Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'read soul'.
Other Suggestions:
read some
reach soul
rest soul
read sound
ready soul
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide
While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic that allows other creatures to read your thoughts, determine whether you are lying, know your alignment, or know your creature type. Creatures can
remove the ring, or until you die.
If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters it, unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in the ring or depart for the afterlife. As long as your soul is
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Enigmatic Mind. The archaicâs mind canât be read, creatures can communicate telepathically with the archaic only if it allows, and magic canât determine whether the archaic is lying
tangle, the answer they seek is revealed.
In truth, archaics are the reincarnated souls of the oracles of Strixhaven. When an oracle dies, their soul travels back through time to the explosion of magic
Magic Items
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
Intelligence of 22, a Wisdom of 18, and a Charisma of 24, as well as hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet.
The shield can speak, read, and understand Common and Infernal, and it can communicate
toward committing acts of cruelty and domination, hoping to condemn the individualâs soul to the Nine Hells. Conflict occurs if the shieldâs owner does anything that would make it more
Ring of Mind Shielding
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic that allows other creatures to read your thoughts, determine whether you are lying, know your alignment, or know your creature type. Creatures can
you die.
If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters it, unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in the ring or depart for the afterlife. As long as your soul is in the ring, you can telepathically communicate with any creature wearing it. A wearer can't prevent this telepathic communication.
Blackrazor
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. It has the following additional properties.
Devour Soul
Whenever you use it to reduce a creature to 0 hit points, the sword slays the creature and
devours its soul, unless it is a construct or an undead. A creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a wish spell.
When it devours a soul, Blackrazor grants
Sage
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
, sometimes as a means toward other ideals.
d8
Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
Iâve read every book in the
life for the answer to a certain question.
6
I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.
d6
Flaw
1
I am easily distracted by the promise of
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
convey the impression of great erudition.
2
Iâve read every book in the worldâs greatest librariesâor I like to boast that I have.
3
Iâm used to helping out those who
tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
Iâve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6
I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
other changelings, a new face may reveal an aspect of their soul.
The first changelings in the multiverse appeared in the Feywild, and the wondrous, mutable essence of that plane lingers in
can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you canât raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition.
2
Iâve read every book in the worldâs greatest librariesâor I like to boast that I
work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
5
Iâve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6
I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do
Wand of Orcus
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
to a range of 120 feet.
The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Abyssal and Common.
Personality. The wandâs purpose is to help satisfy Orcus
imprisoned the heroâs soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded.
Bathing the wand in positive energy causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly reforms on Orcusâs layer of the Abyss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Ring of Mind Shielding Ring, uncommon (requires attunement) While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic that allows other creatures to read your thoughts, determine whether you are lying, know
action to make it visible, until you remove the ring, or until you die. If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters it, unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in the ring or depart for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Ring of Mind Shielding Ring, uncommon (requires attunement) While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic that allows other creatures to read your thoughts, determine whether you are lying, know
action to make it visible, until you remove the ring, or until you die. If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters it, unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in the ring or depart for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Ring of Mind Shielding Ring, Uncommon (Requires Attunement) While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic that allows other creatures to read your thoughts, determine whether you are lying, know
another Magic action to make it perceptible, until you remove the ring, or until you die. If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters it, unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Ring of Mind Shielding Ring, Uncommon (Requires Attunement) While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic that allows other creatures to read your thoughts, determine whether you are lying, know
another Magic action to make it perceptible, until you remove the ring, or until you die. If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters it, unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Inner Alchemy Characters who read from The Book of Inner Alchemy learn the following information about ki: Though commonly thought of by those outside the monastic orders as mystical energy, ki has
strong ties to elemental air, for breath is what connects oneâs soul to oneâs essence (body). Ki is a vital force present in all living things. Medical techniques and training can be used to control
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Echoing Soul Your soul isnât your own or, at least, it wasnât always yours. Whether youâve lived past lives, your soul was swapped into a different body, or you have a link connecting you to another
unexpectedly. Roll on or choose an option from the Soul Echoes table to determine the nature of this Dark Gift. Additionally, you gain the traits that follow. Soul Echoes d6 Echo
1 My soul is linked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. When a good-aligned paladin or cleric of 10th level or higher performs such a selfless act, the power of that deed is eternally written upon their soul. To creatures that covet souls, this deed blazes
into a loyal servant of the Nine Hells. If any of the characters fit that description, Zariel senses their power when the characters are in her presence. âYour soul shines bright,â she says. âBrighter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Soul. Whenever you use it to reduce a creature to 0 hit points, the sword slays the creature and devours its soul, unless it is a construct or an undead. A creature whose soul has been devoured by
Blackrazor can be restored to life only by a wish spell. When it devours a soul, Blackrazor grants you temporary hit points equal to the slain creatureâs hit point maximum. These hit points fade after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Beginning the Adventure Read or paraphrase the following to the players, adjusting to account for their location in Candlekeep, when youâre ready to begin: You are approached by a decrepit, gray
, his knees buckle and he collapses with the book pressed underneath him.
The dwarf, Buron Sternmettle, is deadâthe victim of a sudden heart attack. Because his soul doesnât want to return, spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Ghost of Amun Sa Eventually, the characters come across the ghost of Amun Sa. Read or paraphrase the following text: A solitary man dressed in tattered clothing appears over the crest of a nearby
turns to them and relates his sorrowful tale, as if in a trance. Read or paraphrase the following text: âI am Amun Sa, son of the house of Mo-Pelar. My spirit has walked these sands for time uncounted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
crew of scavengers. Read or paraphrase the following: Out of the red dust clouds barrels an angular metal vehicle, ten feet tall, with spiked tires and hellfire roaring in its engine. Tortured screams
Venatrixâs engine or shut it off. Cause the Venatrix to take the Dash or Disengage action while the vehicleâs engine is running Insert a Soul Coin into the engineâs furnace Soul Fuel. The Venatrixâs engine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Beginning the Adventure Read the following boxed text to the players to kick off the adventure: A fungal plague is ravaging the Sword Coast, spreading quickly from one settlement to the next
phylacteries, but Xanthoria discovered a way to house her soul in a living sprite named Thunderwing. Though initially concerned with ways to end the unnatural life of the undead, Xanthoriaâs research took a dark turn, as chronicled in her journal, titled Xanthoria.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Harumanâs Hill Behold! Zarielâs dog crucified those who betrayed his mistress in battle. â The Cartographer Harumanâs Hill is marked on map 3.1. When the characters arrive at this location, read or
,â a line of tortured souls leading to this desolate hill. Each soul is pinned to a barbed, metal tree. Inscriptions above their heads attest that most of them were mortal knights who abandoned Zariel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
asks each character to ring the silver bell mounted on the wall. As they do so, they fade from sight and are transported into the Ethereal Plane. Read the following boxed text aloud when a character
first rings the bell. As the silver bell is struck, the world fades away. Grey mist swirls into view and the temperature drops to a soul-chilling cold. Your companions and the tower you just stood in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, read or paraphrase the following text: Amid the vast desert, a great pyramid rises from the sands, barely touched by time. Stairs ascend from the sand to an opening in the pyramid.
Near the base of
grounds but as part of a sacred process to convey a pharaohâs soul to the afterlife. These monuments also entomb the remains of their consorts and favored leaders, preparing pharaohs and their closest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
, read: The skull turns to black ash that floats away, and the eight gems embedded in it fall to the ground.
The gems that contain souls gleam with inner light. If such a gem is crushed, the soul is
amount by which the check failed. After making one check, a character realizes that every glyph key he or she holds will grant a +1 bonus to the check. When the group disables its first sepulcher, read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
!
Mastermind Features Rogue Level Feature 3rd Master of Intrigue, Master of Tactics 9th Insightful Manipulator 13th Misdirection 17th Soul of Deceit Master of Intrigue When you choose this
while a creature within 5 feet of you is granting you cover against that attack, you can use your reaction to have the attack target that creature instead of you. Soul of Deceit Starting at 17th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Sibriex A breeder of horrors and a hoarder of secrets, a sibriex is said to be as old as the Abyss. â The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase the following
. . .â and end with a long pause as it waits for the sibriex to answer. The sibriex has grown increasingly obstinate, much to Fetchtatterâs chagrin. The arcanaloth offers three soul coins to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to be. If the price is anything less than the characterâs soul, a devil often stipulates a penalty in the event the character fails to meet the dealâs price. Once both parties agree to the terms
read Infernal can make an Intelligence (Investigation) check opposed by the devilâs Charisma (Deception) check. If the characterâs check result is higher than the devilâs, the character detects the extra clauses in the fine print and can have them removed before the contract is signed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Jijibishaâs Vengeance Jijibisha Manivarshi, a vicious soul from the landâs past, lurks in the nearby forest. Long ago she made a deal with wicked otherworldly forces that gave her longevity and
with Amanisha, the effects of Jijibishaâs wall of fire spell spring up, separating as many characters from their boat as possible. Read the following description: A woman with tattered, ancient robes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
whose tusks have been set with gems (see âTreasureâ below). The inscriptions on the statue are written in Old Omuan. They read as follows: Let your bones watch over my treasure, brave Ghom. As you
is claimed and set head-first into the indentation, read: A thunderous trumpeting sound erupts from the mastodonâs trunk, causing a block of stone to seal off the room. The cog under the mastodonâs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of it are destroyed. The staff at the center of the maze is a decoy and crumbles to ashes in the hands of whoever claims it. B3. Red Ruthâs Lair When the characters arrive at this location, read or
, which she gladly trades for soul coins as listed on the Red Ruthâs Bargains table. Each potion imparts an unpleasant but harmless side effect when imbibed: flatulence, boils, hair loss, or any other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Features Sorcerer Level Feature 1st Wind Speaker, Tempestuous Magic 6th Heart of the Storm, Storm Guide 14th Stormâs Fury 18th Wind Soul Wind Speaker The arcane magic you command is infused with
elemental air. You can speak, read, and write Primordial. Knowing this language allows you to understand and be understood by those who speak its dialects: Aquan, Auran, Ignan, and Terran. Tempestuous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaining entrance. Mahadi has a special collection of named soul coins, each of which harbors the soul of an enemy the rakshasa vanquished in the past. Mahadi consults with these souls individually
cannot pay for whatever reason, the contract they signed on entry clearly stipulates their soul is forfeit. Theyâre required to pay off their debt through service. All such individuals fall under the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
acting strangely. Read or paraphrase the following: As part of the crowd begins another verse of the Awakening Song, four people wearing the garb of farm folk wander into their midst. Rather than singing
yet, but this is a mark of the soul shakerâs control (see the âSoul Shakerâ section at the end of this adventure). The festival-goers closest to the strange farmers panic and flee. Unless the