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Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
shell protects a soft, slug-like upper body that lets the piercer move across cavern walls and ceilings to position itself for prey. With its eye and mouth closed, the piercer is difficult to distinguish
from ordinary rock formations.
Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer
Feats
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
use this benefit on that portal again until you finish a long rest. On a successful check, you can force the portal open or closed for 1 hour. For that duration, the portal doesn’t respond to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
necessities. They and the giant frogs are quick to respond to calls for aid from area 19. Harmless cave fish swim in the deep water around the island. The pool at the island’s center is closed off by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, slug-like upper body that lets the piercer move across cavern walls and ceilings to position itself for prey. With its eye and mouth closed, the piercer is difficult to distinguish from ordinary
rock formations. Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer that misses its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fire crackles in the hearth in Speaker Huddle’s cluttered kitchen.
“Our loggers are being terrorized by a white moose,” says Speaker Huddle, “and the beast has eluded the hunters we’ve sent to kill
characters can sell the moose’s carcass to a local butcher for 10 gp. If the characters want the pot sweetened further, Speaker Huddle says she can offer them Ramshackle (the closed inn) as an investment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
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
of the saving throw increases to 15. Once the sand is flowing, it must be scooped away from a closed door for someone to try to lift that door, and the sand flows through open doorways. The dust that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
enough to fit in the box (such as a rat or a lizard) is placed inside and the lid is closed tightly, the box magically transforms it into some other Tiny beast (your choice) unless it succeeds on a DC 15
is an ebony-framed box fitted with panes of black glass. The box has a hinged lid and radiates an aura of transmutation magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell. When a Tiny beast small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
has an Intelligence score of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers.
Actions
Multiattack. The intellect devourer makes one Claw attack and uses Devour Intellect.
Claw. Melee Attack Roll
Incapacitated condition, is a Humanoid or Beast, and has 10 Hit Points or fewer. Failure: The intellect devourer possesses the target, consumes its brain, and teleports inside its skull. While there, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Caer Locations (C1-C9) Map 1.4: Keep at Caer-DinevalView Player Version The following locations are keyed to map 1.4. C1. Main Gate Two lowered iron portcullises and two sets of closed wooden doors
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
presence begins to erode the barriers between their location and the Abyss. It can take a few years for weaker demons to warp their environment, while changes begin to occur around the location of a
that infest the area. The effects of the event might persist for a few months or even centuries, but the barriers between the Abyss and the world remain intact. A Growing Menace If the first stage of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-Towns might go dry!
8 In Lonelywood, beware the dreaded white moose! It attacks loggers and trappers on sight, and the town’s best hunters can’t seem to catch or kill the beast. They could
. If you hurry, you might be able to join the expedition!
10 In Termalaine, Speaker Masthew has closed one of the town’s lucrative gem mines. Apparently, a gang of kobolds crept into the mine and endangered some miners. Anyone who clears out the mine can expect to be well compensated.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
L17. Aviary The door to area L16 is closed but not locked. Old, empty birdhouses are nailed to the walls of this cramped room, and a dozen birdcages hang from the ceiling. The cages are filled with
matter what Endelyn says, that burbling beast of a dragon is a threat to our coven and our three realms. How Zybilna managed to befriend it, I’ll never know! Maybe we should ask her—ha ha.
Much love
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
as warnings, knowing that the basilisk that created them is likely to be nearby. “No one carves statues of frightened warriors. If you see one, keep your eyes closed and your ears open.”
— X the
, but it makes a daunting guardian beast. Because of this use, basilisk eggs are highly prized. Gaze of Stone. Basilisks are ponderous for hunting creatures, but they needn’t chase prey. Meeting a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush at the pool. Likewise, closed or locked doors can restrict the movement of some creatures. A dungeon
incite the grimlocks to revolt against the mind flayers. Bring the NPC leaders of groups to life as described in the “Nonplayer Characters” section in chapter 3, fleshing out their personalities and goals. Then use those elements to decide how those leaders respond to adventurers.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
, Ooze Grottos, Predator Pools, Golem Laboratories, and Temples of Extraction. Zones are also labeled on the map. Areas are identified by numbers. Map 5.1: The Doomvault Dimensional Barriers Magic
or ethereal creature can’t pass between zones. A detect magic spell can’t penetrate the structure of the Doomvault to sense the dimensional barriers. Magic Gates Two types of magic gates, white and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in white. A table in the center of the room has a small bench beside it. In the southwest corner is a coffer, its lid closed. A mass of seaweed rises in the northwest corner to a height of about seven
. Against the east wall rests a coffer, its lid closed.
The occupant of this room is presently in the throne room (area 42). Coffer. The locked coffer can be opened by a character who makes a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Growling like an angry beast, the slab begins to slide up into the ceiling.
When the door opens, the puzzle cubes teleport back to their respective shrines in Omu. Once the door has fully risen, it
surrounding floor seams. The lever resets when the door returns to its closed position. The door can’t be opened from the north side. Pit Trap. Pulling the lever causes the floor between the two doors to split
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
portal open or closed for 1 hour. For that duration, the portal doesn’t respond to its portal key unless a creature employing the key succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check as an action. Portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
result, some warlike triton communities respond with periodic strikes against sailors and fishing vessels. Others believe that turnabout is fair play and so venture onto land to hunt for meat, steal
was forced to focus. As the beast drew closer, Dalakos sought ways to turn the monstrosity from its path. He worked day and night, but ultimately his plans failed. All that Dalakos knew was destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
for intruders to navigate. Minions usually guard the entrances to this chamber. Escape Tunnels A lair has several escape tunnels, each closed off inside the lair by a large boulder or a mortared
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
thread 17 Sheet of music that goblins find upsetting when they hear it played or sung 18 Rotten ogre’s tooth with the Elvish glyph for “moon” etched into it 19 Vitrified eye of a displacer beast 20 Tiny
varnished mushroom cap that magically keeps its liquid contents lukewarm 36 Rock that floats and is small enough to hide in your closed fist 37 Tiny bottle filled with rainwater collected from the Feywild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
closed wooden chest. In the center of the room is a long wooden table with two wooden benches beside it.
Four lizardfolk appear to be gathering their weapons and readying to leave this area.
There
stacked in wooden racks against the north wall. Three large wooden chests, all closed, line the east wall.
The unlocked chests contain the following weapons: 10 clubs 10 longswords 10 morningstars 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
two sapphires (worth 50 gp each). 46. Old Shrine The stone door at the end of the corridor is closed and stuck, requiring someone to make a successful DC 15 Strength check to pull it open. Faded mosaic
or disturbance in the main area draws all the monsters, although those in the northwest chamber respond most slowly. Investigating. The containers on the small tables in the main area hold mashed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
during the following round. The residents of the other cells take 1d4 + 1 rounds to respond (roll separately for each). The occupants of the cells are as follows: Cell A. A Red Wizard illusionist
being raised as undead. Also nearby, two wights (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above) are being raised as warrior undead. These wights are only partially animated, so they respond only to Phaia when she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sgothgah — or, better yet, that they have killed the rogue aboleth — they can engage these aboleths in diplomacy regarding their desire to kill or enslave the kraken. The aboleths might respond to a
unholy symbol of Tharizdun that the kraken bears, that energy accelerates the kraken’s growth and fuels its hostility. Normally such a beast would take decades to reach maturity, but Sgothgah’s magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
six giant lizards kept here are used by the duergar as mounts and pack animals. They are hostile toward non-duergar but can’t attack through the closed gates. The gates are latched shut, but not
approach this chamber hear screams of agony coming from inside. Braziers of glowing-hot coals heat and light this room, the walls of which are lined with closed iron sarcophagi standing on end. In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
attack. 2. Trapped Hall Once the castle’s foyer, this wide hall makes a dangerous battleground. Doors stand closed to the north and south, with a crumbling mound of rubble partially obscuring the
tower if any intruders appear, or to respond to an alarm raised by the goblin sentries.
Treasure Mounted to the walls are five spears, four longswords, three morningstars, two greatswords, and a fine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the wall are the missing warriors from Etizalan. Izel. Izel emerges from the lava and speaks in Ignan, demanding the characters leave. If the characters don’t respond, he attacks. If they do, he’s
no locks, as the salamanders melted them closed. Each manacle has AC 19, 10 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage, or can be broken as an action with a successful DC 18 Strength
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
that the enemy has breached the town square and the defenders are in dire need of aid. As you prepare to respond, you hear war drums beating from just outside town. Suddenly a bolt of lightning blasts a
locked in combat with the beast!
If the players completed the “House of Thalivar Rebuilt” quest or saw the painting at Aubrey’s Peculiarities Shoppe, they recognize the warriors as the long-dead Swords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, another tarp covers a larger cylindrical object. Dusty webs cover everything. A metal door stands closed in the center of the adjacent wall.
Creatures. The “spherical objects” covered with tarps are
platinum rod as part of its components. Each rod is worth 20 gp. Door. The door exiting this area is made of steel, and is closed and locked. Its only features are three 6-inch-wide slots set in a row at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
closed with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. If this happens, any creatures it has grappled are automatically released. As soon as the chaos quadrapod is killed or sent back through the
beast pacifying spray (incites rage in any beast exposed to the spray) Wisdom (Animal Handling) or Charisma (Persuasion)
Triceratops action figure (has four or more horns) Intelligence (Nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
endless loop. The modrons are indifferent to other creatures and ignore creatures they trample or creatures that try to communicate. If faced with barriers, the modrons create simple structures (like
respond. Xabash can provide general details from the “Tyrant’s Spiral” section earlier in this chapter. Once the characters are done conversing with Xabash or if they attack it, the beholder drifts
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
carries. The largest drawer of the desk is held closed with an arcane lock spell (requiring a successful DC 25 Strength check to break). Inside is a flat box of black wood (see the next subsection) and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. These doors aren’t locked but grind loudly when opened or closed, attracting the attention of anyone on the upper level or in area X4. X19: War Room The air in this wide room is thick with the smell of
door is currently open and grinds loudly when opened or closed. West of the door is an L-shaped hallway leading to area X16. Secret Door. Characters who examine the bookshelf in the northeast corner