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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
While you are playing this musical instrument, you can take a Magic action to create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot Emanation originating from the instrument. If you are a Bard
, the size of the Emanation increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This musical instrument has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. While you are playing it, you can take a Magic action to expend 1 charge and write a magical message on a
magic-items
This rod is a magical Musical Instrument developed by the gnomes of Zilargo. While holding the rod, you can take a Magic action to produce auditory illusions that unerringly replicate the sound of
any instrument with which you’re proficient, with an effect similar to the Minor Illusion spell, with the sound emanating from the rod. To determine the quality of the performance, make a Charisma
Instrument of Illusions
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Magic Items
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15
feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.
Instrument of Scribing
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Magic Items
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
This musical instrument has 3 charges. While you are playing it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge from the instrument and write a magical message on a nonmagical object or surface that you
glow faintly, allowing it to be seen in nonmagical darkness. Casting dispel magic on the message erases it. Otherwise, the message fades away after 24 hours.
The instrument regains all expended charges daily at dawn.
magic-items
This magical fife can be played as an instrument or wielded as a deadly weapon. You are proficient with the Fife of Dragonsong as both an instrument and Blowgun while you’re attuned to it. You
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Card Sense. The riffler can smell the presence of magical cards, including Deck of Many Things;Decks of Many Things and other magical decks, within 1 mile of itself. It knows the direction to any
that they made physical bodies for themselves in order to possess and understand this new instrument of destiny.
Rifflers wander the Feywild and Material Plane, searching for Deck of Many Things
Backgrounds
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
instrument
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A disguise kit or a musical instrument of your choice, a deck of cards, a carnival uniform or costume, one trinket (determined by rolling on the
hand
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Performer (such as an acrobat, a clown, or a musician)
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Retired performer
5
Seasoned animal trainer
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Old blink dog
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Cheery sprite
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Harmless, magical wisp
classes
Player’s Handbook
;Daggers, Musical Instrument of your choice, Entertainer's Pack, and 19 GP; or (B) 90 GP
Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing hurts
, proficiency with one Musical Instrument of your choice, and training with Light armor.
Gain the Bard’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Bard Features table. See the multiclassing rules to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical
Instrument of Illusions Wondrous item, common (requires attunement) While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Instrument of Scribing Wondrous Item, Common (Requires Attunement) This musical instrument has 3 charges. While you are playing it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge from the instrument and
write a magical message on a nonmagical object or surface that you can see within 30 feet of you. The message can be up to six words long and is written in a language you know. If you are a bard, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Instrument of Scribing Wondrous item, common (requires attunement) This musical instrument has 3 charges. While you are playing it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge from the instrument and
write a magical message on a nonmagical object or surface that you can see within 30 feet of you. The message can be up to six words long and is written in a language you know. If you are a bard, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Instrument of Scribing Wondrous Item, Common This musical instrument has 3 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn. While you are playing it, you can take a Magic action to expend 1
charge and write a magical message on a nonmagical object or surface that you can see within 30 feet of yourself. The message can be up to six words long and is written in a language you know. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. A creature can take a Utilize action to make a DC 30 Strength (Athletics) check, moving the fixed rod up to 10 feet on a successful check. Instrument of Illusions Wondrous Item, Common
While you
are playing this musical instrument, you can take a Magic action to create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot Emanation originating from the instrument. If you are a Bard, the size of
magic-items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
A Mechanical Wonder is a semi-autonomous object imbued with magical power. Mechanical Wonders vary greatly in size and form depending on their function.
A Mechanical Wonder is a dormant object until
check it makes with a Musical Instrument or Tinker's Tools.
Sprint. The wonder takes the Dash action.
Gyrocopter Wonder (Rare). This wagon-sized vehicle is made of brassy metal and has a spiral-shaped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
need of a guardian or servant. 7 The song of a magical instrument. 8 A spirit possessing the object. 9 Wild magic, a spell that went awry, or a chaotic Artifact. 10 The will of a powerful psychic being.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
bardic colleges of the distant past, particularly the seven elder colleges: Fochlucan, Mac-Fuirmidh, Doss, Canaith, Cli, Anstruth, and Ollamh. These seven are said to be the origin of the instrument of
master bard attended each of the elder colleges, seeking to learn its musical and magical secrets. Traditionally, the colleges were attended in the order given above, starting with Fochlucan. That
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Perhaps greater adventures await you beyond the carnival’s gates. Skill Proficiencies: Performance, Sleight of Hand Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit or one type of musical instrument Languages: One of
your choice Equipment: A disguise kit or a musical instrument of your choice, a deck of cards, a carnival uniform or costume, one trinket (determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table), and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Calliope A merry tune spills forth from an instrument on the back of a brightly painted wagon. A monkey wearing a cloak covered with buttons turns a handle at the wagon’s rear, sending music into the
carnival’s mood. When people are happy, it pipes along merrily, but it plays discordantly when the mood is low. Each of the calliope’s whistles is imbued with magical gusts of wind, allowing it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
possess and understand this new instrument of destiny. Rifflers wander the Feywild and Material Plane, searching for Decks of Many Things. They collect the cards, trade them, hoard them, and scatter
Sense. The riffler can smell the presence of magical cards, including Decks of Many Things and other magical decks, within 1 mile of itself. It knows the direction to any such cards in that range
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the hemispherical cup the holder of the instrument will be teleported instantly to be spat out of the devil’s mouth at area 6, nude, while all non-living materials with the individual go to area 33
in 6 rounds, and each round thereafter it will rise higher and encompass one more step. If unchecked, the flow of blood will fill the foyer to the ceiling in 20 rounds. Fire of any sort, magical or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
supplies include ink, a dozen sheets of parchment, and three quills. Arcana. Although calligraphy is of little help in deciphering the content of magical writings, proficiency with these supplies can aid in
identifying who wrote a script of a magical nature. History. This tool proficiency can augment the benefit of successful checks made to analyze or investigate ancient writings, scrolls, or other texts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Spellcaster A sidekick who becomes a Spellcaster walks the paths of magic. The sidekick might be a hedge wizard, a priest, a soothsayer, a magical performer, or a person with magic in their veins. To
use an arcane focus, a Healer can use a holy symbol, and a Prodigy can use an arcane focus or a musical instrument. Ability Score Improvement 4th-level Spellcaster feature At 4th level and again at 8th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
plundered from the planar craft’s instrument panels. They have no magical power outside the monastery and the city of Daoine Gloine (see area O4), but if sold as art objects, the crown is worth 500 gp and the scepter is worth 750 gp.
almost mechanical in nature, and are crafted from repurposed magical-mechanical parts from the planar craft. Large rings seemingly crafted in the same way encircle the devil’s arms and tail. If a monk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, emerges from the northernmost archway in area 79. Treasure The arcanaloth’s horn-rimmed spectacles aren’t magical, but they are worth 250 gp. The spectacles are also a gate key that opens a portal in
of its five sides is sculpted with the image of a horned woman playing a different musical instrument: a dulcimer, a flute, a harp, a lyre, and a viol. While touching the box, a creature can use an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
faces of the guests. Not all of them are amused. 31–32 A shifter glowers in a corner booth, looking angry at the world. 33–34 A warforged bard uses its body as a percussion instrument to entertain the
questions about possible escape procedures. 57–58 A one-eyed human (actually an Inspired agent of the Dreaming Dark) watches everyone carefully. 59–60 A disheveled human magewright offers meager magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
feature D8 3 10 4 3 3 — — — — — — 7 +3 Countercharm D8 3 11 4 3 3 1 — — — — — 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement D8 3 12 4 3 3 2 — — — — — 9 +4 Expertise D8 3 14 4 3 3 3 1 — — — — 10 +4 Magical Secrets D10
spellcasting ability for your Bard spells. Spellcasting Focus. You can use a Musical Instrument as a Spellcasting Focus for your Bard spells. Level 2: Expertise You gain Expertise (see the rules glossary) in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
feature D8 3 10 4 3 3 — — — — — — 7 +3 Countercharm D8 3 11 4 3 3 1 — — — — — 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement D8 3 12 4 3 3 2 — — — — — 9 +4 Expertise D8 3 14 4 3 3 3 1 — — — — 10 +4 Magical Secrets D10
spellcasting ability for your Bard spells. Spellcasting Focus. You can use a Musical Instrument as a Spellcasting Focus for your Bard spells. Level 2: Expertise You gain Expertise (see the rules glossary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, the secrets of magic, and the art of performance. 6 I picked up a musical instrument one day and instantly discovered that I could play it. Cleric d6 I became a cleric because … 1 A supernatural
stranger things to come for me. 2 I suffered a terrible emotional or physical strain, which brought forth my latent magical power. I have fought to control it ever since. 3 My immediate family never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
your choice: gaming set, musical instrument, or disguise kit. Head office also grants you the use of a tool kit for your chosen proficiency, a collection of sales brochures, a set of business cards
stone. Quirks of Your Sending Stone d8 Quirk
1 It’s a flip stone.
2 It gets great reception everywhere except in your headquarters.
3 It sometimes picks up other magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
against spells and other magical effects. Mirthful Leaps. Whenever you make a long or high jump, you can roll a d8 and add the number rolled to the number of feet you cover, even when making a standing
jump. This extra distance costs movement as normal. Reveler. You have proficiency in the Performance and Persuasion skills, and you have proficiency with one musical instrument of your choice. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. (JOHANNES VOSS)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
magical energy in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on it. Each creature in the area must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 31 (7d8) thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
a D note on a musical instrument. Characters must be at least 9th level to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the corridor before flooding it with magical fire. Each creature inside the closed-off corridor must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) fire damage on a failed save or half as much
. Green Circle. The liquor is this cask is not magical, but it is toxic. A creature that drinks any amount of the liquor must succeed on a DC 25 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
Sansuri for a few months. She had him hurled from the battlements for joking about her quick temper and kept his harp as a memento. Banner of the Krig Rune. This magical war banner (see appendix B
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
with their sharp edges. Each creature in the cave makes a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) Slashing damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. This magical
filled with magical laughing gas (see “Lair Features”). N10: Reception Cave This oddly shaped cave smells like candy and has exits to the west and southeast. An alcove in the northeast corner is