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Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, and magical fireplace
A study with desks, books, bookshelves, parchments, ink, and ink pens
A dining space with a table, chairs, magical fireplace, containers, and cooking utensils
A lounge with
room
The interior of the tower is warm and dry, regardless of conditions outside. Any equipment or furnishings conjured with the tower dissipate into smoke if removed from it. At the end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
2N. Library Books and manuscripts line wooden shelves constructed from salvaged lumber. One dragonwing (see appendix D for statistics) and four cultists (initiates) spend most of their time here
, organizing the books. Since treasure first started funneling through Naerytar, Dralmorrer Borngray has pulled out any books, parchments, tablets, and other written material that interested him. He knows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
2N. Library Books and manuscripts line wooden shelves constructed from salvaged lumber. One dragonwing (see appendix D for statistics) and four cultists (initiates) spend most of their time here
, organizing the books. Since treasure first started funneling through Naerytar, Dralmorrer Borngray has pulled out any books, parchments, tablets, and other written material that interested him. He knows
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
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Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into his heart while he is incapacitated in his coffin, he is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. While
the reach of melee combatants and spellcasters, or he flies away (using summoned wolf;wolves or swarm of bats;swarms of bats or swarm of rats;rats to guard his retreat).
Strahd observes the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
southwest walls. The books are organized by topic.
Pneumatic Tubes. A row of ten pneumatic tubes is fastened to the back wall. Beneath the tubes is a shelf of empty copper canisters.
Spite is holding a
canisters. The books cover subjects of interest to wizards, including spell component harvesting, ruminations on the Weave, biographies of famous wizards and liches, tips for creating realistic illusions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Morale Some combatants might run away when a fight turns against them. You can use this optional rule to help determine when monsters and NPCs flee. A creature might flee under any of the following
removed from battle. The group is reduced to half its original size with no losses on the opposing side. To determine whether a creature or group of creatures flees, make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Wards Numerous magical defenses protect the library. The most innocuous include wards to protect the library’s books from mold, weevils, and other threats. Other protections are more dramatic, as
collection is magically protected against theft. Any such work that is removed from the keep disappears and immediately returns to its proper place in the library. This ward also has a flaw that the Avowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, which holds the first clues in the mystery. Like all other books in Candlekeep, Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor cannot be removed from the library, so make it clear to the characters that Sarah’s ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
they wish when making this check, but they can make it only once. For example, one student might make an Intelligence (History) check to pore over their books, while another student makes a Charisma
of exhaustion that takes effect at the start of the day of the Exam. This level of exhaustion can’t be removed until after the Exam. Studying Together If two or more characters engage in a group study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
collection (volumes 3 and 8 of Tales from the Gloaming Court), Skabatha placed wards on every one of the remaining books. Any book that is removed from her study turns to ashes instantly. A detect magic
shelves contain books of Feywild lore, all written in Elvish, each of which has a withered frog’s body stitched into its spine. Kissing the frog or stroking it with a moistened finger causes the frog to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M7. Oracular Library This magnificent hall is lined with stone bookshelves housing a library of leather-bound tomes. Three elderly, bespectacled goblins climb ladders to fetch books for three slender
decreases by 10 (3d6) for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by a remove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
group of adventurers Dzaan hired to help him search the spire removed all the books they considered valuable, including spellbooks. They left behind a few that might interest certain characters: Magical
-floor. A large table lies on its side, one leg broken. A five-foot-wide tunnel in the floor to the east leads down.
Most of the books in this library have been destroyed by time and neglect. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the combatants.
The inscriptions are written in Old Omuan. The one above the mosaic reads, “Nangnang teaches us to serve only ourselves.” The inscriptions below tell how Nangnang (a grung) stole a
of this dusty room, a stone cube rests on a pedestal carved and painted to resemble a squat, humanoid frog.
Nangnang’s puzzle cube can be safely removed from its pedestal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, and small china plates, all covered with dust and rodent droppings. Treasure. The bookshelf holds old and worn books, a small framed watercolor painting of a mountain range (2 gp), and a chunk of raw
screams echoing in her ears. H9. Library Shelves filled with books line the walls of this library, and four wingback chairs sit around a low table in the center of the room. The wide bank of windows in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
have been removed. The pile of charcoal is used as fuel for cooking and heating. The stairs lead down to a charred wooden door (AC 15, 30 hit points, damage threshold 5), which can be forced open by
island’s birds stopped being frightened by them and began roosting on the figures, so they were removed to the cellars. Bits of old birds’ nests can still be found in the medusa’s snaky hair and between the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
them the knowledge that Lord Viallis has an overseer who comes once every second tenday to check the books of each enterprise, pay wages, and collect profits. The overseer, an elf named Faerl, lives in
, the bodyguards do their best to protect Faerl and ensure that he escapes in the coach. They then lay into the characters without mercy. The cult fanatics cast command or hold person on melee combatants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
arcanaloth is bound to the library by Acererak’s magic and can’t leave, nor can it allow any of the library’s books or scrolls to be removed. If any character speaks the arcanaloth’s true name (“Ygga
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
much greater depth. Cleansing Chambers Freshly captured victims are processed in the cleansing chambers. Their gear is removed and either destroyed or kept if it is of interest, their hair is shaved
(and Dissection Chamber) The library in a mind flayer lair isn’t a collection of books, but an array of still-living organs kept in the same fluid that enables them to keep brains alive. The mind flayers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Elixir of Health. A drink loses its magic if it is removed from the Red Belvedere. Oganath also offers a variety of mundane cocktails, which cost 3 talons each. N2: Enchanting Arcana A sleek rakshasa in
, which the rakshasa is loath to disclose: Curse. As long as you wear this item, you are cursed. The item can’t be removed until you are targeted by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic. While cursed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
has long since been turned over to storage for items the family has no use for but doesn’t want to throw out. This dusty chamber is crammed with stacks of old books, barrels of broken tools and
makes a record of any items removed from the room. Any character who rifles through the other objects in the room can make a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. On a success, the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. A young man’s screams of anguish can be heard through the door. Donavich lost the key to the iron padlock. If the chain is removed and the trapdoor is opened, the screaming in the undercroft stops
books: Hymns to the Dawn, a volume of chants to the Morninglord, and The Blade of Truth: The Uses of Logic in the War Against Diabolist Heresies, as Fought by the Ulmist Inquisition, a strange book that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
casting spells and throwing off fire rays. Bookshelves. Manshoon removed any tomes of value from the bedroom, leaving noticeable gaps on the shelves between mundane books on a variety of esoteric
inside. K20. Alcedor’s Private Library This room has the following features: A tall oak bookshelf contains a few scattered books (all mundane and worthless), but is mostly bare. Above the bookshelf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
treasure secured and removed from the city without drawing the attention of Neverwinter’s tax collectors. He tells the characters that the treasure is small but its container is warded, and that they should
who contract lycanthropy from Moguhl might have the opportunity to get the curse removed at the Hall of Knowledge later in this episode at a reduced cost, assuming they can help the head priest there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
”). Any guard in this room carries food for the animals. T9: Library This room smells strongly of incense and paper. It has several bookshelves filled with antique books. A large, embroidered rug
—revealing a secret way to the gallery (area T6). Treasure. Most books in this room have no monetary value, but three of the oldest books are worth 500 gp each. A character can identify these valuable books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
one wall. A well-used broom leans between two of the windows.
The broom is nonmagical. Books. Hundreds of nonmagical books are stored here and organized by topic. A character who spends 8 hours
the books in this library finds an old Spellbook that belonged to a dwarf magic-user named Xantarn, who died in the monastery eight years ago. The book contains the following spells: Arcane Lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
form throughout the spire. Each crystal is a Tiny object with AC 8, 3 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. If more than half of the crystals are removed or destroyed, Everlast ceases
roughly triangular room are filled with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Hundreds of books and scrolls were thrown free of their resting places when the city crashed and now cover the floor. Time and bitter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
yet, Glaive and one of her blade scout companions attack the characters from both ends of this narrow tunnel. After all combatants have taken a turn, the attackers flee into Landro and hide for another
L10). The helmet loses this effect if removed from this room. L18: Collapsed Antigravity Well Rubble chokes this shaft. A steady trickle of gray liquid burbles through the rubble.
Damage to Landro’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
floating creature is an alert Spectator, which was mistakenly summoned to guard the bookcases, not the books. When the githyanki abandoned Starglass Waypoint, they removed all the books so they wouldn’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
trophy of similar value is placed upon the pedestal. If an all-magen team wins the game, the winners collect their prize and disappear, taking the trophy with them. Treasure. The trophy can’t be removed
at the base of the structure stands slightly ajar.
Shelves line the walls of this labyrinthine library, which is crammed with books on every conceivable subject. Arcanaloth Book Hunter. Soon after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
can survive in this state for the remainder of its natural life, its mind and body nourished by the psipod’s psychic energy. If the psipod is shut down, or if the unconscious creature is removed from
familiar NPCs act, or pick up on minor details that the ulitharid has gotten wrong or can’t reasonably duplicate: slight changes in decor, books that are blank between the covers, foul-tasting elven wine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
restrained by the net once it drops to 0 hit points. V2: Museum Shops Display racks here are filled with tunics, bandannas, books, and bric-a-brac, most emblazoned with the museum’s logo. Plush benches serve
as seating areas.
The eastern shop sells cheap souvenirs and bears a sign that reads, “The Historian’s Gifts.” The western shop sells books and artifact replicas and is labeled “The Archaeologist’s
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
removed. The outside of the cauldron remains safe to touch despite the heat of the stew.
The cauldron can create stew three times. It then ceases to function until the next dawn, when it regains
property and rots if it’s not eaten within 24 hours of being caught.
11–14 Yellow with black stripes Once removed from the hook, this awful-tasting fish can be thrown up to 120 feet, targeting a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
wall, and it looks like it can be removed. The first creature that touches the wand triggers a chain lightning spell (save DC 17) that springs from it, targeting that creature. The bolts that spring
from that creature then target other creatures randomly. Once the spell goes off, the wand is safe to handle and can be removed from its indentation. The half-inch hole in the fresco is as deep as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the most advantageous position. Strahd knows when he’s in over his head. If he begins taking more damage than he can regenerate, he moves beyond the reach of melee combatants and spellcasters, or he
, he is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. While in sunlight, Strahd takes 20 radiant damage at the start of his turn, and he has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the room. Books are strewn about the tables and the floor.
This chamber once served as a chapel devoted to the god of the sea for the members of the fortress garrison. It was here that Oloran, the
sea god. Books. A few of the works on the shelves deal with the worship of the sea god and date back to the original garrison, but most are later acquisitions brought by the hermits. By and large






