before break diffusing crushing reverting

Reckless Hate

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

passage connecting the keep to the dungeon levels. Shortly after sunrise the day after you arrive in town, you hear a commotion outside. Someone shouts, “Hey, stop that!” A moment later voices break into a

flamewrath armed with a devastation orb of fire One Crushing Wave priest and six Crushing Wave reavers armed with a devastation orb of water

Acheron

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

clang, crushing all between them and sending shudders through the plane. Acheron has four layers, with the largest blocks gravitating to the top layer. Some scholars have theorized that the crashing

, break off from an icy mire in its deepest recesses and are gradually assembled and organized, perhaps under the influence of nearby Mechanus, into the perfect cubes of Avalas. The nature of Acheron

Example Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

and initiative count 10. Active Elements. The Path of Blades includes a set of whirling blades along the first 80 feet of the trap, crushing pillars that slam down from the ceiling to the floor before

+5 bonus to the attack roll and dealing 11 (2d10) slashing damage on a hit. Crushing Pillars (Initiative 10). Each creature in the 50-foot-long area beyond the first 80 feet of the hallway must make a

Adventure Hooks

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

The character knows that unsavory sorts have occupied Rivergard Keep, and that there’s a secret way into the castle. Using the secret entrance earns inspiration, as does clearing the Crushing Wave

inspiration for defeating Jolliver Grimjaw and again for recovering the sword in area C14 of the Temple of the Crushing Wave. Rescue Your People Raiders from the fire cult have abducted people the

Elemental Plane of Water

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

serve as solid ground where nothing else is available, although most natives of the plane never break the surface of the sea and thus ignore these habitations. The following are among the most

extents of the plane, where no sunlight reaches, are called the Darkened Depths. Horrid creatures dwell here, and the absolute cold and crushing pressure mean a swift end to creatures accustomed to the

Plane of Water

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

deeper extents of the plane, where no sunlight reaches, are called the Darkened Depths. Horrid creatures dwell here, and the absolute cold and crushing pressure mean a swift end to creatures accustomed

plane. Fleets of rafts and ships lashed together serve as solid ground where nothing else is available. Most natives of the plane never break the surface of the sea and thus ignore these habitations

26. Ancient Elven Tomb

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

break the pot, destroying it. The awakened shrub is friendly toward whoever planted it. Absent commands from its creator, it does nothing. 26b. Secret Tomb In the middle of the dusty tomb rests a 7,500

solid block of alabaster with a fake lid carved to appear openable — a false tomb built to confound would-be treasure-hunters. 26c. Halaster’s Crushing Eye Destroyed Tables. Three stone tables lie

Event 6: Shemshime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

entirely new picture that includes tiny cutout figures of yourselves. Shemshime attacks the characters, focusing its attention on anyone near the book. It also tries to break the characters

XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Crushing End. If damage reduces Shemshime to 0 hit points, Shemshime instead drops to 1 hit point unless the damage is the result of Shemshime being crushed by an object

Lesser Caverns Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

false nature. Crushing Ceiling Trap. A 20-foot-wide section of the ceiling over the skeleton contains a crushing deadfall. A character who examines the ceiling and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom

ceiling rapidly drops, crushing anything in its path. Creatures in that area must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 55 (10d10) bludgeoning damage and has the

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

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

contains a crushing deadfall. A character who examines the ceiling and succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check notices bits of decayed flesh stuck to the ceiling, which is flat and made of

Areas of the Earth Temple

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

within 15 feet of the pillars, but they can move freely otherwise. The bulettes spend most of their time dozing, but they are light sleepers. A bulette can break it chain with a successful DC 20

Strength check, but the chain to the northeast (holding the trained bulette) is weaker, requiring only a successful DC 15 Strength check to break. Chasm. The chasm that bisects the room is 100 feet deep and

Fortress Level 3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

the trap is triggered, a stone slab springs out of the ceiling in the passage, knocking the secret door closed (and with sufficient force to break the tridents if they are being used to support the

and bone-crushing bites. They are settling a major grievance in the traditional sahuagin manner: a duel to the death, using only nature’s weapons. They have no possessions. Observing the Action. If the

Areas of the Fire Temple

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

E30. Reinforcements. Should a fight break out here, the occupants of area E23 notify Ignatia (area E24) and then join the combat. Ignatia joins soon after. E23. Barracks A short passage beyond the

. Unless the characters have somehow set the temple on high alert, Ignatia is questioning a Crushing Wave reaver who was caught sneaking close to Eternal Flame cult territory. The reaver, Orgaal, is

Areas of the Air Temple

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

Wheels” below). After completing one revolution, they stop and await further instructions. The commoners are cultists on the brink of becoming initiates. The priests lash these cultists to break their

tunnel leads east to area C20 of the Temple of the Crushing Wave. A15. Plaza of Fallen Spires Cracked flagstones of ultramarine marble pave this plaza. An avenue to the east ends at a wall of fallen

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