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Returning 28 results for 'fails the rod'.
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
cleric spell up to 9th level at will.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, Quenthel has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Tentacle Rod
. Quenthel wields a tentacle rod.Multiattack. Quenthel makes three tentacle rod attacks.
Tentacle Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tentacle Rod
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
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Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Miska fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Miska has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spider
couldn’t be stopped.
In desperation, Miska’s opponents crafted an artifact to bind him in an extraplanar prison. This rod broke apart after sealing him in Pandemonium, scattering across
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Shemeshka fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Shemeshka has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
effects.
Special Equipment. Shemeshka carries a magic crown called the Razorvine Tiara. In the hands of anyone other than Shemeshka, the Razorvine Tiara functions as a tentacle rod that deals slashing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Miska’s opponents crafted an artifact to bind him in an extraplanar prison. This rod broke apart after sealing him in Pandemonium, scattering across the planes and becoming known as the Rod of Seven
Parts. The rod is the key to releasing Miska from his long imprisonment. Miska the Wolf-Spider Huge Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 399 (38d12 + 152)
Speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
within 10 feet of the propeller or starts its turn there must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw. A creature that fails the save is hurled northward into the pit in area 16. If this forced movement
causes the creature to pass through the propeller, the creature takes damage from the spinning blades. One can jam the propeller by fixing an immovable rod in place between two of the blades. Other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Plane Shift 7th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a forked, metal rod worth at least 250 gp, attuned to a particular plane of existence) Duration
creature must make a Charisma saving throw. If the creature fails this save, it is transported to a random location on the plane of existence you specify. A creature so transported must find its own way back to your current plane of existence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Plane Shift 7th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a forked, metal rod worth at least 250 gp, attuned to a particular plane of existence) Duration
creature must make a Charisma saving throw. If the creature fails this save, it is transported to a random location on the plane of existence you specify. A creature so transported must find its own way back to your current plane of existence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Dedication. The casino is dedicated to Tiamat to celebrate the Dragon Queen’s avarice and pride. Those who don’t worship Tiamat are also welcome to partake in the casino’s offerings. Rod Piece. If the
characters mention the Rod of Seven Parts, Windfall artfully dodges the topic. She claims that while the casino has been visited by several high-profile adventurers and scholars, she hasn’t seen anything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
three rods Gremorly set up to turn Harrowhall into a ghost trap. If the rod is removed from its tripod or destroyed, the necromantic energy fades and the rod becomes nonmagical. The rod and tripod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Shemeshka fails a saving
the Razorvine Tiara. In the hands of anyone other than Shemeshka, the Razorvine Tiara functions as a tentacle rod that deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage.
Actions
Multiattack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
rendered its magic unstable. The oval serves as a portal to Sigil while the characters carry the second piece of the rod. If a creature tries to teleport to the Mournland using a Teleport spell, a Plane
Shift spell, or similar magic, the spell’s caster must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the spell fails and has no effect. On a successful save, the spell works, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
character who actually feels inside the chest will find a rod that protrudes vertically from the bottom. This lever moves easily, and if it is pulled with any force it will open a trapdoor in this
Strength check. The lid can be wedged shut with a piton or a similar object. A character must succeed on a DC 15 Strength check to place the shim properly. On a failed check, the shim fails if someone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the instructions or had them translated must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check to fire the weapon. If the check fails by 5 or more, the device misfires, dealing 9 (2d8) slashing damage to
Rod. This 6-inch-long black metal rod has a button at the top. Using an action to press the button causes the rod to emit a chirp. Any creature within 30 feet of the rod that isn’t deafened and has an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Actions
Multiattack. The fomorian makes three Rod attacks.
Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning
the fomorian’s darkvision.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the fomorian fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The fomorian makes three Greatclub attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters roll initiative. If the characters attack or otherwise interrupt Grottenelle before the start of her first turn, the summoning fails. Otherwise, a glabrezu appears in the center of the pentagram
of the Rod of Seven Parts, which she uses to answer questions posed directly to the Spider Queen. Ker-arach is essentially a tourist attraction for the few Lolth devotees who know she exists. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Unless a ring’s description says otherwise, a ring must be worn on a finger, or a similar digit, for the ring’s magic to function. Rods A scepter or just a heavy cylinder, a magic rod is typically
: SCROLL MISHAPS
A creature who tries and fails to cast a spell from a spell scroll must make a DC 10 Intelligence saving throw. If the saving throw fails, roll on the Scroll Mishap table.
Scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, +12 to hit with spell attacks). She wields a tentacle rod. While seated on her throne, Quenthel can use an action on her turn to cast disintegrate (save DC 19). A target that fails its saving throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Death House Hauntings Martin Mottet If the characters fall in Death House, Strahd will happily claim the piece of the Rod of Seven Parts therein The characters enter the following haunted zones in
character fails to leave the graveyard, that character must eventually make camp. When a character finishes a long rest in this haunted zone, the character gains 1 level of exhaustion, doesn’t gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is unconscious for 1 hour instead. The creature wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature uses an action to wake it. Sleeping Ghost. The
liquid that pools around the dais.
Floating above the brain and scattering light across the room is a small, slender object: a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts.
Years after its abandonment, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
as a Black Earth rod. Such a rod is like an ordinary mace, but in the hands of a stonemelder, it serves as a conduit for Ogrémoch’s wrath. Stonemelder
Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil
Armor
Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage. The stonemelder can also expend a spell slot to deal extra damage, dealing 2d8 bludgeoning damage for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
attention to what he considers the uninteresting dealings of lesser beings. However, once the characters arrive in Barovia, explore a place called Death House, and find a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts
Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Elvish, Giant, Infernal
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +5
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Strahd fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
adventurer with a rod of lordly might, to which only the recipient and its direct descendants can attune. Resurrection. Asmodeus sends one of his loyal priest followers to cast true resurrection on a
fails to mention is that, after earning her trust, he splashed Lulu with water from the River Styx to strip her of her spellcasting abilities and memories. Mahadi then sold Lulu to some devils who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
saving throw takes 55 (10d10) bludgeoning damage regardless of whether its save succeeds or fails. If the save succeeds, however, the trap’s damage to other creatures is reduced to 0 until initiative
count 20 of the next round (losing initiative ties). The ceiling is too heavy to be stopped by any braces, but an Immovable Rod or similar item can prevent it from dropping so far as to crush anyone. T11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, taking 27 (5d10) radiant damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature not in its true form has disadvantage on this save; if it fails its save, the creature instantly
Akaazi’s quarters (area V36) The log’s last pages mention “a piece of the legendary Rod of Seven Parts, seized from an ungrateful dryad” as well as “three lunar crystals, procured from a powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
stench of animals. Three chained wolves snarl and rattle their chains as you approach the cave mouth. Each wolf’s chain leads to an iron rod driven into the base of a stalagmite.
The Cragmaws keep a
swept away. A creature that fails the Dexterity saving throw must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw to hold on. A creature that fails the Strength saving throw is washed into area H1, takes 7 (2d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
is to open a gate, but she’s learned that they’re more deeply connected to the Briny Maze. When she overloads the charge by casting chain lightning into a rod, she can cast detect thoughts the
soldiers so they serve Ashripask more faithfully in the future. Ashripask describes Nellik’s appearance as that of a muscular gargoyle. Rod Experimentations. Ashripask’s experiment with the rods has expanded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
with a heavy iron rod. Each room has a few smoky torches on the walls and moldy straw strewn on the floor. Some crude benches are built into the walls. The occupants of these rooms are subdued to the
check. The lid can be wedged shut with a piton or similar shim. A character doing so must succeed on a DC 15 Strength check to place the shim, or else the shim fails if someone treads on the pit. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
is unable to move. If the check fails by 5 or more, a slab of masonry below the character shifts, dumping the character into a debris-lined cavity. Climbing back out requires a successful DC 10
before it strikes. Disabling the needle requires thieves’ tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. If the check fails by 5 or more, the trap goes off, stabbing the character unless the character