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Acquisitions Incorporated
damage if he fails. He can't use this trait if he's incapacitated.
Second-Story Work. Climbing does not cost Viari extra movement. Additionally, when he makes a running jump, the distance he covers
quickly rising in the ranks of Acquisitions Incorporated since joining that august team, Viari has come to head what's known as the organization's Stabbing Department. A potent threat in both dueling
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
. Rising from the far side of the bridge are the lair’s anterior spires. These solid, pointed shafts resemble inverted icicles more than towers and enclose a terraced, open-air amphitheater that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can
spans a chasm between a lesser peak and the lair.
Anterior Spires. Rising from the far side of the bridge are the lair’s anterior spires. These solid, pointed shafts resemble inverted icicles more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of missile snaring Wondrous item Yes Gloves of swimming and climbing Wondrous item Yes Gloves of thievery Wondrous item No Hat of disguise Wondrous item Yes Headband of intellect Wondrous item Yes
Helm of telepathy Wondrous item Yes Instrument of the bards (Doss lute) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Fochlucan bandore) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Mac-Fuirmidh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Collapsing 47–52 Potion of Climbing 53–58 Potion of Comprehension 59–74 Potion of Healing 75–76 Prosthetic Limb 77–78 Rope of Mending 79–80 Staff of Birdcalls 81–82 Sylvan Talon 83–84 Talking Doll 85–86
(cantrip or level 1 spell) 39–40 Eyes of Minute Seeing 41–42 Eyes of the Eagle 43–44 Gloves of Missile Snaring 45–46 Gloves of Swimming and Climbing 47–48 Gloves of Thievery 49–50 Goggles of Night 51 Hag Eye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
1. Stairs Rising up to a broad terrace before the gate, these wide stairs are built for gnomish feet. They are difficult terrain for Medium and larger creatures. 1a. Cart Lift At the top of the
clearance above them. The floor is part of the mechanism and is difficult terrain. Climbing in and out of a sled costs 10 feet of movement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
where portions have collapsed.
A fog-shrouded swamp spreads out below you in all directions, and up from its murk wafts the smell of rotting plants. Also rising from the swamp is the music of nature
. Characters can use the handholds, footholds, and shelf mushrooms to descend a pillar safely, or they can accomplish the same feat using climbing gear (no ability checks required in either case
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
bore in that former life. After quickly rising in the ranks of Acquisitions Incorporated since joining that august team, Viari has come to head what’s known as the organization’s Stabbing Department. A
vengeance. Viari’s career as an adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
door set into the north wall has a wooden beam barring it. At the east end of the chapel rests a stone altar flanked by iron candelabras. The altar is carved with a rising sun bas-relief. Tall
dawn. Anyone familiar with Barovian religion can conclude that the god in question is the Morninglord. The balcony (area Q24) is 20 feet high and can be reached by climbing either spiral staircase (area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Its stacked levels resemble steps in a staircase, but a ramp running from top to bottom provides an easy way up.
Climbing the mesa reveals that its steps aren’t concentric circles but the bands of a
spiral, rising from the cavern floor to the mesa’s top. The west wall has a noticeable crack leading to a narrow tunnel, which can be used as a shortcut to area 7 if the characters are small enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
mountain wall rising more than a hundred feet before you. Carved high on the wall are rows of arrow slits with lights burning behind them and clanking sounds issuing from them. A narrow staircase
climbing up a shaft that leads from the forge level to the fortress’s summit. The doors at the top of the shaft remain open until the dragon returns or until someone closes them by using the levers in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
24. Shrine of Umberlee Rising up from the floor of this damp, dark cave is a grotesque, ten-foot-tall statue of a sea monster with glistening eyes and tentacles. A raised stone basin, its base carved
walking speed and climbing speed of 10 feet. It can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
It can innately cast each of the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
High City Rising above the rest of Bral on the trailing edge of the asteroid, the High City is a green, spacious expanse that holds Prince Andru’s palace, called Starhaven, and various noble estates
climbing vines. The palace has many windows, all rendered shatterproof by magic. Attendants in impeccable livery see to the needs of the palace’s occupants, while armored guards stand vigilant around the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
make decisions for most prides, these leaders rising from among the oldest or best-respected women of the pride. Generally, leonin communities avoid outsiders, particularly armed groups of soldiers and
Swiftclaws, and many bards and wizards come from these prides as well. Speaker Brimaz looks beyond Oreskos and wonders
if there is a future for his people in the outside world
(PETER MOHRBACHER)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, driving dragons into obscurity or even extinction. Perhaps such a war is still raging. Dragons might have their own realms alongside the nations of giants, coexisting in peace or in rising tension
underground fortresses where dwarves sheltered against giants’ attacks. If exploring giant-sized dungeons is the norm, characters are likely prepared for climbing huge stairs and navigating other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
much climbing as crawling. At the end of this time, the adventurers emerge onto a shelf 15 feet up the wall of a broad, straight tunnel some 20 feet high. A curious procession of creatures marches along
the tunnel below your position. Twelve of the creatures are identical. Each has a round body, spindly arms and legs, a pair of fluttering wings rising above its arms, and a single eye staring out over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Firefinger Rising high above the jungle canopy is a 300-foot-tall, naturally formed spire of rock with smoke issuing from a flaming beacon at the top of it. The walls of the spire are sheer and
, there’s no chance they’ll be spotted climbing the tower. During daytime in clear weather, a circling pterafolk spots climbers with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check, unless characters have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
hears energetic cursing ahead. Read or paraphrase the following text: Water rushes into the canyon ahead, rising swiftly. The sudden flooding has spurred creatures to seek higher ground—including a human
in rugged leathers rapidly climbing a rope out of the chasm, pursued by several horse-sized spiders.
Clystran (neutral good, human scout) is being pursued by five giant spiders as the canyon floods
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
panes shaped and colored to resemble a rising or setting sun.
It’s a 45-foot drop from the rooftop to the ground. Unless it has been fought and killed elsewhere, a chasme guards this area. At your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
has cut deep here, and Luskan rests atop two escarpments on either side, with sheer, forty-foot bluffs of gray stone rising above the water. Around the city’s perimeter, thick stone walls with squat
return of the Arcane Brotherhood and its five-spired tower. A few years ago, the ruined Hosttower of the Arcane began regenerating its damaged stone, climbing into the sky once more. Shortly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
examines the rock formation quickly realizes it’s a door. Opening or otherwise investigating the door knocks free the dirt encrusting it, revealing an ancient etching of a phoenix wearing a mask rising from
-eyed shock. The mask functions as slippers of spider climbing. 8. Cave and Tunnel On the crumbling eastern wall of the tomb is a rough-edged hole that leads to an uneven cavity in the earth. Two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
granite and slate with cream-colored roses climbing its garden walls. Last spring, a distant uncle came for a holiday visit, bringing a large load of baggage. The house servants acted strangely during his
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
feet and rising 30 feet above the river’s surface. Constructed of heavy basalt blocks, the bridge’s piers are plated with iron. B2: Gatehouse Two mighty towers of black stone flank the fortress’s iron
. Lounging between the lava formations are two serpentine creatures with heat ripples and smoke rising from their bodies.
Two salamanders rest in these barracks, their bodies coiled to nestle into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
granite and slate with cream-colored roses climbing its garden walls. Last spring, a distant uncle came for a holiday visit, bringing a large load of baggage. The house servants acted strangely during his
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
you, its sheer walls rising overhead. Fallen rocks—the result of a recent rockslide—block the canyon’s exit.
Six centaurs stand nearby. One trots forward and calls out to you. “Unfortunate timing
(Athletics) check. If the characters fasten ropes to the boulder, the centaurs offer to help haul it down for them (no check required). Freeing the boulder clears a path through the rubble. Climbing Out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ash zombies (see the “Ash Zombies” sidebar) lurk in the shadows in this building, slumped against the walls or under the bar. When living creatures enter, the zombies groan and stir, slowly climbing to
5-foot-wide staircase circles the interior, rising to the now-opened rooftop that allows the dragon easy access to its new home. Heavy wooden beams and stair supports crisscross the tower interior
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the mist for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there takes 5 (1d10) necrotic damage. Climbing the sides of the pit without equipment requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check
following as the characters enter this area: This huge chamber is lined by funerary shelves along the stone walls above six bare daises, creating a display of dusty humanoid bones rising from floor to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
: Squealer. This area is the territory of a squealer—a porcine-headed predator unleashed during the crash. The squealer uses the nalfeshnee stat block, but it’s a Monstrosity and has a 30-foot climbing
points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. If a window is destroyed, water floods into the chamber. For each window broken, the water rises at a rate of 1 foot per round, rising at the end of each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
sound of steel grinding flesh and bone, rising and falling at intervals. The noise means that Thayans here fail to perceive sounds of combat from nearby areas. Glyph Keys. Every one of the Red Wizards
keep the spawn from climbing up the interior walls, but that doesn’t keep them from striking out at nearby creatures with their pseudopods. Any creature that starts its turn adjacent to a spawn pool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the bowls spread their leaves like wings and take flight in all directions like insects. There are fifty flying fruits in all. A character more than 20 feet off the ground—such as one climbing a palm
priests of Amun Sa ran out of food. Ceiling Passageway. Characters who look closely at the cracks in the ceiling see a rough-hewn tunnel rising from one of the larger cracks. The tunnel winds its way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
(see the “Ash Zombies” sidebar) lurk in the shadows in this building, slumped against the walls or under the bar. When living creatures enter, the zombies groan and stir, slowly climbing to their
staircase circles the interior, rising to the now-opened rooftop that allows the dragon easy access to its new home. Heavy wooden beams and stair supports crisscross the tower interior. Venomfang does
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
walls of this room are smooth, wet, and slippery. A character can climb along the wall to the other side with climbing gear and a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failed check, the
consequence (no check required). T22: Observatory This rooftop observatory is surrounded by a decorative lattice of metal strips and glass panes, rising to create a dome atop the tower. A chair with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
center, forward of the mast, a jolly boat is lashed to the deck with ropes.
Aft of the mast is a hatch to the belowdecks area and a rope ladder climbing to a crow’s nest above.
Two human figures
of this area, rising from the deck about six feet from the stern and having a horizontal arm some six feet long. Against this arm, on the starboard side and looking coastward, stands a human figure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Chamber This room is connected to the levels above and below by invisible staircases (see “Kolat Towers Features”), one descending 20 feet to area K11 and the other climbing 20 feet to area K16. This
on its turn, the book collection returns to the bookshelf. The books are otherwise nonmagical and cover a wide array of subjects. K22. Teleportation Circle A staircase rising from area K21 leads to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
weak to pose an actual hazard. Climbing the rough pit walls requires successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks. F3. Wind Prison A stone pedestal in the middle of this cavern holds a glassy sphere
benefit from this effect only once per day. F11. Foot of the Obelisk This cavern is a vertical shaft. Rising up the shaft is a black stone obelisk, twenty feet on a side, with a stone staircase