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Returning 27 results for 'studying created'.
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
You’ve dedicated your life to studying runecraft. Whether you were taught by a master rune carver or learned by poring over ancient engravings, you can tap into the supernatural power held
within runes.
The art of runecraft was initially created by giants, but over time, the practice has been adopted by many peoples. As such, though Giant runes are the most commonly used, many rune carvers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
natural force that exists in the universe independent of the constructs of intelligent minds, or is it a theoretical framework created by those who study it? Is the work of the scholar to discover what is
and things larger Substance 3 Fractalologist, creating beautiful illusory patterns Theory 4 Mana scholar, studying snarls, leylines, and star arches Substance 5 Metamancer, studying metaphysics to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
not tolerated. No stealing. This rule applies to all objects in the keep, not just the library’s works. No copying. Visitors are permitted to take notes while studying the library’s works, but anyone
who wants to make a full copy of a work must pay to have the manuscript created by scribes at the House of the Binder. No damaging, marking, or otherwise modifying the works. This rule doesn’t apply
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
that can be created with the spell. Halaster has spent lifetimes studying elder runes, inventing new ones, and harnessing their volatile magic. He likes to place them throughout Undermountain as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
originally created the Radiant Citadel. Their travels took them across perilous planes and to distant worlds, and many died or gave up in despair. Only a quarter of the heroes who set out completed
civilizations and worlds. Some scholars studying the Radiant Citadel’s origins posit that the Citadel is a relic of the mythical First World and was a vital center of diplomacy between great cultures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
gateway to Xen’drik. It’s proven difficult to maintain colonies within Xen’drik, though the end of the Last War has created a new interest in exploration. Exotic Magic?
One idea suggested in this
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, they have to find it. When a character has an opportunity to learn new magic—whether by studying with a member of the Undying Court or reading the crumbling pages of a giant’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
originally created the Radiant Citadel. Their travels took them across perilous planes and to distant worlds, and many died or gave up in despair. Only a quarter of the heroes who set out completed
civilizations and worlds. Some scholars studying the Radiant Citadel’s origins posit that the Citadel is a relic of the mythical First World and was a vital center of diplomacy between great cultures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
mystic shapes of our runes.
—Diancastra
You’ve dedicated your life to studying runecraft. Whether you were taught by a master rune carver or learned by poring over ancient engravings, you can tap into
the supernatural power held within runes. The art of runecraft was initially created by giants, but over time, the practice has been adopted by many peoples. As such, though Giant runes are the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Fall of the Witch Queen Iggwilv the Witch Queen created the persona of Zybilna to hide from her most hated enemies. In the Feywild, she raised a magnificent palace and set about establishing herself
adventure, is described in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.)
Iggwilv’s Transformation. Iggwilv learned several dark secrets while studying the Abyss, including the ability to summon demons and demonic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Quests from the Infinite Staircase provides more details about this planar pathway. The staircase is home to Nafas, a noble genie created by the planar winds that blow into the expanse through its
expert guides to this vast cosmic network of branching pathways, constantly studying the ever-changing paths as the tree continues its eternal growth. Axel Defois A portal to the Beastlands opens amid the branches of the World Tree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
five beads) for 1,250 talons A purple ring with white diamond stars (a Ring of Shooting Stars) for 2,000 talons Forged in Hell. Any magic item created by Krysocol bears the following additional effect
, as well as religious and historical texts written in Draconic. A character who spends 10 minutes studying these items learns the following: The First World. Tiamat worked alongside the platinum
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
character created by the hags is destroyed. If a character keeps their painting for a year or renounces the bargain, you can decide what effect the curse brings about. A cursed character also gains the
painting knows that the painting is impervious to damage unless its magic can be momentarily disrupted. Without full knowledge of the procedure, it takes 1 hour of studying a painting and a successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
forthcoming. It is self-aware enough to know what it is, but it can’t grow or learn in its current form. It asks the characters to help it become a flesh-and-blood creature like the wizard who created
face. (This rune matches the one on the shield guardian’s forearms and is the personal sigil of the wizard who created both.) This particular shield guardian amulet is a rare magic item that requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the training downtime activity (as described in the Player’s Handbook and Xanathar’s Guide to Everything), the training takes half as long if you are studying a subject the guild specializes in. The
them into permanent disgrace, or must you resort to more direct methods? 4 The Masterpiece. An exquisite work of art for an influential client, either created by your guild or acquired through agents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
particular spell required. You can decide that certain items also require special materials or locations to be created. For example, a character might need alchemist’s supplies to brew a particular
created, the creator must expend one spell slot of the spell’s level for each day of the creation process. The spell’s material components must also be at hand throughout the process. If the spell normally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
studies. In exchange for Fistandia’s pious service and achievements in expanding the arts of magic, Mystra granted Fistandia a permanent extradimensional mansion for her to reside in when studying in
rest of the mansion, but they can answer direct questions with the following information: Cumin was created by Fistandia, while Coriander says that a mage named Freyot created it. Their masters went
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
a long rest, you can use alchemist’s supplies to make one dose of acid, alchemist’s fire, antitoxin, oil, perfume, or soap. Subtract half the value of the created item from the total gp worth of raw
scripts and determine if they are legitimate, since a calligrapher’s training involves long hours of studying writing and attempting to replicate its style and design. Components. Calligrapher’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
imprisoned. The prison warden, a Netherese wizard, was interested in studying the doppelganger and perhaps developing a potion that emulated its shapeshifting ability. The wizard made Xerophon acquiesce to a
KINGSPORT
Scrivenscry is a vainglorious arcanaloth who roams the planes in search of the Books of Keeping, four lost tomes that hold the true names of every yugoloth ever created. The fiend stumbled on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Hanging from nooses above the pit are two humanoid figures, each clothed in white with a purple hood pulled over its head.
Creatures. The creatures hanging here are two scarecrows created by the
wrong, though, and the victims were consumed before the ritual could be completed. A success with this check, or 5 minutes spent studying the runes and the bodies, gives characters advantage on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
genie companion, Rummox (Neutral Evil Dao), dwells in this opulent tower. She ostensibly keeps a lookout for intruders, but in reality she spends most of her time studying ancient texts and plotting
: Anthradusk. The ancient blue dragon created a den (area H10) attached to the temple sanctum (area H15). A tunnel just north of the genie’s tower once led directly to this den, but Anthradusk collapsed part of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
fruit-like. Its tumors stem from an elixir Belak created to infuse twig blight traits into giant rats. On a stand in the corner is a fancy crystal vial (worth 5 gp) that contains the elixir. Drinking
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Creatures. Belak the Outcast spends much of his time studying the Gulthias Tree, but he is well aware when the characters are approaching. He is a human druid, and he has the following spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
likeness to Balduran, squinting west over city and river. While its sudden arrival created something of a stir, most assumed it was simply a tribute to the great man — until one morning several months
later when passersby noticed that one of the statue’s hands had risen to shade its eyes. Scholars immediately began studying the statue, learning that at sunrise on the first day of each new year, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
table with a human cadaver resting atop it. A frighteningly thin woman in a black robe is studying the corpse, her face largely hidden under a cowl. Around her feet creep a swarm of skeletal rats
the sarcophagus are disturbed, a ghostly battleaxe appears above the sarcophagus. The battleaxe is created by magic similar to a spiritual weapon spell and is treated as a 2nd-level spell effect for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
the size of the actual man, the statue bears an uncanny likeness to Balduran, squinting west over city and river. While its sudden arrival created something of a stir, most assumed it was simply a
tribute to the great man — until one morning several months later when passersby noticed that one of the statue’s hands had risen to shade its eyes. Scholars immediately began studying the statue, learning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pushes a cart loaded with Chultan-themed tourist keepsakes and collectibles. All bear the logo of Acquisitions Incorporated, but these are actually knock-offs created as part of Dran Enterprise’s ongoing
armor has been studying a map of the Sword Coast marked with trade routes. A number of other maps are stuffed into a backpack at the foot of the mast. The characters can attempt to steal the backpack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check deduces the holes in its frame were created by a series of intensely hot beams. A cursory examination of the robot reveals something
), with whom they compete for resources and territory. These vegepygmies also raise and train thornies—bestial, quadrupedal predators of lower intelligence created by the same mold that spawned the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
beautiful, the night sky is wholly inaccurate, as if created by someone who has never seen the sky before. Succeeding on this check also allows the character to see through the room’s illusions
Common. The Crystal Ball is one of the treasures Laysa mentioned earlier in this chapter. A character who spends 10 minutes studying the notes learns about Acererak’s endeavors to create empowered