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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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dominate person
Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you
unable to distinguish between the letter and the spirit of the law.
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I seem like a harsh judge to others, but I judge myself most harshly of all.
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I have a secret, illegal vice.
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I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes. This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of Esclarotta
, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes.
This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of
Esclarotta, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
48. Shagambi’s Tomb Each character who teleports into this tomb from area 47C appears atop a randomly determined teleportation rune (see “Teleportation Runes” below). Characters can also enter the
this area: Nervous Unkh suggests that her host leave the tomb at once using one of the teleportation runes, though she can’t decide which rune is best. Impulsive Wongo thinks it’s a good idea to shatter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of these pillars, Trobriand recently transferred his spirit into the golem. Trobriand is looking forward to testing his new body and attacks intruders on sight, showing no mercy. Trobriand While his
spirit is bound within the golem, Trobriand has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP) and the statistics of an iron golem, with these changes: Trobriand has an Intelligence of 20. He has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
it is littered with yuan-ti bones. 17b. Death of a Naga The phantasmal scene of a spirit naga battling four yuan-ti purebloods plays out for characters who set foot on this island. As characters view
statistics of a yuan-ti pureblood with 2d20 hit points remaining. Hexacali, a spirit naga with 35 hit points, is trapped on the island and fights yuan-ti characters to the death. Yuan-ti characters who drop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
lurk inside the crypts here. Once each wraith is defeated, it turns into an incorporeal elven spirit. One spirit quickly fades away, while the other—a woman with light-gray hair and pale eyes—floats
yellowed bones fallen from burial niches and scattered across the floor.
If the characters defeated the wraiths in the previous level, the elf spirit is here. Regretful Spirit. The woman’s spirit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
original creations. Among those returning to the fold are the berbalang, the iron cobra, the spirit troll, the meazel, and the vampiric mist, all of which trace their lineage back to the original
bestiary has new versions of githyanki and githzerai that supplement the Monster Manual entries for those creatures. This chapter is a continuation of the Monster Manual and adopts a similar presentation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
below: Step 1: Identify the Item. Any creature or spirit that studies the runes on the device’s rings and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana) check ascertains that the device was designed to
gold, and the pendant bears the symbol of two hands cupping the sun. Summer Star Summer Star. This magic item looks like a 6-inch-diameter gyroscope featuring two scorched rings inlaid with runes and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
cleft surrounded by foul, bleeding runes. Inside is the Book of Vile Darkness. Secrets of Eternity If a character agrees to let the Scholar share a forbidden secret, the baernaloth requests that the
Knowledge table or another mystery of your creation. The veracity and implications of these secrets are up to you. Impossible Knowledge d4 Secret 1 The Spire is made of countless stacked versions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, obscured by frost (see the “Words of the Divine Oracle” section). The teleportation archway looks much the same as it does when viewed from area 6, except it bears no runes, and it can’t be activated
was overcome with despair and envy. A terrible fight between father and son ensued, in which Blagothkus slew Eigeron. Blagothkus then retired to his castle to mourn. Eigeron manifests as the spirit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, characters in the maze can see giant, distorted versions of any creatures standing within 10 feet of the wall carving, but they can’t hear anything outside the maze. The configuration of the maze
colors. The robe turns to dust and is destroyed if it leaves the Tomb of the Nine Gods (but see "Lost Treasures"). Unkh’s Spirit. The spirit of Unkh tries to inhabit any character who touches the robe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
hermit’s life until she finally passed on herself. Dumathoin blessed her and transformed her spirit into an eidolon (see appendix A). Sister Silvergranite remained here, even as the mine collapsed and
speed of 25 feet. When characters enter the inner circle of moon runes, Sister Silvergranite emerges from the moonstone to assess the situation, then withdraws and animates her sacred statue. She attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At Will: Speak with Dead, Thaumaturgy
Ghost Lost Soul and Unquiet Spirit
Habitat: Underdark
them, lingering until their business is complete or they’re put to rest.
Ghosts typically appear as semitransparent versions of the creatures they were in life, though some bear evidence of the wounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
faint runes etched among the ornate carvings on the lock. A subsequent DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check to study the runes reveals that they can emit a wave of transmutation magic throughout the room
character notices that the floor in this area shows signs of charring that obscures faint runes. A weak fire trap triggers if any creature enters the area, which radiates evocation to a detect magic spell or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
or by accident), where magic runes have gone horribly awry and unleashed fiendish corruption into the world, or where fiends seek powerful allies to aid their schemes among mortals. Listen. I have
plates, while one built by cloud giants might leak wisps of mist and raindrops. Any of these Constructs might have Giant runes engraved somewhere on them as part of the magic that animates them. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Pu’pu recommends they capture a goblin, a grung, or other humanoid and bring it to her. Nanny Pu’pu kills the sacrifice, captures its spirit in the gemstone, and magically embeds the stone in the dead
humanoid’s forehead. After Nanny Pu’pu speaks a prayer to Myrkul, the spirit of the sacrifice gains the knowledge and the personality of the humanoid to which it is bound, in effect imitating that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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The crumbling skeleton is all that remains of the Netherese wizard to whom this tower once belonged. Disturbing the remains causes the wizard’s evil spirit, a will-o’-wisp, to appear and attack. If
forever lost. P16. Upside-Down Rune Chamber The walls of this chamber are inscribed with interconnected runes and marred with cracks. What is now the ceiling bears similar inscriptions that swirl inward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
into by winding coils of copper and adamantine throughout the forge like webs and using them as conduits to transfer magical heat to their furnaces. Runes of power carved into the walls and etched
rounds to aid them. Great Forge Encounters d8 Encounter 1–14 No encounter 15 1d4 + 1 doppelgangers disguised as shield dwarves 16 1d2 fire elementals and 3d6 magmins 17 1 salamander and 1d4 + 1 fire snakes 18 1 spirit naga 19 3d6 troglodytes 20 1 wraith leading 1d6 + 1 specter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
runes on the rod fill the room with acid. All creatures in the room must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d8 acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
shell is carved with Draconic runes that spell out prayers to Tiamat, is joined by four ghouls that serve as his assistants. The ghouls gnaw on bones and eye the characters hungrily as Krull negotiates
slots): blindness/deafness, gentle repose, hold person, ray of enfeeblement, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, magic circle, speak with dead, spirit guardians, vampiric touch
4th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
dictates that he cannot draw first blood. Thus, he tries to goad characters into wounding him first. S5. Shrine of Mind and Spirit An eight-foot-tall stone inscribed with runes stands in the middle of
Shelter (the other is in area S7). The goliaths pray next to it when they seek clarity of mind and spirit. The scripture on the runestone, written in Dwarvish, tells a story about the vision and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
subconscious, the ritual manifests the most terrifying figures the characters can think of — their bosses. At the start of combat, wraithlike Far Realm versions of Omin Dran, Jim Darkmagic, Môrgæn, and Viari
) check to jump safely over it. Moving past the rune otherwise deals 5 (1d10) necrotic damage to a creature and teleports it back to the cavern entrance. The runes remain active until disabled. Planar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
wearing simple clothing. She has her fists raised in an unarmed fighting stance. She was a heroic monk and the lady of the now-ruined Spirit Soaring cathedral in the Snowflake Mountains. Laerel
depicts a city map, and the south wall displays a map of the Sword Coast. Both maps are dotted with Draconic runes.
Claugiyliamatar’s magical connection to her lair allows her to control the moss in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
shadow behind the statue’s wide wings. A five-foot-diameter, circular tile of dark stone is set in the floor in front of the dragon statue. Runes are carved around the circular tile’s inner edge
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Investigating. Viewed in white light, the circular tile is red. A detect magic spell can reveal that the tile and statue give off an aura of transmutation. The runes on the tile’s inner edge read, in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
pillars, all carved of black jet. Glowing arcane runes surround the top edge of this shrine. Between the pillars, an unconscious humanoid is suspended in a roiling field of golden light.
Thereafter, you
may disable its magic by making three successful DC 15 ability checks: Strength to smash the pillars, Dexterity to remove elements and disable key arcane runes, or Intelligence to disrupt the flow of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
is grateful to the characters and, in return, suppresses the mirage, revealing the room’s exits. Bobbing Spirit Lights. There are 1d8 bobbing spirit lights (each uses the will-o’-wisp stat block and
speaks Common and Sylvan) that fill the illusory glade at any given time. The spirit lights are part of the mirage, are indifferent to the characters’ presence, and disappear if attacked. Any character
Equipment
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms all
creatures within 60 feet of the triggering creature begin to transform into plantlike versions of themselves. Their skin becomes bark, they grow leaves and buds from their flesh, and creak as they move
Equipment
Enlarge/Reduce spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage
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All creatures within 60 feet of the triggering creature begin to transform into plantlike versions of themselves. Their skin becomes bark, they grow leaves and buds from their flesh, and creak as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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This building’s entrance lies unattended. Ythryn’s mages would visit here to conjure up one-of-a-kind pets. Small-scale versions of natural habitats were constructed throughout the park: miniature
his ghost remains behind to haunt the tower. Characters who linger in the area of the tower witness his gaunt spirit staring glumly down at the debris. Cadavix’s ghost is harmless and attacks only in
Equipment
for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms all
within 60 feet of the triggering creature begin to transform into plantlike versions of themselves. Their skin becomes bark, they grow leaves and buds from their flesh, and creak as they move. For
Equipment
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms
creatures within 60 feet of the triggering creature begin to transform into plantlike versions of themselves. Their skin becomes bark, they grow leaves and buds from their flesh, and creak as they move
Equipment
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms
creatures within 60 feet of the triggering creature begin to transform into plantlike versions of themselves. Their skin becomes bark, they grow leaves and buds from their flesh, and creak as they move
Equipment
spell for 1 minute.
63–64
Wicked spirits flutter around the triggering creature. It is surrounded by the Spirit Guardians spell (spell save DC 15), which deals Necrotic damage and harms all
creatures within 60 feet of the triggering creature begin to transform into plantlike versions of themselves. Their skin becomes bark, they grow leaves and buds from their flesh, and creak as they move. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
, Kashem reveals herself and attacks. Illusory Finery. The room’s genie-wrought furnishings and inhabitants are convincing illusions. These illusions blanket dingy, neglected versions of the objects
stone cage etched with glowing runes confines the genie to the pool. Characters who look into the pool and succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notice the cage’s faint, glimmering light in the