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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Is the intent that only Melee weapon attacks can knock foes Unconscious, or can melee spell attacks as well? If you reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points with a melee attack, you can knock the creature
out. That melee attack isn’t restricted to weapons. Even a melee spell attack can be used to knock a creature out.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
For the duration, you emit an aura in a 30-foot Emanation. While in the aura, creatures of your choice have Advantage on all saving throws, and other creatures have Disadvantage on attack rolls
against them. In addition, when a Fiend or an Undead hits an affected creature with a melee attack roll, the attacker must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or have the Blinded condition until the end of its next turn.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Hells.
Fear Aura. The pit fiend emanates an aura in a 20-foot Emanation while it doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 21, any enemy that starts its turn in the
aura. Failure: The target has the Frightened condition until the start of its next turn. Success: The target is immune to this pit fiend’s aura for 24 hours.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You create a vine-like whip covered in thorns that lashes out at your command toward a creature in range. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d6 Piercing damage
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You flourish the weapon used in the casting and then vanish to strike like the wind. Choose up to five creatures you can see within range. Make a melee spell attack against each target. On a hit, a
Spells
Player’s Handbook
An aura radiates from you in a 30-foot Emanation for the duration. While in the aura, you and your allies have Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. When an affected
creature makes a saving throw against a spell or magical effect that allows a save to take only half damage, it takes no damage if it succeeds on the save.
Monsters
Monster Manual
. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: If the balor dies outside the Abyss, it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Abyss.
Fire Aura. At the end of each of
the balor’s turns, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the balor takes 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
When you drink this potion, you gain the “reduce” effect of the Enlarge/Reduce spell for 1d4 hours (no Concentration required).
The red in the potion’s liquid continuously
contracts to a tiny bead and then expands to color the clear liquid around it. Shaking the bottle fails to interrupt this process.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Fire Aura. At the end of each of the azer’s turns, each creature of the azer’s choice in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the azer takes 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType
":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage unless the azer has the Incapacitated condition.
Illumination. The azer sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for
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Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, you cast the spell. On a failed check, the spell fails, and the action used to cast the spell is wasted. In either case, you can’t use this property again until you finish a Long Rest.
spells.
Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip must be on the Wizard spell list and have a casting time of an action, and you make a DC 10
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While holding this Shield, you have Resistance to damage from attacks made with Ranged weapons.
Curse. This Shield is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by a Remove Curse spell
or similar magic. Removing the Shield fails to end the curse on you. Whenever an attack with a Ranged weapon targets a creature within 10 feet of you, the curse causes you to become the target instead.
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Dungeon Master’s Guide
When you drink this potion, you gain the “enlarge” effect of the Enlarge/Reduce spell for 10 minutes (no Concentration required).
The red in the potion’s liquid continuously
expands from a tiny bead to color the clear liquid around it and then contracts. Shaking the bottle fails to interrupt this process.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
With a touch, you place an illusion on a willing creature or an object that isn’t being worn or carried. A creature gains the Mask effect below, and an object gains the False Aura effect below
. The effect lasts for the duration. If you cast the spell on the same target every day for 30 days, the illusion lasts until dispelled.
Mask (Creature). Choose a creature type other than the target
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit
Fire Aura. At the end of each of the salamander’s turns, each creature of the salamander’s choice in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the salamander takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
Monsters
Monster Manual
Fire Aura. At the end of each of the elemental’s turns, each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the elemental takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage
", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage. Creatures and flammable objects in the Emanation start burning.
Fire Form. The elemental can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without
Spells
Player’s Handbook
An aura extends from you in a 10-foot Emanation for the duration. The aura prevents creatures other than Constructs and Undead from passing or reaching through it. An affected creature can cast
spells or make attacks with Ranged or Reach weapons through the barrier.
If you move so that an affected creature is forced to pass through the barrier, the spell ends.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
sender if it knows you, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The spell enables targets to understand the meaning of your message.
You can send the message across any distance and even to other
, a creature can block your ability to reach it again with this spell for 8 hours. If you try to send another message during that time, you learn that you are blocked, and the spell fails.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Fire Aura. At the end of each of the azer’s turns, each creature of the azer’s choice in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the azer takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType
":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage unless the azer has the Incapacitated condition.
Illumination. The azer sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for
Monsters
Monster Manual
Aura of Bravery. Creatures of the knight’s choice in a 30-foot Emanation originating from it have Immunity to the Charmed and Frightened conditions while there.Multiattack. The knight makes
three attacks, using Greatsword or Longbow in any combination.
Greatsword. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Greatsword"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5
Monsters
Monster Manual
Flame Aura. At the end of each of the gorgon’s turns, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the gorgon takes 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
":"Flame Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.
Illumination. The gorgon sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.Multiattack. The gorgon makes two Gore attacks
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, a fact that is revealed only when the Identify spell is cast on the armor or you attune to it. Attuning to the armor curses you until you are targeted by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic
; removing the armor fails to end the curse. While cursed, you have Vulnerability to two of the three damage types associated with the armor (not the one to which it grants Resistance).
Monsters
Monster Manual
Fire Aura. At the end of each of the salamander’s turns, each creature of the salamander’s choice in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the salamander takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation
":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.
Magic Resistance. The salamander has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
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your body, devours it, and then takes control of the body like a puppet. If that happens, you become an NPC under the DM’s control.
Eye of Vecna Spells
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Charge Cost
, and you gain the following benefits:
Great Strength. Your Strength becomes 20 unless it is already 20 or higher.
Icy Touch. Any melee spell attack you make with the hand and any melee attack made
Monsters
Monster Manual
Fire Aura. At the end of each of the salamander’s turns, each creature of the salamander’s choice in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the salamander takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fire Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.Multiattack. The salamander makes two Flame Spear attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Constrict
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a casting time of an action, and you make a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, you cast the spell. On a failed check, the spell fails, and the action used to cast it is wasted. In either case, you can’t use this property again until you finish a Long Rest.
amulet as a Spellcasting Focus for your Warlock spells.
Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip must be on the Warlock spell list and have
Monsters
Monster Manual
Fetid Aura. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12, any creature that starts its turn in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the swarm. Failure: The target has the Poisoned condition until the start of
Rend attacks.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (3d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"3d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You make natural terrain in a 150-foot Cube in range look, sound, and smell like another sort of natural terrain. Thus, open fields or a road can be made to resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some
other difficult or impassable terrain. A pond can be made to seem like a grassy meadow, a precipice like a gentle slope, or a rock-strewn gully like a wide and smooth road. Manufactured structures
Spells
Player’s Handbook
appears, you can make one melee spell attack against a creature within 5 feet of it. On a hit, the target takes Psychic damage equal to 3d12 plus your spellcasting ability modifier, and the target has the
You conjure a Medium spirit from the Feywild in an unoccupied space you can see within range. The spirit lasts for the duration, and it looks like a Fey creature of your choice. When the spirit
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
.
Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your spell save DC. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell
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copier must succeed on a DC 13 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, the spell is copied. Whether the check succeeds or fails, the Spell Scroll is destroyed.
This Spell Scroll bears the words of the Fireball spell, written in a mystical cipher. If Fireball is on your spell list, you can read the scroll and cast it without Material components. Otherwise
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Heat Aura", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage.Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7);{"diceNotation
Heat Aura. At the end of each of the remorhaz’s turns, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the remorhaz takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
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When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the Gaseous Form spell for 1 hour (no Concentration required) or until you end the effect as a Bonus Action.
This potion’s container seems to hold fog that moves and pours like water.
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from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making the area Heavily Obscured for creatures other than you. A strong wind (like that created by Gust of Wind) disperses the swarm and ends the effect
.
Spells. While holding the staff, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it, using your spell save DC and spell attack modifier. The table indicates how many charges you must
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This Tiny cube looks like a jack-in-the-box. When you wind its crank as a Magic action, a merry tune emits from the box, the lid pops open, a creature appears in the nearest unoccupied space, and the
lid closes. The lid can’t otherwise be opened.
Roll on the Cube of Summoning table to determine which spell the cube casts to summon the creature. The spell is cast at level 5 (save DC 17, +9
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Psychic damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The spirit makes a number of attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down).
Claw (Slaad Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack
). Ranged Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, range 150 ft. Hit: 1d8 + 3 + the spell’s level Psychic damage.
Psychic Slam (Mind Flayer Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d8 + 3 + the spell’s level Psychic damage.