bit before down contents resolve

Using Your Journal

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

decides to keep the cameo, which was intended as a bit of embellishment. You make a note of it in your journal. Months later, while planning a future session, you flip through the journal and are

cameo to this halfling? This halfling could be tied to a bigger plot or have information that could help the characters resolve some conflict. Suddenly, a minor trinket foreshadows bigger events to come

Meeting at the Tomb

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

citizens should find themselves engaged in an ugly bit of skulduggery involving opening a tomb. Underneath the self-deprecating manner is a stern resolve. The Kraken Society paid good money for the orb

Detention Bog Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Intelligence (Investigation) check identifies large bite marks in the wood. Once this evidence is found, a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Nature) check confirms that a Huge reptile smashed and bit into the

ascertain that the orange glow around the crate is a bad sign, for it suggests the crate’s contents might have been damaged in a dangerous way. The crate explodes if it is moved or jostled. If the

Hag's Hovel

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

forms the perimeter of a large hole, while east of the building is a larger wooden structure covered with creeping vines. As you come a bit closer, the sound of voices suddenly emerges from the shack

disrepair. The only contents of note are a ramshackle bed, a scratched-up table, a warped wooden shelf with several containers on it, and a fireplace with wooden spoons and ladles hanging from hooks above

7. The Sepulcher of Tloques-Popolocas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

correspond to the numbers of the date carved on the top, in order. When the 9 glyph is depressed, a grating sound issues forth and the top slab slides back a bit. The tomb lid can then be opened the rest

vampire spawn with special qualities (see below). If the characters examine the contents of the tomb, see “Treasure” for details. Any of the items can be lifted off or out if the characters so desire. If

Magic Paintings

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

of the room in which the painting hangs. Characters inside the extradimensional space are visible as part of the painting itself as they interact with the extradimensional space’s contents. In

(although Quill’s prison is a bit different, as described below). A creature that climbs through the window emerges from the painting without damaging it. If one of the paintings is damaged, the window in

Wedding Itinerary

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

door, with one typically held by the enclave and a second by the owner of the vault’s contents. When both keys have been turned in multiple locks, the door opens. While the wedding is in progress, Gorat

vault marked “X.” This vault is further detailed in the “Orrery Vault” section below. Discovering which vault holds the component is an important bit of business that the characters must accomplish at

Expanded Ziggurat

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

indifferent to the cultists but hostile to all other creatures. The contents of the vats and the oozes they spawn are as follows: Black Vat. A tarry, black substance bubbles within this vat, which can produce

impressed by the characters’ foolish resolve, the elder evil might offer to make them minions, lieutenants, or priests—but not before threatening to eat them. Zargon spares those who tremble before

Locations on the Entrance Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

drawers, four small coffers of copper on the table, and two bronze caskets. Each bronze casket has a poisonous snake inside, which must be dealt with before the contents can be accessed (see “Treasure

iron trunks, six smaller chests, and five even smaller coffers. As the characters investigate and attempt to open them, they discover features and contents as follows. Opening a locked one requires a

Lyn Armaal, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction. If the characters seize all this treasure, don’t bother rolling to determine the exact contents of each sack

and others around him with his recklessness. He’s also quite clumsy and a bit awkward socially. He means well, however. When he uses his Change Shape ability, he prefers to assume the form of a ruddy

Areas of the Villa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Mist. The glass bottles on the southwest shelf contain magically captured sounds, including songs, operas, and recorded lectures. Uncorking a bottle temporarily releases its auditory contents into the

library, after which the sound returns to its bottle. Breaking a bottle releases the sound, but the sound dissipates after it plays once. All the bottles are labeled. Sample contents include the

Portal Encounters

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

bears is missing. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) or Wisdom (Perception) check determines that the holy symbol of Moradin was once on the tabard, but only a bit of the flame remains. She

require checks by both the characters and the Six operatives to successfully cross them. See the Barge Contents table for more information. Characters are free to try to swim across the river, but doing so

Wyrmheart Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

windows can be climbed through easily. Startled lizards and birds flee through the windows when anyone enters. The building’s contents have all rotted. Ledgers mildewed into slime long ago. Tables and

, which serves as the kobolds’ egg nursery. These kobolds protect their eggs with flinty resolve. The mossy niches in the walls contain a total of thirty eggs. 6C. Rolling Stone Trap A tripwire

Cragmaw Castle Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Barracks The Cragmaw goblins make use of every bit of available space in the castle. The southwest tower of the castle is little more than a heap of rubble. Several ragged bedrolls are scattered

creature it sees in the doorway. This room was once a library and workshop, but nothing of its original contents remains intact. Developments If the characters open the door and stay out of the

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

team is on offense. Resolve a tie with a Strength (Athletics) contest. Step 2. To simulate the ball being passed around, every player makes a DC 15 Dexterity (Athletics) check. If the team on

rises from the goblet’s contents and dissipates in the cold air. Each window in the auditorium depicts a wizard casting a spell from one of the eight schools of magic. The spells depicted are blade

Tomb Locations

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

reopened, the previous contents are gone and the cabinet’s shelves are filled with foodstuffs—fresh bread, dried meat, flasks of clear water, fruit, sweet cakes, and more. Once used, this property of the

the area, but it might take a bit of practice for characters to get used to the effect. A creature that starts its turn in this area must make a DC 15 Dexterity check. On a failed check, the creature

The Foundry

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

the personal quarters of an important dwarf. It is decorated with tapestries and furnished comfortably, although age has taken its toll on the contents. Apparently, the room has not been looted. A

can impart the following bits of information: The wizard lives below this area. He wants to use Idalla for a study on prolonging life. (False.) The wizard told Idalla a bit of the history of

Locations on the Second Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

without some climbing). Inside these rooms are rings set in the walls, chains attached to the rings, buckets, heaps of straw, and precious little else. The occupants and other contents of the cells and the

of each couch is a low table with a basin and ewer made of jasper. Small stools and enameled coffers provide a bit of decoration. Treasure. The jasper basins and ewers are worth 300 gp per set. The

Headquarters Features

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

! Pirates killed the previous owners, and Head Office picked it up for an excellent price. Most of the holes in the hull are repaired, and the sails are only a little bit moldy. Even better, there’s a small

libraries, laboratories, meeting rooms, kitchens, prisons, private quarters, and more, with each room’s setup and contents chosen when the rooms are first installed. Each room’s initial furnishing and

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