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Candlekeep Mysteries
—a chained library. The reading desk is used to support the chained books while they are being read.Poison, Psychic
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to discern that the library is animate.Multiattack. The library makes two attacks.
Chained Book. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
chained library. The reading desk is used to support the chained books while they are being read. This chained library has been enchanted to be jealously possessive of its contents. It attacks any
. If the characters defeat the animated chained library, one of its books breaks free with a length of chain still attached and functions as a +1 flail. The book is entitled Martial Attack Techniques
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K30. King’s Accountant Dusty scrolls and tomes line the walls of this room. More scrolls and books lie scattered on the floor, around four heavy wooden chests fitted with study iron locks. The only
seemingly endless scroll of paper with a dry quill pen. Nearby a tasseled rope hangs from a hole in the ceiling.
The figure is Lief Lipsiege (CE male human commoner), an accountant. He is chained to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, and bards and rogues certainly have a place on the plains. Outlander is a logical background, but you could easily be a bold folk hero, a dashing entertainer, or a clever charlatan. You could even be an
. Hermit and Outlander are sound backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults with spirits instead of reading books. Warriors and shamans alike often wear masks in order to present a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, the city can count on the other members of the Lords’ Alliance to come to its defense. This arrangement infuriates Amn, which is not prepared to test the alliance’s resolve. To the east, the nations of
, anticipating that they can find such a book in the city’s markets. As such, Baldur’s Gate does a small but bustling trade in rare books. Several merchants have a known policy of buying valuable books without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, the city can count on the other members of the Lords’ Alliance to come to its defense. This arrangement infuriates Amn, which is not prepared to test the alliance’s resolve. To the east, the nations of
, anticipating that they can find such a book in the city’s markets. As such, Baldur’s Gate does a small but bustling trade in rare books. Several merchants have a known policy of buying valuable books without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
seeking love might fixate on a young beauty. A child might become an object of fascination for a vampire obsessed with youth and potential. Others surround themselves with art, books, or sinister items
vampires are willing to relinquish their control in this manner. Vampire spawn become free-willed when their creator dies. Chained to the Grave. Every vampire remains bound to its coffin, crypt, or grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case
. M7. Library Large wooden doors open to reveal a cozy library lit by warm candlelight. Two walls of shelves stretch to the ceiling, with a rolling ladder to help reach the higher books. In the center of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, and your spell effects might reflect the appearance of the reference books you study. Building a Lorehold Character Any class or subclass that deals with knowledge of the past can be a good fit in
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
screams in fright and knocks his feet together, activating his boots of speed. If a chase ensues, resolve the outcome using the chase rules in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Droki has advantage
covers from two different books. The pages are full of mad scribbles and arcane formulas, but a character proficient in Intelligence (Arcana) can study them for 1 hour to discover that they constitute a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
books. Each bookshelf is outfitted with a ladder on a rolling track to enable people to reach the highest books. Shelves that take up the entire southwest wall hold not books but eighty wide-necked glass
standing beside their teenage son, Osvaldo. (This portrait conceals a secret door.) If Terenzio and Elzerina are here, they’re playing on the sliding ladders. Books. None of the books are magical. Jars of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the Random Books table (see chapter 4, area K37) to determine the subject matter of a particular book. N3m. Locked Closet The door to this room is locked. The baron carries the key. Chained to the back
unusual. Nothing about his bedroom betrays Victor’s deviant nature or magical proclivities. The books include collections of Barovian fables and tomes about mythology, heraldry, and other innocuous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to help Caer-Dineval resolve its fishing disputes with Easthaven and Caer-Konig. The one calling the shots is a tiefling named Kadroth, who answers to someone named Levistus. C15. Old Library This room
founders, the Dinev family, brought with them an extensive collection of rare books. That collection, stored here, was burned by orcs when the castle was sacked many years ago. The room has not been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
include a soft bed, a rug, a bookshelf, and a large, compartmentalized chest containing folded clothing and ordinary personal effects. 21. Library Like most wizards, Sansuri has acquired books covering a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
are two books, one open and propped up against the other. Beside the table is a wooden chair. Hanging from the ceiling over the table is an unlit hooded lantern.
Just aft of the hook that holds the
) check. Books. The table has the following books (worth 10 gp apiece) lying on it: Principles of Navigation by Da Korma (open) Legal Distinctions in Letters of Marque by Tazaar (closed) Treasure. The sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
team is on offense. Resolve a tie with a Strength (Athletics) contest.
Step 2. To simulate the ball being passed around, every player makes a DC 15 Dexterity (Athletics) check. If the team on
at the base of the structure stands slightly ajar.
Shelves line the walls of this labyrinthine library, which is crammed with books on every conceivable subject. Arcanaloth Book Hunter. Soon after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
manacles (see the Player’s Handbook) are bolted to the altar. A creature chained to the altar has the restrained condition. Cages. The cages are 10 feet wide and 20 feet long. Both are empty. As an
impressed by the characters’ foolish resolve, the elder evil might offer to make them minions, lieutenants, or priests—but not before threatening to eat them. Zargon spares those who tremble before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
effect can be triggered only once. Each pile’s contents are listed below: Keep Pile Bagpipes (worth 30 GP) Ten Books of poetry (worth 25 GP each) Twenty Holy Symbols (amulets worth 5 GP each) representing
each) Twenty gold rings (worth 25 GP each) Trade Pile Ten Books (historical texts worth 25 GP each) Five flutes (worth 2 GP each) Bejeweled, fur-lined cloak fit for royalty (worth 2,500 GP) Ten gold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
streets below. An unoccupied skycoach with a dragon-
shaped prow is chained to the south platform.
A crowd of 2d8 commoners and 1d4 nobles is gathered on the platform waiting to hire skycoaches. The
accelerating to top speed. Left at the Station. If none of the characters board the lightning rail train, Garra gets away with the books and schemas found in Old Sharn’s ruins. A more likely scenario is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
duration of the spell). Once the glyph is triggered, the trunk is safe to open. Treasure. The trunk contains, among personal items and clothing of little value, the instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin
bookshelves stand between the windows of this musty tower attic.
Sythian sold his family’s collection of books to pay off debts. A locked door leads to the rooftop (area C18). C18: Rooftop A three-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Harmonium. Residents of the Clerks’ Ward claim it’s the safest and most honest ward in Sigil. Conflict usually occurs on paper, and structured forums for debate allow folks to resolve disagreements
might makes right and the Takers hoard their spoils. Giants stomp out of the portal to squash intruders in the name of the Fated, causing books and scrolls to quake in their lumbering wake. Hall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
finds a hidden compartment in one of the shelved books. Inside is a Spell Scroll of Protection from Evil and Good. N6: Tomb of the Knight A stone, gold-painted sarcophagus rests in the center of this
holy symbol of Oghma, god of knowledge and patron to bards and wizards. If the check succeeds by 3 or more, the character intuits that rededicating the shrine to Oghma could help against the zombies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
floor. The shelves are crammed with books, scrolls, and folios. Four robed cultists stand near the south shelves instructing two ghouls to tidy up the books.
A stone coffin rests against the north
the jumble of books the cultists brought to this tomb. The library belongs to Ayren Griffynstone, a human Neverwinter historian. The room hasn’t fared well in the graveyard’s upheavals, and the uneven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
areas of the dungeon. He cannot aid his rescuers, but he will repay them with service. Third Cell. An elf knight is chained to the wall. He is wounded from torture (currently down to 14 hit points). He
dwarves chained to the floor and forced to labor making weapons. Four of them are dwarf commoners intent only on escaping if they are released, but the fifth is a veteran who volunteers to stay with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
is chained. May he gnaw on his own hate until the sun dies and all things end.” This room was once a shrine to the gods of the dwarves. The walls are carved with their dour images, and a low stone
. Bookshelves stand against the walls. Piles of books rest on a reading table in the middle of the room. The air reeks of moldy paper. Doors exit to the north, east, and south.
A beautiful, slender
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
roll if its target is prone. Prisoners. Three captives are chained to the walls. Two are fire cultists, while the third is a riverboat crewman captured a few days ago by Crushing Wave river bandits. The
losing to Karg. When the party arrives, he calls out, “I wanna play dese li’l guys! Hey, puny-bones! Wanna play?” If a character accepts the challenge, resolve the outcome of each game with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
hobby of collecting rare books. If the characters need information on the history of Saltmarsh, they might find it in Eliander’s archives. 5. Mining Company Headquarters Once a mansion owned by a local
Saltmarsh. If news of an aberration reaches him, he hires adventurers to stalk and kill the creature. 30. Standing Stones Two enormous runestones stand on this island. In ages past, a siren was chained to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
! We’re all trapped, but perhaps we can help each other?”
This box canyon on the plane of Elysium tests the compassion and resolve of those trapped within. Six centaurs who speak Common were exploring
at the foot of Drelnza’s coffin are several magical tomes, which at the DM’s discretion might include any of the following books: A Manual of Bodily Health A Manual of Gainful Exercise A Manual of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
bronze dragon pledges to help an army wage war against tyranny, it asks for nominal payment. If such a request is beyond its allies’ means, it might settle for a collection of old books on military
tricks with good humor. Copper dragons are particularly fond of bards. A dragon might carve out part of its lair as a temporary abode for a bard willing to regale it with stories, riddles, and music. To