failing staff

Sea Mare

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

sarcophagus requires a knock spell or a successful DC 28 Strength (Athletics) check. It contains the mummified corpse of an archmage who perished after failing to become a lich. The corpse is wrapped in a

black shroud. A stoppered bronze scroll tube rests at its feet, and a staff fashioned from a single branch of pale white wood (see “Treasure” below) lies beside it. The scroll tube contains a dry sheet of

Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19a-Y19h)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

telepathy to politely instruct the intruders to leave the area. If the intruders behave threateningly or ignore its warnings, the magen tries to drive them away using suggestion spells, or failing that

know why the city crashed, but she believes that the broken obelisk (see area Y21) can turn back time to repair the damage. To activate its magic, Veneranda says she needs Iriolarthas’s staff of power

Dealing with Amrik

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

. Failing that, he invokes his mother’s name and reputation as a shield, hoping the characters will think twice about offending or harming the favored son of Duke Thalamra Vanthampur. Amrik never battles to

opportunity to escape presents itself. The staff of the Low Lantern do not intervene. If the characters kill Amrik aboard the Low Lantern, Laraelra warns them that his death will incur the wrath of

Franchise Costs

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

franchise features, paying staff, creating merchandise with proper branding, settling legal issues, and more are all encompassed by the baseline cost for a franchise’s headquarters, a multiplier from

overall operation. A franchise might use a ship as its headquarters, while also owning a number of remote trading posts run by franchise staff. The costs for all such “virtual headquarters” should be

Licensed Region

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

theoretically working with (and perhaps overseeing) smaller franchises rather than working against them. You can ship your goods to any destination, and can assign staff to a city to which you ship goods

campaign. The DM might establish extraplanar locations through play. Failing — or succeeding — in securing an extraplanar location could create interesting and deadly rivalries! Franchise Advancement

Specific Spells

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

cast dispel magic on a staff of power, the spell fails to disrupt the staff’s magical properties, but if the staff’s wielder casts hold monster from the staff, dispel magic can end that spell if cast on

? Failing a save against Tasha’s hideous laughter means you’re incapacitated even if you can’t fall prone. If you are affecting a target with telekinesis and an ally put you inside Otiluke’s resilient

Fortress Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

coffer without disarming the trap, or failing to disarm it, triggers the trap. When the trap is triggered, a short blade thrusts from the coffer, stabbing any creature next to the coffer’s lock. The

trap requires a successful DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check. A successful DC 15 Dexterity check is required to disarm the trap. Opening the coffer without disarming the trap, or failing to

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