destroyed invoke are blocking

Staff of the Forgotten One

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

This crooked staff is carved from bone and topped with the skull of a forgotten archmage whom Acererak destroyed long ago. Etched into the skull’s forehead is Acererak’s rune, which is

you harm them. You can wield the staff as a quarterstaff, +3;+3 quarterstaff that deals an extra 10 (3d6) necrotic damage on a hit. Invoke Curse. The Staff of the Forgotten One has 7 charges and

Banner of the Krig Rune

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

line of sight. Standard’s Shield. As a bonus action, you can touch the unfurled banner and invoke this power. Any ranged attack roll that targets you or an ally of yours has disadvantage if the

, creature types, or both that will benefit from the magic. At the end, the banner is destroyed, and the area gains the following property: While in the 500-foot-radius sphere, the creatures you chose

Horn of Beckoning Death

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legendary Magic Items

held. As an action while holding this horn, you can invoke a necromantic effect called the Beckoning Death. The Beckoning Death arrives at the start of your next turn and manifests as a crimson cloud

Tiny stone tablet to counter the necromancy of the Red Wizards. As an action, you can cast true resurrection from the tablet. Once used in this way, the tablet turns to dust and is destroyed.

Xen'drik

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

cunning drow in the depths of a primordial jungle. In the distant past, Xen’drik was home to the civilizations of the giants. Now it is a place of mysteries and ruins. The giants were destroyed by the

, and the giants had their own form of the Sovereign Host; while exploring an ancient temple, a cleric could learn new ways to invoke the power of the divine.

Banner of the Krig Rune

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

are within 20 feet of the unfurled banner and within your line of sight. Standard’s Shield. As a bonus action, you can touch the unfurled banner and invoke this power. Any ranged attack roll that

during which you choose creatures, creature types, or both that will benefit from the magic. At the end, the banner is destroyed, and the area gains the following property: While in the 500-foot-radius

13. Umberlee's Chosen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

of any creatures they might have killed or destroyed, he is ready for their arrival. After everyone has entered the chamber, Gar surreptitiously (but rapidly) grows the coral over the entrance

, blocking them in. If anyone is hesitant to enter, he’ll beckon for them to come forward, asking them to converse with him. In this regard, his demeanor is regal, but gracious and non-hostile. “Please. Come

60. Cog of Blood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

two exits, including an adamantine portcullis blocking a passage to the north. Set into a metal plate above the portcullis is a row of five red crystals shaped like drops of blood. The adamantine

deactivates if the wardrobe is removed from this chamber or destroyed. Any creature attempting to pass through a wardrobe’s gate from this side is forced back and cannot enter. Each wardrobe weighs

M12. Parts Storage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

the cracks, and you hear the sounds of shouting and hammering coming from somewhere beyond the wall. The stones blocking the end of the tunnel can be easily moved to create a 3-foot-square opening

she keeps in the oracular library (area M7). If the lightning rods atop Motherhorn are destroyed or stolen, Endelyn can’t operate her arcane contraptions. Break-a-leg wants to escape Motherhorn. If the

Dwarfholds of the North

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

the North reside in the halls of the dwarves. Now, when shield dwarves invoke the name of Delzoun, they are calling upon the glory of all their past accomplishments: every feat of architectural mastery

of two noted landmarks on the Sword Coast: the Stone Bridge and the Halls of the Hunting Axe. Less than three hundred years after it came into being, Besilmer was overrun and destroyed by a horde of

Smoldertown (Areas L7–L9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, and green copper. Its heavy iron gauntlets are clenched into fists, and the ominous helm that forms its head turns slowly from side to side. Shield Guardian. The construct blocking passage into

Tockworth’s workshop is a shield guardian that lacks the Spell Storing trait. Its creator and control amulet were destroyed long ago. Tockworth found a way to reanimate the shield guardian without having

Hags

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

actions invoke. Dark Sorority. Hags maintain contact with each other and share knowledge. Through such contacts, it is likely that any given hag knows of every other hag in existence. Hags don’t like each

. A hag eye has AC 10, 1 hit point, and darkvision with a radius of 60 feet. If it is destroyed, each coven member takes 3d10 psychic damage and is blinded for 24 hours. A hag coven can have only one

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

blade in Gnomish. Once the golem is destroyed, the sword can easily be freed from its chest. L3: Guano-Covered Cave The floor of this vaulted cave is covered in pungent piles of bat guano. Large leather

nearest unoccupied space outside the trap’s area. Objects wedged under the trap are destroyed. The stone then retracts into the ceiling, and the trap resets. A successful Dispel Magic spell (DC 17

Lesser Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

slender-bladed Giant Slayer (shortsword). The sword’s name (“Longtooth”) is engraved into the blade in Gnomish. Once the golem is destroyed, the sword can easily be freed from its chest. L4: Guano

prone condition. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage only and is pushed to the nearest unoccupied space outside the trap’s area. Objects wedged under the trap are destroyed. The stone then

Outpost Locations

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

pulling the lever a second time. This trap is designed to isolate a single enemy in the western part of the room, blocking it from its allies with the spikes. Creatures can see through the gaps between

Factions in the North

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

homesteads, frost giants endangering mountain passes, and fire giants rounding up slaves and putting grasslands and forests to the torch are enough to invoke the enclave’s wrath. The Order of the

footholds destroyed by rampaging giants. As it strives to protect its holdings, the Zhentarim also wants to understand the giants’ motivations. The leaders of the Black Network are open to the

Derro Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, glass-like material with a burnt appearance. The star is nonmagical but extremely resilient; it can’t be destroyed by anything short of a Disintegrate spell. Treasure. One derro apprentice wears a

of bones, and other macabre paraphernalia lie scattered around the room. An eerie, persistent scratching sound comes from behind the fallen masonry blocking the far end of the room. This was the

Death Tyrant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, provided that its body hasn’t been completely destroyed. Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6) piercing damage. Eye Rays. The death tyrant shoots three of

encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 15 (13,000 XP). Lair Actions When fighting inside its lair, a death tyrant can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20

The Winding Way

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

area. The undead attack until they are destroyed or the intruders have been driven away. They pursue intruders throughout the tunnels but do not leave the Winding Way. Once any intruders have been

wall, effectively blocking it, is a large crystal statue of a minotaur. One ogre zombie, two ghasts, and one minotaur living crystal statue (see appendix C) guard this area. Unless a character in

Raided Catacombs Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

recognizes this as a holy symbol of Reorx, god of craft. Broken Passage. Lord Soth destroyed a door and a section of wall here to reach area R7. Characters with the Stonecunning trait or who succeed

make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw as the south end of the path collapses, blocking the way to area R7. On a successful save, the creature safely dodges back into area R3. On a failed save, it takes

Morkoth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

void of the Astral Plane. One could float in the skies of Avernus in the Nine Hells without being destroyed and without causing harm to its residents. Whatever is on or within a certain distance of a

morkoth encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 12 (8,400 XP). Lair Actions When fighting inside its lair, a morkoth can invoke the ambient magic of the island to take lair actions. On

Encounter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

room are destroyed or looted. The three display cases are 15 feet tall, made of bleached wood, and enclosed by panes of frost-covered glass. In them are twelve artistically displayed scrolls that

-Azam is present, he can invoke his rank as a noble genie as soon as the elementals and mephits appear. When he does so, 1d6 of the mephits vanish as if affected by a banishment spell. Once the characters

Uthgardt Lands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

the Uthgardt tribes today. Blue Bear. The easternmost of the Uthgardt are the Blue Bear — thought destroyed more than a century ago — who have recently emerged from inside the High Forest and

of one is known to few people other than members of that tribe. Almost all of the original tribes of the Uthgardt are active in the North today. Even a tribe thought to be lost or destroyed might be

Example Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

from the sphere without being destroyed. Disrupt the Portals. Either portal can be neutralized with three successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) checks, but the process of analyzing a portal to disrupt

. Alternatively, a set of runes can be disabled with three successful castings of dispel magic (DC 19) targeting any of the runes in the set. If the southern portal is destroyed, the sphere slams into the south

Haven Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

of any previous interaction with the characters. Zyrian can be permanently destroyed by reducing his ghost to 0 hit points after the haven’s guardian creatures have been dispatched and the door

destroyed. Opening the Door. Generations of the haven’s scholars bound themselves to defend the site beyond death. Three stone golems and a number of undead scholars (now mummies) protect the site, held in

Delphi Mansion Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

destroyed. D7a: Empty Sitting Room All furnishings and decorations have been removed from this room, leaving nothing but dust and cobwebs. D7b: Room with a Secret The walls of this sitting room are

represent the casks in area D23, the crossed-out one representing the cask blocking a secret door.) A bubbling green potion contains a Far Realm surprise D20: Component Storage This walk-in closet contains

Temple Crypts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

reanimate dragon skeletons buried in the flying island’s foundations. If the characters can quell the Cataclysmic fire, the Undead dragons will be destroyed and the flying citadel will fall. Leedara isn’t

and blocking the exit. Alstare doesn’t immediately attack the characters but instead questions them. If it becomes clear they’re enemies of the Red Dragon Army, he offers a deal. In exchange for the

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

until destroyed. This workshop was used to create metal cages of various sizes, all adorned with wicked spikes pointing inward and outward, or both. Cunning hinges and reinforced pins make these cages

fanatics commanded Qunbraxel to hurry with collecting the rest of the obelisk fragments. Qunbraxel guessed that the nearby fragment was somehow connected to the toppled tower that’s blocking the way to

Meenlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Meenlock Meenlocks are deformed fey that invoke terror and seek to destroy all that is good, innocent, and beautiful. They primarily live in forests, although they adapt well to urban and

pinpricks of light like other liches. Precarious Immortality. Unlike with true lichdom, the periapt of mind trapping doesn’t restore the alhoons to undeath if they are destroyed. Instead, a destroyed

Encounters in the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

the Ethereal Plane (unless destroyed first). The specters manifest as ghostly tieflings with elongated fingers. The Gralhund family crest appears on the book’s title page. The rest of the book is

remaining) are fighting off an attacking force of Zhents consisting of three thugs (each with 20 hit points remaining). The Zhents are trying to get to area G16, but the guards are blocking them. If the

Paliset Hall Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

, blocking a short staircase that climbs to a turret, is a ten-foot-tall marble statue of a reindeer. The statue is a stone golem that guards the way to area P12. Zorhanna, her simulacrum, or someone

. After it is destroyed three times, it doesn’t re-form. Treasure. Characters who search the room find a potion of healing (superior) and four bottles of scented bath oil (25 gp each) atop the table

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

faulty well is a 10-foot-high gelatinous cylinder (use the gelatinous cube stat block) that’s blocking the normal flow of water. The creature’s presence has also contaminated the water above it

extradimensional space. The bronze frog statue weighs 750 pounds and is a Medium object with AC 19, 32 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. If the statue is destroyed, the extradimensional

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