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Returning 35 results for 'spell of intent'.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Is the intent that only Melee weapon attacks can knock foes Unconscious, or can melee spell attacks as well? If you reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points with a melee attack, you can knock the creature
out. That melee attack isn’t restricted to weapons. Even a melee spell attack can be used to knock a creature out.
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Withering Blast. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Withering Blast"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60
strong wind disperses the cloud.
Spellcasting. Lohezet casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Innate Spellcasting. The hag's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, disguise self
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Nightmare Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11):
At will: minor illusion, spare the dying
1/day each: animal friendship, faerie fire, meld into stone, silence
Time Lapse (Recharges after a Short or
wish stones, discarding the ones that contain wishes of ill intent and keeping those that hold good wishes. Brigganocks refine wish stones into gems and use them to decorate their architecture
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon then gains 10 temporary hit points by absorbing a portion of the radiant energy.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: dancing lights, guidance
1/day each: hypnotic pattern, lesser restorationShimmering with radiant energy and brimming with life
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
.
Regeneration. Miirym regains 40 hit points at the start of her turn. If Miirym takes damage from a magic weapon or a spell, this trait doesn’t function at the start of Miirym’s next turn. Miirym
see.Well over 1,500 years ago, the silver dragon Miirym broke into Candlekeep, intent on adding its riches to her hoard. She devoured scholars and destroyed a score of irreplaceable books before she was
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At will: dancing lights, guidanceShimmering with radiant energy and brimming with
dragon intent on exploring a new world of the Material Plane has acquired a magic ship for the journey and now just needs a brave crew.
5
A crystal dragon who has guarded a mountain pass for
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell
components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
1/day each: bane, create or destroy waterDecay and despair are bound up in the nature of topaz dragons, thanks to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
1/day each: baneDecay and despair are bound up in
dragon’s clutches.
7
A topaz dragon has developed a taste for merfolk, and the merfolk community near the dragon’s lair is desperate for help.
8
A topaz dragon is intent on
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
(Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At will: dancing lights, guidance
1/day
once it has begun.
4
A crystal dragon intent on exploring a new world of the Material Plane has acquired a magic ship for the journey and now just needs a brave crew.
5
A crystal dragon who
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
(Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: dancing lights, guidance
1/day each
leave the lair once it has begun.
4
A crystal dragon intent on exploring a new world of the Material Plane has acquired a magic ship for the journey and now just needs a brave crew.
5
A
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.
Fabricate (1/Day). The dragon can cast fabricate, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
Legendary
of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
1/day each: antilife shell, bane, control water, create or destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
narrative intent, however, is that the wizard is reading from their book, but the only mechanical requirement is that the wizard has the spell in their spellbook.
Wizard Is an abjurer’s Arcane Ward healed only when the ward has 0 hit points? The ward regains hit points whenever the abjurer casts an abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, not just when the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.
Fabricate (1/Day). The dragon can cast fabricate, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
Legendary
following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
1/day each: bane, control water, create or destroy waterThe dragon can take 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
ability check while it is under the effect of a guidance spell and also has a Bardic Inspiration die, it can roll both a d4 and a d6 if it so chooses. Is the intent that a bard gets to know the number
Bard Do the benefits from Bardic Inspiration and the guidance spell stack? Can they be applied to the same roll? Yes, different effects stack if they don’t have the same name. If a creature makes an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, you can cast this spell with them. Mist Traveler. When you enter the Mists intent on reaching a specific domain, you are treated as if you possess a Mist talisman keyed to that domain. To use this
memories of where you’re from. You’ve been on a quest to find your way back ever since.
Misty Step. You can cast the misty step spell, requiring no spell slot, and you must finish a long rest before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
someone, and it can’t rest until its torturer is slain. The ghost tries to possess the first character to come within 5 feet of it, with the intent of using the host to find and kill its torturer. If
rest, it leaves behind a pearlescent conch shell that weighs 2 pounds. The conch radiates an aura of evocation magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell or similar effect. An identify spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
intent, here is the list of things that disqualify a spell for us: The spell has a range of self. The spell can target an object. The spell allows you to choose more than one creature to be affected by
Sorcerer If a sorcerer casts a spell with only verbal or somatic components using Subtle Spell, can an opponent use counterspell against it? If a spell that’s altered by Subtle Spell has no material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
familiar spell to its pocket dimension, can it take any objects it’s wearing or carrying with it? No, the intent of find familiar is that any objects are left behind when the familiar vanishes. This
intent will be reflected in future printings of the Player’s Handbook. Can a spell such as fireball go past its 20-foot radius if the point of origin is set in an enclosed space that’s less than 40 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Constitution check. Curious about the spell’s intent? The spell is meant to be a classic jinx—the sort seen in folklore—that is useful in and out of combat. In combat, the spell provides some extra necrotic
success or failure. Despite this common procedure, the three rolls are separate from each other. If something in the game, like the guidance spell, affects one of them, the other two aren’t affected unless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, a drow priestess of Lolth named Neheedra Duskryn stayed behind. Neheedra was obsessed with collecting spell gems for their power and beauty, intent on making herself the regal and powerful master of
her own underground realm. She commanded a force of drow servants and soldiers with unabashed cruelty, relentlessly driving them to seek out spell gems and increase her own wealth and power. Overcome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
scorched and pitted from spell damage. If the characters are visiting the room for the first time, a black-robed female tiefling mage named Turbulence (see “The Horned Sisters”) is engaged in a spell duel
intent of pitting them against Halaster. She mentions that the Mad Mage has a private sanctuary on this level (area 45), hoping they’ll try to rob it and create a big enough distraction for her and her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
stops being surprised at the end of its first turn in combat. Does the Thief’s Use Magic Device feature allow them to use spell scrolls? Yes. The intent is that a Thief can use spell scrolls with Use
. That other enemy of the target is creating a close-up distraction, regardless of the weapon in hand. Does Uncanny Dodge work automatically against every attack a rogue or ranger gets hit by? Spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
understand the difference between an order’s intent and its exact wording. Unlike many constructs, it seeks to fulfill the former rather than slavishly follow the latter. Tactical Cunning. A helmed horror
creator but can’t speak
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Magic Resistance. The helmed horror has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spell Immunity. The helmed horror is
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->Sage Advice Compendium
only languages that appear in an elemental’s stat block, but the intent (RAI) is that druids retain their knowledge, including of languages, when they transform and can speak the languages they know if
druid takes the Magic Initiate feat and chooses detect magic as their one spell, can the druid cast that spell as a ritual? A druid’s Ritual Casting requires a ritual to be prepared. The spell from Magic Initiate is known but not prepared.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
a pillar composed of thick, red, ooze-like stuff. The creature is actually inside the pillar, and when it is roused, it emerges with evil intent. Undead Nature. The Ooze Master doesn’t require air
Attack. When the Ooze Master casts a spell with a casting time of 1 action, it can make one pseudopod attack as a bonus action.
Spellcasting. The Ooze Master is a 9th-level spellcaster. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Army, intent on finding the City of Lost Names and restoring it to the skies. Lohezet employs the strategies of extinct poisonous predators in battle. His magical toxins wear down even the strongest
. He can replace one of the attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Withering Blast. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d12 + 5) necrotic damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
share with unsuspecting sleepers. Dusk Hag Prophecies d10 Prophecy 1 “A red hat approaches with ill intent. Be wary.” 2 “A ship comes on a sea of bones, but treasure waits behind a silver skull
., passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Giant, Infernal
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). She can innately cast the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
, intent on convincing her to forsake this and all future romances. Ivana took a different lesson from the experience. Realizing the depths of her family’s depravity, she poisoned her mother and her
5–6). Ivana casts Charm Person, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15), and the duration is 24 hours.
Tree Stride. If within 5 feet of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
with the golem), Hamukai felt sure of the scroll’s safety. Zikzokrishka returned with an army, intent on ripping the sapphire from the prince’s head. She scattered the populace and reduced the prince’s
city of Azumar to ruin. To her dismay, she found the prince’s tomb to be impregnable. Howling with rage, Zikzokrishka knew that the spell that kept the prince alive would thwart her curse for thousands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
initiative in preaching the philosophy of Zerthimon and sharing their knowledge of how to fight illithids and githyanki. To this end, zerths sometimes venture to other planes with the intent of founding a
the githyanki and keep their foes’ numbers down, squads of githzerai often travel to other planes with the express intent of destroying the objects of their hatred. Githyanki. Githzerai rarely confront
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
aura of transmutation magic when such is detected for. Upwardly Mobile. Any character who touches a pillar with or without intent will uncontrollably float upward (as if affected by a levitate spell
), then bounce gently around on the ceiling, 30 feet above, just as a helium balloon. To stop this effect, a dispel magic or remove curse spell must be placed upon each such individual. There seems to be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
magical aspect that affects any creatures that walk into the region. If the effect isn’t instantaneous and isn’t related to a spell, it can be dispelled with dispel magic cast as a 5th-level spell (or at a
, either unwittingly or with the intent of exploring, apply the effects described below according to the areas they enter. Unless otherwise noted, creatures can leave an area whenever they desire, by either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
down a well, an echo of that wish becomes lodged in a stone buried deep in the earth of the Feywild. Brigganocks seek out these wish stones, discarding the ones that contain wishes of ill intent and
ability (spell save DC 11):
At will: minor illusion, spare the dying
1/day each: animal friendship, faerie fire, meld into stone, silence
Time Lapse (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The