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Returning 30 results for 'sending staff'.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
many charges the staff has remaining.
Magic Resistance. Vajra has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. Vajra is an 18th-level spellcaster. Her
level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, sending
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): Bigby's hand, geas, telekinesis
6th level (1 slot): chain lightning, globe of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Icy Doom. When Avarice dies, her corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be thawed, harmed by fire, animated, or raised from the dead.
Special Equipment. Avarice wields a staff
hit","rollAction":"Fire Bolt"} to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fire Bolt","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage.
Staff of
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
blast, mending, prestidigitation, thorn whip, vicious mockery
1st–3rd level (2 3rd-level slots): dissonant whispers, fly, hex, misty step, sending, shatterMultiattack. K'thriss makes two attacks with his
, Ligotti, is a semisapient remnant of a tentacle attack, spawned by the warlock's intercessor patron god. Though entirely alien to the material plane (and often appearing in the form of a staff), Ligotti
Manshoon
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monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Special Equipment. Manshoon wears a black robe of the archmagi and wields a staff of power (both accounted for in his statistics). Roll 2d10;{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction
":"Special Equipment"} to determine how many charges the staff has remaining.
Magic Resistance. While wearing his robe of the archmagi, Manshoon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
give. They have the skills to negotiate with subemployees, temporary hirelings, seasonal staff, and other humanoid (usually) resources. When staff members have problems, the secretarian is the one
. You help advance your franchise by keeping staff happy (enough), hiring competent (enough) workers, coming up with slogans and catchphrases, launching marketing schemes, and getting jingles and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Items 66–67 Rod of the Pact Keeper 68–69 Rope of Climbing 70 Saddle of the Cavalier 71–72 Sending Stones 73–74 Slippers of Spider Climbing 75–82 Spell Scroll (level 2 or level 3 spell) 83 Staff of the
Potion of Comprehension 56–58 Pot of Awakening 59–60 Prosthetic Limb 61–64 Rival Coin 65–66 Rope of Mending 67–68 Ruby of the War Mage 69–82 Spell Scroll (cantrip or level 1 spell) 83–84 Staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Staff Chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook details the costs for characters to hire skilled and untrained hirelings. As is true of characters in any campaign, Acquisitions Incorporated franchisees are
free to hire any NPCs they want, within whatever limitations the DM wants to set on such employment. But the franchise itself comes with a number of staff whose wages are part of the franchise’s cost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
humanoid (human), lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (robe of the archmagi, staff of power)
Hit Points 126 (23d8 + 23)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10(+0)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
12(+1)
INT
23(+6
Common, Draconic, Goblin, Infernal, Orc, Undercommon
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Special Equipment. Manshoon wears a black robe of the archmagi and wields a staff of power (both accounted for in his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise, they can assign two franchise tasks to be run by staff in addition to any personal downtime activities they wish to engage in. If those downtime activities or franchise tasks involve
the “Franchise Tasks and Downtime” section in chapter 2. The Road to Horn Enclave Characters or staff engaging in the research, marketeering, or scrutineering activities can uncover all kinds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Equipment. Vajra wields the Blackstaff (see appendix A), accounted for in her statistics. Roll 2d10 to determine how many charges the staff has remaining.
Magic Resistance. Vajra has advantage on saving
slots): invisibility, misty step, web
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, sending
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield, stoneskin
5th level (3 slots): Bigby’s hand, geas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
form of a staff), Ligotti uses the stat block of a poisonous snake with these changes: It has an Intelligence score of 12 (+2). It has telepathy out to a range of 30 feet. K’thriss Drow’b
Medium
, sending, shatter
Actions
Multiattack. K’thriss makes two attacks with his sickle.
Sickle. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Stonky Noptopper, the First Reader knows that the rock gnome oversees the custodial staff assigned to clean and maintain the towers of the Inner Ward. Bookwyrm believes that Stonky would never do
solution for its protection that no Avowed has yet considered: sending the most important books in the library into space. The cultists look to Stonky for validation and the promise of ultimate knowledge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
bond spell to stay in telepathic contact with her gargoyles before sending them off on any mission. Avarice also has the support of the Knights of the Black Sword, if she needs to call on their talents
)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
9 (−1)
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +3
Skills Arcana +6, History +6
Damage Resistances cold (granted by staff of frost), fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Thurstwell Vanthampur uses the imps to keep an eye on his brother, Amrik. The imps take malevolent delight in killing any seagulls that happen by, and the tavern staff can’t figure out why the decks
the green-paned lantern that indicates the tavern is open for business. A staff member crawls to the end of the bow to douse the lantern, refill it with oil, and relight it at highsun every day. On
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
across the world. Your adventuring party most likely falls into that last category, at least at the start of your career. A large staff of editors—mostly but not exclusively comprised of Zil gnomes—works
main office and the field offices, as well as between reporters and their editors. The house bills the Chronicle directly for communications using speaking stones or sending spells directed to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to chronomancy, the art of magically manipulating time. Activating the Obelisk. If the characters retrieved Iriolarthas’s staff of power and Veneranda is with them, she insists that the staff be used
staff’s charges to accomplish. If a creature attuned to the staff uses an action to expend 10 or more of its charges while touching the staff to the obelisk, power surges from the staff and triggers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
anyone into the palace.
A gnome adventurer acquires
the shard solitaire necklace and a key
belonging to Paliset Hall’s head of staff The four winter wolves are soon joined by the two winter
reciting the rhyme, “Neither gleaming sword nor magic tome can soothe the soul like hearth and home.” This rhyme is known to Zorhanna, Eliphas, the winter wolves, and Paliset Hall’s staff. The fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of all the other Blackstaffs bound inside it. Laeral covets the staff, because it contains all that’s left of her husband. Not surprisingly, the two mages avoid each other as much as possible. In times
): detect magic, disguise self, magic missile, shield
2nd level (at will): detect thoughts, invisibility, misty step
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, sending, tongues
4th level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Lock, Color Spray, Counterspell, Darkvision, Detect Magic, Feather Fall, Invisibility, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Melf’s Acid Arrow, Phantasmal Force, Sending, Speak with Dead, Unseen Servant, and
wanderers. Devi carries a Sending Stone, which she uses to communicate with her good friend Mirel Astafar. Devi is cautious, patient, and brave but doesn’t take unnecessary risks. Treef Lameer. Treef is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
enough. She uses a sending spell to contact Manshoon as soon as the characters arrive. Manshoon sends his simulacrum (see appendix B) to unlock the door to area E2 and greet the new arrivals. It takes 1
minute for the simulacrum to arrive (from area E7), during which time Kaevja uses another sending spell to inform a random character that “Your gracious host is on the way, and looks forward to meeting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
patrons or the staff.
Keep your weapons hidden or sheathed at all times.
Only employees may pass through
green-trimmed doors.
WIN, WIN, WIN!
A2: Avernus This area holds three-dragon ante
Personnel. Three guards staff the security office across the hall. A14: Quentin’s Office Employee-Only Area This roomy office contains an L-shaped desk sized for a gnome, cushioned chairs, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
scarred with gouges. I knew with certainty he could not have approached his afterlife in such a boat. As my torch went out, so did the light within my soul. Clutching my staff, I swore by the gods
of Bakar, the people of Bakar brought food and drink to this room. They believed they were bringing offerings for the gods, but in truth, they were sending sustenance to the priests in the pyramid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
-level security helmet for visiting the Sky Dock during orientation As the equipment is issued, staff members at reception give the new cadets a rundown on the academy’s security protocols (see
mail, passing messages, asking requests for assistance via several sending stones, or handing out welcome packs to new recruits, her multiple arms make it all look easy. Sor’kur has white chitin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
lock, burning hands, comprehend languages, counterspell, darkvision, dimension door, find familiar, levitate, sending, and unseen servant. (You can replace any of these spells with a spell of the same
trellis table has been knocked on its side. A large empty cabinet dominates the back wall. This laboratory has been picked clean by Manshoon and contains nothing of value. K12. Staff Display This room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
warns armed guests to keep their blades sheathed during their stay. Urgala has three mastiffs (hunting dogs) that sleep in the ground floor common room, and she employs a staff of six loyal, well-paid
staff cordial. The tavern is a popular hangout for rangers and scouts, most of whom sell their services as wilderness guides. One of Nemyth’s “regulars” is a friendly and capable guide named Zindra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
visitors. He’s also an ally of the Order of the Gauntlet, occasionally passing messages and sending reports on local events to the order. Lymmura is a sympathetic ear and guide to all. She has been coming
any likely adventurers who stop by (see “Kaylessa’s Tale,” below). Kaylessa’s staff are uniformly attentive and good at their work. However, two have secret masters. Ghileeda (female Tethyrian human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
residence, attended by a loyal staff and a private garrison of twenty veterans. Moonlord Daviana Yalrannis (CG female Tethyrian human knight) is the master of the tower, charged with its defense and upkeep
. A powerful Harper wizard named Krowen Valharrow (CG male Turami human archmage with a robe of useful items and a staff of fire) also resides in the tower, along with dozens of domesticated tressym
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
sometimes go terribly awry, with monsters breaking loose or a broken piece of equipment sending a performer plummeting into the crowd, only adds to the excitement, and patriars and common folk alike
Flaming Fist soldiers staff the checkpoint, which operates only during the day. After dark, the drawbridges on either side of the keep are raised, halting all traffic and forcing latecomers to take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
. The fact that these performances sometimes go terribly awry, with monsters breaking loose or a broken piece of equipment sending a performer plummeting into the crowd, only adds to the excitement
Flaming Fist soldiers staff the checkpoint, which operates only during the day. After dark, the drawbridges on either side of the keep are raised, halting all traffic and forcing latecomers to take shelter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
hands the characters his apron, mistaking them for the actual kitchen staff. Bepis Honeymaker is a honey merchant who was kidnapped from his Trades Ward home a month ago. The Xanathar Guild tried to
first drawer holds Nar’l’s spellbook, a sturdy tome bound in black leather and wrapped in webbing. It contains all the spells that Nar’l has prepared, plus the sending spell. The second drawer contains