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Spells
Player’s Handbook
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter reality itself.
The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of level 8 or lower. If you use it
this way, you don’t need to meet any requirements to cast that spell, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect.
Alternatively, you can create one of the following effects of
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Shocking Grasp (Cantrip). Melee Spell Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Shocking Grasp"} to hit (with advantage if the target is wearing armor made of metal), reach
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
At will: light, mage hand, mending, prestidigitation
3/day each: comprehend languages, detect magic
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
takes shelter inside a rock, a bush, a tree, or a natural source of fresh water in its space. The chwinga can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect while it is magically protected in
’s Guide.
Charm of Air Bubbles
This charm allows you to cast the air bubble spell (see the Astral Adventurer’s Guide) as an action. Once used three times, this charm goes away.
Charm of
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
succeed instead.
Innate Spellcasting. Imix’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 20, +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to
hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: fireball, wall of fire
3/day each: fire storm, haste, teleport
Magic Resistance. Imix
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
long rest.
Bead of Instant Karma
At rank 3, one of the beads on your occultant abacus channels the power of instant karma, turning the occultant abacus into a rare magic item. As a reaction, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Daern’s Instant Fortress Wondrous item, rare Daern’s Instant Fortress You can use an action to place this 1-inch metal cube on the ground and speak its command word. The cube rapidly grows into a
. When activated, the tower has a small door on the side facing you. The door opens only at your command, which you can speak as a bonus action. It is immune to the knock spell and similar magic, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
until the next dawn.
Cube of Summoning 1d6 Spell
1 Summon Aberration
2 Summon Beast
3 Summon Construct
4 Summon Dragon
5 Summon Elemental
6 Summon Fey
Conceptopolis, Andrew Mar Daern’s Instant Fortress, Cubic Gate,
Cube of Force, Cube of Summoning
in the nearest unoccupied space, and the lid closes. The lid can’t otherwise be opened.
Roll on the Cube of Summoning table to determine which spell the cube casts to summon the creature. The spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Drawmij’s Instant Summons Level 6 Conjuration (Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a sapphire worth 1,000+ GP)
Duration: Until dispelled
You touch the
sapphire used in the casting and an object weighing 10 pounds or less whose longest dimension is 6 feet or less. The spell leaves an Invisible mark on that object and invisibly inscribes the object’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Drawmij’s Instant Summons Level 6 Conjuration (Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a sapphire worth 1,000+ GP)
Duration: Until Dispelled
You touch the sapphire used
in the casting and an object weighing 10 pounds or less whose longest dimension is 6 feet or less. The spell leaves an Invisible mark on that object and invisibly inscribes the object’s name on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Healing Unless it results in death, damage isn't permanent. Even death is reversible through powerful magic. Rest can restore a creature's hit points, and magical methods such as a cure wounds spell
or a potion of healing can remove damage in an instant. When a creature receives healing of any kind, hit points regained are added to its current hit points. A creature's hit points can't exceed its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
such as a cure wounds spell or a potion of healing can remove damage in an instant. When a creature receives healing of any kind, hit points regained are added to its current hit points. A creature’s
hit points and has a hit point maximum of 20, the ranger regains 6 hit points from the druid, not 8. A creature that has died can’t regain hit points until magic such as the revivify spell has restored it to life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Stealing the Necklace As an action, a character can try to steal the shard solitaire necklace with a successful DC 20 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, or a character can use a suggestion spell or
shard solitaire. The simulacrum doesn’t care about collateral damage to Paliset Hall, its staff, or its guests. The instant the necklace becomes separated from the simulacrum, the necklace teleports to
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
a character and the character has a chance to avoid or resist it. Most of the time, a saving throw comes into play when an effect—such as a spell, monster ability, or trap—calls for it, telling you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
only for an instant. Concentration Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained
Duration A spell's duration is the length of time the spell persists. A duration can be expressed in rounds, minutes, hours, or even years. Some spells specify that their effects last until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Drawmij’s Instant Summons 6th-level conjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a sapphire worth 1,000 gp) Duration: Until dispelled You touch an object weighing 10
pounds or less whose longest dimension is 6 feet or less. The spell leaves an invisible mark on its surface and invisibly inscribes the name of the item on the sapphire you use as the material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
only for an instant. Concentration Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained
Duration A spell’s duration is the length of time the spell persists. A duration can be expressed in rounds, minutes, hours, or even years. Some spells specify that their effects last until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Daern’s Instant Fortress Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement) As a Magic action, you can place this 1-inch adamantine statuette on the ground and, using a command word, cause it to grow rapidly
immune to the Knock spell and similar magic. Magic prevents the tower from being tipped over. The roof, the door, and the walls each have AC 20; HP 100; Immunity to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Instant Fortress Wondrous item, rare You can use an action to place this 1-inch metal cube on the ground and speak its command word. The cube rapidly grows into a fortress that remains until you use
small door on the side facing you. The door opens only at your command, which you can speak as a bonus action. It is immune to the knock spell and similar magic, such as that of a chime of opening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
on your behalf. As your mastery grows, you learn spells of transportation and can teleport yourself across vast distances, even to other planes of existence, in an instant. Conjuration Savant Beginning
when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold and time you must spend to copy a conjuration spell into your spellbook is halved. Minor Conjuration Starting at 2nd level when you select this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Daern’s Instant Fortress Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement) As a Magic action, you can place this 1-inch adamantine statuette on the ground and, using a command word, cause it to grow rapidly
immune to the Knock spell and similar magic. Magic prevents the tower from being tipped over. The roof, the door, and the walls each have AC 20; HP 100; Immunity to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
to area 24 is under divine protection that manifests as an arcane lock spell. The first time a creature touches the door, an incomplete symbol of the god Ezra appears amid the woodwork for an instant
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
else. Most of the time, a saving throw comes into play when an effect — such as a spell, monster ability, or trap — calls for it, telling you what kind of saving throw is involved and providing a DC for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
vexes me. Deliver him to me alive and unharmed, and I’ll curse one creature whom you name.” The instant the character identifies the target of the curse, a bestow curse spell affects that creature (no
instant the ring disappears, the character becomes encased in a silver ingot (no saving throw allowed), with only the character’s head visible. The character is unable to move from the neck down while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
treat the target as if Sigil were its home plane. Extradimensional Space. Extradimensional spaces, demiplanes, and pocket dimensions—such as those created by a Bag of Holding or the Rope Trick spell
planes, such as a Ring of Djinni Summoning, instead summon targets from within Sigil if possible or otherwise fail. Effects that summon a specific target from outside Sigil, such as the Drawmij’s Instant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
illusions to frighten and fool others for their personal gain. Illusion Savant Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold and time you must spend to copy an illusion spell into your
choice. The cantrip doesn’t count against your number of cantrips known. When you cast minor illusion, you can create both a sound and an image with a single casting of the spell. Malleable Illusions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Gates Halaster creates magic gates that allow instant travel between levels of the dungeon. He can also create gates that lead into and out of Undermountain, which he uses primarily to restock the
to the restrictions outlined in the “Alterations to Magic” section. Opening a gate in Undermountain usually requires a special key, the casting of a spell, or some other act. Halaster likes to leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Dropping to 0 Hit Points When a creature drops to 0 Hit Points, it either dies outright or falls unconscious, as explained below. Instant Death Here are the main ways a creature can die instantly
. Monster Death. A monster dies the instant it drops to 0 Hit Points, although a Dungeon Master can ignore this rule for an individual monster and treat it like a character. Hit Point Maximum of 0. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Dropping to 0 Hit Points When a creature drops to 0 Hit Points, it either dies outright or falls unconscious, as explained below. Instant Death Here are the main ways a creature can die instantly
. Monster Death. A monster dies the instant it drops to 0 Hit Points, although a Dungeon Master can ignore this rule for an individual monster and treat it like a character. Hit Point Maximum of 0. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Archery 19–23 Enspelled Armor (cantrip or level 1 spell) 24–28 Enspelled Weapon (cantrip or level 1 spell) 29–33 Gauntlets of Ogre Power 34–38 Javelin of Lightning 39–43 Mariner’s Armor 44–48 Mithral
Vulnerability 14–15 Arrow-Catching Shield 16–18 Belt of Giant Strength (hill) 19–20 Berserker Axe 21–22 Daern’s Instant Fortress 23–25 Dagger of Venom 26–28 Dragon Slayer 29–31 Elven Chain 32–34
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
plus any five languages
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
Shocking Grasp (Cantrip). Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit (with advantage if the target is wearing armor made of metal
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. The sage casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
2 Eldritch Occultant, Bring Out Your Dead
3 Bead of Instant Karma, Death’s Omen
4 Bead of Diverted Karma, Correct the Balance
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment As a rank 1
within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can hurl searing bolts of magical radiance. You gain a new attack option that you can use with the Attack action. This special attack is a ranged spell attack
, you gain the ability to channel your ki into searing waves of energy. Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 2 ki points to cast the burning hands spell as a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
you can use with the Attack action. The special attack is a ranged spell attack with a range of 30 feet. You are proficient with it, and you add your Dexterity modifier to its attack and damage rolls
your turn, you can spend 2 ki points to cast the 1st-level spell burning hands as a bonus action. You can spend additional ki points to cast burning hands as a higher level spell. Each additional ki
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Magic Items Can potions be administered to unconscious characters as an action? Yes, you can administer a potion to someone else as an action (DMG, "Potions"). If a potion doesn’t duplicate a spell
, does it require concentration? A potion’s effect requires concentration only if its description says so or if it duplicates a spell that requires concentration. For the hat of disguise, how do I set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the wall facing you is a sturdy-looking door made of the same dark metal as the rest of the tower.
No ordinary structure, the tower is a Daern’s instant fortress (see chapter 7, “Treasure,” of the
too narrow for anything bigger than a Tiny creature to squeeze through. A character can learn the tower’s command words by casting an identify spell on it. The command word to open the front door or