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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
leave an offering worth at least 5 gp stashed in an out-of-the-way place. Cloud giants within 6 miles of the cradle or scion immediately sense the location of this gift. A creature can be affected only
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
an overwhelming compulsion to leave an offering worth at least 5 gp stashed in an out-of-the-way place. Cloud giants within 6 miles of the cradle or scion immediately sense the location of this gift
Intellect Devourer
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Detect Sentience. The intellect devourer can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless
Intelligence.
Body Thief. The intellect devourer initiates an Intelligence contest with an incapacitated humanoid within 5 feet of it that isn’t protected by protection from evil and good. If it wins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold apprentice; see chapter 3) has offered a belt of dwarvenkind as the prize for this contest. Her parents sent her the belt as a gift, but she thinks it’s more fun to offer the belt as a trophy. In
The Contest Stacking mascots without the creatures toppling over is a major bragging right, and the characters have the opportunity of earning that now. Further, Greta Gorunn (chaotic good dwarf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Supernatural gifts come in two forms: Blessing. A Blessing is usually bestowed by a god or a godlike being. Charm. A Charm is usually the work of a powerful spirit, a magical location, or a mythic creature. Unlike a magic item, a supernatural gift isn’t an object and doesn’t require Attunement.
Supernatural Gifts Axel Defois A magical creature like a unicorn might bestow a supernatural gift A supernatural gift is a special reward granted by a being or force of great magical power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
bestowed by a god or a godlike being. A charm is typically the work of a powerful spirit, a location of ancient magic, or a creature that has legendary actions. Unlike a magic item, a supernatural gift
Supernatural Gifts A supernatural gift is a special reward granted by a being or force of great magical power. Such supernatural gifts come in two forms: blessings and charms. A blessing is usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
) check. If it wins the contest, the smaller creature successfully moves into the target creature’s space and clings to its body. While in the target’s space, the smaller creature moves with the target and
smaller creature depends on the smaller creature’s location, and is left to your discretion. The larger creature can dislodge the smaller creature as an action—knocking it off, scraping it against a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Destination Characters who teleport to this location from area K78 in Castle Ravenloft arrive at the point marked T on the map. Amber Sarcophagi Characters who touch the amber sarcophagi are offered
the dark gift he seeks. West Sarcophagus. The vestige within this sarcophagus offers “the dark gift of the Vampyr” to any humanoid creature of evil alignment that touches it. The Vampyr’s gift is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
-lost location drenched in primeval magic. Some Charms can be used only once; others can be used a specific number of times before vanishing. If a Charm lets a character cast a spell, the character
time. A typical Charm mimics the effects of a Potion or spell, so it is easy to create more Charms of your own. Charm of Animal Conjuring Supernatural Gift (Charm) This Charm allows you to cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
dark gift of Vaund the Evasive. Vaund’s gift is the power of evasion. This dark gift grants its beneficiary the benefits of an amulet of proof against detection and location and a ring of evasion
vestige within this sarcophagus offers the dark gift of Fekre, Queen of Poxes. Fekre’s gift is the power of spreading disease. This dark gift allows its beneficiary to cast the contagion spell as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
combination of supernatural gift, background, and other choices.
Beyond these options, the athlete background presented here provides a new way to seek glory through discipline and physical prowess
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Myths of the Iroan Games
Competitors seeking a place among the athletes of legend endlessly push themselves to claim victory during Akros’s world-renowned annual contest, the Iroan Games. The deeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature is protected by a mind blank
regains at least one point of Intelligence.
Body Thief. The intellect devourer initiates an Intelligence contest with an incapacitated humanoid within 5 feet of it that isn’t protected by protection from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Agatha as a gift, the check is automatically successful. If the check fails, Agatha attacks the characters; if it succeeds, she smiles with cold amusement and entertains their questions: “Very well. I
the Harpers to resume their search. The characters might instead choose to ask Agatha about something else—for example, the location of Cragmaw Castle, the location of Wave Echo Cave, the identity of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
more about the Magister’s Masquerade. More information about Bow’s End Tavern and a map of the location appear in chapter 3. After the characters have settled into their lodgings, they find their
. The event concludes with a student getting ill (see “One Too Many?”)—foreshadowing events later in this adventure—and disgruntled students demanding the characters face them in a magical contest (see “The Challenge”). This challenge works best if it comes from a character’s Rival.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Vault Keys At the end of an encounter chain, a character who is attuned to the Stone of Golorr can learn the location of the Vault of Dragons and what three keys are needed to open its doors. The
. Illusory versions of keys don’t open the door. Every key can be found or procured in Waterdeep. If the characters don’t already know the location of a key, they can gather information about it. To do this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
presents it to Agatha as a gift, the check is automatically successful. The ghostly figure smiles with cold amusement. “Very well,” she says. “I know that you seek many things. Ask me one question, and I
instead choose to ask Agatha about something else—for example, the location of Cragmaw Castle, the location of Wave Echo Cave, the identity of the Black Spider, or Hamun Kost’s question about Old Owl
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
descended from the heavens. The dragon Mireu gave the mortals at the Dokkaebi Mountains a divine gift—a pearl infused with the dragon’s own heavenly power, which drove back the mist. Mireu’s people formed
origins. However, if the pearl exists, its location is a secret fiercely guarded by the royal family. The story of Yeonido’s origins is often accompanied by the cautionary tale of the first gwishin. Her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
might challenge one or more characters to an athletic contest. If the characters accept this challenge, roll on the Athletic Contests table to determine what game the goliaths propose. The goliaths are
Contests d4 Contest
1 Tug o’ War. Two teams grip opposite ends of a 50-foot-long rope: the goliaths on one side, the adventuring party on the other. The teams need not have the same number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
humanoid would use its hand. A beholder can’t attune to items that require attunement by a spellcaster or a member of a certain class. A gift is a treasure the beholder can’t use itself but that would
art objects that are pleasing to its alien senses. A beholder usually has the location of all its trophies memorized and immediately senses if something is missing or out of place. Clutter is treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. Garaele desires an intermediary to bring Agatha a suitable gift, a jeweled silver comb, and persuade the creature to tell what she knows about the location of a spellbook belonging to a legendary mage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
safe passage to virtually any location on the Material Plane by one of three methods: answering a riddle posed by the guardian, offering a valuable gift such as a magic item or a secret to the guardian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the contents of the sarcophagus are revealed (see “Treasure” below). At the same time, the character who retrieved the key from the maze receives a supernatural gift from a mysterious benefactor (see
“Acererak’s Gift” below). If a crystal key is inserted when the sarcophagus and the key are not the same color, the key is teleported back to the maze and the sarcophagus remains sealed. Treasure The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
supernatural gift (see chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) — a charm that allows a character to cast the Galder’s tower spell (see appendix E) once as an action. 3 A treant and a stone golem were
its release with the location of its hidden treasure: 1,000 gp in brightly polished coins. 5 Gathering firewood results in a visit from an angered undead treant. (Use normal statistics, but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
(particularly scrolls), spellbooks, and arcane knowledge. Whatever the gift, a character must succeed on a DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the wraith of its value. Regardless of what the
. (The wraith doesn’t explain what a spectator is. It merely points toward area 15.) Once it receives its gift, the wraith allows characters to peruse its books and keep the secret map in one of them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Charms A charm is a minor supernatural gift, which can be received in a large variety of ways. For example, a wizard who finds an eldritch secret in a dead archmage’s spellbook might be infused with
with charms, and some explorers find themselves bearing the magic of a charm after discovering a long-lost location that is drenched in primeval magic. Some charms can be used only once, and others can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
banshee. Before she fled for her life, Garaele noted that the banshee spoke wistfully about the beautiful baubles she owned in life. Garaele needs an intermediary to bring Agatha a suitable gift—a
jeweled silver comb—and persuade the banshee to tell what she knows about the location of a spellbook belonging to a legendary mage named Bowgentle. Sister Garaele believes that a character who pays
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
track down thieves who stole the Bowl of Plenty. This large silver bowl was a gift to the keep, said to bring good fortune to anyone who takes a meal from it. It is a foot wide and weighs 10 pounds. It
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This adventure hook starts the characters at the point where they have already done some of the work in finding the location, and they are ready to jump into the main part of the adventure. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters open the doors or offer to do so. Treasure Wormblod wears an amulet of proof against detection and location. Tied to his belt is a sack containing seven 100 gp gemstones. Development If the
even allow the characters to take the giant relic from their spirit mound. Killing Wormblod also allows the characters to gain a supernatural gift from the couatl in Great Worm Cavern (see the “Great Worm Cavern” section in chapter 3 for details).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Madness at Gardmore Abbey: the deck was a gift from an archfey to a mighty emperor. As the archfey predicted, the emperor was unable to resist using the deck to cast his own future, and the deck
the identity of their patron, the location of each card, and the scene of the adventure’s denouement. To facilitate this, the adventure included another re-creation of the deck, with art by William
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Research Forewarned is forearmed. The research downtime activity allows a character to delve into lore concerning a monster, a location, a magic item, or some other particular topic. Resources
monster or an NPC, you can reveal elements of statistics or personality. For a location, you can reveal secrets about it, such as a hidden entrance, the answer to a riddle, or the nature of a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
in control of Thither, he sees no hope of escape. Gold-spun Gifts d8 Gift 1 Amulet of proof against detection and location 2 Bag of holding 3 Boots of elvenkind 4 Bracers of archery 5 Cloak of
hospitality (see “Rules of Conduct” in chapter 2), Nib offers to craft a gift for each character. Taking up a pair of knitting needles, he swiftly knits his gold yarn into an object that retains a golden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
location while exploring. The tower tilts severely to one side, kept from falling over by magic. When the characters arrive, read: A crumbling stone tower rises out of the swamp, leaning at such an angle
free me. You see, I was in the midst of a daring escape from the vile Bavlorna Blightstraw when our balloon was set upon by an ill wind and sent plummeting to its current unfortunate location. My pilot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
daily life in Zilargo, used both for entertainment and for trickery. The Thurimbar rod is a common magic item that amplifies this natural gift for purposes of creating music. The power to speak with small
legally considered to be the same person.
5 You’ve acquired a spellshard that contains a vast amount of text in a seemingly unbreakable code.
6 You know the location of a wanted war criminal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
some other remote location. When certain stars align and the proper ritual is performed, the fey crossing appears as a portal above the altar. 2 Crystal Cave. This cave is filled with natural
. A Fey creature hides under this ancient stone bridge. In exchange for treasure or some other gift, this Fey can use its innate magic to create a portal atop the bridge that serves as a fey crossing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
blessings. The succubi hint that this gift is on behalf of their mistress, Hulgaz, but they don’t divulge any further details. Whether or not a character accepts the offer, the succubi depart once
teleporting away. Crossroads Confrontation Hulgaz makes her final appearance to the party long after their previous meeting. This encounter takes place at a suitably dramatic location, such as a