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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
decisively, the colossi pulverized hundreds of soldiers beneath their feet and incinerated whole legions with beams of fiery light that shot from their mouths. This rampage was cut short on the Day of
; (Colossus WX-12) squats in the Crawling Swamp, in the northwest corner of the Shadow Marches. How it got there, no one knows.
Hollow Structure. Although it can operate without a crew, a warforged colossus
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down slopes or into rivers.
Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizard;Giant lizards; are attracted to the area within 6 miles of the lair
defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city built in the caldera of a dormant volcano. The vaults fell into disuse
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down slopes or into rivers.
Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizard;Giant lizards
(and more paranoid) dragons employing several layers of such defenses.
Emerald Dragon Lair Features
The emerald dragon lair shown in map 5.8 is a series of ancient vaults situated beneath a city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Sinister Sinkhole After another 10 minutes of travel, another tremor shakes the ground. This time, the tremor causes a 10-foot-square, 10-foot-deep sinkhole to open beneath Lady Dre’s wagon (or a
would be mindful of sinkholes or unstable ground after the previous tremor have advantage on this saving throw. Any creature at the bottom of the hole finds they’re not alone. Four crawling claws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Villages. Settlements populated by giants, duergar, deep gnomes, and other creatures dot the cavern. Waterfall. A mighty river plummets down a cliff face beneath the Radiant Sun. The waterfall gleams with
inner light infused by the sun, and the water flows throughout the rest of the cavern in lesser rivers and streams. The waterfall sheds dim light for 30 feet. Water downriver of the falls sheds dim light for 5 feet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
immediately visible beneath the table, but characters who investigate more closely find six crawling claws clinging to the underside. Once discovered, the monsters attack. After the crawling claws are
from below, as though the crawling claws dug their way up through the loose soil beneath the house. F6: Kitchen This kitchen has been torn apart. Pots and pans are scattered everywhere, and rotting food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Mausoleum: Winter The Stone of Golorr has revealed that the Vault of Dragons lies beneath the Brandath family mausoleum in the City of the Dead. The characters are unlikely to know it, but the
Uld, crushing him.) Guarding his remains are six crawling claws made from the hands of murderers who were sentenced to death by Uld. These undead hands spring out and attack when the lid is lifted or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd). Escher and the Three Brides In conversation, Escher displays wit with a hint of melancholy. Beneath his arch mood is a dread that Strahd is growing bored of him and will lock him in the
glass doesn’t allow for much of a view. If a character opens a window and leaves it open, there’s a 50 percent chance that a vampire spawn crawling around the outside wall of the tower notices the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
discover a staircase carved into a narrow fissure. They can follow these steps all the way down to the shore just east of area T1. Crawling along the beach as they arrive there is a giant crab. The
take pleasure in it.” “Five shipwrecks are spread around the rock beneath the lighthouse. I’ll fetch treasure from one of these wrecks if you help me.” Helping the Giant Crab If the characters agree
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
via another method—the structure begins shaking, and a crack like a thunderclap sounds from below. Anyone outside the observatory sees the structure sway, while those inside feel the floor pitch beneath
restrained conditions on itself and crawling to the surface with a successful DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check. A creature that fails this check three times can’t attempt to dig itself out again. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
few walled enclosures that contain several such dwellings can occasionally be found a short distance away from the roads and rivers that run through or near the Fields. The folk of this land are kind
. Occasionally, one of the barrows bulges and vomits forth undead, wakened by some instinct known only to them, or a patch of terrain buckles and collapses in on itself, revealing a sinkhole to warrens beneath.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
spider.
An open doorway is visible on one side of the hut, beneath which floats the upside-down, hollowed-out skull of a giant. Flanking the hut’s doorway are two iron cages that dangle like hideous
are bolted to the floor. Beneath the crib, green light seeps up through cracks between the rotting floorboards. The child and the crib are illusions created by Baba Lysaga using a programmed illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, winds its way across ashen plains, and eventually plunges through a yawning pit into the eight levels of the Hells below. All the rivers of Avernus feed into the Styx, each one flowing red with blood
beneath a roiling cloud of flies. Asmodeus recently reinstated the fallen angel Zariel as the Archduchess of Avernus, reversing an earlier decision that allowed a pit fiend named Bel to take the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, winds its way across ashen plains, and eventually plunges through a yawning pit into the eight levels of the Hells below. All the rivers of Avernus feed into the Styx, each one flowing red with blood
beneath a roiling cloud of flies. Despite her power as ruler of the first layer of the Nine Hells, the archdevil Zariel cannot kill the dragon goddess, and she sees the summoning of Tiamat as a way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, winds its way across ashen plains, and eventually plunges through a yawning pit into the eight levels of the Hells below. All the rivers of Avernus feed into the Styx, each one flowing red with blood
beneath a roiling cloud of flies. Asmodeus recently reinstated the fallen angel Zariel as the Archduchess of Avernus, reversing an earlier decision that allowed a pit fiend named Bel to take the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
approach to the emerald dragon’s lair, with boulders moving to block narrow defiles, way-markers tumbling off the path, or smaller stones shifting beneath travelers’ feet to send them tumbling down
slopes or into rivers. Thriving Wildlife. Giant lizards are attracted to the area within 6 miles of the lair and settle there in large numbers. If the dragon dies, the population of giant lizards near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fell on him, Heliod saw his shadow and feared it. He banished the shadow to the land beyond the Rivers That Ring the World, and it became Erebos, god of the dead and ruler of the Underworld.
Origin
, which can strike any point on Theros, even in the depths of the Underworld. One tale describes how a wrathful Heliod used his spear to smite a human polis whose people angered him with their hubris: the entire city of Olantin sunk beneath the sea when Heliod struck it with his spear.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Ironmaster’s only secret, however. My friend Storn wielded two silvered axes, as befits any devote follower of Clangeddin Silverbeard, but when I returned to him an axe he had thrown in the heat of battle
, I noted its remarkable weight, and Storn told me that the blade was not steel beneath, but adamantine. I questioned him more about this, and his readiness to tell me of its origin speaks to both the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
bounded by rivers or walls. But in Waterdeep, one can traverse from ward to ward by crossing a street — a fact that offers the drivers of hire-coaches some amusement when an ignorant tourist requests a
beneath the alley under cover of night. He was discovered, and some say that as many as eighty bodies were subsequently pulled up from holes under the alley’s wide flagstones. Though this happened over a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rivers. Stygia Levistus’s prison is a frigid hellscape of jagged ice and cold fire. Malbolge An ever-crumbling mountain threatens to bury visitors. Maladomini Swarms of hungry flies plague dead cities
, Avernus, is the arrival point for visitors, a rocky wasteland with rivers of blood and clouds of biting flies. Fiery comets occasionally fall from the darkened sky and carve out fuming impact craters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
beneath the tower’s heart (shown on map 8). The staircase wraps around the heart, ending at the top of the tower (area K60). The Heart The tower, including the spiral staircase, is alive. When the
tower wall at the start of the heart’s turn must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall to the base of the tower. Characters who are crawling on the staircase or who lie prone on the stairs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Trade along rivers and roads links the cities of the Lords’ Alliance, so its operatives eliminate threats to that trade as soon as they appear. Located at the confluence of the Dessarin and Surbrin
rivers, Yartar is a prosperous center of commerce. Various groups vie to control its wealth and influence its trade. The Waterbaron of Yartar, Nestra Ruthiol, is a member of the Lords’ Alliance, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
everything in their paths and leaving ruin behind them. Meant to end the war decisively, the colossi pulverized hundreds of soldiers beneath their feet and incinerated whole legions with beams of fiery
Crawling Swamp, in the northwest corner of the Shadow Marches. How it got there, no one knows. Hollow Structure. Although it can operate without a crew, a warforged colossus is built to carry wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Iymrith’s Lair The Doom of the Desert has claimed an enormous, abandoned amphitheater in the desert as her lair (shown on map 12.1). Beneath the amphitheater lie chambers where the blue dragon sleeps
character of giant size stands in the amphitheater and loudly challenges Iymrith, the dragon’s ego gets the better of her, and she responds to the challenge by crawling out of her lair to destroy her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
layer of Avernus is the arrival point for visitors to the plane. Avernus is a rocky wasteland with rivers of blood and clouds of biting flies. Fiery comets occasionally fall from the darkened sky and
layers of scum cover its putrid surface, and yawning pits lie in wait beneath the murk to engulf careless wanderers. Cyclopean cities of ornately carved stone rise up from the bog, including the great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
. Unless… did the skeleton just move?
Small, harmless crabs are crawling over the skeletal remains, causing the illusion of movement. C6: Crew Quarters Six double bunks line the edges of this cabin
out a way to lift the floorboard from a safe distance, the dart misses.) Treasure. A sack full of 200 gp rests in a small compartment beneath the raised floorboard. C7: Mess Hall A long table takes up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Scarlet Mire are caused by the glut of decaying bodies beneath the marsh’s surface. Crawling claws skitter through the marsh, grasping at any who pass through. Scarlet Mire is also inhabited by roving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
concealed beneath rocky gravel that blends with the surrounding ground. As a character approaches the entrance, they must make a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. On a failed check, the character
anyone who fell into the trap. Grasha warns against going into the cave, as it’s crawling with monsters and draconians. She explains that she and her clan came here after being captured by the Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Kraken Beneath the waves, the kraken sleeps for untold ages, awaiting some fell sign or calling. Land-born mortals who sail the open sea forget the reasons their ancestors dreaded the ocean, even as
. Not even landlocked surface dwellers are safe from a kraken’s wrath. Krakens can breathe air as easily as water, and some crawl up rivers to nest in freshwater lakes, destroying cities and towns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Cult of the Crushing Wave Cultists of the Crushing Wave worship the awesome power of water, from the surging tides and deadly maelstroms of the sea to the raging torrents of rivers in flood and the
examples of human flotsam and teach them about the power of the sea. Gar’s visions led him to the secret waters beneath the Sumber Hills. He found a hidden cavern temple, on whose altar lay a powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
through a fey crossing by entering a clearing, passing through the surface of a pool, stepping into a circle of mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. A few warlocks seek out such places to
Demogorgon’s power. Eltab was once bound beneath the city of Eltabbar in Thay, caged even by the layout of the city’s streets and canals, which formed a glyph of imprisonment. The demon is now loose in the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
out of existence with each slow breath. Yarana. Since contacting to the characters, Chimagua’s ally Yarana (scout) has been enthralled by the aboleths lurking beneath the water in area C7. When a
closer to that shape than any other. The shape is shattered and crawling with convulsing, bipedal parasites. Despite the shape’s ruin, the darkness within one of its hollow eyes deepens and fixates. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Tresendar Manor Dungeon Although the Fellowship of the Golden Mongoose didn’t find the secret door leading into the hidden basement beneath the manor, the agents of the Six did. They then made
extensive use of the dungeon before departing. Map 2.2 shows the layout of the dungeons beneath the manor.
Map 2.2 Tresendar Manor Dungeons View Player Version General Features Except where otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
moves into the area beneath the cylinders for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there takes 14 (4d6) fire damage. Double Door. If Stonky has not yet evacuated the underlevel, the iron double
constructs, three figures in custodial uniforms—a halfling, a dragonborn, and a human—are crawling around on the floor as though searching for something.
The insectoid creatures are three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Lower Deck and Cargo Hold The cabins beneath the main deck are home to the druid Krell — and to the murderous creatures under his control. WEBS ABOARD SHIP
Except where otherwise noted, the lower
spear and an oblong shield lean against the wall. The shield bears the symbol of a humanoid skull with spiders crawling from its eye sockets. Two weathered humanoid skulls hang from wooden pegs on the