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Monster Manual
Coven Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and using
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19): Augury, Find Familiar, Identify,Locate Object, Scrying, or Unseen Servant. The hag must finish a Long Rest before using this trait to cast
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s hand, but Vecna also wrought his rebellious lieutenant’s doom, leaving only Kas’s sword behind.
Bloodthirst. The sword thirsts for
3d6 Psychic damage. On a failed save, the wielder is dominated by the sword, as if by the Dominate Monster spell, and the sword demands blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met
Tongues
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This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to understand any spoken language it hears. Moreover, when the target speaks, any creature that knows at least one language and can hear the target understands what it says.
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dust in place of any spell component that has a cost, unless the DM says otherwise. Dragonshard dust is used in the creation of magic items, and many powerful tools — such as the lightning rail
the most common form of dragonshard. They are primarily refined into a glowing powder. This dragonshard dust can be used to fuel almost any act of magic. When casting a spell, you can use dragonshard
Monsters
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can use the inspiration die after the roll is made but before the DM says whether it succeeds or fails
. Garret is a 2nd-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has
Magic Items
Tales from the Yawning Portal
DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or History) check, the character recalls lore that says the duergar made several such whistles for various groups in an age past.
If you blow the whistle in darkness or
under the night sky, it allows you to cast the animate dead spell. The target can be affected through up to 10 feet of soft earth or similar material, and if it is, it takes 1 minute to claw its way to
Programmed Illusion
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larger than a 30-foot cube, and you decide when you cast the spell how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes.
When the condition you
. For example, you could create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door, or you could set the illusion to trigger only when a creature says the correct
Sword of Kas
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
power grew, so did his hubris. His sword urged him to supplant Vecna, so that they could rule the lich’s empire in Vecna’s stead. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s
dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate monster spell, and the sword demands that it be bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met.
Random Properties. The Sword of Kas
Feats
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
on a spell when you cast it, unless the option says otherwise. Whenever you reach a level that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can replace one of these Metamagic options with
Graz'zt
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Innate Spellcasting. Graz’zt’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 23). He can innately cast the following
the command spell on every creature of his choice in the lair. He needn’t see each one, but he must be aware that an individual is in the lair to target that creature. He issues the same command
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Do the AC bonuses from a Ring of Protection and Bracers of Defense stack? Yes. In general, bonuses stack unless the text explicitly says otherwise (such as effects from the same spell). For instance
, you can’t benefit from more than one Ring of Protection, because the text says you can’t attune to more than one copy of an item at a time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
If a potion doesn’t duplicate a spell, does it require Concentration? A potion’s effect requires Concentration only if its description says so or if it duplicates a spell that requires Concentration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
spell as a Ritual require Concentration if the spell doesn’t normally require it? Concentration is required when casting any spell, including a Ritual version, for longer than 1 action. Once the casting is complete, the spell requires Concentration only if its Duration entry says it does.
limitations. The main limiting factor is your action. Many spells require an action to cast, and unless a feature says otherwise, you only have one action on your turn. You also must abide by the rule of only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
out.” 5 One statue says, “Give me an H!” 6 One statue asks, “Hey, have you seen my cat?” 7 One statue screams, “The call is coming from inside the mountain!” 8 One statue says, “Die!” as it casts a power word kill spell targeting the creature that triggered the sound effect.
24. Halaster Says What? Two inanimate, 9-foot-tall statues of the Mad Mage stand in the corners of a widened section of this 10-foot-high hallway. A creature that passes between the statues causes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
concentration on a spell, unless a spell’s description or other game feature says otherwise. If I have 10 temporary hit points and I take 30 damage from an attack while concentrating on a spell, what
spellcaster dismiss a spell after casting it? You can’t normally dismiss a spell that you cast unless (a) its description says you can or (b) it requires concentration and you decide to end your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Spell Level What level is a spell if you cast it without a spell slot? Unless the text says otherwise, a spell cast without a spell slot is cast at its lowest possible level, which is the level that
)” parenthetical. This means the spell is still cast without a spell slot, but its effects are equivalent to a version of the spell cast using a spell slot of the specified level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Does all magical Darkness block Darkvision? Magical Darkness blocks Darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of Darkness says it does. For example, the Darkness spell specifies
that Darkvision can’t see through it. That obstruction is a feature of the spell, not a feature of magical Darkness in general.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
says otherwise. Can a spellcaster cast spells off-target to minimize damage to party members from a spell like Shatter? The spellcaster chooses where to place the point of origin of a spell like
a spell becomes permanent, it can be dispelled unless its description says otherwise (such as in the Wall of Stone spell). Do spellcasters have to learn a Ritual version of a spell apart from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
reach. Self. The spell is cast on the spellcaster or emanates from them, as specified in the spell. If a spell has movable effects, they aren’t restricted by its range unless the spell’s description says otherwise.
takes one of the following forms: Distance. The range is expressed in feet. Touch. The spell’s effect originates on something, as defined by the spell, that the spellcaster must touch within their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
reach. Self. The spell is cast on the spellcaster or emanates from them, as specified in the spell. If a spell has movable effects, they aren’t restricted by its range unless the spell’s description says otherwise.
takes one of the following forms: Distance. The range is expressed in feet. Touch. The spell’s effect originates on something, as defined by the spell, that the spellcaster must touch within their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shape-Shifting If an effect, such as Wild Shape or the Polymorph spell, lets you shape-shift, its description specifies what happens to you. Unless that description says otherwise, any ongoing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Shape-Shifting If an effect, such as Wild Shape or the Polymorph spell, lets you shape-shift, its description specifies what happens to you. Unless that description says otherwise, any ongoing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Tongues 3rd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, M (a small clay model of a ziggurat) Duration: 1 hour This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to
understand any spoken language it hears. Moreover, when the target speaks, any creature that knows at least one language and can hear the target understands what it says.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Components Does a spell consume its Material components? A spell doesn’t consume its Material components unless its description says it does. For example, the pearl required by the Identify spell
isn’t consumed, whereas the diamond required by Raise Dead is consumed when you cast the spell. If a spell’s Material components are consumed, can a Spellcasting Focus still be used in place of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Effect” later in the this chapter). Once a spell is cast, its effects aren’t limited by its range, unless the spell’s description says otherwise.
Range The target of a spell must be within the spell’s range. For a spell like magic missile, the target is a creature. For a spell like fireball, the target is the point in space where the ball of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
concentration if the spell doesn’t normally require it? Concentration is required when casting any spell, including a ritual version, for longer than 1 action. Once the casting is complete, the spell requires concentration only if its duration entry says it does.
Casting Time Is there a limit on the number of spells you can cast on your turn? There’s no rule that says you can cast only X number of spells on your turn, but there are some practical limits. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the 60-foot shaft in area 22a, whereupon the creature falls and takes 21 (6d6) bludgeoning damage on impact. The first creature to fall for the trap triggers a magic mouth spell in area 22a. Halaster’s mouth appears on a wall and says, in Common, “You fell for it! Get it? Fell for it?! Ha ha ha ha!”
. (The hook horrors pose no danger in their current state. Casting a greater restoration spell or similar magic on one restores it to flesh and blood, whereupon it attacks.)
The mirror looks like one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
4. Reaction Timing Certain game features let you take a special action, called a reaction, in response to an event. Making opportunity attacks and casting the shield spell are two typical uses of
reactions. If you’re unsure when a reaction occurs in relation to its trigger, here’s the rule: the reaction happens after its trigger, unless the description of the reaction explicitly says otherwise. Once you take a reaction, you can’t take another one until the start of your next turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Tongues 3rd-level divination Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, M (a small clay model of a ziggurat) Duration: 1 hour This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to
understand any spoken language it hears. Moreover, when the target speaks, any creature that knows at least one language and can hear the target understands what it says.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
spells. If a stat block says its creature is a spellcaster of a particular guild — an Izzet spellcaster, for instance — that creature’s spell list includes one or more spells from that guild’s spell list. See chapter 2 for the guilds’ lists.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
, does it require concentration? A potion’s effect requires concentration only if its description says so or if it duplicates a spell that requires concentration. For the hat of disguise, how do I set
Magic Items Can potions be administered to unconscious characters as an action? Yes, you can administer a potion to someone else as an action (DMG, "Potions"). If a potion doesn’t duplicate a spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a range of self. Spells that create cones or lines of effect that originate from you also have a range of self, indicating that the origin point of the spell's effect must be you. Once a spell is cast, its effects aren't limited by its range, unless the spell's description says otherwise.
Range The target of a spell must be within the spell's range. For a spell like magic missile, the target is a creature. For a spell like fireball, the target is the point in space where the ball of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Guildhall Features The guildhall has the following features: Ceilings. Ceilings are 10 feet high unless the text says otherwise. Doors. The doors are made of thick, sturdy wood. A locked door can be
light in all rooms. The Dispel Magic spell can turn off a moonstone’s glow. Protection from Scrying. Wanewort’s hag rituals prevent locations or creatures in the guildhall from being targeted by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Damage Rolls Each weapon, spell, and damaging monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage dice, add any modifiers, and deal the damage to your target. If there’s a penalty to
the damage, it’s possible to deal 0 damage but not negative damage. When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier—the same modifier used for the attack roll—to the damage roll. A spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
spell becomes permanent, it can be dispelled, unless its description says otherwise (such as in the wall of stone spell). Do spellcasters have to learn a ritual version of a spell apart from the normal
Spellcasting Can a spellcaster cast spells off-target to minimize damage to party members from a spell like shatter? The spellcaster chooses where to place the point of origin of a spell like shatter