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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Magic Resistance. The fractine has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Scrying Focus. A spellcaster can use the fractine as a substitute focus when casting the
half as much damage.
Split. When a Large fractine that has at least 10 hit points remaining takes bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, or thunder damage from any source, it splits into two Medium fractines
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Basic Rules (2014)
;s loupes, and jars of powdered and shredded ingredients for casting spells. A fat gray cat, the mage’s familiar, lay curled atop a grimoire. It opened its eyes, gave Aeron a disdainful yellow
or one from another source.
DEEP GNOMES
A third subrace of gnomes, the deep gnomes (or svirfneblin), live in small communities scattered in the Underdark. Unlike the duergar and the drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This section provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
distinctive ways of learning and preparing their spells, and monsters use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a spell follows the rules here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This chapter provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
distinctive ways of learning and preparing their spells, and monsters use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a spell follows the rules here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This chapter provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
distinctive ways of learning and preparing their spells, and monsters use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a spell follows the rules here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 10: Spellcasting Magic permeates the worlds of D&D and most often appears in the form of a spell. This section provides the rules for casting spells. Different character classes have
distinctive ways of learning and preparing their spells, and monsters use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, a spell follows the rules here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Darkness 2nd-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, M (bat fur and a drop of pitch or piece of coal) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Magical darkness spreads
the source of the darkness with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the darkness. If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Darkness 2nd-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, M (bat fur and a drop of pitch or piece of coal) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Magical darkness spreads
the source of the darkness with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the darkness. If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Darkness 2nd-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, M (bat fur and a drop of pitch or piece of coal) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Magical darkness spreads
the source of the darkness with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the darkness. If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Darkness 2nd-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, M (bat fur and a drop of pitch or piece of coal) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Magical darkness spreads
the source of the darkness with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the darkness. If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
) components. If you can't provide one or more of a spell's components, you are unable to cast the spell. Verbal (V) Most spells require the chanting of mystic words. The words themselves aren't the source of
requires a somatic component, the caster must have free use of at least one hand to perform these gestures. Material (M) Casting some spells requires particular objects, specified in parentheses in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
) components. If you can't provide one or more of a spell's components, you are unable to cast the spell. Verbal (V) Most spells require the chanting of mystic words. The words themselves aren't the source of
requires a somatic component, the caster must have free use of at least one hand to perform these gestures. Material (M) Casting some spells requires particular objects, specified in parentheses in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Conjure Fey Level 6 Conjuration (Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You conjure a Medium spirit from the Feywild in an
, with both you and the spirit as the source of the fear. As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can teleport the spirit to an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of the space it left and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Conjure Fey Level 6 Conjuration (Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You conjure a Medium spirit from the Feywild in an
, with both you and the spirit as the source of the fear. As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can teleport the spirit to an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of the space it left and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
levels? The highest level is 20th. The “Epic Boons” section in the Dungeon Master’s Guide offers ideas for further advancement. The frightened condition says “while the source of its fear is within
line of sight.” Does that mean you have disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks even if the source is invisible but you have a clear line to its space? No. If you can’t see something, it’s not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Conjure Fey Level 6 Conjuration (Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You conjure a Medium spirit from the Feywild in an
, with both you and the spirit as the source of the fear. As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can teleport the spirit to an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of the space it left and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Conjure Fey Level 6 Conjuration (Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
You conjure a Medium spirit from the Feywild in an
, with both you and the spirit as the source of the fear. As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can teleport the spirit to an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet of the space it left and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
levels? The highest level is 20th. The “Epic Boons” section in the Dungeon Master’s Guide offers ideas for further advancement. The frightened condition says “while the source of its fear is within
line of sight.” Does that mean you have disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks even if the source is invisible but you have a clear line to its space? No. If you can’t see something, it’s not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score Critical Hits? A spell attack can score a Critical Hit. The rule on Critical Hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a spell that
—options such as Attack, Dash, and Magic—or you choose from among the special actions you’ve gained from a class or another source. To cast a spell on your turn, you take the Magic action. Doing so means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score Critical Hits? A spell attack can score a Critical Hit. The rule on Critical Hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a spell that
—options such as Attack, Dash, and Magic—or you choose from among the special actions you’ve gained from a class or another source. To cast a spell on your turn, you take the Magic action. Doing so means
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, such as moving and attacking, doesn't interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if
breath, you make a separate saving throw for each source of damage. Being incapacitated or killed. You lose concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated or if you die. The DM might also decide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Mass Polymorph 9th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You transform up to ten creatures of
replaced by temporary hit points from another source. A target reverts to its normal form when it has no more temporary hit points or it dies. If the spell ends before then, the creature loses all its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hallway, casting flitting shadows on the walls. The hall contains three sliding doors along the walls, and a heavier hinged door stands at the opposite end.
The three cupboards, accessed by sliding
harmless and always moves toward the nearest light source. Any space that it occupies is lightly obscured. After the swarm has been released, Sowpig emerges from her silk cocoon to ask why she has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, such as moving and attacking, doesn’t interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if
breath, you make a separate saving throw for each source of damage. Being incapacitated or killed. You lose concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated or if you die. The DM might also decide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
hallway, casting flitting shadows on the walls. The hall contains three sliding doors along the walls, and a heavier hinged door stands at the opposite end.
The three cupboards, accessed by sliding
harmless and always moves toward the nearest light source. Any space that it occupies is lightly obscured. After the swarm has been released, Sowpig emerges from her silk cocoon to ask why she has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, such as moving and attacking, doesn’t interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if
breath, you make a separate saving throw for each source of damage. Being incapacitated or killed. You lose concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated or if you die. The DM might also decide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, such as moving and attacking, doesn't interfere with concentration. The following factors can break concentration: Casting another spell that requires concentration. You lose concentration on a spell if
breath, you make a separate saving throw for each source of damage. Being incapacitated or killed. You lose concentration on a spell if you are incapacitated or if you die. The DM might also decide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Mass Polymorph 9th-level transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You transform up to ten creatures of
replaced by temporary hit points from another source. A target reverts to its normal form when it has no more temporary hit points or it dies. If the spell ends before then, the creature loses all its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score critical hits? A spell attack can definitely score a critical hit. The rule on critical hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a
options available to everyone—options such as Attack, Cast a Spell, and Dash—or you choose from among the special actions you’ve gained from a class, a feat, or another source. If you want to cast a spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
it delivers such an attack. Can spell attacks score critical hits? A spell attack can definitely score a critical hit. The rule on critical hits applies to attack rolls of any sort. When casting a
options available to everyone—options such as Attack, Cast a Spell, and Dash—or you choose from among the special actions you’ve gained from a class, a feat, or another source. If you want to cast a spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
first time a character approaches within 10 feet of the head, the source of the aura becomes apparent as a magic mouth spell cast on it says, in Ezzat’s voice and in Common: Down and down and down
Halaster. Casting dispel magic on the column removes the eyes from it permanently. The cave once served as a larder for the behirs. It is strewn with the bones of past victims: unlucky adventurers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
nonsense to the uninitiated. The words must be uttered in a normal speaking voice. The words themselves aren’t the source of the spell’s power; rather, the particular combination of sounds, with
hands to perform these movements. Material (M) A Material component is a particular material used in a spell’s casting, as specified in parentheses in the Components entry. These materials aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
spellcaster—not enough to cause harm, but enough to make the caster take notice. A fractine needs light and magical energy to survive. It can draw sustenance from a nearby light source, spellcaster
withdrew slightly, as though it feared some harm might befall it or me. I remember casting a spell or two, hoping to communicate with the creature. A few seconds later, it stopped flickering and flew
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hear rattling chains when they get to the fork in the tunnel. The sound clearly comes from the left passage. Further investigation reveals no source; the sound is one of Halaster’s illusory regional
appears in area 11e on level 10, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Casting speak with dead on one of the skulls forces it to reveal the gate’s command word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
nonsense to the uninitiated. The words must be uttered in a normal speaking voice. The words themselves aren’t the source of the spell’s power; rather, the particular combination of sounds, with
hands to perform these movements. Material (M) A Material component is a particular material used in a spell’s casting, as specified in parentheses in the Components entry. These materials aren’t