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The Portal Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

The Portal Ritual At sunset, the ritual for travel through the Hammock of Worlds begins: Two wizened trees stand before the Silver Tapir Monastery, their ancient boughs lit by dusk light. Between

in time to the music. As they do, the hammock sags and an otherworldly glow emanates from within it. At the height of the ritual, Melecio uses the hammock to open a portal to the Far Realm. When the

Uthgardt Shaman

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

require some sort of blood sacrifice, and their effects are usually transformative. For example, some Black Raven shamans know a ritual that allows them to hatch giant ravens from normal raven eggs, and

some shamans of the Griffon tribe can transform themselves into griffons by performing a ritual that requires them to drink copious amounts of horse blood. UTHGARDT SHAMAN TRIBAL SPELLS Depending

Hag of the Fetid Gaze

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

inspection. For example, the hag could appear to have smooth skin, but someone touching her would feel her rough flesh. Otherwise, a creature must take an action to visually inspect the illusion and

. The covetous hags each knew part of a ritual for crafting magic paintings that could bind mortal creatures with a terrible curse. After agreeing to share their knowledge and work together, they

Hexblood Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

youngster is considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother. Becoming a Hag Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag

, either one of their own kind or that embodies the hexblood’s nature. This requires that both the hag and hexblood be in the same place and consent to the lengthy ritual—circumstances most

Antimagic Field Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

is suppressed. For example, the flames created by a wall of fire are suppressed within the sphere, creating a gap in the wall if the overlap is large enough. Spells. Any active spell or other magical

effect on a creature or an object in the sphere is suppressed while the creature or object is in it. Magic Items. The properties and powers of magic items are suppressed in the sphere. For example

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

to hire adventurers to find the dragon. 2 A clutch of moonstone dragons has discovered a portal to the Material Plane and is wreaking havoc on nearby villages, pilfering every bit of silver the

invade the dreams of adventurers, sending parties on quests to assist the spellcaster’s nefarious schemes. 8 A moonstone dragon that accidentally stumbled through a portal to the Material

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

find the dragon. 2 A clutch of moonstone dragons has discovered a portal to the Material Plane and is wreaking havoc on nearby villages, pilfering every bit of silver the locals own. 3 A

adventurers, sending parties on quests to assist the spellcaster’s nefarious schemes. 8 A moonstone dragon that accidentally stumbled through a portal to the Material Plane can’t

Devastation Orb

Magic Items Princes of the Apocalypse

example, an air node creates a devastation orb of air. The ritual takes 1 hour to complete and requires 2,000 gp worth of special components, which are consumed. A devastation orb measures 12 inches in

A devastation orb is an elemental bomb that can be created at the site of an elemental node by performing a ritual with an elemental weapon. The type of orb created depends on the node used. For

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Her father stood on the first of the three stairs that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen still looked as if he could

DRACONIANS In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians

Oath of Redemption (XGtE)

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

enemies only when such a deed will clearly save other lives. Paladins who follow this path are known as redeemers. While redeemers are idealists, they are no fools. Redeemers know that undead, demons

the influence of dark forces that drives them to evil. By setting the proper example, and working to heal the wounds of a deeply flawed world, you can set anyone on a righteous path. Patience.

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

tend to be loud, flashy, or explosive, even when the effect is unremarkable. For example, when you open the portal of a rope trick spell, the portal might be outlined by harmless, showy

Oath of Redemption

classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

enemies only when such a deed will clearly save other lives. Paladins who follow this path are known as redeemers. While redeemers are idealists, they are no fools. Redeemers know that undead, demons

the influence of dark forces that drives them to evil. By setting the proper example, and working to heal the wounds of a deeply flawed world, you can set anyone on a righteous path. Patience.

Shifter Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral. Most shifters resemble a particular kind of lycanthrope. You can

rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead. Life Span The

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. Other practitioners of evil have held the book and

, plus whatever else you choose: Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight. True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be in

Warforged Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. Warforged Personality The warforged were built to serve and to fight. For most of their existence, warforged had a clearly defined function and were encouraged to focus purely on that role. The Treaty

how new they are to the world. The Warforged Quirks table contains example quirks. Warforged Quirks d8 Quirk 1 You analyze — out loud — the potential threat posed by

Performing the Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

end of the Red Wizards’ turn, if fewer than five Red Wizards used an action to perform the ritual, the portal floating in the great apse (area 7) wavers and no progress in the ritual is made. If fewer

than five Red Wizards perform the ritual for 2 rounds in succession, the portal collapses and the count of successfully focused rounds is reset to 0. The Mask of the Dragon Queen is essential to the

Performing the Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

end of the Red Wizards’ turn, if fewer than five Red Wizards used an action to perform the ritual, the portal floating in the great apse (area 7) wavers and no progress in the ritual is made. If fewer

than five Red Wizards perform the ritual for 2 rounds in succession, the portal collapses and the count of successfully focused rounds is reset to 0. The Mask of the Dragon Queen is essential to the

Disrupting the Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Disrupting the Ritual Alexandre Honoré To retrieve the fifth rod piece, the characters must stop Teremini Nightsedge’s ritual to enshroud the Three Moons Vault in magical red moonlight Teremini’s

ritual is disrupted if either of the following occurs: Red moonlight shines on the white crystal, white moonlight shines on the black crystal, and black moonlight shines on the red crystal. A lunar

Siberys Dragonmarks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

dragonmarks, Siberys dragonmarks remain a complete mystery to them. The magic of these powerful marks clearly relates—visually and thematically—to the other marks in one’s house. But a dragonmarked heir may

feat can represent the manifestation of a Siberys mark. A character with ties to House Lyrandar, for example, might choose the Boon of Energy Resistance, gaining Resistance to Lightning and Thunder

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in

can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a

Rituals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

a feature that grants the ability to do so. The cleric and the druid, for example, have such a feature. The caster must also have the spell prepared or on his or her list of spells known, unless the character's ritual feature specifies otherwise, as the wizard's does.

Rituals Certain spells have a special tag: ritual. Such a spell can be cast following the normal rules for spellcasting, or the spell can be cast as a ritual. The ritual version of a spell takes 10

Rituals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

a feature that grants the ability to do so. The cleric and the druid, for example, have such a feature. The caster must also have the spell prepared or on his or her list of spells known, unless the character’s ritual feature specifies otherwise, as the wizard’s does.

Rituals Certain spells have a special tag: ritual. Such a spell can be cast following the normal rules for spellcasting, or the spell can be cast as a ritual. The ritual version of a spell takes 10

Facing Tiamat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their

actions during the final battle. But when the characters see Tiamat’s heads forcing their way through the Red Wizards’ portal, they will understand that this is no mere monster they face. As should be clear

Episode 6: Showdown with the Six

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

continue on, finally reaching the portal site. Splugoth is in control of the ritual and has defenses in place to prevent the meddling characters from thwarting his plans. As the characters face off

at least one orrery component (perhaps more, depending on events in episode 5), and its agents now attempt to use those components to open a portal to the Far Realm. After a suitable amount of questing

Facing Tiamat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their

actions during the final battle. But when the characters see Tiamat’s heads forcing their way through the Red Wizards’ portal, they will understand that this is no mere monster they face. As should be clear

Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

that Kelek has stolen Uni’s horn and fled through a portal, intent on using the horn to fuel a ritual. Inside the Crystal Ball. The characters follow Kelek into a demiplane inside Venger’s Crystal Ball

Temple Layout

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

exit from the warrens 6 Red chapel Rath Modar performing ritual 7 Great apse Portal through which Tiamat emerges from Avernus 8 Blue spire Red Wizard (flying) performing ritual 9 White spire Red Wizard

identified in the table below, which also identifies key NPCs during the ritual that will bring Tiamat to the Well of Dragons. Key to Tiamat’s Temple # Name Occupant and Activity During Ritual 1

Temple Layout

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

ritual 4 Green chapel Red Wizard performing ritual 5 Black chapel Red Wizard performing ritual; also the exit from the warrens 6 Red chapel Rath Modar performing ritual 7 Great apse Portal through which

up into the twisting recesses of the temple’s central spire. The numbered areas on the map are identified in the table below, which also identifies key NPCs during the ritual that will bring Tiamat

Escaping Tyrant's Spiral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

the modrons escape. Portal to Hopeless The portal to Hopeless in area T3 is narrow and a challenge for the modrons to reach. It will take days for all the modrons to pass through, and likely many portal

-key tears to keep the portal open. Beholders also frequent this area and try to pick off modrons as they escape. Portal to Sigil The portal in area T1, which the characters used to enter Tyrant’s

General

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

General Which of a character’s spells count as class spells? For example, if I’m playing a Sorcerer, which of my character’s spells are Sorcerer spells? A class’s spell list specifies the spells that

belong to the class. For example, a Sorcerer spell is a spell on the Sorcerer spell list, and if a Sorcerer knows spells that aren’t on that list, those spells aren’t Sorcerer spells unless a feature

Strahd's Presence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Strahd’s Presence Strahd has finally deemed Death House worthy of attention. Once the party retrieves the rod piece in the ritual chamber, read the following to describe Strahd’s arrival at Death

nothing. Then, as clearly as if it were happening right next to you, the house’s front door creaks open and slowly closes, latching with a crisp click. Then, once again, nothing. The characters must now contend with Strahd’s nightmare magic in Death House until they find and face the Darklord directly.

Planar Portals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

where they want to go. Most portals exist in distant locations, and a portal’s location often has thematic similarities to the plane it leads to. For example, a portal to Mount Celestia might be

Planar Portals A portal is a stationary, interplanar connection that links a specific location on one plane of existence to a specific location on another. Some portals function like doorways

Chaos Incarnate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Chaos Incarnate When Kas arrived in Pandesmos, he used the Rod of Seven Parts to force a hole in the sealed portal that blocks Miska from exiting the demiplane where he is trapped. The hole isn’t

his bid to remake the multiverse. In exchange for the protection supplied by her troops while Vecna weaves his ritual, the lich-god promised the Spider Queen a place at his side when he remakes the

Humanoids

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

wandering priest who alone knows the ritual necessary to open a specific portal. 2 Several gnome mages seek help recovering their walking castle from a band of aggressive, spine-covered lizardfolk

The Breaker's Map

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

cell is clearly marked. Doors and Hatches. The doors and hatches are sealed with arcane lock spells that only prison staff can bypass. However, while the characters are within 100 feet of Revel’s End

, the map allows them to use an action to touch the image of a door or hatch and suppress the lock on that portal. While a lock is suppressed, its image turns green. The lock remains suppressed for 1

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