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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Are attack rolls and saving throws basically specialized ability checks? They aren’t. Ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws are all different kinds of D20 Tests that can be made during a
, attack rolls, and saving throws are each distinct from the other. If something in the game affects one, such as the Guidance spell, the other two aren’t affected unless the rules specifically say so. A game rule that affects D20 Tests affects all three.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While wearing these wraps, you have a bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with your Unarmed Strikes. The bonus is determined by the wraps’ rarity, and those strikes deal your choice of
Force damage or their normal damage type.
Name
Rarity
Wraps of Unarmed Power, +1
Uncommon
Wraps of Unarmed Power, +2
Rare
Wraps of Unarmed Power, +3
Very Rare
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Dungeon Master’s Guide
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or have the Frightened condition for 1 minute, until you are no longer riding the goat, or until the goat reverts to figurine form. The Frightened creature
the plane of Hades, where the nightmare reverts to figurine form.
Figurine of Wondrous Power (Onyx Dog);Onyx Dog (Rare). This onyx statuette of a dog can become a Mastiff for up to 6 hours. The mastiff
Magic Items
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are targeted by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic. While wearing the armor, you have Disadvantage on attack rolls against demons and on saving throws against their spells and special abilities.
While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to Armor Class, and you know Abyssal. In addition, the armor’s clawed gauntlets allow your Unarmed Strike;Unarmed Strikes to deal 1d8 Slashing
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on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or die.
Might of Giants. The Strength score bestowed by your Belt of Giant Strength or Gauntlets of Ogre Power increases by 4, to a maximum of 30.
You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
The weapon has 5 charges. You can expend 1 charge and make a ranged attack with the weapon, hurling it as if it had
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You alter your physical form. Choose one of the following options. Its effects last for the duration, during which you can take a Magic action to replace the option you chose with a different one
), horns (Piercing), or hooves (Bludgeoning). When you use your Unarmed Strike to deal damage with that new growth, it deals 1d6 damage of the type in parentheses instead of dealing the normal damage for
Spells
Player’s Handbook
A Club or Quarterstaff you are holding is imbued with nature’s power. For the duration, you can use your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of melee
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one attack with the weapon used in the spell’s casting. The attack uses your spellcasting ability for the attack and damage rolls instead of using
Strength or Dexterity. If the attack deals damage, it can be Radiant damage or the weapon’s normal damage type (your choice).
Cantrip Upgrade. Whether you deal Radiant damage or the weapon
Spells
Player’s Handbook
contact with the object takes 2d8 Fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the spell ends, you can take a Bonus Action on each of your later turns to deal this damage again if the object is within range
.
If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If it doesn’t drop the
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
on attack rolls against you. Any creature in the Bright Light that can see you when the robe’s power is activated must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or have the Stunned condition until the effect ends.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The rod has properties associated with six different buttons that
push a different button or until you push the same button again, which causes the rod to revert to its normal form:
Button 1. A fiery blade sprouts from the end opposite the rod’s flanged head
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charge to deal an extra 2d10 Necrotic damage to the target and force it to make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target has Disadvantage for 1 hour on any ability check or saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
You have a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
While holding this weapon, you can cause it to emit green Dim Light out to 10 feet, either as a Bonus Action or
after you roll Initiative, or you can extinguish the light as a Bonus Action.
While holding this weapon, you can take a Bonus Action to alter its form, turning it into a 6-inch rod (for ease of storage
Spells
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one ability. The target has Disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws made with that ability.
The target has Disadvantage on attack rolls against you.
In combat, the target must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw at the start of each of its turns or be forced to take the Dodge action on that turn.
If you deal damage to the target with an attack roll or a spell, the target takes an extra 1d8
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This staff has 6 charges and can be wielded as a magic Quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. While holding it, you have a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls
Wall of Thorns
6
Tree Form. You can take a Magic action to plant one end of the staff in earth in an unoccupied space and expend 1 charge to transform the staff into a healthy tree. The tree
Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook
) Gaming Set (same as above), Fine Clothes, Perfume, 29 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You were raised in a castle, surrounded by wealth, power, and privilege. Your family of minor aristocrats ensured that you received
a first-class education, some of which you appreciated and some of which you resented. Your time in the castle, especially the many hours you spent observing your family at court, also taught you a great deal about leadership.
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As a Bonus Action, you can turn the head of this staff into that of an animate, venomous snake for 1 minute or revert the staff to its inanimate form.
When you take the Attack action, you can make
one of the attack rolls using the animated snake head, which has a reach of 5 feet. Apply your Proficiency Bonus and Wisdom modifier to the attack roll. On a hit, the target takes 1d6 Piercing damage
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saving throws. The target’s attacks with its reduced weapons or Unarmed Strikes deal 1d4 less damage on a hit (this can’t reduce the damage below 1).
unwilling creature, it can make a Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the spell has no effect.
Everything that a targeted creature is wearing and carrying changes size with it. Any item
Monsters
Monster Manual
Blurred Form. Attack rolls against the mephit are made with Disadvantage unless the mephit has the Incapacitated condition.
Death Burst. The mephit explodes when it dies. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC
);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Steam Breath"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10, each creature in a 15-foot Cone. Failure: 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4", "rollType":"damage
Spells
Player’s Handbook
involve anything that would obviously deal damage to the target or its allies. For example, you could say, “Fetch the key to the cult’s treasure vault, and give the key to me.” Or
you could say, “Stop fighting, leave this library peacefully, and don’t return.”
The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration or
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You cause psychic energy to erupt at a point within range. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point makes an Intelligence saving throw, taking 8d6 Psychic damage on a failed
save or half as much damage on a successful one.
On a failed save, a target also has muddled thoughts for 1 minute. During that time, it subtracts 1d6 from all its attack rolls and ability checks, as
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While holding this Shield, you have Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects, and spell attack rolls have Disadvantage against you.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: Bat, Cat, Frog, Hawk, Lizard, Octopus, Owl, Rat, Raven, Spider, Weasel, or another Beast that has a Challenge Rating
of 0. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend (your choice) instead of a Beast. Your familiar acts
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You attempt to transform a creature that you can see within range into a Beast. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or shape-shifting;shape-shift into Beast form for the duration. That
form can be any Beast you choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game
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within 10 feet of the wand is destroyed.
Any creature besides Orcus that tries to attune to the wand makes a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the creature takes 10d6 Necrotic damage
. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a Zombie.
Magic Weapon. You can wield the wand as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made
Monsters
Monster Manual
block.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the animal lord fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Lordly Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 20, any enemy that starts its turn in a 30
, the target subtracts 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Mired"} from its saving throws.
Magic Resistance. The animal lord has Advantage on saving throws against spells and
Spells
Player’s Handbook
you make an attack roll, deal damage, or force anyone to make a saving throw. When the spell ends, the target knows it was Charmed by you.
You magically emanate a sense of friendship toward one creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target
Spells
Player’s Handbook
achievable and not involve anything that would obviously deal damage to any of the targets or their allies. For example, you could say, “Walk to the village down that road, and help the villagers
there harvest crops until sunset.” Or you could say, “Now is not the time for violence. Drop your weapons, and dance! Stop in an hour.”
Each target must succeed on a Wisdom saving
Monsters
Monster Manual
Animal Lordship. An animal lord represents a Hunter (DM’s choice), which determines certain traits in this stat block.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the animal lord fails a saving throw, it
can choose to succeed instead.
Lordly Presence. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 20, any enemy that starts its turn in a 30-foot Emanation originating from the animal lord. Failure: The target suffers the
Monsters
Monster Manual
DC 14) from one of two hands.
Bite (Bat or Vampire Form Only). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17, one creature within 5 feet that is willing or that has the Grappled, Incapacitated, or Restrained
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Misty Escape. If the vampire drops to 0 Hit Points outside its resting place
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You utter a word imbued with power from the Upper Planes. Each creature of your choice in range makes a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a target that has 50 Hit Points or fewer suffers an
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Each time you make an attack roll with this magic weapon and hit, you can have it deal Lightning damage instead of Piercing damage.
Lightning Bolt. When you throw this weapon at a target no farther
each other creature in the Line (excluding you) makes a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d6 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Immediately after dealing
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Dungeon Master’s Guide
You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
When you hit a Giant with this weapon, the Giant takes an extra 2d6 damage of the weapon’s type and must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or have the Prone condition.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
your melee attacks deal an extra 2d6 Radiant damage on a hit.
In addition, immediately after you take damage from a creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself, you can take a Reaction to force
the creature to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature has the Blinded condition until the end of your next turn.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Objects in a 20-foot Cube within range are outlined in blue, green, or violet light (your choice). Each creature in the Cube is also outlined if it fails a Dexterity saving throw. For the duration
, objects and affected creatures shed Dim Light in a 10-foot radius and can’t benefit from the Invisible condition.
Attack rolls against an affected creature or object have Advantage if the attacker can see it.