. Barnibus uses spells that help him investigate crimes, pry secrets from the minds of suspects, and
Int +5, Wis +4
Skills Arcana +5, Insight +6, Investigation +7, Perception +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Halfling
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
capable of reading the Books of Prophecy, an ancient set of tomes that hint at future events of grand significance. Tower Sage Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 10 (13 with Mage Armor)
Hit
12
Languages Common plus any three languages
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Multiattack. The tower sage makes two Arcane Burst attacks and can use Starry Radiance if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
would rather spend time in quiet contemplation or reading than in frivolous conversation. Alignment. Lawful good. Personality Trait. “Don’t talk to me. I’m reading.” Ideal. “Magic belongs only in the
, Cha +3
Skills Arcana +6, History +6
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Special Equipment. Ringlerun wields a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, Insight +3
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to polymorph
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Myrkul Patrol Set the scene by reading the following boxed text aloud: Through dense vines and foliage ahead, you can see a dancing flame surrounding a floating skull. Shadows move in the greenery
enhanced by the dragon’s magical connection to nature. The cave has an earthy smell and is warm and humid. The following features are common throughout.
Ceilings. The ceilings throughout the cave are 40
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold Student You have spent your youth preparing to be a student of Lorehold College, reading every book on the college’s recommended reading list for prospective students. Your academic passions
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, ring of mind shielding, ring of telekinesis, potion of mind reading, and the medallion of thoughts could represent psychic items from Sarlona. In addition to psychic treasures, Sarlona is a source of a
number of exotic plants and medicines. Dreamlily (described in chapter 4) is a useful Sarlonan narcotic, but over the course of the past few decades it has become a common recreational drug. Trinkets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
stone villa enveloped in ivy. Its common features are described below.
Ceilings. Ceilings on the ground floor are 8 feet high and flat. Second-floor ceilings are 15 feet high and peaked, with wooden
or closed.
Describe this location to the players by reading the following boxed text aloud: Following a trail through the woods, you come to a foggy clearing, in the midst of which stands a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Umbraxakar’s memories to this room, which will enable the shadow dragon to pull more of Vanrakdoom into the Shadowfell. They chant the following verse over and over in Common: “Darkness quench the sun
a faint image in the cloud of an adult bronze dragon surrounded by figures in black robes wearing the holy symbol of Shar and reading from scrolls. As the great creature writhes in pain, its bronze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
single god, interpreting their intentions for the wider world. Others aren’t aligned with a god and observe the night sky, reading Nyx like a vast, cryptic scroll for insights. Divine Influence. Just
Languages Celestial, Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Blessings of the Gods. While the oracle is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier. In addition, a creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(Melissara Shadowdusk) sits in an easy chair in the northeast corner, reading and muttering to herself.
Other Furnishings. A canopied bed and an armoire stand against the south wall, and a silk curtain
exile and chooses to remain in Shadowdusk Hold despite every instinct telling her to flee. Melissara is a human archmage, with these changes: Melissara is neutral. She speaks Common, Deep Speech, Draconic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
-reading abilities aid them in creating near-perfect disguises and plucking secrets from unguarded minds. Occasionally, doppelgangers use their shape-shifting ability in more overt ways, transforming into
Int 11 +0 +0
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha 14 +2 +2
Skills Deception +6, Insight +3
Immunities Charmed
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages Common plus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Activating an Item Activating some magic items requires a user to do something in particular, such as holding the item and uttering a command word, reading the item if it is a scroll, or drinking it
in a book or on a scroll, a formula is one step rarer than the item it allows a character to create. For example, the formula for a common magic item is uncommon. No formulas exist for legendary items
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
illusion magic was required reading in many Netherese classrooms. It describes clever ways to use common illusion spells. The Unfettered Mind. This lunatic text discusses how one might exist solely as a
disembodied brain, preserved for eons in a magical suspension fluid. It includes sketches of brains in jars. A dwarf adventurer explores the upside-down spire of a lost city P8. Upside-Down Reading
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
(written in Common) of the life of Sarah, who describes herself as a servant in the Waterdeep manor of Lord Viallis Yellowcrest and Lady Maria Yellowcrest. The diary entries are not on consecutive pages
heard me this time. I have never been so scared, but I must tell Lady Maria what I have seen. I must!
In her diary, Sarah tried to draw the image of the cover of an old tome Lord Viallis was reading