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, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
13. Empty Cave Rocks and small boulders are piled up along the north wall of this otherwise empty cave. The rubble conceals a passageway to area 14, buried during a rockslide. Anyone with a passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
carvings. Resting on the floor at the north end of the cave are stone barbells and stacks of circular stone plates with holes bored through the middle of them. Qurrok (see area 16a) works out here, using the barbells and boulders as weights.
15. Qurrok’s Den The stone giants stopped sculpting these caves when they encountered soft sandstone beneath the harder stone. Qurrok has turned this area into a private den. 15a. Unfinished Cave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
30-foot-high ceiling of this cave, the walls of which are encrusted with crystals that catch and reflect light.
Boulders. The floor is strewn with boulders and rubble. Six galeb duhr beholden to
Jarûk hide here, disguised as boulders.
Music. Dissonant music emanates from a smaller cave to the southeast (area 11b).
If the characters attack Jarûk in area 11b, the galeb duhr attack the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
9. Goat Cave A large campfire burns in the middle of this cave. The fire illuminates wall carvings that depict stone giants heaving boulders over their heads. Sitting around the campfire are two
-foot-high ledge overlooking the canyon. To the northwest is a sunken side-cave containing sixteen mountain goats, which the stone giants occasionally eat. A 10-foot-high ledge traps the goats inside the cave. The goats are nonthreatening.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
14. Rally Point S’slaar’s cavalry troops are gathered in this cavern, waiting for their master’s order to attack. Six troglodytes are mounted on six giant lizards. Rocks and small boulders are piled
succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check to find it. Development When the order comes to attack, S’slaar’s cavalry bursts through the hidden passageway on the south wall of the cave (see “Resolving the Standoff”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
N1), except the tunnel slopes down to area N13. N5: Eastern Boulder Cave Several boulders are scattered about this small cave, and three of them raise their heads to look at you as you enter. Crooked
famous tiefling musician (worth 750 GP if repaired with a Mending spell) N8: Southern Boulder Cave Several boulders are scattered about this cave, and the ground vibrates slightly beneath you.
This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Chapter 3: The Spider’s Web Once the characters have dealt with Iarno “Glasstaff” Albrek, they’ll likely want to find Wave Echo Cave and confront the Spider. So far, the characters haven’t learned
the cave’s location, but they have several leads that point to the wilderness outside Phandalin. The characters may also complete any quests they received from townspeople in Phandalin. The characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
obstructed by rounded boulders and pebbles. It might have been a streambed, though no water flows here now.
The dwarves diverted the stream into the channel leading to area 12 to drive the waterwheel in the
smelter. Then the earthquakes that rocked Wave Echo Cave during the final spell battle of the orc invasion collapsed the floor in area 18, diverting the stream once again. The old streambed remains as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
General Features Boulders. The boulders are difficult terrain and provide three-quarters cover. Brush. The brush around the site grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet. It is tough and dense, making it
difficult terrain and providing three-quarters cover to targets sheltering among it. Caves. The steep sides of the plateau are dotted with shallow caves. Boulders or brush conveniently conceals many of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
+1 Removed the sword stuck in the clay golem’s chest +1 L3: Guano-Covered Cave Defeated the cloaker +1 Used the tunnel ledge to access the areas to the north +1 L4: Littered Cave Avoided the
: Slimy Cavern Gathered or ate contaminated mushrooms −1 Recovered the elf corpse’s equipment +1 L8: Stinking Cave Defeated the trolls +3 Found the trolls’ loot +1 L9: Bat Corridor Disturbed the bats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
General Features Map 2.1: Raider CampView Player Version Boulders. The boulders are difficult terrain and provide three-quarters cover. Brush. The brush around the site grows to a height of 4 to 6
feet. It is tough and dense, making it difficult terrain and providing three-quarters cover to targets sheltering among it. Caves. The steep sides of the plateau are dotted with shallow caves. Boulders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Tools One set of Mason’s Tools One set of Painter’s Supplies Two sets of Woodcarver’s Tools M32: Dock Posts The light in this submerged cavern filters down from the cave above (area M2): Dim Light
prefers to swim around them. They are Difficult Terrain for him to swim through. M33: Blocked and Submerged Tunnel This 10-foot-diameter tunnel is completely submerged and blocked by heavy boulders. As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
can provide basic directions to Cragmaw Castle. It’s about twenty miles northeast of the Cragmaw hideout, in Neverwinter Wood.)
Klarg received a messenger goblin from King Grol a few days ago. The
. Klarg followed his orders. Gundren was ambushed and taken along with his personal effects, including a map.
The dwarf and his map were delivered to King Grol, as instructed. The dwarf’s human companion is being held in the “eating cave” (area 6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. Klarg received a messenger goblin from King Grol a few days ago. The messenger told him that someone named “the Spider” was paying the Cragmaws to capture Gundren Rockseeker and send him and anything he
being held in the “eating cave” (area H6). About fifteen goblins currently dwell in this hideout. Strange Goblins. Recently, strange goblins have sometimes joined the Cragmaws in their roadside ambushes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Geode Locations G1. Hall of the Guardians This cave lies at the end of a twisting, declining tunnel that began in area F13 of the Fane of the Eye. The rough walls of this cavern rise to a vaulted
appendix B) in a pocket. G3. Roper Den This cave is a thicket of stalagmites and stalactites. Several weapons and broken pieces of armor lie scattered among the spires in the room’s center.
A roper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
light, such as prismatic crystals and bioluminescent flora. Stone Giant Bag Contents 1,400 (4d6 × 100) cp 210 (6d6 × 10) sp 105 (3d6 × 10) ep 70 (2d6 × 10) gp 3 (1d6) pp 4 (1d6 + 1) boulders (for
of a giant cave spider 9 A giant-sized, elegant silver chisel and hammer used for carving runes, worth 20 gp 10 Seven giant-sized knucklebones worth 50 gp total 11 A 2-foot-diameter moonstone pendant
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
periods, the waters surge up into the nearest halls and corridors before draining away.
Underwater Cache. The dragon stashes gold and gems in an underwater cave (at the bottom of the map), the entrance
, usually when no one is watching. Often the rocks obstruct the approach to the emerald dragon’s lair, with boulders moving to block narrow defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
gems in an underwater cave (at the bottom of the map), the entrance to which lies 40 feet below the surface of the subterranean pool.
Hatchery. The dragon has lovingly arranged the three small
dragon’s lair sometimes move of their own accord, usually when no one is watching. Often the rocks obstruct the approach to the emerald dragon’s lair, with boulders moving to block narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the openings along it are the entrances to the caves and tunnels in its face. Boulders. Several cave mouths on this level are blocked by huge boulders (at the places marked B on the map). For Medium or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
L5. Workshop The passage opens into an enormous cavern illuminated by several guttering torches set in sconces on the walls. The floor is uneven, and the ceiling is forty feet up. Three flat boulders
before the Lord of Lance Rock! Me! Behold my dark terrors!” He’s willing to magnanimously consider a surrender or offers of truce, as long as intruders leave the cave. Stairs. The steps along the north
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
combat here and rush to aid his comrade (and vice versa). 2. Guardroom Ice Cave One frost giant waits here on standby guard. On the floor of the cave are a pile of sleeping skins and two bags. The guard
. Empty Ice Cave If loud noise is made in the unoccupied chamber south of the guardroom, the ceiling of ice and icicles in this area partially collapses. A creature beneath the ceiling must make a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Mbala A 1,800-foot-high plateau with sheer cliffs rises above heaps of boulders as large as ships. A narrow path is cut into the cliff face and seems to climb all the way to the top.
The plateau’s
the plateau. Through many switchbacks, it winds across the cliff face for 3 miles before reaching the top. The path width varies but averages 5 feet. Tumbled boulders and tangled roots block the path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
) bludgeoning damage as the mouth clamps shut. The mouth similarly damages tools or weapons inserted into it without its permission. L2: Streaked Cave The walls and floor of this cavern are smeared with
blood, and the scent of iron hangs thick in the air.
Twenty stirges hang from the ceiling of this cave. Bright light or any noise louder than a whisper disturbs the stirges, causing them to attack. L3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
clamps shut. The mouth similarly damages tools or weapons inserted into it without its permission. L2: Slate Chamber Alternating blue and gray bands of slate and shale compose the walls of this cave
blade in Gnomish. Once the golem is destroyed, the sword can easily be freed from its chest. L3: Guano-Covered Cave The floor of this vaulted cave is covered in pungent piles of bat guano. Large leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
never received one in life. Merle lies in the casket but occasionally sits up to hear his own eulogies. The Dusters ask the characters if they’d like to say anything on behalf of the deceased. 6 A lost
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to the ceiling down to the floor. Tracks have worn smooth paths from ledge to ledge across the curving floor.
The thunderous griding of stone echoes throughout the cave, as three boulders roll along
stalactites. Thick fungal growth blankets the floor, and the still air reeks with the odors of rotting refuse, moldy fungus, and an even less pleasant stench. Numerous tunnels branch from the cave.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
completely reasonable and plausible explanation. Singing songs and strumming lutes might be fine for most bards. Who doesn’t like a rousing shanty now and then? But standing in a crowded tavern playing for
copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
6. Goblin Den The Cragmaw raiders stationed in the hideout use this area as a common room and barracks. This large cave is divided in half by a ten-foot-high escarpment. A steep natural staircase
, and one of them is a leader with 12 hit points. The five ordinary goblins tend the cooking fire in the lower (northern) part of the cave near the entrance passage, while the leader rests in the upper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
was unsuccessful)
“Some stones hide things. The next time you’re in an ancient dungeon or old cave, inspect the walls closely. You just might find a secret door.” (True)
Apartments Features The
travelers secure their valuables. I’ve received a few samples made by local crafters who hope to partner with me in this new venture, but I won’t stake my reputation on shoddy handiwork.
“I need to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map 4.1. Mike Schley Map 4.1: Wave Echo Cave View Player Version W1: Cave Entrance The entrance tunnel leads into a large natural cavern supported
by a pillar of rock. In the western part of the cave, behind the pillar, are three bedrolls and a heap of ordinary supplies: sacks of flour, bags of salt, casks of salted meat, lanterns, flasks of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Cragmaw Hideout Locations The following locations are keyed to map 1.2. Mike Schley Map 1.2: Cragmaw Hideout View Player Version H1: Cave Mouth The goblins’ trail ends at a cave in a hillside five
miles from the scene of the ambush. A shallow stream flows from the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow, dry path leads into the cave on the right side of the stream.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
safely. If the check fails by 5 or more, the character falls, tumbling 20 feet downhill and taking 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. 15a. Stirge Colony Creatures. Stirges have made their nest in a small cave
overlooking the stream, about halfway down the passage. Fissures at the back of the cave run 150 feet to the surface, but nothing larger than a stirge can fit through. Six stirges are sleeping in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, far from the chittering of bats or the patrols paced out by the giants’ cave bear companions, are holy places where silence and darkness are complete. Stone takes on its most sacred quality in these
throwers are granted positions of high rank in the giants’ ordning, testing and demonstrating their ability to hurl and catch enormous boulders. Such giants take the front ranks when a tribe has cause to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
from the lake wends toward a low cave to the west. Trees, shrubs, and creepers grow near mossy boulders toward the back of the ravine to the east.
A curmudgeonly and venerable treant, Gnarlroot, lives
delighted anticipation.
When the characters pass through the fey crossing in the Cave of Echoes (see area C7), they vanish and reappear in the center of this fairy ring. The characters all appear at the






