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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
be aged to the point of decrepitude. In this state, the creature’s speed is halved, the range of its vision and hearing is reduced to 30 feet, and it has disadvantage on all ability checks
gallons of wine, it can be used as the focus for a scrying spell. When this spell is cast using the cauldron as its focus, the target of the spell fails its saving throw automatically, and the spell
Detect Thoughts
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Spells
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For the duration, you can read the thoughts of certain creatures. When you cast the spell and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind on any one creature that you
’s mind. If you probe deeper, the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
National Affairs Sometimes there’s a fine line between the missions assigned by a head of state and those of an espionage agency or a military force, but your team’s central focus is politics. As a
group, consult the Cyran Affairs table and work with your DM to decide what kinds of adventures you undertake on behalf of Prince Oargev. The Heads of State table at the end of the section offers
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the snake as the embodiment of the qualities they most appreciated. They developed a philosophy of separating emotion from intellectual pursuits, allowing them to focus their energy on personal
focus on intellectual pursuits. These nobles turned to philosophy and prayer, offering gifts of magic and animal sacrifices to their serpent gods, paying homage to the perfection of the ophidian form. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A head of state like Prince Oargev requires a variety of adventurers to do the range of tasks they require. Depending on the kinds of work you do, your party might include some or
all of these roles: Prince Oargev ir’Wynarn Civil Servant. The vast majority of work performed on behalf of a head of state has very little to do with deadly adventure: it’s about prosecuting and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Hoard Item Descriptions Hoard items are presented here in alphabetical order. A hoard item’s rarity changes depending on its current state, as shown in each item description. Dragon’s Wrath Weapon
by the weapon increases to 3d6. The cone of destructive energy the weapon creates increases to a 60-foot cone, the save DC increases to 18, and the damage increases to 12d6. Dragon-Touched Focus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
focus on visual arts (including architecture, painting, and sculpture) and performing arts (such as dance, music, and theater). The curriculum overlaps with Lorehold in the field of art history and
spontaneous? Is mastery of art a matter of honing precise techniques to a point of perfection or of perfectly expressing a raw emotional state? Does art aspire to express universal truths or intensely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. To earn the characters’ trust, Urlon answers any questions they have about the current state of the Crystal Labyrinth and the asteroid. If the characters attack him, Urlon retreats to Stardock by
way of the gate in area 11 while the crystal golem covers his escape. Treasure Urlon carries a Stardock rod (see “Stardock Rods”), a set of mason’s tools, and a green crystal wand (his arcane focus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
certain creatures. When you cast the spell and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind on any one creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. If the creature you
. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind (such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
certain creatures. When you cast the spell and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind on any one creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. If the creature you
. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind (such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fundamental conflict at the heart of Lorehold’s philosophy. This conflict revolves around the forces that underlie and drive history. Is the course of time driving toward a well-ordered ideal state or
of the scholars in Lorehold College. You may use the table to randomly determine the scholarly focus of a Lorehold student or faculty member. The Principle column notes which side of the order-chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reconquest by the dwarves. Living in a near-constant state of war for generations, shield dwarves are a hardy people, slow to trust, with long memories and often an equally long list of grievances against
on male shield dwarves. Shield dwarves are renowned artisans, particularly in metal and stone. They tend to focus more on sturdiness in their craft than on the artistic flourishes and gilding favored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
back to the Abyss, Demogorgon becomes the focus of the disruptive power of Vizeran’s ritual. This imposes a −5 penalty to his attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. Even in his weakened state
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
information out of Curtie, as she works herself into a flustered state. For each successful check, Curtie offers one of the following pieces of information: She was the only chef on duty when the students in
is making its own investigation into the events at Kollema Hall—one that will scrutinize everyone who was there. She ends the meeting by telling the characters to focus on studying for their upcoming exams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities. The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to focus on intellectual pursuits. These nobles
on aspects of the snake, but the cost of the change was high, requiring many sacrifices for each person to be transformed. Entire households of slaves in one city-state were killed and eaten to create
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Athreos’s Influence Most mortals focus on the River Guide’s role in their own deaths. Countless mortal superstitions prescribe ways to garner Athreos’s favor, but all Athreos demands of those he
another, defying simple classification, are often considered to be within Athreos’s province—most notably the state between life and death, but also echoes, phantom sensations, and the feeling of déjà
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be aged to the point of decrepitude. In this state, the creature’s speed is halved, the range of its vision and hearing is reduced to 30 feet, and
used again until the next dawn. When the cauldron is filled with 90 gallons of water mixed with 10 gallons of wine, it can be used as the focus for a scrying spell. When this spell is cast using the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
laws of Karrnath are harsher than those in other treaty nations, approaching a state of martial law. Karrnathi Characters Karrns are somber folk and disapprove of extravagance or excessive shows of
Tradition. Karrnathi tradition emphasizes teamwork, focus, and force, and melee warriors prefer heavy armor and weapons. Fighters favor the Champion and Battle Master martial archetypes, and Karrnathi
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
snares (see appendix A) emerge from the throat and attack. Swallowed by the Nematode several days ago, they are eager to feed. The intellect snares focus their attacks on different creatures when
Nematode to disgorge digestive acid, the pool is only 10 feet deep. Muscular contraction keeps other exits from the digestion pool closed until the Nematode rouses from its inert state. Any creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
attic above a noble’s bedroom, waiting in a trance-like state for three days and nights until his target was positioned just below a small crack in the room’s ceiling. Skerrin squeezed a single drop from
two personalities. He appears to be a concerned, fatherly figure, a loyal retainer who worries about his young master. With a few moments of focus, however, he can shift to become a cold-blooded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
views, there’s peace—the perfect state of the multiverse—but disagreements breed conflict and instability. Members of the Harmonium believe their purpose is to unify the multiverse into peace, no
simply the first stage of death. Dusters seek to understand and experience the stages of death, the last of which they hold is True Death: a transcendence to a state of being beyond the multiverse. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
pillars, their seemingly dead eyes open wide as if in a state of intense focus.
Silver Pillars. Exuding enchantment magic that dulls will and perception, the silver pillars cause any creature in the
forces. Dungeon State. The nature of this area means the gargoyles can’t be permanently slain. White Gates. A white gate lies in the corridor to the north that connects with the Hatchery. Another white
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
scholarly tomes, mystical rites, and peasant tales. The college’s members gather in libraries and universities to share their lore with one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of state, where
: Martial Training You gain proficiency with Martial weapons and training with Medium armor and Shields. In addition, you can use a Simple or Martial weapon as a Spellcasting Focus to cast spells from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
when he has no reason to do so. However, when the second sight grips him, all that changes. Kal’s eyes come into focus and he becomes as sober as a priest of Ilmater at sunup. “Their plans are afoot
… are who again, sorry?”
After this suitably dramatic and stylishly vague telegraphing of the adventure’s archplot, Kal reverts to his normal abnormal state of mind for good. Treasure. Gustava
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
you desire that could be performed by a prestidigitation spell.
You break out into song whenever you roll a 1 on any die.
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Your possessions change their state or appearance at the DM’s
) regard you as their enemy, and focus their attacks against you to the exclusion of all else.
95
As an action, you learn the names of every humanoid creature within 30 feet of you.
Whenever you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Geographic Features The lands around Saltmarsh are filled with peril, since much of the region is untamed wilderness. Even though the Kingdom of Keoland has grand ambitions, its focus in the south
rare times, the elves organize patrols into the deepest, deadliest regions of the Dreadwood in hopes of defeating threats in their nascent state.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
dormant state
2 2d4 animated armors (Large) and 1 rug of smothering (attitude for all: 1d6) keeping watch
3 1 iron golem (attitude: 1d6) patrolling
4 1 shield guardian (attitude: 1d12
) searching for its master
5 1 stone golem (attitude: 1d6) crudely carved to resemble a hill giant
6 1d4 + 1 helmed horrors (attitude: 1d8) in a partially dormant state, as if asleep
7 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Mountain Cloud Empress’s favorite spouse. Lio Gong. Lio Gong (neutral good veteran) is a youthful-looking, athletic dwarf wearing coarse silk robes. When she emerges from the mirror, she’s in a state of
triumph. Before Lio Gong entered the mirror, the empress’s focus on magical research had begun to consume much of the imperial treasury and was leading to unrest among the common folk. Lio Gong knows the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
as a vassal state, mercenary work and adventuring were popular livelihoods among Sembians who didn’t have local families to feed. Those endeavors are even more popular now among veterans of the war
enacted by regional tharchions and bureaucrats, leaving the ruling Red Wizards to focus on magical study and more important arcane matters. For a time, living mages couldn’t hope to advance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Mourning looking for their best friend, the warforged Mercy (see the “Warforged Pilgrims” section earlier in this chapter). The stress of the situation caused Filch’s comatose state. Mercy and Filch would
around the colossus, the ground quakes, breaking the mages’ focus. The colossus is buried in crumbling stone, surrounded by shifting mountains and sickly gray clouds. Years pass in rapid succession while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, kept alive by the magic of her crown. In her current state, she is stunned. A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check can tell that Ivira is still alive. Her crown is cursed (see
nonmagical wand (a possible spellcasting focus) made of chardalyn (see "Chardalyn"). It is suffused with evil magic. While grasping the wand, one feels an urge to inflict terrible harm upon others, but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
shifting light, endless sky, changing climate, and eroding wind, represents a dream state, an unreality where nothing lasts and therefore nothing has significance. Ordning of Artistry Among stone giants
artistry. Tradition and honor demand that it be crushed into gravel and a new speaking stone begun. Gentle Giants? Newcomers who know only about the stone giants’ focus on artistry might think them to be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
spin in your eyes.
3 Your skin glows with a brassy sheen.
4 Floating equations and geometric objects overlay your body.
5 Your Spellcasting Focus temporarily takes the form of a Tiny
this feature again. Level 14: Trance of Order You gain the ability to align your consciousness with the endless calculations of Mechanus. As a Bonus Action, you can enter this state for 1 minute. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
breath weapon against the darkmantles because the weight of the boulders makes it hard for her to breathe. When the characters engage the darkmantles, the monsters ignore the dragon to focus on the
altar, the gearwork maul, or Teeshe herself), the spirit controlling Sergeant Teeshe forces her to attack. Use the thug stat block for her in this state. Entropy Guardian. The gearwork device above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. The genuine chest is unlocked and contains thirteen items, each of which can be used as an arcane focus: two crystals (worth 10 gp each), an orb (worth 20 gp), four rods (worth 10 gp each), and six
hours as the gargoyle’s innate demeanor exerts itself. In this state, the creature tries to orchestrate the characters’ deaths, going so far as to attack lone characters. K14. Servants’ Quarters This