measures speak with only are for for lower

True Polymorph

Spells Player’s Handbook

Points of the new form. These Temporary Hit Points vanish if any remain when the spell ends. The target is limited in the actions it can perform by the anatomy of its new form, and it can’t speak

kind of creature, as long as the creature’s size is no larger than the object’s size and the creature has a Challenge Rating of 9 or lower. The creature is Friendly to you and your allies

Mark of Handling

Feats Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Friendship or Speak with Animals if the creature’s Intelligence score is 3 or lower. Spells of the Mark. If you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of

Handling) check, you can roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Primal Connection. You always have the Animal Friendship and Speak with Animals spells prepared. You can cast each

Ring of Animal Influence Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

friendship (save DC 13) Fear (save DC 13), targeting only beasts that have an Intelligence of 3 or lower Speak with animals

Iron Bands of Binding Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or smaller creature you can see within 60 feet

hit, the target is restrained until you take a bonus action to speak the command word again to release it. Doing so, or missing with the attack, causes the bands to contract and become a sphere once

Iron Bands of Bilarro Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or smaller creature you can see within 60 feet

hit, the target is restrained until you take a bonus action to speak the command word again to release it. Doing so, or missing with the attack, causes the bands to contract and become a sphere once

Daern's Instant Fortress Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

You can use an action to place this 1-inch metal cube on the ground and speak its command word. The cube rapidly grows into a fortress that remains until you use an action to speak the command word

. The door opens only at your command, which you can speak as a bonus action. It is immune to the knock spell and similar magic, such as that of a chime of opening. Each creature in the area where the

Detect Thoughts Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

can see within 30 feet of you. If the creature you choose has an Intelligence of 3 or lower or doesn’t speak any language, the creature is unaffected. You initially learn the surface thoughts of

inches of any metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of lead blocks you. You can’t detect a creature with an Intelligence of 3 or lower or one that doesn’t speak any language. Once you

Folding Boat Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This object appears as a wooden box that measures 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. It weighs 4 pounds and floats. It can be opened to store items inside. This item also has three

command words, each requiring you to use an action to speak it. One command word causes the box to unfold into a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. The boat has one pair of oars, an anchor

Instant Fortress Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

You can use an action to place this 1-inch metal cube on the ground and speak its command word. The cube rapidly grows into a fortress that remains until you use an action to speak the command word

. The door opens only at your command, which you can speak as a bonus action. It is immune to the knock spell and similar magic, such as that of a chime of opening. Each creature in the area where the

Archaic

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

teleports to an unoccupied space that it can see within 120 feet of itself.Spell Mimicry (1/Day). Immediately after a creature the archaic can see casts a spell of 5th level or lower, that creature

Constitution saving throw or take 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation":"10d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Unravel Magic", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and each spell of 5th level or lower on the

Animal Shapes Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

of 4 or lower. On subsequent turns, you can use your action to transform affected creatures into new forms. The transformation lasts for the duration for each target, or until the target drops to 0

knocked unconscious. The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by the nature of its new form, and it can't speak or cast spells. The target's gear melds into the new form. The target can't activate, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of its equipment.

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You assume the form of a different creature for the duration. The new form can be of any creature with a challenge rating equal to your level or lower. The creature can't be a construct or an undead

so. You can't use any special senses you have (for example, darkvision) unless your new form also has that sense. You can only speak if the creature can normally speak. When you transform, you

Mudslick Tower

Magic Items Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

You can use an action to place this 1-inch-diameter granite sphere on the ground and speak its command word, which is “petrification” in Terran. The sphere rapidly grows into a stout

tower that remains until you use an action to touch the tower and speak the command word again, whereupon the tower shrinks back to a 1-inch-diameter granite sphere. The tower must be empty to shrink in

Find Greater Steed

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

normal creature type. Additionally, if it has an Intelligence score of 5 or lower, its Intelligence becomes 6, and it gains the ability to understand one language of your choice that you speak. You

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

historians all participate with passing scholars from Candlekeep in a lively exchange of ideas, debating and collaborating in book-filled halls across the Upper and Lower City. The city is also rife

side of an argument before I make my own judgment. 6 I … speak … slowly … when talking … to idiots, … which … almost … everyone … is

Harp of Gilded Plenty

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

harp resizes to suit you. Stalwart Song. Whenever you make a Charisma check while attuned to the harp, you can treat a roll of 9 or lower on the die as a 10. Feast of Plenty. If you spend 10 minutes

to a range of 120 feet. The harp can speak, read, and understand Common and Giant. It can also communicate telepathically with the creature attuned to it. The harp has a dramatic and pompous

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

normal form to 0 hit points, it isn’t knocked unconscious. The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by the nature of its new form, and it can’t speak, cast spells, or take any

creature’s challenge rating is 9 or lower. The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The GM has the creature

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

dead (as an action), dispel magic, speak with dead 1/day each: finger of death, plane shift (self only), project imageSkall can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Baleful

Counterspell. Skall chatters his teeth to interrupt a creature he can see within 60 feet of himself that is casting a spell. If the spell is 4th level or lower, it fails and has no effect. If the spell

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Limited Magic Immunity. Mahadi can’t be affected or detected by spells of 6th level or lower unless he wishes to be. He has advantage on saving throws against all other spells and magical

, dispel magic, hellish rebuke, invisibility, major image, speak with dead, suggestion 1/day each: banishment, demiplane, dominate person, fly, forcecage, geas, plane shift, true seeing Magic Weapons

Malaxxix

Monsters The Book of Many Things

patrols the vilest swaths of the multiverse from atop its unholy vehicle, the Unborn Palanquin. This shambling collective is made up of thousands of mezzoloths devoted to their liege, who roams the Lower

worthwhile. When Malaxxix deigns to speak with others, the fiend displays grandiloquent diction and a pompous demeanor—a stark contrast to the yugoloth’s usual fury. Curse of Malaxxix A creature

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak

, emulating their dread master. Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat, and a humanoid upper body with a corpulent belly swollen with rot

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (Sul Khatesh's choice). In a new form, Sul Khatesh retains her alignment, hit points, Hit Dice, ability to speak, proficiencies, Legendary Resistance, and

succeed on a DC 26 Wisdom saving throw or expend one of its spell slots of 3rd level or lower and deal 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation":"4d12","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead 1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death 2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options

the dead, emulating their dread master. Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower body of a goat and a humanlike upper body with a belly swollen with

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

alhoon targets one creature it can see within 60 feet of it that is casting a spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, the spell fails, but any spell slots or charges are not wasted.Mind flayers that

periapt can speak telepathically with the holder. A creature carrying the periapt can’t prevent communication from alhoons but can silence trapped souls.PoisonCold, Lightning, Necrotic

Variant: Customizing Ability Scores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

7 points. Using this method, 15 is the highest ability score you can end up with, before applying racial increases. You can’t have a score lower than 8. This method of determining ability scores

those extremes. Ability Score Point Cost Score Cost 8 0 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 5 14 7 15 9 Ability Score Summary Strength Measures: Natural athleticism, bodily power Important for: Barbarian

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

victories. 2 A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of defense—until someone bests the dragon’s security measures. 3 A sapphire dragon

tunnels that eventually lead to the Underdark. Hoard Caverns. The bulk of the lair, filling most of the lower half of the map, comprises chambers the dragon uses to host guests and visitors. These

Sharn Watch Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

protections these villains enjoy often call for drastic measures to stop them, which the characters might be labeled as criminals themselves and might have to go underground to avoid arrest or harassment

. Examples of Sharn Watch villains appear on the Sharn Watch Villains table. Sharn Watch Villains d6 Villain 1 A dwarf arrests random halflings on the streets in the lower wards and allows Daask

Roleplaying Ramya

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

Roleplaying Ramya Ramya is distant and aloof, though she craves connection. Those who speak with her find her measured in conversation, and capable of kindness and humor. However, a vein of paranoia

treachery. In rule, there are no half measures.” Ideal. “I will regain my deserved glory even if I must scour the world with my wrath.” Bond. “I still love those who oppose me. The flames of righteousness provide the swiftest path to renewal.” Flaw. “None are truly trustworthy. I am utterly alone.”

Iron Bands of Bilarro

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Iron Bands of Bilarro Wondrous item, rare This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or

modifier plus your proficiency bonus. On a hit, the target is restrained until you take a bonus action to speak the command word again to release it. Doing so, or missing with the attack, causes the

Iron Bands of Binding

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Iron Bands of Binding Wondrous item, rare This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or

modifier plus your proficiency bonus. On a hit, the target is restrained until you take a bonus action to speak the command word again to release it. Doing so, or missing with the attack, causes the

3. Determine Ability Scores

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

increases. You can’t have a score lower than 8. This method of determining ability scores enables you to create a set of three high numbers and three low ones (15, 15, 15, 8, 8, 8), a set of numbers

for: Barbarian, fighter, paladin Racial Increases: Mountain dwarf (+2), Dragonborn (+2), Half-orc (+2), Human (+1)"}">Measures Natural athleticism, bodily power Important for Barbarian, fighter

Sprite

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Sprite Sprites are aggressive and hardy warriors, taking severe measures to ward strangers away from their homes. Interlopers that come too close have their moral character judged, then are put to

succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. If its saving throw result is 5 or lower, the poisoned target falls unconscious for the same duration, or until it takes

Folding Boat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Folding Boat Wondrous item, rare This object appears as a wooden box that measures 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. It weighs 4 pounds and floats. It can be opened to store items

inside. This item also has three command words, each requiring you to use an action to speak it. Folding Boat One command word causes the box to unfold into a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet

Folding Boat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Folding Boat Wondrous item, rare This object appears as a wooden box that measures 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. It weighs 4 pounds and floats. It can be opened to store items

inside. This item also has three command words, each requiring you to use an action to speak it. One command word causes the box to unfold into a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. The boat

V8: Forbidden Vale

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

. Vegetation grows in neat rows on the ziggurat’s three tiers. Canals flow around each tier and cascade down to the lower tiers in waterfalls that create clouds of spray. Descending to the edge of the

action can make a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a successful check, the character discovers a hidden underwater tunnel leading to the dragon’s lair (area G14). The tunnel measures 10 feet high, 10

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