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Tales from the Yawning Portal
Barkskin. Sharwyn’s AC can’t be lower than 16.
Special Equipment. Sharwyn has a spellbook that contains the spells listed in her Spellcasting trait, plus detect magic and silent image
+ 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.A young adventurer whose group ran afoul of a band of goblins, Sharwyn Hucrele now
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
At will: light, mage hand, mending, prestidigitation
3/day each: comprehend languages, detect magic
, dispel magic, identify, levitate, locate object, Tenser's Floating Disk, unseen servant
1/day each: banishment, contact other plane, Drawmij's instant summons, legend lore, locate creature, planar
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
(Psionics). The aartuk casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
1/day each: calm emotions, detect magic
Wildspace, including aboard spelljamming ships whose former crews were either murdered or forcibly ejected by a band of aartuks.
An aartuk’s body is shaped like a five-pointed star and is
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
for 24 hours.
Spellcasting. The fensir casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: create or destroy water, detect magic, pass without traceFensir
can transform even a pinch of mud or gravel into a boulder suitable for hurling, and the thrown stone grows in flight to knock its target flat on impact.
Fensirs
Long ago, a band of frost giants
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
0 hit points by this attack.
Spellcasting. The giant casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At will: detect magic, mage armor
3/day each: speak with dead
conjure an aura of tormented souls for protection.
Death Giants
Long ago, a large band of cloud giants traveled to the Shadowfell in search of a way to preserve their collapsing empire. Desperate to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ogre Furious Tempers. Ogres are notorious for their quick tempers, which flare at the smallest perceived offense. Insults and name-calling can rouse an ogre’s wrath in an instant — as can stealing
, attacking anything that crosses its path. Only after an ogre has depleted an area of food does it move on.
Ogre Gangs. Ogres sometimes band together in small, nomadic groups, but they lack a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Sharwyn Hucrele A young adventurer whose group ran afoul of a band of goblins, Sharwyn Hucrele now finds herself enslaved deep inside the Sunless Citadel, an unwitting supplicant of the Gulthias Tree
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Special Equipment. Sharwyn has a spellbook that contains the spells listed in her Spellcasting trait, plus detect magic and silent image.
Spellcasting. Sharwyn is a 1st-level spellcaster. Her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
attacks):
At will: light, mage hand, mending, prestidigitation
3/day each: comprehend languages, detect magic, dispel magic, identify, levitate, locate object, Tenser’s floating disk, unseen servant
1/day each: banishment, contact other plane, Drawmij’s instant summons, legend lore, locate creature, planar binding, polymorph, protection from evil and good, scrying, sending, true seeing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Most of their armor and weapons are damaged beyond repair.
Falkir Gravelfist and his band perished at the foot of a mirror gate that would have been their salvation — had they a magic wand to activate
unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Treasure The dwarf that was once Falkir Gravelfist wears a steel helm shaped like the head of a boar. A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
chardalyn object suffused with the magic of the Lower Planes is considered a desecrated object; both can be identified as such using a detect evil and good spell or similar magic.
Long before Akar Kessel
choose to aid or oppose these wizards is up to them, but one thing is certain: the Arcane Brotherhood won’t let a band of adventurers stand between them and the magic that waits to be found in the doomed, sepulchral ruin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
— Chromatic Orb Evocation M Color Spray Illusion — Comprehend Languages Divination R Detect Magic Divination C, R Disguise Self Illusion — Expeditious Retreat Transmutation C False Life Necromancy – Feather
Continual Flame Evocation M Crown of Madness Enchantment C Darkness Evocation C Darkvision Transmutation — Detect Thoughts Divination C Dragon’s Breath Transmutation C Enhance Ability Transmutation C
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wall is illusory, concealing area 47b beyond. A detect magic spell reveals an illusory wall for what it truly is. It has no substance, and creatures and objects can pass right through it. The illusory
is reluctant to take on a well-armed band of adventurers, since the outcome is likely to conflict with its goals of survival and escape. If the characters are willing to free it from the confines of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
out of situations that seem morally straightforward, such as refusing to help a squad of hoplites finish off a band of vicious raiders. Kruphix’s Devotee Piety 3+ Kruphix trait As a devotee of Kruphix
, you have proven yourself a devotee of reality’s mysteries and laws. You can cast detect magic with this trait a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, beyond which you see a windmill, a tall steeple, and the high-pitched rooftops of several other buildings. Apart from the ringing of the bell, you detect no other activity in the village. The trail
it and radiated magic under the scrutiny of detect magic spells, but its properties and purpose couldn’t be ascertained. The villagers assumed it was a relic of some bygone age or kingdom and left it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
).
Slave Pen. A stone enclosure in the northwest corner serves as a slave pen. Band music emanates from within.
The fountain is fed by a natural spring and provides the drow with a virtually endless supply
would like to return to the surface. They have little hope of reaching Waterdeep on their own and would appreciate an escort. Getting all five band members to the Yawning Portal alive completes this quest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
with a penchant for arcane magic. Long ago, Laeral ruled a kingdom called Stornanter and held the title of Witch-Queen of the North. After that, she led a band of adventurers called the Nine. She met
): detect magic, disguise self, magic missile, shield
2nd level (at will): detect thoughts, invisibility, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, sending, tongues
4th level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
silver or blue.
High and Mighty. Cloud giants are spread to the winds, encompassing vast areas of the world. In times of need, scattered cloud giant families band together as a unified clan. However
Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light
3/day each: feather fall, fly, misty step, telekinesis
1/day each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
, prompting more bandits to spring from the bushes with weapons drawn. In an instant, you’re surrounded—roll Initiative!
Pral and his bandits are brigands, not murderers. A character reduced to 0
Hit Points by Pral or his cohorts has the Unconscious condition but is Stable. If all the characters are defeated by Pral’s band, they wake up 1 hour later on the trail with 1 Hit Point—and 10 fewer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
shovels, digging up the ground to reach the Vonindod fragment — a bent and broken band of 2-inch-thick adamantine roughly 11 feet long and weighing 1,000 pounds. It takes ten actions by the giants to
adamantine ring can, with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check, determine that it was once part of some kind of enormous construct. Casting a detect magic spell on the fragment reveals a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
check. The figurehead is a Large object with AC 13, a damage threshold of 5, 50 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. It weighs 1,000 pounds. A band of adventurers used a telekinesis
know what else to do with the figurehead except store it here, out of the public eye. He fears the figurehead is tainted by demonic magic and has warned his staff not to touch it. A detect evil and good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Giants Long ago, a large band of cloud giants traveled to the Shadowfell in search of a way to preserve their collapsing empire. Desperate to save themselves and their way of life, they
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At will: detect magic, mage armor
3/day each: speak with dead, Tenser’s floating disk
Bonus Actions
Frightening Teleport (Recharge 4–6). The giant magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Fensirs Arash Radkia Two fensirs bring an offering of food to a hungry devourer that has outgrown her hut Long ago, a band of frost giants led trolls in a campaign to win Annam’s favor by conquering
has the petrified condition for 24 hours.
Spellcasting. The fensir casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: create or destroy water, detect magic, pass without trace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, and Elvish. She has the detect thoughts spell prepared in place of misty step. She carries a bag of holding and wears a robe of serpents (see appendix B) with six snakes. Pow Ming keeps hundreds of
, she casts a detect thoughts spell to confirm or put to rest her suspicions. If she becomes convinced that someone is cheating, she uses her suggestion spell to convince the individual to take a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
creature, concealing it completely and teleporting it to area P13 of the pyramid’s second floor. To an onlooker, the object or creature appears to be consumed by the flame, vanishing in an instant. An
onlooker who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check can tell that the bowl teleported its contents somewhere else. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the bowl. P5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
light.
A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of illusion magic. This magic makes the eyes carved into the tower appear to follow those who approach the structure. Characters who enter the
. Pink light pours out of the highest window—a single point of illumination in a dark and out-of-the-way region of the city.
A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of enchantment magic. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
verbal components to cast its spells. The orc has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at-will): guidance, mending, resistance, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): bane, detect magic
healed. The hands cultivate the sickness of these nurtured ones, turning them into instruments of defense and weapons of war. When orcs go to battle, a band of nurtured ones might charge in first — to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. If the characters succeed in opening negotiations, Eyon questions them with a good deal of suspicion. She is a hard-bitten, callous mercenary who expects only the worst from people. The instant Eyon
-gnawed carcasses heaped beside the brazier attest to an indifferent effort to cook them over the coals. There are two doors: one north and one south.
This is the den of a band of lizardfolk who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
spring gains advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks and can cast the detect thoughts spell once, requiring no components. The effects of the spring fade when either the spell is used or 24 hours pass
immediately casts the detect thoughts spell, requiring no components. Constitution is the spellcasting ability for this spell. 10 Magical mists pour out of the creature’s eyes and ears, acting as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
coins are an illusion. Physical inspection of the fountain, a detect magic spell, or a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals them as such. Scrying Statue. Creatures in the
security room (area F10) can see and hear through the statue as if they were standing in its place. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the statue. Treasure. The statue is worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
possible, but those willing to risk the Hive can partake in its seedy establishments and hidden gems. Crime is commonplace in the Hive. Grifters, cutpurses, and miscreants band together in the
-o’-wisps: devils pawning stolen souls to rule-bending angels, interplanar fences selling stolen modron parts, demodands advertising jars of their liquefied cohorts as instant bodyguards, and the like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
discussing the tower in Terran. Toppled Tower. The strange tower is a variant of Daern’s instant fortress called a mudslick tower (see appendix B). Svirfneblin scouts liberated the mudslick tower from
.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The characters come upon a Reghed berserker leading a band of 2d4 + 2 tribal warriors, or their encampment. Determine their tribe randomly by rolling a d4: 1, Bear; 2, Elk; 3, Tiger; 4, Wolf. If the
languages, detect magic, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation
2/day each: darkness, detect thoughts, ice storm
1/day each: banishment, cloudkill, disintegrate, etherealness, find the path (cast as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
.
Although she looks like she’s sleeping, the bugbear in this cell, Rothgral, is dead. She deserted a band of mercenaries based near Mithral Hall after meeting a persuasive duergar agent of Lolth
Potions of Healing (superior). The chest near the southernmost bedroll contains a Gem of Seeing. Desk. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the desk, which bears a magical trap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
balcony near a double door.
The harpsichord is a Medium object with AC 15, 12 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around it
Strongheart (see appendix B), battled Kelek and Warduke in this study. Warduke used a horn of blasting to punch a hole in the wall and sent the knight hurtling through it. An instant later, the palace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
them disadvantage on Perception checks to detect the characters as they approach the chamber. Coffer. The locked coffer can be opened by a character who makes a successful DC 14 Dexterity check using
300 gp and twenty leather harnesses with silver buckles (10 gp each). Each of the battling lobsters is adorned with a silver and pearl band (25 gp). 30. Champion’s Quarters This is a spartan room. A






