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Candlekeep Mysteries
device that controls the elemental cannon. This device, shown in the accompanying illustration, looks like a metal rod with a tip shaped like a bird’s head.Elemental Cannon. On initiative count 20
(losing initiative ties), Zikran uses his handheld device to fire the cannon at one creature he can see, provided the creature is in the basement or on the staircase. Zikran’s target must make a
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter.
The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively small device—a mere 50 feet in diameter. To attune to this mythallar, a creature must finish a short
;s Guide. If a ninth creature tries to attune to the mythallar, nothing happens.
All creatures attuned to the Ythryn mythallar can sense when the device is being used. A creature attuned to the device
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Innovation is a dangerous pursuit, at least the way the mages of the Izzet League engage in it. As protection against the risk of an experiment going awry, they have developed a device to help
check, you cast the spell as normal, using your spell save DC and spellcasting ability modifier. On a failed check, you cast a different spell from the one you intended. Randomly determine the spell
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
’s origins and operation can be found in the Mind of Metal, a tome of artificer’s secrets that connects the device to the traditions of the lost Olman people, and which was written by Lum the
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within 60 feet of the device when it goes off must succeed in a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the Frightened condition for one minute. As an Influence action, another
This small mechanical device is a specialty of gnomish crafters. As a Utilize action, you can throw the Noisemaker into a space within 60 feet. When it lands, it makes a loud noise of some kind
Backgrounds
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
You relentlessly seek the truth. Perhaps you’re motivated by belief in the law and a sense of universal justice, or maybe that very law has failed you and you seek to make things right. You
suffered, even while still being pursued by the law.
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You survived the destructive use of a magic device that wiped out your home. Members of a secret organization found you. You now work with them
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The ghastly Wand of Orcus rarely leaves Orcus’s side. The device, as evil as its creator, shares the demon lord’s aims to snuff out the lives of all living things and bind the Material
saving throw. On a successful save, the creature takes 10d6 necrotic damage. On a failed save, the creature dies and rises as a zombie.
In the hands of one who is attuned to it, the wand can be wielded
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
and twisted remains of a failed experiment, a hammer, a block and tackle, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins)
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sparkles.
If you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets, glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attaching it to your body
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Zox Clammersham A clever rock gnome, Zox Clammersham is the sole survivor of his former party’s failed Undermountain expedition. Since the demise of his friends, Zox has managed to secure a ring that
allows him to command the scaladar. He has put the constructs to work building a device he calls the Simulacrux. This device will, in theory, create a simulacrum of any scaladar that passes through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Boilerdrak Large Object Armor Class: 15 Boilerdrak Hit Points: 100 Damage Immunities: poison, psychic This wagon-sized device is designed to look roughly like a dragon. Before it can be used, the
) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Explosion. The boilerdrak explodes in a 30-foot-radius sphere and is destroyed. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
air, shedding a gentle starry light. Misfire. If a character failed to notice the faulty device in the “Firebreak” event earlier in the chapter, or noticed it but did nothing about it, the device
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, the creature drops 20 feet straight down into the snow, taking 1 bludgeoning damage from the cushioned fall and landing prone. On a failed save, the creature slides down the collapsing walkway to the
first time a creature picks up the Summer Star, its core glows with a golden radiance as bright as a candle flame. Unless the creature drops the device immediately, the light suddenly blossoms, becoming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
under stony cowls and their arms raised toward the iron disk.
This room is one large timekeeping device. Every day at dawn and at dusk, the wizard statues exert invisible magical force upon the
discharge lightning that fills the room. All creatures in the room at that moment must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
tool. Afterward, the character must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence (Arcana) check to determine the sphere’s coordinates in the Astral Sea. On a failed check, the character fails to calculate the
chapter 13—spot an unidentified celestial object drifting across the night sky with their telescope. The observatory calls for brave adventurers to use its teleportation device to investigate. Solar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
. A follow-up successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check can then trigger ritual magic that reverses the flood of ooze and sends it back to the Slime Pits. However, if this check is failed by 5 or
characters attempting to activate or reverse the abyssal gate, you can also require that the character wearing the crown and holding the scepter must be in physical contact with the standing arch — making it impossible to activate the gate from inside the apparatus of Kwalish or any similar protective device.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
mysterious magic clockwork device that the characters recognize as part of the magic orrery found under Waterdeep. Investigating where the attackers slipped into the manor’s basement and dungeon, the
license to take over the failed Acquisitions Incorporated franchise. From there, they are set to investigate who was behind the attack on Acq Inc, and what connection the mysterious orrery might have to this new threat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, this attack doesn’t end that condition on you if you end the turn behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover. Level 13: Use Magic Device You’ve learned how to maximize use of magic items, granting you
. On a failed check, the scroll disintegrates. Level 17: Thief’s Reflexes You are adept at laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You can take two turns during the first round of any combat. You take your first turn at your normal Initiative and your second turn at your Initiative minus 10.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. She has resistance to lightning damage. She speaks Common and Draconic. If the characters mention the figure they saw on the roof of the
divination magic around it. If asked about it, Nim tells Valetta that it built this device to find the errant nimblewright and tried to seek it out, only to discover that Nim couldn’t leave the temple grounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
and suffers a psychic shock. While suffering this shock, the character has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and must attempt a DC 10 Constitution check to cast a spell. On a failed
down the chute using crampons or some other device to grip the wall. Other characters can climb down only with ropes, pitons, and other climbing gear. The chute descends 60 feet to the roof of area 19
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Sadamor of Netheril. Legend speaks of how Sadamor saw the depths of humanity’s evil reflected in the opal of his crown. Heartbroken, he created a doomsday device — a sphere of annihilation — to
home to his or her loved ones. The tabaxi hunter Bag of Nails (see chapter 3) came to Omu in search of the Navel of the Moon but failed to find it. The Navel of the Moon is set into the pendulum of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
and suffers a psychic shock. While suffering this shock, the character has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and must attempt a DC 10 Constitution check to cast a spell. On a failed
down the chute using crampons or some other device to grip the wall. Other characters can climb down only with ropes, pitons, and other climbing gear. The chute descends 60 feet to the roof of area 19
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
crevasse and 40 feet above the magma. It can be reached by magic or by climbing down to it. The sheer sides of the crevasse require a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check to climb. On a failed
nalfeshnee named Slaughtertusk to watch over the crevasse and prevent any creature from approaching the device. Slaughtertusk would rather be helping the Horned King track down and kill Yeenoghu. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of these letters rise from the contraption as it revolves. The whole device hums and crackles with lightning.
Rising from the middle of the mechanism is an eighty-foot-tall copper pole made of eight
meet a tragic end. It serves no other purpose. The device is powered by electricity transmitted through its central element: an 80-foot-tall lightning rod that forms its vertical axis. A creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device’s origins and operation can be found in the Mind of Metal, a tome of artificer’s secrets that connects the device to the
servant explodes. Every creature in a 100-foot-radius sphere centered on the servant must make a DC 25 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 87 (25d6) force damage, 87 (25d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Arclight Phoenix An arclight phoenix is variously said to be a byproduct of a lightning strike on an aviary, a mishap in an effort to create a translocation device, or a successful attempt to create
) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion destroys the phoenix but leaves behind a Tiny, warm egg with a mizzium shell.
The egg contains the embryo of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
on a turn the creature enters a 150-foot cone in front of the horn or starts its turn there. On a failed save, the creature takes 27 (6d8) thunder damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, the
dragons to help them in their war against the giants. The Draakhorn is a signaling device, and it is so large that it requires two Medium creatures (or one Large or bigger creature) to hold it while a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
ruling over its domain. Long ago, the beholder heard rumors of an arcane device known as the Maze Engine, capable of shifting the gears of reality. During the last Great Modron March, Karazikar
failed check, slaves either attack the characters or hide from them, waiting for Karazikar to deal with them. The Vast Oblivium: General Features The characters encounter the following features in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
turn the creature enters a 150-foot cone in front of the horn or starts its turn there. On a failed save, the creature takes 27 (6d8) thunder damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, the
dragons to help them in their war against the giants. The Draakhorn is a signaling device, and it is so large that it requires two Medium creatures (or one Large or bigger creature) to hold it while a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
on the stairs. Now ready for action, he has cast mage armor, stoneskin, and mind blank on himself. He carries a handheld magic device that controls the elemental cannon. This device, shown in the
elementals attack. Elemental Cannon. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Zikran uses his handheld device to fire the cannon at one creature he can see, provided the creature is in the basement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, and deal with the consequences.
A disease that does more than infect a few party members is primarily a plot device. The rules help describe the effects of the disease and how it can be cured, but
to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 5 (1d10) psychic damage and becomes incapacitated with mad laughter for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Countermeasures. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the presence of ash and faint burn marks in the area affected by this trap
pit’s edge or instinctively steps back. On a failed save, the creature falls into the pit and takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage from the fall. Countermeasures. A successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
necromantic device called the Soulmonger, then hid it in the heart of the tomb. ACERERAK’S TRAITS
Ideal. “Why be a god when I can be a creator of gods?”
Bond. “I build dungeons to trap and slay
of Acererak must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 42 (12d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the day’s preparations. Choose a character and have them make a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) check. On a successful check, they notice that one of the devices is faulty. On a failed check, the
character doesn’t spot anything amiss. If the character fails to notice the damaged device, or notices the problem but elects to do nothing about it, a misfire occurs in the “Welcoming Announcement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
balls of cast iron through the air at destructive speeds. In a campaign without gunpowder, a cannon might be an arcane device built by clever gnomes or wizardly engineers. A cannon is usually
pours boiling oil onto a 10-foot-square area directly below it. Any creature in the area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
very slippery. Climbing the hull without a rope or other device requires a successful DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failed check, the climber falls into the water.