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Doppelganger
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magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead
blocks it. While the target is in range, the doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger's concentration isn't broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
bed fitted with leather restraints. At the foot of the bed rests a closed iron chest, is lid sculpted with an emblem.
A wooden ladder leads up to a trapdoor in the ceiling. Thin streams of water drip
through the trapdoor’s rotting wood, forming a puddle around the base of the ladder.
The ceiling here is 9 feet high. The manacles are rusted and can be easily torn from the walls. The trapdoor in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is within range, the doppelganger can
continue reading its thoughts as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken. While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to walk on ceilings and climb over the tops of doorways. Furnishings that weren’t securely bolted to the walls or floor lie in disarray, or in shards, on the ceiling. Illumination. All rooms
, corridors, and staircases are lit by continual flame spells cast in sconces. The flames still point toward the ceiling, betraying their magical nature. They give off no heat. Room and Door Heights. All rooms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K85. Sergei’s Tomb A portcullis is closed in the archway into this tomb. Lifting it requires a successful DC 25 Strength check. White marble steps descend to a tomb that has a vaulted ceiling thirty
is sleeping in his casket. Treasure Sergei’s embalmed body is clothed in shining +2 plate armor. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is inside the coffin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. A female githyanki gish (see appendix A) named Vheza sits in one chair, reading a tome.
If Vheza sees intruders, she flees to area 17b with her book and makes her stand there. Treasure. The book
that Vheza is reading is written in Gith and titled The Ascension of Vlaakith. It chronicles Vlaakith the Lich-Queen’s rise to power in githyanki society and postulates that her absolute rulership
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, brooding darkness. Empty iron sconces dot the walls. Hundreds of dust-laden cobwebs drape the hall, hiding the ceiling from view. Directly across from the window stand a set of double doors in the east
K30. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies on the marble dais, just behind the throne. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is sitting on the wooden throne.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the floor behind the altar. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is among the bats fluttering below the ceiling or he is standing at one end of the chapel—a dark shape in the vast hall.
-foot-high domed ceiling. A balcony runs the length of the west wall, fifty feet above the floor. In the center of the balcony, two dark shapes are slumped in tall chairs.
Benches coated with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K41. Treasury This octagonal vault is free of dust and cobwebs. The domed ceiling forty feet above is painted black and sparkles with a display of stars in unfamiliar constellations. Barely contained
within this vault is a square tower, twenty feet on a side and thirty feet high, with arrow slits on all sides and a battlemented roof. The domed ceiling is coated with dry pitch. The “stars” are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
human bones.
The walls and the twenty-foot-high vaulted ceiling are a sickly yellow color, not because of faded or timeworn plaster but because they are adorned with bones and skulls arranged in a
bones that hangs from the ceiling above a long table constructed of bones in the center of the room. Ten chairs made of bones and festooned with decorative skulls surround the table, resting atop which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead blocks it. While the target is in range, the
doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger’s concentration isn’t broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the target’s mind, the doppelganger has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) and Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion) checks against the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
sculpted rock. Anyone who has seen the castle recognizes this replica for what it is. The ceiling here is 15 feet high. A secret door in the south wall can be pulled open to a staircase landing (area X21
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. Inside the hidden compartment is a tome of understanding. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s hidden in the miniature castle. The characters must smash their way into the castle to reach it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
18. Library The githyanki keep a modest library of books and maps on shelves carved into the asteroid’s rock walls. These shelves run from the floor to the 15-foot-high ceiling of each chamber. Most
for 1 hour and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check discovers a recently updated map of Stardock, though none of the asteroid’s rooms are labeled. 18c. Reading Room Two cushioned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
vaulted ceiling thirty feet overhead. The essence of evil permeates the very air. The smell of freshly turned earth is here. Settled into the dirt on the floor is a shining black coffin of finely waxed
inside the tomb. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies in the center alcove. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is in his coffin, ready to attack anyone who opens the lid.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Across from the tunnel is a wooden door that’s flush with the ceiling, which used to be the floor. The door is ajar, and flanking it are two identical stone statues that hang down like stalactites
. Across from the statues are sconces with upside-down flames burning in them.
The statues, which merge seamlessly with the ceiling, depict a long-faced human dressed in wizard’s robes and clutching a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
wait in area 10 or 11 while Pharblex “communes with the great powers.” The chamber contains a mud-covered chair and reading table, a box of candles, and a wooden chest. The chest is not locked, but it is
trapped. If the chest is moved or if the hasp is not opened properly, six clay pots drop from concealed niches in the ceiling. Roll a d6 to determine how many pots shatter on the floor. The pots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
in area 10 or 11 while Pharblex “communes with the great powers.” The chamber contains a mud-covered chair and reading table, a box of candles, and a wooden chest. The chest is not locked, but it is
trapped. If the chest is moved or if the hasp is not opened properly, six clay pots drop from concealed niches in the ceiling. Roll a d6 to determine how many pots shatter on the floor. The pots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
24. Sandbox The two thick lines on the map mark the boundaries of a trap. A character who examines the ceiling 20 feet overhead as the party passes under one of the marked areas and makes a
copper, come crashing down, sealing off the indicated area. These barriers are a foot thick; each has an AC of 15 and 100 hit points. Lifting a door requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K63. Wine Cellar Arched frames of stone form a low, wet ceiling over this wine cellar. Great casks line the walls, their bands rusting and their contents long since spilled onto the floor. A few
home to a purplish black pudding that bursts forth if the cask is broken open. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is inside one of the empty casks along the north wall, hidden there by Cyrus Belview.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ceiling of which is uneven and ranges in height from 15 to 30 feet. The cave’s other features are as follows: Moss. Thick moss grows on the walls and the ceiling.
Fungi. The earthen floor gives rise to a
offers the characters a potion of mind reading and a potion of superior healing. Each potion is held in a clay gourd and hidden inside a hollowed-out trillimac (see “Fungi”). 4c. Quaggoth Spore Servants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
M12 or break through the ceiling from the attic above area M10. This room is bare except for a bookshelf covered in chains against one wall, a plain wooden bench, and a reading desk built into the
covered with glass vessels and books. Cabinets with glass doors line the walls, and they contain all manner of specimens. Just below the ceiling in the middle of the room, colorful globes circle each other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
) The following locations are keyed to map 5.2. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map 5.2: Maze of Mists View Player Version P13: Welcome Room This octagonal room has a domed ceiling and smells faintly of
magnetic trap within the chamber’s ceiling. Each creature in the room wearing metal armor is pulled up to the 30-foot-high ceiling, as are any metal objects or weapons that aren’t being worn or carried
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hearth. The Hearth In Candlekeep’s pub, guests and monks can enjoy each other’s company and a good meal. Read the following boxed text to describe the Hearth: The pub has a low ceiling supported by
up, one patron stands out among the rest: a chaotic good ogre wearing a headband of intellect. He sits by himself in a corner, reading a book titled The Sum of Theology by Saint Vetheera, a servant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
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
by your card reading. Lief can draw a crude map showing a route to that location. His map is geographically accurate, but he admits that it doesn’t acknowledge or avoid any dangers that might lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
humanoid stands in a wide alcove to the north. Behind it, a crack has formed in the wall. The ceiling here is 30 feet high and flat. The statue in the northern alcove is an amber golem (use the stat block
tomes, all of them signed copies of a storybook called Snow Dwarf and the Seven Wights, by Nitch Rackmay. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s buried in a random pile of treasure (roll a d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
arcanaloth headmaster is here in its Halaster disguise. The room has a 30-foot-high domed ceiling and the following features: Statue. Opposite the door, a life-size statue of Halaster stands atop a 3-foot
system to deliver them to the academy’s students. The assignments involve reading books, completing experiments, and drafting essays on various arcane topics. The headmaster’s chair has an antipathy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
experience points for the ghost only if they lay Ulrich’s spirit to rest, not if they defeat the ghost in combat. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden in Berez
the rubble in 4 hours, and multiple characters working together can reduce the time proportionately. The cellar is a 30-foot-square room with mortared stone walls, a 10-foot-high ceiling supported by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
barriers to gain access to the tunnel. As with the tunnels between chambers, escape tunnels are usually a steep climb or nearly vertical to make it difficult for non-flying creatures to follow. A tunnel
be empty, be filled with mud (causing anything trapped in it to eventually drown), or have spikes at the bottom. Door Trap. In a seldom-used cavern with a high ceiling, a beholder might erect a wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
dimensional barriers that prevent fiends from teleporting or summoning other demons within the sector. Fiendish Arena In this zone, a vampire named Issem culls the weakest demons using arena combat. When
signs of frescoes that once covered the walls here. A half-dozen ruined chandeliers hang from the cracked ceiling. In the northeast corner is a black gate.
Creatures. A vampire spawn keeps watch here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
12. Red Wizards’ Room The door to this chamber is unlocked. Hundreds of horse skulls are nailed to the ceiling and cover it entirely. Thick carpets cover the icy floor, and desks, chairs, and
present, they are in the midst of a scholarly argument when the characters arrive, but they clam up as soon as others appear. If Rath Modar is alone, he is standing at a lectern, reading a book (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
12. Red Wizards’ Room The door to this chamber is unlocked. Hundreds of horse skulls are nailed to the ceiling and cover it entirely. Thick carpets cover the icy floor, and desks, chairs, and
lectern, reading a book (see “Treasure”). If Azbara is absent, Rath Modar might mistake the characters for cultists. If the characters play along and attempt to gather information from the Red Wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Biblioplex Locations (B10-B19) B10. Main Stacks Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves fill the center and the east end of the library’s first floor, with the denser east stacks under a magic effect that
” event later in this chapter starts here. B12. Student and Alumni Art Gallery This crisp-looking room features white walls and columns that stretch from floor to ceiling. Displayed on or within these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
character can notice a slight gap beneath the secret door with a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check. C4. Reading Room This reading nook has the following features: Light pours into this room
the northern wall has a butterfly-shaped, stained-glass peephole. If Victoro Cassalanter (see appendix B) is here, he’s reading a historical text titled The Rise and Fall of Hellgate Keep and taking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
he moves the lever to trigger a trap. Trap. When the lever is pulled, iron spikes spring out from the floor and ceiling to form barriers across each doorway. A creature in either opening must succeed
the spikes, but the gaps aren’t big enough for a character to slip through. The barriers of spikes grant three-quarters cover to creatures behind them. Each barrier has AC 15, 18 hit points, and