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Spells
Player’s Handbook
wish for something not included in any of the other effects. To do so, state your wish to the DM as precisely as possible. The DM has great latitude in ruling what occurs in such an instance; the greater
the wish, the greater the likelihood that something goes wrong. This spell might simply fail, the effect you desire might be achieved only in part, or you might suffer an unforeseen consequence as a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no
a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws.
Rogue. An NPC of the DM’s choice becomes Hostile toward you. You don’t know the identity of this NPC
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creature Sense. The brain breaker is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each
one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each one
’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Disembodied Voice. Up to three times in its life, the zodar can cause a message of up to twenty-five words to issue from the air around it. It speaks only when it has something profoundly important
to say, and the message can be understood by any creature that has an Intelligence score of 2 or higher.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the zodar fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
when enemies hear K'thriss whisper the deep truths of the Ur — typically something about how on a geologic time scale, everyone's desires are meaningless — they remember it.
K'thriss's familiar
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.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
);{"diceNotation":"4d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lair Action","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. Unless the target has immunity to psychic damage, its Intelligence score is reduced by 1d4
each time it fails the saving throw for this lair action. The target dies if its Intelligence score is reduced to 0. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest.
Regional
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of the presence of creatures within 5 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as
well as each one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in
Elder Brain
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
Creature Sense. The elder brain is aware of the presence of creatures within 5 miles of it that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as
well as each one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in
Wave
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
weapon, Wave happily accepts new converts.
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If you score a critical hit with it, the target takes extra necrotic damage
its devotion to the sea gods, Wave fears that it was intended to bring about a particular sea god’s demise. This destiny is something Wave might not be able to avert.
Deck of Many Things
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Basic Rules (2014)
1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws.
Jester. You gain 10,000 XP, or you can draw two additional cards beyond your declared draws.
Key. A
property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
crystal.
While wearing this armor, you gain the following benefits:
You have a +1 bonus to AC.
Your Strength score is 18 (this has no effect if your Strength is already 18 or higher).
You have
magic that generates a conduit something like an astral silver cord. While so connected, a willing ally can give up hit points as a reaction to fuel the armor’s abilities.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Passive Perception Passive Perception is a score that reflects a creature’s general awareness of its surroundings. The DM uses this score when determining whether a creature notices something without
the score by 5. If the creature has Disadvantage on them, decrease the score by 5. For example, a level 1 character with a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in Perception has a Passive Perception of 14 (10 + 2 + 2). If that character has Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks, the score becomes 19.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Passive Perception Passive Perception is a score that reflects a creature’s general awareness of its surroundings. The DM uses this score when determining whether a creature notices something without
the score by 5. If the creature has Disadvantage on them, decrease the score by 5. For example, a level 1 character with a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in Perception has a Passive Perception of 14 (10 + 2 + 2). If that character has Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks, the score becomes 19.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(Perception) score of 17 or higher. The chwinga always leaves something else in exchange: a pretty shell, a handful of nuts, or an uncut gemstone (10 gp).
Chwinga A chwinga (see appendix D) takes an interest in the characters. It attempts to steal something valuable from an unguarded pack or canoe, but is noticed by any character with a passive Wisdom
Actions
Make a Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, Performance, or Persuasion) or Wisdom (Animal Handling) check to alter a creature's attitude.With the Influence action, you urge a monster to do something
comply.Hesitant. If you urge the monster to do something that it is hesitant to do, you must make an ability check, which is affected by the monster's attitude: Indifferent, Friendly, or Hostile. The
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
world.
THAT-WHICH-ENDURES
That-Which-Endures is a nameless, faceless, mysterious entity, something between a multiverse-spanning primordial spirit and an over-god. It represents the amoral and all
When a verdan character gains an ability score improvement at certain levels, that increase can be tied to a physical mutation at the player’s determination. A boost to Strength might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
score related to that god is 1. Your piety score increases by 1 when you do something to advance the god’s interests or behave in accordance with the god’s ideals. The gods expect great deeds from
your piety score. As you increase that score, you gain blessings from your god. Piety has nothing to do with faith or belief, except insofar as a person’s thoughts and ideals drive them to action in
Senses (Passive Checks)
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secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster.
Here's
refers to a passive check total as a score.
For example, if a 1st-level character has a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster. Here’s how
refers to a passive check total as a score. For example, if a 1st-level character has a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14. The rules on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster. Here's how
refers to a passive check total as a score. For example, if a 1st-level character has a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14.
The rules on hiding in the “Dexterity” section below rely on passive checks, as do the exploration rules.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Balloon Crash Before the characters descend from their perch on the Queen’s Way, the one with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score notices something: In the distant sky, you spot a great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Aldani The characters are shadowed by 1d4 aldani (see appendix D), which are noticed by any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher. The aldani don’t communicate with
others unless they must, and they won’t fight unless the characters refuse to take a bribe to leave the area. The aldani will aid the characters only if they’re offered something of great value in return — for example, an offer to drive off a pack of predatory dinosaurs encroaching on their territory.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Saving Throws A saving throw is an instant response to a harmful effect and is almost never done by choice. A save makes the most sense when something bad happens to a character and the character has
a chance to avoid that effect. An ability check is something a character actively attempts to accomplish, whereas a saving throw is a split-second response to the activity of someone or something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
some violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to accomplish outside the monastery? Are you eager to return to your home? As a
suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background. Level
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
break something, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation. The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in certain kinds of Strength checks. Athletics Your Strength
hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off. You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump. You struggle to swim or stay afloat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
break something, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation. The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in certain kinds of Strength checks. Athletics. Your Strength
hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off. You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump. You struggle to swim or stay afloat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the story. Allow the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score to see, hear, or smell something that no one else can perceive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Creating something wondrous in Purphoros’s name Your piety score to Purphoros decreases if you diminish Purphoros’s influence in the world, work against freedom or self-expression, or allow tyranny to
parent or mentor was a master artisan, and you also yearn to create something worthy of a god’s attention.
6 As a reckless youth, you joined a group of young artists and rabble-rousers who sought
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Saving Throws In contrast to an ability check, a saving throw is an instant response to an effect and is almost never made by choice. A saving throw makes the most sense when something bad threatens
what kind of saving throw is involved and providing a DC for it. In other situations that call for a saving throw, it’s up to you to decide which ability score is involved. The Abilities, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws table offers suggestions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Ability Score Measures... Make an Ability Check To... Make a Saving Throw To... Strength Physical might Lift, push, pull, or break something Physically resist direct force Dexterity Agility, reflexes
meaningful consequences for failure. What Kind of D20 Test? If a character is actively trying to do something, use an ability check (or an attack roll if the character is trying to hit something). If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Influence [Action] With the Influence action, you urge a monster to do something. Describe or roleplay how you’re communicating with the monster. Are you trying to deceive, intimidate, amuse, or
monster or counter to its alignment, no ability check is necessary; it doesn’t comply. Hesitant. If you urge the monster to do something that it is hesitant to do, you must make an ability check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
something, think of it in terms of what a very high or low score in those two abilities might mean.
A character with a high Wisdom but low Intelligence is aware of the surroundings but is bad at
Ability Checks An ability check is a test to see whether a character succeeds at a task that he or she has decided to attempt. The Player’s Handbook includes examples of what each ability score is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Influence [Action] With the Influence action, you urge a monster to do something. Describe or roleplay how you’re communicating with the monster. Are you trying to deceive, intimidate, amuse, or
monster or counter to its alignment, no ability check is necessary; it doesn’t comply. Hesitant. If you urge the monster to do something that it is hesitant to do, you must make an ability check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Influence [Action] With the Influence action, you urge a monster to do something. Describe or roleplay how you’re communicating with the monster. Are you trying to deceive, intimidate, amuse, or
monster or counter to its alignment, no ability check is necessary; it doesn’t comply. Hesitant. If you urge the monster to do something that it is hesitant to do, you must make an ability check