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Sensory Effect. You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor.
Fire Play. You instantaneously light or snuff
image that can fit in your hand. It lasts until the end of your next turn. A trinket can deal no damage and has no monetary worth.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
illusory duplicate of itself in its space, then teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space within 15 feet of itself. The image flings illusory blades at two
creatures of the infiltrator’s choice within 20 feet of the image. Each target must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw, taking 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
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At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light, minor illusion
1/day each: dream (as an action), gaseous form, major image
Thunderous Clap (Requires Cloud Rune). The giant magically summons a thundercloud
, preferring to play for power and favors from creatures who possess great magic. Tales passed through cloud giant generations tell of a giant who outwitted a celestial being to win a feather imbued with
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, gust of wind, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, fireball, nondetection
4th level (3 slots): blight, greater invisibility, polymorph
5th level
card reading in chapter 1, unless he has been forced into his tomb in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft.
Strahd's Tactics
Because the entire adventure revolves around Strahd, you must play him
Faerie Dragon (Older)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
: mirror image
Green, 1/day: suggestion
Blue, 1/day: major image
Indigo, 1/day: hallucinatory terrain
Violet, 1/day: polymorphBite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit
for treasure and good company, and a puckish sense of humor. Travelers can play to a faerie dragon’s draconic nature by offering it “treasure” in the form of sweets, baked goods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor. Fire Play. You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire
make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour. Minor Creation. You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand. It lasts until the end of your next turn. A trinket can deal no damage and has no monetary worth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor. Fire Play. You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire
make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour. Minor Creation. You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand. It lasts until the end of your next turn. A trinket can deal no damage and has no monetary worth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, or effigies to caricature public figures, or sometimes play pranks on those individuals directly in the streets. Rakdos Lampooner
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic evil
Armor Class 12 (leather
, silent image, Tasha’s hideous laughter, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): crown of madness, enthrall, suggestion
Actions
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage.
VICTOR ADAME MINGUEZ
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor. Fire Play. You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire
make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour. Minor Creation. You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand. It lasts until the end of your next turn. A trinket can deal no damage and has no monetary worth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Corellon’s image. You could also play a female character who presents herself as a man, a man who feels trapped in a female body, or a bearded female dwarf who hates being mistaken for a male. Likewise, your
Sex You can play a male or female character without gaining any special benefits or hindrances. Think about how your character does or does not conform to the broader culture’s expectations of sex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Roleplaying With this approach, you describe your character’s words and actions to the DM and the other players. Drawing on your mental image of your character, you tell everyone what your character does
things that can’t be reasonably acted out. Going back to the example of Chris roleplaying Tordek above, here’s how the scene might play out if Chris used active roleplaying: Speaking as Tordek, Chris
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Roleplaying With this approach, you describe your character’s words and actions to the DM and the other players. Drawing on your mental image of your character, you tell everyone what your character does
things that can’t be reasonably acted out. Going back to the example of Chris roleplaying Tordek above, here’s how the scene might play out if Chris used active roleplaying: Speaking as Tordek, Chris
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of humor. Travelers can play to a faerie dragon’s draconic nature by offering it “treasure” in the form of sweets, baked goods, and baubles in exchange for information or safe passage through its
, minor illusion
Orange, 1/day: color spray
Yellow, 1/day: mirror image
Green, 1/day: suggestion
Blue, 1/day: major image
Indigo, 1/day: hallucinatory terrain
Violet, 1/day: polymorph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
let a falsehood told in front of her go unpunished. Whether she actually intervenes is unclear, but conflicts that play out this way are often resolved peacefully, without a need for the justice system
the small seaside city of Altrisos. Recently weakened by a triton raid, the city had no defenses left and would be destroyed by an attack. The people prayed to Ephara, and the large image of her face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the Lamia. The former is a comical glimpse into the travails of a large halfling family engaged in illicit criminal activity. The latter is a tragic play about an evil Mulhorandi prince who is banished
dragon casts mirror image on itself, turns visible, and addresses the characters telepathically. It demands a share of the hoard (at least 5,000 gp), threatens to tip off the City Watch if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
faerie dragon prefers to remain invisible and likes to play pranks on guests.
Otto’s favorite prank is to sneak up on a guest, engulf it in a cloud of euphoria gas, and sneak away while remaining
invisible again. Otto is careful about casting spells that require concentration, because it can’t concentrate on the spell and stay invisible at the same time. It normally casts mirror image before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
particular tier of play. You can change the creature type and other features of these stat blocks to customize the antagonists for your campaign. For example, you could change the veiled presence’s
dealt to necrotic, and give the villain a frightful aspect rather than a theme of divine judgment. Descriptions of these sample villains are below. Ambitious Assassin Appropriate for tier 1 play
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Winnings
Destiny gamblers aren’t content with winning mere treasures, preferring to play for power and favors from creatures who possess great magic. Tales passed through cloud giant generations tell
Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light, minor illusion
1/day each: dream (as an action), gaseous form, major image
Thunderous Clap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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
action to make it play music featuring one of the instruments shown, which can be heard up to 60 feet away. The character can also use an action to stop the music. The music box is worth 750 gp. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
home, while others feel called to a particular god for a variety of reasons. Individuals often carry or wear a small token of their favored deity: a pendant or a pin in the image of the god’s holy
roles that other deities play in the world and in their lives. In general, worshipers view their relationships with the gods as practical and reciprocal: they pray and make offerings because that is how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. GRUNGS OF DUNGRUNGLUNG
The following grungs have key roles to play in Dungrunglung. For grung statistics, see appendix D.
Groak (gold grung elite warrior wearing a circlet of blasting) is the
-image. Groak tolerates adventurers as long as they entertain him, generally agree with everything he says, and are willing to aid him in his quest to realize his divine destiny to become Nangnang’s
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
during the course of play.
Once set, these properties last until the end of the attuned user’s next long rest.
(Our thanks to the D&D community for their suggestions for the properties of the
Anything poisonous within 50 feet of you is automatically detected and marked by the image of a small frog that is visible only to you.
A dozen small frogs constantly follow you around, chirping loudly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Social Interaction Example JOHN GRELLO In this scene, players engage in a social interaction encounter. You and your group determine how similar scenes play out in your adventures. Four adventurers
. Notice how Phillip describes his character’s words and action. Drawing on his mental image of his character, he says what his character does and how the character does it. If this approach is most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
table and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check finds a small velvet coin purse someone dropped. Inside is 15 gp. The piano is functional and magical. If a character tries to play it, the piano
silver and china for the dining table in area C4. Any of the knives found here can serve as daggers, though they are branded on one side with the image of an eye patch-wearing owlin and the words
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
,* mage hand, shocking grasp*
3/day: silent image
1/day each: chromatic orb, crown of madness, shield
*See “Actions” below.
Actions
Shocking Grasp (Cantrip). Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit
him for an enemy. If asked how he ended up in his current predicament, Spellix tells them he’s a method actor training for the role of a goblin warlord in a play. (He can’t help himself—he lies about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
stages of the journey, however many miles each square or hex might be. (This style of play is sometimes called “hex crawling.”)
In this kind of wilderness exploration, you can take one of two
’ travels. Image searches on the internet can lead you to breathtaking landscapes (in fact, that’s a good phrase to search for). You can spice up your descriptions with truly fantastical elements. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
muddy image form the name “Culley.” F4: Bedroom The bedroom holds a bed and writing desk for a single occupant. Most of the space is neat and orderly, but the desk is strewn with art supplies and
. When it reveals itself, the soul shaker targets a character with its telepathy, whispering things like “Come play with us!”, “Are you lonely?”, and “Be with us forever!” as it attacks. It might also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
interior walls are covered with the following sentence in Draconic crudely written with pitch over and over: “All work and no play make Ivira a dull girl.” The floor is strewn with pitch-covered buckets
used this hall for meditation. As someone floated around inside the dome, an illusory image of the person went on with their daily affairs elsewhere in the city. The four supporting columns have doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, Colcook encourages them to play and win at the Platinum Rooms’ games to gain access to Shemeshka’s chambers with minimum disruption. Platinum Room Portals. Three portals here connect to the gaming events
as an image in a floating crystal depicts a knight being ravaged by a violet-striped saber-toothed tiger. Several similar drifting crystals display other armed individuals exploring ruins and engaging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
before spinning the creature a tailor-made robe. As the robe is being fashioned, Mixyll urges its guest to “imagine any image your heart desires.” The spiders can, in the 10 minutes it takes to
folder in one of the desk drawers are five scripts for a play called A Blasphemy of Kings. The play tells the story of five siblings, each expecting to claim the throne of their late father. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
he has been forced into his tomb in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft. Strahd’s Tactics Because the entire adventure revolves around Strahd, you must play him intelligently and do everything you can to
, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots): comprehend languages, fog cloud, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, gust of wind, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, fireball
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
imaginary foliage and speaking in hushed tones.
Descriptive Roleplaying. In descriptive roleplaying, you draw on your mental image of the character, saying what the character does and how they do
region to rob them again.
Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map: Trail (Bandit Ambush)
Combat. Here’s how a combat encounter with Pral and his bandits ought to play out:
Describe the Scene
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
: arcane lock, continual flame, gust of wind, invisibility, knock, mirror image
3rd level: dispel magic, glyph of warding, haste, hypnotic pattern, lightning bolt, sending
4th level: fabricate, ice
. Playroom Sansuri has twin children who play here unsupervised during the day. Characters who listen at the door can hear the children’s laughter beyond. The boy is named Kaaltar, the girl Alastrah
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
satyrs (see above) stalk the party while intoxicated, looking to play pranks on travelers.
7 A swarm of ravens harasses the party. If offered food, the ravens never let the characters alone.
8
. In one hand, he fiddles with a copper medallion etched with the image of a thin, tangled pair of antlers. He might be a beardless dwarf, or a short and pale half-orc, or a human with a gland condition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, several figures in feathered attire play a shrill, discordant tune on flutes made of bone.
The figures gathered by the fountain are the Windwyrds, a musical group consisting of Aerisi Kalinoth’s
cloaker has collected all the valuables left in the area, as well as the wealth of its victims. It has amassed coins and valuables worth 150 gp. A6. Plaza of Vergadain The worn image of a smiling dwarf






