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Basic Rules (2014)
. For example, you could create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door, or you could set the illusion to trigger only when a creature says the correct
word or phrase.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
travels farther than the sprawling city that lies outside his palace.
Dispater is correct to fear, but the true threat comes not from without. The lord’s great error was allowing himself to be
acceptance of his plans and his advice can last only so long before some other plotter steps in and reveals the truth. For insurance, Titivilus has begun recruiting outsiders to deal with problem
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
parchment itself doesn’t have any magical qualities, but the word it reveals potentially does. Wizards and other spellcasters can identify the correct spell components for any spell they know, but they
must succeed on the Intelligence (Arcana) checks noted in the “Hint Checks” section below to recall the correct material components for any less familiar spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
painting reveals a letter. When unscrambled, the letters spell out “owlbear.” Characters are likely to reveal these letters in random order. Arranging them in the correct order is part of the puzzle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Part 2: Monastery of the Distressed Body The known route of Kwalish’s original expedition ends at the series of tunnels leading into the Barrier Peaks, with no sense of how that long-lost company
Master,” who supposedly offers shelter and protection to all those who submit to their authority. Additional symbols also mark out the correct route through the labyrinthine tunnels to area C1. If those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
creatures who fail to speak the correct passphrase. The current passphrase is “black mask.” Characters are given three chances to utter the correct phrase before Ukurlahmu attacks. Before it attacks, the
containing twenty arrows each. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the shield hanging on the wall. The shield has a minor magical property: words spoken by the shield’s bearer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
who succeeds on a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check spots a panel on the east wall that, when pushed, reveals a secret door. A lever on the wall controls the elevator’s operation. On the wall to the
unless a yellow key card is inserted into the card slot or the three dials are set to the correct sequence of glyphs. The sequence can be found in the tome Elevator Manual in area 3. Once the elevator is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
fast or far a character moves, that character winds up a step or two away from the end of the table where they started. Correct Exit. To escape the dining hall, each character trapped in it must
names eventually repeat). Buried beneath each tombstone is a coffin that either is empty or contains an illusion of Strahd’s corpse. Correct Exit. A character who reads the headstones finds one bearing
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->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->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 Laboratory of Kwalish
Wilderness Encounters Reaching the foothills of the Barrier Peaks takes the characters through a broad range of wild lands — including woods infused with the power of the Feywild. Wilderness
sprites might help the characters find the correct path and hurry them along. If assaulted in any way, fifteen sprites riding stirges attack. (The sprites’ invisibility extends to the stirges as well while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door, or you could set the illusion to trigger only when a creature says the correct word or phrase. Physical
interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
create an illusion of yourself to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a trapped door, or you could set the illusion to trigger only when a creature says the correct word or phrase. Physical
interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
serpent. One hieroglyph at a time, the dial reveals the correct sequence of floor tiles to stand on: vulture, serpent, door, reed, scarab, scepter, foot, and urn. Stepping on a floor tile that matches the
medallion around its neck. All around the figure are carvings of locusts.
Close inspection reveals that one of the carved locusts is a button that can be pushed. When this happens, the stone block
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
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->Tyranny of Dragons
gateway without speaking the correct pass-phrase (“Tiamat, Our Mother and Strength” or “Hail Blagothkus”) activates one of the golems. If another creature attempts to pass through without speaking the
Strength check, and each action spent turning a crank either half-raises or half-lowers the drawbridge or portcullis. (Two actions are required to fully raise or lower either barrier.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
without speaking the correct pass-phrase (“Tiamat, Our Mother and Strength” or “Hail Blagothkus”) activates one of the golems. If another creature attempts to pass through without speaking the pass
Strength check, and each action spent turning a crank either half-raises or half-lowers the drawbridge or portcullis. (Two actions are required to fully raise or lower either barrier.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
a specific destination feel the tug of its magic pulling them toward where they want to go. Finding the right door is a matter of exploration and time: locating the correct one takes 4d12 hours of
crowned lion mounted above its arch Palace of Heart’s Desire, seat of the archfey Zybilna in the Feywild domain of Prismeer 72–74 Rotating bookshelf that reveals a hidden portal Broom closet in a tower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
enemies on all sides and fearing he’ll be displaced like Moloch, Geryon, and so many others, he almost never travels farther than the sprawling city that lies outside his palace. Dispater is correct to fear
. Titivilus recognizes the precariousness of his position. After all, Dispater’s acceptance of his plans and his advice can last only so long before some other plotter steps in and reveals the truth. For
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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
their tentacles to interpret the writing, which provides technical schematics for the psipods. A comprehend languages spell or similar magic reveals as much, enabling characters to discern what the
correct ones. Disconnecting a wrong wire triggers a magical surge that targets all creatures within 5 feet of the psipod except the one inside it. A targeted creature must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving
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->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->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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to describe what their characters looked like as children and what they might look like in old age. When the correct incantation is spoken aloud in front of any of the hall’s mirrors, the mirror
reveals that girl in the pig mask asked him if he had any regrets, and said that if he did, she knew someone who could help him—he just had to follow her. If the characters fail to find Rubin after 3
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->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
has been done to the likes of Geryon, Moloch, and so many others. Dispater is correct to fear, but the true threat comes not from without. The lord’s great error was allowing himself to be seduced by
his position. After all, Dispater’s acceptance of his plans and his advice can last only so long before some other plotter steps in and reveals the truth. For insurance, Titivilus has begun
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
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->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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
motionless in the air. Fruit Trees. Many of the trees in the garden bear glittering gold and silver fruit. A detect magic spell reveals auras of divination magic around the gold fruit and auras of
clearing. An arcane sigil is inscribed on the inward-facing side of each stone, and the space between the stones is free of vegetation.
A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around