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Detect Thoughts
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(such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the spell ends. Either way, the target knows that you are probing into its mind, and unless you shift your attention to another
creature’s thoughts, the creature can use its action on its turn to make an Intelligence check contested by your Intelligence check; if it succeeds, the spell ends.
Questions verbally directed at
Ancient Gold Dragon
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","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.A Gold Dragon’s Lair
Gold dragons make their homes in out-of-the-way
action to make a Charisma check contested by the dragon’s. If the creature wins, it escapes the dream plane. Otherwise, the effect ends on initiative count 20 on the next round. When the effect
Adult Gold Dragon
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","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.A Gold Dragon’s Lair
Gold dragons make their homes in out-of-the-way places
make a Charisma check contested by the dragon’s. If the creature wins, it escapes the dream plane. Otherwise, the effect ends on initiative count 20 on the next round. When the effect ends, the
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
finish a long rest after that happens, you can attempt to regain the sword’s trust by making a contested Charisma check against Snicker-Snack. If you win the contest, your attunement to the weapon is instantly restored. Your attunement to the weapon can’t be restored in any other way.
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hidden that the surface-dwelling citizens in the area often don’t know what lies beneath them.
Because the kobolds make sure they stay out of the way of anyone more dangerous than themselves, grow
abandon this careful approach. First, because of their hatred of gnomes, city kobolds often go out of their way to target gnomes’ houses and shops. Even in such cases, the kobolds’ fear of
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
might not deal with frightful circumstances in the same way. During character creation, a player can choose up to two Seeds of Fear to represent things their character finds truly frightening. The
followed chills my blood.”
10 “Sudden noises or appearances fray my nerves.”
11 “I can’t be comfortable around creatures larger than I am.”
12 “Reflections always seem like they’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
been leached from everything. It is a place of darkness that hates the light, where the sky is a black vault with neither sun nor stars. The Shadowfell overlaps the Material Plane in much the same way
— distorted reflections of what exists on the Material Plane. Where a mountain stands on the Material Plane, the corresponding feature on the Shadowfell is a jagged rock outcropping with a resemblance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
“Cover” in the Basic Rules). DISGUISED CHARACTERS
Rather than storm Cragmaw Castle with weapons in hand, clever characters might try to talk their way inside. For example, they might don the scarlet
characters a chance to succeed.
It’s okay if the characters circumvent combat and talk their way past castle defenders. Both the Cragmaw tribe and the Redbrands work for the Black Spider, so the goblinoids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
if you miss on attack rolls with the weapon three times in a row. Each time you finish a long rest after that happens, you can attempt to regain the sword’s trust by making a contested Charisma check
against Snicker-Snack. If you win the contest, your attunement to the weapon is instantly restored. Your attunement to the weapon can’t be restored in any other way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
spell ends. Either way, the target knows that you are probing into its mind, and unless you shift your attention to another creature’s thoughts, the creature can use its action on its turn to make an
Intelligence check contested by your Intelligence check; if it succeeds, the spell ends. Questions verbally directed at the target creature naturally shape the course of its thoughts, so this spell is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
spell ends. Either way, the target knows that you are probing into its mind, and unless you shift your attention to another creature’s thoughts, the creature can use its action on its turn to make an
Intelligence check contested by your Intelligence check; if it succeeds, the spell ends. Questions verbally directed at the target creature naturally shape the course of its thoughts, so this spell is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Reflections of Lolth From the time they’re old enough to understand, drow are taught that they’re superior to all other creatures, for they remain steadfast in their devotion to Lolth despite the
elevated status. Even someone who successfully lies about having taken the test can earn the respect of their peers, since perpetrating this falsehood is a way of proving one’s worth to Lolth. Lying and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
paying it back. Characters who plan to rip off Amrik must succeed on a Charisma (Deception) check contested by Amrik’s Wisdom (Insight) check, as described under “Contests” in chapter 7 of the
the death, and he surrenders if he can’t fight, talk, or slither his way out of a perilous situation. If the characters defeat Amrik’s bodyguards and take him prisoner, he does what he’s told until an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
) check contested by the goblin’s Dexterity (Stealth) check. This guard is lazy and inattentive. If no characters are using light sources, each character can attempt a Dexterity (Stealth) check
leading up to area 3 can attempt a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw to avoid being swept away. A creature that fails to get out of the way can attempt a DC 15 Strength saving throw to hold on. On a failed save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Way to the Gate These out-of-the-way caverns hold one of Halaster’s magic gates, the approach to which is closely watched by his servants. 9a. Stonecloak Sentries Two stone golems carved to
Charisma (Deception) check contested by the golems’ Wisdom (Insight) check, with advantage on the check if the portrayal is particularly convincing. On a successful check, the golem won’t attack that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
revealing her location. Any character who peers up through the hole in the ceiling can spot Kella lurking in the shadows with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by Kella’s Dexterity
possession. The message reads, “On our way.” Treasure. In addition to her weapons and armor, Kella has a pouch containing 8 gp and 5 sp. Development. Kella tries to remain hidden until the Seven Snakes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
these thieves. Some characters might catch glimpses of these spooky figures as reflections in mirrors, shadows in doorways, or out-of-place figures standing motionless in the moving crowd. Use these
retains no memory of events that occur while it is stunned in this way. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. A creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
and sate that hunger by drinking the blood of the living. Vampires abhor sunlight, for its touch burns them. They never cast shadows or reflections, and any vampire wishing to move unnoticed among the
transporting its coffin or a significant amount of grave dirt to another location. Some vampires set up multiple resting places this way. Undead Nature. Neither a vampire nor a vampire spawn requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
natures.
Germaine is gruff and doesn’t like wasting time. She gives the characters the information she has and tries to send them on their way before they can ask questions about her involvement in the
for Coal as her reason for hiring the characters, but a character who succeeds on a Wisdom (Insight) check contested by the Germaine’s Charisma (Deception) check can sense that she’s holding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Campaign Events The Dungeon Master’s Guide includes a discussion of world-shaking events that might define turning points at the start, middle, or end of a campaign. One way to give dragons a
. Established territories are suddenly contested or might be undefended against other perils. The dragon’s hoard represents tremendous wealth flowing through a single region. Entire populations of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
at 3rd level, your confidence propels you into battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack
contested by a creature’s Wisdom (Insight) check. The creature must be able to hear you, and the two of you must share a language. If you succeed on the check and the creature is hostile to you, it has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
into battle. You can give yourself a bonus to your initiative rolls equal to your Charisma modifier. You also gain an additional way to use your Sneak Attack; you don’t need advantage on the attack roll
Sneak Attack still apply to you. Panache At 9th level, your charm becomes extraordinarily beguiling. As an action, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check contested by a creature’s Wisdom (Insight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
succeeds automatically. The character can use the feature granted in this way only once and must use it within 7 days. Reroll if you’ve already rolled this effect. Far Realm As souls travel away from
structure in the region whispers faintly. Any creature within 60 feet of the structure that can hear it must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed. While charmed in this way, the creature must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
settles and buries creatures in it. A creature buried in this way is blinded and restrained and has total cover. The creature gains one level of exhaustion for every 5 minutes it spends buried in the snow
mountain pass are reflections of Auril’s self-imposed isolation. A blizzard in Icewind Dale typically lasts 2d4 hours, and whenever the characters are caught in one, the following rules apply until it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
islands and driving ships down to the reefs. Any land that rises above the surface of the sea is hotly contested by the few air breathers that live on the plane. Fleets of rafts and ships lashed together
populated by the descendants of sailors who never found a way home. Theoretically, travelers who understand the workings of the storm could use it to travel to a desired Material Plane world. Sea of Ice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
characters hide and don’t make a lot of noise, Arveiaturace climbs aboard the vessel from the forecastle and begins to make her way toward the hold. No matter where the characters are on the ship, they
how to deal with thieves, don’t we Meltharond?” She then attacks. If she doesn’t notice the characters, she makes her way to her hoard, inspects the hold to make sure nothing is out of place, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
killed, some survivors change over several months until the tribe is balanced again. In this way, the tribe can quickly repopulate with just a few survivors. Because of these factors, kobolds don’t have
body is burned or disposed of in some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
waving unimpeded. You become aware you are not alone inside your mind. Somehow, this horror from another world has wormed its way inside you.
Something beyond mortal comprehension exists partially
twenty-foot-high cave is polished to a mirror finish, such that you are faced with countless distorted reflections of yourself. Your head spins as you try to keep your bearings.
If Tekeli-li is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, Levistus, both occupy strange positions in the hierarchy. Stygia is a frozen wasteland of mysterious origin, a churning, murky sea covered in a thick layer of ice. Where the ice gives way to open water
imprisoned means that Levistus can focus his full attention on such matters, which allows him to excel at what he does. A Contested Realm Levistus was not always the lord of Stygia. The archdevil Geryon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating Sentient Magic Items When you decide to make a magic item sentient, you create the item's persona in the same way you would create an NPC, with a few exceptions described here. Abilities A
purpose, conflict can arise. When such a conflict occurs, the item makes a Charisma check contested by the wielder's Charisma check. If the item wins the contest, it makes one or more of the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Attack You hear a scratching noise. Out of the shadows comes a broom, sweeping its way toward you as though held by invisible hands. When it gets within 5 feet of a party member, the broom attacks
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contested by the character’s Charisma (Deception) check to see through the deception. A character who is caught lying to the dragon can never win back its trust. If the dragon is incapacitated, a
character can use an action to try to pull Tearulai from Valdemar’s skull, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength check. Removing the longsword in this way restores the dragon’s evil alignment and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
preens and holds long, complimentary conversations with myriad admiring reflections here. Escape Tunnel. From the sleeping chamber, a concealed escape tunnel leads out through a hollow root before
out-of-the-way place. The dragon immediately senses the location of this gift. A creature can be affected only once by this compulsion.
Malleable Time. Time is fluid within 1 mile of the faerie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
brilliant as stained-glass windows, and alighting briefly to drop off and pick up excited passengers.
Near the entrance, a small, smiling tree turns your way and beckons you over. A red squirrel clings
, used a speak with animals spell to panic the dragonfly. Characters can spot Kettlesteam before she slips away with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the kenku’s Charisma (Deception