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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Arrival in Janya As the characters near the seafloor, a pearlescent haze cuts through the darkness. Below they see a shimmering dome of light, a great magical barrier that shelters the city below. As
covered with designs marked by bioluminescent barnacles. People slip through open corridors between buildings, swimming high above the volcanic rock and coral of the seafloor below.
As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, he can take lair actions. Barrier. Murgaxor is surrounded by a barrier of arcane energy resembling a cocoon of writhing mud. While surrounded by this barrier, Murgaxor and the stones encircling him
can’t be targeted by attacks or spells. The barrier has AC 14; 200 hit points; resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks; and immunity to poison and psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
featureless, frozen desert. Ahead, the smooth white surface is interrupted by a towering ship, its exterior covered in frost.
The hull, rigging, and masts of the ship are covered in a layer of ice. From
through it without alerting the troll requires a successful DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check. If a character fails this check, the troll hears the character’s footsteps or the creaking of the deck and realizes there’s an easier meal to be had. Map 2.6: dark duchess View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
9. Stone Statue The walls and ceiling of this hallway are coated with slime, and the floor of the passage is covered with a layer of mud. Through this muck a steady stream of water trickles
reach the sword or the gems is to climb up on the statue and stand on the tray. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes the statue is top-heavy; proficiency with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
, snow-covered mountain that you recognize as Icespire Peak, a landmark so enormous as to be visible from Phandalin on a clear day. The mountain dwarfs the fortress, which consists of two separate
spell, sounds of combat in areas not completely sealed off from the outside by doors, or a whisper in the dragon’s ear. If the dragon realizes intruders are near but can’t determine their whereabouts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Vilnius with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. Vilnius wears scorched robes, his unkempt hair is half burned away, and his face and arms are covered with blisters from magic fire. He is the
doesn’t know its purpose. The amulet thrums when it comes within 10 feet of the shield guardian. If Vilnius realizes what the amulet does, he won’t part with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Read or paraphrase the following: An ancient statue of a bakunawa is cracked with age and covered with unusual vines. Amid a cluster of tangled roots, a blister-like growth heaves like a breathing
thing and glows with a sickly light.
A character who studies the blister and succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes that the movement within the mass is the shifting of tiny, ghostly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
openings overlook the snow-covered grounds outside the stronghold.
Unless she has cause to leave the overlook and raise the drawbridge in area O2, a duergar named Urthhild stands guard here, stamping
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
small round door closing off each cell. The floor of one cell is covered with several inches of stinking water. The other cell holds a figure in rags slumped against the back wall.
This hut is round
tries her best to be helpful. Once she realizes the characters have important things to do, she tries not to embroil them in bullywug politics. In any situation, she tries to act with honor and civility.
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
checks made using thieves’ tools or tinker’s tools.
Any metal object you wield or wear is covered in a thin layer of oil that drips occasionally and leaves your fingerprints everywhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
walls are shelves bearing specimen jars, notebooks, and containers of herbs and alchemical reagents. In the middle of the cave rests a smooth stone slab covered in a rusty stain.
Murgaxor conducted
, straight-sided glass jar filled with clear goo. If another creature comes within 5 feet of the jug, Vargas awakens, flies out of the jug covered in goo, and erupts in emerald flames. Vargas is confused and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
6. Main Gate A lowered drawbridge spans a foggy moat. Beyond the drawbridge is an open portcullis, and beyond the portcullis is a covered gateway leading to an open courtyard. Large figures loom in
-foot-tall cloud giants—one male and one female—stand behind the portcullis, facing each other within the covered gateway.
The winches that raise and lower the drawbridge and portcullis are located in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
6. Main Gate A lowered drawbridge spans a foggy moat. Beyond the drawbridge is an open portcullis, and beyond the portcullis is a covered gateway leading to an open courtyard. Large figures loom in
cloud giants — one male and one female — stand behind the portcullis, facing each other within the covered gateway. The winches that raise and lower the drawbridge and portcullis are located in the
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
assaulting the walls of Caerdoon, and their moss-covered bones rest at the bottom of the fortress’s moat. Shield of the Fallen. When a creature not approved by Murgaxor moves within 10 feet of the moat, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the check succeeds by 4 or more, the character pieces together the clues, if they haven’t done so already, and realizes that meenlocks created the moss-covered tunnels. M6. Chamber of Weeping Thick
, and ceiling of the tunnel as far as you can see. Within this tunnel are several branches, all of them covered in the same black moss.
The notable aspect of this tunnel is the uniform layer of black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the Captain’s Cabin. The door to area D8 is covered in a thick layer of ice, which the characters need to remove if they want to get inside. Using a miner’s pick or similar tool, a character can chip
disheveled, frost-covered bed is tucked in an alcove under a wooden staircase.
The surgeon’s cabin has been searched by the kobolds living in the Dark Duchess, but they overlooked some items that might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
table covered with food and wine stands in the middle of the pavilion, although the drow refuse to partake. Development. If the characters keep their distance and spy on the Zhentarim enclave for a few
with a behir and lost four of its eyestalks. Its spherical body is also covered with scars from the behir’s claws and breath weapon. Lorthuun has the statistics of a normal beholder, except that it no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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
characters activate the telepathic link, the first thought the aboleth sends is an exasperated, “What now, Gorra?” Once the aboleth realizes it’s telepathically linked to strangers, it wants to know all about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the elf’s chest. The cat is part of the lid’s carving, not a separate sculpture. A character who inspects the sarcophagus closely and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check realizes that it’s a
, dusty books are crammed into niches in the south wall. Similar niches in the other walls contain tall, alabaster funerary urns covered with dust and cobwebs (seventeen in all).
Treasure. The alabaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
folk warm their hands and faces by small campfires. Everywhere across town, people are trudging through snow-covered streets on errands. The town’s outer walls block the worst of the wind, but not all
way inside. While this is happening, a young man named Sirac at the House of the Triad learns what the giants are after and realizes he might be able to save the town. Defense of Bryn Shander The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
what brought the characters here so it can better understand the value of the site and the magical relics it has discovered. If the characters reveal what they seek, Ylch realizes the value of the
. Violette offers a sincere nod to the characters, then joins Derek in area T5. T5: Forgotten Library The ceiling is covered with a mosaic of wide-eyed figures swimming through a sea teeming with life. Below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
dark corridor are covered with painted reliefs showing Omuan people hunting, harvesting fruit, planting crops, crafting weapons, feasting, fighting, weaving, and skinning animals. Eight empty torch
puzzle cube trap before touching it, and its magic turned him to stone. If a greater restoration spell or similar magic is cast on Voj, he reverts to flesh, realizes he’s not alone, and attacks anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
throughout the ruin are covered in clear footprints of booted Dragon Army soldiers, captives wearing foot-wrappings, draconian claws, and slaadi claws. They go in every direction and don’t suggest
rapidly and is about to hatch. A character who succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana or Medicine) check realizes Rone is infected by a dangerous parasite that will soon kill him, though a lesser
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
both Karametra and Nylea here. Summer Nexus. Located in an olive grove west of the city proper, the Summer Nexus is covered by a leafy green canopy. As a shelter from summer’s heat, the nexus is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
level’s map. Security Mechanism. Between each pair of floors is a metal aperture with a barrier that prevents a creature from traveling to floors it isn’t authorized to access. If a creature doesn’t
source (such as a room’s overhead lighting) or other means of seeing in the dark. Radiation Some parts of the spaceship leak radioactive chemicals used in the vessel’s construction. Surfaces covered in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Wisdom (Perception) check realizes the voices are coming from behind the statue. The cloakers attack when a creature comes within 5 feet of the statue or it’s clear no one’s buying their lies. Statue. A
skeleton. In the skeleton’s moldy backpack is a shard of white crystal (worth 300 gp), a dagger of venom, and a potion of invulnerability. A4: Tepui Plateau The top of the mountain is covered by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
coiling ivy leaves and appears harmless but the inner folds are covered in yellow mold (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). 12. Decrepit Bedroom Rubbish is scattered around
succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check while examining the bauble realizes it might be a part of a set of similar crystals used as counterweights in alchemical work. 14. Crumbling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Svardborg until her mate is freed (see “The Krigvind” section later in this chapter). 4F. Altar This 9-foot-tall block of ice has dwarf skulls and bones within it, and its top is covered with frozen
map and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (History) check realizes that it depicts a stretch of the Sword Coast encompassing the islands of Red Rocks, midway between Leilon and Waterdeep. An “X” marks a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Dealing with the Crate. A character who realizes the crate’s orange glow is a bad sign can gently shake the crate to rearrange
its contents, lessening the explosion to 5 feet. This requires an action and a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. If the crate is covered with at least 10 feet of earth, the damage is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. 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
, imperfect creatures you are.” Treasure The nine alcoves contain the following treasures: 12,000 cp, 5,000 sp, and 2,200 gp A clay chameleon statuette covered in crystal beads that change colors (25 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Illithinoch. The following locations are keyed to map 7.5. Mike Schley Map 7.5: Labyrinth of Eyes View Player Version L1: Gazing Chamber The moist stone walls of this room are covered with hundreds of
feeblemind spell (save DC 18). Regardless of the result of this saving throw, the viewer realizes that a tiny, dark hole at the pool’s bottom is a powerful gate to a deeper place in the Far Realm. The
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->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, holding a brain in each hand. The statue is made of one large piece of greenish stone, although the brains are covered with green mucus that drips from the statue’s hands into a puddle on the floor
first few tadpoles the slaadi brought into this room quickly shriveled and died. A character who examines the corpses and succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes the tadpoles will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of frost-covered white and green tile. A worn carpet leads from the entrance to staircases going up and down. Two doors to the west lead to other rooms. Three giant-sized display cases along the east
room are destroyed or looted. The three display cases are 15 feet tall, made of bleached wood, and enclosed by panes of frost-covered glass. In them are twelve artistically displayed scrolls that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
unguents and bindings used in the creation of the golems. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that these materials, which weigh 10 pounds, are worth 1,500 gp. Glyph Key
15 Intelligence (Arcana) check realizes that these materials, which weigh 15 pounds, are worth 3,000 gp. Glyph Key. The Red Wizard has a glyph key attuned to this zone. White Gate. The corridor






