matter surge with only add for for longer

Aberrant Dragonmark

Feats Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

take a Reaction to roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the save, potentially turning the failure into a success. Once you’ve used this benefit, you can’t use it again until you finish a

spellcasting ability for this spell. Aberrant Surge. When you cast the level 1 spell from this feat, you can expend one of your Hit Point Dice and roll it. If you roll an even number, you gain a number of

Encephalon Gemmule

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Far Realm, the eggs within an encephalon cluster no longer hatch into illithid tadpoles. Instead, when one of an encephalon cluster’s eggs reaches maturity, it is ejected from the mass as an

encephalon gemmule. When spawned, a gemmule appears as a misshapen, spindly legged, pyramid-shaped nugget of soft, fleshy matter. If left to its own devices, an encephalon gemmule grows into an

Spirit Statue Mascot

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

":"roll","rollAction":"Counsel of the Past"} and add the number rolled to one ability check of its choice, immediately after rolling the d20.To enhance their studies of the past, Lorehold students often

call upon the spirits of dead creatures. Mages seeking longer-term assistance from ancient spirits have learned to house these spirits in statues, giving them a more permanent residence from which to

Bodytaker Plant

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

is no longer restrained and can escape from the pod by spending 10 feet of movement, exiting prone. The plant has one pod, which can envelop one creature at a time.Whether hailing from the stars or

-invisible filaments through the soil. Should any of these fibers survive the plant’s destruction, the bodytaker plant regrows after a matter of months. Salting or poisoning the soil where it grew destroys these filaments and prevents the plant from reappearing.Poison

Returned Kakomantis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

mouths. These blank surfaces they cover with distinctive golden masks. Returned reenter the world blank and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form long-term memories, they generally can

composition and craftsmanship. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with

Returned Drifter

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

surfaces with empty eye sockets and gaping mouths. These blank surfaces they cover with distinctive golden masks. Returned reenter the world blank and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form

approximately 100 gp, based on its composition and craftsmanship. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the

Returned Sentry

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

mouths. These blank surfaces they cover with distinctive golden masks. Returned reenter the world blank and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form long-term memories, they generally can

composition and craftsmanship. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with

The Gardener

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

condition (escape DC 17). The vine vanishes when the target is no longer grappled, or when the Gardener wills it to (no action required). A creature reduced to 0 hit points by the vine has the

next turn. On a failed save, it has the unconscious condition, and on a successful save, the effect ends on it. An unconscious creature is no longer poisoned and remains unconscious for 1 hour, until

Elven Curve Blade

Equipment

Essentially a longer version of the scimitar, this traditional elven weapon has a thinner blade than its cousin. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have

the first that is also within your reach. On a hit, the second creature takes the weapon’s damage, but don’t add your ability modifier to that damage unless that modifier is negative. You can make this extra attack only once per turn.

Returned Palamnite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

they cover with distinctive golden masks. Returned reenter the world blank and undead. No longer possessing the ability to form long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful

. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with such cursed relics or with those

Githzerai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Githzerai migrated to the Everchanging Chaos of Limbo after the ancient schism that split their ancestors from their cousins, githyanki. Limbo is a roiling maelstrom of matter and energy, collapsing

adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is mentioned in the race’s description

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

, biding their time until they could wrest the domain from her clutches. They waited until Iggwilv was lured away on an important matter to imbue Iggwilv's Cauldron with the ability to freeze time

. Bavlorna can have only one creature swallowed at a time. If Bavlorna dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained and can escape from the corpse using 5 feet of movement, exiting prone.

Demonomicon of Iggwilv Legacy

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

chapters remain, ever revealing demonic secrets. And the book holds more than blasphemies. Caged behind lines of script roils a secret piece of the Abyss itself, which keeps the book up-to-date, no matter

do so, you can add double your proficiency bonus to the check. Fiendish Scourging. Your magic causes pain to fiends. While carrying the book, when you make a damage roll for a spell you cast against

Sorcerer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

one damage roll of a spell, not multiple rolls. So with Scorching Ray, I don’t add my Charisma modifier to each ray that hits? That’s correct. Elemental Affinity benefits one damage roll per casting

Sorcery, does the Wild Magic Surge effect replace the effect of the spell that triggered it, or do both effects happen? The spell and the Wild Magic Surge effect both happen.

D: Goblin Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

: a dwarf named Vinx. You can add monsters to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult. The goblins might have invited Hobgoblin Warriors from the adjacent cave (cave F) as party guests or bodyguards. To make the scenario easier and shorter, reduce the number of Goblin Warriors.

In Command

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

In Command No longer a ragtag band of survivors and prisoners, the adventurers are now in command of a dedicated force of NPC followers. In addition to the advantages that brings, the characters must

assume leadership roles as they deal with allies who might not entirely trust or respect them — or each other. Add in the dangers of the Underdark, along with the unpredictable influence of demonic madness, and the characters have several new challenges that must be faced.

F: Hobgoblin Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

voracious ooze to guard it. You can add monsters, such as allied Goblin Warriors, to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can remove some monsters to make it easier and shorter. One or two Hobgoblin Warriors might be out on a patrol elsewhere.

H: Bugbear Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

the Borderlands. They dream of destroying the keep and looting its riches. You can add another Bugbear Warrior to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can remove one or more of them to make it easier and shorter.

Casting Time

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

main limiting factor is your action. Most spells require an action to cast, and unless you use a feature like the fighter’s Action Surge, you have only one action on your turn. If you cast a spell

bonus action. For instance, if you cast a second spell using Action Surge, you aren’t limited to casting a cantrip with it. Does the rule on casting a bonus action spell apply when you take a bonus

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the world. For no matter how thick its walls, skilled its archers, or brave its knights, few settlements have ever withstood a full-scale onslaught of orcs. Every soldier who lives through a fight

foe and enable them to prove their worth before their deities. He relishes every short-term triumph and swears revenge for every setback. Luthic, though, takes a longer view. She understands the

K: Shrine of Evil Chaos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

foul magic—at the shrine’s heart. You can add monsters, such as Cultists, to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can reduce the number of Skeletons or Zombies to make the scenario easier and shorter. Dario Jelusic

J: Gnoll Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

been unable to find it due to an illusion placed by a long-dead mage. Vicious and hot-tempered, the gnolls have little patience for those who interrupt their search. You can add monsters to the cave

to make this scenario longer and more difficult. One or more Bugbear Warriors might have formed a tenuous alliance with the gnolls. Conversely, you can reduce the number of Gnoll Warriors to make the scenario easier and shorter.

I: Minotaur Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. You can add monsters to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult. One or more Bandits might be here searching for hidden treasure. Conversely, you can reduce the number of Stirges to make the scenario easier and shorter.

Sorcerer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

quadruple the duration of a spell by spending 2 sorcery points on Extended Spell. Elemental Affinity improves one damage roll of a spell, not multiple rolls? So with scorching ray, I don’t add my

level of the spell you’re duplicating. Does a sorcerer’s Wild Magic Surge effect replace the effect of the spell that triggered it, or do both effects happen? The spell and the Wild Magic Surge

5. Overpass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

, bending eastward as it goes. A waterfall sounds out from a larger cavern somewhere ahead of you. If the characters didn’t spot the bridge while navigating area 4, they spot it now. Add: A rickety

). Those who succeed hold onto the bridge and must climb it to safety. Flood! The large pools in area 7 have collapsible walls that can be yanked out of place to release a surge of water down the main

B: Mephit Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

treasure here, guarded by a monstrous shape-shifter called a mimic. Since then, a trio of impish elementals and kuo-toa fanatics have made the cave their home. You can add monsters, such as Giant

Centipedes, to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can remove the Kuo-Toa Marauders or one of the Steam Mephits to make it easier and shorter.

Drow Pursuit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

involved in some secret conspiracy, or perhaps some test of her worthiness. The longer the pursuit, the more determined she is to retake them and have the opportunity to teach them the error of defying her

. The drow party consists of Ilvara (drow priestess of Lolth), the drow elite warriors Jorlan and Shoor, and the junior priestess Asha Vandree (use the priest stat block in the Monster Manual, but add

E: Ogre Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

companion—for now. Cindertooth tolerates Oggdug so long as the ogre supplies him with gold and spoils for his growing hoard. Player characters might hire the ogre for a short time. You can add monsters

to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult. One or more Goblin Warriors or Kobold Warriors might be here soliciting the ogre’s services. Conversely, you can remove the Red Dragon

C: Nothic Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

. Unwilling to confront the creature directly, the nothic is now trapped in its laboratory as it concocts a solution. You can add monsters, such as Stirges, to the cave to make this scenario longer and

G: Shunned Caves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

this one. The owlbear is unaware of the cultists’ presence. You can add monsters, such as Zombies, to the cave to make this scenario longer and more difficult, or you can reduce the number of Cultists or Gray Ooze Globs to make it easier and shorter.

Encephalon Gemmule

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Encephalon Gemmule Due to the influence of the Far Realm, the eggs within an encephalon cluster no longer hatch into illithid tadpoles. Instead, when one of an encephalon cluster’s eggs reaches

maturity, it is ejected from the mass as an encephalon gemmule. When spawned, a gemmule appears as a misshapen, spindly legged, pyramid-shaped nugget of soft, fleshy matter. If left to its own devices, an

Hazlik's Torment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

learn new magic. No matter how much he studies or researches new magical lore or spells, he cannot master them. He can use and prepare any spell he already knows but can no longer advance the magical

Fighter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

Fighter Does the fighter’s Action Surge feature let you take an extra bonus action, in addition to an extra action? Action Surge gives you an extra action, not an extra bonus action. (Recent

printings of the Player’s Handbook no longer include the wording that provoked this question.) Can a fighter have two fighting styles active at once? Dueling and Defense, for example. You can benefit from

Mary Greymalkin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Mary Greymalkin A number of options present themselves for using the deck of several things within the adventure. As written, Mary already carries the deck, and no matter how many cards are drawn

interface with. You might also add additional possible effects, such as inserting the correct card into the sphinx’s enhanced brain in order to issue it commands. Even if used in these ways, though, a card

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

territory to their former minions. The yuan-ti crawled away and hid in a matter of weeks, all but disappearing from the world. Yuan-ti structures throughout the land were torn down to celebrate liberation

have changed over time. Some yuan-ti add more sibilants to their birth names to create an exaggerated hissing sound, based on one’s personal preference and whether an individual’s anatomy

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