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Uul Dhakaan

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spirit; they could be the memory of an ancestor or fallen hero, or a living uul’kala bard. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, there’s a chance you’ll receive a vision, a mission, or a clue about your current situation. Shielded by Dreams. You have Resistance to Psychic damage.

when you wake, you clearly remember everything that transpired. Mentor in the Uul. There is a spirit in the Uul Dhakaan that serves as your mentor. Work with your DM to develop the identity of this

College of Spirits (Bard)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

spirits. Choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself as the spirit’s target. The spirit then takes effect; if a spirit’s effect requires a saving throw, the DC equals your Bard spell save

College of Spirits (Bard) Call Forth Spirits from Beyond the Grave Ignatius Budi College of Spirits Bard Bards of the College of Spirits conjure legendary spirits to change the world. But such

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant

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

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

the Cleric, Druid, and Wizard lists, a Bard must have that spell prepared via Magical Secrets for it to count as a Bard spell. For example, if a Bard has a Spell Scroll of Spirit Guardians (a spell

on the Cleric’s spell list), that Bard can use that scroll only if they also have Spirit Guardians prepared via Magical Secrets. Otherwise, the scroll is illegible to them. For the College of Valor

Bard: College of Spirits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

you in channeling spirits, be they historical figures or fictional archetypes. You can use the following objects as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells: a candle, crystal ball, skull, spirit board

Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Location Overview Fheralai Stormsworn, champion of the cult of Talos, commandeered this galleon from the dread cultist Ularan Mortus. The ship is imbued with the undead spirit of the death knight

Emberlost, which is bound into the cursed bones that comprise the vessel. Emberlost’s mournful spirit yearns for Anauria, a city long since swallowed up by the Anauroch Desert, and it gladly serves

Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

No No Bard, sorcerer, warlock, wizard 3rd Antagonize Enchantment No No Bard, sorcerer, warlock, wizard 4th Spirit of Death Necromancy Yes No Sorcerer, warlock, wizard Antagonize 3rd-Level

higher, the damage increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 3rd. Spirit of Death 4th-Level Necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a gilded playing card worth at least

Major Items, Rare

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

item No Cloak of displacement Wondrous item Yes Cloak of the bat Wondrous item Yes Cube of force Wondrous item Yes Daern’s instant fortress Wondrous item No Dagger of venom Weapon No Dimensional

teleportation Wondrous item Yes Horn of blasting Wondrous item No Horn of Valhalla (silver or brass) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of

Using the Golden Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

box, the lid pops open and a soothing voice says the following: “Greetings, operatives. A Canaith mandolin has been stolen from the grave of a famous bard, whose spirit remains restless from the

Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, Sorcerer, Wizard 4th Raulothim’s Psychic Lance Enchantment No No Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard 5th Summon Draconic Spirit Conjuration Yes No Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard 6th

Nathair’s Mischief Illusion Yes No Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard 2nd Rime’s Binding Ice Evocation No No Sorcerer, Wizard 3rd Ashardalon’s Stride Transmutation Yes No Artificer,* Ranger

Heroes of the Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

heightened dragonsight, such as Aasterinian, Ashardalon, or Chronepsis. (Cleric, paladin, warlock) 2 I revere or host a draconic spirit, akin to a nature or ancestral spirit. (Barbarian, druid

, ranger) 3 I was part of an order that preserves the teachings of an ancient dragon founder. (Fighter, monk, paladin, wizard) 4 I have a dragon for a mentor or patron. (Bard, druid, fighter

Parade Ambush

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

throwing something toward the cart. An instant later, a cloud of pink ashes bursts from a sachet, striking the two guards. Kala’s Attack The parade route appears on map 5.1. The characters are either at

bloodshed. Spirit of Vengeance If Kala is reduced to 0 hit points or apprehended, she calls out to the biza she made a pact with. If the characters convince Kala to call off her attack, this breaks her

Wraith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

collapses in on itself and ceases to exist the instant before it can shuffle off to some horrible afterlife. When this occurs, the spirit becomes a soulless wraith — a malevolent void trapped on the

friendship. Such moments come rarely, however, because most wraiths despise what they were as a reminder of what they have become. Undead Commanders. A wraith can make an undead servant from the spirit of a

Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Conjuration Yes No Druid, Ranger 2nd Tasha’s Mind Whip Enchantment No No Sorcerer, Wizard 3rd Intellect Fortress Abjuration Yes No Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard 3rd Spirit Shroud Necromancy

Veil Conjuration No No Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard 9th Blade of Disaster Conjuration Yes No Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

Speak with Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Speak with Dead Level 3 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 10 feet Components: V, S, M (burning incense) Duration: 10 minutes You grant the semblance of life to a

spell doesn’t return the creature’s soul to its body, only its animating spirit. Thus, the corpse can’t learn new information, doesn’t comprehend anything that has happened since it died, and can’t speculate about future events.

The White Lady Inn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

(lawful good strongheart halfling commoner), a self-styled bard kept around to entertain guests, is fond of plucking his fiddle while recounting his tale: that the White Lady’s husband was a miser who

the characters decline, Rinaldo is disappointed and tries to get them to change their minds by saying, “We live in dark times. Perhaps the spirit of the White Lady can help. Aren’t you curious to hear

Speak with Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Speak with Dead Level 3 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 10 feet Components: V, S, M (burning incense) Duration: 10 minutes You grant the semblance of life to a

spell doesn’t return the creature’s soul to its body, only its animating spirit. Thus, the corpse can’t learn new information, doesn’t comprehend anything that has happened since it died, and can’t speculate about future events.

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

spoke to the grim soul of the ship and hatched a plan to appease it. The spirit inhabiting the vessel hails from the lost city of Anauria, a realm swallowed up long ago by the spread of the Anauroch

Desert. Learning that it longed for its old home, Fheralai kidnapped a local bard, Tarbin Tul, and forced him to regale the ship with songs from its lost homeland. The ruse worked. As long as Tarbin

Feat Descriptions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Choose two from light, sacred flame, and thaumaturgy. Choose one 1st-level cleric or wizard spell. Prismari Choose two from fire bolt, prestidigitation, and ray of frost. Choose one 1st-level bard or

. Choose one 1st-level bard or cleric spell. Witherbloom Choose two from chill touch, druidcraft, and spare the dying. Choose one 1st-level druid or wizard spell. Strixhaven Mascot Prerequisite: 4th Level

Azalin's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Azalin’s Lair During the Hour of Ascension, Castle Avernus—Azalin’s seat of rule and magical laboratory—erupted in a magical conflagration. Now, Castle Avernus stands frozen in time at the instant of

skull made of gold has fallen into the midst of these failed experiments. This is Azalin’s original spirit jar, but the skull’s eyes, which once glowed with unholy flames, now look empty. Heart of

Adventure Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Adventure Background Froderic Dartwild—Frody to those who knew him well—was a gifted human bard born and raised in the hamlet of Toadhop. He could play the mandolin by age three and performed

disturbed the grave of a famous bard named Froderic Dartwild and that Frody’s corpse is “none too happy about it.” Locals ask the characters to speak with Frody, who is holed up in a cabin on the

Background

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Background Centuries ago, a family living in a remote water mill endured a string of unfortunate events. A malevolent spirit called Shemshime attached itself to the family and caused the “accidents

cautionary tale meant to warn people to keep their attention on their chores. When a traveling gnome bard heard the tale, he was so intrigued that he set the story down in the book, Shemshime’s Bedtime

Theater: Winter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

spirit to depart forever. Snakes in the House After a harrowing rooftop chase, Vevette Blackwater (CE female Tethyrian human swashbuckler; see appendix B) has bought a ticket and slipped into the theater

includes thirty commoners. Also present is a Zhentarim spy named Agorn Fuoco (NE male Turami bard; see appendix B) and his companion, Amath Sercent (LE female Mulan priest of Bane). Agorn is swept up in the

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

went on a spiritual journey to find myself and instead found a spirit animal to guide, protect, and inspire me. 5 I was struck by lightning and lived. Afterward, I found a new strength within me that let

me push beyond my limitations. 6 My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I risked becoming an indiscriminate killer. Bard d6 I became a bard because … 1 I awakened my latent bardic

Converted Windmill: Autumn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

and divorce her from Waterdeep’s high society. She was allowed to keep her home, but her works and her reputation were destroyed, slowly and methodically. Kalain’s spirit was broken, leading to the

life, and commands it to attack them. Kalain is a half-elf bard (see appendix B), with these changes: She is chaotic evil. She has these racial traits: She has advantage on saving throws against being

Island Theme

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

why it was cursed, or all trace of those who brought down the affliction might have been scoured away. Island Curses d6 Curse 1 When a creature dies on the island, its spirit rises as a specter

their islands with traps and attack outsiders out of hunger, boredom, or fear. Hostile Island Leader d6 Leader 1 Cloud giant 2 Hill giant 3 Oni 4 Spirit naga 5 Werewolf 6 A chromatic dragon of the

False Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

background), but she doesn’t know about the fate of Amun Sa’s spirit or that his ghost wanders the desert. Iaseda can also share information on the following topics: Pyramid. This pyramid is the tomb of Amun

after my father’s death, his great burial place was desecrated by thieves. I was tortured by the thought of his spirit wandering the planes alone forever.” If translated, the west wall’s hieroglyphs

The Doom Raiders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending, minor illusion, vicious mockery 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds

, revivify, spirit guardians, water walk 4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement, guardian of faith, stoneskin 5th level (1 slot): flame strike, mass cure wounds, hold monster Actions

Mortuary Basement Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, high-backed chairs with decorative cushions sit before several covered platters. A ghostly butler rises from the floor before you, a decanter of ruby-red wine in its hand. The spirit speaks in a

, read, and write Common. Once a tabaxi bard of great renown, Thaeziagnuz has a case of writer’s block. Piles of crinkled obituaries surround the skull’s desk. The cranky demilich is initially

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

distilled spirit constantly shifts in color. Made from a plant harvested on Limbo, each bottle contains a dead slaad tadpole. Eight Squared. This small-batch, amber hooch comes in a rectangular bottle

-o’-wisps: devils pawning stolen souls to rule-bending angels, interplanar fences selling stolen modron parts, demodands advertising jars of their liquefied cohorts as instant bodyguards, and the like

World-Shaking Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. On the smallest scale, these are local gang bosses, pirate captains, and brigands. A leader in art or culture is a virtuoso whose work reflects the spirit of the age and changes the way people think

: a prominent playwright, bard, or court fool in whose words, art, or performance the people perceive universal truth. On a smaller scale, this might be an influential local poet, minstrel, satirist

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

instantaneous spell animate dead harnesses magical energy to turn a corpse or a pile of bones into an undead creature. That necromantic magic is present for an instant and is then gone. The resulting

: blade barrier cloudkill cloud of daggers Evard’s black tentacles forbiddance moonbeam sleet storm spirit guardians Reading the description of any of those spells, you might

Upper Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

politics of the Nine Hells, written by a tiefling named Nadir, who claimed to be the daughter of Asmodeus) Prophecies of Explictica Defilus (a transcription of various prophecies told by a powerful spirit

Strongheart (see appendix B), battled Kelek and Warduke in this study. Warduke used a horn of blasting to punch a hole in the wall and sent the knight hurtling through it. An instant later, the palace

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