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Returning 35 results for 'staff all causes'.
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
destroys both the staff and the life force trapped within it. The staff doesnât explode if destroyed in this manner, but its destruction causes the sphere to be destroyed as well.
This crooked staff is carved from bone and topped with the skull of a forgotten archmage whom Acererak destroyed long ago. Etched into the skullâs forehead is Acererakâs rune, which is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him and commands his servants to do likewise.
The Prince of Deceptionâs true form is like that of a great gargoyle, some 12 feet tall, with
ât use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Conjure Walls and Doors. Fraz-Urbâluu causes up to five doors within the lair to become walls and an equal number of doors to appear on walls where
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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Magic Items
Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
do so, you can add double your proficiency bonus to the check.
Fiendish Scourging. Your magic causes pain to fiends. While carrying the book, when you make a damage roll for a spell you cast against
within the book. At the heart of this deadly, semi-sentient domain lies a long-lost artifact, Fraz-Urbâluuâs Staff. If the staff is dragged from the pocket plane, the tome is reduced to a
Fraz-Urb'luu
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
the Abyss. He seeks the pieces of the legendary staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him, and commands his servants to do likewise.
The Prince of Deceptionâs true form is like
ât use the same effect two rounds in a row:
Fraz-Urbâluu causes up to 5 doors within the lair to become walls, and an equal number of doors to appear on walls where there previously were
Soldier
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
bearer
8
Support staff (cook, blacksmith, or the like)
FEATURE: MILITARY RANK
You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. Soldiers loyal to your former military
mistake in battle that cost many livesâand I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
4
My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6
Iâd rather eat my armor than admit when Iâm wrong.
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
determine your role:
d8
Specialty
1
Officer
2
Scout
3
Infantry
4
Cavalry
5
Healer
6
Quartermaster
7
Standard bearer
8
Support staff (cook
keep that mistake secret.
4
My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6
Iâd rather eat my armor than admit when Iâm wrong.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
encasing each niche is easily broken, allowing access to the fragment inside. Shattering the glass in a niche causes the light in that niche to go dark. Treasure. The jade staff is presently broken into
dispel magic spell (DC 16), and creatures and objects can pass right through it. 39b. Jade Staff Fragments Display Niches. Four pieces of a shattered jade staff are encased behind glass in niches evenly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stands in a section of wall that bears the image of a dwarf wizard wielding a staff. The staff is made of real iron and is partially embedded in the stone. An arcane lock has been cast on the secret
door. A knock spell causes the door to swing inward, revealing a dusty tunnel that ends at a downward-spiraling staircase. Forcing open the magically locked door requires a successful DC 25 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
7. Statue of Halaster Set into an alcove at the back of this dusty side chamber is a nonmagical, life-size statue of Halaster Blackcloak carved from granite. The statue is thrusting its stone staff
character who inspects the statue and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check discovers that one of the eyes carved into Halasterâs robe is a button. Pressing this button causes two keys tucked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
characters find the common room lightly obscured, filled with swirling mist. The haze makes the area feel like itâs full of fog and floating on a stormy sea. Staff and other patrons whoâve stumbled out of
captive in death. Their sorrow causes them to fear the characters are allies of the invaders who murdered them. Before the haints can say much, or after 1 round of combat, a wraith that looks like a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
observatories are built in the wilderness. Such locations are often isolated, and the staff that work in these remote locales are famous for eccentricities born out of extended loneliness and isolation
. The observatory and structures within 6 miles of the observatory never erode or degrade from natural causes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the graven image of an old man clutching a staff. The rules of this gate are as follows: Tapping the arch three times with a staff of any kind causes the gate to open for 1 minute. Characters must be
dust-covered objects resting on it. Leaning against the table is a wooden staff with silvered tips, draped in cobwebs.
Treasure. Characters who clear away the dust can see the objects on the table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
tossing coins into the well, which causes it to spurt a jet of inky sludge. Regional Effects The region containing Hopelessâs planar gate is influenced by the magic of Hades, creating one or more of the
(neutral good wight) and his modest staff of neutral skeletons. A Sensate in life, Roric perished in Hopeless while touring the planes, killed by a beholderâs death ray for delighting townsfolk with his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
information about demons or a Wisdom (Survival) check related to the Abyss. When you do so, you can add double your proficiency bonus to the check. Fiendish Scourging. Your magic causes pain to fiends. While
layer of the Abyss that lies hidden within the book. At the heart of this deadly, semi-sentient domain lies a long-lost artifact, Fraz-Urbâluuâs Staff. If the staff is dragged from the pocket plane, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. The door farthest from you swings open on rusty hinges, and beyond it you see a smaller, almost sepulchral chamber.
A change in air pressure causes the door to area C3 to swing open, and the
time. He was sleepwalking when he fell down the well, and he drowned before the servants could get him out. The haunting whispers of his restless spirit terrified the staff, who fled the chalet shortly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
as a cloaked woman wielding a dagger in each hand and the other showing Halaster Blackcloak clutching a staff. The statues glare at one another like mortal enemies.
Shadow Dragon Umbraxakar is a Huge
adult bronze dragon with the shadow dragon template, which causes the following changes to his statistics: Umbraxakar is neutral evil. He has resistance to necrotic damage. While in dim light or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks; and immunity to fire, poison, and psychic damage. When a strut drops to 0 hit points, it breaks and causes the other two struts to snap as the
, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. Acererakâs Revenge If the characters kill the atropal, read: A skeletal figure wrapped in moldering robes and clutching a skull-tipped staff appears on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
after hours and proceeds more than 10 feet down the hall causes the portraits to watch the interloper and whisper. If a character proceeds more than 20 feet down the hall without addressing the
shout an alarm, calling the characters âtrespassersâ as they move to attack. This alerts the two cogwork archivists in the nearby Records Room (area L4), which remain in that area, and causes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
express interest in restoring Ythryn to its former glory, he laments, âMany powerful minds have tried.â If the characters mention Venerandaâs plan to use Iriolarthasâs staff of power and the obelisk
causes it to swing open, revealing a 5-foot-diameter vertical shaft that ascends 50 feet to area Y19k. A character can use an action to pull open the hatch by force, doing so with a successful DC 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, the glider breaks, and the wearer falls. The glider has AC 12, 1 hit point, and a 15-foot wingspan. Any damage causes it to break and become inoperable. A mending cantrip can repair the damage
-gems are worth 1,000 gp apiece. The skull also has eight amber teeth worth 100 gp each. Any creature that stands inside the crypt and boldly speaks the name âKhazanâ causes the Pillarstone of Ravenloft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
an inscription on the ceiling, but the ice covering it renders it unreadable (see âInscriptionâ below). The central brazier is enchanted. A single spark created inside it causes it to blaze with
to chronomancy, the art of magically manipulating time. Activating the Obelisk. If the characters retrieved Iriolarthasâs staff of power and Veneranda is with them, she insists that the staff be used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
to determine your role: d8 Specialty 1 Officer 2 Scout 3 Infantry 4 Cavalry 5 Healer 6 Quartermaster 7 Standard bearer 8 Support staff (cook, blacksmith, or the like) Feature: Military Rank You
anyone who is not a proven warrior. 3 I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost many lives, and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret. 4 My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. 5 I obey the law, even if the law causes misery. 6 Iâd rather eat my armor than admit when Iâm wrong.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
slowly rebuilt his power in the Abyss. He seeks the pieces of the legendary staff of power taken from him by those who imprisoned him and commands his servants to do likewise. The Prince of Deceptionâs
actions when in his lair; he canât take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Conjure Walls and Doors. Fraz-Urbâluu causes up to five doors within the lair to become walls and an equal number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
not moving; doing so locks both doors and causes the pegasi to revert to inanimate glass statues. Development. Characters can use the carriage to travel beyond Prismeer to other locations in the
tables, dressers, and bunks for the palace staff. Five goblins are frozen in place like statues, caught in the mundane chores of ironing clothes, darning socks, and folding sheets. A row of brass bells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
anyone into the palace.
A gnome adventurer acquires
the shard solitaire necklace and a key
belonging to Paliset Hallâs head of staff The four winter wolves are soon joined by the two winter
reciting the rhyme, âNeither gleaming sword nor magic tome can soothe the soul like hearth and home.â This rhyme is known to Zorhanna, Eliphas, the winter wolves, and Paliset Hallâs staff. The fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
and maintains the keep and its staff. Itâs an open secret that Alorio covets the throne, but he isnât above groveling to support his illusion of loyalty. Plague-Mort isnât the first town founded on the
wrinkled, blood-hued pustules that burst and spoil adjacent harvests if not pruned in time. If allowed to seep into the soil, the pustulesâ liquid causes buried corpses to rise as hostile Undead. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
addition to his staff, which doubles as a walking stick, the drow carries a purple bag made of kuo-toa skin that contains hand-drawn maps of the Underdark on sheets of trillimac, material components for
) that makes him want to please his mistress, Yantha Coaxrock, and also causes him to be deathly afraid of her. He uses his Stone Camouflage feature to blend in with the rocky terrain, afraid that the drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bugs. Drinking the water or bathing in it causes no ill effects. A character who succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check finds the image of an oak leafâthe symbol of Silvanusâetched on one of the
Dungeon Masterâs Guide). Any intruder who opens or otherwise disturbs the door causes the mold to release its spores. The stonework in this cavern suggests this area was once a kitchen. Pots and pans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
causes them to snap, assume hybrid forms, and attack. Reinforcements. Camp Hc4 arrives first, then camp Hc6 if the disturbance persists. These reinforcements attack characters and werewolves alike
Camp Three people doze near the bonfire as a fourth leans on a staff, clearly bored out of his mind.
The three sleeping druids â Comnall, Murcadh, and Ragnad â wake if the characters approach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
room, notices that one of the mirrors near the corner of the room has a shimmer in its reflections. A creature that touches that mirror takes no damage and causes the mirror to turn sideways, revealing
causes any creature in the room to suffer visible tremors and have its speed halved. A creature that has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 18 or higher, or that succeeds on a DC 18 Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
without a check. The bottom of the crevasse feels unnaturally cold. When viewed with a detect magic spell, the area emanates a faint necromantic aura. The magic causes all organic matter in the
at a goblin. Your sudden appearance causes the goblin to faint.
Four bugbears and one goblin are present. The goblin, Droop, is at the bugbearsâ mercy. He faints at the sight of the party, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
pushed or pulled around. Casting dispel magic on the statue while itâs floating causes it to fall, topple off the ledge, and shatter in area K5 below. Anyone in that area when the statue falls must
trellis table has been knocked on its side. A large empty cabinet dominates the back wall. This laboratory has been picked clean by Manshoon and contains nothing of value. K12. Staff Display This room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
stretches across his withered face.
The dust forms into Yaarnak, a Small Mummy Lord. Yaarnak wants his staff recovered from the dragonâs den (area H10) and returned to his tomb (area H13). If the
characters do so, Yaarnak is appeased and vanishes; award the characters Experience Points for having defeated the mummy. If they try to leave Haskasori without returning the staff, the mummy pursues them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Small and Medium Commoners) are gathered here to discuss what to do about Ronnom Daamos and his bodyguards. Anishâs cane is a Staff of the Python. If the characters were led here by a monk (see areas
again if one or more of the torches go out or are removed from their sconces. A Knock spell also unlocks the secret door. It otherwise canât be opened. Pushing on the door when itâs unlocked causes it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
patrons or the staff.
Keep your weapons hidden or sheathed at all times.
Only employees may pass through
green-trimmed doors.
WIN, WIN, WIN!
A2: Avernus This area holds three-dragon ante
Personnel. Three guards staff the security office across the hall. A14: Quentinâs Office Employee-Only Area This roomy office contains an L-shaped desk sized for a gnome, cushioned chairs, and