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Brigganock
 Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wish stones, discarding the ones that contain wishes of ill intent and keeping those that hold good wishes. Brigganocks refine wish stones into gems and use them to decorate their architecture
size and never turn down a good meal.Move Soul Light. The brigganock moves its soul light up to 30 feet in any direction to an unoccupied space it can see. At the end of the current turn, the light returns to the brigganock.
Bard
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
ability check while it is under the effect of a guidance spell and also has a Bardic Inspiration die, it can roll both a d4 and a d6 if it so chooses. Is the intent that a bard gets to know the number
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an
Mysterious Benefactor
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Mysterious Benefactor The characters have an ally in the carnival: a planeswalking gnome bard named Ellywick Tumblestrum. The characters don’t know Tumblestrum, but she knows them because her lute
has magic strings that whisper secrets to her as she plucks them. These strings guided the gnome bard to the carnival and revealed to Tumblestrum that the characters’ fates are intertwined with the fate
Locate Animals or Plants
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Locate Animals or Plants Level 2 Divination (Bard, Druid, Ranger) Casting Time: Action or Ritual Range: Self Components: V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound) Duration: Instantaneous Describe or
name a specific kind of Beast, Plant creature, or nonmagical plant. You learn the direction and distance to the closest creature or plant of that kind within 5 miles, if any are present.
Compulsion
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Compulsion Level 4 Enchantment (Bard) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Each creature of your choice that you can see within range
must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition until the spell ends. For the duration, you can take a Bonus Action to designate a direction that is horizontal to you. Each Charmed
Locate Animals or Plants
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Locate Animals or Plants Level 2 Divination (Bard, Druid, Ranger) Casting Time: Action or Ritual Range: Self Components: V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound) Duration: Instantaneous Describe or
name a specific kind of Beast, Plant creature, or nonmagical plant. You learn the direction and distance to the closest creature or plant of that kind within 5 miles, if any are present.
Locate Object
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Locate Object Level 2 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a forked twig) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of
Locate Object
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Locate Object Level 2 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a forked twig) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of
Locate Creature
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Locate Creature Level 4 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound) Duration: Concentration, up to 1
hour Describe or name a creature that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the creature’s location if that creature is within 1,000 feet of you. If the creature is moving, you know the
Compulsion
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Compulsion Level 4 Enchantment (Bard) Casting Time: Action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Each creature of your choice that you can see within range
must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition until the spell ends. For the duration, you can take a Bonus Action to designate a direction that is horizontal to you. Each Charmed
Locate Creature
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Locate Creature Level 4 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound) Duration: Concentration, up to 1
hour Describe or name a creature that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the creature’s location if that creature is within 1,000 feet of you. If the creature is moving, you know the
The Role of Rules
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
D&D. The direction we chose for the current edition was to lay a foundation of rules that a DM could build on, and we embraced the DM’s role as the bridge between the things the rules address and the
running. There are times, though, when the design intent of a rule isn’t clear or when one rule seems to contradict another. Dealing with those situations is where Sage Advice comes in. This column
The Role of Rules
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
direction we took for fifth edition was to lay a foundation of rules that a DM could build on, and we celebrate the DM as the bridge between the things the rules address and the things they don’t. In a
, though, when the design intent of a rule isn’t clear or when one rule seems to contradict another. Dealing with those situations is where Sage Advice comes in. It doesn’t replace a DM’s adjudication
Find the Path
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Find the Path Level 6 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a set of divination tools—such as cards or runes—worth 100+ GP) Duration
the destination, you know how far it is and in what direction it lies. Whenever you face a choice of paths along the way there, you know which path is the most direct.
Find the Path
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Find the Path Level 6 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a set of divination tools—such as cards or runes—worth 100+ GP) Duration
the destination, you know how far it is and in what direction it lies. Whenever you face a choice of paths along the way there, you know which path is the most direct.
Dimension Door
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Dimension Door Level 4 Conjuration (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 500 feet Components: V Duration: Instantaneous You teleport to a location within range. You
arrive at exactly the spot desired. It can be a place you can see, one you can visualize, or one you can describe by stating distance and direction, such as “200 feet straight downward” or “300 feet
Dimension Door
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dimension Door Level 4 Conjuration (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 500 feet Components: V Duration: Instantaneous You teleport to a location within range. You
arrive at exactly the spot desired. It can be a place you can see, one you can visualize, or one you can describe by stating distance and direction, such as “200 feet straight downward” or “300 feet
Dominate Person
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Dominate Person Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute One Humanoid you can see within range
order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself. You can command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction to do so
Dominate Monster
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dominate Monster Level 8 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour One creature you can see
completes an order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself. You can command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction
Dominate Person
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dominate Person Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute One Humanoid you can see within range
order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself. You can command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction to do so
Confusion
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Confusion Level 4 Enchantment (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S, M (three nut shells) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Each creature
for the direction: 1, north; 2, east; 3, south; or 4, west. 2–6 The target doesn’t move or take actions. 7–8 The target doesn’t move, and it takes the Attack action to make one melee attack against a
Etherealness
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Etherealness Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Up to 8 hours You step into the border regions of the
Ethereal Plane, where it overlaps with your current plane. You remain in the Border Ethereal for the duration. During this time, you can move in any direction. If you move up or down, every foot of
Confusion
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Confusion Level 4 Enchantment (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S, M (three nut shells) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Each creature
for the direction: 1, north; 2, east; 3, south; or 4, west. 2–6 The target doesn’t move or take actions. 7–8 The target doesn’t move, and it takes the Attack action to make one melee attack against a
Dominate Monster
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Dominate Monster Level 8 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour One creature you can see
completes an order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it acts and moves as it likes, focusing on protecting itself. You can command the target to take a Reaction but must take your own Reaction
Guards and Wards
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP) Duration: 24 hours You create a ward that protects up to
. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them Heavily Obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature
Guards and Wards
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP) Duration: 24 hours You create a ward that protects up to
. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them Heavily Obscured. In addition, at each intersection or branching passage offering a choice of direction, there is a 50 percent chance that a creature
Helmed Horror
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
armor, the helmed horror requires less direction and maintenance as it carries out its appointed tasks. A helmed horror follows its orders with complete loyalty, and is intelligent enough to
understand the difference between an order’s intent and its exact wording. Unlike many constructs, it seeks to fulfill the former rather than slavishly follow the latter. Tactical Cunning. A helmed horror
Etherealness
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Etherealness Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Up to 8 hours You step into the border regions of the
Ethereal Plane, where it overlaps with your current plane. You remain in the Border Ethereal for the duration. During this time, you can move in any direction. If you move up or down, every foot of
Bardic Colleges
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great
master bard attended each of the elder colleges, seeking to learn its musical and magical secrets. Traditionally, the colleges were attended in the order given above, starting with Fochlucan. That
Teleport
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Teleport Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 10 feet Components: V Duration: Instantaneous This spell instantly transports you and up to eight willing
direction. Roll 1d8 for the direction: 1, east; 2, southeast; 3, south; 4, southwest; 5, west; 6, northwest; 7, north; or 8, northeast. On Target. You and your group (or the target object) appear where you intended.
Teleport
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Teleport Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 10 feet Components: V Duration: Instantaneous This spell instantly transports you and up to eight willing
direction. Roll 1d8 for the direction: 1, east; 2, southeast; 3, south; 4, southwest; 5, west; 6, northwest; 7, north; or 8, northeast. On Target. You and your group (or the target object) appear where you intended.
Roleplaying
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
sits at Tordek’s table and tries to strike up a conversation with the dwarf. Chris says, “Tordek spits on the floor, growls an insult at the bard, and stomps over to the bar. He sits on a stool and
roleplaying, keep the following things in mind: Describe your character’s emotions and attitude. Focus on your character’s intent and how others might perceive it. Provide as much embellishment as you
Ability Checks
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Constitution check. Curious about the spell’s intent? The spell is meant to be a classic jinx—the sort seen in folklore—that is useful in and out of combat. In combat, the spell provides some extra necrotic
can benefit a bard’s initiative, assuming the bard isn’t already adding his or her proficiency bonus to it. When you make a Strength (Athletics) check to grapple or shove someone, are you making an
Roleplaying
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
sits at Tordek’s table and tries to strike up a conversation with the dwarf. Chris says, “Tordek spits on the floor, growls an insult at the bard, and stomps over to the bar. He sits on a stool and
roleplaying, keep the following things in mind: Describe your character’s emotions and attitude. Focus on your character’s intent and how others might perceive it. Provide as much embellishment as you
Brigganock
 Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
down a well, an echo of that wish becomes lodged in a stone buried deep in the earth of the Feywild. Brigganocks seek out these wish stones, discarding the ones that contain wishes of ill intent and
, move a pile of stones, or tie a dozen knots in a length of rope. Bonus Actions Move Soul Light. The brigganock moves its soul light up to 30 feet in any direction to an unoccupied space it can see. At the end of the current turn, the light returns to the brigganock.