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Returning 35 results for 'ground ritual'.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
its turn if it is in contact with the ground. If the wood woad takes fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the wood woad’s next turn. The wood woad dies only if it
everlasting guardian.
The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isn’t necessarily an
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
repeat the saving throw. The effect ends if the second save is successful; otherwise the target is petrified for 24 hours.Stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a Humanoid
that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes from the burned feathers of a cockatrice, awakens a dim echo of the petrified victim’s spirit
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
half.The quest for revenge sometimes leads those terribly aggrieved to undergo a ritual whereby they transform into bodies of semiliquid sentience known as slithering trackers. Innocuous and insidious at
the same time, a slithering tracker flows into places where a normal creature can’t go and brings its own brand of watery death down on its quarry.
The ritual for creating a slithering tracker
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
shield.
A flail snail shell can also be used to make a robe of scintillating colors. The shell is ground and added to the dye applied to the fabric. The powder is also a material component of the ritual that enchants the robe.Fire, Poison
-like tentacles.
Left undisturbed, a flail snail moves slowly along the ground. It consumes everything on the surface, including rocks, sand, and soil, and it stops periodically to relish crystal growths
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
":"recharge", "rollAction":"Tendrils of Slumber"}. The nightmare haunt creates spectral tendrils that cover the ground in a 20-foot square that it can see within 30 feet of itself for 1 minute or until it
or take 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tendrils of Slumber", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and have the restrained condition. The affected ground
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
points and doesn’t regenerate.
If buried in the ground under a foot or more of earth, the heart melts away and summons a blizzard like that created by the control weather spell. It takes 10
minutes for the heart to melt and the blizzard to form. The blizzard lasts for 8 hours.
A hag or similar creature can perform a ritual that turns the heart into a magical talisman that acts like a
monsters
keeper makes two attacks, using Blight Staff or Spore Spray in any combination, and it uses Rotting Ritual.
Blight Staff. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
Poisoned condition until the end of the keeper’s next turn.
Rotting Ritual. The keeper magically creates one of the following effects of its choice. It can’t use the same effect twice in a
monsters
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Horrid Garden. Horrid vines, slick acidic dew and covering in flesh, gnawing mouths erupt from the ground in a 120-foot Emanation originating from Shub-Niggurath. The effect of this trait depends on
creatures.
Level 0. No effect.
Level 1. The ground in the Emanation is Difficult Terrain for non-Plants. At the end of Shub-Niggurath’s turns, including the turn in which this trait reached level
Species
One Grung Above
grung hatchery is maintained in well-guarded ground-level pools. About three months after hatching, a grung tadpole takes on the shape of an adult. It takes another six to nine months for a grung
caste for life. On rare occasions, an individual that distinguishes itself with great deeds can earn an invitation to join a higher caste. Through a combination of herbal tonics and ritual magic, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
aspects of Tiamat, all surrounding a central apse. The apse and all five chapels rise in separate spires, culminating in the sanctuary atop the central spire. Level 2 is a zone 50 feet above ground
level; level 3 is a zone 100 feet above ground level, both of which can be reached only by flying. Once your eyes adjust to the stunning chaos of Tiamat’s Temple, you see that its interior is a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
aspects of Tiamat, all surrounding a central apse. The apse and all five chapels rise in separate spires, culminating in the sanctuary atop the central spire. Level 2 is a zone 50 feet above ground
level; level 3 is a zone 100 feet above ground level, both of which can be reached only by flying. Once your eyes adjust to the stunning chaos of Tiamat’s Temple, you see that its interior is a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
: Lord Viallis Yellowcrest was responsible for the murders of his wife, his children, Sarah, and three other servants, all of whom were killed as part of a dark ritual. (The trauma Sarah suffered has
occluded her memories of the details of the ritual and of her own death.) The book that Sarah observed Viallis reading was the source of the ritual, and a work of evil. The souls of Lady Maria, Malik
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
: Lord Viallis Yellowcrest was responsible for the murders of his wife, his children, Sarah, and three other servants, all of whom were killed as part of a dark ritual. (The trauma Sarah suffered has
occluded her memories of the details of the ritual and of her own death.) The book that Sarah observed Viallis reading was the source of the ritual, and a work of evil. The souls of Lady Maria, Malik
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Water Walk 3rd-level transmutation (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork) Duration: 1 hour This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid
surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Water Walk 3rd-level transmutation (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork) Duration: 1 hour This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid
surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Water Walk 3rd-level transmutation (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork) Duration: 1 hour This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid
surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Water Walk 3rd-level transmutation (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork) Duration: 1 hour This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid
surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Tenser’s Floating Disk 1st-level conjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury) Duration: 1 hour This spell creates a circular, horizontal plane of
force, 3 feet in diameter and 1 inch thick, that floats 3 feet above the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within range. The disk remains for the duration, and can hold up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Phantom Steed Level 3 Illusion (Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
A Large, quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Water Walk Level 3 Transmutation (Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer) Casting Time: Action or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell grants the
ability to move across any liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Phantom Steed Level 3 Illusion (Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
A Large, quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
bound to the ground by three heavy chains. He looks like he’s in agony.
To stop the ritual, the characters must face Sparkrender (blue dragon wyrmling), potentially with the help of Aidron (bronze
Sparkrender’s Ritual If the characters leave the observatory without defeating Sparkrender, they might return to find the blue wyrmling’s ritual underway. This is most likely to happen if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
can be placed in any location. Wherever the players decide to place the talisman, their characters must travel to that location while Vizeran makes his final preparations for the ritual. Given their
characters might choose to stay with Vizeran during the nine-hour performance of the ritual, whether to guard against treachery or to reclaim Gromph’s grimoire once the ritual is done. If this is the case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
can be placed in any location. Wherever the players decide to place the talisman, their characters must travel to that location while Vizeran makes his final preparations for the ritual. Given their
characters might choose to stay with Vizeran during the nine-hour performance of the ritual, whether to guard against treachery or to reclaim Gromph’s grimoire once the ritual is done. If this is the case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Phantom Steed Level 3 Illusion (Wizard) NIKKI DAWES Phantom Steed Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
A Large, quasi-real, horselike creature
appears on the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice within range. You decide the creature’s appearance, and it is equipped with a saddle, bit, and bridle. Any of the equipment created by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Phantom Steed 3rd-level illusion (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour A Large quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an unoccupied space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Phantom Steed 3rd-level illusion (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour A Large quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an unoccupied space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Phantom Steed 3rd-level illusion (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour A Large quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an unoccupied space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Tenser’s Floating Disk 1st-level conjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury) Duration: 1 hour This spell creates a circular, horizontal plane of
force, 3 feet in diameter and 1 inch thick, that floats 3 feet above the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within range. The disk remains for the duration, and can hold up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Tenser’s Floating Disk Level 1 Conjuration (Wizard) Casting Time: Action or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell creates a circular
, horizontal plane of force, 3 feet in diameter and 1 inch thick, that floats 3 feet above the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within range. The disk remains for the duration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Water Walk Level 3 Transmutation (Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer) Casting Time: Action or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork)
Duration: 1 hour
This spell grants the
ability to move across any liquid surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures crossing molten lava can still take damage from the heat). Up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Phantom Steed 3rd-level illusion (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 30 feet Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour A Large quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an unoccupied space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
bound to the ground by three heavy chains. He looks like he’s in agony.
To stop the ritual, the characters must face Sparkrender (blue dragon wyrmling), potentially with the help of Aidron (bronze
Sparkrender’s Ritual If the characters leave the observatory without defeating Sparkrender, they might return to find the blue wyrmling’s ritual underway. This is most likely to happen if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Wizard)
Casting Time: Action or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a short reed)
Duration: 24 hours
This spell grants up to ten willing creatures of your choice within range the
: Action or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork)
Duration: 1 hour
ANDREW MAR Spells like Water Breathing and Water Walk
assist visits to aquatic realms.
This spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
inspection reveals roots sprouting from the ground around its base. These roots are part of the Gulthias tree in area Y4. They wrap around the statue, providing added support and durability. The roots
not only prevent the statue from being toppled but also allow the effigy to serve as a component in a ritual to create a tree blight (see “Druids’ Ritual” in the “Special Events” section below