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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.”
Lasting Institutions
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Ancient Deep Dragon
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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
Adult Deep Dragon
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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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect
almost never show them to anyone else.
Topaz Dragon Lairs
Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of
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->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lords and Their Thralls While the demons fight for domination among their own kind in the Abyss, the Material Plane is the most fertile ground for demons to acquire followers. Even a relatively weak
advantage of that same reverence, a demon might send its cultists into battle to soften up an enemy before the demon enters the fray itself. Many cultists gravitate to a demon lord out of a desire for
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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
kick in the dungeon door, fight the monsters, and grab the treasure. This style of play is straightforward, fun, exciting, and action-oriented. The players spend relatively little time developing
bugbear lair. Don’t track money or time spent in town. Once they’ve completed a task, send the adventurers back into the action as quickly as possible. Character motivation need be no more developed than a desire to kill monsters and acquire treasure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
features; for example, level 16, the Crystal Labyrinth, has walls, floors, and ceilings made of crystal. Ceilings It’s helpful to know the height of a ceiling, particularly if creatures in the area can
climb or fly. Rooms. A room’s ceiling is at least as high as the room is wide, often higher. If a room’s ceiling height isn’t specified in the text, assume it’s the minimum height. Tunnels. A tunnel’s
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
, Kuketh doesn’t honor agreements for very long. Its only consistent desire is to escape from Undermountain and return to the Outer Plane of Limbo. 21c. Secret Vault This cave is hidden behind a secret
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
threatens shipping and caravans around a major city.
Topaz Dragon Lairs
Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet
from the ceiling, giving the place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets.
Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Topaz Dragon Lairs Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love
natural state but are hung with the dragon’s collection of nautical paintings, mirrors, and sun-colored tapestries. Numerous gold-and-glass hanging lanterns are suspended from the ceiling, giving the place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Jibber-Jabber Ettin. An ettin inhabits this dripping cave.
Stalactites. Needle-sharp stalactites stud the 30-foot-high ceiling.
Fungi. Barrelstalk, bluecap, and ripplebark fungi grow in
ettin’s having a comfortable home and all the food it could desire. The ettin also has a friendly neighbor in the Alchemist (see area 4), who provides Jibber-Jabber with compost that transforms the water in
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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. The room’s 10-foot-high ceiling is made of loose wooden boards laid across rafters. Above these boards, hidden in the top of the turret, is a belfry. The characters can reach the boards by stacking
-foot-long rope that hangs down to the floor once the false ceiling is no longer an obstacle. A verse engraved on the bell in Elvish reads: Toll the bell within this spire
To journey to your heart’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and a ceiling lined with dripping icicles. A wisp of steam rises from a roughly circular pool in the northern half of the cave. South of the pool is a shallow crater filled with oversized snowballs
pool containing its unborn young H24. Remorhaz Mother This enormous cave has glassy walls and a smooth, domed ceiling forty feet overhead. The cavern contains two large pools, both of which have steam
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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
struggling to roll a boulder up the hill, while a devil drives them on. Above the hill in the ceiling is a glowing spot that illuminates the entire chamber with an eerie silver light.
A cobblestone path
corner of the room. Within this dark chasm, worms pursue the fleeing forms of naked people.
In the south corner of the room on the eastern wall is a barred door.
The light in the ceiling comes from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
amber, a floor of red marble, and a rough-hewn shaft in the center of its ten-foot-high ceiling. Three amber sarcophagi stand in alcoves, and above each sarcophagus floats a human skull wreathed in green
flame. Three flameskulls guard this room. They attack intruders on sight. The shaft in the ceiling is 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, with abundant handholds. No ability check is required to climb it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
particularly sapphires. Green Dragons. Dwarves and green dragons don’t often interact, and when they do, the dragon doesn’t usually threaten them directly. A typical green dragon has no burning desire
by creatures it can catch in the open, including the travelers that enter and exit the place. On occasion, this state of (relatively) peaceful coexistence is shattered when a devious rival dragon with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
ten-foot-long lightning rods attached end to end. It extends upward past a ring-shaped gallery that forms the chamber’s upper level, through a hole in the fifty-foot-high domed ceiling.
Three
versa, due to the mechanism’s many moving parts. Members of the Hourglass Coven who find themselves at risk of being captured or killed flee to the Palace of Heart’s Desire (see chapter 5) using their
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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Upper Palace Locations Palace of Heart’s Desire, Upper View Player Version P32. Minstrels’ Gallery This balcony extends out over the banquet hall (area P18). The door on the west wall is sealed with
This hallway has a sunken floor filled to a depth of three feet with dark water. Lanterns lit with flickering blue flames hang from the ceiling thirty feet above by short chains, spaced roughly ten feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. An ancient wooden table surrounded by matching benches stands at the room’s center, near an ornate spiral staircase that climbs through the ceiling above. To the north are statues of githzerai
mummy has brass eyes, and its sarcophagus can’t be opened. Whenever a creature in the library speaks its desire for a text on a particular topic, the mummy’s eyes magically move to look in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
atop the easternmost point of this spur stands Castle Waterdeep. If you can see these landmarks, it’s relatively easy to orient yourself. The mountain peak looms over the southern third of the city near
— conditions become crowded and perfect for pickpockets. Hire-Coaches If you desire to travel in relative comfort and be the master of your destination, simply give a spirited wave and shout to any hire-coach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the bottom on the side opposite where the basket is hanging. The interior of the tower is empty except for a flight of stairs that spirals up the inside wall to an opening in the ceiling that leads to
Desire (see chapter 5). Note this gift on the Story Tracker. If the characters don’t save Sir Talavar, one of the frayed ropes suspending the basket snaps after a few hours, causing it to tip enough that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
room’s most prominent feature is the Steinfang, a 40-foot-long stalactite that hangs from the ceiling above the island. From a base 20 feet in diameter, it tapers to a rough point a few feet above the
trusted?
Is the gnome lying about Loudwater’s defenses?
The primordial isn’t an all-knowing entity — quite the contrary. Its answers are motivated by a desire to sow discord, and it has no knowledge
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->Curse of Strahd
subjects. N3l. Library Floor-to-ceiling shelves line every wall of this windowless room, and the number of books contained here is nothing short of astounding.A brass oil lamp sits atop a large desk in
Vallakovich has the key to Udo’s manacles. The manacles break if they take 10 damage or more from a single weapon attack. If the characters release Udo, his first desire is to return to his home. Later
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->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
his sense of responsibility stems from her example. Every important decision he makes is guided by his desire to live up to her standards. If Skerrin is implicated in her murder, his hold over Anders
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. A wide passage leads to the east.
A wide passage leads southeast to area J6. Near the ceiling, a natural opening only a few feet in diameter leads northeast to area J7. The grells lairing in area J7
accompanying stat block) named Vundru. Vundru used to lurk much closer to Illithinoch, where he became infused with minor psychic abilities. He has no knowledge of the Far Realm and no desire to learn more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters encounter. d20 Encounter 1–2 1 chuul lurking in a pool of water 3 1d6 giant spiders clinging to the walls or ceiling 4–5 1 grell floating near the high ceiling 6–9 1d4 gricks hiding in a
settlements, such as Blingdenstone or Gracklstugh. The society member can provide detailed verbal directions that characters can follow to reach whichever Underdark settlement they desire. However
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
oppressive hallway reeks of mildew and rotting fish. The walls are severely stained, and the ceiling sags where pockets of water and fungus weigh it down. The sounds of creaking wood and dripping water
the group. T5. Dark God’s Chapel This cavernous room smells of decaying fish and seaweed. The walls, floor, and ceiling are covered with carvings of complex spirals and smeared with blood. Crude chairs
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