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Returning 35 results for 'dead sleight'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Crime Scene In the wake of the explosion, people emerge from their houses and shops to survey the devastation. The fireball didn’t set any buildings ablaze, but it left eleven people dead: One
) check reveals the following: One of the dead male humans has a black, winged snake (the symbol of the Black Network) tattooed on his right forearm. The dead gnome has dry waste on his boots and cloak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Extracurricular Options (A-H) Student characters can join any of the following Extracurriculars. Dead Languages Society Skills: Athletics, History Member: Drazhomir Yarnask, Quentillius A. Melentor
favorite works. Distinguished Society of Fine Artists Skills: Performance or Sleight of Hand Member: Cadoras Damellawar, Nora Ann Wu These painters, sculptors, printmakers, and mosaic artists gather to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
describes the Chaos Bell, a wicked bell said to attract monsters from near and far. The book claims the bell’s toll can even wake the dead. According to the book, the bell can be destroyed only by
asks them for help. If the characters slay the carrion crawler, the nothic offers the party the treasure in the cell (area C6). If asked about the dead dwarf there, the nothic takes credit for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
see his value. In short, the two are enjoying themselves at each other’s expense. If he must, Narizmar can free himself from the leather straps with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand
corner are Pellanonia’s armor and weapons.
Pellanonia and Ghirith are lovers. If she must, Pellanonia can slip free of her bonds with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Once free, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
if accosted. Drow Pickpocket This homeless drow commoner tries to pick the pockets of a random party member. The drow has a Sleight of Hand skill modifier of +2. Giant Wolf Spiders These spiders are
mad drow wears an amulet made from a dead spider. Shield Dwarf Berserker This chaotic neutral dwarf — a former slave of the drow — sees nonexistent enemies everywhere, swinging his or her greataxe at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
creature accusingly for a moment. This effect is unnerving but harmless. An eye closes and disappears if it takes any damage. L2: Views of Madness Ten stone rods protrude from the back wall of this dead
characters can exit by reversing the procedure. Mike Schley Map 7.6: Labyrinth of Eyes (Alternate Configuration) View Player Version L4: Dead Thief This dead end contains a withered corpse dressed in leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
building, four dead gnomes in armor lie amid the fragments of a doglike automaton.
The dead gnomes lying in the street are prison guards who were killed by Tockworth’s automatons. The guards managed to
, doing so with a successful DC 17 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Removing the clockwork defender’s mangled leg from the turbine’s machinery causes the power station to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
dead and their names have worn away. If the characters open these slabs, they find only dust and bones inside. The piece of paper is on a slab in front of an open nook that never held a dead Dolindar
special. Restless Dead. Newmy doesn’t go through the doors at the end of the hall anymore. The Dolindars buried down there “aren’t resting right,” and Newmy is afraid of them. She hasn’t been that way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, Insight +7, Medicine +7, Perception +7, Religion +6, Sleight of Hand +4
Senses passive Perception 17
Languages Abyssal, Common, Elvish, Infernal
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Special Equipment. In
addition to his sword cane, Rictavio wears a hat of disguise and a ring of mind shielding, and he carries a spell scroll of raise dead.
Spellcasting. Rictavio is a 9th-level spellcaster. His
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
be intimidated and responds to attempts with, “Yeah, maybe I will scream so loud for the guard it will wake the dead, and we can see who gets there first, yeah?” If Kercut is persuaded to talk, he
character can attempt to pick the mundane lock, making a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check with Thieves’ Tools. On a success, the door unlocks. If the characters do not have the dagger, a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
room has become the den of an ankheg, drawn to the tomb complex to feast on giant rodents and Cynidiceans who come to pay their respects. A character who examines the dead rat and succeeds on a DC 13
approaches the mound or remains in this room for longer than 1 minute, the ankheg erupts from the floor and attacks, eager for its next meal. Treasure. The mound obscures a narrow dead-end tunnel in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
their dead cohorts. Treasure. Characters can pull the derro corpses from the rubble with ease. The corpses carry a total of 60 gp between them. D2: Outer Cave Water flows from two pools on the east
path. Partially buried under the rocks lie several derro corpses—alongside a few long-dead hunters with decaying flesh.
These derro, along with their zombie thralls, were caught in a cave-in while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
empyrean safe, perhaps by maneuvering her around the dance floor with a successful DC 14 (Acrobatics or Sleight of Hand) check. If the characters fail at helping Kopoha dance safely, she accidentally knocks
on to a new party. Skull Bocce Amid a field of memorials, a retired god of the dead and a retinue of skeletons and morbidly dressed competitors play a casual, good-natured game of bocce. The god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
cultists created a false front in this foyer. The skeletal remains and rusted gear belong to five long-dead adventurers whom the characters can identify as two dwarves, an elf, a gnome, and a
). Stealing Maaltok’s key ring without his knowledge requires a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. W6: Holding Cells Four jail cells are arrayed along the south wall of this cavern. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
makes a record of any items removed from the room. Any character who rifles through the other objects in the room can make a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a success, the character
Hastarglyrr, who demands gold from them to pay for damages and for raise dead spells. Entrance to the Haven of the Red Quill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
). A character can conceal a Tiny object from the Watch with a successful DC 12 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. If the Stone of Golorr is found during a search, the Watch sergeant inspects it
its true form when it dies.) Speak with dead spells can be cast on the cell block guards slain by the doppelganger to obtain testimony that clears the characters of the guards’ murder. Next Encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to avoid waking the stirges. Treasure. Three blue quartz gems worth 25 gp each are scattered across the floor. The leather pouch contains another five gems of the same value. The dead Cynidicean’s
in dust: a soiled bed, a chest, and a writing desk with a wooden chair. A dead hobgoblin is sprawled on the floor, her left arm swollen and discolored.
This room was once the quarters of a priest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
5 feet of the zombie can see the spellbook wedged between its ribs. A character can use an action to try to snatch the spellbook while the zombie is animate with a successful DC 12 Dexterity (Sleight
words written in the Red Wizard’s own blood. It contains all the spells Nylas has prepared (see the mage stat block), plus animate dead, blight, and contact other plane.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weapon. If this encounter occurs on the Sea of Moving Ice, the characters see the dragon erupt from the water nearby with a dead walrus in her mouth; then she flies back to the Reghed Glacier to devour
repair. Frostmaiden’s Ring. One berserker wears a magic ring made of ice on one finger. The characters notice this ring if they search the dead berserker for treasure. Inscribed on it is a tiny, six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
vault’s entrance. Read the following: The goat path dead-ends at the convergence of three steep cliff walls. Two austere pillars flank a stone double door set into the wall. Next to each pillar stands a
key (see area V4), or a character using thieves’ tools can use an action to try to pick the lock, doing so with a successful DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. V7: Valendar’s Cell When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
chest with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools. Secret Door. The south wall holds a secret door to area B46. The outline of the door is visible here. Treasure
. Near the table, an enormous snake coils around a bluish corpse wearing a wooden rabbit mask.
The giant constrictor snake strikes at any who interrupt its meal. The cupboards are empty, but the dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
) Lampad Lampads guard the shadowed paths of the world, depths typically trod by souls destined for the Underworld. These rarely seen nymphs assist Athreos in guiding the dead, moving among the spirits that
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Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
15 (+2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
18 (+4)
Skills Persuasion +6, Sleight of Hand +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
lying. If called on the lie, the imps reveal the truth about why they want Wazzik dead. They tell the characters exactly when and where to find Wazzik alone, and they promise to put in a good word with
can attempt to pick its pocket and obtain the pouch without its knowledge, doing so with a successful DC 14 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. No redcap relinquishes the pouch willingly, though it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
lighthouse and the lantern room.
Resting in the glass tank among wilting plants and countless dead insects is a multicolored spider called Rainbow. Rainbow is the familiar of Wizzy Fotz, the gnome wizard
slaughtered everyone. Since then, Rainbow has remained in this area. The spider can feel that its master is not dead, but is also not truly alive. Rainbow believes Wizzy persists in some sort of half-life at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
that escaped from the Garynmor Menagerie
8 1d6 stirges
9 1d4 jackalweres that live in Little Calimshan
10 Dead Three abduction squad (see the “More Dead Three Encounters” sidebar
. Cliffside Cemetery The value of land and sheer population density in Baldur’s Gate means only the wealthiest patriars can afford to bury their dead within the city, interring them in catacombs beneath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
from the Garynmor Menagerie 8 1d6 stirges 9 1d4 jackalweres that live in Little Calimshan 10 Dead Three squad (4 fists of Bane, 3 night blades, and 2 necromites of Myrkul) trying to capture one or more
dead within the city, interring them in catacombs beneath the city’s temples or in family crypts on their own grounds. For everyone else, there’s the ignoble Shrine of the Suffering or the scattering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check can safely retrieve the three alchemist’s fire flasks, disarming the trap. The crates and casks contain building supplies (nails, mortar, glue
success, the character discerns that the runes are connected to a ritual that could open a rift to the Far Realm. The dead humanoids were likely victims sacrificed to power the ritual. Something went
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
as the Great Stephen Amber is performing sleight-of-hand tricks for an audience of a few dozen low-stakes noble gamblers and three gnoll hecklers. At the southeast corner of the bar is a simple door
. A sculpture of a red dragon head protrudes from the wall above this mirrored bar, which is tended by a dead-eyed, lawful neutral equinal guardinal (see Morte’s Planar Parade) named Brayson. He is
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
toward you.
25
You can cast the raise dead spell once, requiring no material components.
If you drop to 0 hit points, you automatically suffer 1 failed death saving throw.
26
Each time you
reasonable size (as determined by the DM).
Your hands feel unnaturally large, imposing disadvantage on Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) checks and Dexterity checks using thieves’ tools or artisan’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
tiefling says. “I’m Colcook, your concierge. If there’s anything I can do to make your stay more comfortable, please let me know.”
The portal from Fortune’s Wheel connects to the hollow skull of a dead
are then highlighted in a new color of the character’s choice. Playing the Game. After every 10 minutes of playing, a character can make a DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) or Wisdom (Insight) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tree, flying, or leaping into the air—can use an action to try to snatch a flying fruit from the air, doing so with a successful DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Alternatively, a character
successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. The character can hurl the fruit up to 60 feet as an action, causing it to burst on impact. The fruit can be stowed for later use, but doing so is dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
to pick the lock, making a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check with Thieves’ Tools. On a success, the chest opens. B3b: Central Quarters. An ornate rug lies on the floor. A character who takes a
to those who defy the dragon’s rule. Speaking with Brandle. If a character casts Speak with Dead, the gruff-voiced skull of Captain Brandle answers questions as best it can. Brandle knows that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
one of the faces without first asking the face to open its mouth must make a DC 17 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a failed check, the creature takes 11 (2d10) bludgeoning damage as the mouth
) are diligently carving a tunnel from this grotto up into the mountain toward an enclosed cavern they can sense. For now, the tunnel leads only to a dead end. If the characters draw attention with light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Smiling ones are cloud giants who honor and emulate Memnor’s craftiness and deceit above all else. They are tricksters supreme who use sleight of hand, deception, misdirection, and magic in their
)
INT
15(+2)
WIS
16(+3)
CHA
17(+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Int +6, Cha +7
Skills Deception +11, Insight +7, Perception +7, Sleight of Hand +9
Senses passive Perception 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
tries to retrieve a gem from one of the faces without first asking the face to open its mouth must make a DC 17 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a failed check, the creature takes 11 (2d10
sense. For now, the tunnel leads only to a dead end. If the characters draw attention to themselves with light or noise, the pechs investigate. The pechs are initially indifferent toward the characters