being battered diffusing channel real

Zombie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

was fun for a while, but the zombie started to smell real bad, so we doused it in oil and set it on fire. Beek would’ve found that hilarious.” — Fonkin Hoddypeak, on friendship Hideous Forms

into a fast-flowing river to reach foes on a far shore, clawing at the surface as it is battered against rocks and destroyed. To reach a foe below it, a zombie might step out of an open window. Zombies

End Simulation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

an illusory exercise conducted in one of the academy’s simulation chambers—large circular spaces whose rune-scribed walls channel potent magical power, and which contain training versions of

spelljamming helms (akin to those used to propel real spelljamming ships). As the simulation ends, all characters regain any lost hit points, spell slots, or limited-use powers. Characters who died during the

Arriving at the Casino

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

-mouthed cave. Boat Ride A tiefling ferrier (commoner) in a heavy, hooded robe waits silently to convey characters to the casino. The ferrier plays the part of Charon on the real River Styx. The tiefling

channel. As the cave mouth swallows you, you hear music over the echo of a distant waterfall. The cave’s ceiling rises high above your heads, and dancing lights bob around hanging stalactites. The

Temple of Tharizdun

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

apartments and storefronts rises up on either side of a channel of sluggish, tainted water. The structures down near the waterline are empty and desolate, while the ramshackle additions built over

than from stone. A narrow timber bridge sags across the channel, leading from the back of a crooked alley to what appears to be a partially sunken galley whose structure has been incorporated into the

Cave Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

ten-foot-wide channel cut into the floor of the room, but the channel is dry. Passages exit to the west, south, and east. The empty channel exits to the north and east. More than a dozen withered

impressive chamber was the heart of the Wave Echo Cave mining operation. Here, the dwarves melted ore to refine ingots of pure silver, gold, and platinum. The dry channel is where the dwarves diverted the

The Sinkhole

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

, airless underground channel and is likely to drown (see “Suffocating” in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). In addition, the creature must make a successful DC 12 Strength saving throw each round or

take 1d6 bludgeoning damage as it is battered by rocks. Even creatures that can breathe water aren’t likely to survive for long. The stream runs underground for about 5 miles before emerging on a

Points of Interest

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

of darts has become an obsession among the bored miners and soldiers, and anyone with real skill at the game has a chance of talking their way past the guard at the door to engage in a match. Haunted

fey were seen atop the tower. After a few travelers went missing nearby, the town council asked a Keoish galleon to bombard the structure with catapult fire until it was battered into rubble. Since then

Searching for Dran Enterprises

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

, icy wind whistles through South Gate as you enter Luskan. The shops and taverns lining the main thoroughfare of the City of Sails are as battered and weathered as the grim customers entering them. At

bridge, Dalath’s Span. An enormous half-orc thug named One-Tusk stands guard outside the shop. Eriss is inside, polishing bottles containing miniature ships. She claims that these were once real ships

E6: Passenger Car

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

dragonologist on a planar quest to find a “time dragon” (which may or may not be a real thing). Until a few moments ago, Ethlynn and Quintus were cabin mates. Ethlynn currently shares her cabin (the one

one: Cabin A. This cabin holds Vern’s battered suitcase, which contains two traveler’s outfits, three odd-looking compasses, and a set of tinker’s tools. If asked about the compasses, Vern says he

Middle Level (M1-M9)

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

. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage, or 3 (1d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage if the swarm has half its hit points or fewer. M4. Exercise Room This room contains a battered wooden mannequin and a

making wine. Mimic Chair. The reason for the odd number of chairs is that the chair closest to the door to area M6 is a mimic that escaped from area M19. It moved the real chair to the corner and took

Areas of the Water Temple

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

; from just about any point the characters find the canal, they can see one of the bridge torches. The dwarves of Besilmer built the canal to channel the spring in area C26 away from their delvings and

glimmer of torchlight hints at a channel or canal to the north. To the south, a crumbling stone quay leads to a dark passageway. At the east end of the lake, another torch burns above a larger quay, with

Silent Sound Lighthouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

DC 20 Strength check, or it can be battered down (AC 13, 50 hit points, immunity to poison and psychic damage). Ground Floor When the characters gain access to the ground floor, they can see what’s

within the lens. A successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check subtly sabotages the runes scribed into the lens. A character can expend one use of Channel Divinity to force divine power into

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

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

key card requirement. Unless the characters also possess a violet key card, a closed aperture in the tube below level 2 prevents them from descending farther than that floor. S3: Battered Repair Bot A

battered robot lays in this abandoned hallway. Small holes riddle the robot’s torso, and its interior sputters intermittently with electrical sparks. Hand tools are strewn about the floor nearby. A

Headquarters Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

the rules in this book should be treated as a high magic campaign, with the DM and the players understanding that the difficulty of encounters and other tasks might need to be ramped up to offer a real

disabled by any franchise member. Players are encouraged to be creative in thinking about defensive features. An airship might have a deck that can channel lightning to repel boarders. A wagon might have

Brimstone Hold Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

blocks of rich incense (250 gp each). B22: Antechamber A fountain of lava wells up from the floor of this antechamber, pooling in the room’s center before running along a broad channel cut in the stone

mimic attacks any creature that touches or attacks it. The room’s back wall appears solid but is the anchor for a magical doorway to area B30: the demiplane where Vrakir keeps the real Book of Vile

Lair Locations

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

lizardfolk in area 23. Treasure. About 5 feet north of the center of the southern wall, partially buried in the mud, is a breastplate — much battered and twisted and now detached from the full suit

lair on their own some weeks ago and were killed in the attempt. The breastplate is too battered to perform any useful function, but the weapon is a +1 longsword. 23. Guard Room Unless the sounds of

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

chamber. Most of the rusty iron hooks in the ceiling are empty, but a few hold the skinned carcasses of large vermin, huge fungoid stalks, and several massive insect carapaces. On a small, battered

back. Several sets of corroded manacles are connected to the walls,and some still bind a few crumbling skeletons. Creatures. Three kobolds are bound with crude rope to the iron spike. A battered

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