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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to stone and placed here by Halaster to lure other adventurers to their doom (see “Pit Trap” below). Pit Trap A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the pit. Each time
Dexterity saving throw, taking 88 (16d10) bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures that are gaseous, amorphous (such as an ooze), or protected by an impenetrable magical barrier (such as that created by an Otiluke’s resilient sphere spell) take no damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
are quick to point out this anomaly, to prove to the characters that the maze is nothing to take lightly. The view from above reveals the maze as it exists in the real world. The view up the path from
ground level looks into the extradimensional space that Xonthal crafted as a barrier around his home. The tower’s entrance exists only within this extradimensional space. Entering the maze any other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
quick to point out this anomaly, to prove to the characters that the maze is nothing to take lightly. The view from above reveals the maze as it exists in the real world. The view up the path from
ground level looks into the extradimensional space that Xonthal crafted as a barrier around his home. The tower’s entrance exists only within this extradimensional space. Entering the maze any other way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Goblin Trail After the characters defeat the goblins, any inspection of the area reveals that the creatures have been using this place to stage ambushes for some time. A trail hidden behind thickets
ground. The character is restrained until 1 or more slashing damage is dealt to the snare’s cord. (See the appendix in the Basic Rules for the effect of being restrained.) A character who isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
surface 2 barrels of water 5 flasks of cooking oil 2 chests containing fresh foodstuffs 1/2 cord of precut firewood Sifting through the Ashes Any character who searches the Cargo Deck for clues can make
know the mercane’s name, Miken reveals that he was promised enough money to set him and his equally young fiancé up for life. Miken surrenders to the characters at this point, throwing himself on their mercy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Goblin Trail After the characters defeat the goblins, any inspection of the area reveals that the creatures have been using this place to stage ambushes for some time. On the north side of the road
snare’s cord. A character who isn’t lowered carefully takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage from the fall. Pit Trap After another 10 minutes traveling down the trail, the characters encounter a pit trap the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
hangs from a cord around the figure’s neck.
Two nine-foot-tall stone statues stand atop plinths on either side of the pit. A third plinth against the south wall stands empty. One of the statues
magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of abjuration magic around each statue. Any examination of the plinths reveals that each statue is set on a rotating, spring-loaded gear. If the statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
journal is set with all manner of gears. A successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check confirms that these are not just decorative, but appear to be set in some sort of working order. The same check reveals
Barrier Peaks to Daoine Gloine. In addition, the journal provides plentiful evidence of Kwalish’s fascination with extradimensional spaces, and talks about his hope of one day establishing a secure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Daoine Gloine The city of Daoine Gloine has long been thought of as mere legend — just another strange tale from the already-strange Barrier Peaks. Occasionally, travelers would return from the
, resembling an almost-transparent barrier some thirty feet above the ground, visible only where it catches the light.
Below that strange barrier, the buildings of the city are unnaturally clean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. When the first character enters the room, Muiral becomes visible as he casts a wall of force spell, using the barrier to cut off that character from the rest of the party. He then engages the
. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the altar, which is 30 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. Like a mass of webs, the altar has gaps across its surface. The first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
on the floor and walls. A spell or other effect that can sense the presence of magic, such as detect magic, reveals an aura of evocation magic around the statue. The trap activates when more than 20
(Investigation) check reveals variations in the mortar and stone that betray the pressure plate's presence. The same check made while inspecting the ceiling notes variations in the stonework that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
77. Death God’s Nursery Opening the skeleton gate in area 71 reveals a 10-foot-wide, 20-foot-long staircase of polished black marble that descends to this area. When the characters reach the bottom
the cylinder. Its body is wet and malformed, its arms and legs are atrophied, and its oversized head drips black goo. The creature is attached to the cylinder by a twisted umbilical cord.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the walls of this room. In the southern end of the chamber, an open hatch reveals a route leading underground.
The armory holds equipment used by the duergar, including two suits of scale mail sized
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->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
puts the ruins on alert and activates the necromantic barrier described in area N2. A character who wants to sneak past the watchtower or climb its ladder undetected must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity
Wisdom (Perception) check finds a catapult munition roughly the size and weight of a cannonball amid the wreckage. A successful DC 13 Intelligence (Arcana) check reveals that the munition is powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the
first time on a turn takes 40 (9d8) lightning damage. When the barrier appears, read: The shimmering head and shoulders of a woman blink into existence above the arena floor. Electrical currents course
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, give the players a copy of handout 24 in appendix E. It shows the control panel atop the iron lectern, as well as the wall engravings and rusty pipes. Inspection of the pipes reveals traces of the same
creature is pushed to one side of the barrier or the other (its choice). On a failed save, the creature is pinned under the wall, falls prone, and takes 44 (8d10) bludgeoning damage. A pinned creature is
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
waiting for her to return. The throne is a Large object with AC 18, 80 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the throne
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
depict the contemplative face of a beautiful angel.
A detect magic spell reveals that the window radiates an aura of abjuration magic. The window is unbreakable, and no one can enter the citadel from
with mutilated devil corpses and gnawed bones. A hole in the floor reveals another dark cavern below this one.
Close examination of the mutilated corpses reveals that they include three bearded devils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
character who succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check assures her of their heroic purpose, at which point Kycera reveals the following information: Precious Cargo. The Lambent Zenith carried an
. 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
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
, a supply of which can always be produced from the machine’s inner workings. This silver wire shares the same general nature as the silvery cord of an astral projection spell, connecting to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
running out. Aura. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of evocation magic emanating from inside the crystal cylinder. The Right Path. To reach the “cure,” the characters must first face the
them is a potion bottle, but an invisible barrier prevents anyone from touching it. A glyph is etched into the side of the pillar just below the bottle. One more time the couatl speaks, its voice now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
successful one. Detect and Disarm. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of Evocation magic around the statue. As a Search action, a creature within 5 feet of the statue can examine it and make a DC 10
a wall or similar barrier. It can’t go around corners, but creative dungeon builders incorporate curving turns into nearby passages that allow the stone to keep moving. Detect and Disarm. As a Study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
one. Detect and Disarm. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of Evocation magic around the statue. As a Search action, a creature within 5 feet of the statue can examine it and make a DC 10 Wisdom
Dexterity saving throw or take 55 (10d10) Bludgeoning damage and have the Prone condition. The stone stops when it hits a wall or similar barrier. It can’t go around corners, but creative dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
gemstones native to Khorvaire—mixed with the graymatter fluid here, creating a pool with strange magical properties. Enchanted Pool. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of enchantment magic emanating
magical barrier is active, the view port’s crystal is immune to damage. The ceiling is 30 feet high. Broken Control Helmet. The silver helmet once created a magical link between its wearer and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, but unless the characters pass the barrier by magical means, it needs to be cleared. For each hour of work, one character can make a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check or Intelligence check using
the decades-old bones of unknown adventurers who were killed by the guardians of the haven. A detect magic spell reveals three magical auras in this room. Two of these auras—one of divination magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
glowing fungus reveals the eastern niche, which holds a pallet of matted furs, a wide wooden board on which a variety of weapons are affixed, and a great cloak of patchy black fur hung on a slender pole
casks of the end product. North Central Chamber. Two goblin commoners currently repair dirty goblin armor with cord, iron needles, leather patches, and other crude implements of tailoring. South Central
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
) check reveals humanoid footprints, as well as rat tracks of unusually large size. The footprints lead down the stairs. Among the rubble is an old ring of stones that contains (and is covered by) the
masonry reaches thirty feet into the air, but the intervening floors and stairs are gone, except for a couple of crumbled ledges.
Bodies. Investigation reveals that the four goblins have been dead for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
an escort. Altar. Close inspection of the altar reveals that old runes and emblems in its surface have been recently chiseled out. A character who examines the marks can attempt a DC 15 Intelligence
gp each, wrapped in a swatch of cowhide. The key to area M13 hangs from a hook on the wall by the room’s door. Hellenrae wears the key to the padlock in area M24 on a leather cord around her neck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
the forests north of Blasingdell. They keep their captives in a small pen until they put them to death or ransom them. A row of rough-hewn sapling trunks forms a crude but serviceable barrier across the
. Inspecting the small room behind the door reveals the full extent of the trap’s counterweight mechanism, as well as a system of pipes that connect the spouts to two 20-gallon copper drums (containing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
leading down to area Y19j. This barrier was created by a wall of force spell and is maintained by the glowing green crystal set above the doorway (see “Green Crystal” below). As long as this crystal
eight schools of magic. Opening any of the eight doors reveals utter darkness beyond. A creature that has darkvision can’t see into or through this magical darkness, but a warlock with Devil’s Sight can
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
smoky gray quartz about the size of a grapefruit. Close examination reveals two or more pinpricks of silver light coming from deep inside the sphere.
The orb is sentient and has the personality of a
blade up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see and then make up to two melee spell attacks with it again.
The blade can harmlessly pass through any barrier, including a wall of force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and lubricated.
This mechanism operates the canal and lock system that runs between areas E12 and E13. The levers activate counterweights and springs that raise and lower the great barrier door, which
. Gossamer fabrics are draped across a four poster bed, and a desk sits in the southeastern corner.
Vanifer spends very little time here. Treasure A search of the desk reveals a scroll of Melf’s minute meteors and a scroll of wall of sand (see appendix B for descriptions of both spells).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
and succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check deduces the holes in its frame were created by a series of intensely hot beams. A cursory examination of the robot reveals something
of long-dead diners. This level of the ship contains three dining rooms. S4a: Southeast Dining Room. A long-shattered skylight in the ceiling of this room is open to the Barrier Peaks. The room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
faint runes etched among the ornate carvings on the lock. A subsequent DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check to study the runes reveals that they can emit a wave of transmutation magic throughout the room
reached a long tentacle through the weak planar barrier here. The creature’s tremorsense allows it to detect the presence of creatures in this room, at which point it attacks. Each character must succeed on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
in the middle of this room, its wings partially outstretched. A wall of iron bars stretching from floor to ceiling forms a protective barrier around the chamber’s entrance, keeping visitors separated
detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic emanating from the sludge, which comes from the Abyss. Any Humanoid that starts its turn wholly or partly immersed in the sludge must make a DC