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Tortle
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The Tortle Package
and its siblings inherit whatever tools, weapons, and gifts their parents left behind. Each young tortle is expected to fend for itself. It leaves the place of its birth and finds its own corner of the
, defending their offspring, and sharing a lifetime of knowledge before they die. When the children are old enough to leave the compound, they pick up whatever weapons and tools their parents left behind and
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Tomb of Annihilation
practice archaeology travel to the far corners of the world to root through crumbled cities and lost dungeons, digging in search of artifacts that might tell the stories of monarchs and high priests, wars
Shovel
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Hat
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Sledgehammer
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Hooded lantern
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Whip
FEATURE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
When you enter a ruin or dungeon, you can correctly ascertain its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
example, “lizard” for “newt”). Intelligence (Investigation) DC 10. After a few riddles are answered correctly, a character notices that all the answers relate to eyes. Wisdom (Insight) DC 15. After
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
sent Kurtulmak to retrieve it. Garl lured his pursuer into a maze-like cavern, then collapsed the exits behind him, trapping Kurtulmak for all eternity. Kurtulmak is a hateful deity, one who despises
behind from a kill, eating everything that’s edible and using the rest to make tools or adornments.
Kobolds shed teeth as they wear out and grow new ones their entire lives. Many wear their own
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Four Elements Difficulty: Hard This puzzle might appear anywhere elementals of earth, air, fire, and water serve as guardians. If the puzzle isn’t solved correctly, one or more of these guardian
elementals magically transform from statues and attack the characters. The door slams behind you as you enter this hexagonal room. Four of the walls are covered in mosaics, each depicting the destructive
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
valuables, not digging too far beneath the surface. The dwarves of clan Duergar, however, became obsessed with delving deep into the Underdark. The clan’s miners continually insisted that a great trove of
, hacked, and tunneled. The weakest among them fell dead from exhaustion, the rest pausing only long enough to push the corpses aside so they could continue the digging. Only the hardiest and most iron
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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Secret Door. Behind a 6-foot-tall wood-framed painting of Halaster hanging on a wall is a secret door that pulls open to reveal a small chamber with a stone arch embedded in its back wall.
Arch
Gate to Level 7 The arch hidden behind the secret door is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Inscribed on the wall inside the arch is the following riddle in Common: “What appears once in an
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
” in chapter 2). Anyone with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher notices a vein of precious gems embedded in the rock wall behind the steam vent. Anyone actively searching the cavern
fire damage. The litters in area 5 or a similar object can be used to block the steam emerging from the vent for 1 round before weakening and falling apart. Treasure For each round spent digging at the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
form neat stacks with narrow aisles winding between them.
Arch. Embedded in the north wall, hidden behind the chests and trunks, is a stone arch. Inscribed on the wall inside the arch is a riddle in
never in sunshine?” The answer is “The letter O.” The rules of this gate are as follows: If the riddle is answered aloud and correctly by someone within 30 feet of the arch, the gate opens for 1
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
feet high by 2 feet wide. Grumink and his team have been hard at work, trying to dig through the stone behind the altar. If Grumink is unaware of the characters, refer to the “Dwarves at Work” section
Work Read the following text aloud: A team of dwarves is hard at work, pounding on the stone behind the altar with stout tools. Watching them intently is another dwarf wearing black leather armor. Next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
successful DC 10 Dexterity check. The chest contains 1,825 cp, 54 sp, and a pair of garish gold earrings that would be worth another 10 gp if melted. The chest was left behind when the last tenants of the castle departed, being considered not worth the effort to lug down the stairs.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
(Perception) check. After the chalk mark is noticed, anyone who reads Dwarvish can correctly interpret it as a warning that powerful undead reside in the room beyond. Adventurers placed the rune here decades
successful DC 10 Dexterity check. The chest contains 1,825 cp, 54 sp, and a pair of garish
gold earrings that would be worth another 10 gp if melted. The chest was left behind when the last tenants
of the castle departed, being considered not worth the effort to lug down the stairs.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
finding relics left behind by the yuan-ti that raided through this area in ages past. They were unable to open the lid of the sarcophagus once they unearthed it and were in the process of clearing rubble
within a tenday the frogfolk have repaired any damage to the crab pens and are back in business. The benevolent yuan-ti, once they recover from their wounds, might decide to continue digging out the
Goblin
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jobs: mucking out animal pens, cleaning up after other goblins, and doing any hard labor such as digging mines. If the goblin tribe has slaves to do some of this work, the pariah families enjoy the
new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
2
I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness.
3
I like to impress
creators abandoned them, taking great interest in the artifacts and architecture they left behind. Visitors who manage to convince the dragon they are not a threat are treated to a tour of the vaults, with
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
2
I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness.
3
I like to impress visitors by
of the remaining areas of the vaults as they were when their creators abandoned them, taking great interest in the artifacts and architecture they left behind. Visitors who manage to convince the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
: Meeting. A Knight of Solamnia saves a group of elf travelers from ogre raiders. An elf woman falls into the knight’s arms. Behind him, the silhouette of a human woman turns and fades away. Disgraced. The
scenes have played out, skeletal visages leer at them from the flames, then vanish. Characters who recalled Lord Soth’s legend in the “Caught in the Act” section recognize that these scenes relate to his
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
area 37 via a short hall hidden behind a poorly hung curtain. The tunnel is easily discovered with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. “Slippy” If not already met when summoned to area 35
remains, the companion boggle having been disposed of in area 7. Both stewards are thus now the same creature, who works hard to make sure this is never discovered. The boggle intuits (correctly) that
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Random Tricks Tricks are quirkier and less deadly than traps. Some are effects left behind by the dungeon’s creators, while others might be manifestations of the strange magical energy suffusing the
animates, or it animates other objects nearby 07–10 Asks three skill-testing questions (if all three are answered correctly, a reward appears) 11–13 Bestows resistance or vulnerability 14–16 Changes a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
adventure when the tiefling Talanatha uses the timepiece of travel to escape from the attack on Tresendar Manor, only to have the timepiece stay behind (see later on in this episode for details).
By making
, although she doesn’t know it. If captured, she can relate that a short, cloaked humanoid came to her in Neverwinter Wood two days ago, hiring her to bring her pack of jackals to Phandalin and search
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
with them, these hunters can relate how the camp dissolved within hours after the discovery of the captured half-elf’s escape. Crates carried from the cave were loaded onto wagons or animals and hauled
(Perception) check after the first hour. A successful roll means the character realizes that while quite a bit of material has been left behind, it’s all trash: cracked pottery, rusty knives, soiled
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, then use the same spell to enlarge a strong character to throw it. Other solutions might involve casting levitate on the rock and giving it a push, digging a trench for the rock to roll down the
characters attempt to leave the area without winning the contest, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave any marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
spell, then use the same spell to enlarge a strong character to throw it. Other solutions might involve casting levitate on the rock and giving it a push, digging a trench for the rock to roll down the
characters attempt to leave the area without winning the contest, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave any marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
provides no clue to direction, however. Characters who see the tower to the left one moment might spot it to the right, or behind, or closer or farther away a moment later. When trying to focus on the
correctly, they won’t need to face any of the maze’s dangers. That’s unlikely, though. Although the maze is devilishly hard to get through, it’s easy to leave. All the characters need to do is express
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Behind the Jester, the impassive Fates hang like bats from the sky.”
Puzzle Features The statue speaks whenever anyone approaches, repeating the message each time. The card on the table is a nonmagical
enough clues to correctly arrange the objects without having to guess, this puzzle can take any number of forms. Missing Pieces. You can choose where the missing cards are located. For example, the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
with them, these hunters can relate how the camp dissolved within hours after the discovery of the captured half-elf’s escape. Crates carried from the cave were loaded onto wagons or animals and hauled
(Perception) check after the first hour. A successful roll means the character realizes that while quite a bit of material has been left behind, it’s all trash: cracked pottery, rusty knives, soiled
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
provides no clue to direction, however. Characters who see the tower to the left one moment might spot it to the right, or behind, or closer or farther away a moment later. When trying to focus on the
correctly, they won’t need to face any of the maze’s dangers. That’s unlikely, though. Although the maze is devilishly hard to get through, it’s easy to leave. All the characters need to do is express a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Cave Badgers The svirfneblin use these beasts as part of their digging workforce. Cave badgers are giant badgers with AC 12 (natural armor), tremorsense out to a range of 60 feet, and a burrowing speed
of 15 feet. When they burrow, they leave tunnels behind them. Dungeon Hazard The characters approach a section of Blingdenstone in horrible disrepair. If they explore the area, roll a d6 and consult
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Stygian Maze This area’s foyer is carved from glistening obsidian. An austere, fanged man in a high-collared cloak sits at an intricately carved desk, next to which is a simple stone doorway. Behind
the desk, a floor-to-ceiling window overlooks a stone maze shrouded in fog.
The man behind the desk is the maze’s pit master, the vampire Kaylan Renaudon (see the “Casino Pit Masters” section
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
intersection, the shadow from its gnomon pointing straight toward the tower—which is highly odd, because the sun isn’t behind you. Your shadows point in the proper direction. Only the sundial’s shadow points
path is the right one. To correctly bisect the shadows, characters must move between the paths, straight into the end of any hedge. As soon as a character steps, runs, or dives headlong into a hedge, he
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
intersection, the shadow from its gnomon pointing straight toward the tower — which is highly odd, because the sun isn’t behind you. Your shadows point in the proper direction. Only the sundial’s shadow points
path is the right one. To correctly bisect the shadows, characters must move between the paths, straight into the end of any hedge. As soon as a character steps, runs, or dives headlong into a hedge
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-foot-tall pillar of ice with a horned, pale-skinned, humanoid figure trapped inside it. The pillar is wrapped in black chains, and the wall behind it is covered with brown fungus.
The figure in the
frozen at all times by the 10-foot-square patch of brown mold growing on the wall behind it (see “Brown Mold” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Any creature that touches the pillar of ice is close enough
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
death cries and the ruptured wall. Though Varakkta was reluctant to leave her valued greatsword behind, she elected for discretion and retreated to rejoin her followers. Greatsword. The greatsword is
” in area B6. (The githyanki know that this person is digging a hole, but they don’t volunteer this information to the characters, as the githyanki hope the hole will ultimately provide them with a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
spell or similar effect reveals auras of abjuration and evocation magic around it. When the ritual is performed correctly, the sarcophagus lid unlocks and slides open. It contains the bones of a
the wall behind the sarcophagus. All creatures in the room, as well as creatures in the narrow hallway to the south, become targets of the spell. Treasure The sarcophagus contains a pair of bracers of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
continue digging the place out, while their masters stay inside the part that has already been opened up. It’s here that preparations are being made for the sacrifice of the yuan-ti’s prisoners. When the
being tortured by an evil yuan-ti abomination that is presiding over a ritual. An enormous sarcophagus rests behind them, its exterior carved with serpents. Two yuan-ti malisons, a type 1 and a type 3






