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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
14. Dungeon Teleporter The bodies of three dead cultists lie on the floor here. A successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check determines that two of them were killed by bolts of magical force
(Iskander’s handiwork). No check is needed to see that the third was stabbed to death. A trail of blood runs into this room from area 15. Iskander was waiting in this chamber for pursuers to appear. He killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
14. Dungeon Teleporter The bodies of three dead cultists lie on the floor here. A successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check determines that two of them were killed by bolts of magical force
(Iskander’s handiwork). No check is needed to see that the third was stabbed to death. A trail of blood runs into this room from area 15. Iskander was waiting in this chamber for pursuers to appear. He killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Map 11.4: Arekanz’s Donjon View Player Version G1: Crumbling Mound Characters who end up in Arekanz’s demiplanar donjon arrive here. You stand among hills made from the half-digested bodies of countless
sword. They attack any characters who cross the sword bridge. G3: Horror’s Fissure An wide fissure runs east to west between the sword bridge and a tall shrine.
The fissure is 30 feet deep. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Deadstone Cleft In the desolate, fog-shrouded foothills of the Graypeak Mountains is a dead-end canyon with the petrified bodies of stone giants embedded in its hundred-foot-tall gray walls. The
of the bodies, adding to the eerie atmosphere. Dotting the canyon walls are several openings that lead to stone-carved tombs and other chambers, some open to the sky and others beneath hundreds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
other detritus to their bodies for protection. These slugs scour the wreck for organic matter to feed on, clinging to torn sections of wall, floor, and ceiling while taking shelter from the searing
) piercing damage.
Soul Intake Deep inside the wreck is a 5-foot-diameter, cylindrical pipe made of iron that runs almost the full height of the fortress. This pipe was designed to siphon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
heaviest on a repeat offender. Occasionally an animal manages to leap or scramble out of the pit and runs amok through the terrified crowd. Moments of such high peril provide a perfect opportunity for
including dead bodies. It’s a festering scar of garbage, rancid water, and vermin. Rats, insects, and ravens abound. Ghouls are sometimes seen prowling through the pit in search of fresh corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
desiccated and skeletal humanoid corpses litter the floor of this small chamber. The stone of the north wall has been etched with intricate runes, but the pattern ends abruptly.
Bodies and Runes. A closer
examination of the still-intact bodies reveals that each bears tattoos matching the runes carved on the walls. The corpses wear a wide range of clothing and armor, but have been stripped of all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
level of the temple contains a chapel with benches and a raised dais, which holds an altar and a viewing table for bodies of the deceased. The other chambers of the temple’s first floor contain the
death and wealth. Examples of such figures appear on the Graveyard Temple Villains table. Graveyard Temple Villains d6 Villain
1 A terrified Returned palamnite (see chapter 6) runs amok in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
room ends in a closed bronze gate. To your left, a single stone bench runs along the east wall. To your right on the opposite wall hangs a large metal gong; a short metal bar leans against the wall
three archways leading into it from the north, east, and west. A stone bench runs along the south wall. Set in the north wall, opposite the west archway, is a metal gate that closes off an opening to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
secret and will carry that secret to the grave.” Ideal. “Without vigilance, evil runs amok.” Bond. “I love glass. I adore its colors and its polished gleam. Watching glass bend and take different forms
mimicking the sound of creaking doors and floorboards, and bodies being dragged across the floor. Personality Trait. “The Scarlet Sash gives me all the love I need. I don’t need any more.” Ideal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
gray figures with armored bodies and bladed limbs flank the gate.
Two ferrumach rilmani (see Morte’s Planar Parade) guard the entrance to Dendradis. They’re indifferent to the characters but refuse
around Dendradis for signs of R04M can make a DC 20 Wisdom (Survival) check. If they succeed, they find the tracks of a lone monodrone leading into a narrow cave. The cave runs for nearly a mile, then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
bodies are draped over an altar in front of the statue, and standing over them is a tall, bald man clutching a bloody knife. He is flanked by two robed cultists, and floating nearby is a hideous
surrounded by servants (see below), a bloodstained knife in his hand. The bodies of two adult humans lie dead on the altar in front of the statue, having just been sacrificed. See the “Lord Viallis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
foul-smelling tumors instead of leaves as their branches wither and die. Bodies of water in the area become tainted and sometimes poisonous, and the weather might feature extremes of heat, cold, wind
incursion runs its course, no vestige remains of the world that existed before — in effect, the realm has become another layer of the Abyss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
morally suspect, such as corpse collectors, opportunistic scavengers who scrape out a living by gathering bodies throughout the ward and delivering them to the Mortuary for meager payouts. Rain is more
. Harmonium patrols are less frequent here, and peacekeepers have been known to avert their gaze from disreputable establishments. Though crime runs rampant, so do creativity and trade, and opportunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
stands a thin spiral staircase, which ascends to one of the arrow slits guarding the entrance, as described in area Z1. The parapet that runs underneath the arrow slits includes a lever that opens the
it to reach the outpost level. Z13: Mine Cart Maintenance Chamber A rickety set of tracks runs the length of this chamber. Half a dozen rusty mine carts sit unused on these tracks, wheels bent and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the vault. Flabbergast’s ritual ends after the caravan departs.
11:00 AM — Arrival The Dhargun Ironworks caravan rolls up the mountain and approaches the gates to Horn Enclave. Excitement runs
players, but do not divulge any NPC’s secret until it is triggered as described in each itinerary section. While the ritual is in play, characters have full control of their host bodies and enjoy all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Ward and the Hive, a prime ground for dumping bodies. Creatures cast into the acrid lake wash up on its shore a few hours later completely unrecognizable, their physical features smoothed over like those
the Lower Planes leaking from nearby portals. On rare occasions, a portal to the River Oceanus, a celestial waterway that runs through the Upper Planes, opens within the Ditch, causing it to run clean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the stream in the garden hall (area P32) to the north, where it surges high against the wall before following the corridor’s sharp turn to the east. P32: Garden Hall A rapid stream runs through this
happens only once. P36: West Chamber Four leather sacks sit on the floor of this 20-foot-long hallway. Each of the sacks contains 100 gp. P37: East Chamber The slain bodies of two wights, defeated by Uma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
lined with limed-over corpses. A circle of barely distinguishable bodies composes the lower tier, while a fresher ring of calcified corpses stands on the heads and shoulders of those beneath
worship this ravenous spirit and offer up captives and treasure to it as sacrifices. Seven specters created by the spirit lie dormant in their former bodies, awaiting its command. When the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, their wings wrapped tightly around their bodies. If the characters try to climb the tower, the bats attack. The bats otherwise fight only in self-defense or at Wyllow’s command. At the base of the tower
floor.
Balcony. The room has a vaulted ceiling 20 feet high. Stone pillars carved to look like trees support a 10-foot-high stone balcony that runs along the north, east, and south walls. The trees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
stream of lava cascades into the harbor from the cliff above.
The harbor is primarily used by Klax’s traders to make their regular supply runs. The traders unload their cargo onto the platforms
. Lounging between the lava formations are two serpentine creatures with heat ripples and smoke rising from their bodies.
Two salamanders rest in these barracks, their bodies coiled to nestle into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
boxed text to describe the room to the players: Lying on the floor of this otherwise empty room are the pale bodies of three humans in filthy black robes, arranged in a triangular formation. A lit torch
their robes. Any character who watches the bodies carefully can determine that they’re alive with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check. The necromites leap to their feet and attack when any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. The traps were set up to scare people away rather than kill them. Mostly. When the characters enter this area, read: As the passage runs east, it widens to thirty feet for the next ninety feet. At the
, read: Slabs set along the walls of this stone chamber hold human-sized bodies wrapped from head to toe in strips of off-white cloth. Even as the doors open, these wrapped bodies begin to rise.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
a stylized golden windmill on a red field.
A closed double door stands a few steps beyond.
The doors are unlocked. D2a–D2b: Main Hall and Cloakroom This hall runs the width of the house, with a
corner of the room opens onto the shaft of the dumbwaiter. D8: Library Wade Acuff The priests of Osybus are known for the evil practice of
trapping enemies’ souls into tattoos on the priests’ bodies A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Dungeon Master’s Guide. The chest weighs 500 pounds and has an arcane lock spell cast on it. Way Inn Southeast of Daggerford, the Trade Way runs right through the middle of Way Inn, a small village
characters’ help, the keep can turn back the attackers with few casualties. (Many goblins are killed as their bodies are flung against the keep by the huckers.) During the uproar, any character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
outside the globe. While inside a globe, a trapped creature can’t contest for control of the globe. Dungeon State. If the characters free the aboleth, it wanders the dungeon and attacks anyone it runs
steps lead up and out.
If Thaxalia left area 39, the beholder is in this location. It has been picking off Thayan patrols here. Amid the slime are five bodies: two of wights and three of Thayan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
notwithstanding, Dolurrh is a gloomy plane filled with the lingering traces of the dead. Dolurrh Manifest Zone Features d4 Feature 1 Bodies buried here reanimate in 1d4 days, possessed by restless spirits
placed in its center. 3 An eladrin commune that holds powerful esoteric knowledge is nestled in the depths of a forest inhabited by large numbers of pixies. 4 The magic of the fey runs deep here. Saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
filled completely with dead insects along with occasional bones, making it difficult terrain. Pit Traps. Scattered through the room, hidden beneath the blanket of insect bodies, are several pit traps
the pigs’ odor. Bridges. A series of unsteady plank bridges runs 10 feet above the floor, lashed to the pillars and to the slabs of rock that block the eastern stairs. Any creature that falls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, runs the operation from a surprisingly modest converted warehouse in Heapside. The son of an established Lower City tailor, he had always rankled at the way Lower City residents were treated by haughty
customers and ensures that only those who seem vulnerable get the “special” tea, avoiding suspicion from any who might decide to fight back if the truth were to come out. Jopalin also runs a more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, runs the operation from a surprisingly modest converted warehouse in Heapside. The son of an established Lower City tailor, he had always rankled at the way Lower City residents were treated by haughty
to fight back if the truth were to come out. Jopalin also runs a more traditionally squalid moonflower den in the shop’s damp basement, catering to ordinary addicts and those who’ve become so reliant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
overly cruel masters, but neither are they particularly kind — they are uncaring about their slaves, because slaves aren’t giants, and there are always more to be had if the supply runs low. Most
enemies are memorialized in trophies, too, but only rarely do giants put the heads or bodies on display. A human hero’s greatsword or a wizard’s staff is a more appropriate trophy in such cases. A frost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
crevasse that runs through it, once served as the last line of defense for Khundrukar’s dwarves. Creatures. Two orcs guard the eastern side of the room. They do everything in their power to prevent the
are those of orcs killed by the trap long ago; their remains show signs of severe scorching. Rusted axe heads lie near the bodies, with no sign of the weapons’ hafts. If the door is pulled open before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the cells contain the frozen bodies of prisoners who died when Ythryn crashed or who perished from starvation not long afterward. Infirmary. If the characters spend at least 30 minutes searching the
eight schools of magic. The liquid isn’t poisonous or harmful, and it never runs dry as long as the goblet remains in the auditorium. A humanoid that drinks from the goblet gains a supernatural charm (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
scimitar and a shield, as well as 23 sp and 4 gp in a belt pouch. 4. Tower Shell This circular area is cobbled with cracked granite, upon which sprawl the bodies of four goblins, apparently slain in
masonry reaches thirty feet into the air, but the intervening floors and stairs are gone, except for a couple of crumbled ledges.
Bodies. Investigation reveals that the four goblins have been dead for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
unsuspected by other Red Larchers. He runs the shop as a front for his counterfeiting business. Gaelkur coats cheap coins (or simple iron plugs) in thin plating of more valuable metals, then marks them
that begin to smell of death are taken out back and opened. If they contain dead bodies (rare, but it happens), Aerego burns them without a word to the constable or anyone else. Key NPCs. Aerego is a