could words result

Spell Scroll Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

A Spell Scroll bears the words of a single spell, written in a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your spell list, you can read the scroll and cast its spell without Material components. Otherwise

Intelligence saving throw. If the saving throw fails, roll on the Scroll Mishap table. Scroll Mishap d6 Result 1 A surge of magical energy deals the caster 1d6 force damage per level of

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, allowing them to lurk in the highest levels and to keep watch on the city below. Hopeless Plagiarists As a result of their lack of creativity, kenku function comfortably as minions of a powerful master

degradation or shifts in meaning. Human messengers might switch words or phrases and garble a message inadvertently, but the kenku produce perfect copies of whatever they hear. Kenku Adventurers Kenku

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

struggled. As a result, you know how eager commoners in Baldur’s Gate are to see any patriar get what they deserve. While in a busy part of the Lower City or Outer City of Baldur’s Gate, you

remain very important to them. d8 Personality Trait 1 I judge people by their actions, not their words. 2 If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help. 3

Legends of Dayawlongon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Legends of Dayawlongon Ancient belief states that all life on Dayawlongon is born from the spoken words of a poet goddess—known as Kamatayang-Langit—from which comes the people’s deep reverence for

poetry and song. This is why every community has one or more binukots, bards who serve as living repositories of art, culture, custom, and law. The death of a binukot can result in the loss of

Silverquill Scholars

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

saving throw and use the higher result. Silverquill Professor of Radiance Professors of radiance call up magic through spoken words and glyphs formed of magically shaped ink and light. The

Silverquill Scholars The scholars of Silverquill College study the power of magic shaped through spoken and written words. They use that power either to illuminate and guide or to obscure and

Noble Genie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

meteor’s might crashing down on his enemies. Unlike some of his more haughty, aristocratic counterparts that rule over vast demesnes of the Elemental Planes, Nafas’s noble title isn’t a result of

those he deems worthy. When Nafas does grant a wish—the greatest gift the djinni can give—he doesn’t twist the benefactor’s words or maliciously interpret their intentions, but his circumstances prevent

Memory Web

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

whom Shalfey sent to track down the star. The messengers’ minds were drained by the memory web before death. As a result, the Speak with Dead spell and similar magic yield only confused, meaningless

responses. Bestiary for Derwyth. One of the corpses clutches a thin leather-bound book—an illustrated bestiary of creatures local to the mountains, which is worth 30 gp. The words “for Derwyth” are neatly

Ogre

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

words. Ogres believe what they are told and are easy to fool or confuse, but they break things they don’t understand. Silver-tongued tricksters who test their talents on ogres typically end up eating

their eloquent words — and then being eaten in turn. Opportunistic Wanderers. Ogres clothe themselves in animal pelts and uproot trees for use as tools and weapons. They create stone-tipped

Religious Service

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

Result 1–10 No effect. Your efforts fail to make a lasting impression. 11–20 You earn one favor. 21+ You earn two favors. A favor, in broad terms, is a promise of future assistance from a

Complications table. Religious Service Complications d6 Complication 1 You have offended a priest through your words or actions.* 2 Blasphemy is still blasphemy, even if you did it by accident. 3 A secret

Stone Golem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. Roll on or choose a result from the Stone Golem Orders table to inspire the commands a stone golem follows. Stone Golem Orders 1d6 The Stone Golem Follows Orders To... 1 Allow only those

of office. 4 Obey whoever places a missing crest in its chest, then deactivate for a year. 5 Reveal a hidden passage to those who recite a leader’s final words. 6 Watch for and do

Rules of Conduct

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

enters your home, you are expected to be gracious and accommodating to them until such time as they prove, by their words or actions, undeserving of such hospitality. Rule of Ownership. You must not

happen to them as a result, but that fact alone is not enough to encourage most others to likewise break the rules—for all they know, the brigands might be acting in the hags’ interests. If Zybilna were

March to Nowhere

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

“Roleplaying the Modrons” sidebar). ROLEPLAYING THE MODRONS Modrons have no sense of individuality. They are a collective and refer to themselves as “we” or “us.” As a result, modrons don’t

. Monodrones can normally relay messages up to forty-eight words long. However, years of wandering have degraded these creatures so that they can speak only a few words or phrases before sputtering off

Guardian Naga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

host civilizations might linger in whatever ruins remain, preserving the civilizations’ stories so their lost people might live on. Roll on or choose a result from the Guardian Naga Lore table to

inspire what a naga knows. Guardian Naga Lore 1d8 The Guardian Naga Recalls... 1 The last words of an ancient sage or leader. 2 The location of a hidden city or continent. 3 A magic word, password, or

Spell Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

affects multiple targets, such as Scorching Ray or Eldritch Blast, do I fire one ray or beam, determine the result, and fire again? Or do I have to choose all the targets before making any attack rolls

without first casting the spell that delivers it. In other words, just because something involves an attack roll doesn’t mean the Attack action is being used. By extension, the Extra Attack feature (given

Travel Distances

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

, making them more likely to miss clues and walk into ambushes. If characters set a slow pace, roll a d4. On a roll of 1 or 2, they advance 1 fewer hex that day (in other words, 1 hex by canoe or none

by foot). On any other result, their caution is rewarded, and they travel the same distance as a group moving at a normal pace. Characters moving at a slow pace can move stealthily. As long as they’re

Worshiping Athreos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Worshiping Athreos Most funeral traditions include small offerings and words of reverence to Athreos. Predominant among these traditions is burying or burning the dead with a clay funerary mask, to

, Athreos bears a Returned-like mask of each individual. Despite centuries between bargains, though, no one who Athreos has made an exception for has ever returned. As a result, the River Guide refuses to

Bowl Bandits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

start of the combat. Describe any other important details within the scene. Roll Initiative. The players each roll a d20 and add their Initiative modifier. The character with the highest result

to hear clearly and make out the words. But if you get too close without being quiet, they may also hear you. What do you do? Matias Tapia The two Bandits, Vonnet and Dilly (an orc woman and a

Magic Item Categories

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

effects of another or pour several potions into a single container. The strange ingredients used in creating potions can result in unpredictable interactions. When a character mixes two potions

when they become evident. Potion Miscibility 1d100 Result 01 Both potions lose their effects, and the mixture creates a magical explosion in a 5-foot-radius Sphere centered on itself. Each creature

A Great Frog Race

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

frogs with us?” The amphibians in the lounge are four frogs that students found outside the café and smuggled inside. The frogs’ glowing colors appear to be the result of some magic the students haven’t

might coach one of the frogs, encouraging it toward the finish line with words, gestures, and other antics. The character can urge their frog to victory with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Animal Handling

Crew Territories

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

kitchen tables, and have little interest in banners and sigils. Still, there’s no denying that certain crews dominate certain corners of the city. Sometimes this is the result of a community forming its

is the result of a citywide crew having a natural local nexus, such as the Porters’ Union and the Butchers’ Block tending to dominate Eastway, as their members congregate near the Basilisk Gate for

Crew Territories

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

kitchen tables, and have little interest in banners and sigils. Still, there’s no denying that certain crews dominate certain corners of the city. Sometimes this is the result of a community forming its

is the result of a citywide crew having a natural local nexus, such as the Porters’ Union and the Butchers’ Block tending to dominate Eastway, as their members congregate near the Basilisk Gate for

Magic Item Categories

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

potion while still under the effects of another, or pour several potions into a single container. The strange ingredients used in creating potions can result in unpredictable interactions. When a

immediately obvious, reveal them only when they become evident. Potion Miscibility d100 Result 01 The mixture creates a magical explosion, dealing 6d10 force damage to the mixer and 1d10 force

Dungrunglung

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check. The check is made with disadvantage if her words are spoken in a language other than Grung. End Result. If the characters succeed at three or more checks, King Groak is

attempting the check. THE GREAT RITUAL Once the Great Ritual is complete, King Groak expects Nangnang to materialize and speak words of love, praise, and reassurance to him. Fearing that the ritual

Delerium Chip

Equipment

objects float around randomly. 05–06 The nearest creature is affected by a Hideous Laughter spell (spell save DC 15) but instead of laughing, they repeat unfathomable syllables and words

nearest unoccupied space in that direction equal to the result times five feet. (e.g. 35 feet for a result of 7 on 2d6). 53–54 Strange glowing fungus sprouts in a 20-foot radius around the

Delerium Crystal

Equipment

words. Occasionally, a somewhat comprehensible but totally illogical phrase emerges, such as “...oh time thy pyramids!” 07–08 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet

the nearest unoccupied space in that direction equal to the result times five feet. (e.g. 35 feet for a result of 7 on 2d6). 53–54 Strange glowing fungus sprouts in a 20-foot radius

Event 6: Shemshime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

14 (4d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once fixed, the music box plays its tune to the end. As it does so, the words of the rhyme’s final stanza form in

XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Crushing End. If damage reduces Shemshime to 0 hit points, Shemshime instead drops to 1 hit point unless the damage is the result of Shemshime being crushed by an object

Amphail

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

reputation in proper society. As a result of being a member of the Lords’ Alliance, Amphail is the equal of such great cities as Neverwinter and Baldur’s Gate in matters that concern the other powers of

, but hands often drift to sword hilts when heated words are exchanged. Nearly every other sort of noble indiscretion is foisted on the residents of Amphail. Those who suffer property damage or worse at

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

with an unpleasant buzzing that imposes disadvantage on Intelligence checks and saving throws. 34 All creatures you speak with automatically believe your words, as if you have succeeded on a

on sight. 47 Creatures cannot gain advantage on attacks made against you as a result of another creature using the Help action. You have disadvantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks. 48

Tymora

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

might say words to Tymora before any endeavor in which a little good luck would help, but not when an incidence of bad luck might occur. (On such occasions folk pray to Beshaba to spare them from bad

by mumbling over the dice — tend to be daring sorts. Adventurers and gamblers make up much of their ranks. They all have the belief that what is good about their lives is the result of having both good

Echoes

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

the venerable human archmage about the demonic incursion, Elminster reveals that the demonic incursion was the unintended result of a spell cast by Gromph Baenre, a former Archmage of Menzoberranzan

them farewell with the words, “I will remember you.” Jalynfein Oblodra This young male drow was cast out of Menzoberranzan after he lost his sight, yet he survived and found his way here. The blind

Thri-kreen

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

Thri-kreen Thri-kreen wander the deserts and savannas of the world, avoiding all other races. Thri-Kreen Communication. Thri-kreen employ a language without words. To show emotion and reaction, a

texture of its surroundings. As a result, it has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. Standing Leap. The thri-kreen’s long jump is up to 30 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet

Spell Attacks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

spell that affects multiple targets, such as scorching ray or eldritch blast , do I fire one ray or beam, determine the result, and fire again? Or do I have to choose all the targets before making any

making an attack, but you can’t make such an attack without first casting the spell that delivers it. In other words, just because something involves an attack doesn’t mean the Attack action is being

Meetings with Sarusanda

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Meetings with Sarusanda The characters occasionally reunite with Sarusanda as they explore Death House. Each time you roll this result on the Death House Encounters table, run one of the following

cult member named Elya who was sacrificed by his fellow cultists. Interrogating the Skull. Elya’s skull offers its words in hair-raising, singsong whispers. The skull doesn’t know anything about the

11. The Court of Cemanahuac

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

very slippery—moving across this difficult terrain costs 3 feet of speed for every 1 foot traveled). Any sudden actions, including those necessary for combat, might result in the character taking a

(dealing damage as the lime in area 5). It looks like cloudy water. A small amulet lies beneath the caked lime. The amulet (worth 65 gp) is made of brass and chrysoprase, engraved with the words “Lord of

Wanted Posters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

poster consists of a portrait of the boy drawn in ink, above which are the following words in the Elvish script: Wanted: Will of the Feywild! Each poster promises a different reward for Will’s capture

as a reward. If you get the same result as a previous discovery, either roll again or choose an unused entry from the table. Wanted Posters d8 Offer Reward 1 “This sorry wretch has stolen from me

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