Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'studying all check'.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties.
The Book of Vile Darkness
cast that spell again from it until the next dawn.
Vile Lore. You can reference the Book of Vile Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check to recall information about some aspect of evil, such as
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the charges in the following ways while holding it:
If you spend 1 minute studying the book, you can expend 1 charge to replace one of your prepared wizard spells with a different spell in the
book. The new spell must be of the illusion school.
When a creature you can see makes an Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern the true nature of an illusion spell you cast, or makes a saving
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
can use the charges in the following ways while holding it:
If you spend 1 minute studying the archive, you can expend 1 charge to replace one of your prepared wizard spells with a different spell
in the archive. The new spell must be of the divination school.
When a creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can use your reaction
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
banished using magic such as the dispel evil and good spell. The banished spirit returns to the book.
Adjusted Ability Scores. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at
.
7
A sapphire dragon invites warriors to vie for the honor of studying military tactics under the dragon. The front-runner is an infamous bandit leader who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its
of studying military tactics under the dragon. The front-runner is an infamous bandit leader who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if they win.
8
A sapphire dragon’s lair is so well
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of the cosmic forces that emanate from the Outer Planes, studying the opposing tides of good and evil, chaos and order, so they can offer counsel to those with the wisdom to accept it.
Amethyst
surrounding a legendary amethyst dragon’s lair is altered by the dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
needing to make an ability check.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 20-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one
nearby. Ridding the village of the spiders means tampering with the dragon’s food supply.
7
A sapphire dragon invites warriors to vie for the honor of studying military tactics under the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They also prize understanding of the cosmic forces that emanate from the Outer Planes, studying the opposing tides of good and evil, chaos and order, so they can offer counsel to those with the
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
needing to make an ability check.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one
tampering with the dragon’s food supply.
7
A sapphire dragon invites warriors to vie for the honor of studying military tactics under the dragon. The front-runner is an infamous bandit leader
Equipment
This book describes various mundane techniques and theories related to foiling magic traps. If you spend 48 hours studying this book, you learn how to overcome certain types of magic traps with your
thieves’ tools.
If a trap’s magic can be dispelled or suppressed by a dispel magic spell, you can make a Dexterity check using thieves’ tools to achieve the same result. The DC of
Equipment
Spicule’s vast tome contains secrets concerning celestials and how to use them to fuel dark magic. You must spend 50 hours studying this tome to gain the following benefits:
You have
parts of Celestials and use them to fuel dark magic. You can harvest a heart, eye, or other useful organ from a Celestial’s corpse with a successful DC 16 Wisdom (Survival) check. You can use a
Book of Vile Darkness
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
reading and studying the book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can’t adjust your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 15 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 13 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls from this phase and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 18 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
memorization techniques to absorb academic material. During the Studying phase, each character must succeed on an ability check against a DC noted in the encounter. They can use any ability and skill
session, each participating character has advantage on their ability check during the Studying phase. Skipping Studying A character can skip the Studying phase if they wish, forgoing the chance of gaining these rerolls.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 17 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 17 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 20 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 12 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 17 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, the characters can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during the Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how
their character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 16 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Studying Phase The day before the Exam, a character can study the course material. A character can use any ability check and skill during this Studying phase. Once you’ve asked each player how their
character is approaching the Studying phase, resolve that phase by having each character who studies make a DC 12 ability check. Make sure players keep track of their characters’ rerolls from this phase and apply them during the Testing phase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, a character can approach Studying in any way they desire, with that phase then culminating in a single ability check of their choice. In contrast, Testing requires ability checks using specific skills
one general education or interdisciplinary course together each year. It is this course that the Exam rules represent. Each Exam encounter has a Studying phase followed by a Testing phase. In general
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Historical Research To meet Dean Tullus’s demand for historical authenticity, a character must research Strixhaven fashion through the centuries. This requires spending 6 hours studying at the
Biblioplex and succeeding on a DC 14 Intelligence (History) check. Characters who exceed DC 18 on this check also learn the information in the “Records Gap” section. After successfully conducting their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
who searches the bookshelves for 1 hour can, at the end of that time, make a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check, finding whatever book they seek on a success. Mage Hunters Among the other books
in the collection is a tome about magical creatures, penned by Arick Quenthorne himself. Any character who spends at least 10 minutes studying this tome learns that during his time as an administrator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
that is useful for observing and studying heavenly bodies but which can also be used in a manner similar to an arcane eye spell. In that mode, the farseer can view a location within fifty miles of it
farseer of Illusk with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. After its true nature is ascertained, using it to view a distant location requires a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Ear for Deceit When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you develop a talent for picking out lies. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Insight) check to determine whether a creature is lying, treat a roll
of 7 or lower on the d20 as an 8. Eye for Detail Starting at 3rd level, you can use a bonus action to make a Wisdom (Perception) check to spot a hidden creature or object or to make an Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
that is useful for observing and studying heavenly bodies but which can also be used in a manner similar to an arcane eye spell. In that mode, the farseer can view a location within fifty miles of it
farseer of Illusk with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. After its true nature is ascertained, using it to view a distant location requires a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
equations for at least 10 minutes can make a DC 25 Intelligence (Arcana) check at the end of that time. If the check fails, the character takes 3 (1d6) psychic damage and suffers a mild headache for the
next hour. If the check succeeds, the character discovers a profound equation nestled among the others. Like a key, this equation unlocks something in the character’s brain, with the effect determined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
Dungeon Master, you act as the characters’ senses—they cannot know something about the world or the situation unless you tell them. Check with the players occasionally to ensure everyone understands what
tunnel that goes deeper into the hillside and curves down and out of sight. There’s no one immediately inside the entrance. Studying the Area. No D20 Test is needed to learn that this is a well-traveled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. You can use the charges in the following ways while holding it: If you spend 1 minute studying the archive, you can expend 1 charge
roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can use your reaction to expend 1 charge and force the creature to roll a d4 and apply the number rolled as a bonus or penalty (your choice) to the original roll. You can do this after you see the roll but before its effects are applied.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. You can use the charges in the following ways while holding it: If you spend 1 minute studying the book, you can expend 1 charge to replace one
of your prepared wizard spells with a different spell in the book. The new spell must be of the illusion school. When a creature you can see makes an Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Mike Schley Map 17.1: Donjon Sphere A character with a Deck of Many Things can deduce the Donjon Sphere’s location by spending 8 hours studying the night sky and using the cards as a divination
tool. Afterward, the character must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence (Arcana) check to determine the sphere’s coordinates in the Astral Sea. On a failed check, the character fails to calculate the