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Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
(roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell.
Personality. A docent is designed to advise and assist the warforged it’s
attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
will: detect magic, druidcraft, speak with animals
2/day each: polymorph, remove curse, speak with plants
1/day: awaken (as an action), plane shift (self only)Skabatha is the oldest member of the
.
Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.”
Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Beholders: Bad Dreams Come True To those who would seek to conquer beholders or merely understand them, nearly everything about their quarry is unfathomable. These bizarre creatures are possessed of
any possibility, and it prepares accordingly, making it virtually impossible for any invaders to catch it unawares. This way of thinking could be interpreted as a form of paranoia — and if so, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and can cast it at will, requiring no components (roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell. Personality. A docent is designed to advise and
assist the warforged it’s attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and can cast it at will, requiring no components (roll a d6): (1–2) detect evil and good or (3–6) detect magic. The docent decides when to cast the spell. Personality. A docent is designed to advise
and assist the warforged it’s attached to. One of the simple functions of a docent is to serve as a translator. The docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
defy their parents when they’re not around but cower in the corner when their parents return, terrified of having their bad behavior found out. Reverence for Lolth touches every aspect of drow life
. All dark elves constantly watch for signs of her favor. Any incident or physical feature can be interpreted as such a sign, and priestesses are quick to attach meanings to obscure omens that benefit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and speedy growing season. Midsummer. The midpoint of summer is a day of feasting, carousing, betrothals, and basking in the pleasant weather. Storms on Midsummer night are seen as bad omens and signs
of ill fortune, and sometimes interpreted as divine disapproval of the romances or marriages sparked by the day’s events. Shieldmeet. The great holiday of the Calendar of Harptos, Shieldmeet occurs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Docent knows one of the following spells and can cast it at will, requiring no spell components (roll a d6): (1–2) Detect Evil and Good or (3–6) Detect Magic. The Docent decides when to cast the spell
. Personality. A Docent is designed to advise and assist the warforged it’s attached to, including acting as a translator. The Docent’s properties are under its control, and if you have a bad relationship with your Docent, it might refuse to assist you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
seems like a transparently bad idea. What were those giants thinking?
—Bigby
And yet, can we fairly say that the existence of fensirs is “transparently bad”? Some might argue they are a
significant improvement over trolls. At the very least, the diversity of life in the multiverse increased, and new wonders were revealed. That’s only bad if you think a small universe that fits within your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
) and a humanoid (usually a human). Cambions inherit aspects of both parents, but their horns, leathery wings, and sinewy tails are hallmarks of their otherworldly parentage. Born to Be Bad. Cambions
following spells, requiring no material components:
3/day each: alter self, command, detect magic
1/day: plane shift (self only)
Actions
Multiattack. The cambion makes two melee attacks or uses its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the brewing of potions. A wooden ladder on rollers is attached to a rail mounted above the shelves.
This demilich is all that remains of Branta Myntion, a wizard who fell in with a bad crowd. Her
Futuristic Frogmash, a foul-tasting homebrewed wine. Each label bears Halaster’s rune and the date 1531 DR. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around one of the bottles. Uncorking this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
picking up lots of bad habits.” Bond. “I hate my sisters, but together we are strong.” Flaw. “I forget the first creature I see each day when I awaken.” Skabatha’s Appearance Skabatha appears as a short
save DC 14):
At will: detect magic, druidcraft, speak with animals
2/day each: polymorph, remove curse, speak with plants
1/day each: awaken (as an action), plane shift (self only)
Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
sown with too many traps, and if the characters are victimized over and over again as a result, they are likely to take steps to prevent further bad things from happening. Because of their recent
for using a simple trap in play, start by making note of the characters’ passive Wisdom (Perception) scores. Most traps allow Wisdom (Perception) checks to detect their triggers or other elements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
percent chance that a potion has “gone bad,” in which case it’s actually a potion of poison. Not visible from the entrance is a small table behind the cauldron on which sits an opened spellbook
following spells: 1st level: burning hands, charm person, detect magic, find familiar, fog cloud, mage armor, protection from evil and good, ray of sickness, sleep, Tasha’s hideous laughter, unseen servant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
paraphrase the following: “Not bad. You are clever—I acknowledge that much. But I wonder how you would fare against the master of this chamber. I hereby challenge you to a dragonchess match: winner takes
. A character that casts Detect Magic or similar magic notices the aura of illusion magic concealing Nyssa and the medallion. If a character accuses Nyssa of cheating, she asks the character for proof
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
detect magic spell. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Nib. If the characters inquire about Nib’s predicament, he recounts his sorry tale: “I’ve led a cruel and heartless existence. I earned
these riches by exploiting my tenants’ misery, buying up condemned property and renting it out for an exorbitant fee. Granny Nightshade is helping me to make amends. I told her I wanted to put my bad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Aberrant Mind Tentacles, psychic powers, beings from beyond the stars—one person’s bad dream is another person’s good time.
Tasha
An alien influence has wrapped its tendrils around your mind
wizard spell list. Psionic Spells Sorcerer Level Spells 1st arms of Hadar, dissonant whispers, mind sliver 3rd calm emotions, detect thoughts 5th hunger of Hadar, sending 7th Evard’s black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
on rare magic to the hag’s daughter. THE RULE OF THREE
They say that things come in threes. Good things. Bad things. Strange things. Hags and purveyors of witchcraft embrace the Rule of Three, as it
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->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->Basic Rules (2014)
above the trip wire is in bad repair, and anyone who can see it can tell that it's in danger of collapse. When the trap is triggered, the unstable ceiling collapses. Any creature in the area beneath the
on the floor and walls. A spell or other effect that can sense the presence of magic, such as detect magic, reveals an aura of evocation magic around the statue. The trap activates when more than 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Illithinoch, or minions delivering obelisk fragments. Both mind flayers are imperious and demanding. Shalghast does the communicating, while Ulthundul casts detect thoughts to try to uncover any
they treat questions with suspicion. The mind flayers fight if they detect trickery, if the characters start poking around where they shouldn’t, or if it’s otherwise clear the characters aren’t here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals an aura of evocation magic around each one. Any creature that dons a mask takes 9 (2d8) lightning damage. Once this effect triggers, the mask becomes
. It radiates an aura of abjuration magic when targeted by a detect magic spell or similar magic. Manshoon uses the circle to bind extraplanar creatures. When a celestial, an elemental, a fey, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
transmutation to a detect magic spell or similar effect. Double Doors. The lock on the double doors opens with a key granted by passing the trials of the pools (see below). If the characters have that
characters must enter all four pools, whether the outcome is good or bad. When a character is submerged in the last pool, a silver key studded with polished red garnets appears in midair in the center of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
inspires misfortune rather than avoiding it. For fear of catching the bad luck of cynics, citizens do their best to avoid talking to anyone known to not have played along, or dealing with them in any way
interpreted as a bribe. Marpenoth 30: Liar’s Night This holy day pays tribute to Leira and Mask. To placate those deities and ward away their attention, folk of all walks of life don masks and costumes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
on a nugget of gold, that’s Yondalla turning bad luck into good. Arvoreen From time to time, halflings must fight to defend their friends or their village. In those moments, the tales of Arvoreen come
their caps doffed, humbly asking permission from Sheela to continue. Charmalaine Charmalaine is an energetic and spontaneous deity, unafraid of danger, for she expects to be able to detect it as it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, facing south. Three more statues, unseen from this vantage point, are located under the hill in area E6.) A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals an aura of abjuration magic around each statue
most sensible, although its Intelligence score of 6 means that it can make bad choices. Sahnar speaks Common and Elvish. The mummy knows how the moon dial functions (see area E5) but knows nothing about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
will): guidance, sacred flame (see “Actions” below), thaumaturgy
1st level (3 slots): command, detect evil and good, sanctuary
Actions
Sacred Flame (Cantrip). Flame-like radiance descends on
feeds it, following that character around the house and using its Detect Invisibility trait to warn of invisible imps nearby. V6. Pantry Food and drink is stored on shelves in this musty room. V7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
they risk a bad performance taking on malevolent life. A character who succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Performance) check causes any existing shadows to wink out and new shadows to replace them and
unlocking the tome’s secret lore and believed it could be interpreted in this chamber. Alas, the magical nature of this room doesn’t enhance reading comprehension. Undaunted, Klaudel summoned Jomlus to read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the headquarters portal. Perhaps they use detect thoughts on a Dran Enterprises operative who knows which stone currently marks the headquarters portal. Maybe exceptional roleplaying allows them to talk
efforts to undercut Acquisitions Incorporated’s reputation and success. Dagdra has made a lot of bad choices in her life, from leaving her church to joining Dran Enterprises and getting stuck with
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
comes from a shadowed corner above the door at the top of the stairs.
This outdoor stairway connects area B1 on the first floor with area B13 on the second floor, but the steps are in bad shape. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Giants The giants presented here are more powerful than others of their kind, either because their gods have shown them favor or because fate has dealt them a bad hand and forced them to seek out
material components:
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light
3/day each: feather fall, fly, misty step, telekinesis
1/day each: control weather, gaseous form
Spellcasting. The giant is a 5th-level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
). In addition to his weapons, Izek carries an iron ring of keys that unlock the stocks in the town square (area N8). If the characters get on his bad side, the baron accuses them of being “spies of the
Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals that the gilded mirror on the wall radiates an aura of conjuration magic. None of the mansion’s current occupants are aware of this fact, because the mirror’s magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
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
components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: detect magic, druidcraft, speak with animals
2/day each: animal messenger, cure wounds, dispel magic, entangle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
about the dark halls of the keep like a bad smell. The keep had a small garrison once, but only Amrath remains. The keep is nestled among old pine trees on a hilltop overlooking the sleepy village. The
“Moonwood” section). Map 3.8: One Stone View Player Version Ancient Relic Casting a detect magic spell on the boulder reveals an aura of transmutation magic emanating from it. The boulder itself is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
(Perception) check. Under the scrutiny of detect magic, the door radiates a faint aura of abjuration magic. The door comes open, pivoting into the room, only if someone speaks the answer to the riddle. Once
fountain’s basin, but it is otherwise dry. Under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell, the fountain emits an aura of conjuration. A character who makes a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check