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Dungeon Master’s Guide
ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength (Athletics) checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers.
Button 6. The rod assumes or remains in its normal form and indicates
magnetic north. (Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used in a location that has no magnetic north.) The rod also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the ground or your
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Endurance. We who dwell beneath the waves can weather all storms. (Any)
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Indifference. What do I care for the fleeting concerns of those who crawl upon the land? (Any
ruthless shipping magnate has bribed a dragon turtle to attack competitors’ vessels and drive them out of business.
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A curious dragon turtle swam upriver from the sea and is now stuck beneath
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers.
If you press button 6, the rod assumes or remains in its normal form and
indicates magnetic north. (Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used in a location that has no magnetic north.) The rod also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the ground or
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
essence roils with the promise of breath weapons and spells of destruction.
Adventurers who explore the passages beneath Candlekeep might encounter Miirym, who’s more interested in news of
role as Candlekeep’s defender, Miirym can move anywhere within the library fortress, passing through walls and other solid barriers. She can’t enter extradimensional spaces, since they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sandbars Waves and currents deposit sand in shallow water near the shoreline. These sandbars form a line that can be between 10 feet and 3 miles in length and width. During high tide, sandbars are
. The crew of a ship moving toward a sandbar beneath the waves must have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher or fail to see the sandbar in the way (see “Noticing Threats”). When a ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Turtle Lairs Dragon turtles make their lairs in underwater caves and coral reefs. Most such lairs are situated deep beneath the waves near the ocean’s floor, though some dragon turtles prefer
its presence, creating one or more of the following effects: Diverting Currents. Underwater currents push unwanted visitors away from the lair. While swimming in these currents, each foot of movement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength (Athletics) checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers. Button 6. The rod assumes or remains in its normal form and
indicates magnetic north. (Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used in a location that has no magnetic north.) The rod also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the ground or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
called Turmish and Thay are at war. This conflict has become so violent and strange that it’s even spread beneath the waves. Those from Thay summon foul undead beings to do their bidding, and even
he opened (Umberlee’s Maw) have created an area in the ocean that acts like a beacon for strong, irregular currents and bad weather. Underwater, the effect manifests as a general darkness in an oddly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
he receives guests. Purphoros maintains a forge beneath the mountain, where he crafts philosophies, energies, and creations that would be impossible to manifest in the mortal world. Keranos lives
fully formed. Thassa’s palace floats underwater, its buildings suspended in giant bubbles that drift with the currents. At its edge, in a city of divine copper and marbleized hopes, Ephara makes her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
beneath a roiling cloud of flies. Asmodeus recently reinstated the fallen angel Zariel as the Archduchess of Avernus, reversing an earlier decision that allowed a pit fiend named Bel to take the
who expended tremendous amounts of magical power to breach the barriers that separate the Nine Hells from other planes. Using Devils Devils aren’t numerous in The Rise of Tiamat until the final
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
doors, barricades, and other barriers. If you press button 6, the rod assumes or remains in its normal form and indicates magnetic north. (Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used in a
location that has no magnetic north.) The rod also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the ground or your height above it. Drain Life. When you hit a creature with a melee attack using the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
beneath a roiling cloud of flies. Despite her power as ruler of the first layer of the Nine Hells, the archdevil Zariel cannot kill the dragon goddess, and she sees the summoning of Tiamat as a way
, and though Asmodeus can bend these laws, he seldom does. Most devils in the Material Plane were summoned there by mortal mages who expended tremendous amounts of magical power to breach the barriers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
doors, barricades, and other barriers. Button 6. The rod assumes or remains in its normal form and indicates magnetic north. (Nothing happens if this function of the rod is used in a location that has no
magnetic north.) The rod also gives you knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the ground or your height above it. Drain Life. When you hit a creature with a melee attack using the rod, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
beneath a roiling cloud of flies. Asmodeus recently reinstated the fallen angel Zariel as the Archduchess of Avernus, reversing an earlier decision that allowed a pit fiend named Bel to take the
who expended tremendous amounts of magical power to breach the barriers that separate the Nine Hells from other planes. Using Devils Devils aren’t numerous in The Rise of Tiamat until the final
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
press button 5, the rod transforms into a handheld battering ram and grants its user a +10 bonus to Strength checks made to break through doors, barricades, and other barriers. If you press button 6, the
of your approximate depth beneath the ground or your height above it. Drain Life. When you hit a creature with a melee attack using the rod, you can force the target to make a DC 17 Constitution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. Unlike most other nereids, she is chaotic evil in alignment, and she speaks Olman instead of Common. She possesses an insidious and clever mind, concealed beneath her alien beauty and seeming naiveté
. She retreats from close combat and conceals herself in the water. The nereid has a pet named Chac, a giant lightning eel (see appendix B). If she calls to Chac for aid, she does so on her turn when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
waves his hand and an iron tea kettle rises up from beneath the embers. The kettle resembles a scowling face with thick features, and a character who studies it may recognize it as a dao with a
poison and the characters inside. He uses Earth Glide to sink into the boulder. With his body safe beneath the ground, his soul jumps into the tea kettle, and he monitors the characters’ escape
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
then waves his hand and an iron tea kettle rises up from beneath the embers. The kettle resembles a scowling face with thick features, and a character who studies it may recognize it as a dao with a
), trapping the poison and the characters inside. He uses Earth Glide to sink into the boulder. With his body safe beneath the ground, his soul jumps into the tea kettle, and he monitors the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eternal Flame cult. Beneath her refined exterior is a steel edge of scorned pride. And underneath her hard pride lies a desire for murder and mayhem. Vanifer harbors a fierce hatred for all who think
. Armed with this powerful weapon, Vanifer resolved to establish a new chapter of her cult beneath the Sumber Hills. Traits. Vanifer is an extraordinary manipulator. She collects allies and followers with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Undertakers’ Watch Post Several members of the Undertakers gang dwell here in their vampire disguises. If the bandit keeping an eye on area 1 through the secret door retreats here with news of the
into the stone base of each statue is a name: Elyndraun (south statue), Ruathyndar (central statue), and Onthalass (north statue). These names have been crossed out with chalk; beneath them, new names
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, immense icebergs drift on the unpredictable currents. Levistus is trapped within one of these bergs, imprisoned there by Asmodeus for reasons that few can even guess about. As part of Levistus’s
extensively but has yet to find any evidence that truly confirms the account. If the supposition is true, then the riches of that world might lie under miles of ice and beneath frigid, monster-infested seas.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
White Dragon Lairs A white dragon’s lair is a place of freezing temperatures and profound solitude. Forgotten mountain holds, inaccessible chasms, and frozen caverns buried deep beneath glacial ice
travel. They seldom work to improve their lairs, but when they do, it is often to channel wind currents to create effects the dragon finds pleasing. The labyrinthine tunnels and the mirror-like icy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Maelstrom Maelstrom lies on the floor of the Trackless Sea, nearly 3,000 feet beneath the surface. For centuries, it has been the stronghold of the world’s most powerful storm giant kings. The
natural phenomenon sometimes causes the ocean currents to form a great whirlpool with enough strength to draw ships down into it. These vessels are torn apart as they are pulled down, and the wreckage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Iymrith’s Lair The Doom of the Desert has claimed an enormous, abandoned amphitheater in the desert as her lair (shown on map 12.1). Beneath the amphitheater lie chambers where the blue dragon sleeps
they can hurl chunks of sandstone torn from Iymrith’s own amphitheater. If Iymrith is drawn to the surface and reduced to 240 hit points or fewer, she retreats to the dungeon level and makes her final
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
area 31. Halfway up the spiral staircase is a secret door that opens into area 23. Rough-hewn stairs in the south wall descend to area 7. Development If Nym retreats to this chamber, she raises the
into the north wall opens into area 13. Development The storm giants sleeping in area 12 awaken and respond to any loud disturbance here. If Serissa retreats here, she raises the portcullis, and she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
check (your choice) to navigate the maze. On a failed check, the maze counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 5 The ground beneath your feet is slippery with rain, spilled oil, or some other liquid
ones in this section. Otherwise, improvise as you play. Complications can be barriers to progress or opportunities for mayhem. Characters being chased through a forest by bugbears might spot a wasp nest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
engraved above the northeast passageway. The stairs descend 5 feet beneath the lake surface, ending at a rough underwater ledge 15 feet above the submerged cavern floor. The stairs ascend to area F8
and provides no impediment. Underwater Passage. If the characters explore beneath the water, read the following: Forty feet beneath the water, the walls are constructed of worked stone. Red and black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
relics of the ancient giants weren’t meant for the eyes of prying adventurers. No one knows better than the scholars of Morgrave University how to circumvent those barriers and plunder the continent’s
gateway to the depths of Khyber. Ogres control this site, now infested with Aberrations. Throne Gate Ruins. Aside from the ruins beneath Stormreach, the Throne Gate Ruins are the closest ruins to the city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barriers, which otherwise require siege engines to force open. Gate Guards. Characters who stand outside the main gate and announce their arrival can speak to the guards in the gatehouse. Unless Levistus
. This tower has two additional features on its ground level: a stone trapdoor in the floor, beneath which is a ladder that descends to area C16, and a secret passage to the speaker’s office (area C9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Instead, they feign retreats, regroup, and launch new attacks, wearing down their foes like storm-driven waves eating away at a sandy beach. Almost all water cultists are excellent swimmers skilled
examples of human flotsam and teach them about the power of the sea. Gar’s visions led him to the secret waters beneath the Sumber Hills. He found a hidden cavern temple, on whose altar lay a powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
forces, the subsequent effects range from whimsical to deadly. Eldritch Storm Eldritch Storms When magical currents become trapped amid winds and clouds, eldritch storms can result. Flaywind
sobbing and confessions of regret Enchanted Springs Enchanted springs brim with miraculous waters, whether they tap into magical sources hidden beneath the earth or they’re blessed by eldritch beings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
fashioned in the shape of a scowling gargoyle, but the hand that opened the panel seems human enough. From beneath the mask comes a female voice: “Yes? What do you want?”
The monks listen to their
coffer beneath Qarbo’s bunk contains 120 gp, 90 ep, cloth-of-gold priestly vestments worth 40 gp, a leather pouch containing 2 gold bracelets worth 30 gp each, a scroll of earthbind, a scroll of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
still alive when its master dies, it stops attacking and retreats to its nest. It continues to fight only if pursued. After the remaining lizardfolk are dealt with, Bimz chooses one character and bonds
leather couch. In front of it, a bearskin rug lies on the deck, while beneath the couch can be seen a large metal box. An unlit hooded lantern hangs from the ceiling.
A gray cloak (with no special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground
takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. Maps 1.2 and 1.3 show the layout of the caverns and chambers beneath the fissure.
Map 1.2: Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 View Player Version 1. Rats When the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
downward slope, bringing the characters 20 feet beneath street level. N2: Half-Collapsed Chamber The soft lapping of water echoes through this wide chamber. Wood and stone debris from collapsed
kill any creature that enters the tunnel. Upon entering the tunnel for the first time, a character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices odd waves and currents that suggest