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                                                    Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    âs authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     benefits.
Other creatures that peruse the bookâs open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an Undead, or a servant of a god from the Lower Planes
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     inside you, you can speak, read, and write Deep Speech.
Spells. The earworm has 4 charges. You can cast the following spells from it, expending the necessary number of charges (spell save DC 15
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ): detect thoughts (2 charges) or dissonant whispers (1 charge). Each time you use the earworm to cast the detect thoughts spell, it sends the information gleaned to the nearest daelkyr, or
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     canât be targeted by divination magic or features that would read its mind or determine its creature type.Multiattack. The infiltrator makes two Poison Blade attacks and can use Beguiling
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Blade", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Beguiling Whisper. The infiltrator magically whispers to a creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to them in peace
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     row:
Beguiling Whisper. The dragon telepathically whispers to one creature within range of the dragon's telepathy. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sky and tracking the signs written in starlight. They read these signs as omens, giving them glimpses of what is to come, and they eagerly examine the potential futures of any creatures who come to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     actions; the dragon canât take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Beguiling Whisper. The dragon telepathically whispers to one creature within range of the dragon's telepathy. The creature
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     expend to cast a cleric or paladin spell counts as a spell slot of one level higher.
Halo 
Once youâve read and studied the book, you gain a protective halo. This halo sheds bright light in a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Temple of the Immortal Lotus. When the characters enter the forest, read: As you begin your journey into the Cloakwood, the forest darkens at an alarming rate. From all around, you hear whispers, rustling
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Mind Flayers? When the characters are hours away from arriving at the Rock of Bral, read: The ship slows unexpectedly. Around you, on all sides, colossal chunks of rock float in the void. Some of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     in an invisible current.
 Sartell sucks her breath in through her teeth and whispers her next words: âMind flayers.â
 Here ends chapter 2.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Event 1: Riverâs Edge Lulu guides the characters toward Zariel, finding her on the ground of Avernus beneath Elturel. Read or paraphrase the following to set the scene: Elturel hangs above you and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     points at the figure with her trunk and whispers, âThatâs her. Zariel stands exactly where she always does â where the fighting is fiercest.â
 This encounter takes place on an open field bordered by the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     head and bonds to your skull. While the earworm is inside you, you can speak, read, and write Deep Speech. Spells. The earworm has 4 charges. You can cast the following spells from it, expending the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     necessary number of charges (spell save DC 15): detect thoughts (2 charges) or dissonant whispers (1 charge). Each time you use the earworm to cast the detect thoughts spell, it sends the information
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     for their final year at Strixhaven, the mood is muted. Social spaces are sparsely populated, students chat in whispered tones, and the campusâs energy is tense. Read or paraphrase the following when
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     clear that something is very wrong.
 Instead of the usual cheerful bustle, students mill about campus nervously. Here and there, you hear frightened whispers: âI heard his name is Murgaxor. I heard he
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Magic. Once youâve read and studied the book, any spell slot you expend to cast a cleric or paladin spell counts as a spell slot of one level higher. Halo. Once youâve read and studied the book, you
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for defeating evil.  Book of Exalted Deeds The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the character is held by the dark gaze within the stony cowl for 1 round. During this time, the statue whispers impossible secrets to the character, which carry both benefit and burden. The character
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , canât understand what other creatures say, canât read, and speaks only in gibberish. You control the creatureâs movement, which is erratic.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring hope to an endangered world. Although attempts have been
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the bookâs open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Temple of Howling Hatred When the characters follow the tunnel from Knifepoint Gully (see chapter 3), read the following text: An enormous chasm splits the earth as far as the eye can see in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     moat that surrounds it a misty waterfall whispers over the chasmâs ledge.
 The Cult of the Howling Hatred established its temple in the southwest quarter of ancient Tyar-Besil, where the dwarves
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the character is held by the dark gaze within the stony cowl for 1 round. During this time, the statue whispers impossible secrets to the character, which carry both benefit and burden. A character who
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     actions or reactions, canât understand what other creatures say, canât read, and speaks only in gibberish. You control the creatureâs movement, which is erratic.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Elf Queenâs Palace Read or paraphrase the following text to start the adventure: Your adventuring group has earned renown, and word of your brave exploits reached Queen Yolande, ruler of the elven
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     you a parchment.
 Distribute Handout: Cult Recruiterâs Note to the players. Give them a few moments to read the handout before Queen Yolande continues:  Handout: Cult Recruiterâs Note âThe Order of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     feet deep and counts as difficult terrain. A creature that enters the stream or starts its turn in it must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or fall prone due to the current. Moonstone The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     them. The inscription can only be read while it is still. To decipher it, a character must fulfil at least one of the following requirements:
  Understand Dwarven and succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     whispers, Tashaâs hideous laughter 2nd detect thoughts, phantasmal force 3rd clairvoyance, sending 4th dominate beast, Evardâs black tentacles 5th dominate person, telekinesis  Awakened Mind Starting
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     finish a short or long rest. Thought Shield Starting at 10th level, your thoughts canât be read by telepathy or other means unless you allow it. You also have resistance to psychic damage, and whenever a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ., passive Perception 12
 Languages Celestial, Common, Elvish, Undercommon; can read all writing
 Challenge 3 (700 XP)
  
 Special Equipment. Kâthriss wears a robe of stars (accounted for in his
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     warlock spells:
 Cantrips (at will): chill touch, eldritch blast, mending, prestidigitation, thorn whip, vicious mockery
 1stâ3rd level (2 3rd-level slots): dissonant whispers, fly, hex, misty step
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     "Spirits of the Nine Trickster Gods"). When Moaâs spirit manifests, read: Green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around you like a serpent. A sibilant voice whispers in your ear: âLet me help you
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Daask Excavation site When the characters take the lift down to the Daask excavation site, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: The lift seems to descend forever into the belly
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     15 to 30 feet. Due to the rubble, the ground around the pit counts as difficult terrain. Four Daask goblins guard this area and rely on darkvision to see. They hide in the pit when the characters
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     levels in this class, as shown on the Psionic Spells table. Each of these spells counts as a sorcerer spell for you, but it doesnât count against the number of sorcerer spells you know. Whenever you gain a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     wizard spell list.  Psionic Spells   Sorcerer Level Spells   1st arms of Hadar, dissonant whispers, mind sliver 3rd calm emotions, detect thoughts 5th hunger of Hadar, sending 7th Evardâs black
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     cult member named Elya who was sacrificed by his fellow cultists. Interrogating the Skull. Elyaâs skull offers its words in hair-raising, singsong whispers. The skull doesnât know anything about the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Regardless of the charactersâ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules in this bookâs introduction.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     coalesces around the book, lashing out at the characters to stop them from thwarting its manifestation. As event 5 concludes, read or paraphrase: Gailby appears in the doorway, blood spattered on her face
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     maddening whispers in their heads. After making an ability check to fix the music box, regardless of whether the check succeeds or not, a character must make a DC 13 Intelligence saving throw, taking
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant. Spine of the World Goliaths Goliaths inhabit the Spine of the World, where
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     counts as one size larger when determining its carrying capacity and the weight it can push, drag, or lift.
 Actions
 Multiattack. The goliath makes two attacks with its greataxe or hurls two
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     marching order, and read the following text to that characterâs player: You feel a gentle tap on your shoulder but see nothing behind you. If the character who is touched by Ezmerelda reacts in an
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     alarming or threatening manner, she hastily whispers, âDonât be frightened. Weâre on the same side.â Ezmerelda is hunting Strahd, but her efforts to corner the vampire have so far been thwarted, and she
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Bewitching Whispers Prerequisite: 7th level You can cast compulsion once using a warlock spell slot. You canât do so again until you finish a long rest. Book of Ancient Secrets Prerequisite: Pact of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     blast cantrip When you cast eldritch blast, its range is 300 feet. Eyes of the Rune Keeper You can read all writing. Fiendish Vigor You can cast false life on yourself at will as a 1st-level spell
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . The jar is used to record othersâ stories and your own observations, like a verbal notebook with unlimited space. The whisper jar records as fast as a creature can speak into it, and whispers back
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     additional power and becomes a rare magic item. As an action, you can cause the jar to function as a wand of enemy detection, whereupon it whispers the direction to foes within range. This property of the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     conjure spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isnât always entirely under their control. Guiding Whispers
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , and it must be in the school of divination or necromancy. The chosen spell counts as a bard spell for you but doesnât count against the number of bard spells you know. Once you perform the ritual
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , you gain the ability to converse with beasts and many fey. You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan. In addition, beasts can understand your speech, and you gain the ability to decipher their noises
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     radius around that point. It counts as neither a creature nor an object, though it has the spectral appearance of the creature it represents. As a bonus action, you can move the spirit up to 60 feet
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     at the end of the path, buried behind a 15-foot-deep thicket of thorns. Each 5-foot-square section of thorns counts as difficult terrain and has AC 11, 15 hit points, immunity to psychic damage, and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of it are destroyed. The staff at the center of the maze is a decoy and crumbles to ashes in the hands of whoever claims it. B3. Red Ruthâs Lair When the characters arrive at this location, read or
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     characters to gather around the training helm atop the platform. Once the characters are in position, read or paraphrase the following: Saerthe steps back from the platform, holds their palms outward, and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ability. If the check succeeds, the character uses the spelljamming helm to propel the ship skyward. If the character succeeds on the check on the first try, it counts toward the groupâs score in the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Mausoleum Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of Ebondeathâs Mausoleum: E1. Entry Hall Read the following boxed text aloud when the characters descend the shaft into this area: The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     unnaturally cold. As you step onto the flagstones, a voice from nowhere whispers:
 âWho is dead but cannot die, the Lord of Bones, whose embrace is patient but sure?â
 A detect magic spell reveals that
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Doña Rosaâs Vecindad The old manor house stands on a quiet street. Read the following to set the scene: This large manor shows its age, but the building is well cared for and, like the rest of the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spiritâs answers to your questions manifest as whispers only you can hear. The charm does not function if the spirit you try to contact is Undead or was the target of speak with dead within the last 10 days
                                                
                                            
                                        






