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Monster Manual
Inscrutable. No magic can observe the sphinx remotely or detect its thoughts without its permission. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain its intentions or sincerity are made with Disadvantage
early if the sphinx curses another target.
Spellcasting. The sphinx casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save
monsters
Death Curse. Charisma Saving Throw: DC 13, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the wanderer when it dies. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed. While cursed, the target has the
: Light, Mage Hand
1/Day Each: Augury, Detect Magic, Mind SpikeThose who travel between the Domains of Dread develop traditions that hasten their travel and protect them from evil. Vistani, along with
Unicorn
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Basic Rules (2014)
unicorn’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). The unicorn can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: detect evil and good, druidcraft, pass
casts a spell or uses a magical effect that causes another good-aligned creature to regain hit points, the target regains the maximum number of hit points possible for the spell or effect.
Curses
Ki-rin
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
(at will): light, mending, sacred flame, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, cure wounds, detect evil and good, protection from evil and good, sanctuary
2nd level (3 slots
regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The ki-rin makes a Wisdom (Perception) check or a Wisdom (Insight) check.
Smite. The ki-rin makes a hoof attack or casts sacred flame
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
attacks). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: counterspell, detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, eyebite, fireball, lightning bolt, shield
3/day
surrounding magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness.
Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the gateway to the mansion—until a chance discovery by the sage Matreous, an expert in the application and removal of curses. Upon arriving at Candlekeep to further his expertise, Matreous cast
detect magic, as was his habit. The spell revealed a gateway in the very study room he had been assigned! Forgetting about his earlier purpose, Matreous asked for any knowledge of who might have created
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
betrayed Wongo to the god Ubtao (see “Legend of the Nine Gods”). Statue and Puzzle Cube. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the statue, which is easy to
is your choice?” If a character takes the puzzle cube, the masks on the walls deliver their curses (see area 12C). If no character takes the cube immediately, the portcullises slam shut over the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Languages Celestial, Common
CR 8 (XP 3,900; PB +3)
Traits
Inscrutable. No magic can observe the sphinx remotely or detect its thoughts without its permission. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to
Study action to make a DC 15 Intelligence check, solving the riddle and ending the curse on a success. The curse ends early if the sphinx curses another target.
Spellcasting. The sphinx casts one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
consumed with self-pity. She’s in no mood to fight or have a conversation, so she mumbles and curses to herself, attacking only in self-defense. Both hags’ stat blocks appear in appendix B. The
collection (volumes 3 and 8 of Tales from the Gloaming Court), Skabatha placed wards on every one of the remaining books. Any book that is removed from her study turns to ashes instantly. A detect magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21):
At Will: Detect Magic, Mind Spike (level 5 version)
1/Day Each: Geas, Modify Memory
Legendary
weaknesses of villains, the locations of lost treasures, or the ways to break curses. They might trade such knowledge for rare magic or symbolic treasures. Roll on or choose a result from the Green Hag
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
rubble from a purple worm’s passage. The brightly colored murals are intact, and detect magic or similar magic causes the magic ink that preserves the work to glow. Any Bedine with the party display
. The inscription reads: “Here the Sapphire Sentinel is destroyed in the terrible battle against the dragon Zikzokrishka, who curses Hamukai.” Mural E This mural shows the young man being entombed in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
and weird glyphs. The floor of the tunnel is slick with a molten, glassy glaze.
These nonmagical glyphs are of two types. Some are Olman curses cautioning and cursing trespassers; others are arcane
southern door is the infinity symbol, representing the dual-god, the supreme god of creation. The door isn’t latched, but it is stuck shut. A detect magic spell cast on it reveals that an aura of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
to tend to the wounded. The farmers are known to many in the crowd, prompting confusion over their strange appearance and what caused them to attack. Talk of curses begins to spread. Investigating the
controlled. Spells like detect magic also reveal that the farmers are surrounded by an aura of enchantment magic. While this magic—the effects of the soul shaker’s geas spell—lingers, the farmers’ eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, mending, sacred flame, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, cure wounds, detect evil and good, protection from evil and
actions at the start of its turn.
Detect. The ki-rin makes a Wisdom (Perception) check or a Wisdom (Insight) check.
Smite. The ki-rin makes a hoof attack or casts sacred flame.
Move. The ki-rin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
remaining coven members. Adventurers who slay only one member of a coven might deal a blow to it in the short term, but later on the surrounding region is wracked with plagues, curses, and other disasters
level (4 slots): bane, bless 2nd level (3 slots): augury, detect thoughts 3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, dispel magic, nondetection 4th level (3 slots): arcane eye, locate creature 5th level (2 slots): geas, legend lore 6th level (1 slot): true seeing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
strongest magic they detect on the battle balloon is the orrery components the characters have collected, and they undertake any combination of attacks and ability checks you determine to claim those
through a porthole. Splugoth the Returned laughs at or curses the characters, as appropriate to the success or failure of his agents in retrieving the characters’ orrery components. In a worst-case scenario
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
throne is fixed to the platform and can’t be moved. It radiates an aura of transmutation magic to a detect magic spell. A character who searches the throne and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence
an aura of abjuration magic if detect magic is cast on it. Among the carved symbols on the cabinet is a glyph created by the symbol (pain) spell. A character who searches the cabinets for traps finds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, instead of twice.
Innate Spellcasting. Rak Tulkhesh’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 24). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect
magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness. Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She empowers warlocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
and come to his rescue. If one or both of his parents are here, he spits curses at them as they weep before him. Guarding the room are two imps in spider form. They answer to Lord Cassalanter, and
-diameter pentagram has been burned into the floor around him. A detect magic spell reveals a powerful aura of abjuration magic emanating from the symbol. Osvaldo’s chains are wrapped around the beams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
someone touches the glyphs, the pillars flicker. It takes a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check to understand exactly how the glyphs function. A detect magic spell shows that the abjuration aura
character must then succeed on a DC 15 saving throw (the ability is tied to the skull’s number; see the table) or suffer the skull’s curse. The curses are cumulative, imposing a -1d4 penalty to checks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Iymrith doesn’t revert to dragon form in this encounter. On her first turn in combat, she curses the characters in Draconic, declares that all giants and small folk are doomed, and snatches the
clinging to its damp walls. The area radiates overlapping auras of conjuration, divination, and evocation magic when scrutinized with a detect magic spell. Over the years, the storm giants have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
graven signs and sigils. A casting of detect magic reveals that the glyphs radiate an aura of conjuration magic. If the correct pair of glyphs are touched, the creature touching them will be
indicated type (save DC 15): d12 Result 1 Death 2 Discord 3 Fear 4 Hopelessness 5 Insanity 6–12 No effect (looked away in time) Except for the death effect, these effects are curses and can be removed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
storeroom, hunting for food. If the beetles detect the characters, the beetles hiss and attack. Treasure. This room contains spare parts for the machinery and traps in area B1. Strewn throughout the room are
curses the characters, denouncing them as spies of Usamigaras. The guardians defend their leader with fervor, covering Kanadius’s retreat as he attempts to flee through a trapdoor under his throne to