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Returning 34 results for 'contents when requiring'.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
spellcaster, the drone casts the stored spell with any parameters set by the original caster, requiring no components. When the spell is cast or a new spell is stored, any previously stored spell is
planar travel to enter or exit the orb. As a bonus action, the drone can move the orb and its contents up to 30 feet in any direction. A successful casting of the Dispel Magic spell on the orb (DC 15
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
arises that was predefined by the spellcaster, the drone casts the stored spell with any parameters set by the original caster, requiring no components. When the spell is cast or a new spell is stored
travel to enter or exit the orb. As a bonus action, the drone can move the orb and its contents up to 30 feet in any direction. A successful casting of the Dispel Magic spell on the orb (DC 15) destroys
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell
split open to show their contents and clusters of crystal points more than a foot in diameter that extend six to ten feet from the interior stone surfaces of the lair. These crystals resonate with the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, and its speed isn’t reduced.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell
dragon lairs frequently exhibit or develop large and beautiful clusters of amethyst crystals, including massive cathedral geodes split open to show their contents and clusters of crystal points more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
goods, spices, and other trade items. Each of the crates is marked with chalk describing the contents. One of the crates, with a chalk marking that says “Gold,” is trapped. Trap Sovendahl fears that some
. Treasure. The rest of the crates here contain about 2000 gp worth of trade goods. However, they are heavy and unwieldy, requiring a good-sized ship to transport them all to a place where they could be sold.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
doesn’t remember the message’s contents, it retains the ability to interpret the cipher—though, possibly in piecemeal or half-accurate terms. Deciphering the mask is an elaborate process, and keeping
the eidolon on task is a time-consuming endeavor, requiring that a character spend an hour and succeed on a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. On a failed check, the eidolon rambles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
magical property. Any creature that sprinkles the dust over itself gains the ability to cast the dream spell once as an action (spell save DC 15), requiring no components. Chest 4 contains 320 gp and a
propeller helm is an uncommon wondrous item to which only a Small humanoid can attune. While worn, the helm allows its wearer to use an action to cast the levitate spell, requiring no components. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of acid. The vat weighs 400 pounds when full. If enemies enter the castle through the main door (area 11), the giant can use an action to dump the contents of the vat over the murder holes, allowing
damage on a successful one. Once the vat is used, it can’t be used again until it has been refilled. It takes six flasks of acid to refill the vat, and an action to pour out each flask’s contents. 25
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
vampire spawn with special qualities (see below). If the characters examine the contents of the tomb, see “Treasure” for details. Any of the items can be lifted off or out if the characters so desire. If
he calls only bats. He can innately cast the hold person spell at will, requiring no components, but his target must be able to see him. When he has a chance to do so, Tloques pulls his axe from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
and threaded on a piece of gut, and other assorted valuables. Chest 1. The lid is jammed on the first chest that the characters examine, requiring a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to pry
hold scented oils and perfumes—there are twenty such containers, each weighing 10 pounds and with contents worth 15 gp. Several places that represent royal granaries in the modeled city are actually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
or a spell scroll of hold person (+1 weapons and spell scrolls are both described in appendix A). A detect magic spell reveals the location of both of these items without requiring an ability check. Aidron has also cataloged the contents of the room and can direct the characters to these valuable items.
over and shattered, have strewn their contents across the stone floor. The sound of splintering wood echoes through the space, and a moment later you see an agitated bronze dragon the size of a bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
carries. The largest drawer of the desk is held closed with an arcane lock spell (requiring a successful DC 25 Strength check to break). Inside is a flat box of black wood (see the next subsection) and a
detect magic is used on the black box, the contents give off an aura of evocation magic. The box contains several pieces of parchment. A portion of the top page stored in the box has runes on it that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
one of the furs in Balsag’s bedding, requiring a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice, contains 241 sp and 54 gp.
44. Rift A rift opens here, its debris-strewn floor two feet below
two sapphires (worth 50 gp each). 46. Old Shrine The stone door at the end of the corridor is closed and stuck, requiring someone to make a successful DC 15 Strength check to pull it open. Faded mosaic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
drawers, four small coffers of copper on the table, and two bronze caskets. Each bronze casket has a poisonous snake inside, which must be dealt with before the contents can be accessed (see “Treasure
iron trunks, six smaller chests, and five even smaller coffers. As the characters investigate and attempt to open them, they discover features and contents as follows. Opening a locked one requires a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The alhoon’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: detect
cast the following spells, requiring no components. At will: detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only) Actions
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. If the characters seize all this treasure, don’t bother rolling to determine the exact contents of each sack
has a challenge rating of 11 (7,200 XP). Spellcasting. Sansuri casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
can help it. When confronted by one or more unfamiliar foes, he flees to Skalanthas’s lair (area M38). If all routes to the lair are cut off, Ronnom tries to bribe enemies with the contents of his top
lock is simple (requiring 1 action to pick) and of good quality (DC 15). A barred window six inches long and four inches high allows visibility into the room beyond. The cell contains a neatly made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the trunk has a secret drawer in it that contains six scroll tubes. The jarl will take these items if he is forced to flee and has time to get them. The contents of the tubes are as follows: Number 1
Fire Giant King). An apparently empty ledge high in the southwest wall is the resting place of an iron box that is invisible, has no magical aura, and is locked (requiring a successful DC 20 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
is attuned to the cave can use an action to cast one of the following spells, requiring no material components: clairvoyance, identify, sending, or teleport. Development King Hekaton often used the
against the stronghold. They also use shark hide to fashion apparel and shark teeth to festoon their weapons (see area 20), Treasure The main cave contains two giant clams. The clams’ contents are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the coffers or the spilled contents, thick iron bars drop from above the entrance. This portcullis can be lifted by someone who makes a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. At the same time
storage area for the chief’s excess coinage. Treasure. The room contains seven chests and some empty boxes. The chests have the following contents: The first chest holds bags of coins (amounting to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
door, with one typically held by the enclave and a second by the owner of the vault’s contents. When both keys have been turned in multiple locks, the door opens. While the wedding is in progress, Gorat
Cloaks the tabaxi (see “11:30 AM”). Double Vaults. Some vaults are set up as two rooms, with the magically locked door of the second room also requiring a password to be spoken before the door can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
iron strongbox, requiring thieves’ tools and a successful DC 20 Dexterity check to open. This pay chest contains 600 cp, 180 sp, 90 ep, and 60 gp. W6: South Quarters This was a miners’ barrack, where
blocked or barred from the inside. The contents of the barrels and tuns have long evaporated. W8: Fungi Cavern Dense carpets of weird fungi cover large sections of the floor in this cavern. The growth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
and remain here, they reset the trap within a day after it has been triggered. Secret Stairwell. The secret door behind the east statue is well hidden, requiring a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception
closet conceals a secret door. The door isn’t well hidden, requiring a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check to find. Nimira knows about the secret passage and escapes through it if pressed. 41
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Hit: 16 (3d10) bludgeoning damage. Lighthouse Energy Blast. Magical power can be focused through a lighthouse beacon, requiring 1 round to gather energy and aim. The following round, the energy can be
than one creature per round. Secret Features A secret feature, gained at rank 4, is one that remains unnoticed to most inspection, typically requiring a successful DC 25 Intelligence (Investigation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
failed check, the spell slot is expended but the creature remains soul bound. Kelson Darktreader Urns. The urns are magic and worthless but clever fakes that appear valuable, requiring a successful DC 20
) sleeps here. Cell C. One Thayan apprentice (see appendix B) sleeps here. Cell D. Each of these two rooms is a library. An hour spent examining a library’s contents turns up two pieces of lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
former contents. These ruined, side-by-side cottages look as though they might have been the homes of prosperous shopkeepers or well-off farmers in their time. All that remains are collapsed walls and
doors are shut and windows shuttered.
Cultist The doors to this cottage are barred from the inside, requiring a successful DC 20 Strength check to force open. The shutters are also barred from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
successful DC 20 Dexterity check. A knock spell or similar magic also opens the trunk. The trunk contains Xardorok’s personal possessions (see “Treasure” below), and it is trapped. If all its contents
Spellcasting (Psionics). Grandolpha’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: druidcraft, mending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
servant (use the stone golem stat block). It is designed to defend Landro from enemy boarders. As soon as a creature disturbs the table’s contents, the table reveals its true nature and attacks
suppresses the magic for 1 minute, during which time the piece can be touched and removed without requiring creatures to make a saving throw. When the piece is removed, the four defense sentinels attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
creature it sees in the doorway.
This room was once a library and workshop, but nothing of its original contents remains intact.
Developments If the characters open the door and stay out of the
sits a battered wooden chest. The chest is hard to see from the floor, requiring a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice. The chest is unlocked and contains 90 ep, 120 gp, a potion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The naiad casts one of the following spells using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (save DC 14) and requiring no material components
and arranging boxes. T9. Guest Rooms All the rooms in this area have the same basic features, plus additional contents related to their occupants. You can decide how many rooms are occupied based on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
moldering linens. Most of the shadow boxes contain mummified pixies pinned to boards like a collection of butterflies. The glass on one of the shadow boxes has been broken, and its contents are missing. B9
cottage within eight days. Bavlorna provides three pieces of information before spitting into her hand and requiring the characters to shake it, thus sealing the bargain: Loomlurch is a giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
access the buckets’ contents. Treasure. Numerous weapons and armor pieces are scattered about the forge. A character who succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check finds one of the
with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
above the floor, a secret door is hidden. The door is nearly impossible to find from the floor, requiring a successful DC 30 Wisdom (Perception) check. The smooth wall is hard to climb without aid
area are slain, it rampages like its kin in area 95. Crucible. The 5-foot-high crucible contains molten metal. As an action, a creature can attempt to spill the contents by tipping the crucible over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
lock for 10 minutes, lowering the DCs by 10 during that time. The mechanical lock remains intact if the magical lock is bypassed, requiring another knock spell or the use of the key. The key, which
. Honor Guard Dust cloaks the contents of this twenty-foot-wide hall. Six alcoves line the walls, three to the north and three to the south. Each alcove except the southwest one holds a humanoid figure