contested force

Poltergeist Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the poltergeist has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on

Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Forceful Slam","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. Telekinetic Thrust. The poltergeist

Sphere of Annihilation Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

sphere but isn't wholly engulfed and obliterated by it takes 4d10 force damage. The sphere is stationary until someone controls it. If you are within 60 feet of an uncontrolled sphere, you can use an

feet). On a failure, the sphere moves 10 feet toward you. A creature whose space the sphere enters must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be touched by it, taking 4d10 force damage. If you

Arcane Hand Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You create a Large hand of shimmering, translucent force in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The hand lasts for the spell's duration, and it moves at your command, mimicking the

with it. Clenched Fist. The hand strikes one creature or object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack for the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 force damage

Bigby's Hand Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

You create a Large hand of shimmering, translucent force in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The hand lasts for the spell's duration, and it moves at your command, mimicking the

with it. Clenched Fist. The hand strikes one creature or object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack for the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 force damage

Action Options

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

creature’s space, the mover can try to force its way through by overrunning the hostile creature. As an action or a bonus action, the mover makes a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the hostile

get into position and onto the larger creature, the smaller creature uses its action to make a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by the target’s Dexterity (Acrobatics

Sphere of Annihilation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

by it, taking 4d10 force damage. If you attempt to control a sphere that is under another creature’s control, you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check contested by the other creature’s Intelligence

sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the sphere but isn’t wholly engulfed and obliterated by it takes 4d10 force damage. The sphere is stationary until someone controls it. If you are within 60

Sphere of Annihilation

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

by it, taking 4d10 force damage. If you attempt to control a sphere that is under another creature’s control, you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check contested by the other creature’s Intelligence

sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the sphere but isn’t wholly engulfed and obliterated by it takes 4d10 force damage. The sphere is stationary until someone controls it. If you are within 60

10. Cultist Pens

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Strength of 20 or higher can force the gate open with a successful DC 25 Strength check. The first thing you notice as you enter the room is a heavy, unpleasant musk in the air, coming from cages

appearances to the contrary. Characters hoping to sneak past them must succeed on Dexterity (Stealth) checks contested by the bears’ passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13. On their first turn, the

Bigby's Hand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

shimmering, translucent force in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The hand lasts for the spell’s duration, and it moves at your command, mimicking the movements of your own hand. The

strikes one creature or object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack for the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 force damage. Forceful Hand. The hand attempts to

Doomspace in a Nutshell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

. What happens to a creature or an object that enters the vortex? That’s up to you. Although most creatures in Doomspace assume the vortex is a destructive force, it might be a gate to another dimension

. Fyreen Fyreen is a volcanic world despoiled by dragons. The planet’s remaining resources are hotly contested, giving rise to tyrants. Temperatures on Fyreen plunged dramatically after the sun

Specter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

) Incorporeal Movement. The specter can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Sunlight Sensitivity

: Forceful Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (3d6) force damage. Telekinetic Thrust. The poltergeist targets a creature or unattended object within 30 feet of

Hag Lair Actions

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

windows that she can see, causing each one to either open or close as she wishes. Closed doors can be magically locked (requiring a successful DC 20 Strength check to force open) until she chooses to

prison demiplane. To escape, the creature must use its action to make a Charisma check contested by the hag’s. If the creature wins, it escapes the demiplane. Otherwise, the effect ends on initiative

12. Drow Battle

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

demon to full health as quickly as possible. House Auvryndar’s surviving fighting force consists of six female drow, which are healed by Shindreer’s mass cure wounds spell. Spirreth Dalambra Spirreth

for his safe release. But the drow mage’s offer is merely a desperate ploy to please his superiors, which characters can ascertain with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by his Charisma

Courthouse: Summer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Courthouse: Summer After obtaining the Stone of Golorr, the characters are arrested by the City Watch soon after they emerge from the sewers. Under Arrest The arresting force consists of twelve

their case while he asks questions. A character who tries to deceive Zastro must make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the magister’s Wisdom (Insight) check. A character who loses this contest

Random Encounters (A-C)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

!” Angry villagers who have entered the castle brandish torches and pitchforks in a ridiculous display of force. Everywhere they go, they shout for justice. They follow the characters unless prevented

, one of the claws tries to crawl into the character’s backpack and hide there. It makes a Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by the character’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score. If the claw loses the

College of Whispers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

through this disguise by succeeding on a Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Charisma (Deception) check. You gain a +5 bonus to your check. Once you capture a shadow with this feature, you can’t

target is charmed by you for the next 8 hours or until you or your allies attack it, damage it, or force it to make a saving throw. It interprets the whispers as a description of its most mortifying

Alley: Autumn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

is why he would rather send a small group of adventurers than call upon a Bregan D’aerthe attack force.) Characters who are suspicious of Laeral’s intentions can ascertain that she’s hiding something

with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by Jarlaxle’s Charisma (Deception) check. If the characters somehow penetrate Jarlaxle’s disguise, he smiles and offers them 10,000 gp if they

Cove Reef

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

necklace in the gorge. The merfolk don’t have a light source to search the bottom of the gorge and hope the characters can help. A character who makes a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by

night hag’s fortress. A character who makes a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by the hags’ Charisma (Deception) checks discerns that the “merfolk” aren’t telling the truth about their tribe

The Morkoth

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

action to reel in the harpoon. If another creature is holding onto the harpoon, the merrow regains the weapon if it wins a contested Strength check. If characters take cover to avoid harpoon attacks

circle, wall of force 6th level: chain lightning, flesh to stone, globe of invulnerability 7th level: prismatic spray, teleport 8th level: dominate monster, mind blank 9th level: time stop 6

Areas of the Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

creature transformed into a dwarf touches it. Another creature can force it open with a successful DC 21 Strength (Athletics) check. A knock spell or similar magic also opens it. The door swings into the

of their story. Fooling the dragon requires each character within his line of sight to succeed on a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the dragon’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If even one character

Thundertree Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

) check contested by the blights’ Dexterity (Stealth) check to avoid being surprised by them. Developments Any loud noises here alert the cultists in area 13, who quietly and cautiously investigate

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

Locations in Triboar

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

and clear-headed leader. The regular militia takes turns serving in the Twelve, a mounted police force (good-aligned male and female human veterans of various ethnicities on riding horses) that

(Deception) check contested by Urlam’s Wisdom (Insight) check. T10. Northshield House Northshield House is a fine local inn — stately, clean, and quiet. The proprietor, Urgala Meltimer (see appendix D

Wedding Itinerary

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

and negotiator, and she expects the wedding guests and caravan servants to stick to the areas indicated by the itinerary. She despises Acquisitions Incorporated, and brings the full force of the

. Despite how strong the doors and magic of the vaults are, the walls between adjacent vaults are relatively thin. Dealing 40 bludgeoning or force damage to an inner wall creates a hole wide enough for a

Maelstrom Level 2

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

important information about her father!” or “Princess Serissa told you that we were coming, or have you forgotten?” Have the liar make a Charisma (Deception) check contested by the giants’ Wisdom (Insight

, Serissa is paralyzed (see the throne’s description in appendix B for details). If the characters do nothing to force Iymrith’s hand, she allows them to leave and pursue Serissa’s quest, convinced that

Locations E - H

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

with other Uthgardt over contested territory. Fireshear Long ago, a meteor strike blasted a crater in the frozen tundra near the coast of the Trackless Sea, shearing away tons of rock and exposing rich

present to defend the town, the frost giant raiders force hundreds of townsfolk to take refuge in the mines. The giants pile boulders in front of the mine entrances to trap the townsfolk inside, then loot

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

the creature attempts to escape by magic or force, the dragon might respond with a fit of pique, using its sleep gas to incapacitate the creature. When it wakes, the creature finds itself pinned to

dragon has imagined into being. To escape, the creature must use its action to make a Charisma check contested by the dragon’s. If the creature wins, it escapes the dream plane. Otherwise, the effect

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