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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
unoccupied space.
While inhabited, the object becomes a magic item if it wasn’t already, and a Tiny cracked gemstone matching the kind of gem dragon the shard was in life appears somewhere on the
wears or carries the inhabited object, the shard can grant the creature the following benefits:
Each of the creature’s attacks deals an extra 1d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Obo’laka or Wongo receive advice when entering this area: Cautious Obo’laka advises against anyone drinking from the fountain. Reckless Wongo
detect magic spell or similar effect, the fountain radiates an aura of transmutation magic. Magic Fountain Effects d4 Effect 1 The creature drinking the water must make a DC 12 Constitution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
extends off the east balcony. At the back of the west balcony, a staircase descends 10 feet to a landing and a secret door. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of I’jin or
, 15 feet below the ceiling and 60 feet above the pit floor. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals auras of abjuration and transmutation around each platform. Each disk is wide enough that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
spokes. Beneath the dial, a pendulum swings inside an open compartment. An egg-shaped stone adorns the pendulum's tip.
This long-case clock radiates an aura of transmutation magic to a detect magic
spell or similar effect. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Unkh or Wongo receive advice when entering this area: Indecisive Unkh is struck by the technological wonder of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the feast.
The gaunt gentleman is Mister Threadneedle, the Sewn Sisters’ manservant. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of illusion magic around him. A successful dispel magic
him to. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Kubazan or Nangnang receive advice when entering this area: Wild Kubazan urges his host to try the roast boar. Greedy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, as its descriptions contain no mocking observations. Naga Lair. The journal’s author describes a swamp-covered nodule inhabited by skulking nagas who lure travelers to their doom with subterfuge and
detection and location is still on his headless corpse. (The amulet doesn’t block the psychic abilities of Ilvaash and the mind flayers, such as Creature Sense and detect thoughts.) Eclectic souvenirs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
can teleport the golem up to their level, or send one of their own into the pit. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Moa or Papazotl receive advice when entering this
The two statues facing the pit represent Azuth (god of wizardry) and Torm (god of courage and self-sacrifice). Either can be identified with a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) check. A detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
nearest unoccupied space.
While inhabited, the object becomes a magic item if it wasn’t already, and a Tiny cracked gemstone matching the kind of gem dragon the shard was in life appears somewhere
wears or carries the inhabited object, the shard can grant the creature the following benefits:
Each of the creature’s attacks deals an extra 1d8 force damage on a hit. The creature gains resistance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
on the characters before leaving the room in search of its control gem, not knowing that it is kept in area 28. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Obo’laka or Wongo
clay urn containing the skull and bones of a grung (Nangnang’s animal form; see appendix D), as well as a number of valuables (see “Treasure” below). A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
bound to the floor as they walk along it. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of transmutation within the corridor. The corpse belongs to Devlin Bashir, a Calishite wizard and
corpse also yields more valuable belongings (see “Treasure” below). Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Papazotl or Shagambi receive advice when entering this area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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Papazotl’s bones are contained within the sarcophagus, but they are well protected (see “Glass Cauldrons” and “Bronze Shield” below). Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of
and psychic damage. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of conjuration around the cauldrons. An empty cauldron weighs 500 pounds. Bronze Shield The bronze shield hangs from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
north balcony are lined with alcoves containing piles of skulls and bones — the remains of Old Omuans and their minotaur protectors. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by trickster
crystal cylinder 20 feet high and 10 feet in diameter. The adamantine struts that suspend it above the lava attach to an adamantine ring around the cylinder’s midsection. Under the scrutiny of a detect
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
tools. There are enough tools here to assemble one set of smith’s tools and one set of tinker’s tools. The trapdoor in the ceiling opens into area L9b. Geometric Design. A detect magic spell reveals an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
jumble does collapse. Then, a 10-foot section of the tunnel is buried in the heap, blocking passage. Removing the debris takes a few hours of work. Moving Stones. This area was a large storage cellar and
chamber floor to levitate stone in contact with it, so the floor’s magic can be detected with detect magic (transmutation school). A moderate impact on the floor, such as a dropped object weighing at
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
250 pounds, stands 6½ feet tall, and radiates an aura of conjuration magic to a detect magic spell or similar effect. A wardrobe is a Medium object with AC 11, 30 hit points, and immunity to poison and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sunlight dispels it and prevents the trap from triggering. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Kubazan or Moa receive advice when entering this area: Spirited Kubazan
coffin is stuck to the floor with sovereign glue and has a hinged lid. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the coffin. A wooden plaque inside the coffin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Nangnang, Obo’laka, or Shagambi receive advice when entering this area: Greedy Nangnang urges her host to snatch up the gold coins on the wall shrine
one of the frog masks is polymorphed into a frog, as though it had failed a saving throw against the polymorph spell. Sarcophagus Kubazan’s sarcophagus is bereft of adornment, though a detect magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
“Terracotta Warriors” below). To steal Shagambi’s treasures, characters must move quietly. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Unkh or Wongo receive advice when entering
as many terracotta warriors as possible, as quickly as possible. Teleportation Runes Three teleportation runes are scribed on the floor along the north, east, and south walls of the tomb. A detect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A character who searches for traps can detect the holes hidden behind the dial with a DC 25 Wisdom (Perception) check; once found, these holes can be
their brackets, they never burn out. If a torch is removed from its bracket, it burns down normally. Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of Nangnang or Shagambi receive advice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
character accepts, they immediately become aware of how to use the altar to speak with the dead, and they don’t need a holy symbol to do so. Chemosh’s Altar. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of
center of this chamber. Scattered around it are the skeletal remains of an elf. An inset in the ceiling above the slab holds a mirror the same size as the slab.
A detect magic spell reveals the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
”). Treasure. Zala carries two spell scrolls (crown of madness and sleep) and a spellbook that contains the following spells: arcane lock, detect magic, detect thoughts, knock, mage armor, magic missile
northernmost room find a spellbook that contains the following spells: comprehend languages, detect magic, detect thoughts, identify, mage armor, misty step, Tasha’s hideous laughter, and unseen servant. D17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
wolves from Loch Wynnis. Each wolf can cast see invisibility on itself once per day, enabling it to see the invisible watermarks on the guests’ invitations as well as detect invisible party-crashers. The
, 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X4. No ability check is needed to find either secret door from inside the tunnel. DUERGAR NAMES
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door behind the brazier in the southwest corner. This 5-foot-wide, 10-foot-tall stone door swings into a 5-foot-diameter tunnel that leads to a similar door blocking entry to area X3. No ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
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Spellcasting (Psionics). Qunbraxel casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At will: detect magic
, detect thoughts, levitate, mage armor (self only), mage hand (the hand is invisible), prestidigitation
2/day each: confusion, sending, telekinesis
1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
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
Sarlamir’s tomb is the distinctive head of a rusty spear—all that remains of his dragonlance. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of evocation magic, though the spearhead has no obvious properties. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
seconds. C4: Captain’s Quarters The door to the captain’s quarters is barricaded from the inside, though the heavy wooden bar blocking the door is half rotten. A character who tries to force the door
—braided together and knotted around two small finger bones. If a character casts detect magic, the talisman is revealed to carry magic of the school of necromancy. See “Ending This Chapter” for more about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
coffin is a mimic left to guard this area by agents of the Six. In its current form, this monster is indistinguishable from an object, so it surprises any group that has no means to detect it before
other abilities that detect such creatures. Prisoners. The two prisoners in the south cell are the sisters Ebella and Ocheri Splintfig (N female half-elf commoners). When the characters enter, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
hounds detect the characters and attack, day or night. G3. Coach House This stone building contains a beautifully maintained coach and clean stables that house four draft horses and Lady Gralhund’s jet
be a spellbook, the tome on the lectern is a chronicle of the Gralhund family’s accomplishments, embellished or recast to paint the family in the most favorable light. A detect magic spell reveals an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the
shines from its highest window.
A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of abjuration magic. Runes cover every inch of this tower’s exterior. A glyph for the symbol (insanity) spell is hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
(spell save DC 18). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: charm person (as 5th-level spell), detect thoughts, hold person
3/day each: confusion
and good spell. When the eidolon leaves the statue, it appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the statue.
Inert. When not inhabited by an eidolon, the statue is an object.
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
now inhabited by seventy-eight escaped orcs, including two orogs, twenty-six orcs, and fifty orc commoners, for whom the place is a sanctuary. The orcs, making ready for a rebellion against the giants
shortsword. A character attuned to this sword can use an action to mentally command it to detect gems and jewels. Someone who does so learns the kind and number of such objects within 60 feet of the sword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
will stop at nothing to seek vengeance on Darius.” As an action, a host inhabited by Demetrius can ask the spirit to cast one of the following spells (spell save DC 13), requiring no material
advertised as “rare and magical elixirs” with outlandish properties—for anything precious the characters can offer. A Detect Magic spell reveals the potions as fakes. If confronted, the sisters flee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
empower and ward their spirit mound. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic emanating from the ground in front of the giant stone raven, and an aura of transmutation magic from
enemies. Map 3.10: Gundarlun and Ruathym Sea of Moving Ice The sea west of Icewind Dale is a maze of shifting ice sheets and icebergs. A few frozen islands are inhabited by Ice Hunters, a group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
dealing damage to the target or enveloping its head. Magic Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the freestanding mirror, which acts as a portal. Touching the reflective
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
from the cave to the northeast.
Small fish swim along the edge of the water, but the pool is also inhabited by a larger creature: a giant constrictor snake. If the characters pass through this area
of magic in this cavern. (A detect magic spell reveals the same.) The aura becomes stronger as one approaches the northernmost room (area W15). W14: Wizards’ Quarters The double door leading into this