The Gilded Compass
A name that sounds like it belongs on an actual district map.
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Antipathy/Sympathy
This spell attracts or repels creatures of your choice. You target something within range, either a Huge or smaller object or creature or an area that is no larger than a 200-foot cube. Then specify a kind of intelligent creature, such as red dragons, goblins, or vampires. You invest the target with an aura that either attracts or repels the specified creatures for the duration. Choose antipathy or sympathy as the aura's effect.
Level
8
School
Enchantment
Casting time
1 hour
Range
60 feet
Duration
10 days
Components
V, S, M
Classes
Druid, Wizard
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NPC concept
smuggler priest hiding a fiendish pact
Quest hook
Smuggle a dragon egg through a city under curfew.
Loot spark
stormglass compass with a hidden compartment.
Encounter spark
Fight in a collapsed chapel with a burning objective that cannot be ignored.
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