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Dungeon Master’s Guide
take a Bonus Action to cast a spell you have written in this tome, without expending a spell slot or using any Verbal or Somatic components. Once used, this property of the tome can’t be used
again until the next dawn.
Only you can remove the tongue from the book’s cover. If you do so, all spells written in the book are permanently erased.
Vecna watches anyone using this tome and can write cryptic messages in it. These messages typically fade away after they are read.
Couatl
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Basic Rules (2014)
Innate Spellcasting. The couatl's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring only verbal components:
At will: detect evil and good
Weapons. The couatl's weapon attacks are magical.
Shielded Mind. The couatl is immune to scrying and to any effect that would sense its emotions, read its thoughts, or detect its location.Bite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Arcane Focus. In addition, while holding the tome, you can take a Bonus Action to cast a spell you have written in this tome, without expending a spell slot or using any Verbal or Somatic components
. Vecna watches anyone using this tome and can write cryptic messages in it. These messages typically fade away after they are read.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
this tome, without expending a spell slot or using any verbal or somatic components. Once used, this property of the tome can’t be used again until the next dawn. While attuned to the book, you can
remove the tongue from the book’s cover. If you do so, all spells written in the book are permanently erased. Vecna watches anyone using this tome. He can also write cryptic messages in the book. These messages appear at midnight and fade away after they are read.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
gives way moments after they leave. The mill’s workers can only watch as the building is consumed by flames. After the characters escape, another strange event occurs. Read the following description
questions, tap objects to get his point across, scratch simple images in the dirt, and so forth. The macaw is confused by the process of passing through the rift but is eager to get back to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K10. Dining Hall The first time the characters enter this room, read: Three enormous crystal chandeliers brilliantly illuminate this magnificent chamber. Pillars of stone stand against dull white
Wisdom (Perception) check notices scratch marks on the floor that suggest that the organ can be slid outward. A character who tries pushing various keys and pedals discovers that one of the pedals, when
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
any text.
You lose the ability to speak any language. This has no effect on casting spells with verbal components.
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You can cast the speak with plants spell three times.
Your skin turns
attack or cast a spell, you become visible if you move into bright light. You can use this property three times.
While in bright light, you have disadvantage on initiative rolls.
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You can read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
that request verbally or mentally. (The magic of the statue can assess text such as verbal curses that present a danger if read aloud, and the statue ignores requests to read such text.) Cleaning up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
tactile way to read texts. Plargg believes that history is full of unpredictable, war-filled chaos and that his students must be ready for anything. He teaches that no rewards come without risk, and
statue form for them to inhabit. No one in Lorehold’s history had previously created a spirit statue from scratch, and Hofri was offered a professorial position after graduation, which he happily accepted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
characters enter the temple, read: Pushing your way into the temple through the crowd of onlookers, you see an elf priest presiding over the figure of the late emperor, whose body floats in an azure
refute their arguments. You can run this scenario as a tense series of verbal thrusts and parries, with Xedalli prompting the characters as needed to recount the various episodes of their mission and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Roleplaying Prisoner 13 The first time the characters encounter Prisoner 13, read the following: This tightly muscled dwarven woman keeps her red hair cut short. Her bronze skin is covered in tattoos
targeted by divination spells or any feature that would read her thoughts, and she can’t be perceived through magical scrying sensors. She can’t be contacted telepathically unless she allows such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
belligerent. The truth is that many leonin simply enjoy fighting, whether verbal or physical. They take pleasure in argument, wrestling, sparring, and even battle, enjoying the opportunity to exercise
end of your next turn. The DC of the save equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Leonin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
Roleplaying Prisoner 13 The first time the characters encounter Prisoner 13, read the following: This tightly muscled dwarven woman keeps her red hair cut short. Her bronze skin is covered in tattoos
targeted by divination spells or any feature that would read her thoughts, and she can’t be perceived through magical scrying sensors. She can’t be contacted telepathically unless she allows such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, requiring only verbal components:
At will: detect evil and good, detect magic, detect thoughts
3/day each: bless, create food and water, cure wounds, lesser restoration, protection from poison
sense its emotions, read its thoughts, or detect its location.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) piercing damage, and the target must succeed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cave, read: A deep sigh issues from the darkness. A voice steeped in malevolence and hatred whispers to you in a language reminiscent of Elvish.
The wraith speaks Loross (see the “Loross: The Netherese
value, as Tekeli-li has no interest in treasure. H21. Frozen Frost Giant Entombed in the icy floor of this twenty-foot-high cave is the frozen, well-preserved corpse of a frost giant. Scratch marks in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
trait. You regain the ability to do so when you finish a short or long rest. Creating a New Race When creating a race from scratch, begin with the story and proceed from there. Compare your creation
daylight spell once with this trait as a 3rd-level spell, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Celestial.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Hall of Illusions A glass cabinet stands near the entrance to this tent. If the characters approach it, read the following boxed text aloud. If they investigate the tent first, skip ahead to
using his prestidigitation cantrip, which he can cast without the verbal component. Inside the Hall of Illusions Tall mirrors line the interior walls of the tent. The mirrors near the entrance reflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. The jar is used to record others’ stories and your own observations, like a verbal notebook with unlimited space. The whisper jar records as fast as a creature can speak into it, and whispers back
is only as good as their word, and you feel compelled to keep others honest.
8 You can’t read or write, so this whole recording-and-playing-back-what-you-say-in-a-jar thing is a huge benefit.
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
Intelligence (Investigation) check finds scratch marks, indicating recent forced entry into the storm drain system. Security Wards The following clues and information can be observed while examining the
the condition “Discover evidence of the heist”. If they have done so, read or paraphrase the following: Deputy Constable Vera Moenbrys listens carefully as you present your findings. Her tired gaze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
adopting a group of ogres, trolls, or other loutish creatures, ruling them through brute strength, verbal abuse, and superstition. Covens. An annis hag that is part of a coven (see the “Hag Covens” sidebar
frightened of her for 1 minute. While frightened in this way, a creature is incapacitated, can’t understand what others say, can’t read, and speaks only in gibberish; the DM controls the creature’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
hostel and the tower. A jetty lies just north of the outpost. When the characters arrive at the outpost, read or paraphrase the following text: A drab building of gray stone overlooks the steps
guards from area T3, those guards line up along the east wall for the duration of the ceremony, which begins shortly after the characters enter. Answering Ceremony. Read or paraphrase the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Psychic. In addition, when you cast a Warlock spell that is an Enchantment or Illusion, you can do so without Verbal or Somatic components. Level 6: Clairvoyant Combatant When you form a telepathic bond
and choose an ability, the target also has Disadvantage on saving throws of the chosen ability for the duration of the spell. Level 10: Thought Shield Your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy or other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
a natural cavern under Oztocan. Torches light the tunnel at 10-foot intervals. When the characters reach the cavern, read the following: Dampness hangs in the air, and fungus clings to the walls of
see scratch marks on the floor that suggest the bookshelf has been pulled away from the wall more than once. Behind this bookshelf is a secret door that leads to area X21. The secret door can be found
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
scratch of quills, the low murmur of scholars deep in discussion, and the occasional flutter of pigeon wings from the relay system echo faintly throughout the halls. Treating with Abra Saghast Abra Saghast
promptly continue their investigation. When the party is ready to depart, proceed to Saren’s Apartment. Exploring the Great Library A character may present their Scholar’s Pass to read a book while within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
blinded condition. 3 The target’s feet become heavy, fluid-filled sacs, reducing its walking speed by 10 feet. 4 The target’s mouth vanishes, preventing it from speaking or casting spells with verbal
eyes, which are worth 250 gp each. G19: Vestibules Six nearly identical areas lead from the tunnels into Iggwilv’s inner sanctum (area G21). When the characters approach one of the outer doors, read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
mirror’s command word (“bandersnatch”), but they can’t remember or pronounce the word accurately. Instead, they say phrases such as, “blunder scratch,” “bangle stash,” “banter catch,” “bandy crasher
. Magical darkness fills the inside of this statue’s gaping mouth, allowing no light to enter. The mouth leads to an extradimensional space. If a character reaches into the statue’s mouth, read the