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Mirage Arcane Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You make terrain in an area up to 1 mile square look, sound, smell, and even feel like some other sort of terrain. The terrain's general shape remains the same, however. Open fields or a road could

a wide and smooth road. Similarly, you can alter the appearance of structures, or add them where none are present. The spell doesn't disguise, conceal, or add creatures. The illusion includes

Character Creation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

can dramatically shape adventurers’ lives. The following sections present a variety of options for creating characters with a tie to dragons: “Draconic Races” presents variant dragonborn race options to

Dragon” includes inspiration for characters of any class to portray their training or magic as derived from a connection to dragons. “Draconic Feats” provides feats to forge connections to the chromatic

Mirage Arcane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

other sort of terrain. The terrain’s general shape remains the same, however. Open fields or a road could be made to resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other difficult or impassable terrain. A

pond can be made to seem like a grassy meadow, a precipice like a gentle slope, or a rock-strewn gully like a wide and smooth road. Similarly, you can alter the appearance of structures, or add them

Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, shape-shift, and control the elements. Then join the Circle of the Land to draw on the magic of the environment. Fighter. Master all weapons and armor. Then embody the Champion to strive for peak combat

, shaping the power to your will. Then channel Draconic Sorcery to breathe the magic of dragons. Warlock. Cast spells derived from occult knowledge. Then form a pact with the Fiend Patron to call on

Mirage Arcane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

other sort of terrain. The terrain’s general shape remains the same, however. Open fields or a road could be made to resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other difficult or impassable terrain. A

pond can be made to seem like a grassy meadow, a precipice like a gentle slope, or a rock-strewn gully like a wide and smooth road. Similarly, you can alter the appearance of structures, or add them

Payback

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Payback As the caravan rounds a bend in the road, a human head can be seen sitting in the middle of the road a hundred yards ahead. From a distance, characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception

word “Oathbreaker” painted on his forehead. The buried human is in bad shape from exposure and dehydration. Any healing magic or some water and a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check revives him

Payback

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Payback As the caravan rounds a bend in the road, a human head can be seen sitting in the middle of the road a hundred yards ahead. From a distance, characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception

word “Oathbreaker” painted on his forehead. The buried human is in bad shape from exposure and dehydration. Any healing magic or some water and a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check revives him

Rundreth Manor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Rundreth Manor Atop a hill overlooking the Long Road less than a day’s travel northeast of Amphail stands ruined Rundreth Manor. This large stone mansion, now roofless and overgrown, is home to a

dragon named Nurvureem, who has established her lair in the caverns beneath the manor. Her favorite shape is a beautiful female drow. In this form, Nurvureem lures adventurers into the manor and

Undead Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Undead Attack This encounter occurs at night. As the characters approach the junction of the Triboar Trail and the High Road, set the scene: An oddly shaped building sits at the juncture of the

Triboar Trail and the High Road. Two entrances into the building are apparent: a smaller one at the northern corner, and a larger one, suitable for beasts of burden and wagons, near the first. Right now

Human

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

shape the names of most of Ravnica’s humans. Humans sometimes borrow names from other races, but they have a rich pool of traditional names to draw from. The use of family names seems to be a peculiarly

and Jarad Vod Savo. When other races use family names, they are usually derived from some connection (not necessarily a blood tie) to a human family. Male Human Names: Agmand, Agosto, Bell, Brev, Dars

Harpy Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Harpy Attack Regardless of what brings the characters to the area, the adventure begins with a chance encounter as they travel along the coast near the village of Uskarn. The road is little more than

shape shifts to that of a gray-feathered harpy. The harpies and their matriarch attack the characters in the hope of claiming another easy meal.

Travel to the Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

the shape of three swirling lightning bolts. The town council sees this strange phenomenon and becomes concerned. Earlier that morning a group of settlers left to pick up supplies at the inn. The

crawl, and then one of the horses was struck by lightning and killed. When they retreated just a few hundred yards back down the High Road toward Leilon, the weather was perfectly calm again. The group

Map of the Sword Coast

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

match what’s in the printed adventure. Focus on getting the shape and dimensions correct, and leave the rest to the players’ imaginations. Map: The Sword Coast View Player Version Conyberry The

Triboar Trail runs right through this abandoned town, which was sacked by barbarians years ago and now lies in ruins. A dirt road extending south of the town leads to a supposedly abandoned shrine

The Approach

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

characters’ help to escape from captivity. Characters can engage in several encounters while cultists and kobolds rampage through Greenest. For the past several days, you have been traveling a road

, welcoming town you expected, you see columns of black smoke rising from burning buildings, running figures that are little more than dots at this distance, and a dark, winged shape wheeling low over the

The Approach

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

characters’ help to escape from captivity. Characters can engage in several encounters while cultists and kobolds rampage through Greenest. For the past several days, you have been traveling a road

, welcoming town you expected, you see columns of black smoke rising from burning buildings, running figures that are little more than dots at this distance, and a dark, winged shape wheeling low over the

Chapter 3: Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

wield searing, warding light. Trickery Domain to bedevil foes with mischief. War Domain to inspire valor and chastise foes. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal, shape-shift, and control the

magic of dragons. Wild Magic to unleash chaos magic. Warlock. Cast spells derived from occult knowledge. Then form a pact with the... Archfey Patron to teleport and wield fey magic. Celestial

Life in Atagua

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

together, they will shape a hopeful future. Lives of the People Sugar and chocolate are abundant in the cuisine of Atagua, especially in the favored beverages: drinking chocolate, strong coffee, and

home, the Silver Tapir Monastery. Names Some Ataguan names honor the ancestral heroes of the Flood People, while others are derived by mixing those names with ones from the colonial past. In addition to

Chapter 3: Character Classes (Continued)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

foes. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal, shape-shift, and control the elements. Then join the Circle of the... Land to draw on the magic of the environment. Moon to adopt powerful animal

Sorcery to harness cosmic forces of order. Draconic Sorcery to breathe the magic of dragons. Wild Magic to unleash chaos magic. Warlock. Cast spells derived from occult knowledge. Then form a

Places of Interest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

shape of winding serpents (50 gp), two matching shortswords with platinum filigree on the hilt and pommel in a similar serpent motif (25 gp each), and a stack of ten iron bars, each weighing 10

better shape than the smaller houses. Heavy wooden double doors are flanked by dark windows, and chimneys anchor the building at each corner, their masonry crumbling. In front of the house looms a wide

Plea for Help

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

from his tunic a sealed letter, addressed to all of you in beautiful flowing script. He drops the letter on the table. “Take the west road from here some five hours march down through the Svalich Woods

shape of a crest you don’t recognize. Strahd’s Crest The characters can interrupt the messenger at any time. His name is Arrigal (NE male human assassin), and he is a Vistani. The other tavern

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

many years ago. A scorched wooden sign cut in the shape of a fox’s head still hangs above a blackened doorframe, with the inn’s name — the Sly Fox — all but obliterated by fire. An overgrown dirt road

enclosed by a 20-foot-tall wall of mortared granite with wooden gates to the north and south along the road. A large two-story inn, also called the Way Inn, dominates the village and has long been a

Hopeless

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

archway of red stone carved in the shape of a howling face. Crimson streaks of chipping paint run from its wide, empty eyes like pained tears on either side of an elongated mouth. It’s the only pop of

The gate-town’s only road ends in the center of a pit in a circular courtyard where a bottomless well bubbles with thick, black gunk. Creatures who enter the squelching reservoir, known as the Wishless

Mysterious Visitors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

camped on the hill outside the gates of Daggerford, near the road. Guards atop the walls watch the camp closely at all hours. When the characters approach the camp, read: As the evening grows dark, you

gather around the fire and hear his tale: Stanimir fills his mouth with wine, then spits into the fire. The flames turn from orange to green. As they dance and sway, a dark shape appears in the

E5. Church

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

road toward Castle Ravenloft. (See “March of the Dead” in the “Special Events” section at the chapter’s end.) Funeral for the Burgomaster. If the characters bring Kolyan Indirovich’s body to the church

though the cracks, allowing you to glimpse a gaunt shape in the far corner. Doru The shape is Doru, a vampire spawn sent by Strahd to torment Donavich and cast down the church. Doru is starved for blood

Regional Effects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

-looking path, road, or trails occasionally become sharp for 100-foot intervals. Walking on these areas is like walking on caltrops. Small avalanches of rock intermittently fall, blocking a path or burying

it to speak with her voice. You will know Rickety Zilla’s lair by its shape in the moonlight: a dead tree with a bent spine, its great roots reaching out for a boulder like a man for his severed head. — Volo

Magical Phenomena

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage plus 2 (1d4) acid damage. Shape-Shift. The mimic polymorphs into an object or back into its true, amorphous form. Its statistics are the same in each form

magical streams are persistent paths, often known by colloquial names or simply as unearthly roads. An unearthly road acts like a sort of planar portal that stretches from one place to another, be they

Mbala

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

in many places, but as long as characters aren’t being chased by anything, they can clear the obstructions safely. The first ascent takes 3 hours; once the road is cleared, it can be climbed or

ways that make creative use of the natural shape of the rock. When the characters reach the top of the steps, read: The stone steps emerge onto the top of the plateau beneath a once grand, but now

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Marches. The section between Triboar and Yartar is an ancient road, relatively flat and composed of tight-fitting stones. East of Yartar, the road becomes a gravel and dirt wagon trail that passes a

this long stretch into a proper road have long been thwarted by disagreements between the leaders of Yartar and Everlund, and Everlund’s exit from the Lords’ Alliance has dashed all hope. Evermoors The

Hrakhamar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

those roads have endured a century of neglect, in the vicinity of the forge they were of dwarven construction, and not even a century of disrepair can erase a dwarven road. The roads are buried under

ash in the Valley of Lost Honor, but where the mountains rise above the ash plain, the road can be spotted easily and followed to the forge entrance. A character who makes a successful DC 13 Wisdom

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

traveling on a road, the characters are attacked by monsters that flee into the nearby adventure location. 4 The adventurers find a map on a dead body. In addition to the map setting up the adventure

suggestions to help you shape the end of your adventure. Adventure Climax d12 Climax 1 The adventurers confront the main villain and a group of minions in a bloody battle to the finish. 2 The

Heart of Ubtao

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

roots protruding from the bottom. Between the shape of the rock and the branching of the tree’s limbs, it creates the impression of a gigantic stone heart hanging in the sky. The impression is only made

believes that the Soulmonger is hidden somewhere in the ruins of Omu. She shares this information with the characters even if she suspects they’ll betray her down the road, because in the meantime, they

Sword in the Shadows

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City

swap tall tales. Despite his imposing size, he’s warm and quick to offer hospitality. What They Want. Miklos longs to see new legends take shape in his tavern while keeping a profitable business, of

road that runs straight no more, Look for the shutter that never blinks, There, the quiet river speaks. What it Means. Lena suggests the mention of anchors and fish could possibly refer to the

Sword in the Shadows

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City

The River Quarter The River Quarter began as a simple road linking the wharves on the Selintan River to a bustling market in front of the Black Gate, long before the Old City was walled. Its rapid

the outside, with maps of every shape, size, and color plastered on any available space. Piles of maps on questionable vellum are stacked haphazardly behind the counter, half-unrolled and rustling

The Fissure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground

. Five web cocoons hang down from the larger mass, their bottoms dangling ten feet above the cavern floor. Two cocoons — one larger and one smaller — have a suspiciously humanoid shape. Creature

Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

: +12 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage. The attack deals an extra 14 (4d6) damage if the giant has advantage on the attack roll. Change Shape. The giant

can’t use this ability outside its lair, nor can it use this ability if another creature is using a control weather spell or similar magic to quell the storm. Zhents claim the Black Road the safest

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