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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
High Altitude Traveling at altitudes of 10,000 feet or higher above sea level is taxing for a creature that needs to breathe, because of the reduced amount of oxygen in the air. Each hour such a
creature spends traveling at high altitude counts as 2 hours for the purpose of determining how long that creature can travel. Breathing creatures can become acclimated to a high altitude by spending 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
High Altitude Traveling at altitudes of 10,000 feet or higher above sea level is taxing for most creatures because of the reduced amount of oxygen in the air. Each hour such a creature spends
traveling at high altitude counts as 2 hours for the purpose of determining how long that creature can travel (see “Travel Pace” in chapter 2). Creatures can become acclimated to a high altitude by spending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
High Altitude Traveling at altitudes of 10,000 feet or higher above sea level is taxing for most creatures because of the reduced amount of oxygen in the air. Each hour such a creature spends
traveling at high altitude counts as 2 hours for the purpose of determining how long that creature can travel (see “Travel Pace”). Creatures can become acclimated to a high altitude by spending 30 days or
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Mountain Born. Aruk is acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful Build. Aruk counts as one size larger when determining his carrying capacity and the weight he can
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Mountain Born. The goliath is acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful Build. The goliath counts as one size larger when determining its carrying capacity and
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Keen Smell. The werebear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Mountain Born. The werebear is acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Rate of Falling The rule for falling assumes that a creature immediately drops the entire distance when it falls. But what if a creature is at a high altitude when it falls, perhaps on the back of a
griffon or on board an airship? Realistically, a fall from such a height can take more than a few seconds, extending past the end of the turn when the fall occurred. If you’d like high-altitude falls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Mountain Born (p. 109) This trait has been changed to read as follows: “You have resistance to cold damage. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
to a cloud giant’s castle might subject characters to the effects of high altitude. The following sections provide rules for handling these and other environmental effects.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Environmental Effects Characters crossing a frigid tundra might suffer the effects of extreme cold, while a visit to a cloud giant’s castle might subject characters to the effects of high altitude. The following sections provide rules for handling these and other environmental effects.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Bane of the Mountains High above, two perytons are watching the road for fresh hearts they can consume before laying their eggs. They circle at an altitude where they are easily mistaken for eagles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Bane of the Mountains High above, two perytons are watching the road for fresh hearts they can consume before laying their eggs. They circle at an altitude where they are easily mistaken for eagles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the harshness of the climb. Rules for extreme cold, strong wind, and high altitude can be found in Chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
resistance to cold damage. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, and high altitude as the party nears the ruins of the cloud giant keep. The day includes another encounter with 1d4 + 3 winged kobolds, plus any that were left alive after yesterday’s encounter
mountain to the edge of the mountain’s snow line. Few creatures will confront a party that looks well prepared. Day 2 The second day of travel is hampered by extreme cold and high elevation. Above the snow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
engulfed in a smoky haze. Characters who fly or levitate to an altitude of 120 feet or higher find themselves engulfed in a similar smoky haze. A creature that enters or starts its turn in the haze
high per story. The interior rooms of the buildings have 9-foot-high ceilings with 8-foot-high doorways connecting them. A character can climb the walls of a building without equipment by succeeding on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant. Spine of the World Goliaths Goliaths inhabit the Spine of the World, where
passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Mountain Born. The goliath is acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful Build. The goliath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
altitude of 2,500 feet and surrounded by sheer, icy cliffs. Other features of the location are summarized below.
Arrow Slits. When using an arrow slit for protection, a creature gains three-quarters
. Rooms and passageways in the gatehouse and fortress have 15-foot-high, arched ceilings. Ceilings in the undercroft are 8 feet high and flat.
Doors. Normal doors are made of wood fitted with rusty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
a half-elf, seemingly bludgeoned to death. (She was dropped from high altitude by pterafolk.) 6 The scattered bones of a dwarf, torn to pieces before being devoured. (A hunting pack of velociraptors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
expectations. If humans, elves, and dwarves expect dragons to be found in such lofty environs, that’s what they’ll get. This inclination toward using high-altitude locales as sites for lairs isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
weight of Sansuri’s castle, the altitude and movement of which is controlled using a navigation orb (see appendix B) located in area 30. The general features of the castle and the cloud are summarized
here.
Ceilings and Floors. Ceilings throughout the castle are 40 feet high. The floors on level 1 are made of tightly fitted stone, while the interior floors on levels 2–6 are made of thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, creatures aboard the airship might suffer the effects of high altitude and strong wind (see the Dungeon Master ’s Guide ).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
for its high-profile aerial escapades. It’s certain that neither the mages of Halruaa nor the members of the Cult of the Dragon ever crewed a battle balloon with keg robots, or used one to squash a
vessel’s exploits, rumors abound regarding the wondrous vehicle. Is it powered by a bound efreeti, as some have said? Does the hold contain clones of every high-ranking member of Acquisitions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
pear trees was enchanted by Netherese arcanists to endure high altitude and harsh weather. That magic has enabled the trees to thrive even in these icy caverns. Essential to the grove’s survival is a
Caves of Hunger Locations (H31-H39) H31. Thing in the Ice A flat sheet of cloudy ice forms one wall of this forty-foot-high cavern. Something dark and humungous shifts behind the wall, its tentacles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
councilors know who voted which way concerning the decision to leave the Lords’ Alliance. The members of the Council of Elders are as follows: High Captain Horix Zoar (LN male Tethyrian human noble
), commander of Everlund’s army and a windbag High Sorcerer Vaeril Rhuidhen (NG male sun elf archmage), a quiet voice of moderation and reason who keeps the peace between the council’s more fractious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
in several inches of bat guano. The catacombs are made up of 10-foot-wide arched walkways running between 10-foot-square crypts, which serve as pillars that support the 20-foot-high ceiling. The area
K86 but warded by teleport traps) A barred archway to the east (connecting with area K87) The high tower stair (area K18) or the shaft (area K18a) to the west Each crypt is sealed with a chiseled