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Beholder
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
beholder becomes slimy; that area is difficult terrain until initiative count 20 on the next round.
Walls within 120 feet of the beholder sprout grasping appendages until initiative count 20 on the round
beholder’s choice that it can see. The eye then closes and disappears.
The beholder can’t repeat an effect until they have all been used, and it can’t use the same effect two
Death Tyrant
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the next round.
Walls sprout spectral appendages until initiative count 20 on the round after next. Any creature, including one on the Ethereal Plane, that is hostile to the tyrant and starts its
. The eye then closes and disappears.
The death tyrant can’t repeat an effect until all three have been used, and it can’t use the same effect on consecutive rounds.
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
initiative count 20 on the next round.
Walls within 120 feet of the beholder sprout grasping appendages until initiative count 20 on the round after next. Each creature of the beholder's choice that
eye opens on a solid surface within 60 feet of the beholder. One random eye ray of the beholder shoots from that eye at a target of the beholder's choice that it can see. The eye then closes and
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
a random plane opens. The portal closes after 5 minutes.
26–45
2d4 imp;imps and 2d4 quasit;quasits appear.
46–60
1d8 succubus;succubi/incubus;incubi appear.
61–70
1 balor and 1 pit fiend appear. At the DM’s discretion, a portal opens into the presence of an archdevil or demon lord instead, then closes after 5 minutes.
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Iggwilv’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
(area V17). The characters have about two hours to prepare for their heist before the museum closes. If the characters don’t immediately go to the Gemstone Wing (area V13), museum guards notice their
human), a city watch veteran who rigidly enforces the rules Investigating Security Measures The museum is protected by several security measures after it closes at 8 p.m. Alarms. Audible alarm spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
adamantine keyhole set into the underside of the chest’s lid. The key cannot be removed, and adamantine clamps prevent it from being turned while the chest is open. When the chest lid closes, a muffled
click sounds from within the lid as the clamps around the key release. Any character who climbs inside a chest and closes its lid can turn its golden key with ease. If a chest’s key is turned while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
portal to a random plane opens. The portal closes after 5 minutes. 26–45 2d4 imps and 2d4 quasits appear. 46–60 1d8 succubi/incubi appear. 61–70 1d10 barbed devils and 1d10 vrocks appear. 71–80 1
lord instead, then closes after 5 minutes. 91–00 Iggwilv’s Curse (see the Iggwilv’s Curse property). Iggwilv’s Curse. When the Crook was last used against Iggwilv, the Witch Queen lashed out at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
.”
If the characters chase him, use the Random Path table to generate the hallways (reroll results of 1 and 2). Every time they round a corner, they see him escape at the other end of the hall. The
shelves above the doorway. Then he steps through the door, which closes and magically locks behind him (cannot be picked or broken down). The first two shelves each have two small statues, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
grill helps keep the deck crew warm on cold days and nights. An iron wheel on the starboard side of the furnace opens and closes a bronze valve at the top of the cylinder, which has the effect of
10 feet per round. While the furnace chamber is intact, a fire elemental under the control of another creature can be trapped in the furnace, until it is released as described above. The furnace can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
indefinitely until extinguished. If taken from the area, it burns down normally. Flood Trap. The water fills the cell at a rate of 1 foot per round, taking 10 rounds to fill the room. If the candle is left
in its sconce, the rising water extinguishes it on the fourth round. Trying to stuff or block the holes doesn’t stop the water from pouring in. Because of the cell’s antimagic field, spells and magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
one of the following effects: A 50-foot square area of ground within 120 feet of the beholder becomes slimy; that area is difficult terrain until initiative count 20 on the next round. Walls within 120
feet of the beholder sprout grasping appendages until initiative count 20 on the round after next. Each creature of the beholder’s choice that starts its turn within 10 feet of such a wall must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Durnan is pleased to have the halflings perform for his patrons and rewards the characters with a round of drinks. If the heroes plan to return to Undermountain, Durnan also pulls a few strings to
popped out slightly. If it is pressed, the gear locks in place, causing all the gears to turn and the gate to open for 1 minute. When the gate closes, a different random gear pops out slightly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to kill everyone within. At the start of the second round of combat, a gnoll pack lord and six gnolls join the fray from the south. At the start of the third round of combat, a vrock swoops down from
demon lord as the mammoth rams its head into Yeenoghu. The demon lord is sent tumbling through the portal, which quickly closes behind him.
The angel is Zariel (use the solar stat block), and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
tentacles. To creatures other than the death tyrant, that area is lightly obscured and difficult terrain until initiative count 20 on the next round. Walls sprout spectral appendages until initiative
count 20 on the round after next. Any creature, including one on the Ethereal Plane, that is hostile to the tyrant and starts its turn within 10 feet of a wall must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
toys, hand-knit kitty clothing, and catnip. Wanewort has access to the following lair actions while she is in the Moonstalkers’ guildhall: Ghostly Passage. Until initiative count 20 on the next round
of doors that she can see, causing each one to close. She can choose to lock a door as it closes. Wanewort can also use this lair action to unlock and open locked doors. Treasure. A Glimmering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
purple energy. As soon as you step through the door, though, all the strangeness stops.
You see a perfectly ordinary inn, its common room featuring five round tables. Two of those tables are
slightly out of sync with the exterior — almost as if you’ve stepped into somewhere else. But even as you ponder this, the front door closes behind you, and you notice everyone in the inn glance your way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Wakenreth Locations The following locations are keyed to map 5.4, except for area E5, which is unmapped. E1: First Level This round chamber is illuminated by white flames flickering in magical sconces on
character takes 17 (5d6) necrotic damage and gains 1 level of exhaustion, then the portal closes. On a successful check, the portal closes without harming the character. Either way, the portal’s connection
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
best of their ability unless prevented or interrupted by the player characters.
Round 1. After sounding the alarm, the sentries in area 1 (Wark and Thark) flee south to area 2.
Round 2. The orcs in
area 4 fire at any exposed characters in area 1 if they have been alerted by the sentries. Wark and Thark flee through the door into area 3.
Round 3. Wark and Thark cross the rope bridge in area 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
three contain ochre jellies (O). Usually, wights use ooze prods to keep the oozes in the vats. If the wights are engaged in combat, roll a d6 at the end of every round. If the indicated ooze is still in
, this one is quite intelligent (Intelligence 12) and has the ability to communicate telepathically to creatures within 50 feet of it. As soon as the last character enters, solid white “stone” closes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
takes 5 minutes and exposes the character to the blood’s effects (see “Interior Features”). A cure wounds spell or similar magic cast on the wound closes it, stanching the blood flow. S5. Food Fight
. S13. Cackling Gnolls Characters hear the cackling of gnolls as they enter this corridor. They can surprise the gnolls by dousing their lights and succeeding on a DC 10 group Dexterity (Stealth) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Guide, takes only a moment. When the heat begins, the ice cracks at the start of that round and is unable to hold any weight end of the round 3 rounds later. The lake is 12 feet deep and turns to
only by hurling Windvane into it, destroying the weapon in the process. If the portal closes while Yan-C-Bin remains in the world, he is forced back to the Elemental Plane of Air. Treasure Aerisi has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
made each round. All characters have advantage on these checks if someone succeeded on the check in area 7 or the characters examined the failed ritual there. In each round that one or more characters
loses its Gibbering feature. Third Success: The portal closes and the gibbering mouther dies. Development. If the portal isn’t closed after 1 minute, a second gibbering mouther comes through. It suffers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
villain who defiled their master’s grave. When the characters enter combat with one mummy, roll 1d6 to determine how many more mummies arrive on the scene at the start of the second round of combat
. The rest arrive at the start of round 3. Dead-End Stairs. Near the north end of the tunnel, stairs curve west through a rough-hewn passage and then end in a wall of worked stone. As a Search action, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Undercommon. The nine duergar guards in area X3 spend 1 round rallying before pouring out of the barracks to confront the foes. X3. Upper Barracks A low stone table flanked by stone benches dominates this
. Lever. Moving the iron lever on the west wall opens and closes the fortress’s outer doors (see area X1). Winch. Turning the iron winch on the west wall raises and lowers the portcullis between areas X1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
splat. The hole left by the greatsword closes as the Briny Maze swiftly heals. Varakkta is keen to have her sword back, as described in area B7. Slime. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom
connecting the magically charged rods in areas B7 or area B22. An open mindgate can be pushed shut again, although it closes on its own after 1 hour, harmlessly pushing aside anything in the way. B14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the relief’s eyes to glow green. Once the relief has absorbed 6 or more charges, the door opens. The door closes on its own after 10 minutes unless it is held or wedged open. When the door closes
. Each time the trap triggers, have the characters roll initiative. The ceiling drops to its lowest point on initiative count 20 of each round, losing initiative ties, until the trap resets. Any creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Assassin), speak multiple languages and use humor to raise spirits and diffuse tensions. Olaf can almost always break up a fight before it starts, generally with a round of drinks for the instigators
draperies.
This temple, dedicated to serving the god Pelor in the heart of the Garden Quarter, opens at dawn and closes at dusk. In a sanctuary in the heart of the temple, Priests conduct daily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to pick. The characters must find a new way out of the ziggurat. Gas Trap. When the door closes, the area begins to fill with an odorless, dizzying gas. Characters who have a passive Wisdom
swings clockwise to match the lever. This process takes 1 round. Only one lever can be engaged at once, and pulling a lever disengages any previously engaged lever. Adjoining Corridors. Each of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
the door is opened, it closes on its own 1 minute later, although any obstruction placed in the doorway prevents it from doing so. The door can be opened from the western side with a simple push. 10
. Creature. In his current state, the dragonpriest is slower and weaker than a normal troll. Use troll statistics, but the dragonpriest starts with 30 hit points, regenerates only 5 hit points per round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
secret door). Any creatures standing near the door must make a successful DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 18 (4d8) bludgeoning damage from the door as it closes. Trapped Inside. The slab is badly
rounds later. The two sahuagin champions (see appendix C) in area 55 also hear the combat and arrive on the round after it starts. 55. Champions’ Quarters This austere area has a large seaweed bed along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the roost and join the fight on Initiative count 0 of the second round (losing ties). D2: Remorhaz Trophy The cave splits into two passages on either side of a huge centipede-like monster frozen in a
intruders. If the party defeats all the wolves, Shabblejaw retreats to area D12 and closes the secret door behind him. Ledge. The ledge bears five mats of brown, dead grasses where Shabblejaw and the winter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
water in the lake rises 2 feet at the end of each round. Since the waterfalls in the cavern are 40 feet high, the lake rises to the level of areas P9, area P16, and area P18 after 20 rounds. Once the
until the ritual is complete. Characters can close the portal only by hurling Drown into it, destroying Drown in the process. If the portal closes while Olhydra remains in the world, she is forced back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Belashyrra. One random eye ray of Belashyrra’s shoots from that eye at a target of Belashyrra’s choice that it can see. The eye then closes and disappears. Belashyrra creates a wave of madness. Each
on the next round. Any creature that starts or ends its turn in the area must succeed on a DC 23 Strength saving throw or be restrained. A creature can escape the tentacles with a successful DC 23
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. These eyes watch the characters, and creatures within the region can’t be surprised by the characters for as long as the eyes exist. An eye closes and disappears if it takes any damage. Reroll if you’ve
level. 21–25 Flares of magical energy flash through the region for 1 minute. For the duration, each round on initiative count 20 (losing all ties) one random creature in the region takes 2d4 damage of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Illithinoch. Beyond it lie grayish-pink tunnels similar to the folds of a titanic brain. The round creatures simultaneously croon in delight and explode into messy globs of flesh.
The gateway remains open for
seven days. After that time, it closes again, and the characters must gather new gnawbles to reopen the gateway. Missing Prisoners. As soon as the characters open the gateway in the ritual room, they