Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'curse wand reveals'.
Other Suggestions:
curse wand reverts
cause wall reveals
curse wand repeats
course wall reveals
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Fates card can end this curse.
Fates. Reality’s fabric unravels and spins anew, allowing you to avoid or erase one event as if it never happened. You can use the card’s magic as soon as
until they or someone else reveals it. Nothing less than a Wish spell or divine intervention can end the NPC’s hostility toward you.
Ruin. All forms of wealth that you carry or own, other than
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Special Equipment. Vellynne wears bracers of defense and carries a wand of magic missiles (see “Actions” below).
Spellcasting. Vellynne is an 8th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting
.
Wand of Magic Missiles. While holding this wand, Vellynne can expend 1 or more of its 7 charges to cast the magic missile spell from it. She can expend 1 charge to cast the 1st-level version of the
Magic Items
Tales from the Yawning Portal
This stone is a large gem worth 150 gp.
Curse. The stone is cursed, but its magical nature is hidden; detect magic doesn’t detect it. An identify spell reveals the stone’s true nature
. If you use the Dash or Disengage action while the stone is on your person, its curse activates. Until the curse is broken with remove curse or similar magic, your speed is reduced by 5 feet, and your maximum load and maximum lift capacities are halved. You also become unwilling to part with the stone.
Magic Items
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
magic. All cases of the curse end if Murgaxor’s orb is destroyed.
Magical Signature. As a side effect of the orb’s curse, the spell detect magic reveals an aura of enchantment surrounding
terrible curse among Strixhaven’s students.
Sentience. Murgaxor’s orb is a sentient, chaotic evil magic item with the following properties:
The orb has an Intelligence of 20, a Wisdom of 16
Magic Items
Candlekeep Mysteries
Carved from an ogre’s petrified heart, the gray figurine depicts the Demon Prince of Undeath in ghastly detail, clutching his skull-topped wand in one hand and three severed heads by the hair
damage except radiant damage. A detect evil and good spell or similar magic reveals that the figurine has been desecrated. As long as it has at least 1 hit point, the figurine has the following magical
Deck of Many Things
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty on saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of The Fates card can end this curse.
The Fates. Reality's fabric unravels and
ability to cast the wish spell 1d3 times.
Rogue. A nonplayer character of the GM's choice becomes hostile toward you. The identity of your new enemy isn't known until the NPC or someone else reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Most of their armor and weapons are damaged beyond repair.
Falkir Gravelfist and his band perished at the foot of a mirror gate that would have been their salvation — had they a magic wand to activate
it. Characters who search the remains find some treasure (see “Treasure”). Mirror Gate to Level 1 Worked into the mirror’s stone frame is an image of a wizard pointing a wand. This gate’s rules are as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone giants, an adventurer used a mirror to trick the basilisk into targeting itself with its own petrifying gaze. It has remained a fixture of this cavern ever since. A detect magic spell reveals an
. Inside the belly of the basilisk is a gold ring set with moonstones (250 gp) and a wand of conducting. The wand, a common magic item, has 3 charges and doesn’t require attunement. The holder of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Loadstone Wondrous item, rare This stone is a large gem worth 150 gp. Curse. The stone is cursed, but its magical nature is hidden; detect magic doesn’t detect it. An identify spell reveals the
stone’s true nature. If you use the Dash or Disengage action while the stone is on your person, its curse activates. Until the curse is broken with remove curse or similar magic, your speed is reduced by 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Unbreakable arrow Weapon No Veteran’s cane Wondrous item No Walloping ammunition Weapon No Wand of conducting Wand No Wand of pyrotechnics Wand No Wand of scowls Wand No Wand of smiles Wand No ARE MAGIC ITEMS
NECESSARY IN A CAMPAIGN?
The D&D game is built on the assumption that magic items appear sporadically and that they are always a boon, unless an item bears a curse. Characters and monsters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Dealing with Uldrak Uldrak is a bitter creature who barely remembers his past. Long ago, he learned how to remove his curse, but the solution was so beyond him that he consigned himself to failure
randomly switches language to Giant. Millennia of isolation have unhinged his mind, so he argues with himself often, even in front of strangers. Uldrak reveals his sorry tale to any who ask him about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
remove curse spell is not powerful enough to end this effect on a character, but a wish spell can. This might not seem like much of a drawback, as characters can cope just fine without ever gaining
they lost. The magic item otherwise functions normally. Ability to Keep Secrets. The character is unable to keep a secret. The hag who claimed this prize has since used it to create a wand of secrets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
.
The longsword is easy to remove from the armor stand, requiring no ability check. A detect magic spell reveals that the sword is magical. It sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius. It also carries a
curse that prevents its wielder from dropping it. If the blade is pried from its wielder’s grasp, it instantly teleports back into the wielder’s hand. The curse can be ended by casting a remove curse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
side effect of the orb’s curse, the spell detect magic reveals an aura of enchantment surrounding creatures bearing the curse. This aura is distinctive, but in a way detect magic offers no further
), remains in the dean’s possession throughout the adventure and allows her to spread the curse that afflicts Strixhaven’s students. The adventure tells you when cursed students behave strangely during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wand. When the character touches the wand to the corpse of a dead Humanoid, the wand turns to dust as the corpse transforms into a zombie with vague recollections of its past life. 6 “This rapscallion
vexes me. Deliver him to me alive and unharmed, and I’ll curse one creature whom you name.” The instant the character identifies the target of the curse, a bestow curse spell affects that creature (no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
decorated with six framed portraits of a fat, smiling wizard clutching a wand. A thick, brown, wall-to-wall carpet covers the floor.
Game. In the southwest corner, two wooden thrones face an impressive
magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around each framed portrait of Maddgoth. When a creature casts a spell in this room or disturbs the figure in the bed, the six wands depicted in the framed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
specters can pursue their prey beyond the confines of the tomb, if necessary. Opening a sarcophagus lid requires a successful DC 17 Strength check and reveals treasure within (see “Treasure”). A character
remains, the tattered remnants of ancient burial garments, and treasure of Netherese origin. The northeast sarcophagus contains two gold bracelets worth 50 gp each and a ceremonial wand (nonmagical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
nearby, as is local custom (see the “Yeonido Customs” section). The detect magic spell reveals that locals—in fact, almost all the creatures in Yeonido—radiate an aura of enchantment magic, an effect of the curse affecting their memories. There is one exception to this.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. The curse on the creature also ends if it leaves Barovia. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s lying amid the other items at the base of the statue. The curse described above applies to this treasure as well.
hoard. Any creature that takes treasure from this pile is haunted by horrible dreams every night lasting from dusk until dawn. The curse affects only the creature that did the pilfering and isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
them his pipes of haunting. While Octavian and his true heart are within 5 feet of one another, any spell that ends a curse can swap the goat’s heart in Octavian’s chest with his still-beating true
heart. When Octavian regains his true heart, the goat’s heart appears at his feet as a dead, desiccated lump of tissue. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the goat’s heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
request, but enough to place her in a special crypt. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of evocation magic around the golden sun and the bejeweled cockroach (see “Treasure” below
necklace of fireballs with eight beads remaining. Acererak placed a curse on the necklace, which can be revealed by an identify spell. When any creature dons the cursed necklace, all its beads detonate at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
creature readily surrenders the name of Narrak — the derro savant leading the cultists in the Whorlstone Tunnels (see area 12). In exchange for its life, the quasit reveals that the cult plans to curse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
swords; a woman wears robes over white scale mail, and she holds a wand set with a blue gemstone. “Welcome. I consider you to be my guests. Perhaps we can do business.” This encounter is the classic
scene where the villain explains herself if the players are willing to pause. Talis the White (See appendix D for statistics). She stands behind her bodyguards and uses a wand of winter (see appendix C
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
from the cult to obtain a cure. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check reveals that the ailment is not a disease, but a curse. A character who casts remove curse on Sovendahl earns the drow’s thanks
bodyguards (thugs), numbering one per character, including sidekicks, stay with the drow no matter where he goes. And right now, he isn’t going very far, because he is suffering from a curse. Sovendahl’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
swords; a woman wears robes over white scale mail, and she holds a wand set with a blue gemstone. “Welcome. I consider you to be my guests. Perhaps we can do business.”
Talis the white This
encounter is the classic scene where the villain explains herself if the players are willing to pause. In combat, Talis the White (see appendix D for statistics) stands behind her bodyguards and uses a wand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
bound to the floor as they walk along it. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of transmutation within the corridor. The corpse belongs to Devlin Bashir, a Calishite wizard and
member of the Company of the Yellow Banner. Devlin’s goat-like features are the result of a curse, and he was killed by tomb dwarves after he became separated from his companions. Any inspection of his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
weeping by the pool and grateful to be free of the hags’ curse. Treasure. Submerged in the pool is Radiance, a +1 wand of the war mage in the form of an exquisite golden hand mirror. While surrounded by
. Sylvarie’s Curse. Sylvarie Silversong was a devoted priest of Sune who shared her knowledge and uplifted others to help them realize their own worth. Sadly, her devotion to others masked the moon elf’s own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
be trapped. However, a detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of evocation magic around it. Picking the lock requires a successful DC 22 Dexterity check made using thieves’ tools. This
does so with disadvantage. Treasure The chest interior is lined with lead and contains 300 gp, a gold tankard embossed with a sad face that smiles when the tankard is filled (250 gp), and a stoppered bone tube containing a spell scroll of remove curse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
top of the gravestone is carved in the shape of a rose. A detect magic spell cast in the vicinity reveals a source of evocation magic buried in the earth (see “Treasure” below). The will-o’-wisp is
Crissann’s disembodied spirit. During the day, it hovers invisibly over the grave. With a whispery voice, it says, in Common, “Take my wand. Use it to destroy Wyllow, the elf witch!” If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
levitating.
A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the skull, which belonged to a duergar. Halaster preserved within the skull the duergar’s magical ability to enlarge
the water is the putrid, rotting corpse of a human wizard in green and purple robes. This is what remains of Salamanth, one of Halaster’s more foolish apprentices. Treasure. A search of the room reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
to the village’s demise. The following locations are keyed to the map of Vermeillon. Map 5.1: vermeillon View Player Version V1. The Wand and Hammer Tormun and Blenyss’s shop displays a sign
featuring a wand crossed with a blacksmith’s hammer. The sign hangs crookedly from one hook and falls as the characters enter through the front door. A thick layer of dust covers the interior of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
here, sampling the harem’s delights. Since the death curse took hold of him, he has cloistered himself elsewhere. The purebloods neither help nor hinder the characters, and they fear Ras Nsi enough not
to betray him willingly. Despite Ras Nsi’s efforts to hide the effects of the death curse, the concubines know that he is sick and dying. Ras Nsi’s yuan-ti champion, Sekelok (area 11), is fascinated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, a knight of the Solar Bastion, who has been trying to break the curse upon the place. Theira asks the adventurers for help, as a Deck of Many Things has been spotted at a traveling market many days
away, and she’s eager to track it down. Soul Prison. The characters find a small sculpture that radiates magic. Further investigation reveals the sculpture contains the soul of a person who drew the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Rudolph’s curse and Erasmus’s unique nature prevents the elder van Richten from perceiving his son’s ghostly existence. Erasmus could have become a sorrowful bystander, but his unfaltering empathy and
. Through devices such as tarokka decks and spirit boards, he reveals the histories and intentions of spirits. An overzealous priest detects the undead presence hovering near Rudolph van Richten and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
chapter 2) and offer Nib something in return for his gifts. Nib kindly accepts whatever the character offers but isn’t looking for help to end his curse, because as long as Granny Nightshade remains
protection 6 Gloves of thievery 7 Wand of secrets 8 Tiny hourglass that functions like an elemental gem of the blue sapphire (air elemental) variety Nib’s Haunts As Nib works, characters who have a






