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build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves
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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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of
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, or featuring larger
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attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K81. Tunnel This tunnel is cut into the Pillarstone of Ravenloft itself. Its surface is slick, and its ceiling is barely 6 feet high. A lingering fog limits visibility to a few feet. Characters who
have knowledge of stonecutting can tell that this passage is a relatively new construction compared to other areas of Ravenloft. The tunnel is 120 feet long, with a stone door at its eastern end. Near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Arriving at the Grove While many passages lead to Neverlight Grove, most are little more than narrow fissures riven by trickles of water. Only one natural tunnel is fit for relatively easy travel by
every surface — including the ceiling — and illuminates the darkness with brilliantly colorful bioluminescent patterns. On the other side of this exotic forest, the cavern narrows into a ravine. In a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Map: The Garden of Everflowing Springs View Player Version A palatial apartment crowns the gardens. Wide arches leave it open to the air, and tattered silks of many colors swoop from the vaulted ceiling
descends from the ceiling through a large shaft in the floor.
This is the lair of Duban the Magnificent, a haughty Marid bound to serve Ozzadraz. When the characters arrive in his lair, Duban is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
relatively regular dimensions. They are known for their unusual rock formations and abundant patches of fungi, and for being suffused with faerzress (see chapter 2). There are currently two factions
features are prevalent throughout the Whorlstone Tunnels.
Ceilings and Floors. The average ceiling height is 50 feet, dropping to 25 feet in narrow tunnels.
Narrow Tunnels. The narrowest tunnels are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Thrall. Agorra Duskaxe, a female duergar, stands guard just inside the entrance.
Steamer. Water dripping from a crack in the ceiling falls into a cylindrical metal contraption at the center of the cave
battle here attracts the thralls from areas 11b and 15f, assuming they’re still around. While Agorra is under the effect of the rod of rulership, she believes the nagas to be her allies and defends them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
seeps into the hall through cracks in the arched, 20-foot-high ceiling, spilling onto a 40-foot-long stone table surrounded by stone chairs as big as thrones.
Dishware. Shallow niches in the walls
these mind flayers are attacked, one maintains contact with the crystal pedestal while the other defends it. The diamond no longer floats if removed from its place above the pedestal. A creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
and psychic damage. If any segment of the bridge is destroyed, the entire structure crumbles, causing creatures on it to fall. This part of the Spire has no ceiling or floor. Any creature that falls
. Dozens of crudely carved, amphibian figurines surround the hulk, staring expectantly with bulbous eyes.
This cavern is roughly circular and hundreds of feet across, and it has a 30-foot-high ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
occurrence and wet fog a nightly event. As a result, all wood in the place is very damp and difficult to set aflame. Ceilings. Ceiling height varies from about 16 feet at the edges to 32 feet at the center
relatively easy to find due to the crude construction of the place. It requires a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check to find such a door. Random Encounters On the upper level of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
and barely fulfilling its duties. The mephit is Indifferent but defends itself in combat. If the mephit sees the characters enter the cave, it peers at them through the arrow slit and whistles like a
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->Spelljammer Academy
sits in the middle of the chamber. A sliver of light streaming down on it from a hole in the cavern’s ceiling gives it a dark-blue sheen. Hovering near the meteorite are two identical creatures, each
through cracks in the ceiling. Meteorite. The meteorite looks like it was dropped in the middle of the floor. The 500-pound hunk of blackened metal takes on a dark-blue sheen when its surface is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
deliver unrefined ore to the foundry.
Map 5.2 includes an inset map that shows the foundry’s interior, which is one large, open space. The building has no ceiling, allowing heat and smoke to escape
to create a new amulet, rendering the shield guardian autonomous. The shield guardian has been loyal to Tockworth ever since. It defends itself if attacked and attacks anyone who tries to slip past
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
alerts the guards atop the watchtowers in the forge (areas X24–X26). Enlarged to ogre size, Xardorok Sunblight defends his forge X24–X26. Forge Smoke fills this warm cavern, which has a ceiling that
warmest due to the heat generated in the forge. X16. Northwest Cavern This cavern is unlit and has a jagged, 30-foot-high ceiling.
A strange sight confronts you as four duergar, two of them much larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
relatively intact lower levels, but as it climbs toward its eighty-foot height, the upper levels deteriorate. Rather than falling, the crumbling stone hangs in the air, the tower’s disintegration frozen
character who removes a coin from this room becomes cursed as noted above. E2: Second Level Heaps of rubble have fallen from this chamber’s partially collapsed ceiling. The room holds two stone crypts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
60 feet overhead, with the ceiling rising another 20 feet beyond that. Set into alcoves are twelve sets of double doors made of iron. Each door is 10 feet wide, 10 feet high, and embossed with images
move out of sight of the fresco and defends it to the death. If forcibly moved away from the fresco, the creature tries to find its way back. The creature can’t rest while under this effect. After 24
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
light emanates from three glass domes attached to the ceiling above a five-foot-wide, twenty-foot-long plant bed overflowing with rotting vegetation.
Closer inspection of the plant bed reveals two
defends the modrons. Civil but unhelpful, Qaara wants to find out why the alarm was triggered, then return to the Astral Plane. She has no interest in the characters’ quest or the dragon’s claim to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
prearranged signal. 4. Galley Stores From iron hooks set into the ceiling hang three long strings of sausages, a large ham, and a hunk of meat. Against the hull are three sacks. Set against the bulkhead beside
olive oil. The ship’s food stores are relatively fresh, though nothing is particularly appetizing. 5. Ship’s Stores Two coiled lengths of rope and three rolls of sailcloth lie on the deck alongside a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Each scroll is a sheet of parchment measuring 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. C3. Armory This room is missing its ceiling. Stone racks along the walls hold giant-sized morningstars, shields, warhammers
. The chest contains two potions of healing (greater) and a rusty iron sphere (iron bands of Bilarro). C4. Mess Hall This room’s ceiling is mostly intact, except for a portion to the south. This room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
several years older and wiser than they look. The magic of the Feywild has kept them young. Speaking to the Getaway Gang about Loomlurch yields the following information: A squad of tin soldiers defends
, cushions, and piles of straw. Hanging from the six-foot-high ceiling by a rope is a basket that holds apples, berries, sugarcane, and a few crumpled-up sheets of parchment. In one corner, lying on a cushion
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
in this area. The furniture here is of similar construction to that seen in area H3, surviving for centuries in the relatively dry environment of the haven but eventually succumbing to rot. The room is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
chamber. Below the catwalks sloshes a faintly glowing reservoir of wispy liquid, an incorporeal soup of howling souls. A frenetic assembly of complex, sputtering tubes and pumps descends from the ceiling
toward its liberator and obeys their commands. In the absence of any commands, or if given a command that’s likely to result in its destruction, the specter defends itself but otherwise takes no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
another passageway leading east. A second canal leads north from the eastern portion of the lake, and the glimmer of light comes from that direction, as well.
The ceiling of this cavern is a dome, at
cavern ceiling. The creature attacks swimmers or boaters who approach within 30 feet of its lair. C4. Drowning Chambers A dank, rotten smell pervades this chamber. The floor is perforated by eight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
.
Merle, the dwarf cook (commoner), works here from 6 a.m. to midnight. When confronted with danger, he grabs a rolling pin (treat it as a club) and defends himself. The door that leads outside is used
the dining hall at a height of fifteen feet, and the ceiling is fifteen feet higher still. Two chandeliers hang from ropes, the ends of which are wrapped around hooks bolted to the railing—one to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
encounter in area S30 proceeds here. The robot defends itself if attacked. Bones. The floor beneath the cloaker is covered with bits of rags, the bones of former crew members and various pests, and the
-wide metallic cylinder spans floor to ceiling in this area. Each side of the tube holds a curved door flanked by a rectangular pad with a thin slot wide enough for a playing card. The doors are closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
relatively warm. The scent of roasting meat fills the air as a hunk of meat on a spit drips juices into the fire. Goats and sheep are held in a spacious animal pen enclosed by a crude wooden fence. Other
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Suspended from the ceiling of this chamber by a series of ropes and pulleys are six baskets. Clustered near the south wall are three wooden casks carved with Good Mead’s heraldic symbol: a drinking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
circular main hall leading to three magical simulation chambers. Each simulation chamber is a large circular space with a domed ceiling and arcane runes carved into its stonework. Using preset command
. Although relatively inexperienced in comparison to some of the other instructors at the academy, Saerthe is an experienced spelljammer. Their eyes shimmer like pools of quicksilver, allowing them to see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
winch.
A floor-to-ceiling iron cage in the middle of the room contains an elevator shaft with chains running up and down away from it. The chains are in constant motion, and you hear loud mechanical
easier for her guards to hit. The chardalyn pseudodragon defends Grandolpha to the death. Slaad Host. If a character has the Slaad Host secret (see appendix B) and has a slaad tadpole gestating
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
entrance.
The stairs climb to a balcony (area D10). The ceiling here rises 30 feet from the floor. The owlbear rug weighs 50 pounds. D2: Dining Hallway This L-shaped hall is lined with large
pull-rope hangs from a wooden trapdoor in the ceiling.
There’s no obvious source for the horrible smell that lingers here. The first character who enters the room triggers a roll on the Eldritch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
descending a spiral staircase in the hallway between areas A6 and area A9. The restaurant’s dining area sits on a ledge behind the waterfall (area A10). The ceiling here is uneven but is roughly 12 feet high
the first time, read the following: This room smells like hay and musk. Three crates rest on the floor in one corner, and a portable cage on rollers sits beside them. Floor-to-ceiling bars form two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly’s ghost and this golem is still intact, it becomes their ally and defends this courtyard on their behalf. 5: Crypt Entrance This room is mostly empty. One outer wall has a stained-glass
. Its vaulted ceiling is 20 feet tall. Thrones, each inscribed with a character’s name, sit at the far end of the room in a semicircle. A small room to the west is for private meetings and is furnished
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
keep their cities aloft and empower their magic items. The bigger the mythallar, the more magic it can hold. The largest mythallars are 150 feet in diameter.
The Ythryn mythallar is a relatively
. Undead have disadvantage on this saving throw. Any object that touches the globe, other than an artifact or the mythallar’s cradle, is disintegrated instantly (no save).
A tomb tapper defends the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
garden as a place to exercise and torment guests with physical training. One of the trees in the garden is an awakened tree under her control, which she uses in her workouts and which defends her if she is
racks stuffed with herbs, flowers, fruits, and vegetables hang from the ceiling.
By day, Auntie Greenbones is usually here, in disguise as the blind wood elf Greensong with her faithful hound Morty at