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Acquisitions Incorporated
Of the many tactics employed by master magician and renowned adventurer Jim Darkmagic, the old glowing coin trick is a time-honored classic. When you cast the spell, you hurl the coin that is the
spell’s material component to any spot within range. The coin lights up as if under the effect of a light spell. Each creature of your choice that you can see within 30 feet of the coin must
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, or 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Battleaxe"} when used with two hands.
Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation
fishing on Lake Zarovich. On the way back to town, a dire wolf attacked Izek and bit off his right arm. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. His sister ran and hid in
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to deal an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Staff of Power","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Freezing Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8
","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Freezing Ray"} to hit, range 120 ft., one creature. Hit: 27 (6d8);{"diceNotation":"6d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Freezing Ray","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold
monsters
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Spellcasting. Lorinda casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Charm Person, Dancing Lights, Disguise Self (24-hour duration), Invisibility (self only, and Lorinda leaves no tracks while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
be proficient with the armor you are wearing to cast a spell. You are otherwise too distracted and physically hampered by your armor for spellcasting.
Casting a Spell at a Higher Level When a spellcaster casts a spell using a slot that is of a higher level than the spell, the spell assumes the higher level for that casting. For instance, if Umara
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
up as if under the effect of a light spell. Each creature of your choice that you can see within 30 feet of the coin must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be distracted for the duration. While
adventurer Jim Darkmagic, the old glowing coin trick is a time-honored classic. When you cast the spell, you hurl the coin that is the spell’s material component to any spot within range. The coin lights
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
precise gestures required for spellcasting, you must be proficient with the armor you are wearing to cast a spell. You are otherwise too distracted and physically hampered by your armor for spellcasting.
Casting Time Most spells require a single action to cast, but some spells require a bonus action, a reaction, or much more time to cast. Bonus Action A spell cast with a bonus action is especially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
precise gestures required for spellcasting, you must be proficient with the armor you are wearing to cast a spell. You are otherwise too distracted and physically hampered by your armor for spellcasting.
Spell Slots Regardless of how many spells a caster knows or prepares, he or she can cast only a limited number of spells before resting. Manipulating the fabric of magic and channeling its energy
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
, a supply of which can always be produced from the machine’s inner workings. This silver wire shares the same general nature as the silvery cord of an astral projection spell, connecting to the
concentration can be concentrated on by a remote user. The Infernal Machine’s effects have a spell save DC of 14 or the attuned user’s spell save DC, whichever is higher.
Summon Monster. When first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
holds weapons or bears wounds that don’t exist.
2 When I’m distracted, my shadow panics and tries to get other people’s attention, as if it’s desperate to escape me.
3 When it’s not being
cantrip if you don’t already know it, and require no components to cast it. The hand created by the spell is shadowy but is not bound to your actual shadow. Your spellcasting ability for this spell is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
contains a mimic, disguised as the clay urn on the east wall. The mimic preys on creatures distracted by the shadows or waits to attack someone who inspects the eastern doors. If the mimic is reduced to half
weigh 200 pounds each. Throne. The granite throne weighs 3,000 pounds and radiates a strong aura of transmutation magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell or a similar effect. An identify
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of power. This staff greatly increased Ringlerun’s capabilities and made him the envy of many rival spellcasters. Ringlerun has a good heart, but he’s easily distracted by intellectual pursuits. He
hands, and Ringlerun can expend 1 of the staff’s charges to deal an extra 3 (1d6) force damage.
Freezing Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, range 120 ft., one creature. Hit: 27 (6d8) cold damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Harshnag’s Sacrifice If Harshnag encounters Iymrith in area 6, he charges the dragon and yells for the characters to flee while he keeps her distracted. If the characters heed the frost giant, they
, killing and burying anyone inside the temple. Iymrith escapes the cave-in with the aid of her teleport spell. Harshnag’s fate is uncertain. Either he is killed in the collapse, or he manages to retreat to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
for the characters and ready to fight. If they have not been warned, the gricks remain alert but the cultists are distracted as they try to cast a spell under the cult fanatic’s watchful eye. Familiar
scrolls on the floor turns up a spell scroll of counterspell. B13. Sacrificial Remains Mounds of ash and bone dropped down from area B7 after Lord Viallis’s rituals are piled up in these locations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
traits when you reach the specified piety score. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for any spell that you cast through these traits. Augur Piety 3+ Oracle trait You can cast augury as a ritual with
rarely believe the answers I give them.
3 I’m haunted by nightmares foretelling the deaths of people I’ve never met.
4 I’m often distracted by the sights and sounds of things that other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. He wants to sneak out while the gricks are asleep or distracted, but he’s too scared to leave. He has been without food or water for two days. If rescued, Kelim gives his saviors a stolen spellbook as
east corner of the north wall. The gricks can’t open it.
The top half of the room is under the effect of a permanent reverse gravity spell. The effect takes hold of any creature or object more than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
right arm. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. His sister ran and hid in the woods and was never seen again. Unlike his sister, Izek was born without a soul. As
) when used with two hands.
Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) fire damage. If the target is a flammable object that isn’t being worn or carried, it catches fire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characters each have a round to cast a spell or drink a potion. But otherwise, the action is continuous. Dropping out from behind a dark cloud is an airship held aloft by a large balloon — emblazoned with
20 damage, the chaos of the storm has distracted the characters and crew. In that event, all creatures on the characters’ battle balloon are surprised by the airship sent by the Six to engage the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
unfocused and easily distracted, his potential scattered like seeds on stone. It wasn’t until a kraken rose from the ocean’s deepest depths and began a rampage that threatened Dalakos’s community that he
can cast fog cloud with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast gust of wind with it, and starting at 5th level, you can also cast wall of water with it (see the spell below). Once you cast a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
violent, magical outbursts that follow her failures. Lorinda’s walking tower of bones, the Gurgyl, ranges across Tepest. Those who seek her here find a distracted but deceptively cunning hag clinging
plus 5 (1d10) Fire damage.
Spellcasting. Lorinda casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, the work takes at least 8 hours to complete—longer if students get distracted. The work of preparing the hall might be plagued by accidents. Student recklessness isn’t entirely to blame for these
try to mitigate the danger—perhaps by casting a spell or using a class feature. If they can’t, the box hits the student and deals damage as described above. Sick Leave During the hall’s preparation, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
lost has resurfaced, as though an old spell has faded away, allowing you to feel the loss as sharply as if it happened yesterday.
The Witchlight Carnival has returned, and you find yourself standing
remove curse spell is not powerful enough to end this effect on a character, but a wish spell can. This might not seem like much of a drawback, as characters can cope just fine without ever gaining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
grackle-lung must succeed on a Constitution check to take the Dash action. If the check fails, the action cannot be attempted. If the creature attempts to cast a spell with a verbal component, it must
succeed on a Constitution check or be unable to complete the spell, causing the spell to fail with no effect. The DC for each check is 10 + the creature’s current exhaustion level.
If a creature’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
them all. Inside the Whorlstone Tunnels, however, the derro is distracted by ever-present threats, giving the party the best chance to catch him. The characters can fight Droki by the tunnels’ entrance
something to a collector of oddities, but is otherwise worthless. Droki’s satchel is made of stitched darkmantle hide and contains the following items: 1 gp and 10 sp A spell scroll of see invisibility
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
form. She explains that, in life, she was one of the elven priestess Isolde’s attendants and was among those who distracted Soth from his quest to prevent the Cataclysm. For her deeds, she’s cursed to
a robed figure with a grim skull for a face. Before the statue, a pair of skeletons kneel, holding an altar of polished black stone between them.
This shrine is under the effect of a hallow spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
magic spell shows that they are indeed magical, though that magic is of the transmutation school rather than conjuration. Each day, a kindly druid who thinks Jerr is an honest soul gives the gnome a
mugging the next group of distracted strangers to wander down the wrong street seems like just the ticket. The four bandit members of the crew are run-of-the-mill criminals looking to get ahead in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
horrors hang from the walls here. They have grown lazy and distracted by their imprisonment, so characters have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made against the horrors until any character is
for one tenday (remove curse negates this effect). The third time the creature drinks in a tenday, it suffers the effects of a harm spell (save DC 15). It isn’t safe for an undead to drink from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d12 + 2) slashing damage.
Energy Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) force damage.
Noxious Breath (Recharge
draconian casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: invisibility, mage hand
2/day each: dimension
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
. Three deathlock wights (see appendix B) oversee six skeletons. They attack intruders. Aura. A detect magic spell reveals a transmutation aura on the whole area, which is a simple magical effect to control
unconscious while on a bridge has a 50 percent chance to fall into the pigpen. Enchanted Pillars. A detect magic spell reveals that each pillar radiates an aura of enchantment magic. Any humanoid that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
roleplaying notes for Will of the Feywild. If the oni is affected by a spell that ends a curse, it regains its evil alignment and attacks whoever is responsible for lifting the curse, shouting, “How could
scarecrows and thereby lure the tin soldiers into the garden. The Escape. While everyone is distracted, the characters will free the captives from the workshop (area L4) while Will climbs into the textile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
.
The governor, all of Kalaman’s council members, and six castle guards lie dead here. They are beyond the aid of a revivify spell. The man here is Caradoc (see appendix B), an Undead spirit who has been
characters are all distracted or otherwise don’t have her in their line of sight, Leedara vanishes. If the characters later search for her in Kalaman, they don’t find her. Path Below Beyond the broken door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
disadvantage on Intelligence and Wisdom checks from being distracted by whispers, shifting movement, and other hallucinations while inside the mine. M2. Southern Wing This tunnel ends at a small
harmless magical effect and can’t be harmed, though a dispel magic spell causes them to disappear. Development. A character who wanders into this cave alone and is grappled by the mossy tentacles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
death tyrant’s lair or guard its treasure vaults. Acting as bait for traps or as combat fodder, zombies keep powerful enemies distracted while the death tyrant moves into position and prepares to
is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic. Disintegration Ray. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or take 45 (10d8) force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
on the map, as if created by the spell of the same name. The wall seals off the underlevel as the tower soars into the sky. U2. Rocket Boosters A four-section rocket engine is attached to the
programmed illusion spell. The magic triggers when any creature except a member of the Livestock enters through the double door, creating the illusion of a giant silverfish at the east end of the hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a successful save. Any non-undead creature that ends its turn in the lighted room takes 10 (3d6) necrotic damage. A dispel magic spell suppresses
the light’s effect for 10 minutes. Any spell that overwhelms or blocks the light also suppresses it in the spell’s area for the duration of the spell. Glyph Key. One of the dread warriors has a glyph