before been descent complex reflective

Layers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Layers The Donjon Sphere’s hollow interior is divided into several nested layers, as shown in map 17.1. A complex web of metal tunnels and gears, navigable only by the sphere’s specially programmed

from its inner levels. This so-called Gilded Labyrinth delays escape. Few escapees last long in the maze before they’re recaptured by the sphere’s detention drones, which know every inch of the complex

Vault Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Vault Features Maps 6.3 and 6.4 depict the Three Moons Vault. The vault is a complex, castle-like structure with a dungeon level, several towers, a secret entrance through the cliffs, and a

damage. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of evocation magic emanating from the mirror. Unless covered, the reflective side of a moonlight mirror casts bright light in a 20-foot hemisphere, in the

Encounters in the Forge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Encounters in the Forge Map 3.5: Bel’s Forge View Player Version The following descriptions correspond to areas marked on map 3.5. F1. Descent to the Forge Read the following boxed text to the

players when their characters reach the lowest level of Bel’s fortress: A wrought iron spiral staircase descends into a cavernous forge. Channels of bubbling lava wind through the complex, casting fiery

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity

moves its tribe to another area, ceding the contested territory to its more successful neighbors. As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense

Temple of Tharizdun

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

the group. T5. Dark God’s Chapel This cavernous room smells of decaying fish and seaweed. The walls, floor, and ceiling are covered with carvings of complex spirals and smeared with blood. Crude chairs

arrive. T6. Watery Descent A wide flight of slippery stairs stands at the end of this antechamber, leading down into a pool of slimy, murky water. The shape above the stairs is a rotting shark’s

Wyrmheart Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

track. A stout, lever-operated brake controls its descent. Carts can be shunted onto the side passages if the tracks are switched using a crowbar (one is stashed near each siding). When characters arrive

loud spell going off anywhere in the complex. The dragon is inclined to kill anyone she doesn’t recognize but might converse with adventurers who have something interesting to say. Being young, she

Underlevel Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

, affording an unobstructed view of area U2 as the characters complete their descent. Wall of Stone. When the countdown timer reaches zero, a wall of stone magically appears on the stairs at the point marked

door to area U3 is locked. The complex lock can be opened with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools, but any such check takes 1 minute. A character can also use an action to try to

Torrents Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the narwhal horn in this cave feels it tug toward the reflective water. P16. Hut of the Dark Tide The waterfall at the southern end of this cave is audible from the northern approach. A crude stone hut

shark. The wrecks form solid ground, but in most places they are difficult terrain, slick with rain where they aren’t full of holes and splintered wood. Any character who attempts a complex maneuver, or

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

monsters, lies beneath the Hall of Wonders. These tales are true: beneath the grand altar in the Hall of Wonders is a complex pressure-plate system that opens a secret passageway leading beneath the

will as they do, behold a vision to inspire their next creation. The reflective period can be dawn to dusk, midnight to midday, or any other period. As the Unrolling Scroll stands in the Upper City

Upper City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

monsters, lies beneath the Hall of Wonders. These tales are true: beneath the grand altar in the Hall of Wonders is a complex pressure-plate system that opens a secret passageway leading beneath the

as they do, behold a vision to inspire their next creation. The reflective period can be dawn to dusk, midnight to midday, or any other period. As the Unrolling Scroll stands in the Upper City, though

Areas of the Air Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Charisma (Intimidation) check. Stone Wheels. The stone wheels operate an elaborate mechanism beneath the floor in this dungeon complex. The mechanism controls how much water fills the moat (area A11

-square vertical shaft of smooth stone that descends to the Howling Caves (see chapter 5). The updraft slows the descent of any creature that leaps or falls into the pit, as if a feather fall spell had been

Cottage Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

dealing damage to the target or enveloping its head. Magic Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the freestanding mirror, which acts as a portal. Touching the reflective

through the green, diamond-shaped panes of glass set into the window. Bavlorna distills her supply of mushroom-based alcohol here. The complex network of copper tubes takes up much of the room. Six

Areas of the Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

minions in this 40-foot-high domed chamber. Characters who were seen by the scrying sensors anywhere in the dungeon complex can’t surprise the creatures here. The magically lit room contains the

aura of divination magic around the mirror. Speaking the word “Xoblob” within 10 feet of the mirror causes its reflective surface to become a scrying sensor, showing the Old Xoblob Shop and the street

Briny Maze Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

than mind flayers make Intelligence and Wisdom checks with disadvantage. Wire. The canvas covers the artist’s last project: a vast and complex web of taut wires inspired by mathematical equations. The

creatures in the fluid if it swims nearby. If the characters are quick and careful, they can avoid the purple worm’s notice. Each mile of descent, the characters must make a DC 14 Strength (Athletics) check

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

instead of a Dexterity saving throw, provided the creature doesn’t have the prone condition, with the aim of slowing the ceiling’s descent for the betterment of others. The creature making the Strength

Secrets rules in this book’s introduction. False Treasures. The items on the pedestals are false re-creations of treasures that can be found throughout the complex. A creature that touches one of these

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