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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.”
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seek adventure are the most daring and ambitious members of a daring and ambitious race. They seek to earn glory in the eyes of their fellows by amassing power, wealth, and fame. More than other people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Natural columns of rock support the cave ceiling, the walls of which depict unfinished carvings of lanky stone giants hurling rocks. The cave is otherwise empty. 15b. Gym This cave’s walls are bereft of
carvings. Resting on the floor at the north end of the cave are stone barbells and stacks of circular stone plates with holes bored through the middle of them. Qurrok (see area 16a) works out here, using the barbells and boulders as weights.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of a hand, amid stains of dried blood.
Distant Voices. Echoes of distant voices occasionally fill the room, emanating from 10-inch-long, 5-inch wide vents in the ceiling (see “Echoes” below
).
Secret Door. A secret door leading south is obvious from this side (no ability check required). It has two eye-holes bored into it at a height of 5 feet, allowing a creature to peer into area 2a beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Alabaster Racetrack Sleek white pillars surround what looks like a racetrack. The stands bustle with patrons, all eager to bet on the impending race.
This arena hosts nightmare racing. Audience
members can place bets, earning a payout depending on which steeds place in the top two of a given race. Up to six nightmares race at any given time; those who bet on the first-place steed receive triple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Exemplars of Ambition Humans who seek adventure are the most daring and ambitious members of a daring and ambitious race. They seek to earn glory in the eyes of their fellows by amassing power
to beat a meal in a halfling home, as long as you don’t crack your 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.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Exemplars of Ambition Humans who seek adventure are the most daring and ambitious members of a daring and ambitious race. They seek to earn glory in the eyes of their fellows by amassing power
to beat a meal in a halfling home, as long as you don’t crack your 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.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
65. Underground Lake A dark underground lake opens up before you, its ceiling festooned with chains and gears — some of which appear to have dwarves dangling from them. A gigantic motionless stone
twinkling in the murk.
The cavern ceiling is 20 feet above the foul surface of the lake, which is 20 feet deep. Any creature that drinks the water is poisoned until it regurgitates the liquid, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
be surprised if they know trouble is on the way. If the two bugbears in area 2b managed to make it this far, add them to the roster of enemies. 23a. Nimraith’s Fate Goblins. Six bored goblins play here
. The goblins have turned a human skeleton into a marionette and dangled it from ropes attached to the ceiling so that they can make it dance around the room. The goblins chant “Nimraith! Nimraith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K49. Lounge As thunder shakes the tower, heavy beams groan under the weight of the ceiling. Three ornate lanterns hang by chains from these beams, each casting a dim glow. The curved west wall is
Strahd). Escher and the Three Brides In conversation, Escher displays wit with a hint of melancholy. Beneath his arch mood is a dread that Strahd is growing bored of him and will lock him in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
staircase ascends the wall across from it. Shrieks and cackles from somewhere higher up cause the old mill to shudder.
The ceiling here is 8 feet high. If the characters explore the room, read: Small
contains three chickens, a rooster, and a few laid eggs. The wooden trunk has tiny holes bored into its lid and contains a hundred croaking toads. Several toads escape if the lid is lifted, but they are harmless. Map 6.1: Old Bonegrinder (Area O)View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
blast out of this cramped cell. The walls are scribed with relief carvings showing volcanoes setting cities ablaze. Rows of tiny holes are bored into the floor and the ten-foot-high ceiling. A human
obsidian pendant and clutches an iron sconce with a burning red candle in it. Sand begins to fall from tiny holes bored into the ten-foot-high ceiling, and you hear a rumbling noise under the floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
alert if it isn’t already. Giant Spider This giant spider crawls along the walls or ceiling. It ignores the characters unless they take hostile action against it, in which case it attacks. Invisible
(your choice of race) are on an errand for their drow mage master when they run into the party by accident. If the characters state that they have legitimate business in Sorcere, the slaves answer
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
and exit difficult, just to be safe. Guard Posts Sapient, social denizens of the dungeon generally guard the entrances to their shared spaces. A guard post may just be a room with a table where bored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bolted into the wall about three feet above the floor. Ten oiled chains are secured to the bars, leading up to a hole bored in the ceiling. Another solid stone door is in the middle of the east wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
entrance through a thin vertical slit.
Defenders can watch the cave entrance from this alcove. A Steam Mephit flits about the area. It ostensibly watches for intruders coming from area B1, but it is bored
Cells Four cold cells line one wall of this chamber. Floor-to-ceiling iron bars partition the cells, which are unlocked and devoid of valuables. Two of the cells contain unidentifiable skeletal remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the room. (Unless they’re destroyed, most of them will mature into full-size giant spiders in a matter of weeks.)
Web Cocoons. Stone pillars hold up the 30-foot-high arched ceiling, which is concealed
eggs (see “Spider Eggs” below). The male drow lashed to the wall is named Krenrak. He was T’rissa’s consort until she grew bored with him. If set free, he fights against T’rissa and the other drow — but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
cascade down either side of the sanctum’s entrance, casting eerie light on the vaulted ceiling. At the opposite end of the sanctum looms a towering statue of a dwarven woman. Cracks race along her arms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Ability Check 1 Acrobatic performances 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) 2 Deimatic displays 16 Charisma (Intimidation) 3 Reptile trivia 14 Intelligence (Nature) 4 Swimming race or weightlifting 17 Strength
claims to know nothing of any disruptions in the Outlands or conflicts beyond the recent competitions in their bog. Soon after, Semuanya grows bored and departs to judge some fantastic competition elsewhere on the planes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
that it can no longer contain are expelled into unoccupied spaces around it. 10b. Flooded Room This laboratory, with a 20-foot-high ceiling, is completely filled with 24,000 cubic feet of salt water
bored tunnels through the collapsed sections, granting access to dungeon hallways south and east of here. The floor is covered with dust and debris, but the room contains nothing of interest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
ceiling, two each to your left and your right.
This area is empty, quiet, and peaceful. 21. Blademaster’s Quarters Dark green tiles cover the walls and floor of this room, and the ceiling is tiled
chamber are tiled in a dark green color, and the ceiling is tiled light green. A seaweed bed fills the northeast corner. In the center of the room stands a small table with a small bench beside it
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->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->Dragon Delves
through a shattered chamber open to the outside. A waterfall pours through the collapsed ceiling and into the misty bog. Butterflies flit through the branches of trees draped in moss and vines, and
immediately. Waterfall. The ceiling once contained a canal that channeled water from the third tier to the second. Now the water falls straight into the room, creating the bog. Treasure. Submerged in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Ruin Rubble chokes the southern half of this room where the wall and ceiling have collapsed. A character who examines the room and succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Survival) check notices a set of
she’s been unimaginably bored. Lorry chatters at length and eventually provides the following information, only some of which is useful: Lorry came to the City of Lost Names about two hundred years
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
, completing the macabre decoration.
The steady drip of water from the ceiling down the walls and over the stony corpses creates a shallow pool in the northeastern portion of the cave.
The calcified
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Beyond such base hunger, the gnome squidlings don’t know what they want. They have the reasoning and emotional control of toddlers blended with the guile of bored housecats. Rin, Rix, and Zglarrd make
mounted to the walls or hanging from the ceiling. Interior Doors. Each interior door aboard the ship is a fleshy sphincter that opens when a creature that has telepathy approaches within 5 feet of it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
thick fog clings to the floor, which is covered in putrid waste. The black ceiling is moving. The catacombs fill an area roughly 110 feet east to west by 180 feet north to south, and the floor is covered
in several inches of bat guano. The catacombs are made up of 10-foot-wide arched walkways running between 10-foot-square crypts, which serve as pillars that support the 20-foot-high ceiling. The area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground
areas in between. When the adventurers enter the warehouse, read: In the areas where the walls and ceiling didn’t collapse, this warehouse contains no crates, no boxes, no barrels, and no wares of any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
ledges or cling to the high ceiling, attacking with their bows while staying out of the range of melee weapons. A drider retreats if reduced to 60 hit points or fewer. Drow Patrol The characters encounter
have transformed into spore servants. They silently observe the party but don’t attack the characters unless threatened. Escaped Slaves A group of 1d4 commoners (of any race) attempts to hide from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
attic above a noble’s bedroom, waiting in a trance-like state for three days and nights until his target was positioned just below a small crack in the room’s ceiling. Skerrin squeezed a single drop from
issue. 20 Skerrin, growing bored and overconfident, assassinates a prominent member of a faction and tries to frame the Sea Princes for the deed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, chairs, and lecterns fill this chamber. Three smooth, one-foot-diameter crystal hemispheres protrude from the ceiling, evenly spaced along the center of the room from east to west.
A concave wall on
dark when the characters enter. Any creature in the room that speaks the command word “candesca” causes the three crystal hemispheres in the ceiling to glow, filling the room with bright light. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Features”). B10: Stalagmite Field Pools of bubbling liquid surround stalagmites in this cave. The center stalagmite extends toward the stalactite-covered ceiling.
The center stalagmite is actually a
ceiling; when combat begins, theyjoin the fight, trying to envelop the characters in magical Darkness. All four creatures here fight to the death. Roleplaying Sablewing. Captain Sablewing has no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
is only vulnerable from a single direction. A3. Machine Chamber Two massive stone pillars thread holes in the floor and ceiling of this vast chamber. Stone crossbeams pierce the pillars to form spokes
creature is either disguised in plain sight as a cloak or hiding on the ceiling. The cloaker uses hit-and-run tactics against the characters, rather than risking itself in a drawn-out fight. Treasure The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
span the vast ceiling, which glitters with thousands of tiny gems.
The center of the area holds a sunken gambling pit that is packed with people, sitting in leather-upholstered chairs around tables
double doors that lead to Lottie. Treasure. The tiny gems embedded into the ceiling are valuable if collected. With 1 minute of uninterrupted work, a character can collect 30 gp worth of gems, to a total
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
other side. An arrow slit in the southern wall of the passage provides defenders a way to fire on intruders who get this far.
Characters who specifically examine the ceiling notice the murder holes
bluff. From the base of the bluff, a subterranean river empties into the boat basin. The river is close to thirty feet wide, and the cave ceiling is about six feet above the water level in the middle. An