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Spells
Player’s Handbook
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Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as magical light created by spells of a level lower than this spell, can’t illuminate the area.
Daylight. Bright light fills the area
. Magical Darkness created by spells of a level lower than this spell can’t extinguish the light.
Peaceful Rest. Dead bodies interred in the area can’t be turned into Undead.
Extradimensional
Hallow
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
leaves the area.
Courage. Affected creatures can't be frightened while in the area.
Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as magical light created by spells of a lower level than
the slot you used to cast this spell, can't illuminate the area.
Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical darkness created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used to cast this spell
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
smartest one of the group. The sound of an alpha’s howl strikes terror into those who hear it and is a sure sign that a pack is on the prowl.
Shadow Mastiffs
Shadow mastiffs—hounds of the
darkness, the shadow mastiff becomes invisible, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. The invisibility lasts until the shadow mastiff uses a bonus action to end it or until the shadow mastiff attacks, is in bright light, or is incapacitated.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
covers every surface, muffling sound.
A meenlock can supernaturally sense areas of darkness and shadow in its vicinity and can teleport from one darkened space to another—enabling it to sneak up on
influence is strong, one or more meenlocks might spontaneously arise in the shadows or darkness nearby. If more than one meenlock is born, a lair also magically forms. The earth creaks and moans as narrow
Species
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
that extend from their back and shoulders.
Like owls, owlin are graced with feathers that make no sound when they move or fly, making it easy for them to sneak up on you in the library.
Your owlin
additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or
Inquisitor of the Sword
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, and their companions hunted Fiends, Undead, Aberrations, and other supernatural threats and were tireless foes of cults like the priest of osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness
by a tome.
Today the inquisition rules the city of Malitain, a vast city-state to the north of Barovia’s original site, and the inquisition sends its members throughout the multiverse, seeking
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the amnizu’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The amnizu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
have no personalities or memories; they’re driven only by the desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal
Inquisitor of the Mind Fire
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters
members became the inquisition’s scholars, represented by a tome.
Today the inquisition rules the city of Malitain, a vast city-state to the north of Barovia’s original site, and the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the amnizu’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The amnizu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal them into legions.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
created by powerful Fey such as the Queen of Air and Darkness. Each pack’s master can telepathically communicate with their yeth hounds to give the pack commands from afar. If a pack’s
. Its head has a human-like face and glowing red eyes. The creature gives off a smoky odor.
Yeth hounds make a ghastly baying sound that causes most creatures to flee in terror. They chase those who
Folk Hero
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
to sound smarter.
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I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with my destiny?
d6
Ideal
1
Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good
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d6
Flaw
1
The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
2
I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of
Inquisitor of the Tome
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
like the priest of osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on
order’s members became the inquisition’s scholars, represented by a tome.
Today the inquisition rules the city of Malitain, a vast city-state to the north of Barovia’s original site
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
internal organs of the usual sort. Their bodies are composed of cells, fibers, plasma-like ooze, and clusters of nerves. These nerves enable a plasmoid to detect light, heat, texture, sound, pain, and
constrict to produce sound.
When plasmoids sleep, they lose their rigidity and spread out and are thus sometimes mistaken for a rock or some other feature of the environment.
Creating Your Character
When
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
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7
I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter.
8
I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with my destiny?
d6
Ideal
1
Respect. People deserve to be treated
with me to pursue my destiny.
d6
Flaw
1
The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
2
I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Does all magical Darkness block Darkvision? Magical Darkness blocks Darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of Darkness says it does. For example, the Darkness spell specifies
that Darkvision can’t see through it. That obstruction is a feature of the spell, not a feature of magical Darkness in general.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others.
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Thinking is for other people. I prefer action.
7
I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter
1
The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
2
I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
) checks that rely on sight. A Heavily Obscured area—such as an area with Darkness, heavy fog, or dense foliage—is opaque. You have the Blinded condition (see the Rules Glossary) when trying to see
Dim Light is usually a boundary between Bright Light and surrounding Darkness. The soft light of twilight and dawn also counts as Dim Light. A full moon might bathe the land in Dim Light. Darkness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
3 and 4 are dimly lit by outside light. All other areas are in darkness unless the area notes otherwise. Sound. The caverns are filled with faint sounds: dripping water, scratching rodents
, scrabbling lizards, wind moaning across the entrance. These normal underground sounds camouflage the clanks, thuds, coughs, and speech of the kobolds and cultists. Sound echoes well along the main chamber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. During daytime, areas 1 and area 2 are brightly lit, and areas 3 and area 4 are dimly lit by outside light. All other areas are in darkness unless the area notes otherwise. Sound. The caverns are filled
kobolds and cultists. Sound echoes well along the main chamber (areas 1–area 5), so a fight in any of these can be heard in the others. Elsewhere, normal sounds echo confusingly and are lost in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Damage Types Attacks and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on the types. The Damage Types table
-rending energy Radiant Holy energy, searing radiation Slashing Claws, cutting objects Thunder Concussive sound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Damage Types Attacks and other harmful effects deal different types of damage. Damage types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as Resistance, rely on the types. The Damage Types table
-rending energy Radiant Holy energy, searing radiation Slashing Claws, cutting objects Thunder Concussive sound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. A Heavily Obscured area—such as an area with Darkness, heavy fog, or dense foliage—is opaque. You have the Blinded condition (see the rules glossary) when
Darkness. Special Senses Some creatures have special senses that help them perceive things in certain situations. The rules glossary defines the following special senses: Blindsight Darkvision Tremorsense Truesight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
effect to the area from the list below: Courage. Creatures of any types you choose can’t gain the Frightened condition while in the area. Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as
magical light created by spells of a level lower than this spell, can’t illuminate the area. Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical Darkness created by spells of a level lower than this spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
effect to the area from the list below: Courage. Creatures of any types you choose can’t gain the Frightened condition while in the area. Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as
magical light created by spells of a level lower than this spell, can’t illuminate the area. Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical Darkness created by spells of a level lower than this spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 9: Combat The clatter of a sword striking against a shield. The terrible rending sound as monstrous claws tear through armor. A brilliant flash of light as a ball of flame blossoms from a
. This section provides the rules you need for your characters and monsters to engage in combat, whether it is a brief skirmish or an extended conflict in a dungeon or on a field of battle. Throughout this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
into darkness. Before a monster appears, take a moment to describe the odor that precedes it, the eerie sound it makes, or the weird shadow it casts.
The Unknown Horror is born out of fear of the unknown. Our fear is heightened when the darkness engulfs us and we can’t see, or when the truth is behind a locked door, covered by a sheet, or buried
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Courage. Affected creatures can’t be frightened while in the area. Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as magical light created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used
to cast this spell, can’t illuminate the area. Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical darkness created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used to cast this spell can’t extinguish the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
blocks darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of darkness says it does. For example, the darkness spell specifies that it produces a magical darkness that obstructs darkvision. That obstruction is a feature of the spell, not of magical darkness in general.
hours. A meditating elf otherwise follows all the rules for a long rest; only the duration is changed. Do the lightfoot halfling and wood elf hiding racial traits allow them to hide while observed? The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chapter 9: Combat The clatter of a sword striking against a shield. The terrible rending sound as monstrous claws tear through armor. A brilliant flash of light as a ball of flame blossoms from a
chapter provides the rules you need for your characters and monsters to engage in combat, whether it is a brief skirmish or an extended conflict in a dungeon or on a field of battle. Throughout this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Courage. Affected creatures can’t be frightened while in the area. Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as magical light created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used
to cast this spell, can’t illuminate the area. Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical darkness created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used to cast this spell can’t extinguish the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
fallen and shattered pillars, pushing aside vines and briars.
When you are nearly at the temple, the sound of creatures crashing through the underbrush comes from behind you. You turn around to see
fills the air and the sunlight disappears as the darkness swallows you.
The party has fallen into area 1 of the dungeon, which is where play begins.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
that writhes under extreme emotion, while more exotic specimens sport actual flames dancing on their heads. Fire genasi voices might sound like crackling flames, and their eyes flare when angered. Some
, and in darkness as if it were dim light. Your ties to the Elemental Plane of Fire make your darkvision unusual: everything you see in darkness is in a shade of red. Fire Resistance. You have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
(area 8), who ring the gong to sound the alarm. Characters stand a better chance of infiltrating the den if they approach cautiously, taking advantage of the terrain and using darkness, fog, camouflage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
wings that extend from their back and shoulders. Owlin unleash magic in the sky above Strixhaven Like owls, owlin are graced with feathers that make no sound when they move or fly, making it easy for
can see in dim light within 120 feet of yourself as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. Flight. Thanks to your