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area appears dark and foggy, preventing vision (including Darkvision) through it.
Sensors created by Divination spells canât appear inside the protected area or pass through the barrier at its
decide what sort of security the spell provides, choosing any of the following properties:
Sound canât pass through the barrier at the edge of the warded area.
The barrier of the warded
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warded area.
The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy, preventing vision (including darkvision) through it.
Sensors created by divination spells can't appear inside the protected area or
dismiss it.
When you cast the spell, you decide what sort of security the spell provides, choosing any or all of the following properties:
Sound can't pass through the barrier at the edge of the
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Playerâs Handbook (2014)
warded area.
The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy, preventing vision (including darkvision) through it.
Sensors created by divination spells can't appear inside the protected area or
dismiss it.
When you cast the spell, you decide what sort of security the spell provides, choosing any or all of the following properties:
Sound can't pass through the barrier at the edge of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Dark Six
The Dark Six
The Dark Six and the Sovereign Host are opposite sides of the same coin. If you believe it one you inherently believe in the other; the only question is whether you
fear or revere the Dark Six. The principles of the faith are the same: just like the Sovereigns, the Six are with us at all times. They shape the world and speak to those who will listen. In general, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
security the spell provides, choosing any of the following properties: Sound canât pass through the barrier at the edge of the warded area. The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy
, preventing vision (including Darkvision) through it. Sensors created by Divination spells canât appear inside the protected area or pass through the barrier at its perimeter. Creatures in the area canât be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
the spell provides, choosing any of the following properties: Sound canât pass through the barrier at the edge of the warded area. The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy, preventing
vision (including Darkvision) through it. Sensors created by Divination spells canât appear inside the protected area or pass through the barrier at its perimeter. Creatures in the area canât be targeted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
canât destroy it. The barrier is broken in compromised sections of Landro (areas L5, area L11, and area L16). Lighting Landroâs interior areas and the adjoining caves are dark. Area descriptions
. Psychic Damage. For each ounce of graymatter fluid consumed, the creature takes 11 (2d10) psychic damage. A creature killed by this damage rises as a zombie 1d4 hours after dying. Invisible Barrier The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Arrival in Janya As the characters near the seafloor, a pearlescent haze cuts through the darkness. Below they see a shimmering dome of light, a great magical barrier that shelters the city below. As
the characters pass through, read or paraphrase the following text: A majestic vista spreads beneath the dome: the undersea city of Janya. The cityâs dark towers are carved with circular windows and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
barrier at the edge of the warded area. The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy, preventing vision (including darkvision) through it. Sensors created by divination spells canât appear
inside the protected area or pass through the barrier at its perimeter. Creatures in the area canât be targeted by divination spells. Nothing can teleport into or out of the warded area. Planar travel is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Snapping Turtle Bay This bay is beautiful beyond compare. Though the sky is dark with clouds of smoke and ash streaked with lightning, the white sand beaches, lush forests, bright coral reefs, and
caves overlooking the bay. These simple creatures arenât inherently hostile, but they are suspicious and wary around newcomers. Any show of malicious intent on the part of strangers is enough to shift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Ebony, onyx, and similar dark-hued valuables bring shadow dragons no particular joy, but they arenât as inherently repellent as silver, platinum, and diamonds. Beauty fills shadow dragons with contempt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fills this dark cave, and various oozes slither across the walls and floor. Some sort of fungal wall or partition once divided the cave, but that barrier has been destroyed. Beyond it lies more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Adventure Themes A group of adventurers leaves the dark, rainy city, putting its mean streets behind them. They board a flame-ringed airship for a journey across the continent, but theyâre attacked
multiverse by a magical barrier. This section is an introduction to those themes, designed to help you tell stories that fit well in Eberron. It explores techniques for making compelling recurring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
might be the first to inquire after obvious inconsistencies or to notice plain impossibilities. But why has no one before them sought answers to such unignorable questions? The Dark Powers, the Mists
, and the nature of domains and Darklords all claim part of the answer, but ultimately they reflect aspects of the same cause: nightmare logic. Ravenloft is inherently a vast nightmare. Most of those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Barrier Peaks. His studies of an ancient, crashed planar craft set him on a path that might have seen him rival Ioun and Heward â until his experiments overtook him, and he became lost to the ages
. All thatâs left of his legacy is a single example of his earliest work â the apparatus of Kwalish that is the only way most folk now know his name. It was Kwalishâs foray into the Barrier Peaks that set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
benefit, renders are inherently chaotic. In a battle, a render fights with all the savagery it can muster and never willingly harms its master, but outside battle, a gray render might present considerable
Howls when it rains 10 Whines piteously in the dark 11 Buries treasure it finds 12 Chases birds, leaping into the air to catch them, heedless of the destruction it causes I suspect gray renders owe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
undead, demons, devils, and other supernatural threats can be inherently evil. Against such foes, paladins who swear this oath bring the full wrath of their weapons and spells to bear. Yet the
the influence of dark forces that drives them to evil. By setting the proper example, and working to heal the wounds of a deeply flawed world, you can set anyone on a righteous path. Patience. Change
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Abanasinia, Qualinesti, Thorbardin, Kharolis, and Tarsis into the conflict. The ultimate villains in the Dragonlance setting would have to be dark exiles of an even more unexpected sort than those described in
the Thunder Peaks.
Greyhawk. The giants might threaten Geoff, Sterich, or other nearby realms from out of the Crystalmists, the Jotens, or even the infamous Barrier Peaks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
drow priestess is seated on the throne in the southern alcove (area 25b), listening to tedious reports of the battles waging against House Freth. 25a. Hall of the Dark Seldarine Any character who tries
60-foot-diameter fountain adorned with eight statues that represent the Dark Seldarine (the drow pantheon). Cracked tiles fanning out from the fountain form a web-like mosaic on the floor.
Guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
can earn his release from the coffin along the way â by any means possible. Value to the Party. Originally native to an area near the Barrier Peaks, Ctenmiir has much experience with the initial route
. See appendix C for Garretâs stat block. Value to the Party. Garret can draw the maps requested by the Cartophile. He also knows several rumors (both true and false) regarding the Barrier Peaks, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) piercing damage from the spikes and be restrained until the spikes are retracted or the barrier is destroyed. The spikes can be retracted only by
the spikes, but the gaps arenât big enough for a character to slip through. The barriers of spikes grant three-quarters cover to creatures behind them. Each barrier has AC 15, 18 hit points, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
swift and loud. Creatures within 20 feet of it are deafened by the roar unless a soundproof barrier or a silence spell blocks the noise. Any creature that starts its turn in the river and isnât anchored
like a cocoon. The throneâs base is shaped from a dark, alien metal. Dozens of thick copper wires connect it to plates of a similar metal bolted to the floor.
Crystal Screen. When the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
between them and their enemies. Although matron mothers command great power, that power depends on maintaining the Spider Queenâs favor, and the dark god sometimes capriciously takes back what she has
barrier, harm
7th level (2 slots): divine word, plane shift
8th level (1 slot): holy aura
9th level (1 slot): gate
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the eastern edge of the vast Siren Sea. Eastward from the sea, the land rises up to two ridges of mountains. The lofty peaks of the second ridge form a barrier that few mortals have passed, so only
speak of impenetrable mountains rising amid a dark forest to the north. The Siren Sea is studded with islands large and small. The largest cluster near the mainland, called the Dakra Isles, is poorly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
feels quite right. Over long years, the monastery has drawn hundreds of dark recruits to its hidden location, through both whispered rumor and dark outreach to criminals seeking refuge from the law
the prisoners are survivors from previous expeditions sent into the Barrier Peaks by the Cartophile. They recognize any of the hirelings with the characters, or any other signs of the Cartophileâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
levelâs map. Security Mechanism. Between each pair of floors is a metal aperture with a barrier that prevents a creature from traveling to floors it isnât authorized to access. If a creature doesnât
source (such as a roomâs overhead lighting) or other means of seeing in the dark. Radiation Some parts of the spaceship leak radioactive chemicals used in the vesselâs construction. Surfaces covered in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the shipâs hull in this area. A dark, narrow tunnel extends from the opening and into the mountainside. If the characters follow the tunnel, it continues for 1 mile before exiting into the Barrier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barrier, which is immune to all damage and canât be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the
first time on a turn takes 40 (9d8) lightning damage. When the barrier appears, read: The shimmering head and shoulders of a woman blink into existence above the arena floor. Electrical currents course
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. Characters can break through this barrier with some effort; it has AC 16 and 50 hit points per 5-foot segment. 18. Troglodyte Warren Most of the troglodytes dwell in a group of dismal caverns
origin.
Something scrapes and hisses in the dark, and you hear the soft padding of scaly feet on rock.
Characters who are being stealthy might catch the troglodytes unawares. If the characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
, letâs say youâre a warlock with the Dark Oneâs Blessing feature, which gives you temporary hit points when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points. You currently have 2 temporary hit points remaining from
armor of Agathys, you just slew a monster, and your Dark Oneâs Blessing can now give you 4 temporary hit points. If you take those temporary hit points, they replace the ones from armor of Agathys and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
no weapons. He speaks Common and Infernal, wears an ankle-length caftan, and has dark hair. His neatly trimmed goatee beard is dyed crimson. Falaster works for Sylvira Savikas, a tiefling expert on
Candlekeep (see âKnights of the Shieldâ). V30. Barrier of Iron Bars This sewer tunnel slopes down gradually toward the south, channeling water and sewage into the cityâs sewer system. The tunnel is blocked by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
leading down to area Y19j. This barrier was created by a wall of force spell and is maintained by the glowing green crystal set above the doorway (see âGreen Crystalâ below). As long as this crystal
its fixture, which causes the crystal to go dark for good, ending the wall of force. Destroying the crystal has the same effect. The crystal is a Tiny, 1-pound object with AC 13, 4 hit points, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
socket causes the orb to go dark. Interior Doors. Each interior door is a fleshy barrier that opens when a creature that has telepathy approaches within 5 feet of it, then quickly closes after the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
that he canât control kiddywidgets by using his ring of telekinesis. (See area U5 for more information about Stonkyâs ring.) U3. Unlit Hallway Beyond the double door is a dark, twenty-foot-wide
enter the hall. U4. Forge A stone forge stands at the back of this dark room, which contains four stone tables apparently meant to serve as workstations. Smithâs tools are spread across the tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, but unless the characters pass the barrier by magical means, it needs to be cleared. For each hour of work, one character can make a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check or Intelligence check using
dark when the characters enter. Any creature in the room that speaks the command word âcandescaâ causes the three crystal hemispheres in the ceiling to glow, filling the room with bright light. The






