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Player’s Handbook
You point toward a creature within range and whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear.
You can cast this spell through
solid objects if you are familiar with the target and know it is beyond the barrier. Magical silence; 1 foot of stone, metal, or wood; or a thin sheet of lead blocks the spell.
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
This headpiece, crafted from dark metal, is worn curved around the ear. If you know a creature wearing another Spies’ Murmur and that creature is within 1 mile of you, you can communicate
telepathically with each other. As a bonus action, you can allow that creature to hear everything you hear for 1 hour. You can end this effect as a bonus action, and it ends if you’re incapacitated.
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You point your finger toward a creature within range and whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear.
You can cast this
spell through solid objects if you are familiar with the target and know it is beyond the barrier. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
can communicate telepathically with this mind, send it up to 300 feet away from him, and see and hear through it.
Infoportation (1/Day). Moghadam can teleport himself into an unoccupied space next to
, cure wounds, grease, identify
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, invisibility, heat metal
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, flame arrows, hypnotic pattern
4th level (3 slots): fabricate, stone
Brain in a Jar
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monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cords, psionically projecting its disembodied voice outward for all to hear. It enjoys conversation so much that it is prone to talking for hours on end, sometimes to itself if there are no others with
reacts to its surroundings. Some brains have been known to thump against the walls of their containers when excited or vexed. A jar’s metal casing might be rusty but serviceable, or an elegantly
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Spells
Cantrip
produce flame, shocking grasp
1st
chaos bolt, create or destroy water, unseen servant
2nd
heat metal, rope trick
3rd
call lightning,
sparkles.
If you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets, glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attaching it to your body
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
sound they hear, from a halfling’s voice to the noise of rocks clattering down a hillside. However, kenku cannot create new sounds and can communicate only by using sounds they have heard
degradation or shifts in meaning. Human messengers might switch words or phrases and garble a message inadvertently, but the kenku produce perfect copies of whatever they hear.
Kenku Adventurers
Kenku
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
25. Abandoned Smithy Characters who listen at the doors to these rooms can easily hear the clanging of hammers striking metal, even though the forge was destroyed and abandoned long ago. The sounds
are illusory effects created by the Mad Mage (see “Halaster’s Lair”) that end when any door to the smithy is opened. 25a. Empty Storage Room Raw metal was stored here until it could be cast into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
and whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear. You can cast this spell through solid objects if you are familiar with the
target and know it is beyond the barrier. Magical silence; 1 foot of stone, metal, or wood; or a thin sheet of lead blocks the spell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
and whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear. You can cast this spell through solid objects if you are familiar with the
target and know it is beyond the barrier. Magical silence; 1 foot of stone, metal, or wood; or a thin sheet of lead blocks the spell.
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
. The first time during a combat that a creature attacks you with a metal weapon, that creature has disadvantage on the attack roll.
Metal rusts in response to your touch—including metal armor you
wear and metal weapons you hold—reproducing the effect of the rust monster;s;rust monster's Rust Metal trait.
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Your fingers sprout tiny clockwork picks, granting you advantage on ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear. You can cast this spell through solid objects if you are familiar with the target
and know it is beyond the barrier. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood blocks the spell. The spell doesn’t have to follow a straight line and can travel freely around corners or through openings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear. You can cast this spell through solid objects if you are familiar with the target
and know it is beyond the barrier. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood blocks the spell. The spell doesn’t have to follow a straight line and can travel freely around corners or through openings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
when held 3 A jeweled box that screams when opened 4 A circlet or necklace with prongs that bite into the skin when it’s worn 5 A plain metal ring that causes its wearer to hear incessant
at random 8 A weapon made from dark metal that dims the light immediately surrounding it 9 A die made of petrified bone with mysterious glyphs on the faces 10 Glass bangles of shifting colors that make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
11. Smithy Characters who listen at the doors to this room hear loud hammering from beyond. The 30-foot-high room is warm and contains the following features: Fire Giant. In the middle of the room, a
, is hostile toward adventurers. He keeps his greatsword close at hand and hurls large metal cogs instead of rocks. Combat in this room can be heard by the fire giants in area 12, who investigate at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. 18a. Voices Characters who enter this hall hear sounds of yelling and cheering from area 18b to the east. If Vlonwelv is still alive, the characters also hear her disembodied voice as they make their
spiders while the contest rages. Treasure. Drinrith wears an obsidian scarab engraved with the insignia of House Auvryndar (25 gp) and a platinum-inlaid helm of black metal molded in the likeness of a spider with carnelians for eyes (750 gp).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
image of a demilich’s jeweled skull. Moghadam can communicate telepathically with this mind, send it up to 300 feet away from him, and see and hear through it.
Infoportation (1/Day). Moghadam can
, identify
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, invisibility, heat metal
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, flame arrows, hypnotic pattern
4th level (3 slots): fabricate, stone shape, stoneskin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Stickiest Crate A trail of smooth stones just large enough for a person to walk on extends fifty feet between two large landmasses. Just off the center of the trail rests a sealed metal crate in the muck
magic here D3. Lonely Crate At the far end of a broken bridge is a mound of earth barely large enough for one person to stand on. A dented metal crate is partially embedded in the mound.
One of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
wish. After the second encounter, the characters hear loud clanking sounds from the north—something large and metal is moving toward them. This is the boilerdrak they’ll encounter in the “Escape from
the spirits of Lord Vogler and his knights—is up to you. Vogler Militia The sound of clashing metal draws your attention. Two of Vogler’s remaining militia members struggle to hold their own against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
miners’ guildhall has offices for senior guild members, stout metal lockers where miners can store their gear, and functional showers. Most of the building’s former occupants vacated in a hurry, leaving
at them until they leave or until the poltergeist is destroyed. The poltergeist is invisible and can’t speak. L11: Warehouse 6 Bright light seeps through cracks around the sliding metal doors of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Geeraugh and Mougra built an improvised alarm made metal wagon wheel fittings against the inside of the door. If the door is pushed open without removing this “alarm,” the metal pieces fall with a loud crash
. If Geeraugh and Mougra hear the alarm, they sneak up to watch the tomb and ambush anyone who emerges. They prefer robbery to a fight. When the characters enter, read the following: Inside the door
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices a narrow band of copper extending from wall to wall. A gap between the copper and the surrounding stone suggests that the metal might be part of a door or a
is triggered. Falling Door Trap. If the characters set off the trap by activating the pressure plate in the floor, they hear a click and then a crash as both portcullises, made of timber bound in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Prospectors seeking pockets of rare gas in this swamp disturb forgotten ritual sites and bog mummy burial sites. Forest of Rust Ludendorf dumps its waste and scrap metal in the Forest of Rust. Creatures of
, Mordenheim’s runaway creation, Elise, shelters all manner of outcasts. Lorelei Falls The waters of the Boiling River are poisoned by mining. Those who listen at Lorelei Falls claim to hear screaming, as though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
level directly above you. The ship looks like a giant metal insect, its hull gleaming in the sunlight.
Ropes drop from the vessel and land on the main deck of the Flighty Foundling, near the
giff concludes, the characters hear an explosion coming from the other side of the academy, in the direction of the cadet quarters. They now have a choice: head toward what is clearly another attack (continue with “Freeing Miken” below) or remain aboard the Flighty Foundling (skip ahead to “Staying Put”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. The Whisker A long and narrow span of wiry metal forms a bridge across a hollow in the Spire. Other metallic protrusions jut from the vertical walls.
This 200-foot-long, 5-foot-wide bridge connects
the characters’ path with tunnels ahead. A character who inspects the metallic bridge sees it is covered in fine metal growths. Characters can tell that the bridge is natural, and although it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
warm to the touch, and any metal parts are crafted from black iron. Flame imagery covers its surface. 10 Elemental Water. Lustrous fish scales replace leather or cloth on this item, and seashells and
worked coral (as hard as any metal) replace metal portions. 11–12 Elf. The item is half the normal weight. It is adorned with symbols of nature: leaves, vines, stars, and the like. 13 Fey. The item is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, steep-sided canyon. Warm mist rises from a stream, shrouding the canyon. Within the mist, you hear a creature babbling incessantly.
This area is lightly obscured by mist from a piping-hot stream
. The noise comes from the gibberling in area F2. Steamy Stream. A metal bridge spans this 5-foot-deep stream, which issues from the workshop in area F8 and is scalding hot. A creature that enters the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and down the front of her clothes. She’s shaking, with wide eyes, and holding a large, square book that has blood on the corner of its metal spine.
The book in Gailby’s possession is Shemshime’s
cylinder turns, narrow bits of metal pluck the pegs to produce the notes of the melody. The cylinder is sitting askew, which prevents it from working properly. Fixing the music box requires three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Stairs climb from the dirt yard to the fort’s west and east battlements. To the north and south stand solid wooden gates reinforced with iron bands. Along the wall next to each gate is a metal
the wall next to it hangs a metal horn.
The northwest tower is the largest of Wheelwatch’s guard towers. Its second floor is identical to the first, accessed by the ladder here. On the first floor, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, about six feet above ground level. A flat metal plate covers this aperture from the inside.
During the day, the doors are barred on the inside. At night, the doors are unbarred, since sahuagin use
room ends in a closed bronze gate. To your left, a single stone bench runs along the east wall. To your right on the opposite wall hangs a large metal gong; a short metal bar leans against the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. A brain in a jar can speak without vocal cords, psionically projecting its disembodied voice outward for all to hear. It enjoys conversation so much that it is prone to talking for hours on end
or vexed. A jar’s metal casing might be rusty but serviceable, or an elegantly wrought masterwork, depending on its creator. A brain in a jar weighs roughly 125 pounds. Brain in a Jar
Small Undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
without vocal cords, psionically projecting its disembodied voice outward for all to hear. It enjoys conversation so much that it is prone to talking for hours on end, sometimes to itself if there are no
, pulsating as it reacts to its surroundings. Some brains have been known to thump against the walls of their containers when excited or vexed. A jar’s metal casing might be rusty but serviceable, or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Valtagar Steelshadow in area 15. If combat erupts in one room, the occupants of the other rooms join the fight. The duergar in areas 6a, 6b, and 6c hear echoes of the commotion and investigate, moving 50
them wears tinted iron goggles as she hammers the javelin into shape. The other has an iron eye patch and uses tongs to hold the metal in place as it’s struck.
Iron. The floor is covered with small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
.
Pessimistic. Lenk always sees the worst part of any situation.
Rumors
“Your money isn’t safe at the bank. I hear a burglar broke in recently and stole every last coin.” (Partially true; the burglar
determine which of the strongboxes are fit for sale, and you look like a capable lot. Care to test your mettle on some metal?”
If the characters agree, Lenk hands each of them a locked iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
to properly melt them down. DC 13 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand). The character carefully tips a crucible of molten metal into an ingot mold without spillage. If at least one character succeeds on each
always knows exactly where to find just what he’s looking for.
Rumors
“I hear goblins throw wild parties.” (Oh Yeah!)
“Lenk the jeweler gives a fair price for gems and precious stones. He lives