before behave diffusing ceiling repeats

Skeletons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

skeletons behave. Skeleton Pantomimes 1d6 Left to Its Own Devices, the Skeleton... 1 Delivers meal salvers or ages-old correspondence to the crypt of its dead master. 2 Endlessly trains in battle

with other skeletons, despite being hacked to animate splinters. 3 Mimics ways it entertained itself in life, such as acting, dancing, or reading. 4 Performs a familiar task, such as cleaning, cooking, mining, or praying. 5 Repeats its final moments of life. 6 Stands guard at the post it protected in life.

Delerium Fragment Legacy

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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly. 2 The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but

instead of laughing, the creature repeats unfathomable combinations of syllables and words. 3 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet experience a palpable feeling of vertigo followed by a

Delerium Chip Legacy

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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly. 2 The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but

instead of laughing, the creature repeats unfathomable combinations of syllables and words. 3 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet experience a palpable feeling of vertigo followed by a

Delerium Geode Legacy

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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly. 2 The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but

instead of laughing, the creature repeats unfathomable combinations of syllables and words. 3 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet experience a palpable feeling of vertigo followed by a

Delerium Massive Cluster Legacy

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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly. 2 The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but

instead of laughing, the creature repeats unfathomable combinations of syllables and words. 3 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet experience a palpable feeling of vertigo followed by a

17. Hammers and Anvils

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

feet per round. The inhabitants of other nearby areas go about their business. The stone floors and walls are covered with bloody tiles. The ceiling is 10 feet high throughout. 17a. Western Guard

constantly put each other down. They otherwise behave similarly to the duergar in area 17c. 17e. Armory Stone pegs in the walls display six dwarf-sized suits of scale mail, ten helmets, ten shields, thirteen

Death Tyrant Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

the death tyrant dies or moves its lair elsewhere, these effects end immediately. A cluster of tiny lights descended from a dark crevice in the ceiling. These motes cast an eerie glow on the great

target has the Paralyzed condition and repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. After 1 minute, it succeeds automatically. Fear Ray. Wisdom Saving

Delerium Crystal Legacy

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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly. 2 The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but

instead of laughing, the creature repeats unfathomable combinations of syllables and words. 3 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet experience a palpable feeling of vertigo followed by a

Delerium Shard Legacy

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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly. 2 The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but

instead of laughing, the creature repeats unfathomable combinations of syllables and words. 3 Time skips a beat. Creatures within 60 feet experience a palpable feeling of vertigo followed by a

T13: Great Statue of Orcus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

T13: Great Statue of Orcus A great statue of Orcus scrapes the thirty-foot-high ceiling of this chamber. The rich smell of incense rises from a large stone brazier at the statue’s base, overpowering

; if they refuse a command, he remains Indifferent toward them. Each time the characters leave the hall and return, Nezzarum issues a new command until he has issued three of them. He never repeats a

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

their hut (area 5A) while the dwarves sleep in a cage behind it. If the dwarves are rescued, they behave and act as described in the “Prisoners of the Yakfolk” sidebar. Water Wheel Characters can try to

rescued, they behave and act as described in the “Prisoners of the Yakfolk” sidebar. The yakfolk in area 4A sleeps in area 5B at night. The yakfolk in area 4B sleeps in area 5E at night. The yakfolk in

Ship Locations

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

prearranged signal. 4. Galley Stores From iron hooks set into the ceiling hang three long strings of sausages, a large ham, and a hunk of meat. Against the hull are three sacks. Set against the bulkhead beside

ceiling above. In the gloom, you can see three hammocks — one at each end of the cabin slung between the bulkhead and one of the ship’s ribs, and the third hanging across the corner of the cabin from

Caer Locations (C10-C19)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

guards but are keeping his servants alive. Crannoc has been warned to behave himself, lest his servants pay the ultimate price. He doesn’t know where the servants are being held, but he knows the

was set on fire years ago and never repaired. Evidence remains of floor-to-ceiling shelves along the walls. A draft issues from a darkened fireplace, stirring the cobwebs around it. Caer-Dineval’s

Areas of the Temple

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

. Cult Gathering. An hour before a cult gathering, five human cultists are here donning their regalia. A7. Ceremonial Hall This hall has a 30-foot-high vaulted ceiling and a pair of 20-foot-high

Willifort Crowelle, Tissina Khyret, Laiba Rosse, and Jandar Chergoba (see “Head Servants”). Their job is to make sure the other cultists behave themselves while Ammalia Cassalanter (see appendix B

Dimensional Caverns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

while the characters traverse the tunnel. The tunnel continues for what feels like forever before the ceiling suddenly begins to rise. The walls frame an impossibly tall canyon that slowly widens, the

great bird. It repeats periodically, always far off in the distance. Set into a large cleft in the canyon wall is an enormous nest of sticks, bones, paper, and other debris. An immense black form

Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19a-Y19h)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

brightly lit by continual flame spells cast in wall sconces. Y19a. Main Entrance If the characters reach this area by ascending the strut at area Y6, read: Near the apex of the strut, the ceiling of

telepathy to politely instruct the intruders to leave the area. If the intruders behave threateningly or ignore its warnings, the magen tries to drive them away using suggestion spells, or failing that

Encounters (F-H)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

-Towns. If the druid is killed or captured, its awakened companions behave as intelligent humans would when faced with the loss of their leader: either their morale breaks and they flee, or they become

repeats the group check until one team fails it. 3 Shrub Pulling. Two frozen shrubs of roughly equal size are located nearby, and each team picks a champion. Whichever champion uproots their shrub

Camp Righteous

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

times the search is attempted. If players insist on having everyone crowd in and search for traps, goblins might steal the party’s canoes or rig traps of their own. 6A. Concealed Pit Trap The ceiling

the check with disadvantage. 6B. Blade Trap The ceiling here is 23 feet high and draped with cobwebs. Each individual that passes through this section of the corridor has a 50 percent chance of

Masters' Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

closer to the doors. A wailing howl erupts from the shadows of this dim chamber, echoing from black marble walls. Dark pillars rise to the ceiling, each exuding shadow that twists in the air like

courtyard here, creating the sense of a monastic sanctuary. Each of the glowing silver pillars that support the ceiling has a set of chains and manacles fastened to it. Thayans hang from four of the

Tier 1 Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

the ceiling, forming a cylindrical corridor fifteen feet in diameter. The surfaces are inky black but studded with tiny lights like stars in the night sky. The “stars” embedded in the surfaces of the

strewn with rubble from damage to the wall and the ceiling above. The frescoes here memorialize the githyanki warriors who fought alongside the gardens’ founders in their ill-fated revolt against

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

chamber. Below the catwalks sloshes a faintly glowing reservoir of wispy liquid, an incorporeal soup of howling souls. A frenetic assembly of complex, sputtering tubes and pumps descends from the ceiling

hit points, it is sucked back into the orrery and sent back to the plane from whence it came. Necrotic Flares. The spirit’s presence causes Skall’s orrery to behave erratically. Until the spirit is

Shipwreck Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

wheel hits the deck with a loud thud that catches the attention of the zombies in area C4. A moment later, the thud is answered by a loud crash against the door to C4, which repeats every 10 to 15

makes the entire lower deck difficult terrain (see “Difficult Terrain” in the Basic Rules). Hole to the Hold. A hole in the ceiling in the northwest part of the area leads up to the captain’s quarters

Haskasori Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

“Haskasori Features”). H9: Genie’s Tower This wide sandstone tower is divided into three levels, the uppermost being a rooftop about twenty feet below the cavern’s fifty-foot-high ceiling. A ramp

humanoids fill the alcoves along this temple’s northern wall. The statues flank a pair of massive stone doors. Floor-to-ceiling pillars connected by low stone railings separate the raised temple floor

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

with a 50-foot-high ceiling (which enables even very tall victims to be suspended on chains well above the floor). The stairway and the chamber are lit by torches, but the area is lightly obscured due to

. Distances and dimensions are tricky to determine in the shifting light of rusty purple motes and lavender rays. Globs of mauve and violet seem to seep and slide around. The ceiling of the temple is

Lair Locations

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

wall is an open wooden cask containing a white crystalline substance, and three wooden buckets. A large iron cauldron, currently empty, hangs from the ceiling, suspended over the firepit. The five

. The hides under the table are from those creatures, and the buckets contain their entrails and edible organs. 8. Stores Hanging from hooks set into the ceiling are six carcasses of various shapes and

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 5

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

initially behave amicably toward the characters and claim to be Cynidiceans who lost their way in the monument—a ruse to buy time so they can rob the characters. When the conversation stalls, the wererats

rows of pillars, each carved in the likeness of a different past ruler, support the high ceiling of this grand entrance hall. A breathtaking mosaic spans the walls, depicting the rise and fall of an

Upper Palace Locations

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

: Bugbear head: “Yah!” Harpy head: “Bah!” Hobgoblin head: “Gah!” Ogre head: “Bah!” Each repeats its one-word utterance every time its hatch is opened, then falls silent until the hatch is closed

This hallway has a sunken floor filled to a depth of three feet with dark water. Lanterns lit with flickering blue flames hang from the ceiling thirty feet above by short chains, spaced roughly ten feet

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

(see appendix C) and a handful of apprentice mages. Apart from their ability to fly, the tressym behave like normal house cats. If one or more characters show an interest in the tressym, Krowen offers to

from the ceiling and crash down onto the icy floor. The crashing ice awakens three young remorhazes hibernating in a cyst beneath the ice. The remorhazes burst up through the ice and attack any

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