before black deciding ceiling rule

Fist of Bane

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as needed to ensure loyalty. They enslave those too weak to resist them and shower the strong with

gifts and promises of power to turn them into loyal vassals. Cruel Tyrants. Whenever Bane’s followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They

Iron Consul

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

immediately use its reaction to make one melee attack.Bane’s devoted followers are warriors who seek to rule through martial strength and intimidation, cruel tyrants who use threats and gifts as

followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They stamp out all opposition while richly rewarding those who swear fealty. Warrior Cult. Cultists of

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a

head on the ceiling—good food and good stories in front of a nice, warm fire. If halflings had a shred of ambition, they might really amount to something.” Lasting Institutions Where a

Sage Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

master in your fields of study. Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead

can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black-and

, they use local settlements—and any competent visitors—as pawns in their struggle. 4 An ancient deep dragon has put the folk of a city to work building the dragon a metropolis to rule

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

exhales and a blast of fire roars from his mouth, engulfing his foes. Moving with the silence of the night, a black-clad halfling steps into a shadow beneath an arch and emerges from another inky

seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

minotaur—considered the greatest gift of the Prince of Beasts. Baphomet himself appears as a great, black-furred minotaur, 20 feet tall with six iron horns. An infernal light burns in his red eyes

gravity reversal if he’s in the room, although he likes to use this action to land on a ceiling to attack targets flying near it. Baphomet casts mirage arcane, affecting a room within the lair

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring red eyes floating and shifting within it. It can rise up like a 20-foot hill, lashing out with dripping pseudopods to

of the following lair actions; it can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row: Green Slime. A green slime (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide) appears on a spot on the ceiling that

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

nightmarish cousins of chromatic dragons. The warped magical energy of their subterranean realm gives them the ability to exhale magical spores that instill fear and scar the mind. Deep dragons’ black

that allow them to escape or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss

Chromatic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Dragonborn with chromatic ancestry claim the raw elemental power of chromatic dragons. The vibrant colors of black, blue, green, red, and white dragons gleam in those dragonborn’s scaled skin

, increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

others of its kind. It exists only to consume, digesting and transforming living matter into more of itself. A true horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring

Guide) appears on a spot on the ceiling that Juiblex chooses within the lair. The slime disintegrates after 1 hour. Regional Effects The region containing Juiblex’s lair is warped by its

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Proficiencies: Arcana, History Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to

library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot

Black Dragons

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

to tear down all they see and rule over what remains. Black dragons are terrifying creatures with curved horns and withered visages suggestive of fiendish skulls. They typically inhabit stagnant

Black Dragons Dragons of Decay and Despair Habitat: Swamp; Treasure: Relics Black dragons delight in suffering and ruin. While other chromatic dragons scheme for power and wealth, these dragons seek

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness. As a rule, moonstone dragons are

look to other maps in this chapter as inspiration for the scattered parts of a moonstone dragon’s lair. For example, a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lair’s

K51. Closet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

K51. Closet This small, wood-paneled room reeks of mildew and has a ten-foot-high ceiling. Iron hooks line the walls, and a dusty black cloak hangs from one hook in the center of the south wall. The

cloak is ordinary. The witches in area K56 placed it here to help them remember which hook opens the secret trapdoor in the ceiling. The trapdoor can be found after a search of the room and a

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness. As a rule

, a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lair’s tower (map 5.2) makes a great Feywild audience chamber, while a vibrant, living version of the green dragon lair’s

X36. Lower West Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

X36. Lower West Hall Glistening amber coats the walls and ceiling of this enormous hall like sculpted honey, and dust covers the black marble floor. The vaulted ceiling is twenty-five feet high. Set

F2. Gatehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

F2. Gatehouse A wooden ladder climbs to a trapdoor in the ceiling that grants access to the gatehouse’s 12-foot-high rooftop. A flagpole in the northeast corner of the roof sports a black banner with a silver falcon insignia.

1. Auvryndar Watch Post

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

1. Auvryndar Watch Post Ceiling. The concave ceiling of this cavern rises to a height of 20 feet. Sentries. A female drow elite warrior named Ventrid Xil’talan leads six drow (two females and four

obsidian scarab engraved with the insignia of House Auvryndar (25 gp) and a spider-shaped crystal ring set with a black pearl (750 gp).

59. Cog of Acid

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

in the middle of it. Friezes along each wall just beneath the ceiling depict five black dragons. Gouts of acid are meant to rain down from the mouths of the dragon friezes whenever this room is

rotated by the controls in area 61, but the acid compartments in the ceiling are currently empty. Consequently, nothing happens when the room turns. Any character who can get close enough to the ceiling to examine the friezes notices tiny holes in the dragons’ mouths.

Geode Features

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

thick black mud. Ceiling Collapse. A tremor causes part of the ceiling to collapse above one random party member. If the party includes NPCs, be sure to count them as well. The target must succeed on a

them in his visions. The earth prophet gives descriptions of the characters to all cultists in the Black Geode. Ceilings. Cavern ceilings are 30 feet high, while tunnels are 15 feet high. Light. Most

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

held high above its head to support the ceiling, forty feet above. A pair of fist-sized black crystals is fitted to the statue’s eyes. The perimeter statues, six in all, appear to resemble naked humans

. This allows the ceiling to slowly descend, clicking loudly. If the sacred statue is destroyed the two black crystals explode, releasing two allips, as the eidolon is itself released from the

K8. Great Entry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

K8. Great Entry Cobwebs stretch between the columns that support the vaulted ceiling of a great, dusty hall dimly lit by sputtering torches in iron sconces. The torches cast odd shadows across the

faces of eight stone gargoyles squatting motionlessly on the rim of the domed ceiling. Cracked and faded ceiling frescoes are covered by decay. Double doors of bronze stand closed to the east. To the

Carceri

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, and black ice. All form a miserable home for the traitors and backstabbers that are trapped on this prison plane. Optional Rule: Prison Plane No one can leave Carceri easily. Magical efforts to leave

X4. Overlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

X4. Overlook A twenty-foot-wide balcony of black marble with a shattered railing overlooks a vast temple. Black marble staircases at each end of the balcony descend thirty feet to the temple floor

. The vaulted ceiling is thirty feet above the balcony. The walls and ceiling are covered in an amber glaze, lending the gloom a golden sheen. A set of amber doors stands closed at the west end of the

17. Stone Temple Pileup

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

Temple Ceiling. The ceiling is 60 feet high. Petrified Creatures. Eleven lifelike statues in a variety of poses are clustered together in the south end of the room. (These statues are petrified

, remains intact and appears to be made of glistening black stone. (The sheen is due to a black pudding that coats the statue.) The black pudding has 120 hit points and is held in stasis by Halaster’s

40. Lynnorax's Lair

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

soon as it sees intruders. Pillars. The four pillars that buttress the ceiling are carved out of black crystal and inscribed with arcane runes. Lynnorax fights without fear, knowing that its

40. Lynnorax’s Lair Ceiling. This room has a 40-foot-high, domed ceiling. Dracolich. Lynnorax, an adult blue dracolich, faces the double door to the east and exhales lightning in that direction as

T6. Hovering Stone

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

T6. Hovering Stone The tunnel opens into a square room. In the center of it, a black rock about a foot across hovers three feet from the floor. A normal rock floats here because of ancient magic

that maintains an invisible floor-to-ceiling cylinder that is 10 feet wide. Visible to detect magic (transmutation school), the column enables objects placed and left in it to float where released. The

K27. King's Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

K27. King’s Hall This twenty-foot-high hall has a dark, vaulted ceiling draped with cobwebs. A low moan seems to travel the length of the corridor as it rises and falls, intoning sadness and despair

. The moaning is only the wind. Characters who examine the ceiling can, with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check, spot pulleys and a rope that run the full length of the corridor along the

12. Ballroom

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

12. Ballroom Pillars and Ceiling. Ten pillars carved with friezes of drow warriors support the 50-foot-high arched ceiling, which is engraved with web-like patterns. Two pillars have toppled at the

far end of the hall. Monsters. Two of Muiral’s arcane experiments (see below) huddle next to the rubble of the toppled pillars. Floor. Dusty black marble tiles cover the floor, many of them cracked

X5. Temple of Lost Secrets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

X5. Temple of Lost Secrets Four black marble columns support the vaulted ceiling of the temple, at the north end of which stands a forty-foot-tall statue of a cowled figure in flowing robes. The

magic missile and fireball spells at characters they can see. The temple ceiling is 60 feet high. Wide, black marble staircases ascend 30 feet to the southern balcony (area X4). The balconies that flank

Bane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Bane The Black Hand, the Lord of Darkness Bane has a simple ethos: the strong have not just the right but the duty to rule over the weak. A tyrant who is able to seize power must do so, for not only

does the tyrant benefit, but so do those under the tyrant’s rule. When a ruler succumbs to decadence, corruption, or decrepitude, a stronger and more suitable ruler will rise. Bane is vilified in

X30. Preserved Library

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

X30. Preserved Library This stone library has twenty-foot-high walls and a thirty-foot-high vaulted ceiling. Covering the ceiling is a fresco that depicts angels being set ablaze in a hell. A black

marble railing encloses a gold marble staircase that spirals gently down a thirty-foot-wide, thirty-foot-deep shaft to the north. Against the gray walls stand six ten-foot-tall, black marble bookcases

15. Shattered Throne

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

15. Shattered Throne Ceiling. The vaulted ceiling soars to a height of 30 feet and is braced by ornate, crumbling stone arches. Fog. The room is lightly obscured by fog. Vision and Crumbled

this to be the legacy of Vanrak Moonstar? A shadow king damned to rule these moonless halls, fending off assassins, mad wizards, and ghosts of the ancient dead? Is this all that Shar has to offer? I

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Luthic. He predicts that the war will end with Luthic the only deity standing, as the cave mother ascends to rule her warrior children. Life in the Tribe Orcs survive through savagery and force of

more than a few hundred members, because a larger group would need a prohibitive amount of resources to remain strong. As a rule, a tribe is violently hostile toward any other tribe it meets, seeing the

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