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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
gleaming black alloy of unknown origin, the servant is often described as a combination of a disproportioned dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
musical notes opens a hidden compartment that contains the scroll. Smashing or breaking open the harpsichord damages the scroll, rendering it useless.
6. Music of the Dead The hallway leading to this chamber is filled with the haunting sound of a harpsichord playing. The room contains the following: Harpsichord. in the middle of the room is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
exploration of the mountains, building an ambulatory craft capable of crawling up and down mountainous slopes to travel farther into the Barrier Peaks, and other tasks of your devising. Completing any such
treasury engine, with its canister housed atop the actual engine mounting, rendering it immobile. While investigating the laboratory workings in this area, the devil inadvertently found its brain magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
an accomplished gnome map merchant named Anaxi Zephries, known as “the Cartophile.” Information collected by Anaxi over the years has traced Kwalish’s route into the Barrier Peaks — at least up to the
point where his expedition was lost, despite its members’ formidable knowledge and skill. Working their own way into the Barrier Peaks, the characters eventually arrive at Kwalish’s first laboratory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
damaged by mold, rendering it worthless.)
Vertrand has smooth flesh where his eyes should be, for he surrendered his ocular orbits to a Far Realm entity in exchange for blindsight. Having foreseen the
desk’s top drawer. It contains all the spells he has prepared, plus legend lore, conjure elemental, and planar binding. The spells are written out using a form of Braille script.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
others already in his possession. The gnome’s collection contains notes and an initial map from the early stages of Kwalish’s expedition into the Barrier Peaks. In exchange for allowing the
obsession. One of his ancestors took part in Kwalish’s lost expedition to find Daoine Gloine, the mythical city of the Barrier Peaks inhabited by “people of glass.” The gnome has long sought to learn the truth of the expedition’s demise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
area 10) are devising a means of escape using a set of superior mason’s tools hidden there, and that these tools can also weaken the eidolon in the Temple of Moloch (see area 25 in chapter 4). They also
contains a small, unpainted miniature figure representing each character. Each figure is a tiny clockwork device. If painted and kept on hand, the figures secretly animate to help the characters with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M5. Engine Room This area contains the magical workings of the monastery’s engines. This massive chamber is filled with the deafening hum and roar of machinery. Piles of rough rock ore are spread
desperate to escape the monastery before its engines fail. They can steal a skiff and follow the marked trails out of the Barrier Peaks if left to their own devices.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, rendering it invisible and impervious to magical detection. The sequester spell on a given sarcophagus ends when a creature comes in direct contact with it. A creature that spends an hour digging in this
determined by rolling on the magic item tables in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The first sarcophagus contains four magic items. Roll on Magic Item Table F for each item. If Iymrith stole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
can earn his release from the coffin along the way — by any means possible. Value to the Party. Originally native to an area near the Barrier Peaks, Ctenmiir has much experience with the initial route
. See appendix C for Garret’s stat block. Value to the Party. Garret can draw the maps requested by the Cartophile. He also knows several rumors (both true and false) regarding the Barrier Peaks, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hold stone dishes and tankards. Some of the dishware contains globs of edible gray slime. (The mind flayers use these dishes to bring food to prisoners in area 10.)
Wall of Force. The rubble-strewn
can’t be knocked over, but it can be destroyed, rendering the generator irreparable. The pedestal is a Small object with AC 13, 20 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Treasure. The diamond is worth 5,000 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ownership. I’ll arrange a meeting with one after you’ve inspected the estate and deemed it satisfactory.” The tube contains a deed to Trollskull Manor, a historic building in the North Ward that the
Silmerhelve. The brief session takes place at a courthouse in the Castle Ward at highsun. Magistrate Silmerhelve witnesses the transfer of the deed, rendering the new ownership official, with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
1. The Resplendent Grotto of Ichthyglug the Voluminous Halaster has used his magic to tailor these caves to the satisfaction of Ichthyglug the marid. 1a. Shipwreck This 50-foot-high cavern contains
-high, arched ceiling and contains three 1-foot-thick, magic curtains of translucent, shimmering green seawater. Each watery curtain stretches from floor to ceiling and wall to wall. Sound passing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
gemstones to glitter invitingly.
Map 5.2 includes an inset map that shows the tavern’s interior, which consists of a cellar and a taproom. Cellar. The cellar contains crates of worthless supplies
(named after the family that originally distilled it). Taproom. The taproom contains seating areas, including a row of stools next to a low bar made of carved basalt. Hanging above the bar are two soot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. The room contains the following: Drow. Rizzeryl the drow mage sits on a chair in the southwest corner while resting in a trance. If he hears someone coming
conceals a hidden compartment, which can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains three items: Rizzeryl’s leather-bound spellbook (which holds the spells he has prepared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
hulking serpent when threatened. She has attained precise control over her petrifying gaze, rendering her immune to its effects and allowing her to use it while not in her medusa guise. Despite her alarming
knowledge and connections across the multiverse. Legends state that her garden in Cair Ophidian contains magical plants that can undo potent curses, including those inflicted by a Deck of Many Things. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of battle as they traverse the hall leading to this 10-foot-high room, which has partially collapsed and contains the following: Light. The room is lit by a single lantern resting in the middle of the
, berating and threatening anyone who defies him. The bullying gets worse until Rex is forcibly ousted or the party dissolves. Treasure. Rex’s backpack lies next to one of the mine carts. It contains a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
. The adventure contains some possible answers. Keep track of the fate of important giants and their allies or captives. Escaping adversaries will generally flee to the next higher-ranking stronghold
the Thunder Peaks.
Greyhawk. The giants might threaten Geoff, Sterich, or other nearby realms from out of the Crystalmists, the Jotens, or even the infamous Barrier Peaks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
corpse also causes the energy to dissipate, rendering the corpse safe to touch. Treasure. The thief’s belt contains four exquisite ornamental crystal daggers, each worth 600 gp. L5: Broken Glass This
characters can exit by reversing the procedure. Mike Schley Map 7.6: Labyrinth of Eyes (Alternate Configuration) View Player Version L4: Dead Thief This dead end contains a withered corpse dressed in leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
simple pull-chain mechanism in times of danger. This hall is devoid of decoration. A frozen well stands hear a hallway to the east, and three iron cages are pushed against one wall. One contains a
on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 7 (2d6) piercing damage from the spikes and be restrained until the spikes are retracted or the barrier is destroyed. The spikes can be retracted only by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
poisoned conditions. They deal damage by slicing creatures with their sharp edges (the attack is otherwise identical to the hawk’s Talons attack). The cage contains three folded birds that Endelyn has
succeeds, the magic on the parchment ends, rendering the bird inanimate and easy to unfold. If the cage door is left open, the paper birds fly out after a few seconds and try to deliver their messages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
arch’s gold inlay can’t be removed. The rules of this gate are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when a real or illusory dragon touches the arch. An artistic rendering of a dragon, such as a
compartment is hidden atop the hexagonal plinth. Finding it requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It contains a 6-inch-long key carved from a dragon’s finger bone, shaped like an H. This key, which is identical to the one in area 19, unlocks the doors to area 39c.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
floorboards, rendering squares with roots difficult terrain. Redbud’s roots also block the entrances to the lifeboat wreck (area Z12) and the study (area Z13), the latter of which contains one of the safe
. Daveras tried to talk to him, but Figaro used a magical device to erect an impenetrable barrier around the room.
Personal History. Daveras wasn’t part of the Lambent Zenith’s crew. When his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
swift and loud. Creatures within 20 feet of it are deafened by the roar unless a soundproof barrier or a silence spell blocks the noise. Any creature that starts its turn in the river and isn’t anchored
door lock (see “Qualith Door Locks”). The ceiling is 10 feet high and flat. The room contains the following features: Grimlock. A stunned male grimlock is slumped in one of three stone chairs that face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a roof, it has a 5-foot-thick covering of sticky webs. The webs provide an effective barrier, and any creature that enters the webs or starts its turn in them is restrained. A restrained creature can
. Forcing the gate open requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. The slave pen is lined with straw. It contains a halfling musical quintet that the drow kidnapped just outside the town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
dwarf and an oversized beetle. The servant contains enough space for 1 ton of cargo and a crew compartment within, from which up to two Medium creatures can control it—and potentially execute a spree
of unstoppable destruction. Tales of the servant’s origins involve more conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
vegetation forms the city’s outer wall, with the treetops magically woven together to create a barrier against intruders. Expertly trained archers stand guard on platforms nestled among the upper
once a lion’s den. The cave contains a burial ground and is rumored to lead all the way into the underworld. Setessan children occasionally dare each other to see who can make it the farthest into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the ten-foot-high vaulted ceiling of this dry cellar, the walls of which are lined by a dozen barrels on wooden braces. Half the barrels have brass spigots tapped into them. The room also contains two
stacks of wooden crates — one in the middle of the room and another by the south wall.
The topmost crate in the middle of the room contains three spined devils that spy on this area through knotholes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. If the characters approach from the south, the giant beavers poke their heads above the barrier for a moment, then begin slapping their tails on the water. This calls the hunters in area L2, who
do with the corpses and return the golden antlers to Therno Lake, Aspen gives the characters her pouch of pearls (see the “Treasure” section below). Treasure. A pouch around Aspen’s neck contains a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
illusion, or some other barrier. Illithid Quarters Each member of the colony claims a single room or a small series of chambers at its own and uses the space to conduct its personal research. One
destroyed in an attack, these tadpoles stand a better chance of survival. Transformation Chamber The transformation chamber contains a number of small cells. The subjects of promising experiments are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Forge Level (X16-X26) The lowest level of the fortress contains, among many other features, Xardorok’s forge, the iron mines, and a tunnel that connects to the Underdark. This level is also the
spore servant (as described in the “Myconids” entry in the Monster Manual). X20. Quaggoth Den This dark, filthy room is strewn with bones. It contains ten crude beds made of moss and clumps of fur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
— some lost city farther into the Barrier Peaks. The devil has seen Kwalish’s notes (found in the treasury, area M10), which confirm that the inventor was intent on seeking the legendary city of Daoine
are taken to the cells in area M6, where you can create escape scenarios for them of your own devising. Death of the Grand Master. If the Grand Master is slain, the bone devil is revealed to be an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, rendering it mildly acidic—not enough to cause damage, but enough to make one’s skin tingle uncomfortably. A character who experiences this tingling can, with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check
. The crate contains the carcass of a curled-up, eight-legged reptile with spikes running down its back. With a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Nature) check, a character can determine that it’s the
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
known today. However, its true origins derive from a planar craft that crashed in the Barrier Peaks, for the Infernal Machine once functioned as this craft’s central command console.
Explorers who
and time, rendering it inoperable until those components are found again.
Infernal Machine Properties
d100
Beneficial Property
Detrimental Property
01
You have a flying speed of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
intruders as described in the “Beholder Tactics” section below. The hall contains one hundred lit candles. While the candles remain inside this vault, they burn indefinitely. If a candle is taken from the
. When an untethered creature is shoved or otherwise moved across the floor, it travels in one direction and does not stop until it comes into contact with a wall or other barrier. The alcoves contain