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or sacrifice hit points to gain one of the following benefits:
Emit a force field to gain 2d6 + 5 temporary hit points (1 charge or 5 hit points).
Activate boosters to gain a flying speed of 15
).
Translate any writing you can see in any nonmagical language, to a total of one thousand words over 1 minute (1 charge or 5 hit points).
Fill the armor with air, allowing you to breathe normally in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
11. Lounge This chamber was Xonthal’s combination living room, office, and den, used for studying, relaxing, and writing. When they took over the tower, the cultists turned this chamber into another
soon as anyone appears in the teleporter. If they can, the cultists try to reach the teleport circle and activate it while one or more characters are still on it. The teleport circle takes only a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
11. Lounge This chamber was Xonthal’s combination living room, office, and den, used for studying, relaxing, and writing. When they took over the tower, the cultists turned this chamber into another
soon as anyone appears in the teleporter. If they can, the cultists try to reach the teleport circle and activate it while one or more characters are still on it. The teleport circle takes only a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
11. Lounge This chamber was Xonthal’s combination living room, office, and den, used for studying, relaxing, and writing. When they took over the tower, the cultists turned this chamber into another
soon as anyone appears in the teleporter. If they can, the cultists try to reach the teleport circle and activate it while one or more characters are still on it. The teleport circle takes only a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
11. Lounge This chamber was Xonthal’s combination living room, office, and den, used for studying, relaxing, and writing. When they took over the tower, the cultists turned this chamber into another
soon as anyone appears in the teleporter. If they can, the cultists try to reach the teleport circle and activate it while one or more characters are still on it. The teleport circle takes only a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Activating a Magic Item It usually takes a Magic action to activate a magic item. The item’s user might also need to do something special. The description of each item category or individual item
they are activated. A Potion of Healing must be swallowed, for example, while the writing vanishes from a scroll when it is read. Once used, a consumable item loses its magic. Spells Cast from Items Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Activating a Magic Item It usually takes a Magic action to activate a magic item. The item’s user might also need to do something special. The description of each item category or individual item
they are activated. A Potion of Healing must be swallowed, for example, while the writing vanishes from a scroll when it is read. Once used, a consumable item loses its magic. Spells Cast from Items Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
item requires an action to activate, that action isn’t a function of the Use an Object action, so a feature such as the rogue’s Fast Hands can’t be used to activate the item. Command Word A command word
, such as the area created by the silence spell. Consumables Some items are used up when they are activated. A potion or elixir must be swallowed, or an oil applied to the body. The writing vanishes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
item requires an action to activate, that action isn’t a function of the Use an Object action, so a feature such as the rogue’s Fast Hands can’t be used to activate the item. Command Word A command word
, such as the area created by the silence spell. Consumables Some items are used up when they are activated. A potion or elixir must be swallowed, or an oil applied to the body. The writing vanishes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
is a tall, smooth-headed male human with a neatly trimmed black beard, dressed in pressed business attire. He pauses from writing in his ledger to look up at you. His eyes narrow as if evaluating you
with a small stone token bearing the symbol of Acquisitions Incorporated. If the characters need the ritual performed in an emergency, they can activate the token by speaking the command word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
is a tall, smooth-headed male human with a neatly trimmed black beard, dressed in pressed business attire. He pauses from writing in his ledger to look up at you. His eyes narrow as if evaluating you
with a small stone token bearing the symbol of Acquisitions Incorporated. If the characters need the ritual performed in an emergency, they can activate the token by speaking the command word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
contains a single table, a cabinet filled with ruined parchment scrolls, and a dresser containing writing materials. Everything is in disarray and covered in ice. Characters who search the northernmost
know why the city crashed, but she believes that the broken obelisk (see area Y21) can turn back time to repair the damage. To activate its magic, Veneranda says she needs Iriolarthas’s staff of power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
contains a single table, a cabinet filled with ruined parchment scrolls, and a dresser containing writing materials. Everything is in disarray and covered in ice. Characters who search the northernmost
know why the city crashed, but she believes that the broken obelisk (see area Y21) can turn back time to repair the damage. To activate its magic, Veneranda says she needs Iriolarthas’s staff of power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
further understands that feeding magical energy into the obelisk might activate its latent magic. Spending a spell slot of any level while touching the obelisk activates it and teleports everyone on the
). The coin is a shilmaer, an ancient gold coin traded among surface elves. The notebook contains Dwarvish writing, specifically a long list of random items, mostly coins and jewelry. There are no dates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
further understands that feeding magical energy into the obelisk might activate its latent magic. Spending a spell slot of any level while touching the obelisk activates it and teleports everyone on the
). The coin is a shilmaer, an ancient gold coin traded among surface elves. The notebook contains Dwarvish writing, specifically a long list of random items, mostly coins and jewelry. There are no dates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
completed in a few hours. Step 4: Activate the Item. A character must attune to the modified Summer Star to use it. While holding the device, the attuned character can use an action to cast the control
character’s concentration ends. Macreadus knows what must be done to fix the device but can’t activate the item because he’s dead. If no one can attune to the modified Summer Star because everyone in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
completed in a few hours. Step 4: Activate the Item. A character must attune to the modified Summer Star to use it. While holding the device, the attuned character can use an action to cast the control
character’s concentration ends. Macreadus knows what must be done to fix the device but can’t activate the item because he’s dead. If no one can attune to the modified Summer Star because everyone in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
be moving. 2–4 Human. The item was created during the heyday of a fallen human kingdom, or it is tied to a human of legend. It might hold writing in a forgotten tongue or symbols whose significance
, it looks decrepit. 5 Hungry. This item’s magical properties function only if fresh blood from a humanoid has been applied to it within the past 24 hours. It needs only a drop to activate. 6 Loud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
be moving. 2–4 Human. The item was created during the heyday of a fallen human kingdom, or it is tied to a human of legend. It might hold writing in a forgotten tongue or symbols whose significance
, it looks decrepit. 5 Hungry. This item’s magical properties function only if fresh blood from a humanoid has been applied to it within the past 24 hours. It needs only a drop to activate. 6 Loud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
area E7 is stationed here two hours later. These cultists know the command phrase to activate the obsidian columns. E3. Niche Hall Niches line both sides of this dark hall. A shadowy form stands
writing table with a basalt top rests against another wall. Numerous rugs, many of them singed at the edges, lie scattered on the floor. Wall hangings woven in various shades of scarlet, blood, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
area E7 is stationed here two hours later. These cultists know the command phrase to activate the obsidian columns. E3. Niche Hall Niches line both sides of this dark hall. A shadowy form stands
writing table with a basalt top rests against another wall. Numerous rugs, many of them singed at the edges, lie scattered on the floor. Wall hangings woven in various shades of scarlet, blood, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
chairs rests on the opposite side of the central pillar. Other furnishings include a glass-doored cabinet containing shelves of books, a wooden trunk sealed with a padlock, and a small writing desk
that they don’t move. These containers hold food and water for the crew and the carnies. Cargo Elevator. To activate an elevator platform, a creature must stand on the platform and use an action to pull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
chairs rests on the opposite side of the central pillar. Other furnishings include a glass-doored cabinet containing shelves of books, a wooden trunk sealed with a padlock, and a small writing desk
that they don’t move. These containers hold food and water for the crew and the carnies. Cargo Elevator. To activate an elevator platform, a creature must stand on the platform and use an action to pull
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
runes to activate the door. V4: Halls Four ghostly soldiers patrol these hallways. Their eyes are red, and each wears spectral, ridged armor and carries a hollowed-out goat horn.
The creatures are four
bedroom includes a four-poster bed, a writing desk, several bookshelves, and a footlocker.
Teremini dwells in this finely decorated bedroom. Mimic. The footlocker is a mimic. Teremini trained the mimic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
runes to activate the door. V4: Halls Four ghostly soldiers patrol these hallways. Their eyes are red, and each wears spectral, ridged armor and carries a hollowed-out goat horn.
The creatures are four
bedroom includes a four-poster bed, a writing desk, several bookshelves, and a footlocker.
Teremini dwells in this finely decorated bedroom. Mimic. The footlocker is a mimic. Teremini trained the mimic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
demon perches on one of the pillars, waiting to ambush unsuspecting entrants. When combat begins in this area, the pillars activate. Demon Pillars. Iggwilv conducted demonic experiments on the pillars
in their mouths. Large bronze pull rings sit below the scrolls.
Each set of doors is 10 feet wide and 20 feet tall. The script around the edges of the doors is a mixture of Abyssal writing and arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
demon perches on one of the pillars, waiting to ambush unsuspecting entrants. When combat begins in this area, the pillars activate. Demon Pillars. Iggwilv conducted demonic experiments on the pillars
in their mouths. Large bronze pull rings sit below the scrolls.
Each set of doors is 10 feet wide and 20 feet tall. The script around the edges of the doors is a mixture of Abyssal writing and arcane