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Acquisitions Incorporated
2nd level (3 slots): gift of gab,* misty step, suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): fast friends,* fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility
5th level (1 slot): cone of cold
*New spell
certain amount of guilt around being complicit in certain Dran Enterprises' dealings, and helped Acquisitions Incorporated on the side even before taking up an official role with the company. Though Head
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
":"damage","rollAction":"Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Lightning Strike (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Strike"}. Hekaton
hurls a magical lightning bolt at a point he can see within 500 feet of him. Each creature within 10 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
white field
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Dragon skull supported on either side by dragon wings on a red field
7
Yellow chicken foot on a black field
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Lightning bolt splitting a galley in two on a blue field
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Arcane Rebuff", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Tasha then teleports, along with any equipment
sent a version of herself from the past to Alustriel’s side. The Tasha who appears in Vecna: Eve of Ruin is a powerful wizard, though she is not yet a witch queen or an archfey.Abyssal Visage (2
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Juiblex chooses within the lair. The slime disintegrates after 1 hour.
Slippery Slime. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. When
Slime. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. When the slime appears, each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Strength
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
(1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage plus 3 (1d6
hero achieves some great deed only to see their sinister, diabolical side surface. Deceiving their companions during their most daunting trials, the forlarren then betrays those companions at the worst moment possible.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
"} piercing damage plus 13 (2d12);{"diceNotation":"2d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20
.
As an example, map 5.14 depicts a topaz dragon’s lair in a seaside cavern, but it could be reimagined as a grotto in the side of a coral reef rising from a shelf on the ocean floor, with the
Juiblex
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. The slime lasts for 1 hour or until it is burned away with fire. When the slime appears, each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 21 Strength
Square","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage.
Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. The slime lasts for 1 hour or until it is
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, magic missile, sleep, witch bolt
2nd level (3 slots): crown of madness, enlarge/reduce, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, fireball, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): blight, Evard's
Strahd, whom the druids consider a god. With the druids on her side, she expects to rid Barovia of its wereraven menace.
Gifts of Mother Night. The goddess Mother Night has bestowed magical gifts on Baba
Ezmerelda d'Avenir
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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
): darkvision, knock, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, lightning bolt, magic circle
4th level (1 slot): greater invisibilityMultiattack. Ezmerelda makes three attacks: two with her +1 rapier
transformed into a vampire spawn. When Erasmus pleaded to his father for salvation, van Richten granted his request by ending his existence.
Farewell. Ezmerelda remained by van Richten’s side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
parallel to the floor 20 feet below. Nested inside this ring is a circular iron disk of slightly smaller diameter with a symbol of the sun embossed on one side and a symbol of the moon on the opposite side
discharge lightning that fills the room. All creatures in the room at that moment must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Use of Magic Magic plays a powerful role on a fantasy battlefield. A wizard armed with fireball or lightning bolt serves as a deadly artillery unit, while clerics can roam the battlefield, using cure
adjudicate such spells outside of combat is to grant an ad-hoc benefit to the party (see “Narrative Combat”). If a spell creates a powerful effect that sways the course of the battle, consider granting the caster’s side an additional victory.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K1. Front Courtyard As the characters enter the castle, the weather worsens. Dismal rain starts to fall, becoming a torrent within the hour. Lightning routinely lights the sky, followed by peals of
thunder that make the castle shudder. Thick, cold fog swirls in this courtyard. Sporadic flashes of lightning lance the weeping clouds overhead as thunder shakes the ground. Through the drizzle, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
first disabling the trap causes lightning to envelop the tower. Any creature outside the tower and within 10 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, with disadvantage if it is
wearing armor made of metal, taking 22 (4d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half damage on a successful one. As long as the effect persists, any creature that enters the lightning for the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Talos Stormlord, the Destroyer Talos is the dark side of nature, the uncaring and destructive force that might strike at any time. He is the god of storms, forest fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, and
staffs to raise destructive winds, cause terrible storms, and split the land in acts of rage. The three lightning bolts of his holy symbol represent these staffs, and when he vents his wrath on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of these letters rise from the contraption as it revolves. The whole device hums and crackles with lightning.
Rising from the middle of the mechanism is an eighty-foot-tall copper pole made of eight
ten-foot-long lightning rods attached end to end. It extends upward past a ring-shaped gallery that forms the chamber’s upper level, through a hole in the fifty-foot-high domed ceiling.
Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
malfunctions and emits lightning in a 100-foot-long line as wide as the hall. Each creature in the area of effect must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) lightning damage on a failed
light and renders the pieces nonmagical. The doors along the north wall open into the rooms beyond. The doors to the west and south have hinges on this side and open into the hallway. The clay urns are purely decorative and contain nothing of value.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and four stone stools.
Pillars. Three stone pillars in the east side of the room are streaked with glittering mithral veins that look like lightning bolts shooting up from the floor. (Any attempt
19. Outpost These chambers guard the stairs to level 22. The ceilings are 20 feet high throughout. 19a. Way to Level 22 Debris. In the west side of the room lie the crumbling remains of a stone table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
W10. Wizard’s Laboratory The door on the east side of this room has been smashed down, but any light from the courtyard isn’t enough to illuminate the room. Characters with darkvision or a light
-foot-wide symbol depicting three lightning bolts joined at their tips.
Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the symbol as that of Talos, the evil god of storms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
from the console are three brass levers arranged side by side, with the outer levers in the up position and the middle lever in the down position. To the right of the levers are five brass buttons
this way, the interior doors — most of which are as much iron as glass — also become electrified. Such a door deals 5 (1d10) lightning damage to any creature that touches it.
Button 5. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Orien Lightning Rail The wondrous lightning rail system once linked the far reaches of the Kingdom of Galifar, prior to the Last War. Now the system is divided, split into eastern and western
lightning rail train is made up of an elemental vessel linked to a series of connected carts, all of which float about 5 feet off the ground. Each cart, similar in form to a large wagon with no wheels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
origin for an area of effect (described below). Unless a spell has a perceptible effect, a creature might not know it was targeted by a spell at all. An effect like crackling lightning is obvious, but a
being on the near side of that obstruction. Targeting Yourself If a spell targets a creature of your choice, you can choose yourself, unless the creature must be hostile or specifically a creature other than you. If you are in the area of effect of a spell you cast, you can target yourself.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, and ravens cluster and caw in its granite nooks. A crooked finger of lightning strikes a metal rod protruding from the topmost spire, and the sound of applause drifts over the citadel’s battlements
Moongrave won’t be happy to see her again. If the characters tell her to remain outside while they rescue her sibling, Gleam does so grudgingly. Amidor and Pollenella remain by the elf’s side for company. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
thunder and lightning is a secret door.)
Dead End. Part of the eastern wall has been obliterated, leaving behind a jagged dead-end tunnel.
The mosaic of the staff of thunder and lightning, unlike
the others, is cracked and scorched. If this section of wall is targeted by any effect that deals lightning or thunder damage, the secret door hidden behind the mosaic swings opens into area 9b. Knock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rises over one hundred feet into the sky.
Three thirty-foot-tall statues stand atop the monument: a strong, bearded man holding a pair of scales in one hand and a lightning bolt in the other; a winged
child entwined in a pair of snakes; and a stoic woman grasping a sword and a sheaf of wheat.
On the south side of the ziggurat, a ramp with stairs ascends to the monument’s highest tier.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
tables (see chapter 3), retrieve the giants’ remains from the deep, and inter them in the Ashen Grotto (in this chapter). Distant Thunder The lightning archives hold the key to gaining control of the
of Stronmaus seeks worthy heroes to lead into the Forsaken Deep. She hopes to earn a place at her father’s side by proving herself in the depths against her wicked brother and his minions from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M20. Paper Birds and Hidden Belfry Bottles filled with crackling lightning line wooden bookcases along the walls of this chamber.
An open archway leads to a stone balcony that overlooks the
amphitheater forty feet below. On the opposite side of the room from the arch is a large wooden desk, atop which a stack of parchment flutters under a stone paperweight shaped like a toad. Scattered on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
improvisation, innovation, and rule-breaking, and they often favor elemental magic using fire, lightning, and earth. OCTAVIA, THE LIVING THESIS
Crafted as a graduate’s final project many years ago
the table to randomly determine the scholarly focus of a Prismari student or faculty member. The Principle column notes which side of the perfection-expression conflict a scholar more likely aligns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
each side of the entrance, keep the tower anchored in place.
On the west side of this room, webs extend over a wooden altar with misshapen candelabras on it. Tiny spiders scuttle over the altar
Damage Resistances cold, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
begins to fall, and the wind begins to howl. A crash of thunder is followed by forks of lightning. Soon, sheets of rain are falling while lightning flashes on every side. The lightning forms concentrated
1 The storm has become deadly, with pockets of lightning flaring all around the battle balloon. Have the characters make the following ability checks, with the outcome determine as noted . Spells and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Carved into the middle of the east wall is a decorative stone arch enclosing a blank wall (see “Arch Gate to Level 2” below).
Furnishings. A wooden trestle table lies on its side in the middle of
lightning shocks. Arch Gate to Level 2. The stone arch is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Its stone frame has been carved to look like the trunks of trees, and close inspection reveals the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, perhaps on an airship (likely paid for by Germaine whose Kundarak account is flush with Boromar gold) or a lightning rail. For characters who are Sharn natives, provide a brief description of various
same birthplace, fighting for the same side in the Last War, or having common backgrounds or interests. Once the characters’ relationships to one another have been established, read or paraphrase the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
from the rival’s version of the Infernal Machine. Reverse the general setup of this section to have the characters on the side that breaks into the workshop. There, they see the rival agent holding Lum
Lynx casts a lightning bolt that streaks across the battlefield to strike targets as you determine.
71–75 A spellcaster fighting for Sir Ursas casts a fireball that explodes at a location of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
origin for an area of effect (described below). Unless a spell has a perceptible effect, a creature might not know it was targeted by a spell at all. An effect like crackling lightning is obvious, but a
being on the near side of that obstruction. Targeting Yourself If a spell targets a creature of your choice, you can choose yourself, unless the creature must be hostile or specifically a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hand. Engraved on each side of the loose coin is Halaster’s rune. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the coin, and an identify spell or similar magic reveals its magical
spell such as misty step or gaseous form. Any creature that touches either portcullis or passes between its electrified bars takes 22 (4d10) lightning damage, or 44 (8d10) lightning damage if the