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Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. Thrul makes four Arcane Burst attacks. She can replace two attacks with a use of Spellcasting to cast Fireball (level 5 version) or
avoids showing emotion lest her enemies find her weak. She commands a network of spies, allies, and political operatives who advance her goal of creating a better future for Thay’s populace.
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
that he’s seen before, the letter appears near that creature at the next dawn. The letter appears in an unobserved but obvious space, such as a bedside table or among gear.
Spies. While in
Borca, Ivan can cast Clairvoyance, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability. To cast the spell, there must be a Tiny doll or similar toy within range from which
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
its mind, understanding the meaning of the message.
Spies. While in Borca, Ivana can cast Clairvoyance, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability. To cast the
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights
Equipment. Khalessa owns a hat of disguise
individuals use spies to gain the upper hand in a world of cutthroat politics. A spy is trained to secretly gather information. Loyal spies would rather die than divulge information that could compromise them or their employers.
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). The thought spy can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: charm person, disguise self, encode thoughts (see chapter 2)
1/day each
":"1d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Thought spies form the backbone of House Dimir's covert operations. They are trained in stealth and
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Special Equipment. The mage wears a spies' murmur (see chapter 5).
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mage's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: fire bolt
1/day: chromatic orb
Unstable Mark. When the assassin casts an innate spell, each creature within 10 feet of the
elite killers, spies, and thieves who work for House Tarkanan, a criminal organization specializing in theft and assassination. In addition to their deadly skill, a Tarkanan assassin possesses an
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
. In communities free of Lolth’s sway, they serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the moment they
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
other houses. In communities free of Lolth’s sway, they serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Denizen of the Mist. During its turn, the fog giant ignores the effects of fog cloud spells cast by it or other allied fog giants.
Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks
that rely on smell.
Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s true mother.
Other Mother. When Strahd was still a baby in his crib, Baba Lysaga cast protective spells on him and crept into his nursery on stormy nights to sing magical rhymes to him
witches, Lysaga recently uncovered a potential threat to Strahd: a secret society of wereravens called the Keepers of the Feather, a group that uses ordinary ravens as their spies.
Strahd doesn’t
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with a beholder that has moved into the dragon’s domain.
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Xorn serve as lookouts and spies for an adult amethyst dragon who rewards them with gems.
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To repay a favor long owed to a
dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or
Monk
Legacy
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serve as spies or assassins at the command of their leader, a noble patron, or some other mortal or divine power.
The majority of monks don’t shun their neighbors, making frequent visits to
important mission beyond the cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of some violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed
conclave residence increases to Comfortable. Additionally, you can request the aid of 1d4 Spies for a mission. Once you use this reward, you can’t do so again until your Renown Score increases. 20+ If
always have the Enthrall spell prepared, and you can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast it in this way when you finish a Long Rest. Intelligence, Wisdom, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
near that creature at the next dawn. The letter appears in an unobserved but obvious space, such as a bedside table or among gear. Spies. While in Borca, Ivana and Ivan can cast Clairvoyance, requiring
no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability. To cast the spell, there must be a Large or bigger plant (Ivana) or a Tiny doll or similar toy (Ivan) within range from which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Way of Shadow Monks of the Way of Shadow follow a tradition that values stealth and subterfuge. These monks might be called ninjas or shadowdancers, and they serve as spies and assassins. Sometimes
choose this tradition at 3rd level, you can use your ki to duplicate the effects of certain spells. As an action, you can spend 2 ki points to cast darkness, darkvision, pass without trace, or silence
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Shift Perception (1/Day). The dragon can cast hallucinatory terrain, requiring no spell components
surrounding an adult emerald dragon;adult emerald dragon's lair.
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An adult emerald dragon spies on the adult red dragon who killed the emerald dragon’s mate, looking for weaknesses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
destroyed in chapter 1, it is one of the eleven shadows here, all of which are invisible while they remain hidden in the normal shadows being cast by the wooden silhouettes. One of the shadows, larger
begin prancing around silently like mimes. If Gleam’s shadow is among them, it leaps onto the trapeze and swings from it. The shadows act as Endelyn’s spies and attack only if they feel threatened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
source of ambergris, which is a valuable commodity. Angajuk was once the companion of a druid named Anga, who cast an awaken spell on Angajuk to give the whale sentience and intelligence. Not much is
Auril’s spies. When the whale is submerged, a magic bubble surrounds the boat to protect those riding in it. Angajuk periodically visits an anchorage off the coastline, a rocky arch formed by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
“us.” Spies for an Elder Brain. Mind flayer colonies use cranium rats as spies. The rats invade surface communities and act as eyes and ears for the elder brain, transmitting their thoughts when they
13). As long as it has more than half of its hit points remaining, the swarm can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: command, comprehend languages, detect thoughts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
your Intelligence score increases by 1. Legacy of Maladomini. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the ray of sickness spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this
trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the crown of madness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall
, describe one of the following events: Dead Agents. While the characters are in Eltabbar, they hear that Red Wizards loyal to Szass Tam have discovered and executed several spies working against the lich
. The next time the characters speak with Zulkir Thrul or her agents, the characters learn the spies were working for Thrul. She believes the spies were mistaken for the characters and warns the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Living Spells Play-Along Pack
Faction: Ninth Quill The Ninth Quill is a faction of thieves, saboteurs, and spies who use magic to obtain and sequester powerful artifacts and knowledge by any means necessary—including robbing and
faction members teach you how to magically shroud yourself. You always have the Nondetection spell prepared, and you can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast it in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
pass unseen make them skillful spies and adept at fleeing danger. Imps sent to surveil other creatures relate what they discover to their masters, but they frequently omit important details or cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tarkanan Assassin Tarkanan assassins are the elite killers, spies, and thieves who work for House Tarkanan, a criminal organization specializing in theft and assassination. In addition to their
Languages Common, thieves’ cant
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The assassin’s spellcasting ability is Constitution (+4 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Horror in Hazlan Adventures set in Hazlan often include the following elements. Eyes of Hazlik Hazlik spies on his domain’s inhabitants using the Eye of Hazlik. This eyelike sigil adorns buildings
expends a spell slot to cast a spell or activates a magic item, it rolls 1d10. On a 1, it unleashes a random magical effect. Roll on the Wild Magic Surge table in chapter 3 of the Player’s Handbook to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the Frostmaiden, the god of winter’s fury, has cast an evil spell over Icewind Dale. You can bring hope and faith to the people of Ten-Towns or, even better, free them from winter’s cold embrace in the
song or poem, drawn by tales of the land’s harsh beauty and the legendary exploits of Drizzt Do’Urden. Since then, Auril the Frostmaiden has cast an evil spell over the dale, preventing you from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed
variety of these necklaces exist, each set with a different kind of gemstone. Familiar. While wearing this necklace, you can cast the Find Familiar spell from it. Once the necklace has been used to
cast this spell, it can’t be used to cast it again until the next dawn. Beast Transformation. While your familiar is within 60 feet of you, you can take a Magic action to activate the necklace. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
deathly energy and stealing knowledge from souls who have passed on. Thieves’ guilds value Rogues of this persuasion as highly effective information gatherers and spies. Level 3: Wails from the Grave
Throws and Constitution saving throws.
Spirit Query. You can take a Magic action to destroy one soul trinket and immediately cast the Augury spell, requiring no spell components and using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
by Zariel’s spies. Once all nine rods are returned to him, Bel is willing to divulge the location of the Bleeding Citadel. Bel suggests that the characters speak to a sibriex that was recently
captured by his spies. Sibriexes are hoarders of forbidden lore, and this particular one has been a good source of information for Bel. It might know where Zariel’s spies hid the adamantine rods. To help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
shouts, “Tell your dark masters they can break my body, but never my spirit!” He then tries to escape. Under normal circumstances, a greater restoration spell cast on the Mad Mage would restore his wits
case, the Mad Mage has cast a mind blank spell on himself. As long as that spell remains in effect, his sanity can’t be restored by any spell. If the characters surmise that powerful magic is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
on a successful one. Light. This area is brightly lit by continual flame spells cast on wall sconces. Smoke. The smoke is from a smoke bomb dropped by the giff when the extraction force moved to
he spies the characters, he gets the courage to make his presence known to them. Read the following: From the room nearby, a tinny voice quietly says, “Over here. I can help!”
Wizpop is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are justly concerned, and some have important roles to play in events yet to unfold. The Harpers The Harpers are spellcasters and spies who covertly oppose the abuse of power, magical or otherwise
cloud giant wizard planning to cast an apocalyptic spell using a large obsidian rock called a nightstone (see chapter 1) as a material component. A fire giant duchess paying hobgoblin warlords to raze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
magic oath of service to the Crown. In this role, War Wizards serve as bodyguards, advisors, and even spies. Members of the royal family, Purple Dragon Knights, and officers of the Purple Dragons
teleport nearby with attack spells already in the midst of being cast. MAGE SIGILS
Wizards and many other arcane spellcasters develop a signature rune, which they use to identify their belongings, sign as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
serve as spies tasked with foiling the plots of that demon lord’s cult. In any role they take on, they move undetected until the moment they attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see
makes three Shadow Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to