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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, freedom from the orb, to spread suffering in the world, to advance the worship of Tiamat, or something else the DM decides.
Random Properties. An Orb of Dragonkind has the following random properties
Cost
Cure Wounds (level 9 version)
4
Daylight
1
Death Ward
2
Detect Magic
0
Scrying (save DC 18)
3
Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can take a Magic
Detect Thoughts
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Spells
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’s mind. If you probe deeper, the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind
(such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the spell ends. Either way, the target knows that you are probing into its mind, and unless you shift your attention to another
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
):
At will: detect thoughts, minor illusion
1/day each: arcane gate, hunger of HadarAberrant zealots are cultists who have reached out to the powers of the Far Realm—only for something to reach
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
). The brain breaker casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: detect thoughts, levitateBrain
ends, the brain breaker can perceive everything the target senses. The target becomes aware that something is linked to its mind once it no longer has the incapacitated condition, and the brain breaker
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
brain casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: detect thoughts, levitateThe Far Realm has tainted
and establishes a psychic link with the target. Until the link ends, the elder brain can perceive everything the target senses. The target becomes aware that something is linked to its mind once it
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
(Psionics). The zealot casts one of the following spells, requiring no components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: detect thoughts, minor illusion
1/day each
: arcane gate, hunger of HadarAberrant zealots are cultists who have reached out to the powers of the Far Realm—only for something to reach back. Steeped in strange energy, aberrant zealots
Gray Slaad (control gem variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, invisibility (self only), mage hand, major image
2/day each: fear, fly, fireball
controlled in this way.
A slaad born from something other than the Spawning Stone has no gem in its brain, but it gains one if it ever comes into contact with the Spawning Stone. Slaadi on Limbo are
Death Slaad (control gem variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The slaad can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, detect
longer be controlled in this way.
A slaad born from something other than the Spawning Stone has no gem in its brain, but it gains one if it ever comes into contact with the Spawning Stone. Slaadi on Limbo
Green Slaad (control gem variant)
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Monster Manual (2014)
cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, mage hand
2/day each: fear, invisibility (self only)
1/day: fireball
Magic Resistance. The slaad has
slaad born from something other than the Spawning Stone has no gem in its brain, but it gains one if it ever comes into contact with the Spawning Stone. Slaadi on Limbo are attracted to the Spawning
Senses
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secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster.
Special
have this special sense.
TremorsenseA monster with tremorsense can detect and pinpoint the origin of vibrations within a specific radius, provided that the monster and the source of the vibrations are
Elder Brain
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
:
At will: detect thoughts, levitate
1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the elder brain fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead
trait and establishes a psychic link with that creature. Until the psychic link ends, the elder brain can perceive everything the target senses. The target becomes aware that something is linked to its
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: detect magic
2/day each: create food and water, polymorph, remove curse
1/day: plane shift (self only)Younger than Skabatha and older than
these visitors enter into an agreement with Bavlorna, she’ll use her powers to resolve their pressing problem in exchange for something of use to her.
Alignment. Neutral evil.
Personality
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: detect magic, mage hand
3/day each: darkness, dimension door, dispel magic
island.
A morkoth may allow a visitor to bargain for something or someone it has claimed if that visitor offers the morkoth something it desires more. It shows no mercy, however, to those who break a
Orb of Dragonkind
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advance the worship of Tiamat, or something else the GM decides.
Random Properties
An Orb of Dragonkind has the following random properties:
2 minor beneficial properties
1 minor detrimental
the detect magic spell from the orb without using any charges.
Call Dragons
While you control the orb, you can use an action to cause the artifact to issue a telepathic call that extends in all
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
all of them.)
Dimir Guild Spells
Spell Level
Spells
Cantrip
encode thoughts, mage hand
1st
disguise self, sleep
2nd
detect thoughts, pass without trace
Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m good at hiding my true thoughts and feelings.
2
When I’m in doubt about revealing something, I assume it’s a secret, and I
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
brain casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At will: detect thoughts, levitate
3/day: modify memory
telepathic contact is first established. If the save is successful, the creature is aware that something is eavesdropping. The nature of the eavesdropper isn’t revealed.
If the elder brain dies, these
Wand of Wonder
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.
d100
Effect
01-05
You cast slow.
06-10
You cast faerie fire.
11-15
You are stunned until the start of your next turn, believing something awesome just happened.
16-20
You
cast gust of wind.
21-25
You cast detect thoughts on the target you chose. If you didn't target a creature, you instead take 1d6 psychic damage.
26-30
You cast stinking cloud.
31-33
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Search [Action] When you take the Search action, you make a Wisdom check to discern something that isn’t obvious. The Search table suggests which skills are applicable when you take this action
, depending on what you’re trying to detect. Search Skill Thing to Detect Insight Creature’s state of mind Medicine Creature’s ailment or cause of death Perception Concealed creature or object Survival Tracks or food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Search [Action] When you take the Search action, you make a Wisdom check to discern something that isn’t obvious. The Search table suggests which skills are applicable when you take this action
, depending on what you’re trying to detect. Search Skill Thing to Detect Insight Creature’s state of mind Medicine Creature’s ailment or cause of death Perception Concealed creature or object Survival Tracks or food
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
.)
Simic Guild Spells
Spell Level
Spells
Cantrip
acid splash, druidcraft
1st
detect poison and disease, expeditious retreat, jump
2nd
alter self, enhance
discovered something that I think could eliminate half the life on Ravnica.
3
The other researchers in my clade are my family — a big, eccentric family including members and parts of many species
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Detect Thoughts 2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a copper piece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute For the duration, you can read the thoughts of
. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind (such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Detect Thoughts 2nd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a copper piece) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute For the duration, you can read the thoughts of
. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind (such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
analog. When the ship approaches something large in space, the spelljammer is usually the first to detect it as the ship slows down. An experienced spelljammer can often sense what caused the ship to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
which jets of flame will erupt, or otherwise detect something that points to a trap’s presence. A trap’s description specifies the checks and DCs needed to detect it, disable it, or both. A character
Traps in Play When adventurers come across a trap, you need to know how the trap is triggered and what it does, as well as the possibility for the characters to detect the trap and to disable or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
which jets of flame will erupt, or otherwise detect something that points to a trap's presence. A trap's description specifies the checks and DCs needed to detect it, disable it, or both. A character
Traps in Play When adventurers come across a trap, you need to know how the trap is triggered and what it does, as well as the possibility for the characters to detect the trap and to disable or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
respect all beings who risk their lives in defense of something greater than themselves.
2 My payment is a matter of principle. Requiring even a small fee for my service allows those I help to
underling to be punished or an enemy to be vanquished. (Evil)
Bronze Dragon Spellcasting Age Spell Save DC Spells Known
Young 14 beast sense, detect thoughts, speak with animals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
managed to slay the creature, but not before it took one of them down. On the floor of this chamber is a dead mind flayer. Its insides are filled with sand and pebbles. Detect magic reveals residual magic
using both abjuration and conjuration schools. If the characters possess this knowledge, a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or Investigation) check allows them to ascertain that either “the wind” rose up and killed the illithid, or an air elemental or something similar was responsible.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. They are faded and difficult to read.
The bone harpsichord has been enchanted to play on its own but stops when a living creature comes within 10 feet of it. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of
conjuration magic around the harpsichord and a smaller aura of necromancy magic emanating from something inside it. Any character who has proficiency with a musical instrument can correctly play the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
something called a “straitjacket” instead. If the characters interrupt them, the gnomes realize that the new arrivals might have another solution, so they fill in what’s been happening and ask for any
on the pedestal is a spellbook that the rock gnomes of Gnomengarde share. Its cover describes its title as Magick of Gnomengarde (in Common and Gnomish), and it contains the wizard spells burning hands, detect magic, identify, mage armor, magic missile, shield, and sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
twig dolls are bound to the charred tree, all within easy reach. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic emanating from the tree and the ground in a 60-foot radius around it. Close
examination of a twig doll reveals something wrapped inside it. By breaking a doll apart, characters can see that it contains a still-beating pig’s heart. Any damage to a heart kills it and causes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
to spend searching, they can probably find it here. A detect magic spell is blocked by the metal of the coins, so only items on the surface can be easily found. Place whatever common or uncommon magic items you wish on the surface, but finding something rare should take a long and noisy search.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
circular. (The pools shown on map 1 are not to scale.) A detect magic spell reveals a faint aura of abjuration magic around each pool. The tortles of the island like to bathe and relax in the mud pools
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the mud mephit seems to be waiting for something to happen. Florrb doesn’t want others to know what’s really going on and reveals the cause of its anxiety only if magically compelled to do so.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
searching, they can probably find it here. A detect magic spell is blocked by the metal of the coins, so only items on the surface can be easily found. Place whatever common or uncommon magic items you wish on the surface, but finding something rare should take a long and noisy search.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Detect Thoughts Level 2 Divination (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (1 Copper Piece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You activate one of
into the target’s mind. If you probe deeper, the target makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, you discern the target’s reasoning, emotions, and something that looms large in its mind (such as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Detect Thoughts Level 2 Divination (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (1 Copper Piece)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You activate one of
into the target’s mind. If you probe deeper, the target makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, you discern the target’s reasoning, emotions, and something that looms large in its mind (such as a