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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K69. Guards’ Quarters Sickly, yellow lichen covers the ceiling of this cold, damp, ten-foot-wide passage running east and west. Opening off both sides of this passage are ten-foot-square alcoves that
contain rotting cots, rags, and the skeletal remains of castle guards. A deathly silence fills the hall. The yellow lichen is harmless. When one or more characters reach the midpoint of the hall, ten human skeletons leap from the alcoves and attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
through the trapdoor’s rotting wood, forming a puddle around the base of the ladder.
The ceiling here is 9 feet high. The manacles are rusted and can be easily torn from the walls. The trapdoor in
bed fitted with leather restraints. At the foot of the bed rests a closed iron chest, is lid sculpted with an emblem.
A wooden ladder leads up to a trapdoor in the ceiling. Thin streams of water drip
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
58. Cog of Rot A pungent stench fills this pentagonal room, the walls of which are covered with riveted sheets of iron. A wild garden full of sickly plants and rotting compost takes up most of the
interior, and a narrow path hugs the walls between two exits. Jutting from the middle of the garden is a six-foot-tall rusty sprinkler. In the ceiling above the sprinkler, a ten-foot-wide shaft leads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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Hanging Rods. Iron rods designed to hold tapestries are bolted to the walls near the ceiling. The tapestries have long since turned to dust, leaving the rods bare.
19a. Servants’ Feast Hall This room
reeks. A detect magic spell reveals auras of conjuration magic around the tables. Every day at dawn, piles of rotting meat materialize atop the tables, courtesy of Halaster. Sometime between dawn and dusk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ceiling dotted with stalactites 10 to 15 feet long. A 60-foot-long stalactite hangs directly above the stalagmite tower, its tip 10 feet above the brightly glowing Runestone.
Stalagmites. The
, fireball, and meteor swarm, as the opportunity presents itself. See area 14 for information on the Runestone. 13b. Glaring Gargoyles This side cavern has an uneven floor and ceiling 50 feet high and is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
further checks are necessary. The chute and its icy stairs end at the ceiling. A sturdy ladder then descends into the approximate center of a rectangular chamber. The exit to the corridor is an icy, 15
-foot-wide passageway sloping downward. The chamber is empty except for a dozen baskets woven from leather strips and walrus ribs, stacked in the north corner. These contain frozen fish and a few skin-wrapped bundles of rotting shark meat that the Ice Hunters consider a delicacy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
further checks are necessary. The chute and its icy stairs end at the ceiling. A sturdy ladder then descends into the approximate center of a rectangular chamber. The exit to the corridor is an icy, 15
-foot-wide passageway sloping downward. The chamber is empty except for a dozen baskets woven from leather strips and walrus ribs, stacked in the north corner. These contain frozen fish and a few skin-wrapped bundles of rotting shark meat that the Ice Hunters consider a delicacy.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
21. Lord of Fetid Obliteration Unless he has been summoned to area 19, the unhappy king of the Blacktongues is here. 21a. Hydra Den This cave has a 20-foot-high ceiling and is filled with water to a
moldering hay and the rotting body of a giant toad. Unless it has been drawn elsewhere, Kuketh the death slaad lounges on the hay in bullywug form.
When not bossing around its subjects, Kuketh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Secret Vault This oval chamber has a domed ceiling 20 feet high, as well as the following features: Bloody Hand. Dry blood stains every surface except for a patch in the shape of a giant hand on
a few feet away. Maggots feast on the rotting remains.
Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check realizes that the hand shape on the back wall resembles the symbol of Torm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
are two ugly young women wearing silk shawls and gowns of stitched flesh. Long needles stick out of their tangled mops of black hair. The women cackle with glee. In a rotting wooden closet are three
crates, stacked one atop another, with small doors set into them. Next to the closet is a heap of discarded clothing. A ladder climbs to a wooden trapdoor in the nine-foot-high ceiling. A moldy bed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Bat Cave The drow and their quaggoths recently expanded into this cavern, which is home to hundreds of bats. 12a. Drow Sentinels Sloped Roof. The ceiling here is 50 feet high but slopes down to
insignia of House Auvryndar (25 gp). 12b. Zurkhwood Bridge Crevasse. A 20-foot-wide, 40-foot-deep crevasse splits the floor. Spanning the gap is the rotting trunk of a zurkhwood fungus.
Quaggoths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Monster. A giant two-headed rat (use death dog statistics) is trapped here. This rodent is the size of a human and is hostile toward all intruders.
Meat Chute. In the ceiling near the north wall is a
rectangular opening, 12 inches long by 6 inches wide, that forms the mouth of a stone chute leading up.
Every few hours, a brick of rotting meat slides down the chute from a hidden chamber above. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
has been disturbed. When the characters descend to the wreck and approach the Pit of Hatred, read: The rotting skeleton of a war galley’s stern looms up from the ocean bottom ahead. The sinking ship
unnatural colors permeates this underwater cavern. The stern of the ship has broken through the cavern’s fifteen-foot-high ceiling near the center of the area. The nauseating light reveals a hideous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
days. Black Statue Water trickling down from the ceiling falls onto this statue and drips off its daggers like poison. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the
statue as a representation of the yuan-ti god Sseth. A character who searches through the mud around the statue and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check discovers a rotting sack and also digs up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
. Characters who approach the statue see a creature clinging to the ceiling behind it: Clinging to the ceiling behind the statue is a nine-foot-long slug with glistening black skin and tentacles sprouting
iron keys. The keys unlock the chests in area 15. Treasure. The smashed crates, the clay urns, and two of the rotting chests are empty. The third chest is unlocked and contains 120 sp and 70 cp in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
down. The way is blocked by thick webbing that fills the area from steps to ceiling.
The steps down to the chamber at the end are filled with webs (as the spell) which can only be removed by magical
. South of this location is a modest-sized room. What you can see of it is filled with rotting and decayed furnishings.
The mace will begin to glow with a bright golden light when it is picked up by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bats hanging from the 20-foot-high ceiling. If bright light is shone at them or if someone makes a noise louder than a whisper, the bats coalesce into three hostile swarms of bats. These swarms were
the cave-in. Mounds of broken rock block the tunnel, piled from ceiling to floor. The other parts of the cave-in were passable after the collapse, but this seems an impenetrable wall of earth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
language, and the Dwarvish word carved above the doors translates to “Grimskalle.” G2. Guard Room This long, rectangular room is strewn with pieces of rotting wood and rusted metal—the remnants of giant
. Ruined Kitchen Frost covers a bloated trestle table that stands amid rotting barrels and casks in the middle of what used to be a kitchen. Storage racks along the walls have collapsed into piles of rotted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K74. North Dungeon The rusty iron door connecting this hall to area K73 is submerged in 5 feet of water and requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to open. A mold-covered ceiling
. The coins have the profiled visage of Strahd von Zarovich stamped on them. A character can scoop up one hundred coins every minute. K74c. Rotting Corpse Clinging to the bars of this otherwise empty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Designing Dungeon Rooms Keep the following things in mind when designing a dungeon room: Ceiling Support. Underground chambers are prone to collapse, so many rooms—particularly large ones—have arched
valuable and mundane), and some sort of food preparation area (anything from a well-stocked kitchen to a firepit to a hunk of rotting meat). Natural Subterranean Areas Built dungeons often intersect with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Wizardly Wards A trapped hall (area 6a) guards two of Halaster’s vaults (areas 6b and 6c). 6a. Lightning Pillars This two-chambered hall has a 20-foot-high ceiling supported by ten copper-plated
with material components for spells, including linen-wrapped slabs of butter, casks of licorice root shavings, bottles of snake tongues, a terrarium filled with glowworms, and wax-sealed jars of rotting eggs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
dwell here. Two cling to the 10-foot-high ceiling, and two feed on the rotting corpse of a fifth carrion crawler lying amid the fungus.
The crawlers are natural enemies of the creature in area 2a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
its architecture.
Abandoned Temple Map The abandoned temple shown in map 4.8 is partially collapsed, with overturned pillars, and parts of the ceiling sunken in to prevent passage to some areas
. The aboveground section is overgrown with vines and includes the ruins of the main sanctuary, which contains mostly rubble except for a cracked altar and a headless statue. A library of rotting books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
U2. Ulrich Mansion Toward the south end of the village lie the remains of a mansion built on higher ground. It has been reduced to piles of stone and rotting timber. Empty, arched windows stare at
the rubble in 4 hours, and multiple characters working together can reduce the time proportionately. The cellar is a 30-foot-square room with mortared stone walls, a 10-foot-high ceiling supported by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
16. Central Cavern This 180-foot-diameter spherical cavern has a domed ceiling and a bowl-shaped floor. Along its perimeter are stone ledges (area 16a) that don’t quite encircle the chamber. Any
Qurrok. If no one has raised an alarm, Qurrok the stone giant is searching the cavern floor for interesting rocks and gem deposits.
Corpses. Amid the rocks on the cavern floor are the rotting corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
submerging it in a sacred spring hidden in the forests of the Borderlands. C4: Hallway Brian Valeza A massive, tentacled grub with dozens of legs creeps along the ceiling of this long hallway.
A
Carrion Crawler clings to the hall’s ceiling. It is Hostile toward all other creatures and fights them on sight. C5: Wizard’s Laboratory Luca Bancone Esoteric apparatuses and strange reagents line
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Undercroft Gloom pervades a chamber seventy feet wide and a hundred feet long. The room is littered with the rotting remnants of long trestle tables fitted with sinks and littered with rusted-out
metal platters, carry-bowls, and tureens. Its ceiling is a magnificent series of vaulted arches that crisscross to hold up a stone block ceiling, pierced in many places by the hanging roots of trees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Greater Caverns Locations The following locations are keyed to map 6.3. Mike Schley Map 6.3: Greater Caverns View Player Version G1: Warren Tunnels The domed ceiling of this chamber drips with
stalactites. Thick fungal growth blankets the floor, and the still air reeks with the odors of rotting refuse, moldy fungus, and an even less pleasant stench. Numerous tunnels branch from the cave.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
can feel the life in the cavern rotting away, bursting with infection. A mushroom grows in the center of the cave, ever larger and taller, pustules forming and seeping as its stem thickens and its cap
reaches to the cavern’s ceiling, forming a vast fungal tower.
Two myconids approach the site in awe, not minding the carpet of rot under their feet. You sense their minds come alive in wonder, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
from the ceiling. Stairs Up. The lock can be picked with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check made using thieves’ tools, or the door can be forced open with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check
Cellar This spacious, empty cellar has the following features: Stone pillars and arches support the ceiling. Mismatched stonework on either side of a half-demolished wall indicates that this area was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
blood, and the scent of iron hangs thick in the air.
Twenty stirges hang from the ceiling of this cave. Bright light or any noise louder than a whisper disturbs the stirges, causing them to attack. L3
side of the cave.
The ceiling of this soiled cave is 50 feet high. This cave once hosted dozens of bats, but a cloaker that dwells here devoured them. The hungry creature hides among the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
brilliantly lit indoor garden. The room’s domed ceiling glows with warm light, giving life to the lush plants along the stream. Nestled among the ferns, flowers, and palm trees in the garden are two
enormous bronze bowls filled with leafy pomegranates, pears, figs, and dates.
Sunlight beams down from this room’s ceiling. Secret Doors. The foliage hides secret doors: one in the southwest alcove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
hides hang from the stalactites above, flapping in a chilly draft. Sounds of flowing water echo from the far side of the cave.
The ceiling of this soiled cave is 50 feet high. This cave once hosted
on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check or who makes physical contact with one of them discerns their false nature. Crushing Ceiling Trap. A 20-foot-wide section of the ceiling over the skeleton
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
from hooks in the ceiling, while the choking stench of rotting flesh fills the air. A stairway leads up near the stern. Tiny spiders crawl over everything.
The cultists kept this area free of webs
area. 5. Spider Nest The north–south section of this hallway is filled with sheets of webbing (see the sidebar). An ettercap lurks in here, latching onto the ceiling over the door to area 6. Two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
signs of frescoes that once covered the walls here. A half-dozen ruined chandeliers hang from the cracked ceiling. In the northeast corner is a black gate.
Creatures. A vampire spawn keeps watch here
. Arena This area might once have been a columned temple. Its rotting tapestries show foul creatures tormenting humanoids in scenes of slaughter and sacrifice. At the center of this vast space, the stone